THE EXPIRATION OF A FRIENDSHIP BY JEFFREY LO
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KENNY and JEN eating dinner, mid meal.
They take a few bites in silence.
JEN: I’m so glad we could do this.
KENNY: Me too.
They take more bites.
More silence.
KENNY: When was the last time we saw each other?
JEN: I can’t even remember!
KENNY: It feels like forever.
JEN: It really does!
More bites.
More silence.
The dinner is tasty though.
KENNY: …
JEN: …
More bites.
More silence.
JEN: Um…
KENNY: Yeah?
JEN: Sorry, I lost my thought.
KENNY: Oh. Haha. It happens.
JEN: Yeah.
More bites.
More silence.
More bites.
More silence.
In fact.
They bite in silence until…
The meal is over.
They look at each other.
Silence.
Beat.
KENNY: Jen.
JEN: Yeah?
KENNY: Are we out of things to talk about?
JEN: I don’t know…
KENNY: … are we still friends?
Pause.
JEN: I don’t know.
END OF PLAY.