You Should Know / by Jeffrey Lo

YOU SHOULD KNOW BY JEFFREY LO (DOWNLOAD PDF HERE)

LILY and MIA in the parking lot of a restaurant.

LILY: Thanks for dinner.

MIA: Thanks for joining me.

LILY: Thanks for asking me.

MIA: Thanks for saying yes.

LILY kisses MIA.

MIA: Thanks for that…

LILY: Likewise.

Silence.

They smile at each other.

Beat.

LILY: What’s on your mind?

MIA: Hm?

LILY: I saw you shift a little there. What’s on your mind?

MIA: Oh.

Pause. 

MIA: You should know –

Pause.

LILY: Yes?

MIA: You should know that I’ve hurt people before.

LILY: Oh.

MIA: Is that?

LILY: You should now that I’ve done the same.

MIA: You should know that I’m hoping to change that about myself.

LILY: You should know that I’m usually scared to fall.

MIA: You should know that you make me feel so amazing.

LILY: You should know that I’m not perfect.

MIA: You should know that I don’t want perfect.

LILY: You should know that my family will want to meet you.

MIA: You should now that my family is crazy.

LILY: You should know that I don’t make a lot of money.

MIA: You should know that I have roomates.

LILY: You should know that I’m late. A lot.

MIA: You should know that I’m always early. Annoyingly early.

LILY: You should know that I really want to give this a shot.

MIA: You should know that I’m excited to hear that.

LILY: You should know that this was only our first date.

MIA: You should know that I forgot about that.

They smile at each other.

They kiss again.

Lights fade.

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