THE 2026 PROJECT, 52 SUNDAYS, 52 MONOLOGUES
Move On
BY JEFFREY LO
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MICK
What do I mean?
When I say I can’t hang?
I mean I can’t hang.
What kind of question is that?
Why am I being like this?
Look. Dana, I…
(Clears throat:)
I just don’t think I can do this anymore.
I don’t think we should lie to ourselves anymore.
You know how I feel about you.
Don’t look like that.
You know.
I’ve made it painfully obvious.
I’ve tried SO HARD to – to love me the way that I love you but I just don’t think that’s the case.
And please don’t say, “Oh, if you told me directly, I could’ve looked at you in a different – “
No.
That’s not…
I think you liked that I didn’t just outright say it.
I think you liked that I would be at your beck and call whenever you needed me.
Ready to drop anything to help you move.
Or be a shoulder to cry on when another person hurt you while I was just…
Here.
…
And no.
We are not best friends.
Because best friends don’t do that.
Best friends don’t take advantage of each other.
Best friends don’t use each other.
At the very least if they use each other – at the very least it should be reciprocal.
Right?
Like – they use each other.
But that’s not how we are.
You need me? I’m there.
I need you. Busy.
Tired.
With someone else.
Or probably just don’t feel like it.
…
…
I’ve tried.
Really hard.
To get you to see me in a different way.
But all that’s happened is I’ve started to see you in a different way.
And maybe I’ve started to see myself in a different way because maybe I’m giving myself a little bit of self respect.
So no.
We will not hang tonight.
I don’t know if we will hang ever.
Because I need to move on.
END.