My Thoughts

Pillow Talk

CHARACTERS:

SOPHIE: A young Mexican girl. 

EZEKIEL: A young friend of SOPHIE's.

TIME

Present Day, Saturday night.

PLACE

SOPHIE's room, in southern Mexico.

At Rise: SOPHIE and EZEKIEL are sitting on SOPHIE'S bed, deep in conversation.

SOPHIE: Why have you stopped talking to me (Pause) I've been seeing you less and less.

EZEKIEL: I'm just doing what you asked.

SOPHIE: I didn't ask anything, what's going on?

EZEKIEL: (Silence)

SOPHIE: (Tempered) Stop ignoring me!

EZEKIEL: I'm not ignoring you, I've been with you for years-

SOPHIE: Well you're not acting like it.

EZEKIEL: Look, calm down, you're over reacting.

SOPHIE: (Murmurs) Why are you being so mean.

EZEKIEL: I don't know! Why are you so angry?

SOPHIE: (Silence)

EZEKIEL: I think you're right though, I am ignoring you kinda. Just give me a bit of space.

SOPHIE: Why do you want to go away?!

EZEKIEL: I don't! (Pause) I don't want to leave you. You're the only friend I've got.

SOPHIE: You think I'm any different?

EZEKIEL: Then why are you pushing me away-

SOPHIE: I'm not the one pushing you away, you're the one saying you're gonna leave me!

EZEKIEL: Sophie, I'm not sure what to do.

SOPHIE: What do you mean?

EZEKIEL: (Pause) I don't think I can go with you.

SOPHIE: You have to, I'm all you've got.

EZEKIEL: I'm not you toy, so stop trying to control me!

SOPHIE: I'm not, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!

EZEKIEL: You don't get it. I  want to go, but I have to stay.

SOPHIE: What? Why?

EZEKIEL: I don't know. But I can't go to Nuevo Léon with you.

SOPHIE: That's not my choice! Papa got a new job in Nuevo Léon! It's not like I want to move!

EZEKIEL: I don't want you to either.

SOPHIE: You have to come. There isn't anything here for you.

EZEKIEL: Why are you making me?

SOHPIE: Because I'll be alone without you.

EZEKIEL: It's because of Adrian, isn't it?

SOPHIE: Wh-What do you mean?

EZEKIEL: This is because we're so much alike and because you're moving away.

SOPHIE: You don't get it. You're just like him, I can't just leave him behind. He was my best friend, we did everything together, and I don't wanna forget that. If I leave you behind, if I move on, it'll be like he'll be stuck in the past, and I don't wanna forget him!