She's sleeping alone, he comes in.
DANIEL How is it?
AMERICA It's really bad.
DANIEL I'm sorry baby. I brought you something.
AMERICA Did you? Oh, you're so nice. Did you really.
DANIEL How bad is it?
AMERICA It really has been bad today.
DANIEL I'm so sorry. I'm sorry this happened to you.
AMERICA It's not your fault. Will you mix it for me.
DANIEL Of course I'm gonna mix it for you.
AMERICA Where'd you get the stuff?
DANIEL I bought it off the Internet.
AMERICA You bought it yourself?
DANIEL Yeah, I bought it.
AMERICA How much was this?
DANIEL It was a lot.
AMERICA How much did you get?
DANIEL I want you to go slow with this, this time.
AMERICA I'm no good at going slow.
DANIEL I know, but..
AMERICA I'll try.
DANIEL I need you to.
AMERICA I will.
DANIEL For me—
AMERICA I know, I will. I'm sorry.
DANIEL There's nothing for you to be sorry about.
AMERICA I actually don't want to do this.
DANIEL Then don't. Do you know how happy that would make me?
AMERICA Do it with me.
DANIEL Okay.
AMERICA You will?
DANIEL I hate seeing you like this.
AMERICA I'm fine. You'll be with me?
DANIEL Yes.
AMERICA Baby. Thank you.
DANIEL Please don't thank me.
AMERICA You're gonna love it. God, it's like nothing else.
DANIEL I know.
AMERICA But let's do a little less this time.
DANIEL Jesus.
AMERICA Mix it.
He nods. He mixes it.
AMERICA You really don't want me to do this?
DANIEL I really don't.
AMERICA But you still bought it for me, because I want it?
DANIEL What can I do?
AMERICA That says something great about you.
DANIEL I wish we didn't have to be saying something great.
AMERICA But it does.
DANIEL I wish we could just be happy. In a simple way this time.
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A Simple Love Story
General FictionDramatic play about a teacher and a student who fall in love with drugs.
