Anne Irwin Monologue

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(Suspense. SYNOPSIS: 60-year-old Anne Irwin is thankful that she still has an excellent memory, until a surgical procedure makes her look more like a curse.)

“Mrs. Irwin, have you had anything to eat or drink since midnight?”
“Well, let’s see. I had steak and eggs and two biscuits for breakfast,” said Anne. “Oh, and two cups of coffee.”
The nurse stared at her in disbelief.
“I’m kidding. I know the rules. This is not my first surgery.”
Lauren Irwin said. “Mom, behave.”
“Remember when you had your dolls, honey, back in 1983? Then we accidentally went off and left it at the hospital. And when your dad went back to get it, it was gone. You cried and cried for that doll.”
“Okay, Mom. No, I don’t remember that. But I believe you.” Lauren said …show more content…

No, wait, I’m awake! Help! Somebody help me! But she could not speak. She couldn’t open her eyes.
She would scream, if only in her mind, until her face turned into another color. Then the surgeon would notice, and stop cutting her.
Anne woke up. What a horrific nightmare. She gently touched the area of her surgery. It was the exact location as in her dream.
Then she noticed that the other bed was now occupied.
“Hi, there, Neighbor. What’s your name? I’m Anne.”
No answer.
“What are you in for?” Sounded like prison talk. Anne felt like a prisoner after that nightmare.
Still no answer. It would have been nice to have someone to talk to. A nurse walked in. “Here’s a little something to help you sleep, Mrs.Irwin.”
“Oh, I don’t think I’m going to need any help.”
“Well, the doctor ordered it, so…”
As Anne took the little cup with two pills in it, she prayed that the orderlies in her dream were not real.She dumped the pills into her mouth.
The nurse handed her a glass of water, and Anne drank part of it.
“Sweet dreams,” said the nurse, as she walked out.
After a few minutes, she got sleepy . The stinky breath is what woke her up. Onion and garlic with a dash of stale tobacco. But she didn’t open her

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