Monologue in Prison Meeting Room

Monologue in Prison Meeting Room

Young woman is sitting on a plastic chair behind a table.

Its one of those ‘I hate to say I told you so’ situations. I know, you

warned me about him. You warned me about him till you were blue in the

face. But, you know, in some ways that made it all the more exciting,

gave him some mystery. You were the one who introduced him to me, the

night we went to The Fleece and Furkin, to watch King Adora. You

remember? He bought me a vodka and orange, and he called it a

screwdriver. I’d never heard it called a screwdriver before. And he

was so charming. You thought it too, you thought he was charming. But

I guess you knew him, you knew more than I wanted to know. I was very

stubborn then, liked to form my own opinions, you know me. I’m sorry,

I really am. I thought you were jealous, because he was so charming.

Secretly, it sounds petty but, well I thought you wanted him.

Pause (looks down at her hands)

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When we were all about to go you went to the toilet, and we were alone

together. I never told you this, well I don’t think I did. He told me

I was beautiful. He leant over to me and whispered in my ear. His

breath was all warm and alcoholic and he said “Becky, you’re

beautiful”. I don’t hold it against you, but when you came back…the

moment was ruined. And at the time I was so annoyed at you. You know,

I did have change for the taxi, but I was so annoyed at you.

Pause

I used to wonder if you knew about us. I used to get paranoid that his

smell lingered in my room, when you’d come in of an even...

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...it was something, the floors, well everything

really. We got up to the room, bags came up two minutes later. He

opened a bottle of wine and we laughed like, well like we didn’t have

to go home ever, and like it would always be like this. I was so

happy, you wouldn’t have recognised me, I was that happy. And we made

love, and we loved each other, we really…he loved me and I loved him.

Pause

So, the evening and I met Francoise and Alex. They gave me the

packages and that was it. I put them, well Francoise helped me. They

were so heavy and there were, well there were forty of them. Back for

Monday and I didn’t think, well that’s the point I didn’t think

because I loved him so much. I’m so sorry, I would. God I wish. God I

really wish I’d listened to you, but he was so charming. You knew it

too, he was so charming.