It’s Not What You Think Alyssa Griesman
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[Enter Marie, the barista, and extras.] MARIE [She waits patiently at the bar amongst the ruckus of the atmosphere, indifferent of the night’s outcome and sure that it will continue her streak of bad first dates.] [Enter Alex.] ALEX: Hello Marie, [she turns to face him] you look rather dashing this evening. MARIE: [ Unfazed ] Ha, so original. Am I supposed to be swayed? [Chuckles.] ALEX: [ Lifts one eyebrow ] First off, a ‘hello’ would be nice. Secondly, would ‘you look absolutely stun- ning in that dress’ work better? MARIE: Hm, I don’t know. [Pause] Maybe just a simple ‘hi, how are ya?’ would do the trick. Oh—and good evening. ALEX: [Smirks slightly] Someone’s stubborn. [Sits down in the empty seat next to Marie.] MARIE: I have my reasons. Can I have a beer please? [To the barista.] ALEX: [Ponders] Interesting. I’ll second that [To the barista]. Have a bad day perhaps? MARIE: I wouldn’t say that. Let’s just say that when it comes to blind dates, all that follows me is a whole bunch of bad luck. [Sighs and takes a sip of her beer.] ALEX: [Nods] Ah, that would explain it. MARIE: [Intrigued] What’s that supposed to mean? ALEX: Just that I think you should keep searching. Don’t fret because you never know—someone might break that stream of bad luck, and by someone I mean me. [Smiles sincerely.] MARIE: [Laughs and rolls her eyes] Yeah yeah, don’t get too ahead of yourself just yet. [So far, not so bad she repeats in her head. She starts to think that maybe this date wasn’t such a bad idea, as he’s not a complete eyesore to look at or a complete nuisance to be around. However, she continues to take it slow, as she’s still unsure if Alex has any other intentions in mind.] ALEX: Oh I won’t. I’m gonna take my sweet time swaying you over. Don’t you worry. [Winks.] MARIE: [Slightly less unfazed] Haha, we’ll see about that. [Silence.] ALEX: Hm, I have an idea. Wanna go karaoking? I know a place not too far from here. Just warning you though, I sing pretty well. [Smirks]
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