fallout lines

V- Who is it?

It’s me, Lucy. I’m with George.*open door* I hope we didn’t catch you at a bad time.

W- Rest a moment, darling.

Are you all right, Violet dear?

G-..Robert Preston and- and Shirley Jones

And Buddy Hackett

G- Well, if you didn’t have anything else to do.

I was saying to George that it’s been ages since we’ve had a night out together

V- Do you really not know what’s going on?

I’m sorry. I knew we came at a bad time

*reads paper*

Oh dear.

G…but Kennedy really nuked Cuba?

I never thought they’d let it get to that point

W- how have you not heard about this?it’s been on every radio and television station on the dial!

Well, we’ve been busy

V- Busy?

It’s…it’s our anniversary

G- We were…busy

I guess that explains all those sirens

W- we are going to the shelter, the one at the elementary school. We are going now.

Are you sure? Are you sure there isn’t another option?

G- this is just a trick right?

George-

Right? A trick.

It’s real, it really happened. You saw them, you saw how they were acting and the newspaper. It’s real

G- we’ll go back to the house… We can pack up everything we need

George I need to tell you something

G- you and me and we’ll tough it out together

George!

G- what did I forget something?

I just need you to listen to me, for once. Please, just listen to me. It’s important.

G- what? What is it?

I don’t love you

What? What do you mean?

I don’t love you. I married you knowing that I didn’t love you. It’s not your fault- not entirely your fault. You have your… quirks

G- I don’t- you’ve never loved me? Never?

Well, we went study for so long. And I didn’t know how to break it off and my mother just wouldn’t let up and you were my best available option and- it just happened! The past five years were perfectly pleasant

G- Pleasant?! They were pleasant?!

But now. You want to lock us both away in a bomb shelter together for years, possibly decades. I feel like you should know this before you make any decisions.

G- were you even really playing bridge with Violet all those times?

You know, this played out so differently in my head. No, there’s not someone else, and if there was, it would not be Walter.

G- Lucy. Are you going to the shelter with me?

No. I’ll go to the shelter in the lutheran church on high street, but I’m not going with you

G- we are going to the shelter together and you will do as I say. What would people say if I came without you?

Don’t make this difficult

G- difficult?! Bombs are going to fall on our heads and you want to talk about our marriage? We need to go.

I am going but just not with you

G- if you say you don’t love me I’ll have to accept that, but I’m still responsible for you in the eyes of God. I’m still your husband and protector.

Now who is wasting time?

G- Im serous. They’ll think I abandoned you.

I don’t care what they think. Let them think what they think. You’ll have years to figure out what to tell them

G- would that satisfy you?

it’s not about my satisfaction! I’ve spent every day for the last five years, trying to live up to the responsibilities of being your loving wife. And for why? Because people would think less of us because we can’t admit the truth? Go to the shelter, tell them I got hit by a Russian missile. No one needs to know. If the world doesn’t end, find someone else.

G- I don’t want someone else. I’ve never wanted anyone else. I just want you.

I’m sorry but I don’t want you

L- im sorry but I don’t want you

I’m going to the church shelter. Please, don’t fallow me. Will you go to the other shelter?

G- you know I could stop you if I wanted to. I could keep you here with me.

I know, but you won’t. Goodbye George