Monologue 2 - "Maybe the next IOS Update" by Tara Meddaugh

Maybe the Next IOS Update

ESTELLE: i know i’m late again, and you’re a, you’re a saint to wait an hour for me,

ESTELLE: i know i’m late again, and you’re a, you’re a saint to wait an hour for me,

but, listen, really, i didn’t know we were meeting at 6

but, listen, really, i didn’t know we were meeting at 6

i thought - remember yesterday, you said 7?

i thought - remember yesterday, you said 7?

and - listen to me, i know this has happened before,

and - listen to me, i know this has happened before,

and you think, you think i’m some sort of flake or, maybe i get off by making you wait, but i don’t. i don’t! i… (pause)

and you think, you think i’m some sort of flake or, maybe i get off by making you wait, but i don’t. i don’t! i… (pause)

dan…i really like you. (pause)

dan…i really like you. (pause)

i like…how you make fun of my penguin socks, and how i sometimes have to look up words you use in your emails.

i like…how you make fun of my penguin socks, and how i sometimes have to look up words you use in your emails.

i like how you take me to vegan restaurants when i know you love steak

i like how you take me to vegan restaurants when i know you love steak

and, how you’ll listen to pop music with me and pretend to dance even though i know you want to listen to old-man jazz music.

and, how you’ll listen to pop music with me and pretend to dance even though i know you want to listen to old-man jazz music.

and…i like how you look at me, and take your glasses off, because your eyes make me feel warm…and safe

and…i like how you look at me, and take your glasses off, because your eyes make me feel warm…and safe

…like we’re sitting by a fireplace with a blanket around us and maybe drinking hot chocolate…

…like we’re sitting by a fireplace with a blanket around us and maybe drinking hot chocolate…

and…you make me feel so happy my stomach’s always nervous around you. (pause)

and…you make me feel so happy my stomach’s always nervous around you. (pause)

and…i think, see, i think that’s the problem. (pause) i haven’t felt this way before.