An Almost Perfect Thing by Nicole Moeller

An Almost Perfect Thing by Nicole Moeller

Author:Nicole Moeller [Moeller, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, World Literature, Humanities, Literature, Kidnapping, Truth, Ownership, Journalism, Media, Story, celebrity, Nicole Moeller, Thriller, Mystery, Public and Private
ISBN: 9781770912090
Amazon: 177091207X
Barnesnoble: 177091207X
Goodreads: 20702456
Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
Published: 2014-02-01T05:00:00+00:00


ACT TWO

SCENE ONE

To the audience.

MATHEW

The paper.

GREG

The article.

CHLOE

The violence.

MATHEW

We had another fight.

GREG

Threw her as hard as he could.

CHLOE

Punched her with all of his frustration.

GREG

Over and over.

MATHEW

I haven't said a word to her in weeks.

CHLOE

It's 4:45 a.m. I hear it hit my porch.

GREG

Turn on my computer.

CHLOE

Listen to the sound of my dad's breathing.

MATHEW

Wave to Margret walking her golden retriever. Put my quarter into the blue box and reach inside.

They all inhale.

CHLOE

Look at it.

GREG

Click on it.

MATHEW

The paper.

GREG

This is the one.

CHLOE

That gives them what they want.

GREG

Details, specifics.

CHLOE

A victim.

GREG

Makes them take me seriously.

MATHEW

It's her favourite thing. For weeks I've kept it from her.

GREG

I read it.

CHLOE

Even though I don't want to. I know what it says.

GREG

Threw her as hard as he could.

CHLOE

Punched her with all of his frustration.

GREG

Over and over.

MATHEW

Again and again. We go through this. Every couple months it seems. She makes me angry. I stop talking to her and take away something she loves. She needs it.

GREG

They need it.

CHLOE

He needs it.

GREG

The truth.

CHLOE

Control.

MATHEW

Discipline. And now I'll give it back to her. Along with an even bigger surprise. Because she's been good—

GREG

Because she let me do my job—

MATHEW

Because I feel guilty—

CHLOE

Because I gave him what he needs—

MATHEW

Because she looks sick… I'm taking her upstairs.

GREG

To a party. A gala.

CHLOE

It's all I can think about. Everything else: Punching. Bleeding. Screaming. I push it out of my mind. Because I'm getting out.



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