Maddy’s Project

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…a fictional character driven writing project

1996 Jun 17 03:15

Rachel is following Maddy through the woods at night. Rachel is slightly inebriate, Maddy is in distress (fighting back tears).

Rachel: What was that about? I leave for an hour and come back to find you in Kelly’s arms.

Maddy: It’s not what you think.

Rachel: You’re still in love with her, aren’t you?

Maddy: I don’t want to talk about it.

Rachel: What was that? What happened back there?

Maddy: He took her, Rachel. He just came over and took her away.

Rachel: She’s his girlfriend.

Maddy: And so what?! He owns her?!

Rachel: No, no. I’m sure she’s okay.

long pause, Rachel continues to follow Maddy’s pace through the woods

Rachel: Are you okay? Maddy, what happened back there?

Maddy: It’s not important

Rachel: It is important. What was that about, Maddy?

Maddy: Are you in love with me?

Rachel: Are you still in love with her?

Maddy: Are you in love with me?

Rachel: I don’t know.

Maddy: You don’t know?

Rachel: No.

Maddy: So what difference does it make?

Rachel: None, I guess.

They walk in silence.

Rachel: You still haven’t told me what happened back there. Did you make out with her? Did you fuck her? Do I matter?

Maddy: Jesus Christ, Rachel. I told you nothing was happening.

Rachel: I saw you, Maddy. I saw you there with her arms around you.

Maddy: So, you’re acting like this because she hugged me?

Rachel: Is that all?

Maddy: Is that all you saw?

Rachel: Was there more to see? Maddy, did you fuck her under that tree?

Maddy: No. No, Rachel, that is not what happened.

Maddy collapses onto a nearby boulder.

Rachel: Then what happened? What’s the matter with you?

Rachel gets in closer, sees a bruise on Maddy’s arm.

Rachel: You’ve been hurt. Maddy, jeezus, what happened to you?

Maddy: I don’t want to talk about it.

Rachel: But Maddy… I love you.

Maddy: And I love you.

Rachel: So, let me take care of you. Let me in. Let me know what’s going on.

Maddy: He took her, Rachel. He came and he saw and he took what he wanted.

Rachel: But what happened to you? I want to know what happened to you.

Maddy: He took what he wanted.

Rachel: Did he hit you? Did Jimmy hit you? Cause I will kill him. I will kill him in his sleep.

Maddy: No, Rachel. No. Don’t go.

Maddy breaks down into full crying.

Rachel: Maddy, it’s okay. I’m here. I love you.

Maddy: But you are not in love with me and I am not in love with you.

Rachel: It’s true.

Maddy: So, where do we go?

Rachel: Let’s go to bed, baby.

Rachel puts her arms around Maddy and they walk off towards their homes.

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