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Monologue Mania Day # 1165 Addiction (2-from the Stand-in) by Janet S. Tiger (c) April 23, 2017
This is Violet's reaction to Ginger's ideas from Day # 1165
This is Violet's reaction to Ginger's ideas from Day # 1165
Addiction (2)
(from The Stand-in) by Janet S. Tiger
(c) 2017 all rights reserved
(c) 2017 all rights reserved
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VIOLET - Wait a minute! You think you have it all figured out, but you have no idea what's like for me! How dare you make fun of all the people who read my books! Everything is a joke to you, but let me tell you, addiction isn't something funny - people read my books, okay, women read my books because life is not so easy! Life is not like in the books! You don't end up with the perfect guy who has lots of money and a great body! You end up with someone who has problems, and doesn't wash his feet, and tells you you're getting fat while he rests a beer can on his huge belly!
(She yells this with all her might) LIFE IS MESSY! That is the horrible truth! Life has all kinds of ugly stuff, not the least of which is alcohol, which makes it even messier! And smellier and uglier! And when people read my books they can pretend that life is just perfect and there are no problems and they can put up with everything and no matter what, they can smell....
GINGER - Did you say smell?
VIOLET - I said SMILE!
GINGER - No, you distinctly said...SMELL!
(In spite of herself, Violet laughs and Ginger joins in)
VIOLET - How do you do that?
GINGER - What? Smell? I can put up with everything and still smell!
(They laugh again and then Violet holds up a hand)
VIOLET - Stop it! Please! Laughing does not help...
GINGER - Could've fooled me....
(Violet's laughter turns into tears and Ginger goes over and puts an arm around her)
GINGER - Honey, with all the acting you do - YOU should be the actress....
(Violet calms a little)
VIOLET - I am the actress.....I pretend and pretend that nothing upsets me....
GINGER - Except for dealing with any other human beings in any way....
VIOLET - Except for that......but I do a good job....
GINGER- You do.....except, you don't......Do you have any idea what you feel at any one time?
VIOLET - Like when?
GINGER - Like right now ....
(She thinks for a minute)
VIOLET - I feel.....I feel....
GINGER - Not so easy when you keep it all bottled up inside....go ahead, you can do it....what do you feel?
VIOLET - I feel like shit.....
GINGER - So that explains the smell.....or the shit-eating grin?
(She sees Violet's reaction)
GINGER - Sorry, that wasn't nice. My go-to emotion is humor, so maybe, we have more in common than we think.........I have an idea.....and before you pooh-pooh it....and I don't mean the smelly kind of pooh- pooh, just listen. How about, if you and I go together on the next tour.....I do one night, then you do the next. You can learn from me how to deal with the crowds, and I....I can learn from watching you how to really learn who you are. You'd have a chance to confront all of these demons that scare you.....talking in public, meeting new people, not having every moment of every day planned to the last second!
VIOLET - I don't know....
GINGER - Come on, you do know...
VIOLET - Let me think about it....
GINGER - No, not thinking this time, just feel it.....if it feels right, say OK....
VIOLET - I never make an important decision this way...
GINGER - You mean from your guts? You know what they say - no guts, no glory....
VIOLET - I think that expression is meant in another way....
GINGER - Shut up and don't think this time.....
VIOLET - Funny, that's just what he said on Prom Night.....
GINGER - But what'd you do?
(Violet screws up her face, shakes her head no, then Ginger shakes her head up and down. End of scene)
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