Journal #3 

Creative Monologue (fiction) by Holly Rice 

    I thought you said you would always be there for me?  Isn't that the promise we made to each other back in second grade?  What ever happened to my best friend who didn't need boys to make her happy? Where has that Elizabeth gone?  Is there any chance she'll come back?  I'm tired of waiting here as your second choice.  Do you even remember the nights we'd stay up laughing at the TV till our eyes filled with tears as salty as the popcorn we munched on?  I do.  I remember the two of us being together so much to the point where we felt so in sync.  Even the words we spoke came out at the same time causing us to giggle our favorite word "jinx!".  Endless memories scurry across my mind just hearing your name.  I guess I just miss you.  Why don't you yearn for those all-day shopping trips where we secretly make fun of the people in the mall?  Why is there no time for me - for us?  Is it so hard to make the time?  Friendships are like flowers.  They need water, the tears from laughing till we cry.  The tears from someone making you so upset that all you can do is cry to your best friend.  Friendships, like flowers, need sunlight.  Memories are sunbeams to the soul.  They radiate in your mind as fond times, times you will never forget or get back.  Friendships need to grow.  How can we grow if you choose to be with David 24/7? You're my best friend and you always will be.  A good friend has heard everything about you, every story, every embarrassing moment.  But your best friend was there with you, through all of it.  You will always be that person to me.  But why can't we continue what we had going?  A bond that shouldn't be destroyed by a dumb boy.  A dumb boy who you know will hurt you eventually.  I've never hurt you Elizabeth.  I would never, ever hurt you.  Hurting you would be like hurting myself.  Your pain has always been my pain.  As much as much pain as you've caused me recently, I will be here for you.  I will be here when you realize you're wrong. I will be here if you ever decide to come back.  Because that's what best friends do.  When I said I was always going to be there I meant it.  Did you?

        Monologues are used in theatre to express what a character is thinking.  Monologues are spoken onstage and often tend to be dramatic.  They can also be comedic, sad, or nostalgic.  I chose to write this one which is purely fiction.  My idea was to make it about a friendship falling apart due to new relationships.  I think many people can relate to this monologue and I hope you can imagine an actor performing this onstage.  Monologues are supposed to be written the way someone would talk.  This is why I chose the language to have characteristics of a teenage girl, because that is the speaker or the character.

Holly Rice