“Until Now” (drama) 2-3 Minutes

January 29, 2008 by The Monologue Blogger

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Monologue Description: “Until Now” is about realizing how you truly feel about someone when it is too late. If you love someone, make sure you let them know.

Character Description: In this monologue, Carmela receives a terrible phone call from her ex-boyfriends sister about the death of Joe. Carmela is a young woman living in the city and is passionately pursuing her career as a singer. She is in her apartment alone, listening to music and being happy when she receives the horrible news.

CARMELA:

Rave. Rave. Rave. RAVE. RAVE. RAVE! RAVE! RAVE!! RAVE!! RAVE!!!!!!!

(dances wildly to music in her house, jumping up and down and in circles)

(phone rings)

(she lowers music)

Hello? Wait, hello?! Oh heeeeeey! Hey, what’s up? Oh my gosh, I haven’t spoken to you in like ten years!!! hahahaha. How have you been honey? What?

(beat)

He did?

(beat)

What?

(pause)

When?

…I can’t, even talk…

A freak accident, oh no Betsy…Oh, I am so sorry that this, I can’t believe, oh, are you okay, where are you now? Oh, I am so sick right now. What am I supposed to do? Do you need me to come there?

(beat)

How is your mother taking, I mean, the whole family, it’s just, this is so horrible…

Hello? Hello?

PIECE OF SHIT PHONE!!!!

(her phone rings)

Hello Betsy? John? (John is her boyfriend) Oh God John, you won’t believe it. No, you just won’t believe it. My ex-boyfriend is dead, you know, Joe. He fucking died.

(she bursts out with tears)

He was on set making a movie and he wasn’t wearing his safety belt and he was high up but I don’t know, he took it off to answer his brother’s call but he slipped and fell off the, off the…

(she cries)

His sister called me to tell me. I can’t imagine his family, they must be going out of their minds right now. Oh Jesus. Honey, I can’t believe he’s gone. He’s gone…

Oh shit, that’s Betsy calling me back. Let me answer it and I will call you back. Yeah, yeah, come over, come over.

(switches to Betsy on the other line)

Betsy? Oh God, I know these phones they make them like shit. Anyway, this is your cell number? Yeah? Okay, I’m going to store it in my phone. Listen, whatever you need me to do, I will do.

It’s tomorrow? (she fiddles for a pen and paper) In Queens? Romanelli’s? Okay, go ahead, okay, okay, uh-huh, okay, got it. Ummm, should I call the house, you know, your mother, father…oh okay, no, yeah, I figured, I figured, I will just see them at the wa, (clears her throat) at the wake. Yeah. Okay hon. Are you okay? Okay, just be strong, please. Your family needs you now. Call me if you need me, I am here.

Betsy, I am so sorry, I am so sorry for this…I will be there, tomorrow. Okay.

Okay, bye.

(she hangs up the phone)

(she calls back her boyfriend John)

John? Hey, listen, yeah, I just got off the phone with her. The wake is tomorrow but I don’t, I don’t know if I can go. I don’t know if I can see him like that.

(she cries)

I can’t, I can’t, I’m not strong enough. I can’t imagine it. I can’t see him that way. It’s going to make me sick but I can’t not go because of his family. Oh shit! Damn it! Shit!!!

(she sighs)

Are you on your way? Okay. Please, just get here as soon as possible. Please. Okay.

He was just making it big. He was on his way. I was so proud of him. We talked only a month ago and he was so happy. He, I just can’t believe this has happened. Okay. Just get here. Okay, bye.

(she calls her girlfriend Stephanie up)

Steph? Steph it’s Carmela. Fucking Joe died. (she cries) Joe, Joe my ex, Joe. He fucking died in a freak accident while on a movie set. He wasn’t wearing his safety belt, he took it off to answer a call from his brother or something but he slipped and fell…his sister, Betsy just called me. She’s a mess…I just…

(she breaks down again)

I didn’t know Steph…I didn’t know I still loved him until now!