SHELLEY KNOWS
By
Tara Meddaugh
Description: Louise, riddled with guilt after murdering Shelley in a fit of passion, fears this friend may be coming for her, from beyond the grave…She speaks to her husband.
DETAILS:
Genre: Dramatic/Thriller/Dark
Setting: Bedroom
Cast: Female
Age range: 20s to any age
Running time: Approximately 1 minute
LOUISE
She’s staring at me like she knows…It doesn’t matter that her eyes are closed. She sees through them. She sees through me.
(pause)
When I was four, I asked my priest if when we died, we got to read everyone’s mind, ‘cause, you know, my sister had just been hit by that car and I was afraid she’d find out where I hid my allowance. The priest said—END OF EXCERPT
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