2022 PFC Anthology | Page 19

( Silence .)
NOAH That soccer camp in seventh grade . We were both in that , right ?
Yeah , I think so .
CHARLIE
NOAH
I hated that . ( Noah and Charlie smile slightly for the first time .)
You did .
CHARLIE
NOAH I was excited to try a sport for the first time . Everyone there was friends except me , though , and they all talked about me when they thought I wasn ’ t paying attention .
What ? No , we didn ’ t .
CHARLIE
NOAH … Oh . Really ? But you would hide my shoes and dump my water in the grass .
CHARLIE
( Charlie sighs .) Yeah . I just wanted to entertain my new friends . I felt really bad after , but it felt dumb to apologize .
NOAH It wouldn ’ t have been dumb . It made me miserable .
CHARLIE ( Charlie nods in understanding , but still doesn ’ t apologize .)
Yeah . I regret it .
NOAH It ’ s fine . How did you have time to check everywhere for a way out , anyway ?