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Fighting Words<br />
Young Playwrights 2021-2022<br />
The Plays<br />
time, and you can just sit around and bask in just how damn cool you are, and how<br />
happy you are that you don't have to deal with Haley anymore.<br />
Riley! Shut up!<br />
(ASHLEY is getting visibly angrier.)<br />
LYN<br />
ASHLEY<br />
I've been trying to cut ties with Sonia since this happened, so maybe you can shove<br />
your superiority complex up your/<br />
RILEY<br />
Oh, I'm sorry, I'm the one with the superiority complex? Please remind me, oh great<br />
arbiter of morals, who was the one who pretended to care about Haley only to ditch<br />
her for the sake of your own popularity quest? And another thing, don't think I<br />
haven't seen you texting Sonia the entire time we were here. If anyone's the bad guy<br />
here, it's you.<br />
ASHLEY<br />
You know nothing about this, okay? I know I messed up, and I know I hurt Haley, but<br />
that doesn't mean you get to control who I'm friends with! Haley and I were just<br />
drifting apart, and you've made it clear that you're only here to make me out to be<br />
the bad guy!<br />
Guys, calm I down!<br />
LYN<br />
RILEY<br />
Drifting apart!? That's what you call it? She heard your conversation with Sonia. She<br />
heard everything you two said.<br />
Riley.<br />
(RILEY begins mimicking ASHLEY.)<br />
LYN<br />
RILEY<br />
"She's just so damn weird, you know? God, I just can't stick her anymore. You know<br />
she still watches cartoons, right? What age is she? She keeps following me around<br />
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