Freedom

A wife and a husband stand in the middle of the stage arguing. The man constantly pushes her and hurts her in other ways.

Greg: So who is it Sarah? The mail man? The garbage guy? Your boss? You’ve been messing around with everyone these days huh?

Sarah: Stop it! I haven’t done anything! I saw you though the other day with her, so don’t deny it. If anyone in this room’s been unfaithful it’s you. It’s over!

Greg: OVER?! It ain’t over until I’ve taught you a lesson in trust.

Greg walks over to Sarah getting ready to throw a punch. However, he is stopped short when Sarah pulls a gun from her pocket and fires a bullet at his chest. He stares for a second at her in disbelief, and then falls to the floor. Sarah stares at his corpse for a few seconds with her mouth open and panting, before she starts to laugh hysterically.

Sarah: It’s over. I’m free. OVER!

She hops excitedly over to the phone but calmly calls 911.

Sarah: Hello? This is Officer Sarah Ashburg of Green Trail Village Police. I’ve just shot my husband. Yes he’s dead. How am I sure? I’m as sure as the bullet that hit his chest. What’s that? Why’d I do it? Closure, honey. Closure. Oh and can you hurry over? He’s soaking the carpet and God knows how long that’s going to take to get out.

She hangs up the phone and sits on a chair or couch.

Sarah: You know what honey? You already did teach me a lesson in trust. That it runs out over time. And when it does, someone is always hurt. But guess what else. You can’t hurt me anymore.

Through the door comes the police, to whom Sarah comes willingly. As she is taken away, a fellow officer walks over to her.

Officer: Why Sarah? I don’t even know you anymore.

She says nothing as she is taken offstage. The officer walks over to Greg.

Officer: Domestic Violence. It does stuff to you.