(JULIA and ALEX sit at a table in a coffee shop. JULIA is holding ALEX\u2019s hand.)<\/i><\/p>\n
JULIA
You know what? I want you to know that you\u2019ve meant a lot to me during the time we\u2019ve spent together, and that whatever our differences, and whatever needs we\u2019re no longer able to fill for each other, you\u2019ll always remain a part of me. I\u2019m lucky to have met you, just like I\u2019m lucky to have met Nathaniel. And he\u2019s right for me at this point in my life. And I hope you find someone who\u2019s right for you. And I know you will. I know you\u2019ll find someone who can fully appreciate all you have to offer, and she\u2019ll be a very lucky girl.<\/p>\n
ALEX
Wow. Thank you, very much. I really needed to hear that. And as for you, I hope your relationship with Nathaniel fails miserably, and that you make each other very unhappy. And I don\u2019t just mean for the week or so after you eventually break up; I want you to be deeply scarred by this relationship you\u2019re about to embark on, to the point where you\u2019ll never again come close to knowing true love. And I want you to turn to drink for solace, and to sink slowly into despair and alcoholism. And eventually, I\u2019d like for you to run over some kids in a drunk driving accident, and for this to eat you up with grief until you finally take your life in a grisly and public suicide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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