(Dora is on the roof of the dorm, standing on the edge and looking off into space.)
Matt: Dont do it!
Dora: You know, the first time I did this, nobody noticed. Now nobody cares.
Matt: I care. Why are you doing this?
Dora: Because I was born with the greatest curse of all.
Matt: What's that?
Dora: I'm ugly. And I'm also very smart.
Matt: You're not ugly.
Dora: I know what's in store for me. No one will ever have passion for me. People all around me will be falling in love, and making love, and getting married, and having kids. The closest thing I'll ever have to that is someone inviting me to their Christmas dinner because they feel guilty I might be spending the holiday alone. Or if I'm lucky, my male counterpart, an obese man or guy with a harelip, will invite me to coffee. And we'll pretend to love each other, and tie the knot because we're so desperately afraid of growing old alone.
I had a bad feeling this girl might jump this time. I felt terrible that I had treated her like she had the Ebola virus. There was something inside this girl I wanted to expose myself to. She was so self-aware, so sensitive. Maybe she noticed the change in me.
Matt: Come on lets go back inside.
Dora: Only if you admit the I'm right.
Matt: ...You're probably right.
Dora: (smiles) You didn't have to worry. I just like to come up here to see what it might be like.
Matt: Dont do it!
Dora: You know, the first time I did this, nobody noticed. Now nobody cares.
Matt: I care. Why are you doing this?
Dora: Because I was born with the greatest curse of all.
Matt: What's that?
Dora: I'm ugly. And I'm also very smart.
Matt: You're not ugly.
Dora: I know what's in store for me. No one will ever have passion for me. People all around me will be falling in love, and making love, and getting married, and having kids. The closest thing I'll ever have to that is someone inviting me to their Christmas dinner because they feel guilty I might be spending the holiday alone. Or if I'm lucky, my male counterpart, an obese man or guy with a harelip, will invite me to coffee. And we'll pretend to love each other, and tie the knot because we're so desperately afraid of growing old alone.
I had a bad feeling this girl might jump this time. I felt terrible that I had treated her like she had the Ebola virus. There was something inside this girl I wanted to expose myself to. She was so self-aware, so sensitive. Maybe she noticed the change in me.
Matt: Come on lets go back inside.
Dora: Only if you admit the I'm right.
Matt: ...You're probably right.
Dora: (smiles) You didn't have to worry. I just like to come up here to see what it might be like.