The End
July 26th, 2020
Starring: Writer 1, Writer 2
A coffee shop, or somewhere writers meet:
WRITER 1
Amir tells me you’re on the last part.
WRITER 2
I am.
WRITER 1
You’re almost done! That’s exciting.
WRITER 2
I haven’t thought about how it ends.
WRITER 1
No?
WRITER 2
I never think about the end until the end.
I feel like I’m going to bungle it.
WRITER 1
I doubt that.
WRITER 2
How many endings are ever truly satisfying to you?
WRITER 1
Very few. Isn’t that relieving?
WRITER 2
Not at all. It makes me more terrified that mine might be one of them.
WRITER 1
Then you’ll just be like everyone else.
WRITER 2
Who wants that?
WRITER 1
You’d be surprised.
WRITER 2
What about cliff-hangers? Or dotdotdots?
WRITER 1
They work, but they aren’t endings to me. It feels like the person just didn’t know.
WRITER 2
Exactly, it’s cheap! But it’s tempting.
WRITER 1
Incompletion is a strong addiction. It’s always right there.
WRITER 2
Yes.
It is.
It really really is…