Post Secret: I cant wait until I'm OLD & WRINKLY with laugh lines... then everyone will know how HAPPY you've made me.

Lights come up on WOMAN at a door to a college classroom. WOMAN knocks three times, two times fast, one time slow. MAN opens the door, looks around, and pulls WOMAN inside. MAN starts to kiss WOMAN, he slips his hand under WOMAN'S shirt, WOMAN pulls away and straightens her shirt.

MAN
What?

WOMAN doesn't say anything, she is straightening her clothes, taking a deep breath, while he runs quickly through her mind what she has prepared to say

MAN
What is it?

WOMAN
[takes a deep breath]
I'm pregnant. I can't raise this child on my own. [pause] You've been talking about leaving your... her. If you're going to, the right time would be now. I'm pregnant, you have a responsibility to this child as much as I do.

MAN sits down on his desk, signs and wipes his face

MAN
I already have a family. I don't need, or want another one.

WOMAN
I thought you wanted to leave her.

MAN
Well of course I want to, but I can't. I can't leave her and my kids.

WOMAN
But you can leave me with this one.

MAN
That's different.

WOMAN
How is it different? How!?

MAN
Its just different.

WOMAN
No, tell me. How is it different.

MAN
You don't have to have this baby.

long pause.

WOMAN
I see.

MAN
I don't know what to say.

WOMAN begins to exit

WOMAN
You don't have to say anything.

WOMAN exits lights fade.

Lights come up on WOMAN sitting in a chair in her home, she is older. She is reading a magazine. GRANDMOTHER enters with DAUGHTER. DAUGHTER is carrying a balloon, cotton candy, and her face is painted to look like a zebra. WOMAN gets up, and DAUGHTER runs over to her and hugs her.

WOMAN
Hey little girl! Did you have a good time?

DAUGHTER
I did mom, you wouldn't believe all the animals I saw. I saw a sea cow, a elephant, a giraffe [goes on with her list.]

WOMAN
[over daughter]
Was she good.

GRANDMOTHER
Yes she was, she was very good.

WOMAN
Well I hope grandma didn't spoil you too much.

DAUGHTER
Of course she did mom. [laughs]

GRANDMOTHER
Well, that's what Grandmothers are supposed to do. But this Grandma has to get her shopping done. [hugging DAUGHTER] Be good for your mom.

DAUGHTER
I will, thank you grandma.

WOMAN
Thanks Mom.

[GRANDMOTHER begins to exit]

GRANDMOTHER
Bye.

Lights fade.

Lights come up on WOMAN tucking DAUGHTER into bed.

DAUGHTER
Mom, how come you don't have lines like grandma?

WOMAN
Lines?

DAUGHTER
Yeah, on your face.

WOMAN
Oh wrinkles.

DAUGHTER
Especially near her eyes.

WOMAN
Those are laugh lines, you get them from smiling and laughing a lot.

DAUGHTER
Grandma says she looks like a prune. Are you going to look like a prune someday?

WOMAN
Probably.

DAUGHTER
Are you afraid?

WOMAN
Of getting wrinkles? No.

DAUGHTER
Grandma doesn't like hers.

WOMAN
Well, I'll like mine.

DAUGHTER
You will?

WOMAN
[hugging daughter]
Yes, because then every one will be able to see how much you make me laugh and smile.

Lights fade