SIMONE

                                           (reading poem)

                                           Could of Been

                                 The two of us standing there.

                           Our bodies so close, yet so far away.

                                 As we gaze at each other.
                                      Not a word is spoken.
                               Looking into your beautiful eyes.
                                         I am spellbound.
                               Tracing the outline of your lips.
                       Remembering the vibrantness of your voice.
                                   My heart is beating like a drum.
                               A warmness running through my body.
                                    We are at a loss of words.
                        Wondering who would made the first move.
                                           Trying to figure out.
                            Where this passing would take us.
                             To the point where there is no return.
                                         So lost in the moment.
                                      Walking across a tightrope.
                                                Amid all that is.
                                             All that might be.
                               A keen knowledge that there is no
                                     net to catch us if we fall.
                          Keeping our balance and falling down.
                        Are adventures of passion and romance.
                              Our time becomes interrupted.
                          being together, we harm no one.
                           Why should we hide or be forced
                                              to live a lie?
                    Thoughts and feelings I have for you.
                                 So intense what else could I do.

                                                   ANNABELLE
                                         That is so beautiful. You wrote that for  me?

                                         Yes, I did. When I look at you, there’s a                
                                         glow with this positive energy in                      
                                          yourself. So full of life.

                                                  ANNABELLE
                                         You mean so much to me. That night I was in              
                                          your room, when I was telling you                       
                                         about Cat and Kristen. You                           
                                         almost kissed me.

                                                  SIMONE
                                        I just wasn’t ready to let her go yet. Felt               
                                        like I was betraying her, if I                     
                                       loved someone else. Also, I                           
                                        just.. I just wasn’t…