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Jade steps up on stage and opens her notebook
She'd been my best friend ever since we were nine
I'd stare at her face and her hair wishing she was mine
She didn't like me like that and that was fine
Because I was with her all the time
She'd ask for class notes from the day before
And kiss my cheek but I wanted something more
I was trying to tell her straight from my core
That I loved her but I was just too shy
And I don't know why
She was a dancer and one who was graceful and pretty
(Tori puts her leg on dancing bar to stretch)
Her dream was to dance at Lincoln center in the city
Dedicated and hard working she wanted to succeed
While I just sit around writing things that nobody ever read
The end lade at the shore was a favorite place to spend time together
(Jade and Tori is walking on the beach near the water)
Until the days come to end
I wanted to tell her there that she was more then just a friend
That I loved her but I was just too shy again
So then it's late at night
When my phone begins to ring
(Jade was just woken up in the middle of the night by her cell phone rings and she picks it up)
she'd call me and cry
She'd tell me everything
She was down and feeling unadmired
But in a selfish way I felt inspired
Because when things went wrong it was me she desired
(After Jade and Tori gets off the phone hours later Jade lays back down staring at the ceiling)
I should of said the words but I was just too shy and tired
And then there were the times I'd preform for her
But she never seemed impressed
(Jade is playing the new song she wrote and playing her guitar)
But how can one expect her to
(Jade plays the piano for Tori)
She had more talent then anyone else possessed
Flawless in her dancing
Flawless in the way she dressed
Flawless in her school work
And I was so obsessed
(Jade is helping Tori pack up the car)
A day passed, a month, and then a year
A diploma, a future, then a career
The plan was to tell her to keep her near
But I was late on the draw and soon she disappeared
(A man says: You may kiss the bride. And everyone claps)
Every chance had escaped
All the times I held dear
Talks in her back yard
(Jade thinks of all the memories)
Laughing until tears
I wanted to tell her I loved her despite my fear
But I was too shy to keep her here
Though the distance kept us apart and away
Our friendship continued to serve as a main stay
(Tori is looking out her front door watching her son and daughter play in the yard)
Her husband was successful
Like colored by day
(Jade is writing at her kitchen table then it shows her turn older)
I remain the struggling writer with too much to say
(Her voice changes to an old woman)
So many years later I've grown old
And some what bitter
(Jade plays a sad/depressing song on the piano)
For I was a wasted soul
A lie
A quitter
And then one day
(Jade stops writing at the ring of her phone)
My phone rang
It was her husband on the line
The girl I loved for 60 years was gone at 69
(Jade stands over Tori's coffin)
Now paying respects to the girl I'd love eternal
With feelings unshared and kept eternal
Until her husband offered me
Her high school journal
(Jade opens the journal and starts reading. "Tori's voice"
She's been my best friend ever since we were nine
I stare at her everyday wishing she was mine
I want to tell her but I can't put our friendship on the line
I can only hope that she can read my signs
I see her staring back at me sometimes
But then she always looks away
I can't decide if she loves me back
Or just wants things to stay
I know that if she truly feels it
She will find it in herself to say
That I am more then just a friend to her
But I can't keep waiting everyday
She just seems too shy
Too shy and I don't know why)
(Then Jade closes her notebook and looks around then says)
Thats not how the story really ends
Because Im not shy anymore
(Everyone claps and Jade looks over at Tori and smiles and gets a smile in return)
Leave comments and Review! I got this from a YouTube video called Too Shy and it's a short film.
