Acting Monologues Novels & Stories

"I know what she's done. I'm not excusing any of it. But today — she didn't look like someone who was performing." Ashton's eyes moved to me. "You think it was real?" "I'm not exactly known for reading rooms," I said, "but based on everything I've seen of Monica — that's not how she acts when she's running a play. Her hands were shaking. Her breathing was all wrong." I paused. "That looked real to me." Ashton exhaled through his mouth, slow and controlled, and ran a hand through his hair. "It's difficult to let yourself believe that. Given everything she's done — it's just difficult."