"You said you'd be here at four. It’s six now. I counted. The ice cream truck came twice. I didn’t have money for the first trip, and by the second trip, I stopped being hungry.

"I found your hoodie in my closet today. The gray one with the frayed sleeve. It still smells like your laundry detergent, which is weird, because I don't think you've done laundry since 2023.

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1 Minute Monologues For Teens

"You said you'd be here at four. It’s six now. I counted. The ice cream truck came twice. I didn’t have money for the first trip, and by the second trip, I stopped being hungry.

"I found your hoodie in my closet today. The gray one with the frayed sleeve. It still smells like your laundry detergent, which is weird, because I don't think you've done laundry since 2023.