"But tonight… I’m not asking that. For the first time, I’m asking: What do I want? And the answer scares me more than silence. Because I want something I can’t fake. I want to stop performing."
(She closes her eyes.)
(She presses her palm to the cold glass.) ayaka oishi monologue 6 13
(Soft fade.)
(She laughs softly, bitterly.)
(She turns away from the window, hugging her knees.) "But tonight… I’m not asking that