I need advice! Which version is better?
V1:
Jamie walks up
Jamie: Hi Anna.
Anna is shocked
Anna: Jamie!
Jamie: Hi cousin.
Anna looks at Jamie
Anna: So…
Anna: When did this happen?
Jamie: A year or two ago.
Anna: Well…
Anna: I’m happy for you.
Jamie: Thank you.
Anna: However…
Jamie: However?
Anna: It kinda upsets me that you didn’t tell me as soon as it happened.
Jamie: It was hard for me, Anna. I’m sorry.
Anna: You were the first person I trusted when I came out of the closet.
Anna: We were always so close, Jamie.
Anna: I always thought we’d stay that way.
Jamie: It’s not the same, Anna.
Jamie: It’s one thing to come out.
Jamie: Another to change your gender.
Anna: You wouldn’t be saying that if you heard my foster mom’s reaction.
Anna: She disowned me.
Anna: You don’t know how hard it was for me when you stopped calling everyday.
Jamie: I’m sorry, Anna.
Jamie: But, can you imagine what I’m going through?
Jamie: Everyone looks at me like I’m infected.
Anna: Jamie…
Anna: Victoria abused me.
Anna: Talking to you made me feel…
Anna: Like I was worth something.
Jamie: Ann…
Jamie: I’m really sorry.
Jamie: I just thought you would understand.
Jamie: I get bullied.
Jamie: And my parents don’t understand.
Jamie: I was scared…
Jamie: I needed time.
Anna: I do understand.
Anna: I just…
Anna: I missed you.
Anna: I thought you stopped calling because I did something wrong.
Jamie: Of course not!
Anna: Listen to just some of what I put up with…
Anna presses her finger on the recording
Victoria: You’re so fat! No boy will ever love you!
Anna: My cousin Jamie loves me.
Victoria: Then why hasn’t he called you in two months?
Jamie: I’m sorry, Anna.
Jamie: I just needed to get away.
Anna: I forgive you.
Anna: But there’s one other thing you should know.
Anna hands a newspaper to Jamie
Anna: Read.
Jamie reads it then looks back at Anna in shock
Jamie: Why didn’t you tell me?
Anna: I was ashamed.
Anna: I felt weak.
Jamie: I’m sorry, Anna.
Anna: Just…
Anna: Just promise me when can start talking everyday like we used to.
Jamie: I promise.
V2:
Jamie walks up
Anna: Jamie!
Jamie: Hi Anna.
Anna: I missed you!
Jamie: I’ve missed you too,
Anna looks at Jamie
Anna: So…
Anna: When did this happen?
Jamie: Not that long ago…
Anna: Oh…
Anna: I’m happy for you.
Jamie: What’s wrong, Ann?
Anna: Why didn’t you tell me?
Jamie: …
Anna: You can’t even tell me…
Jamie: I’m really sorry.
Jamie: I just thought you would understand.
Jamie: I get bullied.
Jamie: And my parents don’t understand.
Jamie: I was scared…
Jamie: I needed time.
Anna: I do.
Anna: It’s just…
Anna: I’ve always felt I could trust you with anything.
Anna: And it kinda hurts realizing you don’t feel the same way.
Anna: We were always so close.
Jamie: I do feel the same way.
Jamie: But I needed time to figure everything out.
Jamie: It’s hard walking around while everyone’s looking at you like your some type of disease.
Anna: I’m sorry, Jamie.
Anna: But when you just stopped calling, I thought I’d done something wrong.
Anna: And that you didn’t want to talk to me anymore.
Jamie: That’s not true at all!
Anna: I love you, Jamie.
Jamie: I love you too, cousin.
They hug
Jamie: Oh!
Jamie: Happy Birthday!
Anna: Thanks Jamie!
Jamie: I have news.
Anna: Yes?
Jamie: I’m moving back.
Anna: Really?!
Jamie: Yep!
Anna: Oh my gosh!
Anna: I’m so happy.
Anna: I’ve missed you so much!
Jamie: I missed you too.
Anna: I came out to my dad.
Jamie: I’m so proud of you!
Anna: Thanks.
Jamie: How’d he take it?
Anna: Better than my foster mom did…
Jamie: That’s good.
Jamie: But how did your foster mom react?
Anna: Very badly.
Anna: She disowned me.
Jamie: That’s really harsh!
Anna: Yeah…
Anna: I’m still not completely over it…
Jamie; You shouldn’t be,
Anna: The only time I even see her is when she has my brother.
Jamie: I’m sorry.
Anna: It’s not your fault, Jae.
Anna: I just don’t have the courage to face her one-on-one.
Jamie: It’s okay.
Anna: Thank you…
Jamie: Now let’s have fun!
Anna: Okay!
