An Almost Perfect Thing
stand on the ledge—"
    GREG
    "Good luck with your writing, Greg. I hope they love you as much as I did."
    CHLOE
    â€”look down on the beauty below, throw your arms up, and just let go. Free for the first time in your whole life. Finally free.
    SCENE ELEVEN
    Shift. Bar. To the audience.
    GREG
    So, I'm at this party. Opening of a new martini bar called Heaven. And it is. Music pounding. Drinks flowing. Everyone in the devil's version of their Sunday best.
    He waves to someone.
    People are angry. They say I pushed her away. I did it. I made her run.
    But still… They buy the book. They make sure it's a bestseller. His story, hers, mine. All interwoven. I travel the world promoting it. Talking about the experience. And now… bigger city. Better job. My colleagues look at me differently, which is, you know… nice.
    Beat.
    They found his body two days later. I figured they would. But as for Chloe Evans, Miracle Girl… she has disappeared. Some people say they've seen her. But no one has concrete evidence. Most people assume she… you know… but so far, nothing. So hopefully… she's free.
    Beat.
    Free. Like me.
    Beat.
    I search the bar.
    Beat.
    For someone…
    Beat.
    Anyone…
    The end.

Acknowledgements
    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Alberta Playwrights' Network, Michael Clark, Conni Massing, WWT Playwrights Unit, and Elyne Quan.

Nicole Moeller is an Edmonton-based playwright and a graduate of Grant MacEwan University's Journalism and Theatre Arts programs. She has received various awards for her work. Other plays include
Without You
,
My Gay Husband. What an Asshole
, and an adaptation of Sartre's
Erostratus
. Her short story "The Girl in the Snowshoes" is published in the anthology
40 Below
.

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