Act 2

The slip. Is this my reward for helping a friend who’s down? After the party, dear Romeo was nowhere to be found. I see no reason for his abandonment. Perhaps he had run off to cry over Rosaline; yet the very next morning, he did walk with his head held high. So happy was he that one would think that he was simply full of youth. They would not know of what he was like but a single day ago. They would not see his noble friends help him find love again by taking him to the party of the Capulets.

            So I confronted him. It was early in the day, and I told him of his misdeed. Romeo danced around the subject, cleverly avoiding telling me of what his ‘great business’ was. O Romeo, whilst thy head return to our earth? How long must we endure your jumping emotions? Before I could hear more of Romeo’s excuse, we were interrupted by the Nurse, who we had no trouble seeing from far away. She pulled her mass over to us and asked to speak to Romeo in privacy. Then dear Romeo gave us the slip once more! I assure you when I see him next I will force him to tell me why! Poor Benvolio and I deserve this not! I care not what Romeo is doing or who he loves. I care that he slips through our fingers again and again. O, Romeo, a simple apology would suffice.