The Hidden Notebook

Themes: Contemporary, Dramatic, Secrets
Length: 1 Minute

[The character sits alone, holding an invisible notebook tightly, as if protecting it from the world. Their voice wavers between defiance and vulnerability, and their eyes dart nervously, showing the weight of their hidden thoughts. Occasionally, they glance around, as if worried someone might be watching or listening. Their movements are restless, mirroring the turmoil inside.]

There’s something I need to tell you, but I’m not sure how. It’s about… the notebook. You’ve seen me with it, right? Always writing, like it’s my lifeline. Well, it kind of is. It’s where I put everything—things I can’t say out loud. All the stuff I don’t want anyone to know. The truth is, there’s a lot in there that… I’m not proud of. Thoughts I’ve had about people, about myself. Things that would make you look at me differently, maybe even hate me. It’s like… every page is a little piece of me I’m too scared to show. I tried, you know, to keep it all inside, but it got too heavy, like I couldn’t breathe. So, I wrote. And wrote. And now, it’s all in there, trapped in those pages. My secrets. My fears. Even the things I wish I could just forget. I’ve been so scared someone would find it, would read it, would know who I really am underneath all the jokes and the smiles. Because what if they can’t handle it? What if you can’t? I thought about throwing it away once. Burning it. But I couldn’t. It’s me in there. The real me. And if I get rid of it… then what’s left? So now I’m just… stuck. Stuck with this notebook full of secrets, hoping nobody ever opens it. But also kind of wishing… someone would.