Adapted from the short story “When the World Rushes In,” this scene finds ex-best friends, Val and Bonnie, unexpectedly reconnecting on a walk home in the summer of 1987. These thirteen-year-old girls navigate their way through an emotional and confusing conversation about Bonnie losing her virginity. The dialogue is both a barrier and an olive branch for the two, who share the experience of growing up inside a gated residential community in the rural south.

CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault

by Edith Snow

Guess What Happened To Me Last Night is the second of six short audio fiction pieces created and produced by North Carolina artists. Artist Soapbox Shorts were specifically contributed by the artists to aid in fundraising and to get everyone excited about Jesus Pancake, the new audio fiction series in development.

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ASBX shorts are an Artist Soapbox production, co-produced by Aurelia Belfield and Tamara Kissane, and sound designed by Jasmine Hunjan.

Guess What Happened To Me Last Night was written by Edith Snow.

Performed by: Aysia Slade (Bonnie) and Rosie Hou (Val)

Directed by Rachel Klem

Production Manager: Griffin James

Transcript of Guess What Happened to Me Last Night

• Edith Snow
• Aysia Slade
• Rosie Hou
• Rachel Klem
• Griffin James