dramashorts miss you after goodbye

Here is a short drama script inspired by the theme of "missing you after goodbye." Title: The Echo in the Silence Characters: MAYA (20s): Proud, still, trying to move on. LEO (20s): Present only in memory/video. Setting: A sparsely furnished apartment. Moving boxes are half-packed. Maya sits on the floor, scrolling through her phone. (SCENE START) MAYA: (V.O. - a text message, unsent) "I deleted your number, but I still know it by heart. Thats the problem." (She laughs to herself, a hollow sound. She opens a voice memo on her phone. The date is two weeks ago.) LEO (V.O. - warm, familiar): "Hey. Its me. I know youre probably at work, but I just passed that weird little park with the crooked fountain. The one you said looked like a melting birthday cake. Dont be mad, but I stopped and took a photo of it. For you. Anyway. Call me when you get this. Love you." (The message ends. Maya stares at the screen, her thumb hovering over the red "delete" button.) MAYA: (Whispered) "Love you, too." (She doesn't press delete. She locks the phone and places it on the floor, face down, as if she could silence the memory.) (A beat of silence, then her phone buzzes. Its a notification: "Memories: 1 year ago." She opens it. Its a photo of them, both laughing, faces pressed together, messy hair. The location tag says "The Rooftop - Our Spot.") (Mayas face breaks. The pride crumbles. She hugs a small, worn-out hoodieLeos hoodiepressing her face into the fabric.) (Dialogue returns to the present. A single, unspoken thought.) MAYA: "I said goodbye because I had to. Not because I wanted to. And now every silent room is just an echo of where your voice used to be." (Slowly, she unplugs her phone from the charger. With a deep, shaky breath, she opens the voice memo again. She lets it play. Leos voice fills the empty apartment.) LEO (V.O.): "...Call me when you get this." (Maya closes her eyes. She doesnt call. She just listens. The silence after his voice fades is the heaviest thing in the room.) (FADE TO BLACK.) (END)