|
Drama. By David S. Raine. Cast: 2w. A pair of sisters learn about letting go of each other.
CHARACTERS:
BECKY
JANICE
(A dark room. A door is opened, letting some light into the room. JANICE turns on the lights. She is carrying groceries, and discovers BECKY sitting in a chair.
JANICE (startled). Oh! Jesus, Becky, you gave me a start.
BECKY (distracted). Sorry.
JANICE No, that's okay. (Pause.) You're sitting in the dark.
BECKY I know. (Pause.)
JANICE Your eyes?
BECKY (nodding). They get sore.
JANICE The doctor said that would happen. (Pause.) Still, not a bad price to pay, huh? (No answer.) I'm going to put this stuff away...you want anything?
BECKY No.
JANICE Okay. (She begins to put the groceries away.)
BECKY (Starting to rise.) Let me help you with those.
JANICE No, no, you stay right there. Just take me a minute. Boy, the lines today! Must've waited ten minutes at the deli counter, but I got that pressed ham you like.
BECKY (her thoughts elsewhere). Hmmm? Oh...Thank you.
JANICE Oh, it was no trouble. Hey, guess who I ran into while I was there? Mrs. Trumbull. You remember her?
BECKY Uh...no, not really.
JANICE She used to be Mother's supervisor at the payroll office. Well, she asked how we were getting on.
BECKY (exasperated, remembering now). Oh, God, Mrs. Trumbull. The one who called every week for a year to ask how we were "getting on."
JANICE That's her. So I told her that...
BECKY (amazed). She still asks. Did you remind her that Mom's been dead for almost nine years? (Pause.)
|
