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STEPFATHER: I really am tired, can we talk about it tomorrow?
MOTHER: Is there someone else? Are you having an affair?
If you're having an affair two months after you
married me-
STEPFATHER: I'm not having an affair.
MOTHER: Promise.
STEPFATHER: I promise.
MOTHER: Then what is it?
STEPFATHER: I already told you. Look, if you want to talk
about it, I'll talk about it but not now, okay?
MOTHER: Fine.
(She switches the light off.
Blackout.)
ACT III:
SCENE 1:
CYNTHIA is in her school uniform sitting opposite the school
COUNSELLOR.
COUNSELLOR: I hope you don't mind missing a bit of maths to
see me, do you?
CYNTHIA: No.
COUNSELLOR: Mr Benson spoke to me about what happened
yesterday. He thought it might be good if we
could have a chat.
CYNTHIA: I just fainted, okay?
COUNSELLOR: It would seem like there's a little more to it
than that. Up until recently you were a straight
A student, at the top of a lot of your classes.
Now your marks have dropped dramatically in all of
your subjects. Why do you think that is?
CYNTHIA: I don't know.
COUNSELLOR: Well, how do you feel about it?
CYNTHIA: I don't know.
COUNSELLOR: Would you like to draw me a picture of how you
feel?
