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(During conversation Anna has become more confidants but Ellen becomes more nervous).

ELLEN: Of… Of course, not! But I don’t understand why you are still married to him.

ANNA: Because I believe that my husband will never divorce me.

ELLEN: Why? Why are you so sure?

ANNA: Simple! My husband has an addiction for women, and men like this are the most faithful in some ways.

ELLEN: He is faithful! After all you told me about him!

ANNA: Yes, this kind of man doesn’t easily leave his family… as long as they have a soft shoulder at home. It’s easier for them to leave a mistress. By the way, I’m very thankful to you…

ELLEN: Why?

ANNA: You gave me a good reminder of how I have to think of my relationship with MIKE. I see now that I’ll never be lonely… Not like you…

ELLEN: I’m not lonely… It’s you!

ANNA: No, Ellen, You can’t be MIKE’S wife…you won’t stand for his gallivanting.

ELLEN: Why are you tormenting me?

ANNA: It’s not me; it’s he who torments us.

ELLEN (shouting): Enough! I’m wild. I want to strangle with my own hands.

(Ellen goes to the couch where MIKE is sleeping).

ANNA (shouting and pushing Ellen away): No! I won’t let you strangle him!

(Ellen pushed away very quickly disappears from the stage. Mike wakes up).

MIKE (sleepily): Did you shout?

ANNA: She wanted to strangle you!

MIKE: She? Who?

ANNA: Your mistress… lover.

MIKE: What mistress?

ANNA: That one from Littleton.

MIKE: I don’t know anyone from Littleton.

ANNA: You promised her to divorce me.

(Pause).

MIKE (waking up, says vehemently): I haven’t promised anybody anything of the sort…

(Pause).

ANNA(Clearly relieved and pleased): You’re saying I made this all up?

MIKE: Yes, in my worst dreams I couldn’t imagine… such fantasies you have. (Mike looks at his watch). God, just an hour before I have to go to work.

(MIKE yawns and goes back to sleep).

ANNA: Sleep, Mike, sleep I’ll never disturb you…

THE END

ANNA: College girl, twenty three years old.

MIKE: College boy, same age.

Time: 1950’s

Anna’s sparsely furnished dorm room. College football banners and a Shakespeare, or similar classical poster, are on the wall. A basketball lies in a corner. Anna is rinsing clothes by hand in a small washtub on a stand. Anna answers a knock on the door to find MIKE there.

MIKE (with forced cheerfulness): Anne…I was going by… saw a light in your window…

(Pause)

ANNA (Surprised):…Uh… MIKE!… Come in.

MIKE: Uh… You are in the middle of laundry?…

ANNA (quiet voice): Washing some things. Have to do something. Can’t just sit…

MIKE (seeing the basket ball): My ball…still.

(He picks up the basket ball and starts bouncing it)

ANNA: Please, my head aches.

(MiKE puts the ball back on the floor)

MIKE: Did you listen to the game?… We lost. Back and forth all the way until they started getting baskets one after the other at the end… Why aren’t you using the washing machine?

ANNA: Too late. People complain… Why did you come?

MIKE: I have a lot to explain… (Pause) Do you know anything?

ANNA (sad): Julie called me this morning. She told me that you both had decided to get married… (Angry)…You never even mentioned her to me!

MIKE: Julie is pregnant and I’ve got to marry her… there is no way out. I just found out yesterday.

ANNA: How many months?

MIKE: She said two…

ANNA: Abortion?

MIKE: No… She is adamant… She won’t discuss it.

ANNA: This happened two months ago? Right after our party?

MIKE: Yes…

(Pause)

ANNA: The first time I ever invited Julie!

MIKE (agreeably): Yes, yes. It was your idea.

ANNA: You danced with her… all night!

MIKE: Out of politeness. She didn’t know any one… She obviously wanted to dance…such sad eyes.

ANNA: I wanted to dance too.

MIKE: You danced with Peter.

ANNA: I couldn’t dance with you.

MIKE: Julie stuck to me the whole time… I… I just couldn’t get away from her.

ANNA: You both left together!…

MIKE: You were busy talking to Peter…..We went to her apartment.

(Pause)

Julie made me feel like a man…and you…

ANNA (taking a deep breath): OK… OK… (Pause). I understand… and I don’t…. this is why you decided to marry her?

MIKE: Like I’ve said. I’m marrying Julie because of the child… our child

Julie is pregnant and I’m the father.