The Science of Affection

by
Matheus H. Macedo
Matheus H. Macedo
100 Summit Ave, #1
WINTHR! MA, 0"1#"
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CHARACTERS:
)*$ Ten yea+s o,d. -o+.otten.
MAR/AR0T SA*R$ 0,even. Wi,d, 1ounded.
2A3I2 SA*R$ Ma+.a+et4s -athe+. 0a+,y 504s. 2istant.
3AI60N$ )oy4s mothe+. 0a+,y (04s. A,, but
faded.
MAR*$ Ma+.a+et4s Mothe+. /ood 7e+sonified.
3AI60N8S MTH0R$ 504s, 2isheve,ed. )itte+.
*9N/ MAN:;60R<:!6I;0MAN$ 1% = "".
SETTINGS
A )ath+oom.
A ,ivin. +oom.
A )ed+oom.
The Woods.
TIME
The e>act time is uns7ecified, events cou,d ta?e 7,ace any time afte+
1'#".
Time of yea+ is fa,,.
A;T N0
S;0N0 N0
@2a+?ness. S7ot,i.ht on MAR* as she
ente+s. White d+ess, ,on.
beautifu, hai+, she ca++ies a ,a+.e
chi,d+en4s boo?. 4-ai+y ta,es4.A
MAR* B.SC
nce u7on a time the+e 1as a boy...
@6i.hts u7. A )* sits c+ossD,e..ed
cente+ sta.e.A
MAR*
...This boy had eve+ythin....
@Men and 1omen in b,ac? hu++ied,y come
on the sta.e ca++yin. toys. The boy
stands. He ,oo?s at the toys but
doesn4t touch them.A
MAR*
...-o+ eve+y time she b+o?e a 7+omise, his mothe+ bou.ht him a toy.
The sma,, ones fo+ instance, 1e+e fo+ such thin.s as fo+.otten 7,ay
dates and missed t+i7s to the 7a+?. The bi..e+ ones +e7+esented the
bi+thdays 1hich s,i77ed he+ mind, the +ides f+om schoo, she cou,dn4t
Euite ma?e time fo+D a,, the 7ets she cou,dn4t b+in. he+se,f to
ado7t.
@The )* Euiet,y 1ande+s off sta.e
,eft.A
MAR/AR0T
The boy ,ived amon.st his mothe+4s mis.ivin.s, af+aid he 1ou,d
someday be d+o1ned beneath end,ess 7i,es of chi,d+en4s thin.s. )ut,
then came the day 1hen eve+ythin. 1ou,d chan.e fo+ him. 6i?e a
thousand ta,es befo+e this one, it be.an 1ith a .i+,.
@MAR* e>its sta.e +i.ht. The ,i.hts .+o1
1a+m +evea,in. a bath+oom. A bathtub sits cente+
sta.e. Toys sti,, ,itte+ the f,oo+. MAR/AR0T, .,ides
a+ound the +oom hummin. an im7+ovised son.. She ta?es
a sca+f f+om a+ound he+ nec? and han.s it u7 on the
coat han.e+. The tub catches he+ attention. She
7onde+s ove+ it, noticin. somethin. inside. She ,eans
he+ face in, e>aminin. it. She stic?s he+ a+m
inside, the boy sudden,y 7o7s out of the tub, .as7in.
fo+ ai+.A
)*
Who a+e youFG
2
MAR/AR0T
A+e you madF That4s not ho1 to ta?e a bathG
)*
Who a+e you I saidG
MAR/AR0T
Who4+e youFG
)*
What8d you mean 1ho am IF I ,ive he+eG
MAR/AR0T
I mean 1ho but 1ha,es and a,,i.ato+s ,ie so 7e+fect,y sti,,
unde+1ate+F
)*
I can stay unde+1ate+ fo+ minutes at a time if I 1ant. -etch my
c,othes.
MAR/AR0T
Binsu,tedC
-etchF
)*
I4m na?edG
MAR/AR0T
SoF
)*
What4d mean soF !,easeG
MAR/AR0T
Ah, Since you as so nice,y.
@She saunte+s to the co+ne+ and find
his fo,ded c,othes on a chai+.A
)*
And a to1e,F
MAR/AR0T
Bta?in. a to1e, and handin. it to himC
My .oodness, if you4+e so ashamed 1hy do you ,eave the doo+ o7enF
)*
I4m not ashamed. And I don4t ,eave the doo+ o7en, the maid does.
She4s af+aid I4,, d+o1n.
MAR/AR0T
B.i..,in.C
In the tubF That8s ,oonyG
3
@The boy 1a,?s behind a se7a+ato+ to
chan.e.A
)*
Bso,emn,yC
We,,, I had an accident once.
@The boy is Euiet. She sto7s
,au.hin.A
MAR/AR0T
I4m on,y Hust ?iddin..
Ba7o,o.eticC
Was it a se+ious accidentF
@The boy comes out f+om behind the
se7a+ato+ fu,,y d+essed.A
)*
I 1ent unde+ and didn8t come bac? u7.
MAR/AR0T
WhatFG Why notF
)*
I don8t ?no1....
@They stand in si,ence fo+ a moment.A
)*
Whe+e do you ,iveF
MAR/AR0T
-a+ a1ay... What4s you+ nameF
)*
What4s you+sF
MAR/AR0T
Bcu+tsyin.C
I am miss Ma+.a+et 0,iIabeth Sayo+.
)*
That4s a beautifu, name.
MAR/AR0T
Why than? you, ho1 ?ind of you to say. What4s you+ nameF
4
)*
I don4t have one.
MAR/AR0T
No nameF I4ve neve+ hea+d such nonsense, a,, thin.s have names.
2idn4t you+ mothe+ .ive you oneF
)*
I on,y ta?e thin.s that I ea+n.
MAR/AR0T
Bsa+castica,,yC
h, 1e,,, ho1 nob,e... Ho1 o,d a+e youF
)*
Ten. Ho1 o,d a+e youF
MAR/AR0T
I4m e,even yea+s youn., but ,adies don8t ,i?e to be as?ed that ve+y
much.
)*
Why do you ta,? ,i?e thatF
@She ,ifts he+ nose in the ai+ snobbish,y
and 7+ances a+ound the +oom.A
MAR/AR0T
I +ead +omance nove,s. S7ea?in. this 1ay is ho1 a ,ady sho1s she has
manne+s and is 1o+thy of ma++ia.e.
)*
Ma++ia.eF )ut you4+e on,y Hust a .i+,.
MAR/AR0T
0ve+y .i+, 1ants to be a b+ide no matte+ 1hat a.e.
)*
I8,, neve+ .et ma++ied.
MAR/AR0T
Why notF
)*
Why 1ou,d IF
MAR/AR0T
What do you mean 1hyF 0ve+yone .ets ma++ied.
)*
*ou on,y thin? that because you8+e a .i+,.
5
MAR/AR0T
Ho1 da+e youG )esides, eve+yone 1ants a fami,y, boys too.
@He tu+ns a1ay f+om he+.A
)*
I don8t.
MAR/AR0T
Why notF
)*
The+e8s +ea,,y nothin. .ood about fami,ies.
MAR/AR0T
B,oo?in. a+ound the +oomC
NoF We,,... Hust ,oo? at a,, these toys, someone must ,ove you.
)*
If that 1e+e t+ue I 1ou,dn8t need so many toys.
@She thin?s.A
MAR/AR0T
*ou a+e a cu+ious one. I don8t ?no1 1hethe+ to fee, bad fo+ you o+
te,, you to sto7 fee,in. so++y fo+ you+se,f.
)*
I don8t fee, so++y fo+ myse,fG A,, I mean is I don8t need toys and I
don8t ca+e much fo+ fami,ies.
@The .i+, ta?es a ste7 to1a+d him.A
MAR/AR0T
Bmoc?in.,yC
h yeah, and 1hat if 1e .ot ma++iedF
@He ,oo?s at he+ confused.A
)*
Ma++iedF To meF
MAR/AR0T
We,,, I thin? you4+e a ,ove,y boy.
)*
*ou4+e on,y Hust sayin. that because you don4t 1ant me to be sad.
MAR/AR0T
It doesn4t matte+ to me if you4+e sad o+ not, I don4t even ?no1 you+
name. )esides I don4t ,ie. I do thin? you4+e a ,ove,y boy.
6
)*
No one thin?s that.
MAR/AR0T
I8m su+e you+ mothe+ does.
@Si,enceA
MAR/AR0T
...We,, I do.
@He smi,es and ,oo?s at the f,oo+
shy,y.A
)*
I thin? you4+e ,ove,y too.
MAR/AR0T
B.i..,in.C
I4m touched.
@-+om some1he+e off in the distance a
2A3I24S voice +in.s out.A
2A3I2 B.SC
Ma..ieG
MAR/AR0T
That4s my fathe+ ca,,in....
@She sta+ts to1a+d the doo+.A
)*
Wi,, you ma++y meF
MAR/AR0T
HaG I didn8t mean no1G
)*
Why notF
MAR/AR0T
We4+e chi,d+enG
)*
We a+eF
MAR/AR0T
2on4t you ?no1 1hat you a+eF
)*
No one4s eve+ to,d me.
7
MAR/AR0T
h, 1e,, then I 1i,,. *ou4+e a 7+ince, and you4+e im7o+tant, but much
too youn. to ?no1 1hy.
)*
Binte+estedC
Who to,d you thatF
MAR/AR0T
My mom. I thin? she ?ne1 you+ mom.
@She sta+ts to1a+d the doo+.A
MAR/AR0T
Maybe I4,, come bac? some day.
)*
I4m su+e I 1on4t be he+e.
MAR/AR0T
*ou 1on4tF
)*
We,,, if you 7+omise to come bac?, I4,, 1ait fo+ you.
MAR/AR0T
Whe+e a+e you .oin.F
2A3I2 B.SC
Ma+.a+et, 1e4+e .oin. homeG I4m in the ca+G
MAR/AR0T
I have to .o. /oodbye name,ess boy.
@She ,eaves. He stands id,e,
notices he+ sca+f sti,,
han.in. on the coat +ac?. He ta?es it
and 1+a7s it a+ound his nec?. The
,i.hts fade e>ce7t fo+ the )*4S
s7ot,i.ht.A
8
A;T N0
S;0N0 TW
@The boy 1a,?s do1n cente+ sta.e.
n the o77osite side, anothe+ s7ot
,i.ht a77ea+s 3AI60N is
beneath it. She is 7ac?in. a suitcase.
He ta?es off the sca+f, tu+ns to his
mothe+. 2a+?ness se7a+ates them.A
)*
I met Ma+.a+et.
@Si,enceA
)*
She4s +ea,,y nice...
3AI60N
*es.
)*
She said you ?no1 he+ mothe+.
3AI60N
I did, she died.
)*
h... Who 1as sheF
3AI60N
Ma+y, my mothe+ ,ived 1ith he+ fathe+.
)*
We+e you siste+sF
3AI60N
No, ou+ 7a+ents neve+ .ot ma++ied.
)*
h.
@He ta?es a cou7,e of ste7s to1a+d he+,
s,o1,y c,osin. the .a7 bet1een them.A
)*
A+e you sta+tin. anothe+ tou+ a,+eadyF
3AI60N
Why don4t you .o as? the coo? to ma?e you somethin., if you4+e
hun.+y.
@!auseA
9
)*
What time a+e you ,eavin. tomo++o1F
3AI60N
Mo+nin.. 0a+,y.
)*
?ay... /oodni.ht.
@He ,eaves but his s7ot,i.ht bu+ns on,
em7ty. 3AI60N 7ac?s a,one
fo+ a moment. She sto7s. She +emains
com7,ete,y sti,,, he+ b+eath ha+dens
and she .+i7s the suitcase ti.ht 1ith
both hands. She )AN/S the suitcase on
the tab,e. The )oy4s em7ty s7ot,i.ht
dies. She ,oosens he+ .+i7
and ca,m,y continues to 7ac?. She Ii7s
the suitcase shut, ta?es a dee7 b+eath
and e>its the sta.e.A
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A;T N0
S;0N0 THR00
@The ,i.hts .,o1 1a+m. MAR/AR0T and
2A3I2 a+e in a ca+, she is sittin. in
the bac? seat 1ith t1o em7ty cans of
sou7, a ,on. 7iece of st+in. and a 7ai+
of scisso+s. She is 1o+?in. at 7o?in. a
ho,e in the bottom of one of the cans.A
MAR/AR0T
What 1e+e 1e doin. the+eF
2A3I2
I needed you+ aunt 3ai,en to si.n somethin..
MAR/AR0T
What ?ind of somethin.F
2A3I2
Just somethin. f+om the 1i,,.
MAR/AR0T
h.... 2o I ?no1 3ai,enF
2A3I2
*ou 1e+e Hust a baby, you don4t +emembe+ but she stayed 1ith us fo+ a
,itt,e 1hi,e 1hen she 1as 7+e.nant.
MAR/AR0T
She4s the boy4s mothe+F
2A3I2
*ou met himF
MAR/AR0T
*eah, u7stai+s. He 1as na?ed.
2A3I2
...Te,, me eve+ythin..
MAR/AR0T
He 1as Hust in the tub, I didn8t see anythin. 7a7a.
2A3I2
*ou can8t Hust e>7,o+e 7eo7,e8s homes ,i?e that, some +ooms a+e
7+ivate.
MAR/AR0T
We,, if I hadn8t been the+e he mi.ht sti,, be in that tub.
2A3I2
That boy is st+an.e.
11
MAR/AR0T
I don8t thin? he8s st+an.e... We,, yes actua,,y, he is 7+ofound,y
st+an.e, but most,y I thin? he8s sad. 2id mom ?no1 himF When she to,d
me sto+ies the+e 1as a,1ays a boy 1ho ,ived a,oneD
@He ,oo?s at he+ th+ou.h the +ea+Dvie1 mi++o+.A
2A3I2
Whe+e did you .et those scisso+sF
MAR/AR0T
They 1e+e in the .,ove bo>, I as?ed you+ 7e+mission.
2A3I2
BWith no memo+y of thisC
h... We,,, be ca+efu,.
MAR/AR0T
I am... Why do you thin? he8s sadF
2A3I2
WhoF
@She si.hs and continues 1o+?in..A
MAR/AR0T
Neve+ mind.
@She 7u,,s the st+in. th+ou.h the ho,e
at the bottom of the can.A
2A3I2
That boyF He8s 7+obab,y Hust s7oi,ed.
MAR/AR0T
Is not.
2A3I2
If it bothe+s you, don8t thin? about it.
@The+e is a sho+t 7ause, she 7uts the
scisso+s do1n.A
MAR/AR0T
...2on4t you thin? about itF
2A3I2
About 1hatF
MAR/AR0T
Bcautious,yC
...Thin.s that bothe+ you.
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2A3I2
*ou can8t chan.e ho1 he fee,s, if he4s sad, he4s sad, so Hust 7ut it
out of you+ mind.
MAR/AR0T
I don8t thin? he8s s7oi,ed, he ba+e,y ,oo?s at his toys. He 1as u7set
about his mom I thin?... I to,d him she .ets him toys because she
,oves him butD
2A3I2
I have an idea.
MAR/AR0T
WhatF
2A3I2
The+e8s an ice c+eam sho7 a cou7,e of mi,es do1n the +oad.
MAR/AR0T
No than? you.
2A3I2
*ou8,, fee, shades bette+, a hund+ed 7e+cent, you4,, see.
@She ,oo?s out the ca+ 1indo1, si,ent
fo+ a moment.A
MAR/AR0T
It must be a1fu, to be fee, a,one a,, the time.
2A3I2
I don4t see 1hy you4+e u7set, anythin. he 1ants his Mothe+ .ets fo+
him.
@!auseA
MAR/AR0T
...2o you +emembe+ 1hat I 1antedF -o+ my bi+thdayF
2A3I2
I .ot you that bi?e you ,i?ed.
MAR/AR0T
Ba,most a EuestionC
...A t+i7 to the Ioo...
2A3I2
Maybe I4,, have a Sunday.
MAR/AR0T
B7uII,ed, most,y to he+se,fC
The Ioo 1ou,d have been much chea7e+ than a bi?e...
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@!auseA
2A3I2
h I ho7e 1e4+e not ,ost.
@She is si,ent, ,oo?in. do1n at the
sou7 cans as she s7ea?s.A
MAR/AR0T
Bmost,y to he+se,fC
...They to,d us about an e>7e+iment they did 1ith mon?eys once.
Scientists ?e7t them se7a+ate +ooms since they 1e+e bo+n, they .ave
eve+y mon?ey eve+ythin. they needed to su+vive, but they 1e+e neve+
touched. Then they 7ut this ,itt,e c,oth do,, in the ca.e 1ith one of
them and the mon?ey c,un. to it ,i?e it 1as his mothe+.
2A3I2
I thin? 1e a+e ,ost actua,,y. 2amn it.
@A ,oud TH9M! is hea+ f+om off sta.e.A
MAR/AR0T
*ou need mo+e than food to ,ive.
2A3I2
What8s that dea+F
@TH9M!A
MAR/AR0T
I said 1e need mo+e than food.
2A3I2
We8+e a,most to the ice c+eam 7,ace.
@TH9M!A
MAR/AR0T
...;an I as? you somethin.F
@TH9M!A
2A3I2
I thin? 1e mi.ht have .one too fa+, I don4t +eco.niIe it he+e.
@TH9M! D TH9M!A
MAR/AR0T
!a7aF
@TH9M! = TH9M!A
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2A3I2
It4s too da+? out, maybe 1e can find a 7,ace to stay the ni.ht and
Hust .o bac? home in the mo+nin..
@TH9M! = TH9M! D TH9M!A
MAR/AR0T
;an 1e 7u,, ove+F
2A3I2
A+e you fee,in. sic?F
@TH9M! = TH9M! = TH9M! D TH9M!A
MAR/AR0T
*es.
2A3I2
6et me Hust see 1hat4s u7 the +oad a bit.
@TH9M! = TH9M! = TH9M! D TH9M!A
MAR/AR0T
I 1anna sto7.
@TH9M! = TH9M! = TH9M! D TH9M!A
2A3I2
7en the 1indo1.
@Ma+.a+et ,ets out a des7e+ate S;R0AM.
2avid 7u,,s ove+, ,oo?s bac? at he+.
She sits sti,,, catchin. he+ b+eath.A
2A3I2
What ha77enedF
MAR/AR0T
...I don4t ?no1...
2A3I2
A+e you o?ayF
@Ma+.a+et .ets out.A
2A3I2
Ma..ieG
@He .ets out, she stands 1ith he+ bac?
to him.A
15
2A3I2
I thin? the+e4s some stomach medicine in the .,ove bo>. It4,, sett,e
you.
@He .oes bac? in the ca+, 1hi,e he .oes
th+ou.h the .,ove bo> it Ma+.a+et
disa77ea+s. He ste7s out of the ca+.A
2A3I2
Ma..ieF
@Si,ence.A
2A3I2
Bshoutin.C
MA/AR0TG
@6I/HTS 9T. In the da+? 1e hea+ MAR*4S
voice.A
MAR*
The+e once 1as a 7+incess a,, cove+ed in day,i.ht.

@6i.hts u7. MAR* stands cente+ sta.e.
MAR/AR0T 0NT0RS ca+e,ess,y movin.
th+ou.h the sta.e 7ic?in. u7 ima.ina+y
f,o1e+s and tossin. thei+ 7eta,s,
Wa+m ye,,o1 ,i.ht fo,,o1s he+ 1he+eve+
she .oes.A
MAR*
She ,ived 1he+e the sun shone steady 1a+m eve+y minute of eve+y day
and she had neve+ hea+d of ni.ht. 0ve+y1he+e she 1ent, f,o1e+s 1ou,d
.+o1 beneath he+ feet. Then one day she 1ent a,, the 1ay to the ed.e
of he+ ?in.dom 1he+e day ended and ni.ht be.an. An enti+e the ocean
st+etched out befo+e he+ unde+ a sta+ studded s?y, she didn8t
unde+stand the da+?, fo+ this 1as the fi+st time she had eve+ seen
the ni.htDtime.
@MAR/AR0T ,oo?s out, confused.A
MAR*
She8d hea+d +umo+s in the 1ind and the +ain of a fa+ off ,and 1he+e a
!+ince +u,ed as she did. )ut each time she 1ande+ed too fa+ f+om he+
.iven 1o+,d, she 1as 1a+ned by the f+o.s in the hi,,s and the bi+ds
in the t+ees neve+ to ,eave, fo+ she 1as fo+bidden. -+om the sho+e
she cou,d see a cast,e on an is,and 1ay out in the midd,e of the sea.
The cast,e sat in si,ence, iso,ated in da+?ness. He 1as the on,y one
1ho ,ived as she did, com7,ete,y a,one in a ?in.dom a,, his o1n. So
she decided to bui,d a boat and +o1 it him.
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@MAR/AR0T 7antomimes .ettin. into a
boat and +o1in..A
MAR*
When she 7,aced the boat in the 1ate+ she found that it 1ou,d not
move, fo+ the f,o1e+s 1hich had fo,,o1ed he+ he+ 1ho,e ,ife continued
to .+o1 beneath the 1ate+ ,i?e a ca+7et of co,o+ed sea1eed. The
7+incess 1as so dist+au.ht that she cou,dn8t he,7 but to c+y and c+y,
she c+ied fo+ hou+s befo+e she +ea,iIed she 1as f,o1in. on a +ive+ of
he+ tea+s. )ut 1hen she sto77ed c+yin. the +ive+ 1ou,d cease to
f,o1 and she 1ou,d be stuc? by the f,o1e+s a.ain. So once a.ain she8d
c+y and c+y and be ca++ied out fu+the+.
@The )* a77ea+s beneath b,ue
moon,i.ht, he is sa1in. 1ood.A
MAR*
Soon she ,oo?ed u7 and sa1 the is,and 1as much c,ose+ than it had
been befo+e. And the+e on the sho+e she cou,d see the fi.u+e of a
boy, he stood ne>t to 7i,es of f+esh cut 1ood. He 1as the 7+ince and
he 1as bui,din. a b+id.e to .et to sho+e. He4d hea+d about the
!+incess f+om a,, the c+eatu+es in the sea and 1as settin. out to
find he+. She 1as so ha77y that she c+ied and c+ied a.ain and 1as
ca++ied the +est of the 1ay by tea+s of Hoy... ?ay, to be continued,
mom4s .ettin. ti+ed.
@MAR/AR0T Hum7s u7 and +uns to he+
mothe+ on the +oc?in. chai+.A
MAR/AR0T
Am I a 7+incessF
@MAR* cou.hs une>7ected,y. She .ets he+
b+eath befo+e continuin..A
MAR*
f cou+se you a+e an.e,.
@Ma+y ta?es a nec?,ace f+om he+se,f and
c,as7s it a+ound Ma+.a+et4s nec?.A
MAR*
He+e, f+om me to you. Not you+s o+ mine but ou+s.
MAR/AR0T
It4s beautifu,. Was it you+ mom4sF
MAR*
*es, and it is thin.s ,i?e these and the memo+ies they ca++y that
he,7 me +emembe+ that the 1o+,d is fu,, of ma.ic.
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MAR/AR0T
I 1ant to come 1ith you.
@Ma+y t+ies not to c+y.A
MAR*
*ou have to stay he+e 1ith 7a7a, he needs someone to ,oo? afte+ him
1hen I .o.
MAR/AR0T
I don8t 1ant you to .o.
MAR*
I ?no1 bunny, but he4,, need you he+e to ?ee7 him st+on..
MAR/AR0T
)ut I4m not st+on.G
MAR*
*es you a+e, you Hust don4t ?no1 it yet.
MAR/AR0T
Whe+e a+e you .oin.F
MAR*
Whe+e f,o1e+s .+o1 beneath my feet and the sun shines 1hen I smi,e.
MAR/AR0T
A+e the sto+ies +ea,,y t+ueF
MAR*
f cou+se they8+e t+ueG
MAR/AR0T
The ?ids in schoo, said the+e8s no such thin. as ma.ic.
MAR*
They4+e Hust sca+ed because it4s not somethin. they can see, and they
can8t be,ieve in 1hat they can8t see.
MAR/AR0T
I8m sca+ed.
MAR*
I tau.ht you bette+ than that.
@MAR/AR0T can4t ho,d it anymo+e.A
MAR/AR0T
)ut I can8t he,7 itG I don8t 1ant you to dieG
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MAR*
Ma..ie, ,isten to me ca+efu,,y because this is the most im7o+tant
thin. I8,, eve+ te,, you. Nothin. that ,ives can eve+ die. Nothin..
0ve+yone of us is fo+eve+. *ou have to be,ieve that, even 1hen it8s
ha+d.
MAR/AR0T
B1i7in. tea+sC
?ay.
@MAR* hu.s he+ ti.ht.
The 6i.hts fade.A
A;T N0
S;0N0 -9R
@In the )oy4s +oom, moon,i.ht shines in
f+om the 1indo1. His bed sits em7ty
cente+ sta.e. The )*, sits sta.e +i.ht
7ee+in. th+ou.h his bed+oom doo+. He
hea+s footste7s and Euic?,y +uns to the
bed. He th+o1s the cove+s do1n to his
feet and 7+etends to be as,ee7. 3AI60N
ente+s the +oom Euiet,y. She ta?es a
ste7 to1a+d him and ,oo?s at the
disheve,ed b,an?ets fo+ a fe1 moments.
She Euiet,y ,eaves the +oom 1ithout
touchin. them. The boy sits u7. He
cove+s himse,f beneath the b,an?ets and
,ays do1n.
A can attached to a st+in. f,ies in
f+om the 1indo1. The )* sits u7 in bed
and ,oo?s at it. The can is s,o1,y
7u,,ed bac? th+ou.h the 1indo1. nce
a.ain it comes f,yin. in, this time he
Hum7s u7 and .+abs it, he 7uts his ea+
to the can.A
MAR/AR0T B.SC
Hey, name,ess boy, it8s meG
)*
Bta,?in. into the canC
Miss Sayo+F I thou.ht you 1ent home. 2id you come bac? to ma++y meF
MAR/AR0T4 B.SC
WhatFG NoG I +an a1ay, I8m c,imbin. u7G
@She st+u..,es to c+a1, in f+om the
1indo1. He he,7s he+, they tumb,e to
the .+ound, they both ,au.h, MAR/AR0T
.ets u7 and .ives him a hand.A
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MAR/AR0T
Runa1ay 1ith meG
)*
Whe+eF
MAR/AR0T
A,, the wheres and theres and heres and nearsG
)*
HuhF
MAR/AR0T
I8,, sho1 youG ;ome onG
@She heads to the 1indo1, 1ith he+ bac?
tu+ned to him she 1i7es a tea+ f+om he+
face. He doesn4t move.A
)*
A+e you c+yin.F
MAR/AR0T0
No, come on 1e have to .o befo+e they find usG
)*
)ut, 1hy a+e you +unnin. a1ayF
MAR/AR0T
)ecause, I can4t Hust 7ut thin.s out of my mind 1hen they u7set me, I
1ant to chan.e themG *ou said you mi.ht not be he+e if I came bac?...
)*
*eah.
MAR/AR0T
WhyF
)*
KI 1ant to chan.e thin.s too.
MAR/AR0T
Why haven4t youF
)*
I don8t ?no1 ho1.
MAR/AR0T
I thin? this is ho1, 1e ,eave behind a,, the thin.s that ?e7t us f+om
bein. ha77y.
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)*
Whe+e do 1e .oF
MAR/AR0T
Whe+e do you 1ant to .oF
)*
Some1he+e I can ea+n a name.
MAR/AR0T
I ?no1 a 7,ace 1e can .o 1he+e you can .et anythin. you 1ant.
)*
Whe+eF
MAR/AR0T
It4s 7,ace 1he+e they 1on8t have to 1o++y about us. Whe+e 1e 1on4t be
bu+dens. Some1he+e 1e can be ha77y and not in anybody4s 1ay.
)*
*ou ?no1 a 7,ace ,i?e thatF
MA/AR0T
My mothe+ to,d me about it in he+ sto+ies. I8m .oin. to find it.
@!auseA
MAR/AR0T
)ut I need you+ he,7 to .et the+e.
)*
MineF
MAR/AR0T
*ou need someone you ca+e about to .et in.
)*
*ou ca+e about meF
MAR/AR0T
...*ou4+e honest. My mom 1ou,d have ,i?ed you.
)*
2id she ?no1 meF
MAR/AR0T
When you 1e+e a baby I thin?, she a,1ays ta,?ed about the 7+ince as a
boy she ?ne1, 1ho ,ived in a cast,e a,, by himse,f.
)*
What e,se did she ?no1F
21
MAR/AR0T
A thousand thin.s, and she sti,, does, nothin. eve+ dies, 1e Hust
have to ,oo? in the +i.ht 7,ace, that4s 1hy 1e have to .o.
)*
If I he,7 you, can you he,7 me .et a nameF
MAR/AR0T
I can t+y to name you no1 if you 1ant.
)*
No. I 1ant to ea+n it.
@She moves to the 1indo1 a.ain. He
hesitates and ,oo?s
a+ound the +oom.A
MAR/AR0T
2o you 1ant to b+in. some of you+ thin.sF
)*
No, they8+e not +ea,,y mine.
@He c,imbs out the 1indo1, she
fo,,o1s.A
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A;T N0
S;0N0 -I30
@As soon as they8+e out of vie1 the
doo+ bu+sts o7en, 2A3I2 and 3AI60N come
s7i,,in. into the +oom. Immediate,y
1hen they come in moon,i.ht .ives 1ay
to the mo+nin. sun. They ,oo? at the
em7ty bed.A
2A3I2
He8s .one too.
3AI60N
)ut I chec?ed on a ,itt,e 1hi,e a.o, they can4t be too fa+.
2A3I2
I don8t unde+stand. Why 1ou,d they do thisF
3AI60N
Maybe it8s Hust chi,d+ens4 .ames. What 1e+e you ta,?in. about +i.ht
befo+e she ,eftF
2A3I2
I don8t ?no1, she said somethin. about mon?eys.
3AI60N
What about mon?eysF
2A3I2
I don4t ?no1, it doesn8t matte+.
3AI60N
I8m su+e it does matte+.
2A3I2
They8+e 7+obab,y ,ost out the+e.
3AI60N
She found he+ 1ay he+e, they4+e not ,ost.
2A3I2
She said he seemed sad.
3AI60N
WhatF
2A3I2
*ou+ son.
3AI60N
...Sad ho1F
23
2A3I2
I don4t ?no1. Ho1 a+e you so ca,mF
3AI60N
...I8m Hust not as confused as you.
2A3I2
WhyF 2o you ?no1 somethin.F
3AI60N
I don8t ?no1 1he+e they a+e.
2A3I2
2o you ?no1 anythin.F
3AI60N
B,oo?in. a+ound the +oom
He ,eft a,, his thin.s.
2A3I2
Maybe not, the+e8s so many toys it8s im7ossib,e to te,,.
3AI60N
He neve+ touches them.
2A3I2
It8s .onna be o?ay, 1e8,, find them.
3AI60N
I thin? you shou,d .o.
2A3I2
WhatF
3AI60N
/ive that 7ictu+e f+om do1nstai+s to the 7o,ice, they8,, he,7 you
,oo?.
2A3I2
And youF
3AI60N
I8,, 1ait he+e in case they come bac?.
2A3I2
?ay. 2on8t 1o++y, it8s .oin. to be o?ay.
@He ,eaves. She ho,ds he+ a+ms as if
co,d and 7u,,s the c+um7,ed cove+s ove+
the em7ty bed. The ,i.hts fade.A
24
A;T N0
S;0N0 SIL
@The )* and MAR/AR0T snea? f+om sta.e
+i.ht, they c+ouch and s,o1,y move
fo+1a+d t+yin. to be Euiet. At sta.e
,eft a ;60R< stands +eadin. a
ma.aIine.A
MAR/AR0T
B1his7e+in.C
*ou don8t have to do this if you don8t 1ant to. It mi.ht .et 7e+i,ous
)*
I 1ant to. I4m hun.+y.
MAR/AR0T
?ay, I4,, dist+act him, you .et as much food and candy as you can
ca++y.
@MAR/AR0T stands u7 and heads to the
;60R< 1hi,e the )* mimics ta?in.
thin.s f+om the she,f and hidin. them
in his c,othes.A
MAR/AR0T
He,,o Si+.
;60R<
He,,o the+e ,itt,e ,ady, 1hat4,, it be todayF
MAR/AR0T
9mmm... What4s you+ nameF
;60R<
WhatF
MAR/AR0T
What4s the matte+ fo+.ot you+ nameF I4m Ma+.a+et, 7ut 4e+ the+eG
@She e>tends a hand to him.A
;60R<
A+en4t you a ,itt,e o,d fo+ thisF
MAR/AR0T
-o+ 1hatF I4m Hust t+yin. to ta,?, nothin. 1+on. 1ith a chat is
the+eF
;60R<
Steve. No1 you .onna buy somethin. o+ notF
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MAR/AR0T
We,, no...
@The c,e+? ,oo?s u7 and sees the )*.A
;60R<
Hey ?id 1hat4+e you doin.GF
@The boy bo,ts off sta.e. !o?es head
bac? inA
)* B.SC
Run Ma+.a+etG
@MAR/AR0T stands f+oIen.A
MAR/AR0T
h... I don4t ?no1 him... )ye SteveG
@She +uns off sta.e, the ;60R< 7ic?s u7
a 7hone and
dia,s.A
;60R<
Binto the 7honeC
T1o ?ids Hust sto,e f+om my sto+eG WhatF *eah boy and a .i+,. She
said he+ name 1as Ma+.a+et...
@He 7uts the 7hone do1n and +uns off
sta.e chasin. afte+ them.A
;60R< B.SC
/et bac? he+e you anima,sG
@MAR/AR0T and the )* +un in sta.e
+i.ht. They sto7 +unnin. and t+y to
catch thei+ b+eath.A
MAR/AR0T
We ,ost him.
)*
That 1as .+eat.
MAR/AR0T
I fee, bad, mom said neve+ to stea,.
)*
We,,, 1e sto,e so you can .et to he+.
MAR/AR0T
I .uess.
26
@She .+i7s he+ nec?,ace.A
MAR/AR0T
...I8m sca+ed I8,, fo+.et a,, the thin.s she to,d me.
)*
I don8t thin? you can.
MAR/AR0T
WhyF
)*
We,,, you a+e those thin.s.
@She smi,es at him de,i.hted.A
MAR/AR0T
Than? you.
)*
)ut I thin? that means I4m not +ea,,y anythin..
MAR/AR0T
WhyF
)*
)ecause my mom doesn4t ta,? to me... I used to thin? I 1as seeD
th+ou.h.
MAR/AR0T
That4s the 1o+st fee,in. in the 1o+,d.
)*
It isF
MAR/AR0T
No one shou,d thin? they4+e invisib,e. My mom to,d me to thin? 1i,d
and b+i.ht thou.hts because you a+e 1hat you thin?. She said if you
thin? you4+e invisib,e... you4,, become invisib,eG
)*
Ba,a+medC
)ut I don4t 1ant to be invisib,e...
MAR/AR0T
Then do somethin. 1i,dG
)*
6i?e 1hatF
MAR/AR0T
Jum7G
27
@He .ets u7 and Hum7s. He stands the+e
unsu+e 1hat to do ne>t.A
MAR/AR0T
RunG
@He +uns in a ci+c,e a+ound he+.A
)*
;an you see meFG
MAR/AR0T
*ou4+e fadin.G
)*
NoG
@She Hum7s u7.A
MAR/ARR0TT0
Run Hum7 stom7 shoutG
)*
Shout 1hatF
MAR/AR0T
I4m not invisib,eG
)*
B+unnin. in ci+c,esC
I4m he+e, I4m he+e, I4m not invisib,eG
@She +uns afte+ him shoutin..A
MAR/AR0T
We4+e not invisib,eG
@They +un a fe1 ,a7s and fina,,y sto7,
,au.hin. too ha+d to ?ee7 .oin..A
)*
A+e 1e sti,, he+eF
MAR/AR0T
We4+e he+e.
)*
I neve+ ?ne1 about this.
MARA/R0TT0
About 1hatF
28
)*
-ee,in. ,i?e this.
MAR/AR0T
*ou4+e Hust ,i?e him.
)*
WhoF
MAR/AR0T
The 7+ince, in the is,and by the sea.
)*
...I 1onde+ ho1 he .ot on the is,and.
MAR/AR0T
I thin? he 1as bo+n the+e.
)*
I thin? someone 7ut him the+e.
MAR/AR0T
WhyF
)*
That4s 1hat 7eo7,e do 1hen they don4t 1ant you.
@She ,oo?s u7 to the s?y.A
MAR/AR0T
6oo?G
)*
Wo1 I4ve neve+ seen the moon ,oo? so c,ose ,i?e that befo+e.
MAR/AR0T
It means 1e4+e on the +i.ht 7athG
)*
What do you meanF
MAR/AR0T
My mom to,d me t+ee thin.s have to ha77en befo+e 1e can .et to 1he+e
1e4+e .oin.. The fi+st is 1e see somethin. 1e4ve neve+ seen befo+e.
The second is to sha+e a thou.ht 1ithout s7ea?in., and the thi+d is
to ma?e a memo+y that 1i,, ,ast a ,ife time.
!6I;0 --I;0R B.SC
;ome on chi,d+en. *ou4+e not in t+oub,e I Hust 1ant to ta?e you homeG
29
@He sea+ches and 1a,?s off sta.e. The
chi,d+en .et u7 f+om thei+ hidin.
s7ot.A
MAR/AR0T
He can neve+ b+in. us bac?.
)*
We4,, become invisib,e.
MAR/AR0T
And fade a1ay.
@They e>it the sta.e. The ,i.hts .o
do1n.A
30
A;T N0
S;0N0 S030N
@A s7ot,i.ht +ains do1n on 3AI60N. She
is 1ea+in. a ba,,e+ina d+ess. She 1a,?s
u7 to a +eco+d 7,aye+ on sta.e and
tu+ns it on. A beautifu, me,ody +ises,
she be.ins a s,o1 me,ancho,y dance. At
sta.e +i.ht 3AI60N4S MTH0R a77ea+s,
he+ bac? to 3ai,en. She 1ashes the
dishes.A
3AI60N4S MTH0R
A,, the thin.s I cou,d have been. I had a ,ife... a ,ove. It 1as my
choice to ?ee7 you. I4m to b,ame. I used to dance too, did you ?no1
thatF I cou,d have been famous. 2o you +emembe+ you+ fathe+F He ,oved
1hen I danced. )ut 1hen he ,eft you, he ,eft me too. I4m to b,ame. He
a,1ays said he 1ou,d if it ha77ened, but si,,y me I sti,, cou,dn4t
.o th+ou.h 1ith it. I decided to have you any1ay.
@3AI60N 1a,?s to1a+d he+ mothe+ 1ho
doesn4t tu+n a+ound. She ta?es a
7+e7a+ation stance. She moves as she
s7ea?s.A

3AI60N
I4ve ,ea+ned ho1 to do a 2oub,e !i+ouette. -i+st the 7+e7a+ation. ne
foot in f+ont of the othe+. A+ms u7. Second 7osition. S7in.
3AI60N s7ins, once, t1ice. A 7e+fect
fo+m. He+ mothe+ continues to do the
dishes i.no+in. he+.A
3AI60N
I4m t+yin. to ,ea+n a t+i7,e but it4s ha+d. *ou ?ne1 ho1 to do it
+i.htF
@3AI60N 2ances, he+ MTH0R4S ,i.ht
fades, she ,eaves the sta.e. 3AI60N
dances a,one. St+on. and .+acefu,,y she
fo,,o1s the music f,a1,ess,y, and then,
sudden,y, she stumb,es. She +emains
sti,,. A statue. She ,ifts he+ head u7.
She tu+ns off the +eco+d 7,aye+, 2A3I2
ente+s.A
2A3I2
The+e you a+e. The 7o,ice ca,,ed, a sto+e c,e+? sa1 them, 1e shou,d
.o do1n the+e.
3AI60N
Is that 1hat they 1ou,d 1antF
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2A3I2
What do you meanF
3AI60N
They +an 2avid, they 1e+en4t ta?en, they ,eft.
2A3I2
What do you su..estF
3AI60N
I Hust 1ant you to ?no1.
2A3I2
<no1 1hatF
3AI60N
Why she +an.
2A3I2
Ma..ie4s Hust confused.
3AI60N
I thin? she ?no1s e>act,y 1hat she 1ants.
2A3I2
She4s Hust a chi,d. She doesn4t ?no1 anythin..
3AI60N
*ou4+e ,yin. to you+se,fD
2A3I2
Then 1hat is it, 1hat does she 1antF
@)0ATA
3AI60N
....To be seen.
2A3I2
I see he+. I .ive he+ eve+ythin. she needs.
3AI60N
*ou4+e b,ind. The chi,d+en see us fo+ 1hat 1e a+e. /hosts. That4s 1hy
they ,eft. They ,ive in em7ty houses.
2A3I2
That4s not t+ue.
3AI60N
It 1asn4t a,1ays.
@3AI60N e>its.A
32
A;T N0
S;0N0 0I/HT
@MAR* ente+s b,indfo,ded 1ith he+ hands
+eachin. out in f+ont. She4s about
seven months 7+e.nant.A
MAR*
Wi,, you hu++y husband, I4m ca++yin. Euite a bund,e he+e.
@2A3I2 ho,ds his 7+e.nant 1ife8s hand
and ,eads he+ to a +oc?in. chai+. He
unties the b,indfo,d.A
2A3I2
We,come to you+ ne1 homeG
MAR*
B7ointin. to the +oc?in. chai+C
h ,oo?G
@She sits 1ith some effo+t.A
MAR*
Just ,i?e my Nanna used to have.
2A3I2
I +emembe+.
MAR*
I neve+ to,d you that.
2A3I2
*ou said she +oc?ed you to s,ee7 1hen you 1e+e ,itt,e, that8s 1hy you
don8t .et seasic?.
MAR*
I don8t +emembe+ te,,in. you that.
2A3I2
Wha,e 1atchin., thi+d date.
MAR*
I +emembe+ the 1ha,es but you +emembe+ a,, thatF *ou8+e .onna be a
.ood fathe+.
2A3I2
-o+ havin. a .ood memo+yF
MAR*
-o+ 7ayin. attention.
33
2A3I2 (Shift in his confidence)
*ou8+e .onna have to 1a,? me th+ou.h it.
MAR*
It8s my fi+st time too you ?no1.
2A3I2
*ou4+e so ca,m thou.h.
MAR*
Am IF
2A3I2
2istu+bin.,y so.
MAR*
I8m Hust ha77y. It8s you, and me, and he+. I t+ust us.
2A3I2
Ban>ious, .ettin. u7C
What if I fo+.et thin.sF )i+thday thin.s, schoo, ,unch and boo?s,
dia7e+s and bott,esD
MAR*
*ou 1on8t.
2A3I2
Ho1 do you ?no1F
MAR*
6ove.
2A3I2
WhatF
MAR*
*ou 1i,, ,ove eve+ythin. about he+. And 1hen she .ets mad at you
it8,, be because you 1on8t ,eave he+ a,one about home1o+?, and
b+ushed teeth, sho1e+s and bed time... A,, you need is ,ove, so they
say. I tend to be,ieve them.
2A3I2
I 1ant to teach he+ thin.s.
MAR*
*ou 1i,,.
2A3I2
And to ,ea+n. Why do I fee, ,i?e I don8t ?no1 ?no1 anythin.F
MAR*
We have ,ots to see yet.
34
2A3I2
She needs a name.
MAR*
Have you been thin?in. of oneF
2A3I2
Ma+.a+et.
MAR*
hF WhyF
2A3I2
)ecause it4s /+ee?, and it means 7ea+,. Somethin. e>t+eme,y 7+ecious
that comes f+om the 1i,d and is inc+edib,y ha+d to find.
MAR*
I say a.ain, you4+e .onna be a .ood fathe+. )ut I a,so 1ant he+ to
have you+ mothe+8s name, my 1ay of than?in. he+ fo+ b+in.in. you into
the 1o+,d.
2A3I2
0,iIabeth.
@He ?isses he+ fo+ehead, ,oo?s
a+ound the sta.e.A
2A3I2
*ou haven8t said anythin. about the a7a+tment.
MAR*
B,oo?in. on,y at him Ho,din. his handC
It8s 7e+fect.
@2A3I2 .ets u7 and moves do1nsta.e.
Ma+y 1atches f+om the chai+. The ,i.hts
dim.A
2A3I2
/od, I ,ost he+.
MAR*
A+e you su+e she8s .oneF
2A3I2
Why did she ,eaveF 2idn8t I .ive he+ eve+ythin. she 1antedF
MAR*
2oes she as? fo+ thin.sF
2A3I2
*ou8+e not the+e.
35
MAR*
I8m notF
2A3I2
*ou8+e Hust thou.hts.
MAR*
Isn8t this 1hat I8d sayF
2A3I2
I8m su+e it is.
MAR*
Then hea+ me.
2A3I2
;an you he,7 meF
MAR*
I8m t+yin..
@She stands and 1a,?s to him, he ?ee7s
his bac? to he+.A
2A3I2
*ou 1ou,d be so disa77ointed in me.
@She b+ushes a hand ove+ his hai+.A
MAR*
I8m not. I8m 1aitin..
2A3I2
Waitin.F
MAR*
To see my husband a.ain.
2A3I2
I8m not that anymo+e.
MAR*
So I8,, haunt you ti,, you a+e.
2A3I2
*ou8+e not the+e.
MAR*
*es I am.
@He sta+ts 1a,?in. a1ay i.no+in. he+.A
36
2A3I2
Sto7, I don4t hea+ you.
@She 1a,?s a+ound to face him.A
MAR*
*ou do. I ?no1 you do. *ou hea+ me 1hen ou+ dau.hte+ 7uts he+se,f to
s,ee7, you hea+ me 1hen you don8t ?iss he+ o+ say you ,ove he+D
2A3I2
Sto7, 7,ease.
MAR*
Say you hea+ me husband.
@He avoids he+ sta+e, she 7uts both
hands on his face fo+cin. him to ,oo?
at he+.A
MAR*
Say it.
@!auseA
2A3I2
I hea+ you.
MAR*
What do I as? you eve+y ni.ht, Hust befo+e you fa,, as,ee7, 1hen
you8+e too ti+ed to b,oc? me outF ...When I4m sc+eamin.F
@He 7uts his hand ove+ he+s.A
2A3I2
...*ou as? me 1he+e I am.
@)6A;<9TA

0N2 - A;T N0
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@It4s ni.ht time in the 1oods. Ma+.a+et
te,,s the sto+y as she
7aces a+ound the sta.e, she is ve+y
animated ma?in. bi. .estu+es 1ith he+
hands as she s7ea?s. The boy sits on
the f,oo+ ,istenin. intent,y.A
MAR/AR0T
So the 7+incess and the 7+ince .ot on the boat and sai,ed a1ay f+om
the is,and. )ut the sun had ,eft the 7+incess and the ni.ht 1ei.hed
heavy 1ith a su7e+natu+a, da+?ness. The sea .+e1 a.itated and
confused, 1aves shatte+ed a+ound them and the 7+ince he,d he+ hand as
they 1e+e en.u,fed by a thic? and b,indin. fo.. A siniste+ fo+ce
seemed in cont+o,. A,, the .i+, cou,d see 1as the moon, 1hich seemed
to .+o1 bi..e+ and bi..e+, ,i?e a 7endu,um about to fa,,. They shut
thei+ eyes unsu+e of the futu+e. SH0 thou.h this 1as a,, he+ fau,t,
because she ,eft he+ ?in.dom. Then she fe,t the boat ease and soon it
sto77ed +oc?in. a,, to.ethe+. The 7+ince ,ifted he+ f+i.htened face
and she ,oo?ed u7 to find they 1e+e no ,on.e+ on the sea but f,oatin.
on a c,oud.
)*
Ho1 does it endF
MAR/AR0T
I can4t Hust te,, you, my mom used to ma?e these sto+ies ,ast 1ee?s
o+ months, the sus7ense 1as the best and 1o+st 7a+t. I4m so++y you+
mom neve+ to,d you sto+ies, I can4t ima.ine .+o1in. u7 1ithout them.
)*
She4s not home a ,ot any1ay, she4s a ba,,et dance+. She4s in the +ea,
sho1s, the +ea,,y e>7ensive ones.
MAR/AR0T
Wo1 she must be +ea,,y .oodG
)*
*eah... sometimes I 1atch he+ 7+acticin. th+ou.h the c+ac? in the
doo+. She4s beautifu,.
MAR/AR0T
...My mom said dancin. is Hust ,i?e ta,?in. 1ithout ,yin.... HeyG
Te,, me 1hat I4m sayin.G
@She Hum7s u7 and sta+ts dancin. by
he+se,f. The boy ,au.hs.A
MAR/AR0T
Why a+e you ,au.hin.GF
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)*
I thin? you4+e sayin. you don4t ?no1 ho1 to dance.
@She sto7s and t+ies to act insu,ted.A
MAR/AR0T
Ho1 da+e youG ;ome on thenG
)*
;ome 1hatF
MAR/AR0T
6et4s have an honest conve+sation.
@She stands 1ith he+ a+ms out 1aitin.
fo+ him.A
)*
)ut the+e4s no music.
MAR/AR0T
We,,, I do ?no1 one son.. It 1as my mom4s favo+ite ,u,,aby. 2on4t
,au.h.
)*
I 1on4t.
@She +eaches out to him a.ain. He
stands and ta?es he+ hands. She c,ea+s
he+ th+oat in 7+e7a+ation.A
MAR/AR0T
Bsin.in.C
A storm so brews, we sail in blind conviction, the waters fall, and
all our fears and dreams, beset upon, our weary heads so softly, so
take a look, at the one beside you dear. At the one beside you dear,
at the one beside you, dear.
@The boy ste7s bac?, bo1s, c,a7s.
She cu+tsies.A
MAR/AR0T
See, I T62 *9, dancin. is ,i?e J9ST a conve+sation, I hea+d you
c,ea+ as day.
)*
What did you hea+ me sayF
MAR/AR0T
The same as me, you fee, safe he+e.
)*
...6i?e 1e4+e on a boat in the c,ouds.
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S;0N0 TW
@Soft pop music 7,ays in the
bac?.+ound. utside he+
!+om, 3AI60N 0NT0RS and stands si,ent,y
c+yin. cente+ sta.e in he+ 7+om d+ess.
A *9N/ MAN stumb,es out onto sta.e.A
*9N/ MAN
h hey. So++y.
3AI60N
B1i7in. tea+sC
It8s a,, +i.ht.
*9N/ MAN
*ou8+e in my c,assF
3AI60N
Is that a EuestionF
*9N/ MAN
No no, I ?no1 you.
3AI60N
Wo+,d Histo+y.
*9N/ MAN
*eah. What8s you+ nameF
3AI60N
3ai,en.
*9N/ MAN
That8s 7+etty.
3AI60N
No it isn8t.
@He ,au.hs.A
*9N/ MAN
...Why so sadF
3AI60N
My date8s in the+e 1ith his e>.
*9N/ MAN
H.. That8s +ou.h.
40
3AI60N
I thou.ht it 1as d+eam 1hen he as?ed me. Shou,d have ?no1n.
@The youn. man ,oo?s a+ound. He
s,ithe+s to1a+d he+A
*9N/ MAN
Want a d+in?F
3AI60N
I don8t d+in?.
@He sits, si7s.A
*9N/ MAN
Just a ,itt,e.
@He ta?es a bott,e f+om his Hac?et and
.ives it to he+. She d+in?s.A
*9N/ MAN
*ou+ ma?eu78s +unnin.
3AI60N
...Am I u.,yF
*9N/ MAN
*ou8+e beautifu,.
3AI60N
I4m not.
*9N/ MAN
*ou have no idea.
3AI60N
No one8s eve+ said that to me befo+e.
@He ,eans in and ?isses he+.A
3AI60N
We8ve neve+ even s7o?en.
*9N/ MAN
2o you 1ant me to .oF
3AI60N
No.
@The music fades.A
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S;0N0 THR00

@The *9N/ MAN 1a,?s off sta.e.A
3AI60N4S MTH0R ente+s.A
3AI60N4S MTH0R
Whe+e the have you been a,, ni.htF And 1he+e did you .et that d+essF
3AI60N
I bou.ht it.
3AI60N4S MTH0R
With 1hat moneyF Whe+e 1e+e youF
3AI60N
Money I made teachin. ba,,et afte+ schoo,.
3AI60N4S MTH0R
*ou don4t teach ba,,et.
3AI60N
I do.
3AI60N4S MTH0R
Whe+e 1e+e youFG
3AI60N
It doesn4t matte+.
3AI60N4S MTH0R
Watch ho1 you ta,? to me.
3AI60N
I don4t ?no1 ho1 to ta,? to you.
3AI60N4S MTH0R
*ou 1e+e out 1ith some boy 1e+en4t youF
3AI60N
*es.
3AI60N4S MTH0R
WhoGF
3AI60N
I don4t ?no1, some boy, a,, I ?no1 about him is he ,i?es to 7,ay
.uita+, he thin?s he4s .oin. 7,aces, I don4t thin? he4s .oin. fa+.
3AI60N4S MTH0R
I ?ne1 you 1e+e ,i?e that, Hust ,i?e the +est of them, 1hy 1ou,d I
thin? any diffe+entF
42
3AI60N
Why 1ou,d I be any diffe+entF That4s 1ho you to,d me I 1as, some
1ho+eG That4s 1hat you4ve said f+om the day I .ot my 7e+iod, M*ou4,,
7+obab,y .et some boy to ?noc? you u7 befo+e you .+aduate.N that 1as
the 4advice4 I .ot f+om you. I +emembe+ 1aitin. fo+ that day, not
af+aid ,i?e the othe+ .i+,s, I 1anted it to ha77en so I cou,d come to
you, so you cou,d te,, me 1hat to do. *ou said I4d 7+obab,y .ive it
u7 if it meant .ettin. some attention. If that4s 1ho I am to you,
then that4s 1ho I4,, be.
3AI60N4S MTH0R
2on4t 7ut you+ mis.uided teen an.st on me, I .ave you eve+ythin. you
eve+ needed.
3AI60N
*ou thin? that4s t+ue but it isn4t.
3AI60N4S MTH0R
h I4m so++y did I miss you+ +ecita,sF Maybe I 1as 1o+?in. to feed
you, and 1hy 1ou,d I come see you dance if you4+e the +eason I had to
EuitF
3AI60N
I don4t ca+e about the +ecita,s, I Hust 1anted you to...
3AI60N4S MTH0R
To...F What b+in. you f,o1e+s afte+ the sho1F 6oo? at a,, I4ve .iven
you, and you4+e not satisfiedF Shou,d I buy you .o1ns and ca,, you
7+incessF
3AI60N
NoG
3AI60N4S MTH0R
What thenF
3AI60N
BShoutin.C
I Hust 1ant you to ,oo? at meG
@!auseA
3AI60N4S MTH0R
Bca,m,yC
And 1hy shou,d IF
@3ai,en tu+ns a1ay f+om he+, she
b+eathes s,o1, ca,min. do1n.A
3AI60N
BashamedC
K*ou shou,dn4t.
43
3AI60N4S MTH0R
Ri.ht, and 1hy is thatF
3AI60N
)ecause the+e4s nothin. to ,oo? at.
3AI60N4S MTH0R
And 1ho4s fau,t is thatF
3AI60N
Mine.
@3ai,en sta+ts to 1a,? off as if .oin.
to he+ +oom, she sto7s 1hen he+ mothe+
s7ea?s.A
3AI60N4S MTH0R
h you4+e not .oin. to you+ +oom. That4s a vacant +oom no1. I4m done
ye,,in., done fi.htin., I4m Hust .oin. to stand he+e Euiet,y and
1atch you 7ac? you+ ba.s. 0i.hteen yea+s a.o I made a mista?e, no1
I4m co++ectin. it... 0i.hteen yea+s to the day matte+ of fact. And
no1 I4m .oin. to ta?e my ,ife bac? +i.ht 1he+e I ,eft off. ;an4t
fi.ht 1hen the+e4s no one the+e to fi.ht 1ith. What do you ?no1, it4s
a .ood day afte+ a,,. !ac?, ,eave. And honey, have a ha77y bi+thday.
@3AI60N4S MTH0R e>its the sta.e.
3AI60N is a,one. She bends ove+ ,i?e
she is .oin. to be sic?, .+abs he+
head +eady to e>7,odeDDA
3AI60N
*ou ?i,,ed meG *ou ?i,,ed meG I4m nothin., the+e4s nothin. he+e, ho1
cou,d youG
@She fa,,s to the f,oo+.A
3AI60N
What did I do... my son...
@2A3I2 +uns on sta.e. He sees he+ on
the f,oo+ and +ushes to he+ side.A
2A3I2
3ai,en 1hat ha77enedF
3AI60N
Have they found themF
2A3I2
Not yet...

44
3AI60N
I4m a monste+.
2A3I2
It 1asn4t you+ fau,t.
3AI60N
The 1ay I t+eated him...
2A3I2
That4s ove+ no1.
3AI60N
He4,, neve+ fo+.ive me.
2A3I2
He4s a .ood boy.
3AI60N
I 1as 1ea?, I became e>act,y 1hat she said I 1as, a shado1. A
nothin..
2A3I2
*ou8+e not 1ea?. *ou didn8t choose this, you 1e+e beaten into it.
3AI60N
...I4m 7+oud of him. -o+ +unnin.. He4s b+ave+ than I 1as.
2A3I2
;ome on, 1e need to be out the+e ,oo?in..
@He he,7s he+ u7.A
3AI60N
What 1i,, you say to he+F
2A3I2
That I 1as af+aid, too much of a co1a+d to ta,? to he+, to ,isten...
too af+aid of 1hat I mi.ht fee, if I did.
@Thei+ ,i.ht .oes out, 3AI60N and 2A3I2
e>it the sta.e.A
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S;0N0 -9R
@A s7ot,i.ht shines on MAR/AR0T as she
ente+s.A
MAR/AR0T
The boat cut th+ou.h the c,ouds ,i?e a s,ed in the sno1. The 7+ince
stood u7 1hen he sa1 1he+e they 1e+e headed, the 7+incess stayed in
he+ seat, mo+e confused than shoc?ed. -,oatin. f+ee,y on a mountain
of smo?e the+e sat a .+eat stone cast,e. As the boat a77+oached, the
d+a1 b+id.e came do1n and they bum7ed into it ,i?e a doc?. They
Hum7ed out of thei+ boat and 1ent inside the cast,e. The boy 1a,?ed
ahead, ea.e+ to be va,iant.
@6I/HTS 9! MAR* 1a,?s on sta.e.A
MAR*
The .i+, thou.ht the Euiet 1as st+an.e, but she to,d he+se,f she
didn4t +ea,,y ?no1 1hat 1as su77osed to be st+an.e 1hen one ente+ed a
cast,e in the s?y.
MAR/AR0T
)ut most st+an.e of a,, 1as ho1 the boy and .i+, both ?ne1 Hust 1he+e
to .o, thou.h neithe+ of them had eve+ been he+e befo+e, the 1ay 1as
c,ea+. Sudden,y she sto77ed in he+ t+ac?s and so did he, they ,oo?ed
at each othe+ 1hen they +ea,iIed 1hateve+ 1as ,eadin. them 1asn4t
ta?in. them Hust inside the cast,e, but do1n into it4s dun.eon.
@They come to.ethe+, Ma+y ta?es he+
hands.A
MAR*
*ou4ve hea+d it a mi,,ion times, you ?no1 ho1 it ends.
MAR/AR0T
I ?no1 but I ,i?e ,istenin. to it.
@MAR* ,eads he+ to a chai+, they sit
to.ethe+.A
MAR*
I did too 1hen I 1as you+ a.e.
MAR/AR0T
Ho1 do you .et to the ?in.domF
MAR*
We,, fi+st you need to find a 7,ace that is ve+y s7ecia, to you.
Some1he+e you made a memo+y you 1i,, neve+ fo+.et. And If you4+e
the+e 1ith someone you ca+e about, you4,, find you4+e sudden,y ,ifted
u7 and b+ou.ht to a 7,ace fu,, of 1onde+ and myste+y and you don4t
?no1 ho1 in the 1o+,d you eve+ .ot the+e.
46
MAR/AR0T
Is that ho1 I can find you 1hen you4+e .oneF
MAR*
*es.
@MAR* hu.s he+ and sudden,y be.ins to
cou.h, she can4t sto7. 2A3I2 +uns on
sta.e and +i7s MAR/AR0T f+om the
chai+.A
2A3I2
What4+e you doin.G *ou ?no1 you+ mom4s sic?G
MAR/AR0T
B7anic?yC
I4m so++yG I4m so++yG
@2A3I2 ta?es MAR* and 1a,?s he+ off
sta.e. MAR/AR0T stands a,one, she
bu+ies he+ head in he+ hands. The )*
ente+s behind he+.A
)*
2on4t c+y.
MAR/AR0T
I4m not...
)*
I4m so++y.
MAR/AR0T
What fo+F
)*
Not ?no1in. ho1 to he,7.
MAR/AR0T
It4s o?ay, I don4t thin? anyone does.
)*
*ou4,, be ha77ie+ 1hen 1e .et the+e, ho1 do 1e .et insideF
MAR/AR0T
We have to find a s7ecia, 7,ace.
)*
Whe+eF
MAR/AR0T
I don4t ?no1.
47
)*
Nothin.4s s7ecia, he+e.
MAR/AR0T
Any 7,ace can be s7ecia,, you Hust have to ma?e a memo+y you4,, neve+
fo+.et.
)*
6i?e 1hatF
MAR/AR0T
I don4t ?no1... A fi+st ?issF
)*
h...
MAR/AR0T
We don4t have to.
)*
I don4t mindG ...I mean if it 1i,, he,7...
@She .i..,es, 7uts he+ hands on his
shou,de+s.A
MAR/AR0T
?ay, c,ose you+ eyes.
)*
WhyF
MAR/AR0T
)ecause you4+e su77osed to.
)*
?ay...
@He c,oses his eyes, she shuff,es
c,ose, sna7s a fast ?isses on his
,i7s.A
MAR/AR0T
I thin? that4s it.
)*
What ha77ens no1F
MAR/AR0T
I don4t ?no1, no one fo+.ets thei+ fi+st ?iss +i.htF
)*
I4m su+e I 1ont.
48
@She 7aces to sta.e +i.ht then bac?
then to the cente+ a.ain.A
MAR/AR0T
I can4t be he+e, I have to .o. I 1ant my mom, I have to .oD
@The )* sta+ts to a77+oach he+ but she
bac?s a1ay. He 7uts an a+m on he+
shou,de+, she 7u,,s bac?.A
MAR/AR0T
She ,iedG The+e4s no ma.ic, the+e4s no anythin., she4s deadG Why did
she ,ie to meFG
)*
I don4t ?no1... Maybe she didn4t ,ie. Maybe she Hust said thin.s in a
1ay you 1ou,d unde+stand them.
MAR/AR0T
She said she 1as fo+eve+...
)*
*ou4+e .onna ,ose he+ com7,ete,y if you don4t be,ieve that.
@She fa,,s to he+ ?nees.A
MAR/AR0T
Bsho+t of b+eathC
I have to find he+... I need fo+ he+ to be he+e.... Mom...Bca,,in.
he+C
)*
What about you+ dadF
MA/AR0T
He ,ied too.
)*
About 1hatF
MAR/AR0T
He said he 1ou,d stay 1ith me unti, it sto77ed hu+tin....
@The s7ecia, focuses cente+ sta.e on
MAR/AR0T. 2A3I2 0NT0RS and 1a,?s to
MAR/AR0T, the )* moves a1ay out of the
,i.ht. n,y 2A3I2 and MAR/AR0T a+e seen
beneath the ,i.hts. She cove+s he+ eyes
1ith he+ hands a.ain.A
2A3I2
Why so c,oudy, sunshineF
49
@She sha?es he+ head.A
2A3I2
2on8t .immie that, 1e ta,? about eve+ythin.. Is it a boyF
@She nodsA
2A3I2
The ni.htma+e be.ins.
@She si.hs, annoyed.A
2A3I2
?ay I8m so++y, te,, me.
MAR/AR0T
KNothin. to te,,.
2A3I2
And the+ein ,ies the 7+ob,em, +i.htF
MAR/AR0T
I .uess.
2A3I2
Ho1 ,on. have you ,i?ed himF
MAR/AR0T
I unno... cou7,e months.
2A3I2
T+ans,ated into .+o1n u7 time that8s at ,east a yea+. It hu+ts, I
?no1.
MAR/AR0T
*ou doF
2A3I2
Su+e, it4s the ?ind of 7ain you can neve+ unde+stand un,ess you8ve
been the+e.

MAR/AR0T
I unde+stand it.
2A3I2
I ?no1 you do.
MAR/AR0T
It fee,s... em7ty...
2A3I2
...6i?e the+e4s somethin. missin. but you don4t ?no1 1hat.
50
MAR/AR0T
I ?no1 1hat, it4s because I don4t have the A++o1 yet. *ou can4t fa,,
in ,ove unti, you both have one.
2A3I2
BconfusedC
K*eah, that4s +i.ht.
@MAR* ente+s.A
MAR*
What4s the matte+ bunnyF
2A3I2
She4s Hust a ,itt,e do1n because she ,i?es a boy, but she hasn4t
.otten he+ Arrow yetF
MAR*
Ah, ;u7id4s a++o1.
@2A3I2 sudden,y .ets it.A
MAR/AR0T
Whe+e4s you+sF
MAR*
We,,... We bu+ied itG
@MAR/AR0T .as7s in shoc?.A
MAR/AR0T
WhyGF
MAR*
)ecause... it4s the on,y +ea, 1ay to ?ee7 it safe.
2A3I2
That4s +i.ht, you can4t +is? ,osin. it 1hen you move o+... 1hat if
the+e4s a to+nadoGF No no, it4s much safe+ if it4s bu+ied, dee7
beneath the ea+th, 1he+e on,y you+ mothe+ can find it.
MAR/AR0T
BsadC
...Why don4t I have an a++o1F
@MAR* ,oo?s at 2A3I2 conce+ned.A
2A3I2
When I 1as you+ a.e I 1anted to be in ,ove too, but it neve+ ha77ened
and it made me ve+y ve+y sad. )ut thin.s ha77ened the 1ay they did
fo+ a +eason, and that +eason 1as you.

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MAR/AR0T
When does it sto7 hu+tin.F
2A3I2
I don4t ?no1, but I4,, be +i.ht he+e 1ith you unti, it does.
MAR/AR0T
!+omiseF
2A3I2
;+oss the a++o1 in my hea+t.
@He ?isses he+ on the chee? and .ets
u7, 2A3I2 and MAR* e>it to.ethe+. The
)* +eHoins he+.A
MAR/AR0T
...)ut he didn4t stay. He ,eft me.
@The !6I;0 --I;0R ste7s on sta.e
behind them.A
!6I;0 --I;0R
The+e you a+e.
MAR/AR0T
*ou can4t ta?e usG
!6I;0 --I;0R
It4s o?ayD
MAR/AR0T
Bye,,in.C
No it isn4tG It isn4t and no one ?no1sG
@The !6I;0 --I;0R .ets c,ose+
but the )* .ets in bet1een them.A
)*
Just ,et us be, 1e don4t 1ant to .o bac?, they ?ee7 us 1he+e they
can4t see us, 1e don4t 1ant to be see th+ou.h anymo+eD
!6I;0 --I;0R
See th+ou.hF
)*
She sti,, needs to find a 7,ace 1he+e she can be hea+d and I sti,,
need a nameD
@3AI60N and 2A3I2 ente+ the sta.e.A
3AI60N
6ucas.
52
@The )* f+eeIes. The !6I;0 --I;0R
e>its ta,?in. into his 1a,?ies He tu+ns
bac? to see his mothe+, she a77+oaches
1ith caution. -o+ eve+y ste7 she ta?es
to1a+d him he ta?es ste7 bac?.A
3AI60N
It means ,i.ht. I +emembe+ thin?in. you 1e+e the on,y b+i.ht thin. in
my ,ife. That4s 1hy I stayed a1ay, I didn4t 1ant to +uin that, to
+uin you. I neve+ ,et myse,f ,ove you ,i?e you shou,d have been
,oved, I didn4t 1ant to infect you 1ith this thin., this disease I4m
ca++yin.. I don4t dese+ve you, but I do ,ove you. Mo+e than anythin..
@The )* is in shoc?, he and 3AI60N
+emain u7sta.e +i.ht as MAR/AR0T and
2A3I2 move do1nsta.e cente+.A
2A3I2
Ma..ieD
MAR/AR0T
Stay a1ay f+om me.
@He a77+oaches, she bac?s a1ay f+om
him.A
2A3I2
I4m so so++y.
MAR/AR0T
*ou acted ,i?e my fathe+, you said you4d be the+e 1hen it hu+tG I
be,ieved youG She died and you... *ou didn4t even ta,? to me. *ou4+e
not my fathe+, you4+e not anythin.G
@She 1a,?s offD 2o1nsta.e ,eft. He
.ives he+ s7ace but t+ies to s,o1,y .et
c,ose+.A
2A3I2
*ou4+e +i.ht, I haven4t been you+ fathe+, but I 1ant to t+y. I 1ant
us to t+y. I 1as af+aid...
MAR/AR0T
Af+aidF f 1hatF
2A3I2
f ,oss... 2o you +emembe+ the 1itchF The one 1ho cast the s7e,, on
the !+ince and !+incessF
MAR/AR0T
I +emembe+.
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2A3I2
2o you +emembe+ 1hyF
@The 6I/HTS sudden,y fade. A sin.,e
shines in the cente+ of the sta.e as
MAR* ente+s, do1n cente+ sta.e. She
,oo?s out at the audience and +eads
f+om the boo?.A
MAR*
And as the boy and .i+, 1ent to the dun.eon they fe,t that behind
those stone 7+isons ,ay the ans1e+ to a,, of thei+ Euestions. They
+eached the ce,, at the end of the ha,, and the+e they sa1 t1o
7eo7,e, thin and 1ea?. The 7+isone+s cou,d ha+d,y ta,?.
@The ,i.hts +ise dim,y behind he+.
MAR/AR0T and the )* stand sta.e +i.ht
d+essed as the cha+acte+s in the sto+y.
3AI60N and 2A3I2 ?nee, sta.e ,eft, they
a+e d+essed as the ?in. and Eueen. The
chi,d+en ca+efu,,y a77+oach thei+
7a+ents.A
)*
MWho a+e youFN
MAR*
The boy 1his7e+ed in the da+?.
2A3I2
MA ?in. f+om anothe+ ,and, and this is the Eueen, and she is you+
mothe+.N
)*
Bas if it 1e+e a ,ieC
MI have no mothe+GN
2A3I2
M*ou do, you 1e+e ,ied to. I b+ou.ht you he+e so you cou,d see that
you a+e not a,one ,i?e you thin?, you neve+ 1e+e.N
3AI60N
MIs it a d+eamF Is it +ea,,y my 7+inceFN
MAR*
BMovin. sta.e +i.htC
It didn4t ma?e sense he thou.ht, a,, this time he4s been a,one,
un1anted and unca+ed fo+. And he+e sudden,y, he had a mothe+.
2A3I2
M*ou had been banished by an evi, 1itch, and 1e 1e+e cu+sed and
st+uc? do1n and fo+ced into this dun.eon.N
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)*
BTo Ma+.a+etC
The sto+m, 1hen 1e ,eft the is,and, it must have been the 1itch
t+yin. to sto7 us.
MAR*
And sudden,y the .i+, +emembe+ed the c+o1 ca1in. th+eats and
1a+nin.s, t+yin. to ?ee7 he+ f+om eve+ ,eavin. he+ kingdom.

3AI60N
B+eachin. out fo+ himC
MMy boy...N
)*
MI4m he+e.N
@The )* ste7s c,ose+ to 3AI60N and
?nee,s in f+ont of he+, he ta?es he+
hand. MAR/AR0T +emains behind,
unce+tain.A
MAR*
The .i+, 1as shy but mana.ed to find he+ voice in the da+?.
MAR/AR0T0
M0>cuse me, but do you by chance ?no1 1ho I amFN
2A3I2
M*ou... you a+e my 7+incess.N
MAR*
The ?in. said...
@The )* b+ea?s the ,oc? and o7ens
thei+ ce,, doo+, he is no1 the fu+thest
do1nsta.e. 2A3I2 stands and hu.s
MAR/AR0T.A
MAR*
And 1ith that he 1+a77ed his a+ms a+ound his dau.hte+ fo+ the fi+st
time in a decade.
@3AI60N stands behind Ma+.a+et and
2avid.A
)*
MWhy 1e+e 1e banishedFN
@2A3I2 moves do1nsta.e TH0 )* to his
,eft, MAR/AR0T on his +i.ht, 3AI60N
stands behind the boy 1ith a hand on
his shou,de+. MAR* moves sta.e +i.ht.
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2A3I2
B6oo?in. at the boy, Ma+.a+et, and the
audience.C
M-ea+. The 1itch 1as te++ified of you+ 7otentia,, af+aid of 1hat you
mi.ht do 1ith you+ 7o1e+. So she ,oc?ed us u7 and .ave you 1hat she
thou.ht you needed to be ha77y, ?in.doms a,, you+ o1n, but she 1as
1+on.. We need mo+e than cast,es. When you t1o found each othe+, 1e
fe,t you+ st+en.th, and 1ith ou+ ,ast ounce of ene+.y b+ou.ht you
he+e... 2o you ?no1 1hy ou+ cast,e is in the s?yF )ecause a,, of this
,and is ou+s, not Hust day, not Hust ni.ht, not Hust fie,ds o+ oceans
but a,, thin.s.N
MAR*
A dee7 and th+eatenin. an.e+ boi,ed in the !+ince.
)*
B)+andishin. his s1o+d.C
MI must ?i,, the 1itchGN
2A3I2
MNoG We a+e done 1ith vio,ence, 1e 1i,, send he+ a1ay to ,ive in the
is,and of the ni.ht ,i?e she did 1ith you, soon I 1i,, die and you
1i,, be ?in., the+e is much to teach you.N
@As MAR* +eads, she be.ins to 1a,? bac?
cente+ sta.e. )ehind he+ the )*
ho,ste+s his s1o+d and 2A3I2, 3AI60N,
MAR/AR0T and the )* e>it the sta.e
to.ethe+, as a fami,y. The ,i.hts fade
a+ound MAR*, she is a,, that +emains.A
MAR*
And so, afte+ the chi,d+en f+eed thei+ 7a+ents f+om thei+ 7+ison, the
evi, 1itch 1as found and banished to the is,and in the sea. And in
time the 7+incess became Eueen and the 7+ince became ?in. and they
continued to ,ive in thei+ cast,e in the s?y +u,in. ove+ a,, the
ea+th and sta+s. And thou.h they did ,ive ha77i,y eve+ afte+, the+e
1e+e moments of ,ament as they +emembe+ed thei+ .ua+dians 1ho had not
abandoned them ,i?e they once thou.ht, but instead 1e+e st+uc? do1n
by the 7o1e+ of da+? ma.ic and fea+. And it 1as not thei+ 7o1e+ o+
tit,es that ca,med thei+ hea+ts and sett,ed thei+ s7i+its in times of
.+ievin., but the ?no1,ed.eD that a,, the time they be,ieved they had
been a,one, they 1e+e missed, and .+ieved, and ,oved.
@She c,oses the boo?.A
@)6A;<9T.A