he just disappeared
quite short pause
he just vanished
FIRST WOMAN
Yes
yes he just left
he just disappeared
Short pause
But imagine him just leaving
quite short pause
and I
quite short pause
I’m left here on my own
SECOND WOMAN
I’m so scared
FIRST WOMAN
He just left
Pause
LONELY MAN
turns to The Second Man
And once
breaks off
SECOND MAN
Once
Short pause
LONELY MAN
Yes once
breaks off. Short pause
SECOND MAN
Once
quite short pause
yes
yes today
I saw a girl
in a yellow raincoat
LONELY MAN
Yes
SECOND MAN
She stood close to a man
with grey work gloves
Short pause
FIRST WOMAN
And so I’m alone
because he
he just left
LONELY MAN
Yes
Short pause
And you
don’t understand why
SECOND MAN
No
Pause
FIRST WOMAN
He just left
he disappeared
LONELY MAN
A girl
in a yellow raincoat
SECOND MAN
Yes
LONELY MAN
She just stood there
SECOND MAN
Yes
quite short pause
alone
a bit lost
perhaps
quite short pause
and her hair
was hanging straight down
quite short pause
LONELY MAN
And she was pale
SECOND MAN
Yes
Pause
SECOND WOMAN
I must go to my husband
I’m so scared
FIRST WOMAN
Yes
SECOND WOMAN
My husband’s waiting for me
FIRST WOMAN
I’m sure he is
SECOND WOMAN
Yes
FIRST WOMAN
But I
quite short pause
I too want to go to my husband
SECOND WOMAN
Yes
But
I must go
breaks off
FIRST WOMAN
Yes
SECOND WOMAN
Yes
Pause
My husband’s waiting for me
FIRST WOMAN
Yes
yes I understand that
I too want to go to my husband
SECOND WOMAN
But can you do that
FIRST WOMAN
Why not
SECOND WOMAN
But where will you go
You can’t just go
Do you know where he is
where he went
quite short pause
he just left
quite short pause
he just disappeared
FIRST WOMAN
Perhaps
Short pause
But how do you know
yes that he just left
SECOND WOMAN
No one was calling him
FIRST WOMAN
No
no not that I heard
SECOND WOMAN
Or was there someone
FIRST WOMAN
Perhaps there was someone
calling him
SECOND WOMAN
And no one came to get him
FIRST WOMAN
No
quite short pause
no not that I could see
SECOND WOMAN
He just left
FIRST WOMAN
He just left me
SECOND WOMAN
But how did he know
where he was going
FIRST WOMAN
Well
how would I know
SECOND WOMAN
He was your husband
FIRST WOMAN
Yes
Pause
SECOND WOMAN
But my husband’s waiting
so I must go
FIRST WOMAN
Yes of course you must
SECOND WOMAN
He’s waiting for me
Pause
FIRST WOMAN
But
quite short pause
yes do you remember
because it was you
wasn’t it you
yes it must’ve been you
do you remember that time
perhaps it was you
do you remember
when we
that time
when we were little
there in the rain
when we were girls
when we were little girls
when we were together
when we were together
in the rain
quite short pause
when we were such close friends
when we always wanted to be together
when we were inseparable
when it was always
you and me
always us
when we were always together
do you remember
SECOND WOMAN
Yes
happily
yes it was you
and it was me
I remember
I remember everything
vividly
I remember the rain
I remember the sea
I remember the sky
FIRST WOMAN
That’s what I thought
yes that it was you
quite short pause
and now
now I’m sure
quite short pause
yes that
yes that it was you
Do you remember the rain
Do you remember how blue
the sea was
The Other Man begins to leave
SECOND WOMAN
Yes
short pause
yes I remember us
you and I
there in the rain
there by the blue sea
And do you remember
how blue the sky was
FIRST WOMAN
Yes
yes I remember
I remember the rain
I remember the sea
I remember the sky
Quite short pause
You and I
Always you and I
SECOND WOMAN
Always us
FIRST WOMAN
But look
Your husband
Look there
SECOND WOMAN
No don’t leave
You must wait for me
Why are you leaving
I get so scared
You mustn’t leave
I’m so scared
I’m always scared
You must wait for me
You must hold my hand
I am here
You mustn’t leave me
Wait
quite short pause
we came here together
The Second Man exits
we’re together
you
you and I
and we must be together
Pause
FIRST WOMAN
He just left
He too
just left
he just disappeared
he just vanished
SECOND WOMAN
Yes
Almost in tears
He just left me
disappeared
vanished
he didn’t even say goodbye
He just left
Pause
FIRST WOMAN
Why do they just leave
Why do they just disappear
Did you say something to him
yes to my husband
did you tell him that he should go
SECOND WOMAN
No
No of course not
FIRST WOMAN
Are you sure
SECOND WOMAN
Yes of course
you were here yourself
you heard what I said
I didn’t say anything to him