are a beautiful woman
HE
are a beautiful woman
SHE
That’s good
Quite short pause
Say
Quite short pause
You are a beautiful woman
HE
You are a beautiful woman
Pause
SHE
Thank you
Thank you so much
takes his hand again, shakes it
It makes me
yes happy
quite short pause
to hear you say it
She lets go of his hand. Pause
And then you say
I don’t understand anything
HE
I don’t understand anything
SHE
And say
For today Rambuku
shall open up
HE
For today Rambuku
SHE
More
say the rest
say it
HE
Rambuku
SHE
Say more
say what I said
Today Rambuku shall
HE
Today Rambuku shall
SHE
Say after me
then
say
Today
HE
Today
SHE
Rambuku shall
HE
Rambuku shall
SHE
open up
HE
open up
SHE
Say all of it
HE
Today Rambuku shall
SHE
open up
Yes
Pause
Today’s the day
when Rambuku shall remove
these years
this life
and transform it to nothing
quite short pause
transform it to a memory
which disappears
like the landscape when it darkens
fades away
quite short pause
and grows black
quite short pause
and then Rambuku shall stand forth
quite short pause
in all its light
quite short pause
in all its
luminescent
transparent
being
quite short pause, as if she is reflecting
it
quite short pause
Rambuku
should come today
quite short pause
so why doesn’t Rambuku come
it must come
And it comes
and then it’s over
then it’s finished
Then this is finished
Pause
Then it’s finished
say it
Say
Then it’s finished
HE
Then it’s finished
SHE
Then it’s finished
Pause
Do you understand that
that it’s finished
quite short pause
no
no you don’t understand that
not here
for here it’s not possible
quite short pause
to understand anything
here you just stand
and look and look
and say nothing
and understand nothing
and that’s how it is here
But in Rambuku it’s not like that
say it
say after me
say
In Rambuku it’s not like that
HE
In Rambuku
Short pause
SHE
Yes
Say
Quite short pause
It’s not like that
HE
It’s not like that
SHE
In Rambuku
it’s not like that
short pause
in Rambuku
quite short pause
you become beautiful
quite short pause
for no one was more beautiful than you
quite short pause
I could’ve had anyone I wanted
yes
I could
yes it’s true
and in Rambuku
I shall have you back
short pause
for you
yes
quite short pause
yes you looked like Rambuku
quite short pause
and I chose you
of course
for you were
like Rambuku
long pause, she smiles to herself
it was these
reflects
yes these beautiful tosses
of thoughts
they were sudden
you thought just like they think
in Rambuku
and your voice
the strange arcs that formed
suddenly
quite short pause
and the clouds disappeared
and the sky turned blue
and shimmering
across our life
quite short pause
such were the tosses
of your thoughts
you had Rambuku
in you
quite short pause
and your voice surged
like the waves on the sea
waves
there in Rambuku
quite short pause
that’s how you were
short pause
I say something beautiful about you
and you just stand there
stand there
and say nothing
just stand there
and stare and stare
straight up and down
you stand there
quite short pause
can’t you say something
I tell you
looks at him, in a clear voice
there were beautiful tosses in your thoughts
I tell you that
quite short pause
and you just stand there
and say nothing
quite short pause
why don’t you say something
quite short pause
say something
at least you can answer
when I talk to you
say something
answer
answer me
say something
She sighs. Pause
Well read it then
She takes a pad and a pencil from her bag and writes, tears off the sheet, hands it to him, and he stands and fumbles with the sheet
Read it then
Read
Read what I’ve written
quite short pause
oh well
don’t do it then
just leave it then
just leave reading it
quite short pause
or
yes read it
read it at once
now
read
Read
Pause
HE
reads
Rambuku
SHE
Thank you
thank you so much
quite short pause
it was
quite short pause
yes so beautiful to hear you say
Rambuku
Short pause
Why don’t you read it one more time
Yes
yes
yes you must do that
Read
read it one more time
Pause
HE
reads
Rambuku
SHE
And yet one more time
please
Pause
HE
reads
Rambuku
SHE
Thank you
thank you so much
He stands with the note in his hand and she walks over and takes it from his hand, she puts the pad, the pencil and the note in her bag. Pause