Fragments of Etienne

– I don’t like what you’re doing.
Neutral
It’s very rare
I don’t know if she’s spoiling to fight or making a simple statement
– I don’t know either.
She gets up
Goes to the window
Parts the curtain and looks out at the nothing outside
Overcast and Autumn
– We should go and see Natalie tonight.
Natalie?
– No different from the one in the last piece.
— Which piece?
– That you wrote last night.
Indeed, there seems to be a Natalie
— Do you think?
– Don’t worry if it’s bad, I like her.
Stare
Click
— Alright.
She walks back
Sits
– You’re not taking your pills.
Stare
Blink
— No.
Turn and stare
– Don’t push it.
Inhale
Exhale
— Push what?
– I don’t know. It.
Pause
– Yourself. Maybe.
Look away
I stare at her profile
She looks about the room
Her face another beautiful shape in the dim light
– I like having you around.
Stare
— Why?
She meets my eyes again
– I don’t know.
Exhale