short pause
W2: sasha we need to buy you a black shawl
W1: i’m not going
W2: …and find your black dress
W1: I AM NOT GOING
W2: …
W1: no i’m fine i’m really fine it’s just that i’m not going tomorrow because that’s what i want because i’m a grown-up and i’ve decided that if i don’t want to look at a dead body and pretend to be sad i’m not going
W2: …
W1: …
W2: i’ll find your black dress
pause, W2 looking at W1, W1 not looking at W2.
W2: i’ll get you a shawl in the evening remind me
W1: …
W2: will you iron it yourself?
W1: …
W2: alright I’ll leave your outfit on the chair be ready tomorrow by 8
W1: …
W2: …
W2 stands up as if intending to go somewhere, but doesn’t know where. sits down.
W2: slap her
W1: why?
W2: she bit me, she has to be punished. slap her.
W1: no. she’s not supposed to be slapped.
W2: why?
W1: because no children are supposed to be slapped.
W2: why? she bites! and also, she replies!
W1: what do you mean “she replies”?
W2: well, she says something to me, and i answer, and she REPLIES to me!
W1: she just replies?
W2: WHAT DO YOU MEAN JUST REPLIES CHILDREN ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO REPLY THEY MUST LISTEN TO WHAT OLDER PEOPLE TELL THEM AND DO IT AND SAY NOTHING BACK AND SHE REPLIES SLAP HER