Three Dramas

Who knows what he'll say Jim!

Let him, he's come too late that's all!

He couldn't come before, I'm frightened.

He was fond of me.

And I'm not fond of you?

I should have waited Jim, with him in some strange country fighting.

What about me! I've been up to my ears in blood.

I learned what it can get. Jim!

Did you?

Not like you Jim, not like you.

Then there's nothing to fear.

I promised him. One man's luck is

another man's poison.

I should have have waited but at some point I thought

He'll never come back.

Maybe it would have been better if he hadn’t!

I wonder

I wonder if he'll be the same?

Em, don't you ever change on me!

Don't you, or I'll, I'll kill you and him too!

I never will.

Why not ditch this place?

He never find us!

Oh, what's the point of staying!

The world's wide.

I'd rather have it off my mind now! Now, that he's back.

It can only mean trouble. What's the time Jim?

Half past four. He said four o'clock.

Jimmy, you'd better go! No! I'm worried...

I've seen just as much a hell as he has any day.

What's he like?

I don't remember.

I haven't seen him in three years.

Since I've known you I don't know what I remember

Big or little guy?

He's about your size.

Jim go home!

No fear!

What's a rube like him compared to an Al Qaeda sniper.

I don't woose in face of that.

If you go. I'll go! Nothing else.

Jim do you love me, truly?

There's nothing wrong with me loving you.

If he could see my heart.

Em, if I had know you out there...

I would never have finished my tour. MP's would have gotten me

for desertion! That's how I love you.

Jim don't lift your hand to him. Promise!

That depends. Promise!

If he stays quiet I won't.

But I'm not reasonable, not always.

Honestly, not since Afghanistan.

Just as likely he may be the same.

Likely or not. It's a slippery slope.

God help us.

That's said a bit too often.

What we want we take. There's no hoping for good!

Besides I don't fear him.

I've seen worse. Perhaps he'll say that too.

Then it'll be him or me.

I'm frightened! No Em, no.

It's a quiet place, what's one more or less.

He won't hurt you or me.

Oh no, give it to me Jim. Don't worry.

I won't have any real reason to use it.

I'm sure.

My little Em can't be expected to see things the way we do.

What's life anyways.

Six thousand men killed in minutes.

Men scattered on a minefield like hunks of meat.

I've seen the white light a hundred times.

I've killed dozens...

Nothing. He's safe safe.

Safe!

As long he doesn't get on the wrong side of me.

If he does, nobodies safe.

Not him not anyone. Not even you!

Jim this is not that type of day.

You can't... That depends on him.

I'm not looking for it

Em I love you. I love your hair.

I love your eyes.

I love you! I love you Jim.

All the world I don't want anything more then you!

It's him. Don't be frightened,

I'm right here.

Lucky day!

It's, Emma.

It's my Em.

Hello Jack.

Em, Em, hello my sweet.

I have something to tell you

Oh yeah, what sort of thing this lovely day.

Why I got things that would take me years to tell.

Have you missed me Em?

You've been so long.

So I have. So I have.

It's the way they have in the Army, you know.

But with each day,

With each sun, I think of you my Em.

Because at any moment a sniper could pop!

You know, I said then if I could get out of this

I'd laugh.

And here you are.

Brighter than any Sun.

Do you remember that last night in the woods?

You said come back quick and marry me Jack!

Well I'm here.

I've got my pass to paradise.

No more landmines no more body bags,

no more sleeping roughs.

We can get married now Em.

We can live soft and happy.

Come give me a kiss my love.

No! No? No! Why not?

This is why soldier!

Who are you Biff? The Sun doesn't shine for you.

Does it.

Who is the Em? My man.

Your man! Bloody hell!

And thus you see by fates decree,

or rather nurse's whim my brother John

got christened me and I got christened him.

And this morning, I was thinking, you know

I've been lucky, I mean. Now! I can laugh freely.

And you Bro, you've a knife.

So you've had your taste

of the scorched earth and the stench.

Don't you make fun of me or else!

No not at you Bro, not at you.

I'm just laughing at things in general. Relax.

So where did you get it, my friend?

Thru the lung.

Think of that. And I've never been touched.

Four years and not a scratch!

So you've taken my girl!

Nothing doing!

Ha! The world is before me.

Well Em, here's a thought if it's what you want,

Then you be his lung protector.

Em doesn't need your thought. She's made her choice.

Well let it be then. I've got a laugh in me,

that you can't put out, as mean as you look!

Good by, little Em

Don't touch him!

Look Bro, let's just shake, hands alright!

Alright!

'Cause I don't want to see someone

I care for, cry like that, not on any day.

Not less one with the Sun is so bright.

I've seen too much sorrow, man!

You and me, been against the wind, we've had our whack!

Shake!

Who you kiddin, you never loved her!

Well I thought I did...

I'll fight you for her.

Look Bro!

You've done your bit alright and I've done mine.

It's taken us down seemingly different paths, relax.

Jim!

I don't want his charity I only want what I can take!

Em which of us do you want?

Him.

You see Biff, put away your knife man, alright!

Put away your knife.

There's nothing here but laughs man, we both know that.

Laughs my friend, laugh!

You... JIM!

Look, it's no use Bro, I can't do it.

Alright, I said that I would laugh today,

and laugh I will.

I've been through a war machine man.

And all the sorrow and stench that goes along with it.

But never again.

As long as the Sun is still shining.

Hang five Bro.

Don't hate me too much, Jack.

I could never hate my sweet Em. Enjoy your fancy,

So long Em, may the gods be with you.

He's mad. The sun has touched him, Jim!

Come on in ladies.

It's abandoned, but not scary.

Of course it's abandoned!

Mr. Hale boy move things about,

you explained to Mr. Henderson just what you

saw when he came in yesterday morning.

By the way has anything been moved?

Are things just as you left them yesterday?

It's just the same.

Sent Frank out this morning to check, but, uh,

told him not to touch anything.

Uh, you know Frank!

Somebody should have been left here yesterday.

Yesterday!

When I sent Frank out to Morris Center,

for that man who went crazy!

Want you know I had my hands full yesterday.

I knew you'd get back from Sacramento by today,

as long as I went over everything here myself... Well,

Mr. Hale please tell me just what happened