RUNKA
You did it, Cinderella. You found your voice. You reminded the whole galaxy what it feels like to hope.

(Cinderella gazes at her remaining shoe.)

CINDERELLA
I did. Thank you, Runka. For a night I’ll never forget.

(She walks ahead, slowly.)

RUNKA
Where are you going?

CINDERELLA
To bed. The Zurkas will be back any minute. There’s chores to do in the morning.
(Runka doesn’t follow. They stand where they are, confused by Cinderella’s reaction to all this. Cinderella responds to the question unasked)
What’s changed, Runka?
(A beat.)
Tonight was a dream come true. But it was still just a dream.

(She nearly exits but stops short when she hears the sound of a rocket landing.

Commotion offstage. Lady Zurka, Zig, and Zag enter. Cinderella and Runka look on.)

LADY ZURKA
That