START: Sarah I fell asleep.

Ronnie So I saw.

Sarah I thought you were a dream.

Ronnie Perhaps I am.

Sarah (pushing him away to look at him) I hope not, Ronnie. Oh God, I hope not. Don’t go away again. It’s been so lonely without you and your friends. I don’t mind not having any money, we can always eat, you know that, but I can’t bear being on my own. (Begins to cry.)

[... …]

END: Ronnie |— I can't, not now, its too big, not yet — it's too big to care for it, I—I’ll... He picks up his case and brokenly moves to his room mumbling:

“Too big, Sarah — too big, too big.’

Sarah (shouting after him) You’ll die, you’ll die — if you don’t care you’ll die. (He pauses at door.) Ronnie, if you don’t care you’ll die. (He turns slowly to face her.)

Arnold Wesker. Chicken Soup With