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Mary Jane and Sherry sit at the kitchen table eating their dinner. Sherry is one of the nurses engaged to look after Mary Jane’s son and she has become close to Mary Jane. Sherry updates Mary Jane on her niece, Amelia, who is staying with her. Conversation then turns to Alex, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy. As they talk, Alex's monitor beeps and needs attention.
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START: SHERRY: I took Amelia to get her hair done today.
MARY JANE: Uh-huh.
SHERRY: My regular hairdresser, who knows me well.
MARY JANE: Right, the one with the child who—?
SHERRY: Oh yes, I’ve told you about my hairdresser. She said to Amelia, “How long are you staying with your auntie?” Amelia said, “I don’t know, I bought a one-way Ticket!”
[... …]
END: MARY JANE: You brought us those tomatoes a year ago.
SHERRY: Mm?
MARY JANE: You’ve been working with us for a year.
SHERRY: A little over a year.
(Pause.)
MARY JANE: Happy anniversary.
(Pause. Sherry finishes what she’s doing. She turns off a light.)
SHERRY: Get some sleep.
Amy Herzog. Mary Jane. New York Communications Group (electronic edition) pp.27-32
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