START: SHERRY: I took Amelia to get her...

Mary Jane

Mary Jane Sherry

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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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