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Matt’s relationship with his mother, Bette, has always been haunted by Bette’s dream of a family that never was. She wanted a happy, perfect home full of many children; instead, Matt’s father had a drinking problem and her four other children were stillborn. Bette has never been able to come to terms with her grief, and Matt has always had to take care of her. Here, he dreams of a dinner with his mother where Bette could finally move on.
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START: Bette: Hello, Skippy dear. I made steak for you, and mashed potatoes and peas and cake. How many days can you stay?
Matt: I have to get back tomorrow.
Bette: Can’t you stay longer?
Matt: I really have to get back.
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END: Bette: Hello, Skippy, dear. I made steak for you, and mashed potatoes and peas and cake. You know, you’re the only one of my children that lived. How long can you stay?
Matt: Gee, I don’t know. Uh, a couple of days. Three years. Only ten minutes, my car’s double parked. I could stay eight years if I can go away during the summer. Gee, I don’t know.
Durang, Christopher, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Dramatists Play Service, 1985, p. 35-36.
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