More dialogue from SYNECDOCHE, NY

OLIVE:
Pretend we fight each other. And I
say stop hitting me or I’ll die.
And you say okay, but you’re
fibbing. And you hit me again.

CADEN:
Okay.

OLIVE:
Okay. Let’s go. Hit me.

They pretend to hit each other. Olive makes hissing and
roaring noises. She stops.

OLIVE:
Okay. You have to stop hitting me
now or I will die.

CADEN:
Okay.

He stops.

OLIVE:
No! Pretend you’re fibbing!
Remember?

He mock hits her again. She falls.

OLIVE:
Now I have to die.
(beat)
Pretend you say you don’t want me
to die.

CADEN:
I don’t want you to die.

OLIVE:
(compassionate whisper)
But I have to.

CADEN:
But I’ll miss you.

OLIVE:
I have to. And you’ll have to wait
a million years to see me again.

Caden tears up at this and tries to conceal it.

OLIVE:
And I’ll be put in a box. And all
I’ll need is a tiny glass of water.
And lots of—tiny pieces of
pizza. And the box will have
wings, like an airplane.

CADEN:
Where will it take you?

OLIVE:
(thinks)
Home.