Water by the Spoonful (Revised TCG Edition) by Quiara Alegría Hudes

Author:Quiara Alegría Hudes
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781559368773
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: 2017-08-17T00:00:00+00:00

(Haikumom looks for the page. Elliot punches harder. His leg is starting to bother him.)

ELLIOT: Your leg feels great. Your leg feels like a million bucks. No pain. No pain.

HAIKUMOM (Finding the page): Obituaries? “In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to . . .”

(Haikumom drops the newspaper.

The Ghost blows on Elliot, knocking him to the floor.)

Intermission.)

Scene Seven

A diner. Odessa and John, aka Fountainhead, sit in a booth.

ODESSA: To lapsed Catholics. (They clink coffee mugs) And you thought we had nothing in common.

JOHN: When did you become interested in Buddhism?

ODESSA: My older brother used to terrorize me during mass. He would point to a statue, tell me about the evil spirit hiding behind it. Fangs, claws. I thought Saint Lazarus was gonna come to life and suck my eyes out. Buddhism? Not scary. If there’s spirits, they’re hiding inside you.

JOHN: Aren’t those the scariest kind?

ODESSA: So, how many days do you have? It should be two now.

JOHN: I put my sons’ picture on my cell phone so if I get the urge, I can just look at them instead.

ODESSA: How many days?

JOHN (Small talk): I love Puerto Rico. On my honeymoon we stayed at that hotel in Old San Juan, the old convent. (Odessa shrugs) And that Spanish fort at the top of the city? El Morro?

ODESSA: I’ve always been meaning to make it there.

JOHN: There are these keyholes where the canons used to fit, and the view of the waves through them, you can practically see the Spanish Armada approaching.

ODESSA: I mean, one of these days I’ve gotta make it to PR.

JOHN: Oh. I just figured . . .

ODESSA: The Jersey Shore. Atlantic City. The Philadelphia airport. Oh, I’ve been places.

JOHN: On an actual plane?

ODESSA: I only fly first-class, and I’m still saving for that ticket.

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