Plays: One by Sarah Daniels

Author:Sarah Daniels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Published: 1998-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

Scene Ten

HILARY and RON at work. HILARY is filing or trying to get on with some appropriate office work. RON is merely being ‘friendly’, i.e. he does not grope her, neither are his words loaded with lust.

RON. How’s it going, Hilary?

HILARY. Okay, thanks, Mr Hughes.

RON. Good. Enjoyed your first few weeks with us?

HILARY. Very much, thank you.

RON. I’m glad to see you like the job.

HILARY. Ta.

RON. Good, good.

Pause.

HILARY. Nothing wrong is there? I mean, I’m sorry about those invoices but it was the photocopier really.

RON. No, no, it could happen to anyone. I thought we could go for a drink at lunchtime.

HILARY. It’s okay, thanks, I don’t drink lunchtimes, it makes me nod off in the afternoon, know what I mean?

RON. A coke then?

HILARY. I never drink coke, ta.

RON. How about after work then?

HILARY. I’ve got to collect me little boy.

RON. I thought your mother did that.

HILARY. From the nursery but I have to go straight to her place of work.

RON. Well, tomorrow lunchtime it is then.

HILARY. It’s really very kind but I have to do me shopping lunchtimes.

RON. Kind, nothing, I always take new members of staff to lunch. It’s a tradition.

HILARY. Oh.

RON (jokey). No need to sound so enthusiastic.

HILARY. I’m sorry, Mr Hughes.

RON. Ron.

HILARY. Ron.

RON. Are you finding it too long a day?

HILARY. Oh no, it’s great really. No, it’s just right.

RON. How far do you go?

HILARY. Pardon?

RON. How far do you have to travel?

HILARY. Oh, it’s easy on the tube.

RON. Where do you live again?

HILARY. Er, like I say, it’s only twenty minutes on the tube.

RON. I remember now. Finsbury Park. How silly of me. I go that way most evenings. I can drop you off.

HILARY. It’s very nice of you but …

RON. No buts … It’s no trouble.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.