Tim Make-up Victor.

Exit Victor.

Nadia Cover up the nasty stuff. And there’ll be plenty of make-up on.

Nick But it won’t make them go away.

Nadia Out of sight.

Nick But I’ll be thinking about them. I’ll be worrying about you.

Enter Victor.

Nadia I don’t want you to think about me. I don’t want you to worry about me.

Nick But I can’t help it.

Nadia I think Nick needs an E.

Victor Yes. Much better than socialism.

Victor fetches an E from his bag.

Tim That’s a thing that’ll be new to Nick. E. Very post eighty-four.

Victor Everyone is the same when you take this. Everybody loves everybody. Take it.

Nick No. I’m going.

Nadia Going where?

Nick I don’t know. I’m leaving.

Nadia Then we’ll see you later.

Nick No, not later. I mean I’m leaving, I’m taking my stuff and I’m going.

Nadia You don’t have to do that.

Nick I’m leaving because I can’t handle this.

Nadia But I’m handling it.

Nick But I love you. I’ve fallen in love with you but I can’t see you … all this happening to you … and you’re not doing anything about it… and me being angry all the time and you …

Nadia Well, alright then.

Nick I’ve got to get out. I’m sorry.

Exit Nick.

Victor Weak man. Socialist, He took it seriously.

Nadia Oh shit. Oh…

Victor She’s taking it seriously.

Tim Baby, baby.

Victor Please, not serious.

Tim Daddy’s got to / deal with this.

Nadia Oh, oh, oh. Why is this happening?

Tim Shit happens, you know?

Nadia This is so shit. I love him, you know.

Tim I know / you do baby, I know.

Victor Please not serious.

Enter Nick, with his bag.

Nick Bye then.

Nadia Bye.

Nick You gonna say anything else?

Nadia Nothing else to say.

Nick Well, what do you feel?

Nadia Too much. Lots of stuff.

Victor Nothing, you feel nothing.

Nick Do you love me?

Nadia Yes.

Victor Weak.

Nick And I love you. Tell me about Simon.

Nadia No.

Nick Just tell me about tonight. He kicked you in the stomach …

Nadia No.

Nick Alright,

Exit Nick.

Nadia This is starting to be a pattern, you know?

Tim Don’t say that. Victor.

Nadia I think this is a pattern. People walking out. People abandoning me.

Tim Hey no. There are no patterns okay? Make-up.

Victor makes up Nadia.

Tim Nothing’s a pattern unless you make it a pattern. Patterns are only there for people who see patterns, and people who see patterns repeat patterns. So we don’t look for that. We see each day as a new day and we say ‘Hello new day’. What do we say?

Nadia Hello new day.

Tim Good girl.

Victor puts a wig on Nadia.

Nadia Hello new day. Hello me, hello Tim, hello Victor … No I can’t.

Nadia exits.

Victor (to Tim) You promised happy world.

Scene Six

Helen’s flat.