Nadia Right.

Jonathan You’re not actually disfigured.

Nadia Wei, that’s good.

Jonathan Just incredibly bloody.

Nadia Thank God you were there.

Jonathan I was passing. Couldn’t just walk past and see a woman being attacked like that. Although now of course so many do.

Nadia It was very … noble.

Jonathan It was human nature.

Nadia You’re quite a strong person aren’t you?

Jonathan Do you think so?

Nadia Spiritually. And you’re quite a powerful person aren’t you?

Jonathan None of us really has any power do we?

Nadia You’re at ease with your authority. That’s very attractive. It’s an attractive quality.

Jonathan Wei, thank you. Are you going to be alright?

Nadia I don’t know.

Jonathan If I leave you now, are you going to be alright?

Nadia You’re going to abandon me?

Jonathan I’m going to leave you. There must be someone. Who could look after you?

Nadia Well, no actually, no. There’s nobody.

Jonathan All alone in the world?

Nadia All alone in the world.

Jonathan But surely … a friend.

Nadia Yes. A friend. I have a friend. But he’s very il. He’s in the hospital. So I look after him. So he can’t look after me when Simon …

Jonathan Simon?

Nadia When Simon attacks me. When Simon gets frightened.

Jonathan You don’t believe Simon gets frightened. You don’t really believe that, do you?

Nadia Well no. Not any more. Simon …

Jonathan Yes, come on find the word.

Nadia Hates me. Loves me in a hating kind of way. Hates me in a loving kind of way. Something. Hates me.

Jonathan And do you love Simon?

Nadia No.

Jonathan But you love someone else.

Nadia No.

Jonathan You’re lying to me. Goodbye.

Nadia No, please. I don’t want to be alone. Please.

Jonathan I can’t stand a liar. If there’s one thing I can’t stand it’s an untruth.

Nadia Do you want to go to bed with me? I’ve got a great body. And I bet you’ve got a great body too.

Jonathan I’m not really interested in bodies.

Nadia Everyone’s interested in bodies.

Jonathan Maybe there’s something unnatural about me.

Nadia Everyone’s interested in my body. Men pay just for a few minutes near my body. Even when they’re not allowed to touch.

Nadia takes off her top.

What do you feel?

Jonathan Nothing.

Nadia begins to dance.

Nadia You must be feeling something now?

Jonathan It doesn’t mean anything to me. You’re a very powerless person aren’t you?

Nadia Am I?

Jonathan Oh yes. You are a very powerless, lonely, unfocussed person aren’t you?

Nadia No. No.

Jonathan Lying to me.

Nadia There’s a path. I’ve chosen a path and every thought is creating my future.

Jonathan Lies. Lies. Lies.

Nadia And if I can just look at the world in a positive way –

Jonathan Deceiving me. Deceiving yourself. / Please just be honest.

Nadia I…I…I…

Jonathan Find the words. Think before you speak. Don’t just mouth … speak.