Scene 13 – Marrissa is lying in a hospital room in bed. She is asleep and looks pale. The nurse from scene 11, she bustles around the room. She checks on Marrissa and as she does so Marrissa stirs. She looks agitated and tries to sit up. Marrissa is in a state of scared panic through out the scene.
Nurse: Stay led down Mrs. White. You've had a big operation so just give your body time to get back to normal.
Marrissa: (scared) I need to leave.
Nurse: You have to stay in overnight. Don't worry its procedure.
Marrissa: Where's Chris?
Nurse: Nurse Benson is seeing to another patient at the moment, but I'm sure he will be along to check on you later this evening. Just try to lie back and rest. Is there anything I can get you?
(Marrissa shakes her head)
Nurse: Are you sure? A cup of tea?
Marrissa: (tries to regain her composure and fails) No thank you nurse.
(The Nurse leaves the room)
(Marrissa begins to glance around the room nervously. She sits up exactly as Jenny did in scene 12 and pulls the sheet up to her chin. She begins to shake. Chris enters the room)
Chris: One of the other nurses said you were asking for me (he notices Marrissa's behaviour) (sharply) Marrissa? What's wrong?
Marrissa: (spoken as if she is speaking to herself and looking downwards at the sheet) I didn't know it would feel like this.
Chris: What? (beat) The abortion?
Marrissa: (whining) It was meant to make the problem go away.
Chris: I tried to warn you Marrissa, it isn't as easy as that.
(Marrissa grabs hold of Chris and begins shouting)
Marrissa: You didn't try hard enough did you! Why didn't you tell me it would feel like this? (she begins to sob)
Chris: (gently) Marrissa (he tries to put his arm around her)
Marrissa: (spat out) Don't. Touch. Me. (Chris moves away) Don't touch me again. This was all your idea.
Chris: (pleadingly) Marrissa…
Marrissa: (again spoken as if she is speaking to herself and looking downwards at the sheet) Why didn't anyone warn me? It all feels so….empty. (she looks up pleadingly at Chris) Make it go away.
Chris: What?
Marrissa: Make it go away….please.
Chris: What is it Marrissa?
Marrissa: Everything feels so empty. It wasn't meant to feel like this. Make it go away, make the pain go away. I hurt all over.
Chris: Marrissa the pain will subside in a couple of hours.
Marrissa: (to herself) I would have made a good mother. (turns to Chris) I would have made a good mother wouldn't I?
Chris: Yes…of course.
Marrissa: I knew I would have.
Chris: Why did you get rid of the baby Marrissa?
Marrissa: My baby?
Chris: Yes your baby. Why did you abort your baby?
Marrissa: (brightly) I didn't abort it, I lost it.
Chris: Yes I know that's what you're going to tell your husband. But what's the truth?
Marrissa: The truth? (her face falls) I killed my baby! (she sobs)
Chris: Why Marrissa? Why?
Marrissa: Because Ian wasn't the father, and he would have been angry.
Chris: Who was the father Marrissa?
(Marrissa shakes head)
Chris: Marrissa? Tell me who was the father? Dammit woman I need to know.
Marrissa: (snaps back to being herself) Why? What difference does it make to you he or she are dead and gone. What does it matter anymore. (back to sobbing) I killed my baby!
Chris: Who was the father?
Marrissa: My baby is dead!
Chris: (shaking Marrissa) Who was the father?
Marrissa: You! You Chris as you well knew!
Chris: (jumps back shocked) You said it wasn't mine. You said you weren't sure. You said you were having an affair with two other people. (beat) Who is the other person? (he starts shaking Marrissa again) Who is the other person Marrissa?
Marrissa: (begins to laugh) You really want to know?
Chris: (angry) Tell me now!
Marrissa: Jenny is the other person.
Chris: (shocked) Jenny?
(end of scene)
