A broken umbrella lying center stage.

ONE stands to the side, ignoring it.

TWO enters, sees umbrella, goes straight

to it and picks it up.

ONE

Mine.

TWO

This?

ONE

Better believe it.

(TWO looks at umbrella.)

TWO

It’s broken.

ONE

So you wouldn’t want it anyhow.

TWO

Why do you?

ONE

None of your damn business.

(Pause.)

TWO

I’m taking it.

ONE

I’d like to see you try.

TWO

I’d like to see you stop me.

ONE

You would, huh.

(Pause.)

Put it back.  Slowly.

TWO

But it’s broken!

ONE

I said put it back.

(TWO hesitates, then puts it down.)

That’s better.

TWO

Happy?

ONE

Oh yeah.

TWO

Good.

(TWO picks up the umbrella again.)

Mine.

ONE

Yours, huh.

TWO

Better believe it.

ONE

What if I don’t?

TWO

You want to find out?

ONE

What if I did?

(Pause.)

TWO

I thought so.

(TWO exits with the umbrella.)

ONE

You won’t get far with that.

You won’t get far.

Come back with that.

Do you hear me?  I said come back.

Come back.

(Long pause.

ONE starts to weep.

                    LIGHTS OUT.)