Betty
from Unseen Character
(BETTY sits nervously on the edge of the coffee table next to JIM. They sit extremely close to one another. The table is wobbly and makes her unsteady.)
I get a little motion sickness on a boat sometimes. That’s why I am pressing down on this nerve right below my wrist. I don’t want you to think I look silly or stupid. You put pressure right here and the sickness goes away. It’s like a magic trick or an old wives’ tale. I don’t know what it is, but it works. It works for me.
What a beautiful sky and a beautiful moon. Isn’t it funny to think that it’s always the same sky and the same moon? But sometimes they just look so different?
I remember one morning the sky was so blue. Then in the late afternoon, the sky was nearly pink. And then in the evening the sky was so dark and gray. Kind of like the sky has different moods depending on which way the air is blowing or what time of day it is.
I know it’s getting awfully late and I sure do enjoy talking with you. I just don’t want you to get the wrong idea about me.
I’m a good girl, Jim. I’m Catholic and Irish. And I was raised with a certain sensibility, shall we call it that? I will save myself for marriage. I want to give something special to a special man.
I don’t care about all the presents and all the money and the wedding ceremony and the cake. It don’t mean a lot unless you can give someone something truly special.
I had a dream that I would meet my husband right here on the Majestic. I told that to my aunt, but she said I was being foolish. I think she said that, because she’s just scared of being alone.
Being alone is a terrible place. And it’s terrible to make decisions when you’re terribly alone. I don’t think you should make any decisions in life if you are feeling alone. Or sick. Or scared. Or hungry.
But sometimes you have to. Sometimes you might feel all of those at the same time. What are you going to do then? Just sit there and wait while life runs by you?
I don’t think so. I don’t want life to run by me. I want to run while living it. Won’t you run with me? 
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