the dénouement

SHE
i think it was a successful holiday, don't you.

KATE
yes.

SHE
we didn't do too much, really, but that's kind of the point, right? to take a day, relax, remember that you aren't at work

KATE
or school

SHE
yes, or school. still, we got a bit done. i'm going to sleep well tonight, i can tell you that.

KATE
and a hundred other things, i'm sure.

SHE
what was that?

KATE
you've been talking for hours about how relaxing and yet productive the long weekend was. i'm tired and ready for bed. can we just leave this stuff to tomorrow?

SHE
it's fine; i'll take care of it. go lay down.

KATE
i want you to come with me.

SHE
no. i need everything to be put away. if i don't do it now, i just won't get to it for weeks. it's really okay. go to bed.

KATE
would you like company while you finish? i could sit and listen.

SHE
you sure that you want to hear me go on and on about the weekend?

KATE
or something else.

SHE
just go to bed. i'll be there in an hour.

KATE
an hour?

SHE
email or maybe i just want a second to myself. good night.

KATE
g'night.

after kate leaves, she climbs up and unscrews the busted lightbulb. she gets down and wraps it in a kitchen towel. she breaks it with her hands, face set in a silent scream that looks ear-piercing. she shakes the bits into the trashcan, drops the towel in the laundry and exits.

I hope everyone had a good holiday. I'm trying not to be tired, but I didn't get as much sleep as I had planned over the three days. Cats are not good alarms.