Scene 2
The hospital again. April is angrily staring at a
point on the wall.
JULIAN
Did the doctor tell you something?
APRIL
Fuck you!
Beat.
JULIAN
I thought you didn't curse.
APRIL
Fuck. You.
Julian turns away, annoyed. A long silence.
APRIL
I've had this splitting headache since I woke up. It's
not the one I had before I hit my head. I don't just
feel weak; I feel like I want to break down and cry.
Beat. I'm trying to concentrate on that spot over
there, that off-color spot. Maybe if I focus hard
enough, it'll go away.
JULIAN
Does talking help?
APRIL
No! Kind of! It just hurts, okay?
JULIAN
Did you ask the doctor about it?
APRIL
The doctor's the fucking problem! Feels more pain.
Motherfucker!
JULIAN
What?
APRIL
He gave me the headache!
JULIAN
What did he do?
April sighs.
APRIL
Okay, you know how I had a concussion?
JULIAN
Yeah?
APRIL
Well you're apparently not supposed to fall asleep for
a night if you've had one. Messes with your brain. The
No air quotes. doctor" somehow forgot to tell me this
and now I have fucking brain damage.
Beat.
JULIAN
Is it, like, permanent?
APRIL
I dunno. I have three weeks. If I'm still getting
headaches after that, it's permanent. I'll be in pain
like this on and off for the rest of my life.
JULIAN
But it could go away in three weeks and you could be
fine?
APRIL
It could go away right now, but it's not.
