VENGEANCE IS NOT WICKED (Completed)

waiting room

Scene:

A railway station waiting room

Time:

Stormy winter evening

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The waiting room of a small country railway station. A gas fire is at the side wall, a chair beside the fire, a bench and a table.

The room is empty and as the gas light is turned low, almost in darkness. Rain and wind are audible outside.

The door opens and a lady comes in, carrying a suitcase. Which has her name label on. She is wrapped in hat, scarf, gloves, and a fur coat which is slightly wet from the rain. A porter follows her in and turns on the gas light fully. His cap and his coat is glistening with rain drops. The lady puts her suitcase on the bench and stand hesitant and shivering form the cold.

Porter; " well that'll throw a light on the situation. I'm gonna turn on the fire for you so you can warm yourself." Kneels down towards the gas fire and puts a match to it and it begins to glow red.

She makes a statement, with no hint of either criticism or self pity.
She; " there was no heating system on that train.

Porter; " there never is love not their is any eating system, either.

The lady takes off her gloves and spreads her hand to the fire. A man comes in. He is wearing a trench coat and a hat both are wet due to rain. He comes in takes off his coat while shutting  the door behind.

He; " what a hell of a night. I have gotten very wet coming from the train"

Porter making a way out.

Porter; " and I'll get soaked to the skin making my way back to the luggage office at the other end of platform. You two have twenty minutes to get dry and warm."
He goes out in the storm shutting the door behind him.

The lady meanwhile, has taken off her hat and scarf, she placed them on the table. The lady is wearing a wedding ring too. The man has taken off his coat shaken it and has thrown it down on the bench with his hat.

While doing this he glance at the label on lady's suitcase which means nothing to him. The lady moves aside so that the man can share the fire too. He sits next to her holding out his hands to the fire.

He; " so we have twenty minutes to wait"

She; " you got it right"

He; " you don't object a little conversation do you ma lady?"

She; " no I don't,  we may talk as we have twenty minutes to wait"

Annoyingly.   he;  "why can't they have a roof over this stupid platform"

She;"This station isn't used quite much, you see people use it only to change on the loop line to reach Seoul"

He; "It's long time since I came here"

She; " I live in Seoul"  gives a little nervous laugh. " so I know this station very well.

Their is a long pause between them.

he; " you live here but you're not Korean"

She;" yes I'm not but my husband is"

He; " oh so do you perhaps know mrs. Kate walton"

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