that her son made. Her daughter, SUNNY, sits at the table with her. SUNNY
is bisecting a quark.)
(A stone flies through the window. MRS. HO shudders.)
MRS.
HO
(To SUNNY)Will you sweep up the glass?
(SUNNY packs up her quark into a sewing case.)
SUNNY
I
want nothing to do with any of it. This
is your game, Mother.(SUNNY goes out back to walk in the woods.)
(MRS. HO tries to work. She starts to fix the eye on a little man, but makes a
mistake. The breeze from the broken window is too brisk.)
(A LUNATIC lumbers in. She foams. MRS. HO looks up and huffs.)
LUNATIC
I’m
gonna slit your throat---
MRS.
HO
You
are not---
LUNATIC
You
see lights go funny when your life slips away?
MRS.
HO
Lower
your voice.
LUNATIC
Blood drip onto your nice floor?
MRS.
HO
I
have had enough!(MRS. HO rises and disables the LUNATIC.)
MRS. HO (Continued)
I
won’t be threatened! I won’t be
fooled! I won’t be convinced!(She blows cayenne in the other woman’s eyes. She sits back down.)
MRS. HO (Continued)
If
you don’t know already, Mrs. Ho does what she wants! And nobody frightens or stops her!(She goes back to her work.)
