SCENE 1

Lights up on a posh living room. A coffee table with plates of food. j.s.,
a stunning, reserved woman near fifty, sits with melissa, a young, strong
woman who sits awkwardly on the sofa, drinking water. melissa wipes up the
excess water that her drink has left on the coffee table. j.s. moves a
round wooden object toward her.

MELISSA: Oh, it's a coaster. I thought it was an art object. I'm so sorry.

J.S.: Not to worry. It's an old table.

MELISSA: It's gorgeous. In such amazing shape. There's not one smudge on it. I could never keep a table like that. It takes so much time.

J.S.: Well, I don't spend my days polishing the table.

MELISSA: No, no. I'm sure you have someone who does that.

(They both laugh nervously.)

J.S.: You're younger than I expected.

MELISSA: Well, I've been through a lot.

J.S.(unconsciously therapeutic): Yes?

MELISSA: (sensing she's being analyzed, suddenly): ... read full excerpt from Necessary Targets ebook

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