The PRINCIPALS emerge from the church.)



MIMI (to ROGER)

It's true you sold your guitar and bought a car?



ROGER

It's true -- I'm leaving now for Santa Fe

It's true you're with this yuppie scum?



BENNY

You said you'd never speak to him again



MIMI

Not now



MAUREEN

Who said that you have any say

In who she says things to at all?



ROGER

Yeah!



JOANNE

Who said that you should

Stick your nose in other people's ...



MAUREEN

Who said I was talking to you?



JOANNE

We used to have this fight each night



MARK

Calm down



JOANNE

She'd never admit I existed



MARK

Everyone please!



MIMI

He was the same way -- he was always

"Run away -- hit the road

Don't commit" -- you're full of shit



JOANNE

She's in denial



MIMI

He's in denial



JOANNE

Didn't give an inch

When I gave a mile



MARK

Come on



MIMI

I gave a mile



ROGER

Gave a mile to who?



MARK & BENNY

Come on guys chill!



MIMI & JOANNE

I'd be happy to die for a taste of what Angel had

Someone to live for -- unafraid to say I love you



ROGER

All your words are nice Mimi

But love's not a three way street

You'll never share real love

Until you love yourself -- I should know



COLLINS

You all said you'd be cool today

So please -- for my sake...

I can't believe he's gone

(to ROGER) I can't believe you're going

I can't believe this family must die

Angel helped us believe in love

I can't believe you disagree



ALL

I can't believe this is goodbye



(MAUREEN and JOANNE look at each other.)



MAUREEN

Pookie...



JOANNE

Honeybear...



(They embrace.)



JOANNE

I missed you...

MAUREEN

I missed your smell...



JOANNE

I missed your mouth...Your...



(They kiss, but MAUREEN pulls away.)



MAUREEN

Ow!



JOANNE

What?



MAUREEN

Nothing, Pookie.



JOANNE

No, baby, you said ow...What?



MAUREEN

Well, you bit my tongue...



JOANNE

No, I didn't.



MAUREEN

You did -- I'm bleeding.



JOANNE

No, it isn't...



MAUREEN

I think I should know



JOANNE

Let me see--



MAUREEN

She doesn't believe me!



JOANNE

I was only trying to...



(They laugh, hug, and wave goodbye, exiting stage right. The

PASTOR from the church emerges on the above.)



PASTOR

Thomas B. Collins...



COLLINS

Coming.



(The PASTOR exits above and COLLINS exits into the church.

BENNY stands off to the side as MIMI approaches ROGER, who

turns away. She hesitates before leaving with BENNY. ROGER and

MARK are left alone.)



MARK

I hear there are great restaurants out west



ROGER

Some of the best. How could she?



MARK

How could you let her go?



ROGER

You just don't know ... How could we lose Angel?



MARK

Maybe you'll see why when you s escaping your pain

At least now if you try -- Angel's death won't be in vain



ROGER

His death is in vain



(MIMI reappears up left, in the shadows. She overhears ROGER and

MARK's conversation.)



MARK

Are you insane?

There so much to care about

There's me -- there's Mimi



ROGER

Mimi's got her baggage, too



MARK

So do you



ROGER

Who are you to tell me what I know, what to do



MARK

A friend



ROGER

But who, Mark, are you?

"Mark has got his work"

They say "Mark lives for his work"

And "Mark's in love with his work"

Mark hides in his work



MARK

But from what?



ROGER

From facing your failure, facing your loneliness

Facing the fact you live a lie

Yes, you live a lie -- tell you why

You're always preaching not to be numb

When that's how you thrive

You pretend to create and observe

When you really detach from feeling alive



MARK

Perhaps it's because I'm the one of us to survive



ROGER

Poor baby



MARK

Mimi still loves Roger

Is Roger really jealous

Or afraid that Mimi's weak



ROGER

Mimi did look pale



MARK

Mimi's gotten thin

Mimi's running out of time

Roger's running out the door



ROGER

No more! Oh no!

I've gotta go



MARK

Hey, for somebody who's always been let down

Who's heading out of town?



ROGER

For someone who longs for a community of his own,

Who's with his camera, alone?

(ROGER takes a step to go, then ss, turns.)

I'll call

I hate the fall

(ROGER turns to go and sees MIMI.)

You heard?



MIMI

Every word

You don't want baggage without lifetime guarantees

You don't want to watch me die

I just came to say

Goodbye, love

Goodbye, love

Came to say goodbye, love, goodbye



MIMI

Just came to say

Goodbye love

Goodbye love

Goodbye love

Goodbye!



ROGER

Glory

One blaze of

Glory

Have to find...



(ROGER exits. BENNY returns. MIMI steps away.)



MIMI

Please don't touch me

Understand

I'm scared

I need to go away



MARK

I know a place -- a clinic



BENNY

A rehab?



MIMI

Maybe -- could you?



BENNY

I'll pay



MIMI

Goodbye love

Goodbye love

Came to say goodbye, love, goodbye

Just came to say

Goodbye love

Goodbye love

Goodbye love

Hello disease



(MIMI runs away. After a moment, COLLINS quicjkly enters, with the

PASTOR trailing behind him.)



PASTOR

Off the premises now, we give no handouts here!



MARK

What happened to Rest In Peace?!



PASTOR

Off the premises, queer!



COLLINS

That's no way to send a boy to meet his maker!

They had to know we couldn't pay the undertaker.



BENNY

(To COLLINS) Don't you worry 'bout him.

(To PASTOR) Hey, I'll take care of it!



(The PASTOR acknowledges BENNY and exits.)



MARK

Must be nice to have money.



ALL THREE

No shit!



COLLINS

I think it's only fair to tell you, you just paid for the funeral of the

person

who killed your dog.



BENNY

I know... I always hated that dog...

Let's pay him off, and then get drunk.



MARK

I can't... I have a meeting.



BENNY & COLLINS

Punk! Let's go.



(COLLINS and BENNY exit.)



MARK (imagining)

Hi. Mark Cohen here, reporting for Buzzline. Back to you, Alexi!

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