ROGER

What'd you forget?



(MIMI enters, holding a candle and looking for a match; her electricity

is down, too.)



MIMI

Got a light?



ROGER

I know you? -- You're --

You're shivering



MIMI

It's nothing

They turned off my heat

And I'm just a little

Weak on my feet

Would you light my candle?

What are you staring at?



ROGER

Nothing

Your hair in the moonlight

You look familiar

Can you make it?



MIMI

Just haven't eaten much today

At least the room stopped spinning.

Anyway. What?



ROGER

Nothing

Your smile reminded me of --



MIMI

I always remind people of -- who is she?



ROGER

She died. Her name was April



MIMI

It's out again

Sorry about your friend

Would you light my candle?



ROGER

Well --



MIMI

Yeah. Ow!



ROGER

Oh, the wax -- it's --



MIMI

Dripping! I like it -- between my --



ROGER

Fingers. I figured...

Oh, well. Goodnight.

It blew out again?



MIMI

No -- I think that I dropped my stash



ROGER

I know I've seen you out and about

When I used to go out

Your candle's out



MIMI

I'm illin' --

I had it when I walked in the door

It was pure --

Is it on the floor?



ROGER

The floor?



MIMI

They say I have the best ass below 14th street

Is it true?





ROGER

What?



MIMI

You're staring again.



ROGER

Oh no.

I mean you do -- have a nice --

I mean -- You look familiar



MIMI

Like your dead girlfriend?



ROGER

Only when you smile.

But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else --



MIMI

Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club?

That's where I work - I dance - help me look



ROGER

Yes!

They used to tie you up --



MIMI

It's a living



ROGER

I didn't recognize you

Without the handcuffs



MIMI

We could light the candle

Oh won't you light the candle?



ROGER

Why don't you forget that stuff

You look like you're sixteen



MIMI

I'm nineteen -- but I'm old for my age

I'm just born to be bad



ROGER

I once was born to be bad

I used to shiver like that



MIMI

I have no heat -- I told you



ROGER

I used to sweat



MIMI

I got a cold



ROGER

Uh huh

I used to be a junkie



MIMI

But now and then I like to --



ROGER

Uh huh



MIMI

Feel good



ROGER

Here it -- um --



MIMI

What's that?



ROGER

It's a candy bar wrapper



MIMI

We could light the candle



MIMI

What'd you do with my candle?



ROGER

That was my last match



MIMI

Our eyes'll adjust, thank God for the moon



ROGER

Maybe it's not the moon at all

I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street



MIMI

Bah humbug ... Bah humbug



ROGER

Cold hands



MIMI

Yours too.

Big. Like my father's

You wanna dance?





ROGER

With you?



MIMI

No -- with my father



ROGER

I'm Roger



MIMI

They call me

They call me Mimi