STORM WITHOUT A BREEZE

Willy • (Moving over to the bed and lifting the sheet) Me God! He - dead - in - truth! He face done start to turn white, Ah used to hear me grandmother say have one and it make you keep alive, but nowadays it look like have a one too many and then die(removes a flask from his pocket and take a sip). Rupert • Well boy, one garn left two. All that mean we could share the booze half-half. Willy • That is all you could think 'bout, rum! Anyhow, Ah gone miss him bad, because he is the only one Ah could Ah depend on for a drink. If he only had money for one, when he done drink he would even let me get a rinse of the glass to settle me nerves. Rupert • Well, what we gone do now? Willy • We got to leave everything till tomorrow, we can't go wake up the neighbours to tell them John dead. It’s after hours. Rupert • So what we gone do? Willy • We could have a little wake now on the side. You got any coffee and biscuits in the house. Mary • Yes! I de Just boil up some coffee for John, when he come home drunk all he does want is coffee and biscuits and something else. Willy • Well bring them up. I have a little booze here (pulling the flask from his pocket) me arm! Ah find it running low (takes a sip and puts it back in his pocket) Rupert • Boy Willy, you know every time you take a sip of that you make me throat jump. Willy • A can't afford a drop of this. I believe in the old saying that every man sees for himself and God see for all. Aye...Mary, John had anything in the house? Mary • A believe he had a bottle in he hand when he dead. Willy • Well look for it. Wha' no kill fatten. It done kill one already (Mary returns with the coffee and biscuits). Rupert • It look like we gone have a ding dong time here tonight (Mary returns with the rum and two glasses; they sit, eat and drink). Rupert • (After a moment of silence). Well, we gone sit here silent all night? Mary • No man. We could talk about old times. Willy • Woman as usual, tell a woman don't talk is like telling a baby don't cry or one them old time cowboy bad man not to wear a gun. Mary • What happen to you?