Side character: (to X) _____ left a pile of clothes in the bathroom.
X: Did you guys do laundry?
Y: _____ does it.
X: And you didn't do the laundry?
Y: (irritated) We agree on a day to wash it together after every two to three days.
X: And you have to get angry?
Y: (still upset) It's not like I don't do it. We wait for a few days before doing it and _____ is in charge.
(The bystanders who also just got home are caught in the middle. They stand alongside X and stare at Y, puzzled.)
X: Ha. Our personalities really don't match. We shouldn't even talk to each other.
Y: You say it as if I don't know how to do it. If ______ left a pile of clothes in the bathroom, then maybe he wants to leave it there. You have to ask him, not me.
Same with the last time - I cooked noodles for _______ and you told her you weren't sure whether it was even cooked properly!
X: I didn't say that. I said "Don't know if the noodles are soft".
(Y shakes her head.)
X: Our personalities really don't match. We shouldn't even talk to each other.
(Y shakes her head again, looking at the computer screen, making effort to look unfazed by the accusation and unpleasant talk.)
(Eventually, X heads for the kitchen and the side characters leave the set to go to the bedrooms. Y is the last to leave. She heads for her bedroom and closes the door.)
Narrator: How unfortunate, that X should come home from a vacation to such an unpleasant conversation.
And how unfortunate, that Y had to respond to seemingly harmless comments that accused.
Family is sometimes tiring to be around. Too noisy, too messy, too crowded, too screechy, too negative...complaints and sighs abound. But that is where the boundaries of love are stretched to cover over conflicts and flaws. Humanly impossible - you have to help me, Jesus.
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