By Erica Law

Cast: Nurse
Mandy and Sandy
Old man

A nurse helps an old lady walks out of the mental hospital and sits on a bench in the front garden.

NURSE: It’s such a bright sunny day.

MANDY: (Smiles wistfully) Yes, a bright sunny day. What bright colors of fresh red blood shattered on this beautiful sunny day! (She breaks into laughter) I know a couple of bombs were just set off somewhere in the north, not very far away.

NURSE: (Sadness casts on her face) Yes, I just heard the news. It’s so sad. They bombed the place of worship again. I heard many people died in this blast.

MANDY: Human beings think they are different from other living creatures but they are essentially the same. They love to fight and kill for power and territories. (She breaks into laughter again)

NURSE: They’re not fighting for territories. They’re crazy people killing others for what they think is right.

MANDY: Then, they’re fighting for the territories of the mind. They conquer other people’s minds. Wars can take on so many different perspectives. I love wars. Wars are the fundamentals of life.

NURSE: Oh, Mandy, can you please don’t say this. Wars are horrible. People lose their families and their lives in wars. I wish there will be peace on earth.

MANDY: (She breaks into laughter) What a boring place the earth would be without these blood splattering games. After all, every living creature is born to die. Is there any difference between dying today and 20 years later? Is there any difference between dying with every part of the body intact or with every single piece of flesh blasted apart?

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