Play for 6 people. Once two new year's eve…

SCENE 9 SUSANNA'S APARTMENT

Lenya stands haggard in the apartment of his mistress. He looks grim. Susanna tugs at his cheeks.

SUSANNA (childish): Why is my little bear so glum lately? He was gaunt and haggard. Your wife probably doesn't feed you at home at all. I'm going to have to learn to cook, right?

LENYA (lisping and mumbling, because Susanna is holding him by the cheeks): Your little bear is very tired at work, very tired of all this fuss, hassle and tearing between you and your wife, and your little bear wants to break up with all this once and for all!

SUSANNA (squealing with joy, jumping up and down): Mmmm.... Hooray! Well, finally! I knew it would happen sooner or later!

Susanna rushes to hug Lenya. Squeezes his neck hard. Lenya puffs out his cheeks and looks at the audience with a pained look, because he meant the opposite.

Susannah runs off, shrieking merrily into the kitchen.

Lenya looks after her, twists at her temple, throws up her hands in indignation, slaps her head, somehow emotionally gestures, showing her displeasure. He no longer knows how to hint and bring the conversation to a breakup so that Susanna finally understands that he is leaving her.

Susanna hurries back with a bottle of wine and two glasses. She can not contain her joy, although she tries, but it still breaks out in the form of hysterical giggles and, of course, a smile to the ears, which just "kills" Lenya. He looks at Susanna and can't… well, can't tell her about the breakup. Yes, frankly, I don't really want to do it. The actors ' performance speaks for itself about all this.

SUSANNA (joyfully, hastily opening the bottle): I love this bottle… I know how long ago I saved it for such a case… (dreamily) Mmm…

LENYA (sadly): Susanna, I didn't mean that at all, I just want to say that you and I are…

SUSANNA (interrupts with impatience): A gorgeous couple! I completely agree with you, my love!

Susanna runs to Lena and hugs him, kisses him, just floods him with hugs.

Both fall. Susanna frolics, is happy, and of course… sticks…

Music.

Lena has no choice but to reciprocate.

ZTM.