Act II: The picnic

Music starts to play. Everyone is happy, gay … it is the night of the picnic. Hal holds out his hand to Millie, gesturing he’d like to dance with her. She, a tomboy, informs him as she steps into his arms: “I always lead. Make sure I don’t lead.” She dances woodenly, concentrating reaaaaallly hard on not leading. Millie is a born leader, so it’s difficult for her. But still. She feels a flutter in her heart, a love-flutter, for the first time in her life. She has no idea that Hal is a rootless drifter, a user … He’s nice to her, and that’s all that matters. He represents the outside world – he’s been around the block, he’s seen some of the country – he’s not STUCK. At least in Millie’s naive eyes.

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