Behind the Red Curtain

"She's right. You just... can't." Aurora couldn't hold it in anymore. She stood up and left the room, taking a seat on the steps outside.

Jana blinked and followed after her. When she reached the steps she sat beside aurora.

"You okay?" Aurora asked, staring at the ground.

"I should be asking you that, Aurora." Jana says softly.

Richard looked back as he watched Aurora and Jana file out of the room.

"Youll have to forgive them, Jonathens death has been a shock to all of us. You must understand that replacing him will be extremely difficult. But is it necessary and can we still continue without Jonathen in this play?" Richard asked looking up at the Patrons.

"I guess. I just thought I would be able to hold myself together in there. I guess not though..." She wiped her eyes.

Robert coughed,
"I think, with some small changes to the scripts, it will be easy enough to replace him. However, I'd much prefer we waited until after his funeral, when I would feel up to playing his part."

[Motive uno?]

Jana put a conforting arm around Aurora. "It's okay. We all miss him."

*Richard glanced over at Robert quickly then looked down..."i dont think we necessarily have to decide today who will take jonathens role"

Aurora smiled weakly at Jana, "Thanks."

Garrett quickly stood up, raising his eyebrow. "I'm with Richard on this."

Another patron, quiet until now, stood up. "Look, we have other business to deal with now. We can meet with you later in the week to discuss your progression on the play. For now, that's all." With that, she, followed by the remaining patrons, walked out of the huge doors, into another conference room.

Jana sighed. "Look, I'm reallly sorry for everything."

"What are you sorry for? None of this is your fault. It's not any of our faults. I just... I just don't understand why he would do this. He had so much to live for..." Aurora looked away.

"WHat do you mean?" Jana asks.

Robert threw a disgusted glance at Richard, hiding it quickly with a smile,
"Well then, seems we've been left in a lurch. Who's organising John's funeral?"

Jana sighed. "I better go back inside. If you ever want to talk, I'm always available." she tells Aurora before going inside. She blushes at Robert. "I am organizing it."

"we can chip in with whatever you need Jana." said Richard

"Thank you." Jana blushed slightly. " But I think I've got everything pretty much covered."

Auora stood up, "Yeah. Plus, I know that Jonathan had a lot of money in savings. I'm sure some of that is being used, correct?"