#ロンドンで手を携えて【脚本編⑱】
その後、場所をイングランドのロンドンの綺麗で静かな夜景が見える高台に来て、そこで4人だけの高齢者同士のロマンチックな夜を迎えた。R:「Do you buy insurance?」S:「Yeah.」R:「Cover damage by insurance. I insure my house against fire for twenty million with T Company.」Sの妻:「I’dlike to have my parcel insured.」Rの妻:「He is insured for 300 million.」R:「You receive insurance money.」S:「There is a murder for insurance money.」そんな話をしては束の間のひと時を過ごしていた。4人とも有益な話を持ちかけては、各々のプライベートを包み隠さず話し込む。R:「We have to prepare for an emergency. Therefore, we are insured in case of an accident.」Rの妻:「Please keep the worst case scenario in mind.」S:「We have to contact my son if we should not come back.」Sの妻:「Yes. We do so. Now, look back on your childhood days.」S:「We remember good old days. I couldn't remember his name. Oh, now I remember his name! He is cheating. He was caught cheating on a test and his answer sheet was taken away.」R:「Ah, that reminds me. Reminisce about the good old days of our youth. Look, Pictures from my high school days. They sure bring back memories.」Sの妻:「Really? That song reminds me of my childhood.」Rの妻:「Yes. The music evokes the past. My husband, R can't sing a key. He was make a fault at choral contest at his high school age.」R:「Don't remind me. Are you trying to humiliate me?」S:「When I participate in the high school play, I was humiliated in public.」R:「Bingo!I remember. You were totally shameless. Shame on you.」S:「Swallowed my pride and asked for your help at that time.」そうして昔話に花を咲かせていた。こうしたことは今に始まったことではない。随分と前からあったことだが、RもSも妻がいる場所では避けてきた。それでも、今日はこうして解禁した格好だ。Sの妻:「No way!I pretend to be a good wife?」Rの妻:「No. Sometimes you have to make a blunder, and you will open up more.」S:「Thanks. It takes time for me to be open with people I meet for the first time. I get very nervous in front of others. In particular, I was nervous before the exam.」Sの妻:「I am quite at ease even when I speak in front of a large audience.」R:「But Your everything go well, right?」S:「Yes. So far, so good. How about you?」R:「Same with you.」そうした話が出てくると、何だかホッとする。まだまだ家庭のバランスは均衡点に達していないが、いつかは見出せるだろう。Rはそう言うと、隣にいる妻の手をぎゅっと握った。それを見て、Sの妻も盲目のSの手をぎゅっと握り返した。→Edit→つないだ手と手→BGM:Namie Amuro, "Wishing On The Same Star." (安室奈美恵)