Will you go sit on the couch , Klara ?
I have received no introduction . Why ?
( to KLARA , slowly )
KLARA
GABRIEL This is Leila , now go sit on the couch please , Klara .
Leila , leave her alone –
( LEILA glares at KLARA as she walks back to the couch , mechanically . LEILA starts to follow KlARA but GABRIEL holds her back , gently )
LEILA I ’ ve never seen anything like this . She walks so …. structurally . Sorry … And her eyes have no center … Where did you find her , mom ? What is she doing here ?
What is “ mom ”?
Mom , mother , they are the same .
KLARA ( observing , from afar )
GRACE
KLARA So if you are my mother , so are also my … mom ?
Yes , Klara , that ’ s right . .
GRACE
LEILA What ? No no no . Klara this is not your mother . This is my mother . You are —
Leila please just wait a second … ( to KLARA ) Yes , that is correct , I am your mom –
GRACE
LEILA What , so now you call her your daughter and me , what ? A stranger ?