A nice friendly coffee

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[LEAD VOCAL — slow sung recitative, sparse piano, melodic but conversational, gentle and unhurried]

Dearest Anthony,
All I want is to meet Rachel
On a friendly platform.
To have a nice coffee, chat and catch up,
Simply as a mother-in-law, daughter-in-law
Friendly meeting.

[LEAD VOCAL — still gentle, sustained notes, legato]
You and Rachel have told me multiple times
She wants to move forward,
Not dwell on the past.
So this is the only way forward
If we are to have
A harmonious, friendly, normal relationship.

[LEAD VOCAL — melody opening out, strings enter softly]
This is so important for us all,
Particularly you,
Because I am sure your life must be dreadful,
Living with her nagging and criticising
Not only us,
But your wonderful sisters and brothers-in-law
Who have behaved impeccably towards her
At all times—

[BACKING VOCALS — group unison, bright]
(IMPECCABLY!)
(We were impeccable!)

[LEAD VOCAL]
Inviting her round,
Being kind, inclusive and friendly.

[BACKING VOCALS]
(Kind! Inclusive! Friendly!)

[LEAD VOCAL]
And you know this.

[BACKING VOCALS — hushed]
(He knows…)

[LEAD VOCAL]
This will be my fourth attempt
To reach out to Rachel.

[SINGLE BACKING VOCAL — one thin nervous voice alone]

(Wait… when were the other three?)

[LEAD VOCAL — sharp]
Shut up, Lucy.

[LEAD VOCAL]
The previous three
Have been complete failures
Because Rachel behaved appallingly
And totally unprovoked towards me.

[BACKING VOCALS]
(Appallingly!)
(Totally unprovoked!)

[LEAD VOCAL]
You are simply trying
To give in to Rachel's constant gaslighting—

[BACKING VOCALS]
(Gaslighting!)

[LEAD VOCAL]
And narcissistic personality—

[BACKING VOCALS]
(Narcissistic!)

[LEAD VOCAL]
Which will never resolve the situation.
We will NOT go over the paaaaaast—

[LEAD VOCAL]
So the only way forward,
As I have told you multiple times, is:
Tell her to unblock me
From her emails—
NOW.

[BACKING VOCALS — loud]
(UNBLOCK HER!)
(UNBLOCK HER NOW!)

[LEAD VOCAL]
So that I can send her
A nice friendly email to meet up,
And let's move forward.

[BACKING VOCALS]
(Nice and friendly! Mum is impeccable!)

[LEAD VOCAL]
You know that she really doesn't want to,
And you are trying to make me
The bad person here.
You are being gaslit by her.

[BACKING VOCALS]
(Gaslit!)

[LEAD VOCAL — full strings]
Tell her to let me know
When we can meet up
For a nice friendly coffee,
As I have suggested.

[BACKING VOCALS]
(Just a coffee! Maybe a latte! So very friendly!)

[LEAD VOCAL]
Be true to yourself.
See the wicked,
Mixed-up,
Disturbed person Rachel is.

[BACKING VOCALS — staccato]
(Wicked!)
(Mixed-up!)
(Disturbed!)

[LEAD VOCAL]
Look at her genes.
What hope is there for you
And if you were to have children?

[BACKING VOCALS — huge]
(THE GEEEEENES!)

[LEAD VOCAL — full orchestra]
You know all I want
Is to have a nice relationship
With my daughter-in-law.
This does not have to include Dad
At this stage.

[BACKING VOCALS — softly, sincerely]
(Not Dad… he's not always as reasonable as Mum.)

[LEAD VOCAL]
Please reflect carefully
On your life ahead
And do not suffer alone.

[BACKING VOCALS — enormous]
(DON'T SUFFER ALONE!)

[Backing vocals stop completely. Solo piano.]

[LEAD VOCAL — soft and gentle]
Love,
Mum.

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[LEAD VOCAL — slow sung recitative, sparse piano, melodic but conversational, gentle and unhurried] Dearest Anthony, All I want is to meet Rachel On a friendly platform. To have a nice coffee, chat and catch up, Simply as a mother-in-law, daughter-in-law Friendly meeting. [LEAD VOCAL — still gentle, sustained notes, legato] You and Rachel have told me multiple times She wants to move forward, Not dwell on the past. So this is the only way forward If we are to have A harmonious, friendly, normal relationship. [LEAD VOCAL — melody opening out, strings enter softly] This is so important for us all, Particularly you, Because I am sure your life must be dreadful, Living with her nagging and criticising Not only us, But your wonderful sisters and brothers-in-law Who have behaved impeccably towards her At all times— [BACKING VOCALS — group unison, bright] (IMPECCABLY!) (We were impeccable!) [LEAD VOCAL] Inviting her round, Being kind, inclusive and friendly. [BACKING VOCALS] (Kind! Inclusive! Friendly!) [LEAD VOCAL] And you know this. [BACKING VOCALS — hushed] (He knows…) [LEAD VOCAL] This will be my fourth attempt To reach out to Rachel. [SINGLE BACKING VOCAL — one thin nervous voice alone] (Wait… when were the other three?) [LEAD VOCAL — sharp] Shut up, Lucy. [LEAD VOCAL] The previous three Have been complete failures Because Rachel behaved appallingly And totally unprovoked towards me. [BACKING VOCALS] (Appallingly!) (Totally unprovoked!) [LEAD VOCAL] You are simply trying To give in to Rachel's constant gaslighting— [BACKING VOCALS] (Gaslighting!) [LEAD VOCAL] And narcissistic personality— [BACKING VOCALS] (Narcissistic!) [LEAD VOCAL] Which will never resolve the situation. We will NOT go over the paaaaaast— [LEAD VOCAL] So the only way forward, As I have told you multiple times, is: Tell her to unblock me From her emails— NOW. [BACKING VOCALS — loud] (UNBLOCK HER!) (UNBLOCK HER NOW!) [LEAD VOCAL] So that I can send her A nice friendly email to meet up, And let's move forward. [BACKING VOCALS] (Nice and friendly! Mum is impeccable!) [LEAD VOCAL] You know that she really doesn't want to, And you are trying to make me The bad person here. You are being gaslit by her. [BACKING VOCALS] (Gaslit!) [LEAD VOCAL — full strings] Tell her to let me know When we can meet up For a nice friendly coffee, As I have suggested. [BACKING VOCALS] (Just a coffee! Maybe a latte! So very friendly!) [LEAD VOCAL] Be true to yourself. See the wicked, Mixed-up, Disturbed person Rachel is. [BACKING VOCALS — staccato] (Wicked!) (Mixed-up!) (Disturbed!) [LEAD VOCAL] Look at her genes. What hope is there for you And if you were to have children? [BACKING VOCALS — huge] (THE GEEEEENES!) [LEAD VOCAL — full orchestra] You know all I want Is to have a nice relationship With my daughter-in-law. This does not have to include Dad At this stage. [BACKING VOCALS — softly, sincerely] (Not Dad… he's not always as reasonable as Mum.) [LEAD VOCAL] Please reflect carefully On your life ahead And do not suffer alone. [BACKING VOCALS — enormous] (DON'T SUFFER ALONE!) [Backing vocals stop completely. Solo piano.] [LEAD VOCAL — soft and gentle] Love, Mum.

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