Act 1; Scene 5

• The scene opens with John and Rosa in the doctor's office. Rose is helping John to bandage his arm. Alma comes in, and John tells Rosa to wait outside.
• John refuses to let Alma see his father when she asks. John has been cut in a fight with Rosa.
  
• John tries to convince Alma that she isn't all that sick. I think her sickness is more mental than anything. I think she works herself up and makes herself feel ill. She gets upset easily.
  
• John gives her some tablets in water to calm her. John tries to make her feel better. He distracts her with interesting facts about the universe.
• Rose keeps calling from outside the door.
• John has Alma unbutton her blouse, so he can check her heart. At first she is hesitant, but she eventually cooperates. John tells Alma that her heart is saying, "Miss Alma is lonesome!" I thought that was cute.
  
• When Alma asks why John likes her he says, "Because you have a lot of feeling in your heart, and that's a rare thing. It makes you too easily hurt." I like that line.
  
• Alma tells him he hurt her by leaving the meeting.
• John tells Alma he will call on her Saturday night at eight o'clock. Alma take the tablets and leaves. Alma leaves and John and Rosa kiss.
• I hope the date goes well with John and Alma. I don't like Rosa.
• John can be so sweet, and he's so honest. I think he'd be good for Alma and she, in turn, would be good for him. He would loosen her up a little and help her to calm down and enjoy life. She would reign him in a little and keep him from being so wild and reckless. They would balance each other out. They seem like they would work out so well, but something tells me they won't. Another unhappy ending? :( I'll see!