The Idol

Sumyatov. Easy, easy cowboy!

Tomov. Go to hell! Where is Levan?

Sumyatov. He is cooking at the kitchen.

Tomov. Bad scran to him!

Sumyatov. Cooking for you also, by the way.

Tomov. You think I am going to eat his wish-wash? I wouldn’t hold my breath. Hey, listen, do you have something to drink? I overrated my stocks yesterday and swilled all my bottles. Now I have nothing to freshen the nip.

Sumyatov. Well, have patience now.

Tomov. What the hell brought me here? I would be bored to death if not that chick. By the way, yesterday she told me something about you…Oh forgot… I was even going to wipe your nose. She didn’t let me. Lucky you, guy!

Sumyatov. What for?

Tomov. I forgot I tell you.

Sumyatov. Use your bean

Tomov. Come on, guy… Hey, I’ve got it! You have something against Victor. You get jealous of his fame.

Sumyatov. You are a jerk.

Tomov. You know what?!

Sumyatov. I don’t care about his fame. He deprived you – not me.

Tomov. Look at him, such a defender! Come on, tell me what’s the matter or get out of here.

Sumyatov. What’s the matter you ask me… The matter is that Mancev got everything: fame, photos in the newspapers, he is surrounded by journalists, girls. It looks like the rest of you has never been on that pick.

Tomov. You are telling lies. We sure have been there!

Sumyatov. That’s what I’m saying. In what way he is better than you?

Tomov. Hey, listen, aren’t you a psyche? You look like!

Sumyatov. So, you are not bitter about?

Tomov. Me? About Victor?! Do you know what he means for me? He saved my life. Why would I be bitter about him?

Sumyatov. Sorry, I didn’t know.

Tomov. So, you ask me, in what way he is better? In all ways. Victor is a real man!

Sumyatov. Who is not real? Point with you finger, don’t be shy!

Tomov. He cares not a snap on the fame and chicks. If he only wanted all this… Oh, shit, this headache!

Sumyatov. So, if he really wanted? And you, aren’t you a man? Wouldn’t you save him if there was a danger…

Tomov. Me? Don’t know. Maybe not…

Sumyatov. Please think before you say something I would recommend you.

Tomov. You, shut up! Why didn’t he cut the rope with the knife? I would’ have blamed him. But he didn’t do that.

Sumyatov. Anybody in his shoes…

Tomov. Hey, listen didn’t you by any chance injure your head in your childhood?

Sumyatov. Don’t worry, I am all right. Okay, he has saved you and you thank him very much. But are you going to prey for him till the end of your life?

Tomov. Actually, I should always kiss his hands which he frostbit while was holding the rope with me. And I should definitely strike you down as a mad dog. That is how I see it.

Sumyatov. So, Mancev is a hero, the only of all?

Tomov. I don’t know, maybe there is somebody else. But I swear you: there are very few guys like him in the world.

Sumyatov. So, should we make an idol out of him?

Tomov. I would advice to set monuments and devote books to such people so that young boys followed their example and dreamed about them. And you don’t mess up his name and don’t get me into troubles, got it?

Alla rushes in.

Alla. This is him, him! Did you hear – he is there! What should I do?

Sumyatov. Did you get in touch?

Alla. Yes. At his radio station I was told that Pavel planned to return earlier before my arrival. Why did he do that?

Sumyatov. Perhaps not to worry you.

Alla. I am not an enemy to him. Why? Why was he silent?

Sumyatov. Ask him when you see him.

Alla. Don’t calm me down. He won’t come back!

Sumyatov. They will be saved, believe me.

Alla. You don’t believe in it! Don’t tell me lies. You do it not professionally.

Tomov. Hey, what are you talking about?

Alla. Oh, this is you…