A Country Called Home Page #6

Hey.

(SIGHS) Nothing.

Just thought I, uh, lost something.

What'd you lose?

I don't know.

You don't know what you might've lost?

Guess that's gonna take you a while to find that.

Is there anything that you wanted?

I see you got your bag packed and waiting by the front door.

-Yeah. I'm, I'm leaving. -You are.

I mean, I came to say goodbye to my dad

and that's more or less what I did.

Well...

They called and said that, um,

they'd have your daddy's ashes ready if you want to take them.

No.

Thank you, though.

What do you want me to do with them?

You could keep 'em.

Or you could scatter 'em someplace.

You know what, I don't think I could do that.

Well, I'm sure you'll think of something.

Okay.

(WOMAN ANNOUNCING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA)

Should you be doing that?

Hmm? This bandage is just not really my style, you know?

How does it look?

Not great.

Do you think anyone will believe me

if I said I got it in a shark attack?

(LAUGHS)

Hey, what time does your flight leave?

Leaves at 9:
00.

-You don't have to stay if you don't want. -No, no, no.

You know, if we got all this time

there's something you could help me with.

Where exactly are we going?

Hold on, I think I saw one right up here.

One what?

Here, here, here. Pull up here.

(GRUNTS)

ELLIE:
(WHISPERING) Wh... Why do you want this thing?

RENO:
I have an idea.

Can't we just buy one of these?

Oh, I already got a bunch.

Is this like your thing?

-My thing? -Yeah.

(LAUGHING) Yeah. Like, you like to collect stolen bird-feeders?

(BOTH SNICKERING)

How could that be anyone's thing?

-(ELLIE MUTTERING) -Quick now, you ain't getting any lighter.

-Can you get it or not? -Yeah, got it.

-(DOG BARKING) -BOTH: Oh!

RENO:
Run!

-What is that? -Hold this, tools.

Tools for what?

Tools to help us get into the store.

ELLIE:
That is breaking and entering where I come from.

Yeah? That's what we call it here too.

(SCREAMING)

(LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY)

Now what?

My plane leaves in 10 minutes.

I don't think I'm gonna make it.

You're not ready to leave yet.

Hmm, I'm not?

No, you just got here.

I remember when I saw Amanda at the airport.

I thought,

"God, would it be really rude

"if I was to get on an airplane

-"turn right around and go home?" -(CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Yeah. (SIGHS) This place sucks.

I think you should come out to Los Angeles.

You could record some songs.

I think you need to get out of this place.

I can't.

My mom, you know. (CHUCKLES)

Anyway, I'd sooner be dead than set foot on an airplane.

(CHUCKLES) What?

You can get up and you can sing

in front of a whole bar of people who are throwing sh*t at you

and you're too scared to get on an airplane?

I'm not scared. I'll get on one as long as it don't take off the ground.

(LAUGHING)

-(BANGS) -Hey!

Well, what are you two doing here?

Oh, I'm calling the cops. That's for damn sure.

I can't even look at all that. It's everywhere.

(BANGS)

(PIGEONS COOING)

(GIGGLES)

Oh, wow!

(LAUGHS) Yeah, "Oh, wow!"

(POLICE SIRENS WAILING)

(TIRES SQUEALING)

(ELLIE SCREAMING AND LAUGHING)

Well, I guess this is it.

I guess.

(RENO SIGHS)

RENO:
Uh...

I uh, meant to tell you.

I saw where, um, your key came from.

My mom has one like it.

It's uh, for a safety deposit box at the bank.

(CLICKS TONGUE) Okay.

(TAPS CAR)

Reno!

Thank you.

-ELLIE:
Hi. -Morning.

Uh, is this key for your bank?

I believe it is. Let me see.

I'll give you some privacy.

(DINGS)

-Hi. -Hi, uh, I'm here to pick up my father's ashes.

Well, yes, but we've run into a slight problem with the urn.

With the urn?

The one you selected is not available right now

and we have completely run out.

Well, is there a different urn that I can put the ashes in?

The one you purchased is the most competitively priced urn

that we have and...

Well, if you'd want to upgrade, we could...

No, um, I don't want to do an upgrade.

Uh...

Is there anything else that you could use?

(TRAIN HORN BLOWING)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

MAN:
They're not home.

Oh.

Are you the granddaughter?

Yeah, I'm Ellie.

But how do you know about me?

You're all they could talk about these past few days. (CHUCKLES)

They're at the department store. Didn't Judy tell you?

Tell me what?

She's modeling today.

(WOMAN ANNOUNCING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA)

No, uh-uh.

I do not do yellow. And it's in my contract.

What contract? No one's getting paid.

I do not do yellow

and I don't do purple.

They're just not my colors. They never have been, I...

Just look at my hair. Are you crazy?

STORE EMPLOYEE:
But, but this is all that we have left.

ELDERLY WOMAN:
Well, then you've got a problem.

Judy.

Ellie!

Bruce said that you'd gone and without saying goodbye.

I told him he was wrong.

He said that you got that in your blood from your father,

and I said, "Well, she also got some of my blood

"and my blood is just not that rude."

How are you, dear?

What is all this?

Oh, it's not the best timing.

But, but it was planned months ago.

And well, I was just hoping that it would take my mind off my troubles.

(CHUCKLES) How often do you get asked to be a model at my age?

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

Now, you go find Bruce and you get a good seat,

and we'll go to the diner after.

-ELLIE:
Okay! -(BOTH LAUGH)

STORE EMPLOYEE:
Here we see the California casual.

Delightful and comfortable.

-With this, you can run your errands... -(CAMERA CLICKING)

...and still look like a lady on the go.

Here we see the elegant gray,

which is not just for winter anymore.

-Beautifully cut... -(CAMERA CLICKING)

...totally comfortable,

she looks so lovely.

Our next model comes to the stage

bringing a little flash and glitter.

And here we see midnight blue,

-suitable for any formal occasion... -(CAMERA CLICKING)

...while allowing for comfort at the same time.

A beautiful two-piece ensemble,

in beautiful midnight blue,

-with sparkle and bling to match her beauty. -(CAMERAS CLICKING)

(ALL GASP)

(WOMAN ANNOUNCING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA)

She's gonna be okay.

Boy, I wish I knew a prayer right about now.

Do you know any?

No, I'm afraid I don't.

But don't Judy and you go to church?

I just go for the singing

and she goes to see all of her friends.

I sleep through a lot of the praying part.

-You can go in now. -Oh, thank you.

You go ahead.

-Hey. -ELLIE:
Hey.

My mom told me that Judy got into an accident.

Yeah, she had a pretty bad fall at the department store,

but I think that she's gonna be okay.

I'm glad you're still here.

Can't seem to stay away from this place.

(BOTH CHUCKLE SOFTLY)

Uh...

You're leaving?

Yeah. It, um, it's not that...

I understand.

It's not that I don't want to.

-Thanks. -(LAUGHS)

And Tommy's gonna miss you.

He's wonderful.

(CLICKS TONGUE) Yeah, I don't know what I would do without him.

What about you?

What's waiting for you back in LA?

I broke up with my boyfriend.

I'm gonna throw out the annoying roommate that I have

and probably apply for that job that I've been dreaming about.

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