Anywhere But Here Page #7

-No'

Can't you understand?

I wanna go away to coIIege. . .

. . .be on my own and you on your own.

I know you're scared to be without me,

but I can't heIp that.

I feeI bad about that. . .

. . .but I don't want that job anymore.

Let me Iive my own Iife.

Let me go.

Good day.

You went through a stop sign.

Driver's Iicense

and registration, pIease.

You wanna take the Iicense out?

Oh, my God'

What?

You ran after my daughter

on Christmas. You winked at her.

Do you remember?

Oh, yeah. I remember you two.

I know what you toId her.

She hasn't been the same.

She might've been right.

It hasn't been perfect.

-Nobody's perfect.

-ExactIy. I make mistakes.

Sometimes, maybe, I'm a bit seIfish.

Maybe, sometimes, a bit irresponsibIe.

The Iights go out sometimes.

But I'm trying.

That's the point. I'm trying.

It's hard.

I'm sure it's hard for her.

Your Iicense?

I shouId've heIped her find her father,

but I knew he'd disappoint her.

I tried to find her another one.

That's impossibIe.

-I'm sure it's hard.

-She teII you anything good about me?

-I did a Iot.

-I need the Iicense--

She's aIways had a warm home,

food, cIothing.

I got her in the BeverIy HiIIs

schooI system. She teII you that?

-Give me the Iicense, pIease'

-AII right'

Thank you.

She couId be an actress.

She wants to go away to coIIege.

She says I gotta Iet her go.

It's aIways been just the two of us,

and that's very hard.

I don't get it.

Doesn't she know

that I wouId do anything for her?

I mean, I Iove her.

She is the reason I was born.

Doesn't she understand

I wouId do anything for her?

Then you know what to do.

Yeah.

I'II teII you what.

This is what I'II do for you.

I'II Iet you go.

-Okay? Here's your driver's Iicense.

-Thanks.

Watch the signs.

PIease.

-And have a nice day.

-You too.

It's beautifuI.

-It's your coIor.

-It is, isn't it?

-It makes you Iook so thin.

-WeII, that's good'

-Honey.

-What are you doing?

You're earIy.

I wanted to surprise you.

-It's beautifuI'

-Janet just bought our car.

-You're seIIing the car?

-SoId.

This is Ann, who's going to Brown.

I was teIIing her aII about you.

I Iove this car. I was in a friend's

car, and your mom drove past.

I saw that "For SaIe" sign. . .

. . .and a voice in my head said,

"You have to have that car. "

I can't afford it, but it's

the car I see in my dreams.

Why are you doing this?

What do you mean I'm going to Brown?

Sweetie, we can afford it.

I worked it out.

I saved a IittIe

and with the car money--

I'm appIying to UCLA.

UCLA is for surfers

and wannabe starIets.

She's a serious student.

You can't seII the car.

We'II make it work.

At Ieast for this year.

We'II worry about next year next year.

We're good at that.

I'm gonna drive it away now'

You can't. That's our Mercedes.

It changed our Iives.

Good Iuck, Janet'

Good Iuck to you, AdeIe.

Thank you again'

I'II come see you at Christmas.

In the spring, when you come,

I'II have that house at the beach.

The one I've been Iooking at,

with the bIue roof.

You bring somebody home with you.

Somebody that I don't know.

Somebody that I'II Iike.

Okay. I wiII.

I have to go.

You Iook eIegant.

Look at you.

You never were

a smaII-town girI, honey.

Thanks for knowing that, Mom.

And wear your seat beIt, okay?

And make a Iist of aII the books

you're reading so I can keep up.

I Iove you.

I Iove you too, sweetie.

Bye.

Be optimistic

Don 't you be a grumpy

When the road gets bumpy

Just smile and be happy

Go!Go ahead'

Even if you can 't stand her...

...even if you hate her...

...even if she's ruining your life,

there's something about my mother.

Some romance.

Some power.

And when she dies...

... the world will be flat.

Too simple, too fair...

... too reasonable.

You pack quite a waIIop there,

big feIIow'

-Are you okay?

-I'm fine, thanks.

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