Bethany
- Year:
- 2017
- 90 min
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Mr. snuffles, what do you
have to say for yourself?
You're so silly.
There you are.
Of course not, we're the
bestest friends forever, ever.
I'll always be true.
Who are you talking
with, Princess?
Just with my dolls, mommy.
Get some sleep, darling.
We have a big day ahead of us.
So that went well.
Are you okay?
I'm okay.
So what did Hodges say, any
legal problems about probate?
Nope, it's all done,
wrapped up in a pretty
legal bow with my signature.
I'm sorry, sweetheart,
that was inconsiderate.
Where would you like to
go, anywhere, just name it.
Home, I'm going home.
Hey, miss Mason,
some of your students
want to say goodbye.
Bye, we love you!
Bye, miss Mason!
We're here, baby.
Wake up, sleepyhead.
You know me and long car rides.
You excited to be home?
Yeah, something like that.
Well, come in.
Let's get some
lights on in here.
All right.
Huh.
Time to buy some light bulbs.
And what is behind
door number one?
Can we make sure that the
kitchen and bathroom work
before we go exploring?
Otherwise, we need to go to
a hotel, I need to shower.
Shower it is, okay, baby.
That's one down.
Now a shower for milady.
I can't believe this is you.
That is some big hair.
How come you never showed
me this pic before?
- Because it's not me.
- What?
That's her, that's mother.
Huh.
She's got a lot of
these laying around.
They're all of her.
They always were.
You two could be sisters.
I'm an only child.
Tea, extra honey.
Thank you.
Looking at pics of
a supermodel, I see.
She seemed to think so.
You never really
talked about her much.
There's a reason.
Care to share?
Mother only cared
about what she wanted,
not what I wanted.
She was impossible to be around.
That sounds like all mothers.
I mean, you know mine,
all she ever does
is guilt-trip me and
tell me to have kids and,
uh, send me corned
beef and cabbage.
I got so lonely, I had
an imaginary friend.
- Really?
- Yeah.
Her name was Bethany.
What, no neighborhood
kids or kids from school?
I was home-schooled,
and playing with other
children was unladylike.
Wow, my mom is starting to
sound a lot less annoying.
I wouldn't go that far, you
remember last Thanksgiving?
Yikes, yes, I do, and
her cell phone rings
to the stabbing
music from psycho.
This is a big decision,
we need to talk about it.
No, we don't.
Yes, we do, Claire.
Look, baby, I love you...
And I love you, Aaron.
That's not the question here,
with things one thing at a time,
and this house is a big
enough thing to deal with,
so can we please
just deal with that...
I am, and you're
right, it is a big thing.
It's a great big thing
that we talked about
and agreed upon
before we moved here.
Well, it's different now.
How?
- It's better.
- For you, maybe.
For me, this house...
It's the best break
we've ever gotten.
Being here feels wrong,
off,
like I'm walking through
someone else's memory of life
and I don't want it to be mine.
I'm sorry, sweetie.
I am.
But the reality is,
this house is old,
it needs a lot of work
before it could make any
money on today's market,
but for us,
it's priceless, we've won
the lottery here, sweetie.
Yeah, well, when
you win the lottery,
you cash in the ticket,
you don't move into
the f***ing 7-Eleven.
Don't.
Don't storm off like
that's your final word.
I left my friends and business
to come here with you,
as well, so don't act like you're
the only one on the cross.
Goodnight, Bethany.
Claire, I think you're
deflecting the question.
Remember, my office
is a safe place.
The only thing that matters
here is honesty to ourselves.
No one is perfect in
the eyes of the world,
so let's address the
monster in the room.
You want to have a
child with Aaron?
Yes, I do, just not right now.
Is that because last time,
the baby was stillborn?
No, it's because I don't want
to have a child in this house.
Why?
Because I don't want
to become my mother.
And having a child in
this house would do that?
I mean, that's crazy.
Do not call me that.
I'm not calling you crazy,
I'm saying the thought process
is crazy...
Well, it's the same thing.
That's good,
Claire, you're angry.
Now let's talk about why.
I cut both of my wrists
after my baby was born dead.
I was filled with pain
and anguish and hormones,
and I lashed out at
myself to end it.
And I have come to terms with
that, it's part of who I am,
but it is not why I don't want
to have a baby in this house.
Good, good.
So, let's figure out why.
What do you think it might be?
Claire?
Honey?
I'm sorry.
It's not your fault, Aaron,
and anger isn't
always a bad thing.
It's progress.
- Really?
- Absolutely!
Her anger will pass,
but the moment will be fertile
ground for contemplation.
Just be patient.
Okay.
Okay, thank you.
She always prides beauty
and status above all else.
These were your mother's?
No, these were mine.
What are they for?
- Beauty pageants.
- Beauty pageants, huh?
How come I never
knew about this?
Because I did them
when I was a little kid.
That's just, that's just cruel,
making a little girl for fight
for the validation of strangers.
That's all my
mother cared about.
I'm sorry, honey.
This is it.
This is my life.
You see, she's
won every pageant,
and she's only just begun.
Her accolades are
quite impressive.
Yes, she's my perfect girl.
Do a pirouette.
Very impressive indeed.
Thank you, miss Freedman,
i also do gymnastics...
Oh, that's enough, you can go.
Nice to meet you, miss Freedman.
You too, sweetie.
You know, she would be
the perfect poster child
for your pageant this year.
She is darling.
I'll see what I can do, Susan.
You know, I think that you
can do more than just see.
I can't accept that.
Of course you can.
This is her life,
it's all she has.
Good.
Tea?
All right.
Don't worry, I'm pretty
sure we can streamline
your workflow and
get your office
up and running in no time, bye.
- Potential new client?
- Potential huge new client.
They me to bid on
the entire building.
That's fantastic.
What did I tell you,
good things ahead.
- I'm really excited for you.
- For us, this could be huge.
I'll be back soon.
And think about it.
Get it.
You know, Gary's
been here five years
and he's never made a
cross-platform proposal like that.
I mean, the guy looks
and talks like Mr. Magoo,
but baby, he's in.
That's great, honey.
He's in, he's down,
and he's on board.
Their infrastructure,
it's a dinosaur.
Their bandwidth's a joke,
the hardware is aztec,
but they just had a massive
acquisition of their ip,
and guess who bought them.
Uh... Come on,
guess, guess, guess.
Who's your favorite
search engine,
wants to cheer for a march?
- Goo...
- Yeah, that's it!
But don't say anything
because, you know,
they might have
bugged the house.
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