Big Stone Gap Page #7

you remember me?

Sure do, Miss Ave.

How's your soap coming?

Good, good. I'll have my

Pearl bring you some.

Well, if you'd let me, I'd

love to sell some at Mutual's.

I think people'd like that.

That'd be right nice.

She home?

She out back.

Pearlie?

PEARL:
Coming, Mama!

She been trying any of that

miraculous face cream on you?

Yes, ma'am.

I used to be pretty,

'fore I lost my teeth.

They say little things

don't matter,

but they matter

if they your teeth.

You could get you

some new teeth in town.

Someday, right, Mama?

Sure.

Can I have

a word, Pearl?

Mama, can I go?

Yes, ma'am.

Do you happen to

have a dollar?

Um, yeah, you just paid me.

lgot46.

Here, you need anymore?

Just the one'll do.

Okay-

Congratulations, dear.

You just bought

yourself a drugstore.

Miss Ave,

I don't understand.

Spec said I had to sell Mutual's

or it'd be took from me.

So, I looked around

andlthoughL

"Who deserves

a good turn?

"Who knows not just

what a customer needs

"but what she

secretly wants?

"Who has just the right touch

with that insecure lady,

"who's worn red lipstick all her life and

could be pushed to try the hot pink?

"Who treats her mommy

like the treasure she is?

"VVho knows everybody on those

ridges and is willing to walk

"to take them their medicine

when I can't get there?"

You're the best person

I know, Pearl.

And I hope you'll keep

using that head of yours

the way you have

been because

that store will be enough to get you

through college and make you a good life.

But, Miss Ave,

what about you?

I'll tell you a secret.

An elegant guest knows

when to leave the party.

Mama!

FLEETAI Who is it?

Fleeta.

Well, I just want to

make sure it was you,

'cause it is time

to negotiate.

'Cause if I'm gonna have to

work for this little girl,

and a Melungeon at that,

I feel I should be, well,

compensated for my duress.

You sure about

this number?

Yes, ma'am.

Then they are gonna have

to carry me outta here.

Thank you.

I want you to

look after Pearl.

You know this business

better than anybody.

Just teach her proper.

I will.

Happy?

I'm very happy-

I'm gonna buy

Krifflum a horse.

Come on in.

NA LOU:

Wise County Bookmobile.

Next stop,

Mutual's Pharmacy.

I have news!

Iva Lou!

Lyle Makin asked me to marry

him and I said, "Yes!"

Oh, tra-la.

Tra-la, tra-la.

Will you be my

maid of honor?

No.

Oh...

Not you.

Ave Maria.

Honey, I would love

to stand with you.

Honey.

So, you're pregnant?

(PIPE ORGANS PLAYING)

Lyle, keep it together.

You wouldn't know about

me and Iva Lou, now?

Yep-

Come on, you,

it's time!

(SIGHS)

Oh, you look beautiful.

I hate wearing white.

Do I look washed out?

You don't. You don't.

You're not exactly

blushing, but you're,

uh,ruddy.

I can't do this, Ave.

Hey-

Shoot. Iva Lou,

you been drinking?

Is he drunk?

Groom's drunk.

(JACK GRUNTING)

Ave!

MAN:
Hold him up, Jack.

Then the two

shall be one.

Amen.

Hang on! Don't make

me go in there.

Hi, Miss Nellie.

Think pink!

Oh, how could we not?

Not yet, not yet!

I'm not ready!

No!

You okay, Lyle?

All right, darling.

Let's get you married.

(SIGHS)

(SCREAMING)

Lord have mercy.

Is anybody at this wedding sober?

Doesn't look like it.

Where is he?

Where is he?

He's right here.

No. (MUTTERING)

Preacher, I think

we're ready.

AVE MARIA:
Let's do this,

we got them.

Hurry! I now pronounce

you man and wife.

(CRYING)

(SCATTERED APPLAUSE)

You know, this was the dumbest

wedding I've ever seen.

I mean, every... People that

old just ought to elope.

I heard it was touching.

Sure, it was touching,

if you like wrestling.

Hey, Mama.

Hi, Miss Fleeta.

How you doing?

Mama, show Miss Fleeta.

What?

Let me see. Oh,

those look good, girl!

Those look good!

Well, now I'm seeing that

being pretty has its benefits.

That's right. 'Cause you know,

every woman's beautiful.

Now, some is

prettier than others.

But all women

are beautiful.

Hey. Would you

care to dance?

Um...

Well, I think I bruised

my hip in the fall

and in these shoes my feet

are a couple of bloody stumps.

So, no thank you.

You want a bag of ice?

ALICE:
Where is she?

Where is she?

Where is she?

I'm right here,

Aunt Alice.

You may think you won,

but you ain't, Ava Marie.

You are not gonna ruin this

wedding reception, Aunt Alice.

It ain't like anybody's

gonna remember it anyway.

You gave my brother's

pharmacy to Pearl Grimes.

Isure did. That belongs

to me and my family.

Not anymore.

Well, that may be gone.

But I want this house back,

and I'm gonna get it.

Oh, Aunt Alice.

You're just awful.

You're about to

ruin my surprise.

Pearl! Get in here, hon.

It would not be right for you to own a

business in town and have to tote yourself

all the way back and

forth from lnsko.

And I don't want you to be away

from your mommy that much.

This house is yours.

(CROWD EXCLNMS)

Oh, my God! Miss Ave?

You giving us the house?

Oh, I hope you live here

in joy and peace.

(GASPS)

(CHUCKLES)

You sweet little thing.

You done give my house

to that Melungeon?

My mama's Melungeon.

That's right.

Mine is too.

I married a Melungeon.

I'm a Melungeon.

I'm a Melungeon, too.

I think it's time for you

two to turn tail and leave.

You've done about

insulted everybody here.

Including the Melungeons.

The newly married.

The newly married.

The black folks.

Blacks.

The educated.

Mmm-hmm.

The bachelors.

Them, too.

Come on, now.

Scoot before the Cherokees

get a vote. Come on.

You're a gall-damned

Italian thief!

Oh, Aunt Alice!

For once and for all,

it is not

I-talian!

It's Italian.

That's right.

You tell her, honey.

Come on, now, scoot.

Scoot. Go on!

Bye-bye.

Bye, Alice.

SPEC:
Go on, get out!

I never worried about

Alice Lambert.

Her face reading?

Tilt of her nose says

she'd never win.

You did the right thing.

WOMAN:
Come on,

everybody, let's dance.

Hi, Ava.

Sweet Sue. It's Ave.

I love this cake.

I gotta find out

who the baker is

because I want to have it

for the renewal of my vows.

I got back together

with Mike.

I didn't know that.

It happened around the time

of your mental collapse.

He loves me.

And he's crazy about

the boys, and

well, I hate

being alone.

I need to work off

all this cake.

Mike, let's do

the hustle!

What happened to

your pink dress?

Um...

(CHUCKLES) It was cutting

off my circulation.

You gonna stay

mad at me forever?

I'm not mad at you.

No?

If I were mad at you,

it'd suggest I was angry.

And if I were angry, it would

mean I had feelings for you,

and you're a reasonably

nice person, but see?

No feelings.

For somebody who don't

have any feelings,

you sure talk

about it a lot.

Aren't you the expert?

All I'm saying is

I don't believe you.

It's your choice.

It means that much to you, to

hang on to your judgment of me?

I must scare you.

(MUFFLED) Uh...

Oh, no, sir.

Then you'll

come with me?

Where?

I've got something

for you in my truck.

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