Big Stone Gap Page #8

I bet you do.

Put your cake down.

Well, that's not gonna happen.

Put your cake down.

I'm busy. Put your cake down.

Come on.

(LAUGHING)

Come on.

VVhere in the world did you find this?

(LAUGHING)

It was an ordeal.

Had to figure out

how to spell it first.

Schilpario, A Life

in the Mountains.

This is my father's

hometown.

I special ordered it

from Richmond.

I figured it'd be of some use

to you when you go to Italy.

Thank you.

You're entirely welcome.

I owe you an apology-

For what?

I haven't been

very nice to you.

Well, why is that?

I don't know.

I have an idea why.

Well, why do you think?

You don't want anybody or

anything to keep you here.

That's partly right.

I'm also just being

honest with myself.

I've given everything

I have to this place,

and it hasn't

made me happy.

You think happiness

is out there somewhere?

If I didn't believe that,

I wouldn't be going.

Do you think you'll

ever come back?

You know 'm

the Outdoor Drama

when Jack Hale,

the mining engineer,

sends June Tolliver, the poor

girl from the mountains,

off to be educated?

She goes to

the Bluegrass of Kentucky

and she learns how to

talk, and culture,

manners, how to dress.

And then when she comes home,

she doesn't fit in anymore.

I'm hoping that's

what'll happen to me.

I want to see and do

so much that it changes me.

Mmm-hmm.

And then I won't

want to come back.

At least that's

what I'm hoping.

(SIGHS)

Well, what if I told you

that I wanted you to stay?

Long time ago

you asked me

if I was scared of anything

and I didn't answer.

(SNIFFLES)

I knew even then

what I was afraid of.

I'm afraid I'm gonna spend

my whole life without you.

I better go

back inside.

Thank you so much

for the book.

(SIGHS)

Howdy.

Hey.

Looks different,

doesn't it?

Mmm-hmm.

I hate goodbyes.

I'm gonna

miss you, Spec.

I'm gonna

miss you, too.

I've never been

friends with a woman.

(SIGHS)

I didn't think

it was possible.

But you changed that.

I could tell you

whatever I was thinking.

And I just want you to know

that I will treasure that.

And you.

Aw...

Have I arrived in time

to see Spec Broadwater

weep melancholy tears

of sadness and regret?

You have not, fancy pants.

I've come to pick up a chair.

All right, well,

I guess I will help.

Where does the rest

of this stuff go?

Furniture's all going to

Sacred Heart Church,

and anything left

in the kitchen

to Reverend Mother's

Food Pantry.

I'm taking this with me.

It suits you.

(CHUCKLES)

Ah, and then I'm gonna take you

out for hot dogs at the Hob Knob,

and if you're

a really good girl,

for some donuts

at Cab's.

Can I have it frosted?

Yes, you may

have it frosted.

And then you have to

get a good night's sleep,

because we have a very big day

planned for your last day here

in Big Stone Gap.

AVE MARIA:
We don't have

time for this.

THEODORE:
No, no, come on. Come on, your

flight doesn't leave until tonight.

Just one more stop.

Besides, you just can't leave

without saying goodbye

to the Outdoor Drama.

(ALL CHEERING)

Come on. Come on.

Let's go.

Everybody,

settle down now.

We've got an

announcement to make.

Honey-O.

There's somebody

we want you to meet.

(CHUCKLES)

Papa.

(GASPS)

(LAUGHING)

There's more,

darling.

Uh-uh, I can't take more.

I know you can't,

but we got it for you.

We found your

mama's sister.

This is your

Zia Maria Luisa.

Ave Maria!

(APPLAUSE)

Thank God I'm wearing

my waterproof Great Lash.

How did you find me?

I was just fixing to

come look for you.

I received a letter.

From, uh...

Jack MacChesney.

He told me

about your mama

and the kind of lady

she became.

He told me about you,

the kind of girl you were,

and the kind of lady

you became.

And he said that

the one thing that

could bring you peace

was to know your father.

(SUPPRESSING SOBS)

(LAUGHS)

He sent the tickets.

He made all

the arrangements.

How did you do that,

Jack MacChesney?

You're a coal miner,

not a king.

I sold my truck.

You love that truck.

Yeah, but I've loved you

since the sixth grade.

(ALL CHEERING)

(ZIA MARIA LUISA

SINGING IN ITALIAN)

JACK:
So Ave Maria

and I got married.

We made a home

and built a life.

We had two

beautiful children.

I worked in the mines

till they closed,

and Ave Maria delivered medicine

until the Jeep wore out.

We held on when

times got bad,

and didn't let go

when they got worse.

Life was good

in Big Stone Gap.

But it wasn't perfect.

Well, you know

how that goes.

Life's only perfect

in the movies.

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