Breakable You Page #8

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Do you wanna try

to feed her again?

No.

She doesn't want me.

Sh. It's okay, baby.

It's okay.

Daddy's here.

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Mommy.

I'm here.

I'm going under again.

I know.

It's okay.

[SOBS]

I can't do this.

Not right now.

I know.

I tried.

Of course you did.

[SNIFFS]

I need to talk to Sam.

He's with Rosie.

I have a history of...

feeling overwhelmed.

And...

of needing a rest.

Of, um...

needing to go away to rest.

I love you.

I love you.

And I love Rosie,

I do. I, um...

really hope that I do.

But I...

I can't feel it.

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Maud, we're ready

to take you back.

Do you want your family

to show you to your room?

No.

Don't get up, please.

[ROSIE FUSSING]

SAM:

When a Greek hero died,

gods would put him

up in the sky.

- Show me.

- Well...

you can see Perseus...

just above the horizon,

and, uh...

...Andromeda is hidden

below the curve of the...

I'm sorry.

- I'll take care of this.

- Okay.

[MAN WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY]

[SOBBING]

Sam, buddy, you all right?

No, I'm not all right.

She won't see me.

- She won't see Rosie.

- Hey, hey, hey.

Listen to me.

She's a tough kid.

She's gonna be okay.

Hey, hey. Sam.

Trust me.

I've seen this before.

It'll pass.

She's gonna come through.

- Right. Right.

- Right.

You can't let this

drag you down.

We've come too far

to dump this thing in the drink.

No, Adam.

- I don't know if I...

- Don't you say it.

Don't even think it.

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Because no matter

what happens...

this show must go on.

Are we clear?

Yeah.

- Yeah, we're clear.

- Yeah.

Okay.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

I keep thinking about this line

that Kafka wrote:

"One must not

cheat anybody...

not even the world

of its triumph."

It's...

The world is just kicking my ass

right now.

F*** Kafka.

- What does he know, anyway?

- Mm.

I just keep telling myself

I can think my way out of it.

You know what?

Don't think so much.

Don't fight the tide.

- Swim sideways for a while.

- Mm.

Yeah.

If I'm gonna go down,

I'm gonna go down fighting.

I'm not gonna be

so polite about it.

You know?

Rec therapy

in five minutes, Maud.

Thank you, Louise.

- You're welcome.

- Thank you.

That's my cue.

Um...

Will you...

say hello to Rosie for me?

- Of course.

- Okay. Good. Great.

Oh...

Thought you might

like to have that.

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[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Okay, what sounds better?

White sand beach

in the Bahamas

or a cabin in the pines

of Vermont?

- Why?

- This has been

the craziest few weeks.

So as soon as we open,

we are catching the first

flight out of this madhouse.

- Adam...

- Hey. Hey, Mike.

Yeah, Scotch with a few...

Oh, no. The Greek Isles,

the Blue Aegean, right?

Adam, we have to talk.

Wow.

This is very dramatic.

I'm seeing someone.

Oh, really?

Anyone I know?

Well, yes, actually.

Ken.

Ken...

Yates?

Ken Yates.

That is not possible.

I'm sorry.

You can't be serious.

He's a dentist, for chrissake.

You can't...

You can't leave me

for a dentist.

- He's your producer.

- He's a dilettante.

That's not fair.

He's a good man.

Oh, my God.

All right, look, Sandrine,

I admit, I've been distant

these past few months.

I've been obsessed

with the play.

- Let's slow down for a minute.

- Adam...

you've spent the last year

making sure we never

got too close.

That's what you want.

Easy, casual.

I want something deeper.

Don't...

Don't give up on us.

Be happy for me.

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[DOOR OPENS]

- Hey.

- Hello, my dad.

Hey, I'm sorry it took me

a few weeks to get here.

Things have been crazy hectic

with the play.

It's okay.

Don't worry about it.

You haven't missed much.

Well, looks like

they spruced it up a bit

since last time.

Yeah. Yeah. It's...

It is not bad

for a bughouse.

[CHUCKLES]

The best part is,

I can sleep.

For the first time in months,

I'm dreaming.

[MUMBLES AGREEMENT]

If we're not gonna

make a break for it,

I smuggled in your favorite.

Oh... Oh.

Hot pastrami.

Oh, you're my hero.

I'll save that for later.

And I also brought

some reading material.

New York Magazine was

a little short

on content this month.

I guess they had

to fill up space.

[GIGGLES]

"Back on center stage,

Adam Weller returns

to Broadway."

Dad.

- You're amazing.

- Yeah.

It's half smoke and mirrors.

And the other half, luck.

[CHUCKLES]

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Hey, Maudy.

Maudy...

what's wrong?

- I wish I could be like you.

- Oh.

You take everything

that's thrown at you,

and you come back stronger.

I'm sorry, uh...

I was just showing off.

I wanted you

to be proud of me.

The truth is,

I wish I were more like you.

You are so fearless.

You feel everything

so intensely.

Some good it's done me.

I'd trade it all for just

a little bit of your spine.

No.

I'm not as strong

as you think, Maud.

I was a selfish husband

and an absent father.

No, don't be

so hard on yourself.

My God, you did your best.

- You... You always did...

- Stop it, Maud. Stop it.

Stop defending me.

I lied to you

about who I am.

And you think you've failed

in comparison.

No. I got here

on my own, Dad.

You don't have to take

a bullet for me.

The truth is...

...I'm a big fraud.

Oh, yeah?

A big fraud

with a Broadway show

that everyone's

buzzing about.

Well, my big comeback,

my Broadway show

everybody's buzzing about...

...it's not mine.

What do you mean?

I mean...

[SCOFFS]

...I didn't...

[SIGHS]

I stole it.

You stole it?

I mean, I didn't

literally steal it.

It was a gift from the universe.

It was handed to me.

Fully formed, and I took it.

My name's on it.

But it's not really mine.

But you were ready for it.

You...

And you reached for it,

and you turned it

into something beautiful.

Listen to me.

The little I know

of beauty...

...I learned from you.

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[ROSIE FUSSING]

SAM:
I used to know all

of the constellations.

When a Greek hero died...

the gods would put them

up in the sky.

Show me.

That one's Cepheus.

Now, he married

the beautiful Cassiopeia.

Oh, she's over there.

They had a daughter,

Andromeda.

You can't see her now.

She's hiding beneath the curve

of the Earth.

But she'll rise in autumn.

Come on. It's almost time.

It'll be here any minute.

I hope this doesn't end up

like Kohoutek.

It was supposed to be

the biggest comet ever,

the show of the century.

But by the time it got close

to Earth, it fizzled out.

I hope this one

doesn't fizzle out.

ACTRESS:
I wouldn't mind

if it never appeared.

The night is astounding already,

just as it is.

[AUDIENCE CHEERS

AND APPLAUDS]

Bravo!

[WHISTLES]

Adam!

Adam!

- [LAUGHS]

- Yes...

- Bravo. Well done. Well done.

- Bravo.

I loved it.

I cried all the way through.

Thank you, Sandrine,

I'm flattered.

And, Kenny, we couldn't

have done it without you.

- ELEANOR:
Ken.

- Oh, hello.

- Congratulations.

- Thank you.

Do you mind if I steal

the author for a moment?

- That's me.

- Well, for a minute.

- He's got a lot of people to see.

- Let's get a drink.

ELEANOR:

Adam, that was beautiful.

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