Gimme Shelter Page #5

Thank you.

Good morning, everybody.

Or should I say good afternoon?

- Good afternoon.

- I have been... thank you...

here eight or nine times

at Our Lady of Sorrows,

and I thought to myself,

"What can I say to you all"

"that I haven't said before?"

Twenty years ago, I was homeless.

And I'm not sure

I can really explain

what it was like being

without a home,

frightened and alone,

and all the while trying to hold

onto my dignity as a woman.

And then my life began

to turn around.

I found a job

and a home.

And then I had the most

wonderful inspiration.

I opened my home as a shelter

for teenage pregnant girls,

because, you see, I understand

that this may be the

only chance they have.

So please open your hearts;.

Take a look at your envelopes, so

that we can give them shelter,

we can give them guidance, we

can give them an education.

So that we can give them a future.

Thank you, and God bless.

Thank you.

Hi. Thank you for coming.

Good to see you.

Thank you so much.

What a beautiful sermon.

Now you're not only a whore, but

you're a frickin' beggar too?

Let's see how much they

give an ugly beggar!

Give me a kiss!

- Give me a kiss!

- Stop!

Cass!

Get off me!

Hey.

Why don't you come inside?

It is freezing out here.

You can come and help

with the decorations.

We're having a party.

A party for what?

Destiny went to the

hospital to have Leticia.

We're going to surprise her.

She's going to be

back in a few days.

It's going to be okay.

- Okay?

- Mm-hmm.

Aren't you sick of this?

Of what?

What? Being exploited?

The way we're marched around here.

The way we're told what

to wear, when to smile,

who to be nice to?

It all makes me sick.

I'm tired of it, aren't you?

Look, we ain't got

much of a choice.

Well, I know I don't want

anyone feeling any pity for me

except for me.

Wait, do you want me to

feel bad for you, Apple?

Because you know that you're not the only

girl around here who never really had a mom.

Why can't she just leave me alone?

I suffered my whole life

because of my mother,

and now that she's gone,

I suffer even more.

You hate her for what she's done to

you, but deep down, you love her,

and that hurts you even more.

Yeah.

So what about it?

I'm getting my own place.

You should come with me.

Think about it.

And what about your baby?

My baby's all right.

Ain't nothing happening to my baby.

You sound like them.

Look, I'm just saying that maybe...

Everything's set up

for after Christmas.

We're going to go

make our own money.

No more of this begging stuff.

Are you coming with

me or not, Apple?

My beautiful, healthy baby.

You're probably going to need

a little more than that.

Father McCarthy.

Apple.

Thought I'd drop by and

see how you're managing.

I'm okay.

I heard about your mother.

I'm very sorry that happened.

She needs help.

But you have to think about

yourself now and your child.

I caused all this.

It's my fault.

There's a saying in the Bible...

"All of us, like sheep,

have gone astray."

"Each of us has turned

to his own way."

And that's her way, not yours.

Look, I'm leaving here.

One of the girls found a place.

She wants me to come with her.

Does Kathy know about this?

No.

No, she wouldn't understand.

Not until there's an

empty bed to fill.

If you leave the

safety of the shelter,

you put yourself and

your child in jeopardy.

I got to go.

I'll pray for you.

Don't bother.

Gimme some of that eggnog

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Ho, ho, ho, ho

Y'all know it's Christmas!

Here come Santa Claus,

here comes Santa Claus

Right down Santa Claus...

Why are you putting a

binky on the tree?

It looks stupid.

I kind of like it.

Yeah.

See that?

- I like it, too.

- Thank you.

Yeah, me, too.

We should all put baby

stuff on the tree.

I think that's a good idea.

- Hey, Apple?

- Yeah?

You want to add stuff to the tree?

Uh, yeah.

'Cause Santa Claus

comes tonight

I'll be right back.

All right.

Oh ho ho, who wouldn't know?

Oh ho ho, who wouldn't go?

Up on the housetop

quick, quick, quick

'Cause Santa Claus

comes tonight

Gather 'round

Sorry. Excuse me.

Hey, watch out, watch out.

When night becomes the day

Gather 'round

We're gonna have a

good one, celebrate

Aw! Good one, Apple!

Way to go! Whoo!

So gather 'round

Gather 'round

All right, loves.

We're going to say

"Merry Christmas," okay?

Everybody ready?

One, two, three.

Merry Christmas!

Come on now.

What you trying to do?

The baby needs to turn over.

Oh.

They can be very stubborn.

You hear that?

Wonder where she gets that,

or he gets that, huh?

Yeah.

There it goes.

What?

See the baby moving around?

Do you want to know

the sex of the baby?

Uh, yeah.

You're having a girl.

What are you doing?

Get your stuff. Let's go.

- She kicked me.

- What?

Come on, we don't have

time for this. Let's go.

No, she kicked me.

Cassie, I'm not going.

Fine. Don't go.

Cassie, don't go.

If you leave,

I'll never see you again.

I know it.

Don't you get it, Apple?

I'm no good here.

It's time to go.

Good-bye, Apple.

Go ahead, loves.

What's the matter, honey?

Is he hungry?

Okay, I need a... Hello?

Here's Dino, everybody.

- Hi, girls.

- Hi!

Here's Dino.

Dino has generously donated

this very special meal for us.

Oh, come on, it's nothing.

It's nothing for you girls.

Come on now!

He's letting us eat here for free?

That's nothing. Come on.

Enjoy it, girls.

Just enjoy it.

All right, everyone, let's eat.

- What is that?

- Salad... onions.

- This looks delicious.

- I don't want that.

Who needs a plate?

Passing down.

Oh, that's so good.

Ladies, I have a special

announcement to make.

In just a few weeks,

it's going to be a unique

anniversary for all of us.

It was twenty years ago

that I first opened my

home to start our shelter,

and it's because of the

courage of all of you

and all the young mothers

that we have survived.

And I would like to say thank you to you.

And the way I'm going to do that is

I'm planning an amazing

trip to the Jersey Shore...

For all of us to

celebrate together.

Can we bring...

Can we bring our babies?

Of course, you can

bring your babies.

- Oh, my God.

- What?

I think my water just broke.

Oh, all right.

There you are.

That-a-girl. That's it.

That's it. That's it.

Come on. Good, good,

good, good, good, good.

Yes, there it is!

There it is. That's it.

And relax. Now we

need you to relax.

Keep your eyes closed, okay?

It's being contracted.

There you are. Okay, that-a-girl.

- That's it.

- Yes!

Good, good, good, good,

good, good, good.

That's it. Now stop pushing.

Look down, look down.

Here's your baby.

My baby, my baby.

What's her name?

- Her name is Hope.

- That's beautiful.

It's Hope.

That's my baby.

Oh, my baby. My baby.

Shh. You did it, sweetheart.

My baby.

My baby. My baby.

We'll take her right there.

Apple, your dad is

in the waiting room,

and he needs to be

part of this moment.

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