Grandma Page #9

Sage starts up the stairs as Elle peels off to talk to the

protestor.

ELLE (CONT’D)

What the hell’s wrong with you?

Why are you out here terrorizingthese young women? You need help,

you know that? And this is a reallyunhealthy image for this littlegirl to be seeing.

PROTESTOR:

Back off, Grandma slut!

ELLE:

You should expand your vocabulary alittle - Look, why don’t we talklike two human beings -

PROTESTOR:

MURDERING WITCH! BABY KILLER!

HOPE YOU GET CANCER AND ROT IN

HELL!

I:

Elle swallows her anger.

ELLE:

You hope I get cancer? Listen,

b*tch. If you weren’t with thislittle girl, I’d take that sign andram it where the sun doesn’t shine.

Elle leans over to talk to the little girl.

ELLE (CONT’D)

Listen, sweetheart, there’s a

larger world out there, and itdoesn’t have to be filled with

hatred and narrow-mindedness -

The little girl rears back and PUNCHES ELLE IN THE EYE.

wooden beads that were wound around her fist go flyingeverywhere.

The

OWW!

ELLE (CONT’D)

43 INT. CLINIC, FRONT WAITING ROOM - DAY 43

Elle and Sage approach the front desk.

clock. It reads 6:01.

They look at the

ELLE:

She has an appointment at 5:45.

Sage Warren. We got delayed.

Elle’s eye is bruised and red.

SAGE:

My grandmother needs to be looked

at.

RECEPTIONIST:

What happened to you?

ELLE:

I was slugged by The Bad Seed.

I’m fine. It’s nothing.

MOMENTS LATER:

They are sitting in the waiting room.

Elle is holding an ice pack to her eye.

A doctor comes out.

DOCTOR:

Sage?

SAGE:

Yes?

DOCTOR:

I’m Dr. Ng. I heard there was some

drama outside. Is your grandmotherdoing alright?

ELLE:

Her grandmother is doing fine. Her

grandmother isn’t unconscious oranything.

DOCTOR:

(to Elle)

Got it. So, I’d like to take a

look at you.

ELLE:

The nurse already did.

DOCTOR:

I know, I’d like to look at you aswell.

SAGE:

Can I come?

DOCTOR:

Sage, we’re going to have you talkto our counselor for a little bit,

just to go over everything.

SAGE:

Well can my Grandmother come withme?

DOCTOR:

It’s supposed to be private, tomake sure you’re fully comfortableand it’s your decision.

ELLE:

Whose decision would it be?

DOCTOR:

It’s just to make sure she’s notfeeling any outside pressure or anyfear about the procedure. Our

counselor is very well-trained andsensitive.

ELLE:

Glad to hear it, but I’m gonna be

there. This is my granddaughter.

SAGE:

Okay. It’s okay, Grandma.

ELLE:

Sage. I’m here.

SAGE:

I know. But it’s okay. I’ll be

okay.

Sage takes her grandmother’s hand and squeezes it.

SAGE (CONT’D)

Thanks.

ELLE:

Umm...

For a moment, Elle’s eyes tear up.

ELLE (CONT’D)

Okay. Alright. I’ll be right outhere. If you need anything. And

if anyone’s giving you any sh*t.

They have to deal with me.

Sage nods.

NURSE:

Sage?

Sage lets go of Elle’s hand.

NURSE (CONT’D)

You want to follow me please?

Sage nods and follows her out of the waiting room.

44 INT. EXAMINATION ROOM - DAY 44

Elle sits on an examining table. The Doctor is shining alight in first one, then the other, of Elle’s eyes.

DOCTOR:

You feeling any dizziness?

ELLE:

I see a bright light in one eye,

then the other eye.

DOCTOR:

Ha-ha. No dizziness? Nausea?

ELLE:

I told you I was fine. It wasn’t

Mike Tyson. It was a little girl.

With a nasty right hook. Take care

of my granddaughter. You take care

of her.

DOCTOR:

I will.

ELLE:

You better. If you hurt her, I’mgoing to come after you. I’m not

kidding.

DOCTOR:

I’m not going to hurt her.

ELLE:

You’re going to do a D and C?

DOCTOR:

We don’t do curettage at this stageof pregnancy. Not at this clinic.

ELLE:

What do you do?

DOCTOR:

We do vacuum aspiration.

ELLE:

Okay.

DOCTOR:

It causes less trauma to the

uterus.

ELLE:

Okay.

(pause)

Guess it’s not the dark ages

anymore.

DOCTOR:

No.

ELLE:

How much is it going to hurt her?

DOCTOR:

It’ll be a bit uncomfortable. She

may cramp a fair amount afterwards.

But the procedure shouldn’t hurt.

ELLE:

...Mine hurt.

(beat)

Mine hurt. It was a nightmare.

DOCTOR:

Well...like you said. This isn’t

the dark ages. Not here at least.

Okay, I’m going to take you to theWell Woman waiting room.

ELLE:

Catchy name.

45 INT. WELL WOMAN WAITING ROOM - DAY 45

Elle is staring at a bland watercolor print.

She looks up as Judy comes into the waiting room.

ELLE:

What are you doing here?

JUDY:

I cancelled some things.

Judy’s iphone buzzes. She looks at it, puts it back in her

purse.

JUDY (CONT’D)

She okay?

ELLE:

She went in about twenty minutes

ago.

JUDY:

What happened to your eye?

ELLE:

The usual.

Judy stands there, radiating discomfort.

JUDY:

God.

(pause)

You want a coffee? I can get us acoffee.

ELLE:

I’m alright.

JUDY:

Right. Don’t really need any morecaffeine myself.

Judy looks at her watch. Sits.

JUDY (CONT’D)

How is she?

(pause)

Scared?

ELLE:

Sure.

They wait.

JUDY:

Talk about a feeling ofpowerlessness.

(pause)

Kids.

Elle nods.

JUDY (CONT’D)

I miss her. I miss Mama Vi.

Elle looks at her.

JUDY (CONT’D)

...Wish I could talk with her about

this.

ELLE:

She’d have a thing or two to say.

JUDY:

I’d like to ask her...what I did

wrong.

ELLE:

Who says you did something wrong?

JUDY:

Well, we’re here, aren’t we?

ELLE:

(pause)

Better than if we weren’t here.

Judy nods.

They look up as Sage is escorted into the waiting room by the

nurse.

Sage is walking a little unsteadily.

She halts when she sees her mother.

JUDY:

Hi, sweetheart.

SAGE:

...Hi. I thought -

JUDY:

I cancelled some stuff.

SAGE:

Sorry.

JUDY:

No...no. I wanted to be here. You

just...caught me by surprise.

Elle gets up.

ELLE:

Are you okay?

Sage nods.

NURSE:

She did great.

(to Sage)

Okay, we’ll see you in two weeks.

(MORE)

NURSE (CONT'D)

Remember to take your temperatureevery day, and call us if it goesabove 100.4.

SAGE:

Okay.

NURSE:

We have a nurse available 24 hours

a day, in case there’s anything outof the ordinary.

JUDY:

Excellent.

NURSE:

So one of you is driving Sage home?

JUDY:

I am. I’m her mother.

NURSE:

Good. You can pull the car around.

Jill and Wendy are gone.

46 EXT. MINI-MALL - BACK STAIRWAY - EVENING 46

Elle helps Sage down the stairs. The Protestor and her

daughter are gone.

ELLE:

I wonder if it was Jill or Wendywho slugged me. It felt like a

Wendy.

Sage winces.

SAGE:

I’m cramping.

ELLE:

Bad?

SAGE:

They said it’s normal.

Elle nods. She puts the back of her hand up to Sage’sforehead.

ELLE:

You doing okay?

SAGE:

...I’m...a bit overwhelmed. But...

glad it’s over. Glad it’s done.

Some tears come to Sage’s eyes.

SAGE (CONT’D)

Sh*t - I’m crying again.

ELLE:

Go ahead. Go ahead.

(pause)

If you don’t cry about this...whatthe hell are you gonna cry about?

Elle strokes Sage’s hair for a moment.

Sage takes a deep breath. Stops crying.

SAGE:

Here she comes.

Judy pulls up towards them in her BMW.

Judy gets out of the car.

JUDY:

Okay, let’s get you home.

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