Greta Page #5

It's an SSRI,

which means that it's...

I forget what it means,

but it's supposed to make me

normal and boring.

Dr. Glickman put me on it

after I set Edgar's briefcase

on fire.

(chuckles)

What was it doing in the toilet?

I stopped taking it

months ago.

I don't feel right

when I'm on it, you know.

And plus, they say,

"Just say no,"

and then they turn around

and write you a prescription

for some mood-altering drug.

It's so stupid.

Yeah, but if he prescribed it,

maybe you should be taking it.

The only reason

he even wrote the scrip

is because Mom saw

an ad somewhere

and he does everything

that Mom tells him.

Your mother is just trying

to do what she thinks is best for you.

You know, she loves you.

- No, she doesn't.

- Yes, she does.

Then why am I here?

She doesn't know

what do with you, Greta.

You know what?

If the house was on fire

and she could choose

to save me or Edgar,

I think that she'd choose Edgar.

I really think that.

Woman:
Hey, Greta,

table 9 wants you.

Hey, remember us?

Yeah.

What do you want?

Well, we don't know. We thought

maybe you could help us decide.

We had a really good time

last time.

Yeah? What am I,

a goddamn sideshow?

What the hell do you want?

Excuse me.

Greta, could I see you?

Thank you.

Look, the attitude was cute

for a while,

but you gotta shape up.

Now I'm gonna put Donna

on that table,

so just take it easy, okay?

- Hey.

- Hey.

Can we go to the beach later?

Yeah, we can.

But you have to let go of me

so I don't burn anything, okay?

Can I get a refill?

Do I look anything

like your waitress?

Sit down, Greta.

I'm not trying to pick on you,

but you have to treat customers

like what they are.

Thumbtacks in my ass?

No, they're your employers.

They're my employers.

They pay our salaries.

All right.

Do you want to fire me?

You're an unusual girl.

You have more confidence

and self-assurance

than any adult I know.

You can go very far in life.

Except you have this way

of poking people in the eye

with your words.

You know what, Lou? I really

don't need this hassle tonight, okay?

I'm being very kind here.

Well, save your charity

for someone who wants it, okay?

If you don't want me working here,

then fire me.

Why don't you take

tomorrow night off?

Maybe I will.

I'll take tomorrow night off,

and the next night after that,

and the night after that,

and after that,

and after that,

and then after that one...

(continues ranting)

- Greta, wait.

- I quit.

- Let me just talk to Lou.

- Don't you dare.

I'm sick of wasting my time

in this lousy dump.

It's not that bad, okay?

I'm gonna go in there

and I gotta mop.

It should take 10 minutes. Stay.

No way.

You can meet me

at my house later.

What about your grandmother?

What about

my lousy grandmother?

All I have

Is all that I'm feeling

All I feel

Is all that I know

And then I use it

every day

And then I use it

every day

And abuse it

in every way

And that's how

It feels

Yeah, that's how

It feels

I would understand

Your heart

If I could feel it

I would understand

Your heart

If I could feel it.

All right.

Julie.

You told me to come over.

- Come on up.

- How am I supposed to get up there

without waking up your grandparents?

Come down here.

I can't.

I'm not dressed.

Climb up.

Hell no.

I ain't climbing up that.

I want to see you.

I want you to come up here.

Please please please

please please.

Look what you got me doing.

(dog yapping)

Shh.

Be careful.

- Hi.

- You're gonna make me kill myself.

Time was sitting still

In a sleepy world

For a pretty girl like you

You can't wait

Ghosts would gather round

To steal a peek

At the secrets

you keep close

At your gate.

What's this?

Well, you know, they are

these balloon thingies

- and two people use them...

- Yeah, I know what they are.

I didn't know what size to get,

so I got Magnums.

We're not about to use this.

Yes, we are.

I mean, it's not gonna be

that way.

We're not about to have sex.

What's wrong?

There's nothing wrong.

That's the problem.

See, I really like you

and I don't want to be one of those things

you check off your to-do list.

You know,

you can't control

every damn thing

that happens in your life.

Some things just gotta have

their own rhythm, you know?

You gotta go with that.

You know what I mean?

So you don't think

I'm gross or anything?

(chuckles) No.

You're trouble for sure, yeah,

'cause you're hot

and you're sexy and you're smart.

(police radio chatter)

- Why are cops here?

- Sh*t.

Julie.

Julie, wait.

Where are you going?

- I gotta go.

- Julie.

I gotta get out of here.

What are you doing?

Julie, Julie.

Hey, get out of there.

Come on, get down.

On the ground. On the ground.

I didn't do anything.

Sh*t.

Come on, junior.

Get up, get up.

Just one second, man.

I didn't do nothing.

- Wait wait, hold on, hold on.

- Easy now.

Mrs. O'Donnell, you gotta tell them.

They made a mistake.

What's going on here?

A neighbor spotted this individual

climbing up your trellis, ma'am.

- Ma'am, do you know this person?

- Yes, of course.

I thought you were through

with stealing.

I wasn't stealing anything.

It's a mix-up. They made a mistake.

Leave him alone.

Just one second, man.

I didn't do nothing.

Grams, tell them to stop, please.

He's gonna be in so much trouble.

- What is he doing here?

- I invited him here.

- To do what exactly?

- What's going on here?

Gramps, please

make them stop.

Okay, that's it. I've had it.

I'm calling your mother right now.

You're insane.

- Look, he didn't do anything.

- No, back inside.

Joseph:
Katherine, don't get Karen

all riled up.

Gramps, they're gonna

take him in.

- I've got to call her mother.

- You have to go tell them.

He didn't do anything wrong.

I promise.

- He crawled through my window.

- Shut up, Grams.

- Don't talk to her that way.

- Please, it's not fair.

You're not helping things.

Now listen to me.

Go upstairs

and let me deal with this.

I will take care of this.

Yes yes, right now.

I will take care of this.

I will deal with it. Go on, go on.

Go on.

Oh, that girl...

she is totally out of control.

I mean, just once

she's got to learn

that she can't have everything

her own way.

She's your family, Katherine.

She's your flesh and blood.

She's not some enemy

you have to defeat.

I apologize for all this,

Mr. O'Donnell.

And I hope I didn't get Greta

in too much trouble.

Thanks.

And I think you got it backwards.

I think she's the one

who got you in trouble.

I like her, you know.

I really like Greta

and she's worth it,

but I'm worried about her,

you know?

Does she ever talk to you about...?

She's got that little notebook

she carries around.

Do you...?

Greta ever say anything to you

about her father?

She doesn't talk too much

about personal stuff, you know.

Well, it's something we don't

talk about very much in this family either,

but I think you've earned the right

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