Hello, It's Me Page #3

Annie, come on,

he almost hit you.

Take the gesture.

Well, tell him thank you.

Or you could call him

and thank him yourself.

I already texted you

his number.

(CELL PHONE VIBRATING)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

(SIGHS) What am I doing?

(PHONE BEEPS)

(ON VOICEMAIL)

Hi, this is Andre.

Leave a message after

the...

- Oh, you know what to do.

- (BEEPS)

I miss you.

MAN'S VOICE:
Annie.

Hello?

Okay.

(SIGHS) I'm being

ridiculous.

Annie.

Andre?

Andre, are you there?

Annie.

I hear you, Andre! I hear

you!

Milo?

Ella?

Okay.

Okay, this is insane.

This isn't happening.

I'm officially losing my

mind.

Time.

"Time"?

Time what? I don't...

I don't understand!

Time.

(DISTORTED) Time.

Come back.

(VOICE BREAKING)

Please come back.

Mommy, can I have a pancake

like Daddy used to make?

Of course. You want

raisins for eyes?

Chocolate chips.

Mom, I'm seven.

Yes, you are.

You look so much like

your dad, you know that?

Mom, P-H!

P-H! Pancake heads. Right.

It's coming, with chocolate chips.

And it's there.

I'm eating my head!

ANNIE:
Oh, no,

you're eating your head!

Hey, pancake heads for

breakfast. You want one too?

I liked it Dad's way.

So did I.

I wish you'd talk to me,

Ella.

I talk to you every day.

Like right now,

I'm talking to you.

You know what I mean.

It's just not healthy to keep

things bottled up inside.

Yeah. I know.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

ERICKA:
Hey.

Brought back

your chocolate shaver.

What's going on?

Every time I try to talk

to her, she just runs away.

I don't know how

to get through to her.

She just needs more time.

You're doing everything

right.

Then why do I feel

like I'm failing her?

You're not.

You're surviving. And soon you'll

be living again, and happy.

Like when you were

baking yesterday.

I haven't seen you enjoy your

work that much in a long time.

Of course, the company

wasn't so bad, right?

Do want a pancake

of your head?

(CHUCKLES)

Don't change the subject.

There is no subject.

There should be a subject.

You haven't had

a "subject" in two years.

(SCOFFS)

You know, it's okay

to enjoy life a little.

Even without Andre.

Ericka, I know this is

hard to understand,

but to me he's still here.

I mean,

it's like I literally

just talked to him.

- And...

- (PHONE BEEPS)

Um, missing anything?

(GASPS) My ring!

Yes. James just texted me.

Apparently, you left it

on the kitchen counter.

How could I not realize

that?

(SIGHS) What's wrong with

me?

(CHUCKLES)

Nothing's wrong with you.

Anyway, he said

he has business nearby

and said he can drop off

the ring on his way home.

Or he could mail it.

Or you could bring it.

Annie, I saw how much fun

you had together.

I've known James for years.

He's a good guy.

Even if it's just as a

friend,

it's okay to spend time

with someone new.

But, Andre...

Andre has been gone

for almost two years.

Have you ever seen those

shows

where people who've died send

messages to their loved ones?

What,

like the Montauk Medium from TV?

Annie, she has

private investigators

to get the scoop on everyone

before she meets them.

And her hair is ridiculous.

I mean, please tell me you did

not call that scam artist.

Of course not.

But last night I, um...

I thought I heard

Andre's voice.

Oh, Annie.

I know, it's silly.

I think I was just...

I was overtired.

It's natural

to want something bad enough

that you make it real

for yourself.

That's probably what

happened.

Yeah.

See? You're fine.

(CELL PHONE CHIMES)

So can he drop by?

No.

Um...

Why do I get the feeling you

already told him he could?

(CHUCKLES)

Because you've known me

for 30 years.

I have to go to

the farmer's market.

I'll pick you up

some fresh berries.

(SIGHS)

Ericka, this is so not okay.

Love you!

(INHALES DEEPLY)

- Hello.

- Hi.

I like you, James.

But I love Annie.

Take it slow, okay?

What? I just thought I was

just dropping off the ring.

Okay.

What...

What?

(GIGGLING)

Great. Just great.

What am I doing?

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Hi.

Uh, is this a bad time?

No, I always look like this.

Like what? Normal?

I think you look pretty.

I mean, most of the women

I know spend two hours

getting ready to go

to the grocery store.

- Oh.

- Yeah.

There's a flaw in your

story,

none of the women

you know actually eat.

Ah!

Zing. (CHUCKLES)

Speaking of food.

Oh. Still trying to buy off

my forgiveness, I see.

- Mmm-hmm.

- Sold.

- Really?

- Mmm.

So your standards

end at Grammy Bars, huh?

- Yeah, pretty much.

- Good to know.

Uh, so can I, um...

Oh.

- Of course. Yeah, come in. Come in.

- Yeah? Okay. Thank you.

(CHUCKLES)

- (SIGHS)

- Wow.

This is great.

It's very, uh...

Messy.

Homey. I was going

to say homey.

- Homey is code for messy.

- (CHUCKLES)

So...

Thanks for bringing

my ring back.

Oh, right.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Oh, these pockets...

Oh, right, yes.

- Oh, hey.

- Hey.

Milo, you remember

Mr. Braddock.

- Hi.

- Hi.

(IMITATING EXPLOSION)

- Okay. No.

- No, it's more like...

- Pew!

- Pew!

- Like that.

- Keep practicing.

(CHUCKLES) Okay, I will.

MILO:
I wanna

show you something.

All right. Okay.

Milo, I'm sure

James is very busy.

No, no, no.

It's okay. It's okay.

- ANNIE:
Sorry. Okay.

- It's okay.

Where we going, buddy?

Hi, Ella.

- Oh.

- (IMITATES BUZZING)

What is that, an astronaut?

Martian astronaut.

- Oh, Martian astronaut, of course.

- Yes.

Very cool.

Very cool. Hey.

You're reading

Freedom 2 already?

Yeah, I am.

No, that's mine.

Oh.

Have you seen

the limited edition one,

where Jimmy Freedom finds out

the Screaming Skull was his son?

Screaming Skull

wasn't his son.

He was the son of

Jimmy Freedom's clone.

Oh.

I mean, if you say so.

But I think

you might be wrong.

I'm going online.

I'm...

Sorry. I, uh...

I didn't mean to upset her.

Upset is her default

emotion.

Yeah, well,

she's been through a lot.

You all have.

Oh... (CHUCKLES)

Right, the ring.

Come on.

I need your help outside.

Okay, I'll be right back.

- JAMES:
All right.

- MILO:
Let's go.

- Look.

- Okay. Okay.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

All right,

what do we got here?

Can you stack these boxes

on top of each other?

Mom's too short.

(CHUCKLES)

Yeah. Of course, sure,

I can do that for you.

I can stack boxes.

(GRUNTS) Here we go.

Great.

Now can you

tape them together?

Yes, sir.

(LAUGHS)

And then go to the other

spot.

Can you make round windows?

You have a knife, right?

Not on me.

(GIGGLES)

Right. Right.

No, left, left.

What?

Can you put a triangle

shape on top?

(CHUCKLES)

Thanks! Bye!

(CHUCKLING)

What just happened?

I think Milo conned you into

building him a rocket ship.

Sucker.

I always wanted

to build a rocket ship.

You never did as a kid?

I tried once,

with brand new couch cushions.

And they were white,

so that didn't work out so well.

Mmm.

I can't believe it.

You were right.

Yeah. I thought maybe

I might have been right.

So, are you like

that guy who hangs out

in the comic book store all

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