Holidaze Page #4

JEN--

(slap)

OH! WOW. SOMEONE'S CRANKY.

(chuckles) JEN, YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST WAITED

A COUPLE WEEKS:

BEFORE YOU MADE YOUR MOVE.

WHAT ABOUT GIRL CODE?

(sighs) GUYS?

(vehicles passing)

(sighs)

MEL!

(horns honking in distance)

MEL?

ARE YOU OKAY?

(sighs) YOU--YOU CAN'T--YOU

CAN'T RUN OFF LIKE THAT, OKAY?

YOU HIT YOUR HEAD.

OH. WHAT, AM I SUPPOSED

TO JUST BELIEVE:

THAT EVERYTHING I REMEMBER--

MY WHOLE LIFE--

IS JUST A DELUSION

BROUGHT ON BY A HEAD TRAUMA?

NO, NOT YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

JUST... (sighs)

JUST THIS PART, I GUESS.

THE DOCTOR SAID YOUR MEMORIES

ARE GONNA COME BACK.

JUST ONE LITTLE THING

CAN TRIGGER THE REST.

LET ME TAKE YOU HOME.

COME ON.

I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN.

OKAY.

WHAT? WHAT? DID YOU JUST...

SEE SOMETHING?

YOU REMEMBER SOMETHING?

NO, I JUST KEEP THINKING

THAT I'M GETTING PUNK'D.

OKAY, HERE. TAKE THIS.

TAKE THIS, OKAY?

(brakes squeal)

(car door opens)

(car doors close)

OH, GOD. DON'T TELL ME

I HAVE KIDS.

NOT YET,

BUT WE HAVE FUN TRYING.

GROSS.

WE JUST GOT HOME,

AND SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY.

I THINK SHE JUST NEEDS

SOME TIME TO SORT THINGS OUT.

WE'LL COME BY LATER, OKAY?

BYE.

(cell phone beeps)

THAT'S, UH,

FOR THE GRAND OPENING.

WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED

RENOVATING.

THIS IS WHERE I HIT MY HEAD.

YEAH, THIS IS WHERE

YOU SLIPPED AND FELL. EXACTLY.

WHAT--WHAT ELSE

DO YOU REMEMBER?

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER

ABOUT US?

I REMEMBER EVERYTHING.

WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO START?

WE DATED:

ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL,

GOT ENGAGED RIGHT OU OF COLLEGE.

BOUGHT THE INN. I GO THE JOB OFFER IN CHICAGO.

YOU DIDN'T WANNA GO.

I TOOK THE JOB,

SO WE BROKE OFF:

THE ENGAGEMENT,

AND... SOLD THE INN.

OKAY.

BUT THEN YOU CAME BACK,

AND WE GOT MARRIED,

AND THEN WE BOUGH THIS PLACE BACK

WHEN THE OWNERS PUT IT UP

FOR SALE A YEAR AGO

TO FINISH WHAT WE STARTED.

NO.

I DIDN'T COME BACK.

UH, YES, YOU DID.

YOU REMEMBER?

IT WAS, UH,

IT WAS RIGHT AFTER

YOUR DAD DIED,

AND--AND YOU STAYED.

NO, I DIDN'T. I LEF RIGHT AFTER THE FUNERAL.

I HAD TO GO OVERSEAS

FOR WORK.

MY MOM TOLD ME:

NOT TO FEEL GUILTY

AND THAT SHE WAS FINE.

I DIDN'T STAY.

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.

YOU KNOW HOW UPSET YOUR MOM WAS.

I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF DAUGHTER

WOULD LEAVE HER MOTHER

RIGHT AFTER SHE LOSES

THE LOVE OF HER LIFE?

A TERRIBLE ONE.

SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S GONNA

TAKE SOME TIME,

BUT YOU--

YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.

YOU WILL. HEY.

YOU'RE MY SWEET MELODY.

YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?

OKAY, HOW MANY TIMES

DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?

PLEASE DON'T CALL ME THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU LOVE I WHEN I CALL YOU THAT.

OKAY, NOW I KNOW

I'M HALLUCINATING.

(clanging)

OH, THANKS.

OKAY.

(footsteps approach)

MEL, YOU SHOULD BE RESTING.

YEAH, I AM.

IS ANYTHING COMING BACK?

I DIDN'T LOSE MY HEARING,

MOM.

SWEETHEART, TRY SOME

OF THAT GINKGO BILOBA TEA.

IT'S GOOD FOR MEMORY LOSS.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.

HEY, MEL. WE ARE

ALL FINISHED HERE.

HEY, YOU.

GOOD JOB.

YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT.

OKAY. I'LL... HELP OUT.

SURE.

(dishes clink)

CAN I GET A REFILL,

MEL-A-DOODLE?

FOOD DRIVE'S ALREADY

MATCHED LAST YEAR'S, MEL.

PATTY THINKS YOU'RE A SAINT.

SO DO I.

THANKS FOR GETTING GORDON

TO LIFT THE ALCOHOL BAN

AT THE SKATING RINK.

YOU BETCHA.

OWNER'S DAY OFF, RUSS.

WAIT. I OWN THIS PLACE?

MM-HMM.

UH, YES, YOU DO.

IN FACT...

A CHAIN OF SWEET MELODY'S?

AWESOME, RIGHT?

YOU'VE ALREADY GOT INTERES FROM LIMITED PARTNERS.

THE FIRST ONE:

IS PLANNED IN CHICAGO.

COME HERE, HONEY.

HERE'S YOUR TEA, SWEETIE.

OH, THANKS, MOM.

SO...

"LIFE IS PLANNED

WITH ONE PRINCIPLE OBJECTIVE

"TO MAKE YOU DO

ALL THE PARTICULAR THINGS

YOU PARTICULARLY

DON'T WANT TO DO."

WAS THIS ALWAYS HERE?

ALWAYS.

WHY? IS IT TRIGGERING

SOMETHING?

(speaking Mandarin)

(continues speaking Mandarin)

I'M SORRY.

I CAN'T--

I-I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

(speaking Mandarin)

XIXIE. XIXIE.

(speaks Mandarin)

(door creaks)

(sighs)

HMM.

(flips page)

(door creaks)

(cup clatters)

IS THIS WHAT I THINK IT IS?

OVULATION CHART.

YEAH, YOU MADE IT.

WE WERE TRYING TO...

YOU KNOW.

UGH. OKAY.

(laughs nervously)

I DRIVE A STATION WAGON,

AND I MADE AN OVULATION CHART.

I LITERALLY HATE MYSELF.

HEY, UH... SO, SHOULD I

SLEEP ON THE COUCH, OR...

MAYBE THAT IS A...

BEST. UM, WELL,

YOU KNOW...

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S YOUR ROOM,

SO... IT'S UP TO YOU.

I COULDN'T FIND MY PAJAMAS,

SO I BORROWED A SHIRT.

UM, NO, ACTUALLY.

THAT'S YOURS.

OH.

LOVELY.

(jeans thud)

UH, OKAY.

(clears throat)

UM... HEY,

WHAT ARE THE ODDS

THAT YOU REMEMBER

I SLEEP NAKED?

OR THAT THIS--

THIS IS THE KEY DETAIL

TO JOG YOUR MEMORY AND SENDING

ALL THE REST FLOATING BACK?

NOPE, PRETTY MUCH LOOKS THE SAME

SINCE THE FIRST TIME

I SAW IT IN HIGH SCHOOL,

BUT THANKS FOR TRYING. (laughs)

YEAH. WELL, THE DOCTOR DID SAY

"ANY LITTLE THING,"

SO... YOU KNOW.

REALLY?

IS THAT WHAT HE SAID?

YEAH.

HMM.

(squeals) WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

NO!

THAT'S RIGHT.

(laughs)

I AM GONNA TICKLE YOU BECAUSE

I KNOW YOU PEE YOUR PANTS

WHENEVER YOU LAUGH

TOO HARD.

I'M NOT GONNA STOP.

I'M NOT GONNA STOP.

(laughs) OKAY.

HMM.

(sighs)

YOU PRETTY MUCH KNOW

EVERYTHING ABOUT ME, HUH?

YES, I DO.

I KNOW--I KNOW EVERYTHING.

I KNOW THAT YOU LIKE MAYONNAISE

ON YOUR FRENCH FRIES.

I KNOW YOU LOVE:

THE SMELL OF RAIN ON CONCRETE.

I KNOW YOU HATE:

TECHNO MUSIC. I...

(inhales deeply) I KNOW

THAT YOU LOST YOUR LUNCH

ON THE DOUBLE DRAGON

AT FUN WORLD...

(whispers)

BECAUSE I WAS THERE.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME

SINCE I FELT LIKE

SOMEBODY KNEW ME.

FOR YEARS I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD

BE LIKE IF I HADN'T LEFT.

IT WAS EXACTLY LIKE THIS,

ONLY NOW I'M HERE

AND I DON'T KNOW IF...

(sighs)

(switch clicks)

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT I SAID

TO YOU ON OUR FIRST DATE?

SOMETHING LIKE...

"JUST SO YOU KNOW,

WE ARE NOT HAVING SEX."

EXACTLY. STILL APPLIES.

EXCEPT IT WAS MORE...

"LIKE, JUST SO YOU KNOW,

WE ARE SO NOT HAVING SEX."

I HATE YOU.

(chuckles)

(floorboard creaks)

(hangers clacking)

(floorboard creaks)

UGH.

OH!

WELL PLAYED, KARMA.

MEL? WHAT ARE YOU--

WHAT--WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

UH, NOTHING.

JUST GOING FOR A WALK.

C-COME ON BACK INSIDE, OKAY?

'CAUSE IT'S--IT'S--IT'S, UH...

COLD OUT.

(sighs) I'M SORRY.

I CAN'T DO IT.

I-I TRIED. I TRIED

REALLY HARD LAST NIGHT,

BUT THIS ISN'T ME.

THIS--THIS ISN'T MY LIFE.

UH... I AM--I'M VICE PRESIDEN OF A GLOBAL CORPORATION.

I'M GOING TO THE BAHAMAS.

I HAVE A SUITE ON THE BEACH!

YOU WANNA--YOU WANNA

GO TO THE BAHAMAS?!

I'LL TAKE YOU, OKAY?

YOU--YOU WANNA MOVE BACK

TO THE CITY? FINE!

I'LL--I'LL MOVE BACK. JUST DON' LEAVE ME AGAIN, OKAY?

THE YEAR AFTER YOU LEFT ME,

IT WAS...

IT WAS THE WORST YEAR

OF MY LIFE.

WHAT?

IT WAS?

THAT MAKES ME SO...

INCREDIBLY HAPPY.

THE FOOD... IN THE FRIDGE THAT--

THAT WAS HALF-EATEN BY YOU,

I-I STOPPED EATING IT SO I

WOULDN'T HAVE TO THROW IT OUT.

THAT IS SO SWEET AND...

KINDA GROSS AT THE SAME TIME.

I PUT YOUR PILLOW

IN A PLASTIC BAG

SO I DIDN'T LOSE YOUR SMELL.

OKAY, THAT'S A LITTLE

STALKER-Y, BUT GO AHEAD.

I LEFT THE SHOPPING LIS UP ON THE BLACKBOARD

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