Hysterical Blindness Page #3

l'm fine.

l'm good.

Why don't you want

to get in your bed with me?

All right.

lt's nice.

-l'm real tired.

-Me too.

How long have you lived here?

Ten months.

lt's beautiful.

-Really gorgeous.

-Thanks.

Are you doing stuff to it?

Painting and stuff?

Yeah.

Doing all kinds of things.

Especially to the outside.

Like what?

l got to re-caulk the windows.

That's important.

l want to build a deck off the back.

-Really? You're gonna do all that yourself?

-Yeah.

That's great.

l really want to put in French doors

instead of those sliding things.

That would look so good.

-You think so?

-Definitely!

Yeah, okay, good. l wasn't so sure.

No!

This place is gonna look amazing.

l got a lot of ideas.

l'll show you what l mean sometime.

Cool.

Sweet dreams.

Sweet dreams.

-You wanna sit?

-Not yet.

Okay.

l was thinking....

You have to go?

No, l was thinking that maybe we could...

go into your living room

and have our coffee there.

Sure.

Sure, that'll be nice.

You know, this is the first time

l really been in your living room.

l never come in here.

l just come in to watch TV sometimes.

My wife and l drank our coffee

in the living room all the time.

lt was nice with the sun coming through.

This room is drab, isn't it?

-l'm gonna fix it up, though.

-No, it's very nice.

lt was always my dream

to have really beautiful furniture in here.

l started saving for it.

l don't know why...

because l don't see me

going and spending...

all the money l have just on me.

There, you're wrong. You should.

Money should be for that.

l've been saving so long

l don't think l could...

just spend it on my living room.

l sound like a millionaire, don't l?

When l went to work at Skyway's...

about 11 years ago, l decided l would just...

take one day's tips out of every week...

every month, the whole year.

And then, l'd save it

in a passbook savings account.

Now, that's smart.

First year, l couldn't save it because...

Debby really needed a new coat...

and she was 15.

She wanted this little jacket,

little white fur on it...

big zipper and a buckle.

l said, "Debby, you can't

have that for winter.

"You got to have a long coat,

keep your little butt warm."

Boy, we could not get together on that.

You know what l did?

l took out my passbook...

l bought two coats.

A long one and a short one.

She was so proud.

That's good.

l mean, you did something

to make life a little nicer.

Yeah.

l'm starving. Are you?

No, not really.

What do you have in the refrigerator?

-l don't know.

-Just like a guy.

l make incredible eggs and hash browns.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

l'm a really good cook.

You want to set the table,

while l start breakfast?

No, l gotta get to my sister's.

l'm helping my brother-in-law

work on his boat today.

Really? l love boats.

ls it down at the marina?

l always go sit out there on the dock.

l might've seen it.

lt's in his driveway.

Are you gonna put it in the water sometime?

That's what it's for.

-You're funny.

-Thanks.

l got a lot of stuff to do today, too...

but l still have time for breakfast.

Actually, l'm not really

a breakfast-eating kind of guy.

Okay?

Okay.

No big deal.

l'll take a rain check.

Okay. lt'll be a rain check then.

How about l make you dinner

one night this week?

-Okay, sounds good.

-Wednesday, at my house?

-Sure.

-Great.

-Write down your address.

-Okay.

l got a pen.

Thanks.

197 Dewitt Ave.

8:
00, Wednesday.

Filet mignon.

Okay.

Okay, see you later.

l want to cook him dinner. Filet mignon.

l'd be careful, Deb.

l don't know why you want to cook for him.

This is different, Beth.

l didn't just go out and f*** some guy.

l slept with him.

Where's the one-inch elastic?

Nobody talks like that to me, all right?

So, she starts shakin'.

Deb, how's the hysterical blindness?

lt got a lot better.

l met this guy at Ollie's.

Ollie's. l am so glad l met Steven...

and l don't have to sit

in that shithole with you anymore.

Yeah, me too.

-Wait, when did you meet this guy?

-On Friday night.

He comes up and starts talking.

l went to the emergency room

with you Friday.

Yeah.

lt was after that.

You sure recovered fast.

The doctor told me to go out

and have a good time.

He did. That's what he said to do.

lt looks like that's just what you did.

This is not just some guy l met at Ollie's.

l'm done with that, this is different.

We were just laying in his bed and talking.

-Talking?

-Yeah, about fixing up his house.

You met a guy with a house.

That's nice.

l hope this one calls you.

He will.

-Hi, Mel.

-Mornin', Annie.

Good morning.

Your guy's here, Virginia.

Go talk to him.

ls something wrong?

l got the horses right here.

What are you doing, handicapping?

No, it's a....

-l want to show you a brochure.

-What?

lt's for a mobile home park...

in Florida.

There.

Nice?

Yeah.

Things are easy down there.

lt's nice.

You think so?

Yeah, l guess so,

l don't know so much about Florida.

l'm always so busy here.

-l just don't have time for daydreaming.

-Yeah.

We could have a grand old time down there.

We?

That is so great.

And you didn't even drop it once.

-Are you watchin'?

-Yeah.

What's wrong?

Can we go to Ollie's now?

No, l can't, Deb. You know that.

Remember when we used to sit out here...

and every guy who went by

would beep at us?

We were so hot.

Yeah.

We were.

Rick drives a Ford Bronco.

-Really.

-MO 5180.

You memorized his license plate?

Yeah. So?

This guy could be it, Beth.

l can feel it.

l could end up getting married

or something.

There's no reason why l couldn't.

l never had a kid or anything.

F*** you, Deb.

l could get married if l wanted to.

Amber's a great kid.

l'm just saying,

l didn't drop out of high school, okay?

Good for you.

-Hey, baby, nice hat.

-Mom?

-Beth!

-What?

You're not 16 anymore.

So? l'm just trying to have some fun.

Sitting out here ain't fun.

lt's like going backwards.

Yes, l'll tell her. Thank you.

What are you looking at?

J.C. Penney's catalog.

Engagement rings?

So? A lot of people look at

J.C. Penney's catalog. lt's no big deal.

Yeah, but l've never seen you

look at engagement rings before.

-Why'd you circle that great big one?

-Because it has class.

David and l got engaged, you know.

-That's different.

-Why? He gave me a ring.

He came into the Pants Palace with it

when l was working.

l had this really long line,

and he waited on it...

and then, when it was his turn,

he handed me this ring.

lt was just this little gold heart

with a tiny diamond chip in it.

And then he goes:

"l'm hungry, l got to go to Sbarro's."

My mother made me give it back of course.

'Cause that would've been stupid, right?

l mean, to get married at 16.

Definitely.

He really wanted to, though.

He wanted for us to get married,

to have Amber Autumn together.

Maybe it wouldn't have been so bad.

He had just got that brand new Trans Am

and everything, you remember?

Who cares, Beth?

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