Laurence Anyways Page #2

So you're high as a f***in' kite!

Sorry, babe! I did it all!

I'll get you a snack.

Just get over the restaurant please.

Forget it!

Get it out of your head, love!

Want a hot dog?

Am I lost'?

Let's hit the car wash, anyway.

Let's go wild in New York!

Why the f*** are you so blue?

Bad day at school?

Will you shut your f***in' mouth?

Just shut your f***in' mouth!

I didn't go to work!

And I'm not going to New York!

I have to tell you something!

It's very important! I have to tell you!

I can't take it anymore! I'm dying!

I'll die if I don't!

Listen!

I'm going to die.

What?

Where were you?

At your mom's?

Why is her goddamn number still unlisted?

Why didn't you tell me you were gay?

I'm not gay-

Why didn't you tell me?

You pictured me as a man?

I'm not gay, Fred!

Stop f***ing with me!

You're a fag! You're gay!

It's not the end of the world.

It's not that I like men.

I'm just not made to be one.

It's different.

This here? That's not me!

Neither is this!

Or that! It's disgusting! It's not me!

I've lived like this for 35 years.

And that's a crime.

And I'm the criminal.

Stealing someone's life.

Whose life, Laurence?

The life of the woman I was born to be.

Everything I love about you, you hate.

Is that what you're saying?

Is that all you love?

So everything we've been

through is... nothing?

Everything... must...

be... reinterpreted.

I'm not stupid.

I would've known. I would've seen it.

I would've felt it.

You'd have done something.

Dressed up as a woman.

- Did you?

- No.

Did you?

- What did you wear?

- Nothing.

- What do you wear?

- Nothing!

What do you wear, Laurence?

A dress? A sweater?

Nothing. Anything.

Tell me what you wore.

Clothes I bought.

I wouldn't touch yours.

Out of respect for you.

Then I'd throw them away.

I just did it twice, three times.

Ten tops!

- Do you put make up on?

- Come on!

Yes, you do.

Did you ever...

Did you try on my underwear?

Once, I put on a pink bra.

Yeah, pink.

I didn't kill anybody, Fred.

- With a white shirt?

- No, black, of course.

- Your job.

- What about it?

- What will you do?

- Go in as a woman.

After Christmas. After the holidays.

I'll write it down:

'Upcoming Event, Save the Date.'

The List of Upcoming Events.

That's not funny. So not funny.

My life isn't real.

I'm on hold.

I bet you are!

Our life together isn't real?

It's just an 'on hold' thing?

Waiting for real life?

Waiting for me to realize

you've lied to me?

For two years?

I didn't lie.

I just didn't say anything.

I need time apart.

I need time to think.

Do you hate me?

Winter's here and the roof is leaking.

What a drag!

So what are you up to?

What do you mean?

How do you spend your days?

Apart from your work.

You go out, you read?

What do you and Dad do?

Nothing special.

What a question!

Why not go back to painting?

Want some more?

Some port?

They gave your dad a bottle.

Want some?

No, I'm fine. Thanks.

I'm glad you came by.

I need a man to move the TV.

Into the living room.

Your father's too weak for the stairs.

No problem.

Won't you go say hello?

Hey, Dad.

- How are you?

- Fine.

You're hurting? Where?

I thought of you yester...

Wait for the commercial, I can't hear.

Wait for the commercial.

Read between the lines.

He just wanted you

to be in on the secret.

Yeah, sure.

I can't. I just can't.

I gotta be there for him.

I can't just dump him.

Come on!

He knew you'd run when you heard.

I'm sure he's already made his peace.

Boys don't cry and while you are...

He's having a party, trust me.

In fact, he probably did you a big favour...

Cut to the chase, coach!

Look, you're a woman who loves men.

He's a man who wants to be a woman.

Bottom line:
pack your bags,

thank you, bye.

I need to wake up next to him.

I need his forearms.

Everybody has forearms!

Mom?

Are you listening?

Damn it, it's important!

Can you still move the TV upstairs?

Do I put it on the floor?

Why do you react like that?

How do you want me to react?

I don't know,

you're not asking any questions...

You're not surprised.

I have no questions.

You throw something totally nuts at me.

So you're nuts. Fine.

But questions?

None.

I don't ask any, so don't ask me.

You want to tell me how to react?

Surprised?

Why?

You always dressed up, as a kid.

I thought you'd end up gay.

When your father

goes for his check-ups...

he stops at peep shows.

Yeah.

Every time.

That's why he doesn't want me along.

Am I surprised?

Am I surprised we left Europe?

Or that the roof is leaking?

Do I look surprised to you?

I'm not surprised!

Never let yourself be surprised. Ever.

I'm sure it's very serious,

and I'm taking you very seriously.

But should I torture myself

and think I'm a bad mother?

I don't care!

Why should I?

And your father?

What father?

Personally, I don't care.

You and I never bonded.

But if you are in trouble,

in any way,

deal with it.

Our door will be closed.

- Your father won't accept you.

- Did he ever?

So...

will you still love me?

Are you becoming a woman or an idiot?

Let's smoke.

Hey, it's me.

I'm coming back home tonight.

I'm coming back and...

Let's do this together.

Well?

What?

What the f***?

You're still wearing your old clothes!

Calm down!

What went wrong?

Ever heard girls wash their hands?

They started blabbering about...

hunks, Casanovas

and whatever jock they banged.

The grungy guy, the old guy,

the chemistry teacher

vs. the film teacher...

At some point...

and I'm not bragging,

they talked about me.

They said I was cute.

One even called me sexy

Did you get their phone numbers?

No! Listen to me.

I was struggling with my panties!

F***!

Can you picture it?

A guy in the stall

squeezing into a dress?

I could see their faces drop.

And then the silence!

The silence after.

It's cool.

You'll try again next Monday.

Mayday!

You'll do it another day.

You've been on hold for 30 years.

Who cares?

Come on!

Major Tom?

Still alive?

A**hole!

Was the transition...

an overnight thing?

Or a slow process?

And from a professional standpoint?

'Cause that will be the focus.

Strutting out in

a fabulous skirt wasn't enough

I had to go all the way.

Dive right in.

So you're diving, now?

Wasn't it about keeping

your head above water?

Didn't you have an appointment?

You'll be late.

Maybe we should wrap it up?

Let me make a phone call...

Use the big mirror.

It'll be easier.

Why not?

Because...

I know what I look like.

It's working.

It works.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

Thanks.

Yes?

Page 3, paragraph 3...

The sub was kind of vague

about the assignment...

Hi, Laurence!

Hello, Mr. Lafortune.

$0?

D-day, dear?

Didn't see you come in today.

It's quite a shock, huh?

Is it a revolt?

No, sire, it's a revolution!

A class of 30, 35 students.

You said we'd be shopping?

We are shopping.

What a perfect gift for a first day.

Punch me!

What's next?

A clutch and a Barbie fridge?

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