Lisa Page #5

SO WHAT WAS THE BIG SECRE WITH YOU AND WENDY?

IF I TOLD YOU,

IT WOULDN'T BE A SECRET,

WOULD IT?

THAT'S TRUE.

HERE'S YOUR WHITE DRESS.

HONEY, I'M GONNA WEAR THIS.

I THINK THIS LOOKS GREAT.

YOU LOOK PRETTIER IN THIS.

THE ONLY TROUBLE IS,

THE SHOES THAT GO WITH I ARE IN BEING FIXED.

NO, THEY'RE NOT.

I PICKED THEM UP FOR YOU.

OH.

GREAT.

THANKS.

MOM, CAN I BORROW

YOUR PERFUME?

SURE.

AH, TAKE IT EASY, THOUGH. HUH?

Katherine:

THIS IS REALLY:

GONNA BE FUN TONIGHT.

I'M SO GLAD

YOU CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA.

OH, THIS DRESS...

I CAN'T WAI TO SEE THIS RESTAURANT.

I HOPE THE FOOD'S GOOD,

I'M STARVING.

HONEY, I MAY NEED YOU

TO ZIP ME UP.

I'LL BE OU IN A SECOND.

WHAT MADE YOU:

CHOOSE THIS PLACE?

MOM, MUSE IS

THE "IN" RESTAURANT.

IT'S VERY CHIC.

OF COURSE.

HOW'S MY LIPSTICK?

FINE.

GOOD EVENING, LADIES.

DO YOU HAVE A RESERVATION?

YES. UNDER "HOLLAND,"

FOR ME AND MY SISTER.

YES. RIGHT THIS WAY, PLEASE.

"SISTER"?

WELL, MOM, HOW ELSE

ARE WE GONNA MEET GUYS?

COME ON.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE:

SOMETHING TO DRINK

TO START?

PLEASE. I'LL HAVE

A VODKA ON THE ROCKS.

THE SAME.

Katherine:

EXCUSE ME.

COULD YOU MAKE ONE OF THOSE

A DIET COKE, PLEASE?

YOU DIDN'T REALLY

WANT A DRINK, DID YOU?

THE IMPORTANT THING IS,

HE THOUGHT I WAS OLD ENOUGH.

HOW COME YOU'RE

SQUIRMING AROUND SO MUCH?

CAN WE JUS HAVE A GOOD TIME?

I'M NOT GONNA SEE YOU

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

MOM, LOOK A ALL THE CUTE GUYS

THAT ARE HERE.

SMILE, OR NO ONE'S

GONNA WANT TO MEET YOU.

( clears throat )

( tape:
) I'll be wearing

a sexy white dress.

Bye. ( click )

( beep )

( sighs )

I'M AS NORMAL

AS ANYONE ELSE.

OF COURSE I WAN SOMEONE IN MY LIFE,

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF

FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON.

BUT YOU DON'T EVEN TRY,

YOU JUST PUSH MEN AWAY.

THAT'S NOT TRUE --

I-I HAVE BEEN TRYING.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ON

BIRTH CONTROL PILLS --

HOPING TO GET LUCKY.

LISA, THAT IS

MY PRIVATE BUSINESS.

SO WHAT? YOU STICK YOUR NOSE

INTO MY PRIVATE BUSINESS

ALL THE TIME.

YOU BUTT INTO MY ROOM

WHENEVER YOU WANT.

I'M YOUR MOTHER.

IT'S MY RIGHT.

THERE IS A DIFF--

THERE IS A DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN US, YOU KNOW --

WE ARE NOT THE SAME.

( sighs )

I'M GOING TO

THE LADIES' ROOM.

WHEN HE BRINGS BACK THE CHECK,

SIGN IT AND ADD 20%.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

WELL, WELL,

THE WILD BUNCH:

IS HERE TONIGHT.

HELLO, MORGAN.

HOW ARE YOU?

HEY, RICHARD,

HOW ARE YOU?

YOU REMEMBER:

CHRISTINE AND BRIAN.

HAVE A GOOD TIME

TONIGHT.

THANKS.

OH!

OH!

THE LADY IN WHITE.

EXCUSE ME.

LET'S GO HOME.

OH, RICHARD.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU COME IN.

I WAS JUST GONNA

LEAVE THIS ON YOUR DESK.

DID SHE LEAVE?

YEAH. AN ADMIRER?

( chuckles )

YEAH.

( phone ringing )

HELLO?

HELLO?

LISA!

WHAT IS GOING ON?!

WHY ARE YOU:

ACTING LIKE THIS?

YOU'VE NEVER

BEEN LIKE THIS.

YOU'VE NEVER

BEEN LIKE THIS.

YOU'RE THE ONE

WHO HAS ALL THE RULES!

HONEY, I LOVE YOU.

I AM TRYING:

TO PROTECT YOU,

THAT'S ALL.

LISTEN -- YOU'RE THE ONE

WHO NEEDED ALL THESE RULES,

NOT ME --

I'M NOT LIKE YOU.

JUST BECAUSE YOU SLEPT AROUND,

IT DOESN'T MEAN

THAT I WILL, TOO.

LISTEN, KIDDO --

I KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING

THROUGH A LOT OF CHANGES,

THAT YOUR BODY'S

ALL SCREWED UP CHEMICALLY,

AND PEOPLE SAY AND DO

A LOT OF STUPID THINGS

WHEN THEIR HORMONES

ARE GOING CRAZY --

HORMONES?!

IT'S YOU WHO HAS

A PROBLEM WITH HORMONES!

YOU GET IN YOUR ROOM!

GET IN YOUR DAMN ROOM!

YOU ARE NO GOING AWAY WITH WENDY,

AND YOU ARE NO LEAVING THIS ROOM

EXCEPT FOR SCHOOL --

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!

NO PHONE PRIVILEGES,

NO NOTHING!

( sighs )

( sniffling )

OH, SO YOU ARE OPEN

THIS WEEKEND.

Sarah:
UH-HUH.

HI, GUY.

OH, HI, KATH.

I DO EVERYTHING SHE SAYS,

AND SHE STILL PUNISHES ME.

Wendy's dad:

DO YOU SEE 'EM, RALPH?

THERE THEY ARE!

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE.

YOU TWO WILL WORK IT OUT.

NO, WE WON'T.

IT'LL NEVER BE THE SAME

AFTER WHAT I SAID TO HER.

COME ON, JERKOS!

DAD'S WAITING!

COME ON,

I'LL GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME.

I DON'T WANNA

GO HOME YET.

WELL, THEN,

WHERE ARE YOU GONNA GO?

COME ON.

YOU ARE COMING WITH US.

GIRLS, COME ON.

LISA, ARE YOU PACKED?

I HOPE YOU'RE PACKED.

Dad:
I WANT TO GET ON THE ROAD

BEFORE WE HIT TRAFFIC.

LET'S GO!

Ralph:

ARE YOU TWERPS:

COMING OR NOT?

( van starts )

( SUV starts )

LISA!

LISA, WHERE ARE YOU?

LIS', WILL YOU ANSWER ME?

LISA.

( crickets chirping )

WHERE'S THE SPIDERS?

DON'T WORRY.

THEY'RE AROUND.

( knocking )

LISA, YOUR MOM'S

ON THE PHONE.

THANKS.

( door shuts )

HELLO?

I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE

FOR HOURS:

TRYING TO CONTROL MY ANGER.

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN

LEAVING LIKE THAT?!

I CAN'T EVEN

TRUST YOU ANYMORE!

I DIDN'T WANT TO STAY THERE

AND FIGHT WITH YOU ALL WEEKEND.

I WANTED TO BE WITH WENDY.

ARE YOU GONNA:

TELL HER PARENTS?

( sighs )

NO, I'M NOT GONNA

RUIN THEIR WEEKEND.

BUT YOU AND I:

HAVE SOME TALKING TO DO

WHEN YOU GET BACK HERE.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

( alarm )

( sniffs air )

( starts engine )

( chuckling )

HA HA HA HA!

( laughter )

AND THEN YOUR GRANDMA

TRIED TO SLIP YOU

A STRAIGHT SHOT OF SCOTCH.

YOU REMEMBER WHEN GRANDPA

AND ALL THE UNCLES

USED TO STAY UP AT NIGH AND PLAY CARDS.

ONE NIGHT, RALPHIE

THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CUTE

TO SNEAK OUT OF BED

AND JOIN THEM.

I FOUND HIM A 3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING

JUST PLAYING POKER.

YEAH. I LOST FIVE BUCKS.

SO, LISA, DO YOU EVER

GO VISIT YOUR GRANDMA

AND GRANDPA?

NO.

I'VE NEVER ME MY GRANDPARENTS.

THEY'VE, UH, PASSED AWAY?

WHO CARES?

THEY WANTED MY MOM

TO GET RID OF ME

BECAUSE THEY WERE

ASHAMED OF US:

BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A DAD.

AND SO SHE HAD TO RUN AWAY,

AND THEY'VE NEVER

TALKED TO US.

SO, ALL WE'VE EVER HAD

FOR FAMILY IS EACH OTHER.

( Lisa crying )

Wendy:
LISA!

( answering machine rewinding )

( beep )

( restaurant background noise

plays over answering machine )

( click )

( dial tone )

( beep )

Lisa:

Mom, it's me.

( crying:
)

I'm sorry that I

left like I did.

I really hope you're not

too lonesome by yourself.

I know I've been acting

like a real jerk lately,

haven't I?

Please don't be

too mad at me.

I love you, Mom.

And I miss you.

I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

I love you. Bye.

( beep )

( birds chirping,

children playing outside )

( whispering:
)

HI, GUY, IT'S LISA.

I WANTED TO CALL YOU

BEFORE YOU LEFT FOR WORK.

I GOT YOUR NOTE.

OH, GOOD.

DON'T YOU THINK

IT'S ABOUT TIME

WE WERE HONES WITH EACH OTHER?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOUR NAME...

OR THE NAME:

YOU KEEP GIVING ME

OVER THE PHONE...

IN YOUR NOTE.

I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK

MY NAME IS LISA,

BUT IT IS.

NO, IT'S NOT.

IT'S KATHERINE.

NO. YOU'RE WRONG,

I'M NOT KATHERINE.

MY NAME IS LISA.

WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME THAT?

STOP LYING TO ME.

I'M TELLING THE TRUTH!

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

LISA!

LISA!

WENDY! WHEN ARE WE LEAVING?

I DON'T KNOW.

IN A LITTLE WHILE, I GUESS.

I'VE GOTTA GET HOME, NOW!

WHY?

RICHARD THINKS:

I'M MY MOM.

YOU'RE DEAD.

Storekeeper:
HOW-DO.

THAT'LL BE NINE DOLLARS

AND FOUR CENTS, PLEASE.

YOU GOT FOUR CENTS?

I NEED CHANGE:

FOR THE PHONE.

LISA?

( tape rewinding )

( beep )

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