Listen Up Philip Page #5

'of how great it felt

to be proud of her.

'His own relationship with success

had forced him

'to grow out of feeling resentful

towards her accomplishments.

'He was not prepared to lose

that constant stream of enthusiasm.'

You see? You don't even need me.

God, you really believe that, don't you?

I'm not sure how to answer that

without making things worse.

I supported you when

nobody gave a sh*t about you.

I want you to know I regret that now.

Good.

I don't wanna talk to you anymore.

So you can just...

you can be somebody else's charity case.

- Maybe Zimmerman will take care of you.

- He already has, and he will gladly continue.

Get out of my house.

My house too.

No. It was never your house.

You just lived here.

You know, I'd like to hope

that in a few months' time,

we'll both have some perspective on this

and be able to move somewhere,

like forward.

This feels irreparable.

You accusing me of indifference?

You don't seem to be struggling.

I am.

Just not in the ways that you notice.

You need a haircut.

I know.

I'm pretty sure I'm missing a brush.

I'll bet one of those models yoinked it.

You got any plans tonight?

Just gonna stay in,

or are you going out?

We were together for almost three years.

Do you want to come over?

We were just gonna make dinner at home.

You should come.

No, thanks. I don't want to be a burden.

You're not being a burden.

I couldn't tell him anything without him

getting depressed and jealous.

Now he's gone.

He owes me a lot of money.

You know, when he was writing

and had no income.

Thousands of dollars.

I don't mean to bring you into it.

I just...

I don't think dinner tonight's

a good idea.

No, it's not a good idea at all.

I'm allergic to cats.

Can we just, like, put them down

until you're ready?

No, 'cause then

they're likely to run away.

And then where are we?

Stuck with no cats.

Is everything OK?

What is this cat's name?

This little guy is called Prescott.

That was my grandfather's name.

'For the first time in years, Ashley

found herself feeling truly alone.

'Despite being surrounded

by people most of every day,

'she was unable to connect to them

in a way she considered meaningful

'and found herself passing

through their lives, and her own,

'in a state of total isolation.

What size are these shirts?

I don't know. Small or medium.

Try it on.

I'll give you an ill-fitting discount.

They seem expensive.

Sold to the highest bidder.

- This too.

- Yeah, why not?

This? Throw this in.

It's not very good, but you can use it

as a coaster or something.

No good. Naw.

Take the jacket too. Two for one.

Look at that.

You would date that man, right?

Yeah.

- Congratulations.

- Thank you.

- You're late.

- Yeah.

- It's OK.

- Yeah.

You lost? Goddamn it.

Well, at least there's one

pinball player in the family.

- That's a triple take.

- Yeah?

Is that with the spin?

You do that... Wait, let me try.

- You missed mine.

- Let me see it again.

I was... We were both double-taking

at the same time.

Hey, that was three.

That was pretty good. That was good.

Erm...

What do you get

if you cut a bra in half?

- What?

- A yarmulke with a chin strap.

- Can you guys keep it down, please?

- What?

Can you please keep it down?

How dare you tell me to keep it down?

I'm here with my better half here.

Go f*** yourself!

You can't come into my place

where I'm with my friends,

drinking, playing pinball,

having a fun time, celebrating.

You're not welcome. Get out of here.

Get the f*** out of here!

I'm not kidding you.

Get the f*** out of here right now.

I hate that man.

Hey, sweetheart.

What?

What are you staring at?

Nothing.

- Nothing?

- Thought I smelled gasoline.

That's me.

- You look lost.

- I'm not.

Wanna come hang out?

- You want something to drink?

- Sure.

All right, sit down.

'When she had first spoken to

the lowlife at the bar,

'it was the first time in four days

Ashley heard her own voice out loud.

'She became devastatingly aware of

her own desperation, loneliness and torment.

'Quickly she could take no more

and went home.'

Nobody here is in pain.

This is a no-kill shelter.

We have plenty of available

foster parents

who are able to take care of them

for as long as necessary to find a home.

- Do you have any cats?

- What?

Cats! Do you have any cats?

This guy is really friendly. Loving.

Do you have any black and white ones?

Like, that resemble a panda?

Or a raccoon?

You really care about the colour.

Yeah, kind of.

He chooses you.

You want a snack? Do you want a snack?

This is your new home.

What do you think?

There we go. Get familiar.

OK, come on. Ready?

Ready to find your bed?

What do you think?

- Hey!

- Hey!

- Hey, you're here.

- I'm here.

- How was your trip?

- Ugh, I feel sick.

- You feel sick?

- Yeah. Oh, it's a beautiful day.

Right?

Place looks good.

I'm excited you finally

get to see our renovations.

Can't believe that excites you.

God, you sound like a brat

who lives in a dump in New York.

Don't be shitty. My house is not a dump.

Wouldn't know. I've never been.

Lots of fights happened in this room.

Only with you.

We're going out.

Get yourself dressed up.

It's gonna be a big night.

OK, could you stop doing that?

It's really annoying.

I planned on going away for a week.

- You know this is important to me.

- I know,

but it wasn't supposed

to start for 10 days.

They changed it.

I don't know what to tell you.

You're not being really

supportive right now.

You know this is

an amazing opportunity for me.

Tell me the good version

of this conversation.

"You got the job?

"Congratulations, Ashley.

I'm so happy for you.

"Although I admit to being

a little disappointed,

"I understand that these things happen.

"I'm so proud of you, baby."

That's basically what I said.

I would never say that.

I am proud of you.

Come here.

I wish you wanted to go out.

I am out. I don't live here.

Oh, I adopted a cat.

I know. You send me pictures.

I send them or I sent them once?

- Oh, more than once.

- I think I'm going to name my cat Gadzookey.

You have a little situation there.

With your...

Oh.

I love him.

You should love a human.

I just don't want him to be one of those exes

I have to see every few years.

You know?

He's making it really easy.

I hate that you think this is easy.

That's nice.

- Should I do anything?

- No, no, no, just look that way.

There you go. Smile.

Think of something funny.

Nice.

There you go.

It's me.

Work it. Work it.

Classic, but not a comedy.

And he got 'em all!

- You want another one?

- Not another banana joke.

Can I take one of you?

- So, you pull the thing back?

- Oh, it looks nice, yeah.

- Did it click?

- Yeah. Smile a little.

I don't feel like smiling.

- Focus up there. You all right?

- I'm getting addicted to this.

It's gonna be a bit fuzzy,

I have a feeling.

- There you go. Turn that thing, don't be shy.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes