My Girl 2 Page #18

VADA:

And she saved it.

JEFFREY:

(nods)

Well, we didn't have a camera...so she just

wrote the date on the bag and said, "This will

be out wedding album, this will be a day we

will never forget." We never did.

VADA:

Do you have any pictures if her?

JEFFREY:

I've got something better.

ROOM WITH PROJECTOR SITTING BEHIND COUCH, VADA IS SEATED ON

THE COUCH AND JEFFREY IS SITTING BEHIND HER OPERATING IT

Vada and JEFFREY are watching the movie

JEFFREY:

We called ourselves "The Appearing Nightly

Players".

MAGGIE:

(on screen, in French accent)

Darling, oh where is my chauffeur? You don't

want I should walk to the stage? An actress of

my overwhelming talent?

VADA:

She's beautiful.

JEFFREY:

We performed on the beach one

summer...ha...everything went wrong.

we can see the acting troupe stuffing round on the beach,

then Maggie in a doughnut-floatie in the sea with an

umbrella, then playing volleyball, then sitting at a table

surrounded by friends, she is convinced to sing by her

friends, which she begins to do

MAGGIE:

Smile though your heart is aching,

Smile, even though it's breaking,

When there are clouds,

In the sky you'll get by,

If you smile through your fears and sorrows,

Smile and maybe tomorrow,

You'll see the sun come shining through if

you,

Light up your face with gladness,

Hide every trace of sadness,

Although a tear may be ever so near,

That's the time you must keep on trying,

Smile, what's the use of crying,

You'll find that life is still worthwhile,

If you just smile.

the group that Maggie sang for start to complement her and

chatter away, then the reel ends, JEFFREY turns off the

projector, gets up and turns on the light

JEFFREY:

She had a...a beautiful voice.

Vada nods, crying a little

JEFFREY:

Would you like...eh...to have these movies?

VADA:

(turns around)

More than anything in the world.

JEFFREY:

(nods)

It's good to see Maggie again...and you.

VADA:

Umm...didn't you ever wonder about me?

JEFFREY:

Well I didn't know about you until after she

was gone.

VADA:

I thought that...umm...maybe you'd be curious

about how I turned out.

JEFFREY:

I'd say you turned out just fine.

VADA:

I guess what I mean is, my mother married my

dad after you...and then I was born, so I

thought that...maybe you got divorced because

of me.

JEFFREY:

Wait...woah...woah...wait a minute...Do you

think I'm your father?

VADA:

Well...

JEFFREY:

Honey I'd be proud to be your father, really.

It just isn't so.

they walk outside

JEFFREY:

Maggie wanted to have a baby...and...umm...I

didn't.

VADA:

oh.

JEFFREY:

She didn't wanna miss out on

anything...especially motherhood...it got to

be a real problem with us.

I thought she had plenty of time, she didn't.

Anyway...that's why I was grateful when she

met your father, he had the sense to love her

the way she deserved...and most of all...I was

glad that she had you, the baby she always

wanted.

I wanted you to know that.

this has made Vada's day, she looks very happy, they hug

each other

BUDAPEST GARAGE, VADA IS TALKING TO NICK, ROSE AND PHIL

VADA:

And I'm gonna use the movies when I give my

report. Jeffrey says audiences love special

effects.

NICK:

You better ace it...you sacrificed our whole

vacation.

ROSE:

Well it's a wonderful story with a very happy

ending.

Sam enters the garage in his car

PHIL:

Sorry doc, we close for business at 3 o'clock

today.

Sam gets out and walks over to Rose, and offers Rose a box

SAM:

Ahh...this isn't business. You know I...I

found this wonderful little Hungarian

restaurant that makes it's own strudel and

I...I thought you might like a taste of the

old country. You see there's apple in there

and...and cherry and this is the...eh...

cheese but I...I gotta say I think that cherry

is...is really....

Phil grabs the strudel and puts it back in Sam's car

PHIL:

Okay, that does it, that does it, the strudel

does it, first it's brakes then.... I mean I

am not gonna let some Podiatrist with a Jaguar

full of strudel come waltzing in here and....

SAM:

I'm not a Podiatrist, I'm a Cardiologist.

PHIL:

Who cares? Rose, tell him we have an

arrangement.

SAM:

Well, wha...what kind of arrangement?

ROSE:

Yes, what kind of arrangement? I'd be very

interested to know what kind of an arrangement

we have.

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