My Girl 2 Page #7

BOY:

My only problem is that your Uncle Phil is

giving me five bucks to pick you up but I

don't get paid 'till delivery.

VADA:

Gee, that is a problem.

the boy picks up Vada's suitcase and begins to walk off

with it

VADA:

Put that down, I'll...I'll call the police!

BOY:

What are you gonna do? Tell them that...a

polite person helped carry your bag?

VADA:

I don't think you're very polite.

BOY:

Yeah, well I don't think you're very

grateful. A lot of people in your position

would say "thank you".

he begins to move off, Vada follows

VADA:

THANK YOU.

BOY:

Don't mention it.

VADA:

I don't even know your name.

NICK:

It's Nick.

(giving Vada's ticket to attendant)

There you go.

ATTENDANT:

(checks ticket against luggage)

Okay.

NICK:

Thanks.

outside

NICK:

Oh great, no cabs!

Hari Krishna guy approaches Vada

MAN:

I have a gift for you.

he gives her something

VADA:

Thanks....

NICK:

No THANKS!

VADA:

He said it was a gift.

NICK:

Yeah, RIGHT.

VADA:

I don't need you to be telling me to...

NICK:

TAXI!!!

the two rush up to a waiting taxi, cutting off a woman who

was about to get in

NICK:

Get in...get in!!

TAXI DRIVER:

Okay, you look like a man who knows where

he's going, where're we headed?

NICK:

Take the 405 to Santa Monica, Santa Monica to

Whittier, Whittier to Sunset.

CAMERA IS FOLLOWING TAXI FROM SKY, SONG IS PLAYING

SWINGTOWN VADA IS WATCHING OUT WINDOW ALL THE SIGHTS, THEY

PASS AN OIL PUMP, A HUGE DONUT STORE, CAPITOL RECORDS

BUILDING ETC.

Vada waves out the window to a surfer in a red convertible,

then they turn off, and pull up to a building with "BUDAPEST

auto repair" written on it

NICK:

(paying driver)

There you go.

(to Vada)

See that building, my grandfather built it.

Budapest auto repair.

(points)

That's my room right up there. One of these

days this is all gonna be mine.

Vada enters the large garage and sees Phil walking inwards

VADA:

Uncle Phil!!

Phil turns around

PHIL:

Vada!!

Vada runs and jumps into Phil's arms

Look at you, oh hi, hi, hi!! How are you? You

look great, how's Shelly? Your dad?

VADA:

They're great.

PHIL:

How about Nick? Did he take good care of you?

VADA:

He was very polite, worth the entire five

dollars.

PHIL:

Uh huh, well...good to know.

Phil hands Nick a 5 note

NICK:

Thanks

ROSE:

(appears from behind a door, holding

phone under her ear)

Give it back Nicholas!

NICK:

But we made a business deal.

ROSE:

What ever happened to a good old-fashioned

favor huh?

Nick returns the 5

ROSE:

(into phone)

Now Irving our family's been dealing with

your company for over forty years now, now

either the timing chain is here or isn't here

and from what I can see it isn't here, now you

wanna come down and explain to the customers

why we can't re-assemble the cars because not

all the parts are here.

Now come on, I have enough trouble keeping my

weight down, I don't need this blubber from

you, are we quite clear on this Irving or do I

have to speak with your father?

(pause)

Thank you. Yes, yes I love you too Irving.

she then hangs up, and notices Vada

You must be Vada! Oh what a face!

she leans over and hugs Vada

Oh if I had a face like that I wouldn't have

to yell so much. I'm Rose, Rose Zsigmond,

Nick's mother among other things.

VADA:

You're Nick's mother?

ROSE:

What, did you think he was raised by a pack

of wolves? Don't be misled by the haircut.

NICK:

Mom!

Phil moves over to Rose and puts his arm around her

shoulders

PHIL:

Who knew that when I started working in the

finest foreign car shop in LA, I would also

find the light of my life.

ROSE:

Yeah, well he left out a couple of steps, ah

look, I've gotta get back to these bills, Phil

will you help Vada get settled?

PHIL:

Come on...I'll show you where you're gonna

stay.

Vada and Phil go upstairs, and enter a very nicely done up

room

PHIL:

Here we go...not what you expected from

downstairs right? Now well put your stuff over

here in this closet...you can unpack later and

this is where you sleep. Luckily this sofa bed

is really comfortable, I can tell you that

from personal experience.

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