MY GIRL Page #7

VADA'S THOUGHTS

My fears and secrets. I'm afraid I killed my

mother.

OUTSIDE SULTENFUSS' HOUSE, THEN INSIDE ON SHELLY AT DESK,

TUBA IS BEING PLAYED IN THE BACKGROUND

Shelly gets up smiling when she hears the music and

proceeds to the living room

Shelly pokes her head in the door to see Harry playing a

tune to Grammoo on his tuba

HARRY:

(sung, to Grammoo)

Can not do without, Harry's wild about me.

SHELLY:

Excuse me Harry, I'm sorry, I just wanna let

you know that the flowers were delivered. And

the room's all set up.

HARRY:

Thanks, listen I wanna apologize for the

other day downstairs, about Vada, I was a

little harsh.

SHELLY:

I shouldn't stick my nose in other people's

business. It's just that I like Vada, very

much.

HARRY:

After my wife died, Grammoo moved in here to

help take care of Vada. They were very close,

but lately as her mind's been wandering more

and more, Vada's been acting kinda crazy. I'm

sure she'll snap out of it though.

SHELLY:

I'm sure she will.

VADA AND THOMAS J AT THEIR FAVORITE SPOT, EDGE OF LAKE WITH

VERY LARGE BEAUTIFUL WEEPING WILLOW JUST UP THE BANK A

LITTLE FROM A SMALL PIER WHERE TWO FISHING POLES ARE SET UP,

ONE HELD BY VADA AND THE OTHER BY A HOLDER AS THOMAS J HANGS

UPSIDE DOWN FROM THE TREE

THOMAS J:

Nothing's biting today.

VADA:

Maybe they had a big breakfast.

THOMAS J:

(hanging from tree)

I'm gonna be an acrobat when I grow up.

VADA:

Big deal, I can do that too.

(Thomas J's reel begins to

click)

Thomas J, you got something!

THOMAS J:

Oh no!

(he jumps down from the tree)

UUH.

VADA:

Hurry!

THOMAS J:

I'm trying.

VADA:

Reel it in.

(Thomas J reels the fish in)

He's only tiny, throw him back.

THOMAS J:

I don't like touching fish, how do you pull

the hook out without touching it?

Thomas J puts his foot on the fish and pulls

VADA:

You're hurting him, don't kill him!!

The hook is out of the fish's mouth and sitting on the pier

Vada then removes the hook from the fish's mouth {minor

error in film} and in the process pricks herself

VADA:

Ouch! Darn hook!

Vada puts the fish back

VADA:

I'm bleeding, did he get away? Go look.

Thomas J looks and sees the fish, dead, floating on top of

the water

THOMAS J:

Yeah he got away. Come on let's go.

VADA:

Hey, we can become blood brothers.

THOMAS J:

Naah, I don't wanna.

VADA:

You could pick that scab on your arm.

THOMAS J:

It's a mosquito bite.

VADA:

It'll bleed.

THOMAS J:

If I do it, can we go?

VADA:

Uh huh.

THOMAS J:

Okay, OW!

Thomas J picks the scab on his arm which begins to bleed

VADA:

Okay, rub them together.

They rub their cuts together

VADA:

Now we're blood brothers for life.

HARRY IS TYPING UP A DEATH NOTICE IN HIS STUDY, SHELLY

ENTERS:

SHELLY:

Hi.

HARRY:

Oh Hi, what can I do for you?

SHELLY:

Nothing, I was just wondering what you were

doing.

HARRY:

Oh, I'm just typing up a funeral notice, you

know when someone dies people want it in the

paper usually, it's a service we provide for

the family.

SHELLY:

Oh right, right,

(she picks up the newspaper).

Bader Lorenzo Died June 22

1972 Devoted husband to

Nicolette. Cherished father of

Babritzio and Heidi, In lieu

of flowers, please send

donations to the holy names

society.

HARRY:

I wrote that.

SHELLY:

No kidding?

Harry gives Shelly a matter-of-fact look

SHELLY:

Oh it's good, "In lieu of" I love that word

lieu.

HARRY:

I prefer it to "instead", it has more

dignity.

SHELLY:

In lieu... "instead".... No contest.

HARRY:

It's no big deal.

SHELLY:

You have to learn how to take a complement.

(Shelly turns the newspaper

over)

Movies, movies, ahhhh, "Love Story" at the

drive in, I cried my eyes out, did you see it?

HARRY:

I haven't been to the movies in AGES.

SHELLY:

I love going to movies, especially at the

drive in. I don't think there's anything more

romantic than going to the drive in.

(subtle HINT)

I'll let you get back to work.

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