My Sister's Keeper Page #5

He's actually a really good kid. I like him.

KELLY:

Thank you.

Oh, wow.

He's, like, really good.

SARA:
Cute, right?

- Yeah.

Hey!

You did good, Katie!

[CAR APPRO ACHES]

[DOGS BARKING]

BRIAN:
What's the matter?

- Nothing.

She's home.

I can taste your Cytoxan.

I'm sorry.

No, it's okay.

I kind of like it.

Besides...

...they told me yesterday I'm relapsing.

I start chemo next week.

Maybe it'll save me a dose.

I had a really good time.

Me too.

KATE:

Are you awake?

I am now.

So how was it? Was it great?

We kissed.

You kissed?

What was it like?

Was it sexy? Was it gross?

- Was there a lot of tongue?

- No.

It was nice.

How did you know what to do?

I don't know.

I just did.

He has scars on his hands...

...from graft-versus-host.

I could feel them

when we were holding hands.

Was that weird?

It was kind of like we matched.

Hello.

- Hi.

- Hey.

How far into it are you?

Just started.

A hundred bucks says you won't make it

till 3 without tossing your cookies.

KATE:

You're disgusting.

Such a slacker.

Don't you have anywhere to be?

No, nowhere. And what are you doing?

You're trying to weasel your way

out of the bet?

I'm trying to spare you. Although...

TAYLOR:

Okay.

Okay.

Here.

Sorry.

What are you talking about?

Tomorrow it could be me. Here.

No.

Trust me, you need it.

Trust me.

- Fun date, huh?

- Hm.

- So you had French fries for lunch, huh?

- You're disgusting.

And you lost the bet, pay up.

I don't have any money.

I'll pay you in sexual favors.

[CHUCKLES]

That's... That's just great.

Why don't we ask your mom about that?

Keep it up and your next date

will be during a bone-marrow aspiration.

Just joking.

Yeah, I hope so.

TAYLOR:

I hate you. I really hate you.

Hey...

...so the hospital...

...it throws this dance for sick kids.

It's really dorky.

It's done like a regular prom.

With a band and tuxes

and punch spiked with platelets...

...and last year I went stag

and it was really dumb.

But I was thinking...

...well, you're a patient and I'm a patient,

and maybe we could...

We could go together.

- It's a little low, don't you think?

- You look like a banana.

I think it's very nice. Very modest.

- And it does cover up a lot of cleavage.

- Really? Will it cover this?

Oh.

- Kate.

- Let's go.

You're angry. Doesn't mean

you have to take it out on the world.

She's a b*tch.

Did you see her looking at my scarf?

- Maybe she liked the pattern.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- That dress sucked anyway.

It was awful.

You know what? I'm not going.

I'm never gonna find a stupid dress anyway.

SARA:
Don't you think that every girl going

feels the same way?

KATE:

I don't care about any other girl.

I just wanted to look good,

really good, for one night.

What?

SARA:
Are you ready?

ANNA:
Okay, ready!

Come here. Hurry, quick.

She's coming down.

Oh, my God.

KELLY:
There she is!

SARA:
Oh, my God.

That is just so beautiful. Look how

beautiful. Doesn't she look beautiful?

Wait, stay right there.

Don't come down.

- Honey, you look so beautiful.

ANNA:
No, she looks pretty.

Okay, wait, wait, wait, stop.

Can you just come down?

I wanna see your guys'... Wait.

Kate, go back up the stairs for a second.

I wanna see you coming down

with your hands.

Can you look this way, Taylor?

Excellent.

Wait, hold on, hold on, here we go.

Wait, I wanna get a Polaroid too. Hold on.

Kate? Can I see your face?

Oh, excellent.

Okay, right there.

If you guys wanna stand right there.

There we go.

- Ready? Okay, yes, stand right there.

ANNA:
I didn't get enough pictures.

KELLY:
One more, okay? SARA: You're

kind of blocking it, sweetheart.

- Can you just step...?

ANNA:
I got it.

- Kelly, you're in the picture.

KATE:
Mom.

I can't see them.

KELLY:

Listen, you guys stand like you're at prom.

- You know...

- Yeah, let me see that corsage.

- Sweetie, but can I just see...?

KELLY:
Say cheese!

SARA:
There we go. Excellent.

KELLY:
Hi. Hi.

Hi. Oh, sweet!

- That's so...

- Stop.

ANNA:

Yeah, looks good. I like it.

Mom. Mom, please. It's enough, okay?

- I need to document this moment, okay?

ANNA:
No, wait.

SARA:

Just in front. There you...

Oh, my God, that's so cute. All right.

ANNA:
Kate, Kate.

SARA:
Oh, my God.

Okay, let me just get a Polaroid of it too.

Wait, you got some. Sweetheart.

ANNA:
Hey, hold on.

SARA:
Oh, honey.

Do I look pretty, Daddy?

You ready?

Have some fun.

I love you, Daddy.

Honey, turn around. Can I see...?

- Right there.

- Taylor, Taylor.

[BAND PLAYING " WITH YOU

(SONG FOR KATE)"]

Do you wanna get out of here?

Yeah. Where?

I know a place.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God, I'm gonna fall!

I'm gonna fall.

Taylor!

KATE:

You ever think about dying?

Not really.

You're not scared?

No.

If I didn't have cancer,

I never would have found you.

So yeah, I'm glad I'm sick.

Me too.

You okay?

Yeah.

KATE:

It's been three days, Mom.

He won't return my calls.

I leave messages and he won't call me.

- Did you guys get into a fight

after the prom? - No.

Well, maybe he's busy, you know?

Maybe he went out of town...

...for an emergency?

Maybe it has nothing to do with you.

We did it, okay?

We did it

and now he won't call me back.

- You did it?

- That's right.

- What do you mean, "did it"? You did

"it" it? - No, but we did some stuff, okay?

- "Stuff"? What kind of stuff?

- Mom, I don't wanna talk about it with you.

I just told you because I'm mad.

- Alice.

- Yeah, Sara?

Taylor, have you seen him?

What?

I was sure somebody had told you.

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

JESSE:

Stop the bus!

Stop the bus! Stop!

Tell him to stop that bus!

Hey, stop the bus, dude!

Come on!

Goddamn it!

JESSE:

When I got home...

...I wondered how much trouble I'd be in.

Buddy? What are you doing up?

- Can't sleep?

- I just... I can't sleep.

Look, I'm gonna go to the hospital, spend

the night with your sister. You wanna come?

All right.

- Yeah?

- Yeah. Sure, let me just...

I'm gonna get a coffee,

get yourself ready.

Hey, bud.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

What?

Can I ask you something?

Sure.

You really think you're gonna win?

You really expect the judge

to take Anna's kidney against her will?

Well, there's precedent.

There's Hart v. Brown,

Masden v. Harrison...

...Strunk v. Strunk.

- I know.

Besides, the court should just

mind their own business.

Why? What's your point?

- Don't start that sh*t.

- What?

- I'm your sister.

- What sh*t?

I'm behind you, no matter what.

I'll do whatever, and I do.

I'm just not sure

you're seeing the big picture.

What big picture, Kel? Spit it out.

I know it's important for you

to feel like you never gave up.

I mean, who are you if you're not this crazy

b*tch mother fighting for her kid's life, right?

But there's, like, a whole world out there.

You don't see any of it, nothing.

Sooner or later, you...

You gotta stop.

You gotta let go.

I can't.

BRIAN:

How's she doing?

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