Ordinary People Page #16

Nothing about it?

KAREN:

No.

CONRAD:

You don't miss Leo's corny jokes?

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Pause. She looks at him sternly.

KAREN:

Are you seeing a doctor?

CONRAD:

Yeah. I'm seeing a doctor. Are you?

KAREN:

Uh... Uh, well, Dr. Crawford gave me

a name, and I went for a while. But

uh... I dunno.It just didn't work

for me, I guess. He just kept

telling me all the things I already

knew, and , uh... finally, I

decided... the only one who can

help me is myself. At least, that's

what my dad says.

I don't mean it's not right for

you, Conrad. I mean I think that

if it's something you want to do,

that's what you should be doing.

CONRAD:

Well, ya, I don't know how long

I'll keep it up. I sorta got shoved

into it.

Pause

KAREN:

Your hair grew in.

CONRAD:

Oh, yes. That was such a dumb thing

to do.

KAREN:

I like it.

CONRAD:

You do?

KAREN:

Yeah!

CONRAD:

I don't know, I just... Uh...

I miss it sometimes, the

hospital.

Really do.

KAREN:

Things have to change. You know?

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CONRAD:

But that's where we had the laughs.

KAREN:

But that was a hospital. This is

the real world.

CONRAD:

Yeah, yeah, I... you're sure right.

Pause

KAREN:

I really have to go. I'm sorry. I

have a meeting over at the school.

Drama Club meeting. We're doing "A

Thousand Clowns".

CONRAD:

I know, you told me.

KAREN:

Did I?

CONRAD:

Yeah.

KAREN:

I better hurry. Don't wanna be

late.

CONRAD:

Thanks for seeing me.

He clears his throat.

KAREN:

Conrad? Let's have a great

Christmas! Okay? Let's have... a

great year. Let's have the best

year of our whole lives, OK? We

can, you know. This could be the

best year ever.

CONRAD:

Yeah... Yeah.

KAREN:

Yeah!

She gets up

KAREN (cont'd)

Mmm... Will you call me?

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CONRAD:

Yeah...

KAREN:

You mean it?

CONRAD:

Yep!

KAREN:

You. Uh... You look good. Conrad.

CONRAD:

Yeah.

KAREN:

Bye.

CONRAD:

Bye-bye.

She leaves. Then stops a few steps away, and shouts :

KAREN:

Hey!

A customer is startled.

KAREN (cont'd)

Would you cheer up?

Conrad sits there with a strange feeling of embarrassment,

reflecting.

53 EXT. JARRETT'S HOUSE. GARDEN ­ DAY 53

From inside, Beth stares outside in the garden where Conrad

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