Raising Izzie Page #3

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JUST...

NO.

YEAH, RIGHT?

NO. RIGHT. OF COURSE NOT.

SO WE JUST THOUGH WE'D COME IN TO SEE IF EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.

GREAT. WELL, I'M SURE

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

WE'LL JUST RUN A FEW TESTS

AND SEE WHAT WE COME UP WITH.

YOU READY, TONYA?

YES.

OKAY.

LOOK, BABY, IT'S GOING

TO BE FINE. OKAY?

WE JUST--WE JUS NEED TO KEEP TRYING.

DOING IT A THE RIGHT TIMES.

WE HAVE BEEN DOING I AT THE RIGHT TIMES,

AND IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

NOTHING'S WORKING.

AH, IT'S JUST STRESS.

STRESS?

YEAH.

WE'VE BEEN STRESSING

OUT ABOUT IT SO BAD.

I'M SURE THAT'S PUTTING

SOME PRESSURE ON YOUR BODY.

YOU JUST NEED TO RELAX.

SO, IT'S MY FAULT?

NO, I'M NO SAYING THAT.

THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

LOOK, WHAT I'M SAYING IS,

WHY DON'T WE JUST WAI FOR THE TEST RESULTS TO COME BACK. OKAY?

I WAS NERVOUS WHEN

WE HAD MY CHECK-UP

AND EVERYTHING:

CAME BACK FINE.

RIGHT?

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO TURN

OUT RIGHT WITH YOU TOO.

SO WE JUST GOTTA

HAVE FAITH.

OKAY?

WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG?

I AIN'T NEVER WRONG.

( scoffs )

( both laughing )

WHAT IF YOU ARE WRONG?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

FATHER, GOD.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOU PEACE

THAT PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING.

YES.

SO, WE COME TO YOU

IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

AND WE ASK THA YOUR WILL BE DONE.

IN WE ASK THIS:

IN JESUS' NAME

AND FOR HIS SAKE.

AMEN.

THERE'LL BE BETTER DAYS

THERE'S GONNA

BE A BETTER DAY:

WHAT?

ARE YOU DONE YET?

DOES IT LOOK LIKE

I'M DONE?

IF I SAY "YES,"

CAN WE PLAY GO FISH?

NO.

I'M ALMOST FINISHED

PAYING THE BILLS,

AND THEY DON'T GET PAID

BY PLAYING CARDS.

OH. SO, NOW YOU WAN TO PAY THE BILLS?

WOW.

I THINK YOU'RE SLEEPY

AND IT'S PAST YOUR BEDTIME.

NO, I'M NOT.

PLEASE.

ONE GAME AND THEN

STRAIGHT TO BED?

BUT WHEN I BEAT YOU,

YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO BED SAD.

I'M WILLING TO

TAKE THAT CHANCE.

I FIGURED YOU MIGHT.

LET'S PLAY.

GERTIE?

WHAT'S WRONG?

I CAN'T SLEEP.

YOU'RE SUCH A SORE LOSER.

UH-UH.

YOU CHEATED.

CAN I SLEEP WITH YOU?

SURE.

THANKS, GERTIE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

NOW GO TO SLEEP.

DO YOU REMEMBER:

SEEING DAD?

I MOSTLY REMEMBER HOW SAD

MOM WAS AT THE FUNERAL.

WHERE WAS I?

WAITING TO BE BORN.

WHAT DID MOM TELL YOU?

YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS,

IZZIE. GO TO SLEEP.

TELL ME AGAIN, PLEASE.

SHE TOLD ME SHE:

LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.

AND?

AND TO KISS YOU EVERY DAY.

YOU ALMOST MISSED TODAY.

ALMOST.

NOW GO TO SLEEP.

( "One Step at a Time"

by Marian Mereba plays )

IF THE ROAD TO SUCCESS

HAD AN ELEVATOR:

I'D BE THE FIRS TO TAKE A RIDE

TAKE A RIDE:

ONE STEP AT A TIME

PSST.

THE RAN OUT OF APPLES.

I KNOW THIS IS NO THE RIGHT TIME OR PLACE,

BUT I WANTED TO SAY

THAT I'M SORRY

FOR MAKING YOU:

SO MAD AT ME.

I'M NOT MAD.

( sighs )

I'M DISAPPOINTED.

OH, OKAY.

BABE, I JUST WANT TO KNOW

THAT WE WANT THE SAME THING.

BABY, I WAN WHAT YOU WANT, OKAY?

BUT GREG--

NO, COME ON.

I LOVE YOU.

WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY,

THEN I WANT THAT THING.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT ELSE TO SAY.

THAT SOUNDED PRETTY GOOD.

THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

SO, UM...

WERE YOU ABLE TO GE OUT OF THE MEETING? NO.

I COULDN'T RESCHEDULE

ANYTHING, SO...

OKAY.

LISTEN...

I'M SURE THE DOCTOR'S

GOING TO GIVE YOU

A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.

YEAH.

AND THEN TONIGHT,

WE CAN CELEBRATE.

BY MAKING TWINS.

OKAY.

OKAY?

THANK YOU.

NO, THANK YOU.

( sighs )

I'M SORRY.

NOWADAYS THERE ARE OPTIONS,

HOWEVER, THAT WE DIDN' HAVE IN THE PAST.

WE HAVE TO BE HONES ABOUT YOUR ODDS, THOUGH.

( sighs )

THANKS FOR LETTING ME SEE

A MOVIE ON A SCHOOL NIGHT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

BEEN KIND OF MEAN

TO YOU LATELY.

FIGURED YOU DESERVED IT.

YEAH, YOU HAVE.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

I STILL LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

IZZIE!

NO!

IZZIE, STOP!

STOP!

IZZIE, STOP!

( both crying )

DO YOU KNOW:

WHAT HAPPENED?

SOMEONE LEF A SPACE HEATER ON.

NO, STOP.

BUT OUR STUFF:

IS IN THERE.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

WE CAN'T GO IN THERE, OKAY?

GERTIE, I DON'T THINK WE'RE

SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE.

WHY?

I'M SCARED.

THERE'S NOTHING

TO BE AFRAID OF, OKAY?

YOU'RE HUNGRY.

I'M HUNGRY.

EVERYTHING WE HAVE

JUST GOT BURNED UP,

AND WE HAVE NO MONEY.

THIS IS OUR ONLY OPTION.

WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP GOING

UNTIL WE GET TO THE CAFETERIA.

YOU TRUST ME?

YEAH.

OKAY, THEN. COME ON.

YOU GIVE UP TOO EASY.

( indistinct whispering )

GERTIE, WE SHOULDN' BE IN HERE.

SHH!

COME ON.

OOP! UH-OH.

HELLO.

WHAT ARE YOU LADIES

DOING HERE?

HELLO, OFFICER.

UH-UH.

AIN'T NO "HELLO, OFFICER"

MY FOOT.

WHAT ARE YOU:

LADIES DOING HERE?

IT IS CLEARLY:

AFTER SCHOOL HOURS.

LOOK DOWN THE HALL.

AIN'T NOBODY ELSE HERE.

ARE YOUR PARENTS

HERE FOR THE MEETING?

N-N-NO, SIR.

WE WERE--

( mock stammering )

YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO SAY?

HUH?

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

IT COULD BE WAY:

MORE PRETTIER THAN THIS,

BUT IT'S NOT PRETTY,

BECAUSE Y'ALL MAKE IT UNPRETTY.

I DON'T LIKE IT. GUESS WHAT?

VIOLATION.

KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

( snaps fingers )

ABOUT TO SHOW YOU.

YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS

DOWN HERE.

YOU TWO ARE GOING DOWN.

YOU KNOW THAT?

( door opening )

NEIL?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

WELL, THESE YOUNG LADIES WERE

RECKLESSLY--RECKLESSLY ROAMING

THROUGHOUT THE HALLWAYS.

AND YOU KNOW WE DON' TOLERATE THAT AROUND HERE.

MISS NASH?

WE WERE JUST GOING

TO THE BATHROOM.

UH, NEIL, THANK YOU.

I'VE GOT IT COVERED FROM NOW ON.

THIS IS MY STUDENT.

YEAH. YOU GOT IT?

I--I--I HAVE THEM BOTH.

NOW, YOU SURE?

I DO. THANK YOU

SO VERY MUCH.

OKAY. THEY'RE VIOLATORS.

YES.

GET INTO MY CLASS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, NEIL.

I MEAN, LIKE RELAY RACE.

YOU CAN TAKE IT--

EXACTLY.

OKAY.

YOU WELCOME.

SHE CALLED ME "NEIL."

I LIKE THAT.

MM-HMM.

I'M ASSUMING THIS LITTLE

INCIDENT MEANS YOUR MOTHER

IS NOT HERE AT THE PTO MEETING?

GERTIE.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU

FIVE SECONDS TO COME CLEAN.

OR I'M TAKING YOU

BACK OUT THERE TO NEIL

AND TELL HIM:

I WAS COVERING FOR YOU.

FIVE SECONDS.

AND YOU BETTER IMPRESS ME.

FIVE.

GERTIE.

FOUR.

QUIET, IZZIE.

THREE.

GERTIE, PLEASE!

TWO.

LOOK, I CAN'T.

ONE.

HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

OUR HOUSE BURNED DOWN!

Gertie:
IZZIE!

Tonya:
WHAT?

( slow jazz plays )

( door opens )

BEEN WAITING ALL NIGHT.

I'VE GOT PLANS FOR YOU, WOMAN.

( gasps )

( Izzie giggles,

music stops )

HEY, BABE.

I KNOW YOU LIKE TO BRING

YOUR WORK HOME, BUT...

( chuckling )

THIS IS KIND OF DIFFERENT.

Tonya:
SORRY.

UH, THIS IS GERTIE,

AND IZZIE.

OH! THE STUDENT FROM THE STORE.

YEAH.

RIGHT. RIGHT. RIGHT.

THIS IS MY HUSBAND,

MR. FREEMAN.

HI, LADIES.

HI, MR. FREEMAN.

HI!

YOU KNOW, JUST CALL ME "GREG."

NO, "MR. FREEMAN'S" OKAY.

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

HEY, CAN I TALK TO YOU

IN THE KITCHEN FOR A SECOND?

SURE. GIRLS, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

MMM.

( chuckles )

OH, LOOK AT YOU.

YEAH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BABY,

WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR SAY?

I'VE BEEN WAITING

ALL AFTERNOON.

OH. IT'S ME.

SWEETIE, WHAT'S YOU?

WH-WH-WHAT ARE YOU?

UM...

I CAN'T HAVE CHILDREN.

I'M THE PROBLEM.

PROBLEM? BABY,

DON'T SAY THAT.

IT'S OKAY.

YOU DON'T KNOW--

NOW, DON'T YOU

SAY THAT, OKAY?

DON'T SAY THAT, YOU'RE FINE.

WE'RE FINE.

WE ARE GOING TO BE FINE.

NO. NO, GREG.

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