Raising Izzie Page #4

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IT'S NOT FINE.

THERE'S NOTHING FINE

ABOUT THIS SITUATION.

UH, I'M JUST SAYING

THAT WE CAN WORK IT THROUGH TOGETHER.

THAT'S ALL.

WE HAVE OPTIONS. OKAY?

WELL, I DON'T SEE

ANY OPTIONS.

I DON'T SEE ANY

DAMN OPTIONS AT ALL.

YOU KNOW WHAT, STOP.

WE NEED TO PRAY.

OKAY? LET'S PRAY.

DEAR--

WHAT ARE WE GOING

TO PRAY FOR, GREG?

WHAT, YOU GOING TO PRAY

GOD'S WILL BE DONE?

THAT'S WHAT YOU DID

THE LAST TIME.

AND THIS WAS THE ANSWER,

SO WHAT THE HELL

IS PRAYING GOING TO DO?

THIS IS:

A NICE HOUSE.

SHH!

Greg:
HEY,

WHAT ABOUT ADOPTION?

SOMEBODY ELSE'S BABY.

OKAY.

OKAY. OR WE CAN

JUST DO NOTHING.

I'M SORRY.

OR WE CAN:

JUST BE HAPPY,

AND ACCEPT IT AS IT IS.

AND JUST BE HAPPY

WITH YOU AND ME.

YOU WOULD LOVE THAT, HUH?

OH, GOD. OKAY.

WELL, THEN WHAT IS

YOUR PLAN, TONYA?

BECAUSE I'VE RAN OUT OF IDEAS.

OH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW, MAYBE WE

CAN GO TO THE SUPERMARKET,

AND SEE IF WE CAN CATCH A SALE

ON TWO MORE LITTLE WHITE GIRLS.

THEY GOT BURNED OU OF THEIR HOME TONIGHT, GREG.

WHAT DOES THA HAVE TO DO WITH

OUR RELATIONSHIP

AND OUR MARRIAGE?

THEY DIDN'T HAVE

ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO.

SO, I BROUGHT THEM

HERE FOR THE NIGHT.

IN THE MORNING,

I'LL TAKE THEM

TO SEE THEIR MOTHER

IN THE HOSPITAL:

DURING VISITING HOURS.

SO, SHE CAN'T WATCH

THEM TONIGHT,

BUT SHE CAN WATCH

THEM IN THE MORNING?

THAT MAKES SENSE.

DID YOU HEAR ME?

THEY GOT BURNED OUT, GREG.

THE LAST THING WE

ALL NEED IS THIS FROM YOU.

( sighs )

( birds chirping )

( snoring softly )

( softly groans )

( mumbles )

HOLD ON, BABY.

NOT NOW. OKAY?

UH... MAY--MAY I HELP YOU?

I'M HUNGRY.

( sighs )

HEY, WELL, YOU KNOW

THERE'S FOOD IN THE KITCHEN.

YOU HAVE TO FIX IT FOR ME.

I'M TOO LITTLE.

NOW, THAT'S NONSENSE.

( grunts )

WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE I USED

TO BE A COOK AT WAFFLE HOUSE.

YOU KNOW, WH-WH-WHERE'S

YOUR SISTER?

SHE'S STILL ASLEEP.

SHE CRIED A LO LAST NIGHT.

( scoffs )

SHE SHOULD TRY:

SLEEPING ON THIS COUCH.

OH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

IF I COOK YOU BREAKFAST,

YOU PROMISE:

TO LEAVE ME ALONE?

MM-HMM.

WE SHAKE ON IT.

ALL RIGHT.

OH. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO. COME ON.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

WHY WERE YOU:

SLEEPING ON THE SOFA?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

SO YOU WANT EGGS,

BACON?

YEP.

EVERYTHING:

BUT EGGS AND BACON.

NO EGGS AND BACON.

BUT... CEREAL.

HUH? WANT SOME CEREAL?

I ONLY EAT CORN FLAKES.

YOU WOULD ONLY EAT CORN FLAKES.

WHAT ABOUT OATMEAL?

YOU LIKE OATMEAL?

CAN YOU MAKE OATMEAL?

( laughing )

CAN I--

IT'S OATMEAL.

OKAY?

IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S

A RACK OF LAMB.

WHAT'S A RACK OF LAMB?

NEVER MIND.

CAN YOU MAKE IT LIKE GERTIE?

NO, BUT I KNOW WHO CAN.

WHO?

GERTIE.

SO WHY DON'T I GO

WAKE HER UP, OKAY? NO!

OKAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS.

TRUST ME.

OKAY? GERTIE DOESN' KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT THE FREEMAN FAMILY

DELUXE OATMEAL RECIPE.

ALL RIGHT?

NOW, THIS HAS BEEN

PASSED DOWN:

FROM GENERATION:

TO GENERATION.

MY FAMILY HAS WON

AWARDS FOR THIS RECIPE.

WON AWARDS?

OH, YEAH.

TONS OF AWARDS.

A WHOLE WALL:

FULL OF AWARDS.

MAKING OATMEAL.

HERE WE GO.

( chuckling )

ALL RIGHT.

( sighs,

clears throat )

I WOULD SAY "PRAY,"

BUT I DON'T THINK THA WOULD HELP RIGHT NOW.

ARE YOU SURE YOU

LEARNED THE RECIPE RIGHT?

( stutters )

YES, I LEARNED THE RECIPE RIGHT.

IT'S JUST--

NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE

BUTTER, THAT'S ALL.

YOU KNOW,

EVERYBODY'S A CRITIC.

THIS AIN'T GRITS.

I'M JUST SAYING.

JUST TRY SOME.

IT--IT TASTE BETTER

THAN IT LOOK.

OKAY. WHY DON'T YOU JUS GO AHEAD AND GET DRESSED.

AND, UM, WE'LL GO GE EVERYBODY SOME BREAKFAST.

OKAY?

GOOD IDEA.

( sighs )

( knocking )

( pounding )

HEY, HEY, HEY!

WHAT? COME IN!

IS IZZIE IN HERE?

WHAT?

NO.

I CAN'T FIND IZZIE.

IZZIE'S GONE.

OH, WELL, SHE'S GO TO BE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

NO, SHE'S NOT!

I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR HER!

I'M TELLING YOU SHE'S GONE!

AND SHE KNOWS NOT TO GO

ANYWHERE WITHOUT TELLING ME!

SHE KNOWS!

OKAY. GERTIE,

CALM DOWN.

WHERE'S IZZIE?!

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT WE CAN FIND:

HER WHEREVER SHE IS.

WAIT A MINUTE,

WHERE'S GREG?

HE'S GONE, TOO!

AND HE MUST HAVE TAKEN HER,

BECAUSE SHE KNOWS NOT TO GO

ANYWHERE WITHOUT TELLING ME,

SHE KNOWS NO TO GO WITH STRANGERS!

OKAY. GERTIE, PLEASE CALM DOWN.

HE'S NO STRANGER.

SHE WOULD NEVER RUN OFF!

SHE'S GONE!

HE PROBABLY JUS TOOK HER TO THE STORE.

WHERE? WHERE

WOULD THEY GO?

ARE YOU SURE:

YOU LOOKED OUTSIDE?

YES! I LOOKED EVERYWHERE!

I'M TELLING YOU SHE'S GONE!

Tonya:
THEY'RE NOT GONE.

JUST COME.

LET'S GO FIND HER.

GREG?

IZZIE?

IZZIE?

IZZIE?

GREG?

GREG, LET ME--

OKAY, LET ME JUS CALL HIM, OKAY?

I TOLD YOU:

HE'S NOT HERE!

ALL RIGHT. AND YOU'RE

SURE YOU CHECKED OUTSIDE?

YES! I LOOKED EVERYWHERE.

I'M TELLING YOU THEY'RE GONE!

OKAY... LET ME

JUST RING HIM.

( vibrating sound )

OH, WAIT.

YOU HEAR THAT?

YEAH.

HE LEFT HIS PHONE.

Gertie:

OH, MY GOD.

HE'D LEAVE HIS HEAD

IF WEREN'T ATTACHED TO HIM.

OKAY, SO THEY'LL

BE RIGHT BACK.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

WHERE ELSE COULD

THEY GO, GERTIE?

YOU ARE OVERREACTING.

HE PROBABLY JUS TOOK HER TO THE STORE.

WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

LISTEN, GERTIE.

I'M GOING TO GET DRESSED,

SO WE'LL BE READY

WHEN THEY GET BACK.

AND I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU

TO SEE YOUR MOTHER.

WHAT HOSPITAL:

IS SHE IN ANYWAY?

SAINT MARY'S.

YOU CAN JUST TAKE US THERE

AND LEAVE US THERE.

WE'LL BE FINE.

OH, OKAY.

NO PROBLEM.

OKAY. I'LL BE

WAITING OUTSIDE.

HELLO.

YES, COULD I HAVE THE, UM,

THE TELEPHONE NUMBER

FOR SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL?

THE CANCER WARD.

GREAT.

SEVEN... FIVE.

THANK YOU.

YOUR MOTHER'S NO AT SAINT MARY'S.

BUT THEN,

YOU KNEW THAT.

I... UH...

WHAT'D YOU THINK, GERTIE?

I WAS JUST GOING TO DROP

YOU AND YOUR SISTER OFF AT THE HOSPITAL,

AND DRIVE OFF?

"SEE YOU ON MONDAY.

MAKE SURE YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK."

I DIDN'T KNOW--

WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER, GERTIE?

WHAT ARE YOU MAKING?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THIS IS A MASTERPIECE.

IT LOOKS:

KIND OF MESSY.

WHO'S SIDE ON YOUR ON?

I'M JUST SAYING.

ALL RIGHT. LET ME SEE

WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

MOM, ARE YOU OKAY?

( panting )

MOMMY?

MOM?

( gasps )

MOM!

MOMMY?

MOM!

WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER?

SHE'S DEAD.

DEAD?

SHE DIED A YEAR AGO.

A YEAR AGO?

YEAH.

IT'LL BE A YEAR

NEXT MONTH.

WHO HAVE YOU BEEN

LIVING WITH SINCE THEN?

NOBODY.

IT'S JUST US.

SHE DID HAVE CANCER.

I DIDN'T LIE ABOUT THAT.

IT STARTED IN HER

OVARIES FIRST.

THE DOCTORS TOLD US THA THERE WAS NOTHING THA THEY COULD DO TO FIX HER.

AND THAT THE ONLY THING THA COULD FIX HER WAS A MIRACLE.

SO WE PRAYED FOR A MIRACLE.

WE PRAYED AT HOME.

WE PRAYED AT CHURCH.

GOD NEVER SAID ANYTHING.

GOD NEVER DID ANYTHING.

SHE WAS GOING TO DIE.

BUT DIDN'T YOU

HAVE ANY RELATIVES?

AN UNCLE, AUNT?

COUSIN?

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN JUST US

SINCE MY FATHER DIED.

I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER

HIM MUCH, BUT...

HE DIED RIGHT BEFORE

IZZIE CAME.

HOW DID YOU END UP

LIVING BY YOURSELF?

DIDN'T SOMEBODY COME LOOKING

FOR YOU AFTER SHE DIED?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR MONEY?

MY MOTHER:

FIXED IT FOR US.

FIXED IT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "FIXED IT"?

SHE KNEW SHE:

WAS GOING TO DIE,

AND SO SHE MADE:

SURE WE'D BE OKAY.

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