Raising Izzie Page #5

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HOW?

SHE GOT US AN APARTMENT.

WE ALL MOVED INTO IT,

AND THAT'S WHERE

WE WERE LIVING.

I PAY THE REN ONLINE EVERY MONTH.

AND AS LONG AS THE

LANDLORD GOT HIS MONEY,

HE DOESN'T BOTHER US.

WELL, WHERE WERE YOU

LIVING BEFORE THAT?

WE HAD A HOUSE.

MOM SOLD IT TO THE COMPANY.

WHAT COMPANY?

MY MOM CREATED A COMPANY,

A CORPORATION.

SHE SAID IT WOULD

PROTECT US.

SHE SOLD THE HOUSE

TO THE COMPANY,

AND MADE A CONTRAC WITH THE MANAGER,

SO THAT WE COULD RENT IT OUT,

AND THE MONEY FROM THA GOES INTO THE

COMPANY BANK ACCOUNT.

OKAY, BUT, GERTIE,

THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

HOW COME THE STATE

DIDN'T JUS PICK YOU GUYS

UP AT THE HOSPITAL?

SHE TOLD THE HOSPITAL

WE WERE HER NIECES.

THE NURSE WAS NICE AND

LET ME COME IN, BUT...

IZZIE HAD TO WAI IN THE WAITING ROOM.

SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS

GOING TO BE GONE SOON.

( beeping )

( crying )

THAT GOD...

HAD SOMETHING:

FOR HER TO DO.

AND THAT I WAS:

IN CHARGE NOW.

I CRY FOR HER EVERY DAY.

( Tonya whispering

indistinctly )

I'M SO SORRY, GERTIE.

I-I... I JUST CAN' BELIEVE YOUR MOTHER

WOULD SET IT UP FOR YOU

TO LIVE ON YOUR OWN.

SHE DIDN'T WANT US

TO GET SPLIT UP:

AND MORE THAN LIKELY

THEY WERE GOING TO.

WHAT KIND OF MOTHER

COULD DO THAT?

DON'T TALK ABOU MY MOTHER LIKE THAT.

YOU DON'T KNOW HER.

GERTIE, I AM--

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS

LIKE FOR HER:

TO SET US UP WHILE

SHE WAS SICK? HUH?

DO YOU KNOW WHA IT WAS LIKE FOR HER

TO RAISE US WHEN SHE

DIDN'T FEEL GOOD?

DON'T TALK ABOUT HER,

YOU DON'T KNOW.

I'M SORRY, GERTIE.

GERTIE, WE GOT BREAKFAST.

NOW, SHE KNOWS.

GERTIE!

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

BABE?

( sighs )

( whirring )

Greg:
WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.

SO, SHE'S BEEN RAISING IZZIE

BY HERSELF FOR THE PAST YEAR?

SHE SAID HER MOTHER SET IT UP.

HUH. WOW.

WOW?

YEAH, I THINK

THAT'S INTERESTING.

UH...

Greg:

WHAT? IMPRESSIVE?

IT'S DANGEROUS.

AND IRRESPONSIBLE.

YEAH, I GUESS SO.

SO YOU THINK IT'S ALL RIGH FOR THEM TO BE

ON THEIR OWN LIKE THAT?

OH, NOW WAIT A MINUTE.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

LOOK, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING IS

THEY'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD

ON THEIR OWN SO FAR.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT,

GREG.

KIDS NEED SOME:

KIND OF SUPERVISION.

THEY NEED GUIDANCE

AND NURTURING.

IT'S A MOTHER'S JOB

TO PROTECT HER CHILDREN.

THEY DON'T HAVE

THE JUDGMENT TO--

SO WHAT, DO YOU

WANT TO ADOPT THEM?

REALLY?

NO.

NOT REALLY.

HEY, BABY.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WOULD IT REALLY BE SO BAD?

( sighs )

MAYBE.

I'M TAKING

THE GIRLS SHOPPING.

SO THEY CAN...

GET THEIR MIND OFF THINGS.

ALL RIGHT.

( mutters )

I HAVEN'T HAD NEW CLOTHES

IN A LONG TIME.

IT HASN'T BEEN

THAT LONG.

LONG ENOUGH.

OKAY, IZZIE.

YOU LIKE YOURS?

YEAH,

THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.

HEY, GIRLS.

SOLID OR PRINT?

SOLID.

OKAY.

I'LL TRY IT ON.

YOUR TEACHER'S NICE.

HMM. SHE'S OKAY.

I LIKE MR. GREG, TOO.

YOU ONLY LIKE HIM 'CAUSE

HE GOT YOU BREAKFAST.

SO?

YOU'RE SO EASY.

GERTIE,

I GOT AN IDEA.

NO.

BUT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT?

WE COULD STAY WITH THEM.

THEY'RE NICE.

AND THEY HAVE LOTS OF--

NO.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE WE CAN'T.

WELL, WHERE

ARE WE GOING TO GO?

I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.

I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING.

HOW COME WE NEVER DO

WHAT I THINK OF?

IZZIE, THEY'RE

JUST BEING NICE:

TO US BECAUSE:

WE'RE TEMPORARY.

THEY DON'T WANT US

TO STAY FOREVER.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I JUST KNOW.

DID YOU ASK THEM?

WELL?

WELL, WHAT?

DID YOU?

NO!

WELL, MAYBE THEY

DIDN'T THINK OF IT.

WE DON'T NEED 'EM, OKAY?

ON MONDAY,

WE'LL GET A NEW PLACE

AND IT WILL BE JUS LIKE IT WAS BEFORE.

WE'LL BE FINE.

BUT THEY'RE--

IZZIE! STOP.

( sighs )

HEY.

I'M SORRY.

ALL WE CAN:

COUNT ON IS US.

YOU TRUST ME,

DON'T YOU?

DON'T YOU?

( whispers )

Yes.

GOOD.

YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO ME,

ALL RIGHT?

I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.

WE'RE A TEAM, WE GOTTA

STICK TOGETHER, OKAY?

OKAY.

GOOD.

COME ON, LET'S SHOP.

Tonya:

YOU KNOW, I'M...

I'M SORRY FOR WHA I SAID ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO INSULT HER.

I JUST...

I'M SORRY.

I KNOW.

I'M SORRY FOR

WHAT I SAID, TOO.

OKAY.

HOLD THIS,

PRETTY PLEASE.

GERTIE, WATCH.

I'M GOING TO CLIMB

ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.

( chuckles )

BE CAREFUL!

OKAY!

SHE LIKES YOU,

YOU KNOW.

OH, YEAH?

I LIKE HER, TOO.

WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE

ON MONDAY.

LEAVE?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING,

GERTIE?

I'M NOT REALLY SURE

ABOUT THAT PART.

WE CAN FIND A MOTEL ROOM

OR SOMETHING.

THAT DOES NOT SOUND SAFE.

I KNOW.

THE BEST THING FOR YOU

TO DO IS TO HELP US GET ANOTHER APARTMENT.

Greg:
CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE

SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING THIS.

OF COURSE NOT.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

GOOD.

THEY DO NEED A PLACE

TO STAY, THOUGH.

MM-HMM.

NO, TONYA.

WHY?

IT'S JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE

UNTIL WE FIGURE OU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

NO, WE ALREADY KNOW

WHAT TO DO.

WE CALL CHILD SERVICES

AND THE STATE WILL COME

AND PICK THEM UP.

NO, GREG.

AND WHY NOT?

BECAUSE THEY:

MIGHT GET SEPARATED.

THEN THEY MIGHT NO GET SEPARATED.

YOU CAN'T BE THIS INSENSITIVE.

I'M NOT INSENSITIVE.

THEIR MOTHER JUST DIED.

YEAH, ABOUT A YEAR AGO,

AND THE STATE SHOULD

HAVE PICKED THEM UP THEN.

LISTEN, THEIR MOTHER

DID ALL THE WRONG THINGS

FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, OKAY?

I'M NOT SAYING WHA SHE DID WAS RIGHT.

THEN WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I'M SAYING...

CAN WE JUST THINK ABOUT IT?

( sighs )

OKAY. I THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

REAL SIMPLE.

COME MONDAY,

WE CALL CHILD SERVICES,

AND THEY'LL COME

AND PICK THEM UP.

( casually striking

piano keys )

HEY.

CAN YOU PLAY?

EH...

MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME.

SHE COULD PLAY.

WE USED TO PLAY:

SOME SONGS TOGETHER.

SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU CAN'T SLEEP?

I'M JUST GETTING MILK

FOR IZZIE.

HELPS HER SLEEP SOMETIMES.

THAT'S GOOD.

MR. FREEMAN?

YOU KNOW WHAT,

CALL ME GREG.

OKAY?

GREG.

MM-HMM?

I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THIS.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE ANY TROUBLE.

NO WORRIES.

WELL, THANK YOU.

FOR EVERYTHING.

LETTING US STAY HERE

AND...

YOU KNOW.

IT'S OUR PLEASURE.

YOU NEVER WANTED TO HAVE KIDS?

DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD,

UH...

GET THAT MILK UP TO YOUR SISTER?

RIGHT.

CAN I GET YOU SOME?

NO, BUT THANK YOU.

OKAY.

OKAY.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

CAN WE GO TO THE PARK

AFTER BREAKFAST?

NO. CAN'T GO

TO THE PARK EVERY DAY.

OKAY?

I FIGURE WE GO TO

CHURCH THIS MORNING.

Tonya:
I'M NO GOING TODAY.

WHAT WAS THAT?

WE'RE NOT GOING EITHER.

I'M GOING.

NO. YOU'RE NOT.

HEY, LOOK, STOP IT.

EVERYBODY AT THIS TABLE

IS GOING TO CHURCH.

EXCEPT ME.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

YOU'RE NOT GOING?

JUST WHAT SAID.

IT'S ALL JUS SUPERSTITION ANYWAYS.

Greg:
GERTIE.

DON'T SAY THAT.

IT IS, IZZIE.

BELIEVING IN GOD IS LIKE

BELIEVING IN SANTA CLAUS.

NOT TRUE.

Greg:
IZZIE.

YOU'RE RIGHT, OKAY?

GOD DOES EXIST.

HE'S JUST AS REAL

AS YOU AND ME, YOU UNDERSTAND?

( scoffs )

( sighs )

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

Greg:
TONYA?

YOU'RE FOOLING YOURSELF,

YOU KNOW.

Gertie:

I KNOW THE TRUTH.

THE TRUTH IS YOU

DON'T KNOW NOTHING.

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SI HERE AND ARGUE

WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL

IN MY HOUSE.

Greg:
TONYA?

WHAT?

TONYA.

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