Raising Izzie Page #6

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LOOK, HEY!

DO YOU HEAR ME TALKING TO YOU?

WHAT?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

I THOUGHT WE WERE

SUPPOSED TO BE ENCOURAGING THESE GIRLS.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME.

I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE

DEALING WITH GOD TODAY.

OH, YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE

DEALING WITH GOD TODAY?

NO. NO. I GOT TOO

MUCH ON MY MIND.

AND THAT'S WHEN YOU

NEED TO BE PRAYING MORE.

I AM SO SICK OF PRAYING,

GREGORY.

I'M SO SICK OF GOD,

TOO.

WAIT A MINUTE. HOW ARE YOU

GOING TO BE SICK OF GOD.

I'M SICK OF GOD

MAKING A FOOL OF ME.

HE'S MAKING A FOOL OF YOU?

GOD KNOWS I WANT CHILDREN.

YOU KNOW I WANT CHILDREN.

BUT HOW COME:

I CAN'T HAVE THEM.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHA MIRACLES GOD HAS IN STORE.

PLEASE DON'T PREACH TO ME.

WE'RE NOT EVEN PRAYING

FOR THE SAME THING, GREG.

DO YOU EVEN WANT TO HAVE

CHILDREN WITH ME?

I ALREADY TOLD YOU.

JUST ANSWER YES OR NO, GREG.

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN?

IS HE OUT THERE, HUH?

STOP IT.

IS HE?

STOP IT.

YOU'RE BEING A BABY.

STOP IT.

IS HE?

STOP IT.

STOP IT. HUH?

Izzie:
STOP IT.

Gertie:
SHOW ME!

I ALREADY TOLD YOU.

NO. NO. THIS IS YES OR NO.

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN?

Gertie:
WHERE'S GOD?

Izzie:
LA LA LA LA.

Greg:
HEY!

Gertie:
HE'S NOT REAL!

Greg:
KEEP IT DOWN!

Izzie:
I KNOW HE IS!

HOW? HUH?

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE MOM TOLD ME SO!

MOM IS DEAD.

Greg:
HEY, GERTIE.

Tonya:
HEY.

Tonya:
IZZIE!

Greg:
IZZIE!

Tonya:
IZZIE, WAIT! WAIT!

YOU KNOW, GERTIE,

THAT WAS REALLY MEAN.

IT'S TIME SHE LEARNED THE TRUTH.

SHE NEEDS TO GROW UP.

LOOK, I KNOW YOU'VE

GOT A LOT OF HURT IN YOUR HEAR, LITTLE GIRL.

BUT THAT DOES NO MAKE GOD A PHONY.

( tires screeching, screams )

IZZIE!

( "If I Have to Wait"

by Toni Braxton plays )

WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY WIFE!

BABY! TONYA?

TONYA, TONYA, TONYA!

SOMEBODY CALL 911!

SOMEBODY CALL 911!

( Izzie crying )

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?

( Izzie mumbling through tears )

Greg:
WHAT DID YOU DO?

WHAT DID YOU DO?

( no audible dialogue )

TILL THE GHOSTS:

ALL DISAPPEAR:

( Greg mumbling )

OKAY. THE GOOD NEWS

IS SHE'S STABLE.

SHE HAS A BROKEN LEG

AND A FRACTURED RIB.

NOW WE ARE CONCERNED ABOU SWELLING IN HER BRAIN.

SHE'S IN A COMA.

Greg:
A COMA?

WELL, HOW BAD IS IT?

HEY, WELL, SHE'S GOING

TO BE OKAY, RIGHT?

THERE'S NO WAY

WE CAN TELL.

BUT WE'RE

DOING ALL WE CAN.

I WANT TO SEE HER RIGHT NOW.

I WANT TO SEE:

MY BABY RIGHT NOW.

OF COURSE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, OKAY?

( beeping )

( sighs )

WOW.

OH, BABY. LOOK AT YOU.

LOOK AT YOU, BABY.

( sighs )

IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY,

YOU HEAR ME?

BABE, I NEED YOU TO WAKE UP.

OKAY?

I'M SORRY FOR ARGUING WITH YOU.

I'M SORRY IF I MADE

YOU FEEL ALONE,

BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

I AM ALWAYS HERE.

I LOVE YOU AND I AM ALWAYS HERE,

EVEN RIGHT NOW.

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

I WILL COME IN THERE

AND GET YOU IF I HAVE TO.

SO I NEED YOU TO FIGHT.

I NEED YOU TO FIGHT THIS THING,

PLEASE.

AND COME BACK TO ME,

BECAUSE I CAN'T LET YOU GO.

I CAN'T.

I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU WAKE UP,

OKAY?

( sighs )

HEY.

IS SHE OKAY?

NOT REALLY.

BUT LOOK,

VISITING HOURS ARE OVER,

AND THEY THREATENED

TO CALL POLICE:

IF WE DON' GET OUT OF HERE SOON.

YOU GUYS HUNGRY?

I'M HUNGRY.

Gertie:
YOU'RE ALWAYS HUNGRY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET ME

GO CHECK IN WITH THE DOCTOR,

AND WE'LL GO GE SOMETHING TO EAT, OKAY?

OKAY.

DO YOU NEED TO GO

TO THE BATHROOM?

NOPE.

ARE SURE, IZZIE?

YES, I'M SURE.

OKAY. WELL, I'M GOING

TO THE BATHROOM.

YOU STAY RIGHT HERE.

DON'T MOVE.

OKAY.

THIS WILL HELP.

OKAY, READY?

WHERE'S IZZIE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I WENT TO THE BATHROOM,

AND NOW SHE'S GONE.

YOU LEFT HER:

HERE BY HERSELF?

I WAS ONLY GONE:

A MINUTE.

Izzie:

I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND, MOMMY.

SHE NEEDS YOU MORE NOW.

YOU CAN HELP HER.

BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

BLESS IT WITH GOD,

SO HE CAN TELL YOU

HOW TO FIX HER.

SORRY.

I WAS JUST INTRODUCING

HER TO MOMMY.

UH-UH.

YOU ALL NEED TO LEAVE.

VISITING HOURS ARE OVER.

COME ON.

LET'S GO,

YOU GUYS.

LADIES, GO ON UPSTAIRS

AND GET TO BED.

WHAT'S WRONG,

IZZIE?

I'M SORRY I RAN OU IN THE STREET.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO.

HEY.

NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME.

THAT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

THAT WASN'T ANYBODY'S FAULT.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, OKAY?

OKAY.

OKAY. COME HERE.

COME ON, IZZIE.

OKAY. YOU TRY TO GE A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP, ALL RIGHT?

( playing slow melody )

THAT WAS NICE.

( chuckles )

THANKS.

I'M A LITTLE RUSTY.

NO. IT SOUNDED GOOD.

( scoffs )

AH... I DON'T KNOW

ABOUT ALL THAT.

WELL, I USED TO BE

A MUSICIAN, SO...

REALLY?

YEAH. HERE,

SIT DOWN.

YOU KNOW,

WHEN I MET TONYA...

I WAS PLAYING IN CLUBS.

AND I WAS ONLY MAKING PENNIES.

BUT I WAS PLAYING.

JAZZ MOSTLY.

AND THEN SHE CAME IN

AND CHANGED MY LIFE.

( laughs )

GROUNDED ME.

SO, YOU DIDN'T WAN TO BE A MUSICIAN?

OH, YEAH.

I LOVED BEING A MUSICIAN.

UM, I'M CONFUSED.

SHE MADE ME PRIORITIZE THINGS.

I FOUND A PIECE:

OF ME IN HER:

THAT I DIDN' EVEN KNOW EXIST.

I FOUND MYSELF.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD

EVER DO WITHOUT HER.

HMM.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU THINK

THAT YOU'RE GIVING UP

SOMETHING REAL IMPORTANT.

COME TO ONLY FIND OU THAT YOU'RE MAKING ROOM

FOR THINGS EVEN GREATER.

YOU SOUND LIKE MY MOTHER.

HMM. WELL, SHE'S

A WISE WOMAN.

( chuckles )

YOU THINK SHE'S

GOING TO BE OKAY?

YEAH.

I PRAYED.

AND GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS.

WELL, I PRAYED, TOO.

THANK YOU.

I MEANT I PRAYED WHEN MY MOTHER

WAS SICK IN THE HOSPITAL,

AND NOTHING HAPPENED.

NOTHING.

I MEAN, I BEGGED

FOR HER TO STAY,

AND SHE LEFT US.

LEFT ME.

AND NOW I HAVE TO RAISE

IZZIE ON MY OWN.

JUST ME TO LOOK OU FOR HER, ME!

AND WHERE'S GOD, HUH?

WHERE?

WHEN I'M CRYING.

WHEN IZZIE'S SICK.

GERTIE--GERTIE,

UNDERSTAND--UNDERSTAND

GOD IS--GOD IS

HERE.

WHERE?

YOU'RE WIFE IS LYING

IN A HOSPITAL BED.

OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

JUST LIKE MY MOTHER.

BUT WAIT ONE SECOND.

JUST LIKE MY HER.

AND I PRAYED JUS LIKE YOU'RE PRAYING.

AND WHEN HE LETS YOU DOWN--

GOD WILL NOT LET ME DOWN.

HE WILL LET YOU DOWN!

AND YOU'LL BE WONDERING

IF YOU PRAYED THE WRONG WAY,

IF YOU BELIEVED ENOUGH,

OR IF HE EVEN HEARD YOU.

GOD WILL NOT LET ME DOWN.

YES, HE WILL.

NO, HE WON'T.

NOW, I'LL ADMIT...

I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND

HOW GOD MOVES,

BUT I KNOW HE'S REAL.

I'VE SEEN IT, GERTIE.

THE ONLY THING THAT I

HAVE LEFT IS MY FAITH.

AND I HAVE TO KEEP THAT,

BECAUSE I AIN' GOT NOTHING ELSE.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

WELL, I'M SORRY.

AND I REALLY HOPE

SHE'S OKAY.

Izzie:
SO WE SHOULDN' HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL.

YOU BOTH WILL HAVE

TO GO TO SCHOOL.

OKAY?

SO, WHAT'S GOING

TO HAPPEN TO US?

Greg:
YOU HAVE

ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO?

NOPE.

WE CAN FIND A PLACE.

WELL, WE DON'T WAN YOU ON THE STREET.

SO, WE'LL HOLD OFF ON THA UNTIL A LITTLE BIT LATER.

SO, YOU'RE NO GOING TO TURN US IN?

NO.

( "One of Us" plays )

Woman:

MAY I HELP YOU?

YEAH, UM...

HI, MY NAME IS

GREG FREEMAN.

WHAT CAN WE DO:

FOR YOU?

WELL, I HAVE A LITTLE BI OF A SITUATION.

IF GOD HAD A NAME

WHAT WOULD IT BE

HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU?

DOING WELL.

PLEASE, COME IN.

GOOD.

THE GIRLS WILL BE IN THE BEDROOM.

HERE ARE YOUR:

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