Revolutionary Road Page #7

Damn!

I am sorry, too.

I bet Im just about

the sorriest bastard I know.

But, get right down to it, I dont have

a whole hell of a lot to be glad about,

do I?

Oh, but hey...

You know what?

I'm glad about one thing.

You wanna know what I'm glad about?

Im glad Im not gonna be that kid.

Okay.

Okay, dont tell me.

Dont tell me; let me guess.

I made a Disgusting Spectacle of Myself.

Right?

Right.

And everything that man said is true.

Right? Isnt that what youre gonna say?

Apparently I dont have to.

Youre saying it for me.

But youre wrong, April.

Really?

Why am I wrong?

Because the man is insane.

Hes f***ing insane!

You know

what the definition of insanity is?

No!

- Do you?

- Yes!

It's the inability to relate

to another human being.

Its the inability to love.

April...

April...

April!

April!

"The ina..."

"The inability"

Oh, Frank,

you really are a wonderful talker!

If black could be made

into white by talking,

youd be the man for the job.

So now Im crazy

because I dont love you.

Right?

Is that the point?

No.

Wrong.

Youre not crazy and you do love me;

thats the point, April.

But I dont.

I hate you.

Youre just a boy who made me laugh

at a party once

and now I love to aside off you.

In fact if you come any closer,

you touch me or anything,

I think I'll scream.

Come on.

Stop this, April.

F*** you, April.

F*** you and all your hateful,

snotty little---

Whatre you gonna do now?

Are you gonna hit me?

To show me

how much you love me?

Dont worry, I cant be bothered!

Youre not worth the trouble

itd take to hit you.

Youre not worth the powder

itd take to blow you up.

Youre an empty...

empty, hollow shell of a woman.

I mean, what the hell are you doing

in my house if you hate me so much?

Why the hell did you marry to me?

What the hell are you carrying my child?

I mean, why didn't you just get rid of it,

when you had the chance for?

Because listen to me,

listen to me, I got news for you:

I wish to God that you had.

April!

April!

April!

April!

April?

April!

April!

Stay away from me.

April, listen...

Stay away from me.

Cant I even get away from you

in the f***ing woods?

April, listen, I didnt mean that.

- Honestly; I didnt mean what I said.

- Are you still talking?

Isnt there any way

to stop your talking?

I NEED to think.

Cant you see that?

I need to think.

Please come back to the house.

Whatre you doing out here, April?

You want me to

scream again, Frank?

Because I will,

I mean it!

Okay.

Okay.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Would you like scrambled eggs or fried?

I don't know.

Doesnt really matter.

Scrambled, I guess, if its easy.

Fine.

Ill have scrambled too.

Its kinda nice having breakfast

without the kids for a change.

Yes.

I thought youd probably want

a good breakfast today.

I mean its kind of an important day

for you, isnt it?

Isnt this the day you have

your conference with Pollock?

Yes.

Yes, thats right.

Big deal.

I imagine it is a pretty big deal;

for them, anyway.

What exactly do you think

youll be doing in your new job?

You haven't really told me

much about it.

Havent I?

Well I think this whole thing

is about Knox getting ready

to buy up one of those...

really big computers,

even bigger than the "500."

Did I tell you about that?

No.

Why don't you tell me now?

You know, basically its just a...

a big, fast adding machine.

Only instead of...

mechanical parts, you see,

you've got...

thousands of individual vacuum tubes.

Oh, I see.

At least I think I see.

Yes. Its really kinda

interesting, isnt it?

Oh, I don't know.

Yeah, I guess it is a kind

of interesting, in a way.

You should value what you do Frank.

Youre obviously good at it.

I guess Id better be getting started.

Listen now, April, though...

This was really nice...

I mean it was a swell breakfast.

Really I...

I dont know

when Ive ever had a nicer breakfast.

Thank you...

I enjoyed it too.

Then you dont---

You dont hate me, or anything?

No.

No, of course I dont.

Have a good day.

Okay, then...

So long.

Hello...

Milly?

Everything all right?

Well, no, Im afraid I'm...

Im not feeling any better.

That's really why I called.

If its not an inconvenience for you...

This evening would be great.

What...?

Oh, no.

No.

Not if theyre outdoors playing.

Dont call them in.

Just...

give them each a kiss for me,

and tell them I...

tell them...

Oh, you know---

All right.

All right.

Thank you, Milly.

Bye.

I think I need help....

One one five,

Revolutionary Road.

Frank?

They tell you what happened?

Jesus Christ! Shep, I couldnt even

understand half the things he told me.

He said the fetus was out

before they got her here.

And they had to operate

to take out the whatdycallit,

the placenta and now

she's still bleeding.

I mean...

He said shed lost a lot of blood

before the ambulance came

and you know...

Now theyre trying to stop it.

He said a whole lot of things

I didnt understand about capillaries,

I mean...

He said shes unconscious.

Jesus.

Okay.

Frank, want you take a seat?

What the hell do I want to sit down for!

For God's sake!

Okay, Frank.

Just take it easy.

Take it easy.

Okay, Frank, have a cigarette.

She did it to herself, Shep.

She did it to herself.

I'm gonna get you some coffee.

Really such... wonderful people.

Werent they Shep?

It's just devastating.

- Poor April.

- Thank you.

Frank lives in the city now.

Where is it that he works?

Bart Pollock Associates.

Computers.

Interesting firm.

Have you seen him since?

No.

Not that year.

Too many memories, I think.

Sheps seen him. In the city.

Haven't you, sweety?

Frank is just devoted to those kids.

Every spare moment he has,

he spends with them...

Excuse me.

You all right?

I dont want to talk about

The Wheelers any more.

Okay.

We don't have to.

We don't have to.

Daddy, Daddy watch...

Watch daddy...

I cant tell you how pleased I am about

the little Revolutionary Road place, Howard.

And now whenever I drive past,

it gives me such a lift to see it all

perked up and spanking clean again,

now the lights in all the windows.

And do you know, I was just thinking

Ive loved that little house for years,

and the Braces are the only really

suitable people Ive ever found for it.

Really nice, congenial people, I mean.

Well, except for the Wheelers, you mean.

I was very fond of the Wheelers.

They were a bit whimsical,

for my taste.

A bit neurotic.

I've never stressed it, but they were

often very trying people to deal with,

in many ways.

And actually,

the main reason the little house

was so... hard to sell is,

because that they let it

depreciate so dreadfully.

Warped window frames,

wet cellar,

crayon marks all over the walls,

filthy smudges around the door knob

and the fixtures.

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