Rosy Page #3

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It's just I feel like

I'm suffocating down here.

It's so dark.

Have you never had

a feeling for someone

from the second

you met them?

Yes.

But it has to be

both ways.

How do you know if you never

get a chance to find out?

What do you want?

You wanna date me?

Here in the basement?

I don't know what you call it,

but I just want a chance.

Fine.

But I want a chance, too.

For what?

Your trust.

I don't wanna be stuck

down here all the time.

We can hang out,

but I wanna do it upstairs.

Let me think about it.

You can't have a relationship

without trust.

(DRILL WIRRING)

ROSY:
So, have you ever

had a girlfriend?

DOUG:
Uh...

No.

ROSY:
Why?

DOUG:
I'm, uh...

not the best at socializing,

and I've just never met anyone

that I liked.

So you've never done

anything like this before?

You're doing it wrong.

Can I do it?

I love building fires.

Okay.

Sure.

Do you have

a boyfriend?

What if I did?

There are other ways of meeting

people, you know, besides going out.

It's not that simple

for me.

I'm really far behind from where I

thought I'd be in my life by now.

Me too.

So what do you do?

Uh, I work in a restaurant.

So that's where you go

when you leave me here alone.

My grandmother wanted me

to be with a nice girl.

She could have survived,

and I told them to

take her off life support.

Why did you do that?

If it were up to me, I would

have kept her alive, of course.

But she wouldn't want to come

back like that. I know her.

Then you did the right thing.

Okay, good night.

Also, Doug.

Mm-hmm?

Even though

we're very different,

I do know what it's like

to feel alone.

I've never done this before.

What?

Uh...

You asked if I've never

done this before.

(ROSY CHUCKLES)

Okay.

Good night.

Good night.

I had an audition today.

I think I made

a fool of myself.

Aren't acting classes helping?

Mm.

It makes you feel guilty

about school.

Why?

I don't know,

I just...

I just don't know

if I want it badly enough.

Like, what's the point

of racking up all this debt

in tuition?

You know, it's gonna

get better.

Well, I...

(GROANS) What's the point?

You done?

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay.

(DISHES CLATTER)

You know, honey,

all you ever do is whine

and have anxiety over

making it in the business.

It's 99%

out of your control.

That's not what I do.

Did you read that book

I gave you?

Not yet.

Can I ask you something?

Yes.

Do you love me?

I love spending time

with you.

Do you love your wife?

I've said "I love you"

in plenty of relationships.

My problem is, uh...

we eventually

get sick of people.

That's a really

cynical thing to say.

Why don't you get

sick of me?

(DOOR UNLOCKING)

(SCOFFS) Come in.

(DRILL WIRRING)

(BOARD CLATTERING)

(DRILL CONTINUES WHIRRING)

- Doug?

- Yes?

Come here.

You think you're

the guy for me?

Mm-hmm.

Then I'm gonna show you

how it's done.

And we're gonna

find out.

What do you mean

by that?

You're gonna take me out

on a date.

On a proper date.

And we're gonna

talk to each other.

And we're gonna

tell each other everything.

And I want you

to get me something.

A present.

What kind of present?

Stockings.

The kind that

come up to here.

And that are

loose at the top.

The vintage kind.

And I want some garters

with them as well.

(DOUG SIGHS)

(TAP RUNNING)

( "MAGIC COLORS" PLAYING )

My days are darker

Than my nights

My world is black

There are no lights

My eyes are blind

I cannot see

Where's the world

You lit for me?

Painted things

From the past

Are faded things

That couldn't last

Where are

All the magic colors

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

That used to light my way?

Where are

All the magic colors?

I must find those rainbows

Of yesterday

My grass was green

The sky was blue

When I shared

The world with you

But now the colors

Turn to gray

My rainbow world

Escaped away

Shades of gray

And shades of black

I'm so alone

I wanna go back

Back to

All the magic colors

That used to light my way

Where are

All the magic colors?

I must find those rainbows

Of yesterday

Hi.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Sorry, my place is

such a mess.

That's fine.

Oh, I only covered that so that the

way that I looked is a surprise.

I figured.

Don't worry about it.

I knew why you did it.

So... where are you

taking me?

Uh, to the dining room.

Ah! Fantastic.

Never been.

( SOFT INSTRUMENTAL

MUSIC PLAYING )

I do miss meat sometimes.

Do you want a bite?

The cut here is fantastic.

Okay. I'll try it.

But don't tell anyone.

Mmm.

It's good.

I just...

I just love animals too much.

Then you should definitely be

a proponent of meat eating,

because once we

ruin our planet,

we'll have to move

to another one.

And the only thing that'll convince

people to make room for the animals

is their chance

to eat them.

So where do

your parents live?

My father was never around

growing up, and my mother...

killed herself.

Why?

I don't know.

I was very young.

I think I'm lucky.

It might have been

very painful otherwise.

Hmm.

My parents probably don't

even know that I'm missing.

I doubt that.

I mean,

they have some money.

They're not filthy rich

or anything,

but they could have

put me through school.

I just... I just don't think

they like me very much.

And to put it kindly,

my mom is simple,

my father's a narcissist,

so I've had to do

everything myself.

And I find it

pretty exhausting.

(SIGHS)

So, you think the police

are looking for me?

Do you want them to be?

You're a pretty good cook.

Are you the chef

at your restaurant?

Um, I'm sort of an everything man.

I'm a sous-chef,

and I help serve.

But my manager said that he'll

move me into the kitchen in time.

What do you do?

Oh... I'm an actress.

- An actress?

- Mm-hmm.

I can see that. You'd be a

really fantastic actress.

I'd love to see your face

on a movie screen.

Wow.

I mean...

Why don't you open

your own restaurant?

You're too good of a cook

to just be serving people.

I've just had a piece

of steak, for Christ sake.

It's not that simple.

Mm... Stealing a person

is not simple,

yet you've done that.

You just have to

want it badly enough.

Fear is stupid.

And so are most regrets.

You know, I was scared

to take you at first,

but then I thought, if it's

meant to be, it'll be.

Well, you never tell me

I'm pretty.

- Uh, I think you're...

- No, don't. Don't.

Because if you say it now, it

means that you don't mean it.

So it's not gonna count.

You need to tell me

how to do these things.

Okay.

Not to be brash, but how

much money do you make?

How far have you

thought this through?

Are you gonna be able

to financially support me?

Because if you're

gonna be my man,

assuming that I'm not

gonna be able to work,

and I really want children.

Do you?

Um...

Well, I'm inheriting a good sum

of money from my grandmother.

How much?

Um...

About $800,000.

Wow, that's, uh...

That's a lot.

That's a seriously good life.

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