She Loves Me Not Page #2

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YOU SAY, BRADY. I DON' FORGET THINGS EASILY.

WELL, GRAD SCHOOL'S

NOT A WASTE OF TIME.

NO, I'M SERIOUS.

YOU MIGHT FIND:

SOMETHING:

YOU MIGHT LIKE:

TO DO, YOU KNOW?

SOMETHING ELSE:

YOU MIGHT LIKE TO DO.

OTHER THAN WRITING?

NO, JUST SOMETHING

TO GIVE YOU:

ANOTHER OUTLOOK:

ON LIFE.

YOU KNOW?

ARE YOU SICK OF ME?

OF COURSE NOT.

WHY WOULD I BE:

SICK OF YOU?

JUST, LIFE...

LIFE OF A WRITER

CAN BE A REAL DRAG.

I MEAN, LOOK AT ME.

I'M MISERABLE.

OKAY, SO WHY DO YOU

KEEP ME AROUND, THEN,

IF YOU'RE SO...

WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE,

YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA

START A NEW BOOK.

YOU HAVEN'T.

YOU SAID YOU WERE

GONNA READ MY BOOK.

YOU HAVEN'T.

WHAT DO YOU THINK

I'M DOING?

YOU KEEP SAYING:

YOU'RE SO MISERABLE.

YOU DON'T EVER TALK

TO ME ABOUT ANYTHING.

EVEN WHEN I ASK YOU,

YOU JUST AVOID IT.

YOU MAKE ME HAPPY.

YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL.

PEOPLE KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

EVERYBODY WANTS WHAT YOU HAVE.

WHAT,

YOU MEAN LIKE:

WRITING A FEW:

CRAPPY NOVELS:

THAT EVERYONE BUYS

AND SPEAKING:

AT UNIVERSITIES:

A COUPLE TIMES:

A YEAR...

YES. YES.

THAT IS WHAT I WANT.

I WANT TO SLEEP:

ALL DAY:

AND WORK ALL NIGH AND DRINK THE MOS EXPENSIVE CHAMPAGNE

AND HAVE A LEGACY.

A LEGACY.

YOU'VE ONLY WRITTEN

ONE STORY.

"LEGACY."

IT'S A NOVELLA.

WHATEVER IT IS,

IT'S STILL JUS A STORY.

DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

ANYONE CAN WRITE A STORY.

OH!

YOU'RE SO FRUSTRATING.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED

TO BE PASSIONATE

AND ENCOURAGING.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE

SUPPOSED TO INSPIRE ME.

YOU'RE LOOKING

FOR VALIDATION?

WELL, YOU'RE NEVER

GONNA BE SATISFIED.

OKAY?

IT'S JUST A MYTH--

SATISFACTION.

DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

EVEN MICK JAGGER

SAID SO HIMSELF.

IT'S ALL BULLSHIT.

BESIDES,

YOU KNOW HOW:

PASSIONATE I AM.

VERY PASSIONATE.

WAIT. DO YOU THINK

I'M GOOD ENOUGH?

HUH?

AM I GOOD ENOUGH?

I DON'T KNOW,

CHARLOTTE.

GOD, YOU'RE GORGEOUS.

GORGEOUS.

I CAN'T.

WHAT?

I CAN'T.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I CAN'T DO THIS.

WELL, WHY?

HIS NAME IS DUSTY REYNOLDS,

AND HE'S COMING OVER

FOR DINNER TONIGHT.

( sputtering )

TONIGHT'S OUR DATE NIGHT.

YOU CAN'T INVITE ANYONE.

THAT'S OUR RULE.

WHATEVER.

CHARLOTTE!

CHARLOTTE!

SH*T!

( classical piano plays )

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO

GO THROUGH WITH THIS?

( doorbell rings )

( door opens )

Man:
HI.

WOW, YOU LOOK

INCREDIBLY GORGEOUS.

THANKS FOR:

INVITING ME.

HI.

HI.

BRADY OLINSON.

DUSTY REYNOLDS.

DUSTY, DUSTY.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THE POOL?

REFRESHING, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

UH, 25.

IS THAT SO?

REALLY?

HE'S DRUNK.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM.

THANK YOU FOR:

INVITING ME, SIR.

YEAH. I HEARD THAT.

Brady:

SO, DUSTY,

IS THIS A SUMMER JOB,

WORKING AT MY PLACE?

I'VE SEEN YOU AROUND,

JUST NOT IN MY POOL.

YEAH, I'M WORKING

FOR MY DAD.

BUT I REALLY WANT TO

BE A LAWYER, ACTUALLY.

OH?

JUST HAVEN' MUSTERED THE GUTS

TO GO TO:

LAW SCHOOL YET.

I WOULDN'T BOTHER.

OH, YEAH?

WHY'S THAT?

ALL THE LAWYERS:

I KNOW ARE:

GOOD DRUNKS.

( chuckles )

THAT'S FUNNY.

MY GRANDFATHER:

WAS A LAWYER,

A WELL-RESPECTED ONE,

AND HE NEVER DRANK.

SMART MEN, THOUGH.

GOOD WITH WOMEN.

ARE YOU GOOD:

WITH WOMEN, DUSTY?

YES.

EXCELLENT.

YOU MAY FI RIGHT IN.

SO WHAT TYPE OF LAW

IS IT THAT YOU'RE

TRYING TO STUDY?

UH, FAMILY LAW.

COOL. WHAT DOES

THAT ENTAIL?

IT'S KIND OF BROAD.

BASICALLY...

ANYTHING THAT DEALS

WITH MAINTAINING

PEACE AND,

YOU KNOW, HAPPINESS

IN DOMESTIC:

RELATIONSHIPS.

WOW.

THAT'S COOL.

YOU HEAR THAT, BRADY?

THIS GUY COULD:

ACTUALLY HELP YOU.

I DON'T REALLY

THINK THA ALL LAWYERS

ARE DRUNKS.

IT'S JUST...

NO.

HE JUST GOT REALLY

SCREWED OVER BY ONE.

OH. SORRY

TO HEAR THAT,

MR. OLINSON.

THERE'S A LO OF SHARKS OUT THERE.

YES.

THAT IS SO INSPIRING,

WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I THINK THAT'S

REALLY, REALLY GREAT.

REALLY?

THANK YOU.

UM...

I'D LIKE TO

PROPOSE A TOAST.

TO YOUR NEW BOOK,

MY DARLING.

MAY IT BECOME:

AN ACADEMIC PERENNIAL.

YOU WROTE A BOOK?

THAT'S AWESOME.

THAT'S REALLY COOL.

I DID.

THANK YOU.

YES, I READ IT TODAY.

IT'S REALLY SOMETHING.

WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

YEAH, BRADY.

WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

WELL, IT'S-IT'S, UH...

IT'S VERY GOOD,

FOR A FIRST DRAFT.

THAT WAS MY THESIS.

IT'S BEEN REWRITTEN

A THOUSAND TIMES.

IT'S FINISHED.

HE JUST HASN' CRACKED IT OPEN YET.

SO, UH...

( clears throat )

DO YOU READ, DUSTY?

YEAH. I MEAN,

YOU KNOW.

OH, GOOD.

WHAT'S YOUR

FAVORITE BOOK?

LAUGHTER IN THE DARK.

AH. NABOKOV?

MM-HMM.

MM.

OH.

SO, CHARLOTTE,

WHAT IS YOUR BOOK ABOUT?

UM, MY BOOK IS ABOU A GIRL WHO'S

LEFT ALONE WHILE

HER FATHER WORKS

THE NIGHT SHIF AND HAS TO DEAL

WITH LIARS:

THAT MAKE:

EMPTY PROMISES.

MAY I ASK YOU:

A QUESTION?

Brady:
CERTAINLY.

FIRE AWAY.

WHY DO YOU WRITE

UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME?

A PSEUDONYM?

YEAH.

WELL, LET'S JUST SAY

I, UH...

I SUFFERED A LOT OF REJECTION

EARLY ON IN MY CAREER.

HE HAD TO:

REINVENT HIMSELF.

A LOT OF WRITERS DO IT,

ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY SUCK.

THANK YOU FOR THA VERY KIND REVIEW,

MY DEAR.

BUT EVERYONE KNOWS

IT'S YOU, RIGHT?

I MEAN...

I CERTAINLY:

HOPE NOT.

ARE YOU:

QUITE FINISHED,

MY DEAR?

YES.

SORRY.

WHY ARE:

YOU SORRY?

HE'S HILARIOUS.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I LIKE HIM.

NO, DON'T LIKE HIM.

COME ON.

HMM?

LET'S GO.

F***ING LIAR!

OH! YOU KNOW,

HE HASN'T READ

MY BOOK, RIGHT?

HE HAS NO READ MY BOOK.

DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG

I'VE BEEN HERE?

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH

TIME I'VE SPEN I HAVE NO IDEA.

IN THIS HOUSE:

FOR HIM,

WITH HIM, DOING...

YOU KNOW THAT I'M NO STAYING HERE LONG

AND LEAVING SOON.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

YEAH, I'M GOING

TO NEW YORK.

I AM NOT STAYING HERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEW YORK?

YEAH, NEW YORK'S

THE PLACE TO BE.

YES, IT IS.

PUT THE BOOK DOWN.

THAT'S CRAZY.

SO WHY DON'T YOU

JUST LEAVE?

WELL, BECAUSE

EVERY TIME I TALK

ABOUT LEAVING,

BRADY MAKES IT SOUND

LIKE I SHOULD REALLY

BROADEN MY HORIZONS

AND ALL,

AND THEN IT'S LIKE

A F***ING THREA IF I WANT TO TAKE OFF.

I MEAN, I CAN'T.

IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE

TO LEAVE HERE.

REALLY?

NO.

YOU GUYS CLEARLY

HAVE A PRETTY:

INTERESTING RELATIONSHIP.

YEAH, WHATEVER.

I...

COME HERE.

IT'S YOUR, YOU KNOW.

COME HERE, TOWNIE.

"TOWNIE"?

YEAH, YOU LOOK

LIKE A TOWN BOY.

YOU WORK IN OUR POOL.

OH, OKAY, CITY GIRL.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHAT'S UP?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

KISS ME.

KISS YOU?

MM-HMM.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

PEOPLE SAY:

HE'S A CRAZY OLD

WASHED-UP WRITER.

I BELIEVE:

THE "CRAZY" PART.

HOPEFULLY, I CAN

FIX EVERYTHING ELSE.

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

I'M HERE TO HELP HIM.

GET HIM BACK:

ON HIS FEET.

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS FOR THE TIP.

OKAY.

IT'S A LONG DRIVE

OUT HERE.

BYE, LADY.

( doorbell rings )

( rings )

WHO ARE YOU?

HELLO, I'M MARCY MARTIN.

I'M HERE FOR A MR. OLINSON.

WAIT THERE.

MR. OLINSON.

MARCY MARTIN.

NICE TO FINALLY:

MEET YOU.

OH, RIGHT, RIGHT.

WELCOME.

WOW. THIS...

IS SOME HOUSE.

THANK YOU.

WERE YOU:

EXPECTING ME?

PATTY SAID:

YOU WERE COMING.

I HAVE YOUR INFO

IN AN E-MAIL SOMEWHERE.

I CAN GE A ROOM IN TOWN

IF IT'S NOT CONVENIEN FOR ME TO STAY HERE.

WHAT'S THE POIN OF HAVING 14 BEDROOMS

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