Steel Magnolias Page #10

and maybe I am,

but that's how I get

through things like this.

Thank you, Annelle.

I appreciate that.

And it's a real good idea.

Shelby wouldn't want us

to get mired down

and wallow in this.

We should handle it

the best way we know how

and get on with it.

That's what my mind says.

I wish somebody

would explain it to my heart.

Drum says you never left her side

for a second.

No...

I couldn't leave my Shelby.

I just sat there

and kept on pushing

the way I always have

where Shelby was concerned.

I was hoping she'd

sit up and argue with me.

And finally we realized

there was no hope.

We turned off the machines.

Drum left.

He couldn't take it.

Jackson left.

I find it amusing.

Men are supposed to be

made out of steel or something.

But I just sat there.

I just held Shelby's hand.

There was no noise...

no tremble...

just... peace.

Oh, God.

I realize, as a woman,

how lucky I am.

I was there

when that wonderful creature

drifted into my life,

and I was there

when she drifted out.

It was the most

precious moment of my life.

I got to get back.

Does anybody got a mirror?

Does anybody have a mirror?

I don't know how you're doing

on the inside, honey,

but your hair

is just holding up beautiful.

Oh... Shelby was right.

This is a brown football helmet.

Honey, are you okay?

I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine.

I'm fine!

I can jog all the way

to Texas and back,

but my daughter can't.

She never could.

God! I'm so mad,

I don't know what to do.

I want to know why.

I want to know why

Shelby's life is over.

I want to know how

that baby will ever know

how wonderful his mother was.

Will he ever know

what she went through for him?

Oh, God, I want to know why!

Why?

Lord, I wish I could understand.

No! No! No!

It's not supposed

to happen this way.

I'm supposed to go first.

I've always been ready to go first.

I don't think I can take this.

I don't think I can take this.

I just want to hit somebody

till they feel as bad as I do.

I just want to hit something!

I want to hit it hard!

Here!

Hit this!

Go ahead, M'Lynn.

Slap her!

Are you crazy?

Hit her!

Are you high, Clairee?

Have you lost your mind?

We'll sell T-shirts saying,

"I slapped Ouiser Boudreaux."

Hit her!

Miss Clairee, enough.

Ouiser, this is your chance

to do something for your fellow man.

Knock her lights out, M'Lynn!

Let go of me!

You missed your chance.

Half of Chinquapin Parish

would give their eyeteeth

to take a whack at Ouiser!

[All Laughing]

Oh.

You are a pig from hell!

Ouiser, don't leave!

Ouiser, Ouiser, I was just kidding.

Come back. Oh.

Not a very Christian

thing to do.

Oh. Annelle,

you got to lighten up.

Go away.

Okay, all right, hit me then.

I deserve it.

You are evil,

and you must be destroyed.

Mother Nature's

taking care of that

faster than you could.

Things were getting

entirely too serious for a moment.

We needed to laugh.

I bet Lloyd got a kick out of it.

Lloyd got a great deal

of enjoyment at my expense

when he was alive.

Ouiser, you know I love you

more than my luggage.

All right.

This is my bench!

Get off my bench!

Get off my... Good.

You are too twisted

for color TV, Clairee.

Have your roots done.

I shouldn't have

gone on the way I did.

I made everybody cry.

Sorry.

Don't be silly.

Laughter through tears

is my favorite emotion.

Maybe I should have

an emotional outburst

more often.

Maybe I should start

having them at home.

Drum would be so pleased.

I'm glad to see

the two of you made up.

Ouiser could never

stay mad at me.

She worships

the quicksand I walk on.

M'Lynn...

you're in my prayers, honey.

Yes, Annelle, I pray.

Well, I do.

There, I said it.

I hope you're satisfied.

I suspected this all along.

Don't you expect me to come

to one of your churches,

those tent revivals

with all those Bible beaters

doing God only knows what.

They'd probably make me

eat a live chicken.

Not on your first visit.

Very good, Annelle.

Spoken like a true smart ass.

Oh, what are you doing?

Are you eating my picture?

Let's play on the swing.

Get our feets in.

There we go.

Hold on.

Ahh.

Hold on.

Miss M'Lynn,

I don't know if this is

the right time or place,

but I wanted to tell you

that Sammy and I have decided

that if this baby's a girl,

we'd like to name it Shelby,

since she was the reason

we met in the first place.

If you don't mind.

Shelby would love that.

I'm tickled pink.

Pink.

What are you going to name it

if it happens to be a boy?

Shelby, I guess.

That's how it should be.

Life goes on.

I've never been so uncomfortable

in all my life.

We'll talk about uncomfortable

when you're nine months pregnant, okay?

Keep those eyes closed, woman,

or I'm going to staple them shut.

They're closed.

What is it?

Okay. Now?

Ready?

Yeah.

Keep them shut.

Okay. Open them up.

All right.

I don't believe it!

I'm a chain!

Oh, Spud, oh!

Jesus.

Oh, lighten up.

Now, you just burst

through those bushes

and hop over

to where the kids are.

What bushes?

I can't see sh*t.

Over there.

I'm an adult,

I'm not a five-year-old.

On your mark, get set, go!

Come on.

Okay, Jack, Jr.,

I'm going to tell you a story.

Once upon a time,

there was a beautiful

young gal named Shelby.

And Shelby had a lovely,

kind and wonderful good fairy

named Clairee.

But there was also a horrible, evil,

ugly witch named Ouiser.

I hate these stupid

neighborhood things.

No one's twisting your arm

to keep you here.

Well, I have to be sociable.

Hey, Rhett's here!

Let's connect the bald spots.

Drum?

Hmm?

Eat sh*t and die.

Hello, M'Lynn.

Ouiser. Owen.

Good to see you, too,

Ouiser, Owen.

[Woof Woof Woof]

Come on, Rhett.

Kill! Kill!

Quit it, Drum!

Stop egging him on.

Arrr!

And everyone lived

happily ever after.

And the nasty,

wicked, evil, wretched,

horrible, mean Ouiser

was never heard from again.

Now, it's almost time

for the Easter Bunny.

Run on down, hmm?

Here!

Shh.

Ha ha ha!

Hi, Jack.

You remember me?

It's your old pal Ouiser.

[Jack Crying]

Aah! Jack!

This isn't like Jackson.

Jack, come here.

Oh, Jack.

Is he all right?

Oh, yes, he's all right.

Ohh.

Oh, Truvy!

Oh, honey. It's okay, it's okay.

Women have babies

every day. M'Lynn.

Jonathan, quick.

Get that Easter Bunny

over here now!

Hey, Tommy, where's Sammy?

Over there.

Why? What's going on?

What's... Oh, my God!

She's going to have a baby!

Go get a doctor.

A doc... Help!

This way! This way!

This way. Come on.

Through here.

Come on. Get her in.

It's all right, honey.

We'll get Sammy.

Easy, easy.

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