The Evening Star Page #2

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That sucks!

Ms, Horton, your defense

of Rupert Brooke's Georgianism

is flawed,

What is the matter with bucking

conventional criticism?

Brooke protested against

Victorianism and he kicked ass,

and I deserve an "A,"

No, Ms, Horton,

You don't,

Yes, I do,

Mmm!

You are on the thinnest

of ice, Rosie,

Perfect timing,

Duck Madagascar,

Mmm, I've eaten,

[Running Garbage

Disposal]

I got hungry,

and so I ate,

Jesus!

Did I say anything?

Oh, no,

Of course not,

I should just be grateful

you went to class for a change,

I'm gonna quit,

Do you know how much Rice University

costs, Melanie?

I had to sell

my Renoir

so you could have

an education,

Oh, I thought you sold the Renoir

for Teddy's braces,

Or then again,

didn't you sell the Renoir

for Tommy's legal

defense?

The money from

that Renoir's

like splinters from the true cross,

Everybody's got a piece!

You are so ungrateful,

You are the only one

of your mother's children

that has a real chance

at a life,

Why do you insist on being

so self-destructive?

I'm not being

self-destructive!

I'm just...

Get off my back!

Boy, if your mother

had lived,

she would be so horrified

at the way you turned out,

If my mother had lived,

I wouldn't have

turned out this way,

so horrible and such

a disappointment to you!

Ooh!

[Classical Music Plays]

Tony, I'm telling you,

Stallone only eats egg whites,

It's pure protein,

[Knock On Door]

Hang on a second,

Melanie, what's up?

I did it,

I moved out,

I'm free,

Lemme call you

back,

Help me with my stuff!

Huh?

I feel like celebrating

and hitting the town!

Where's that Ferrari?

Uh, Tony needed it,

This is so perfect!

I shoulda done this

a long time ago,

You and me,

starting our lives together,

Doesn't it just

feel right?

Uh, yeah,

So how long

are you gonna stay?

Forever!

Oh, God,

Mel is my hope,

She is the smartest

and the cleverest

of all my grandchildren,

Ever since

their mother died,

I have done nothing

but be there to help them

and to love them

and to try to instill values

that I thought were important, and...

Don't you have

a real cup?

I'm sorry, I don't,

And now I'm

losing her,

I see,

What about

the children's father?

Oh, Flap, no,

My goodness, no,

Flap is not

father material,

Flap,

He wasn't husband

material, either,

Flap is not

human material,

He didn't

abandon them, really,

Flap is just

very weak,

He lives

in Santa Fe,

So there's been no,,,

father figure at all?

Well, actually,

there have been a few,

I was involved several years ago

with a former general,

His name is

Hector Scott,

He was a father figure

to Melanie,

And... And we broke up,

Years ago,

But he still continues

to terrorize me on a daily basis,

Mmm,

[Sniffs]

[Sighs]

And then many, many,,,

many years ago,

I, um...

My next door neighbor

was Garrett Breedlove,

The astronaut,

The astronaut,

[Laughs]

Oh, God,

Well,,, Garrett Breedlove

possessed every single quality

that I find repellent

in men,

But it worked,

For a while, it worked,

Oh, the boys adored him,

Melanie, well,,,

she was too young,

And then he moved away

to, uh, Minneapolis,

Milwaukee, or,,,

whatever,

This was a man

who orbited the Earth,

And now he's married

with a family,

Well, I just can't

picture that,

Garrett was never very comfortable

around children,

He only liked

dating them,

Who was the great

love of your life?

Oh,,,

I haven't met him yet,

Mmm,

Well, Mrs, Greenway,

your situation

is hardly unique,

You've obviously

spent your whole life

thinking

only of others,

It's so true,

You've neglected

yourself,

I know,

You are so bright,

Just call 'em

like I see 'em,

Well, I have

neglected my life,

That's obvious,

Well,,, it's been

so fast,

It's all so fast,

and it's so blurred,

What is my life?

What have I done?

Oh,

And what's it

all about?

I think it's time

that I get strong,

Yes,

And that I ask myself

the really hard questions,

Yes!

It's time for you

to start taking care of you,

Yes, I need to be,,,

selfish,

Yes,

Selfish in the good sense,

Absolutely,

Yes?

Absolutely,

I see,

Thank you,

[Sighs]

You've been

such a help,

Oh, you don't

have to pay me now,

It's easier

for patients to pay

at the end of

each month by check,

Well, I think you misunderstand

the... the visit,

I only wanted

a period of quiet time

so that I could

organize my thoughts,

I can't imagine my requiring

your services on a regular basis,

I won't be returning,

Whatever you say,

Mrs, Greenway,

Aurora,

Ah,,, hi!

A wave

and a smile,

She must be

in a better mood,

Lemme get out

the hats and horns,

Rosie, I am starving!

Arthur,

Hi, Aurora,

You got a call

from someone named,

uh,,, Pasqual

[French Accent]

Who wants you for dessert,

Pascal,

And he wants to have me over

for dessert,

His English is less

than perfect, Hector,

Are you having

an affair?

W...

Why, Hector,

you're in no position

to be inquisitive

or jealous,

Now you go home

and you rethink

your clothing,

God, she's so full

of herself,

At least it's

her old self,

thank God,

Oh, dear!

Ha ha ha!

What's all this?

Every clipping,

every diary, every letter,

every photograph,

every theater program,

Rosie,

this represents

everything that's ever

happened to me,

so I am going to

organize it

and make sense

out of it all,

Rosie, I'm gonna chronicle

every day of my life,

What a mess,

Oh,,, my,,,

goodness!

These,,, people

are all dead,

[Music Plays]

[Laughing]

Man:
Cut it out,

Woman:
I know,

Wait, Ow, ow, ow,

You're on my head,

[Laughter]

Woman:
Oh!

Oh, God,

Mel,,, this is not

what it seems,

Get your clothes on,

Toni,

Toni? That's Toni?

Mel, we gotta talk,

That's Mel?

Mel!

I got a better idea,

Mel,

Mel!

Mel!

Don't overreact,

Great,

[Grinding Gears]

Nice car, Toni,

[Ding Dong

Ding Ding]

[Ding Ding Ding

Dong Dong]

[Ding Ding Ding]

Patsy!

No,

[Alarm Sounds]

I can't believe you,

[Telephone Rings]

Hello. Please leave

a message

when you hear

the D-sharp.

[Beep]

Woman:
Aurora,

pick up the phone,

Something's happened

to Melly,

Patsy!

Oh!

Where is she?

Poor girl!

We've pumped

her stomach,

It's almost impossible

to take a lethal overdose

in this family of drug,

It's a muscle relaxant,

so she's just,,,

very relaxed,

Unresponsive,

[Beep Beep Beep Beep]

Gel,

Clear!

EXcuse me!

Oh, Melly!

EXcuse me,

[Gasps]

Melanie,

Oh, Melanie!

Poor Melly,

Oh, my darling,

What do they say?

This is such

a cry for help,

I'm here to answer it,

Patsy, we don't need you anymore,

You can go,

Thank you for your help,

Mel, wake up, honey,

Well, honey,

it was my house she came to,

Well, she probably

assumed

that with your 40th

birthday coming up,

there'd be plenty

of pills on hand,

Good one, Granny,

Oh!

[Relieved

Giggles]

Mel!

Oh, God, Mel,

I am so sorry,

Where's Toni?

It's all my fault,

There are too many people in here,

and we have rules,

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