The Evening Star Page #5

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and said I'm in L, A,

I've arrived,

I'm alive,

It's been

much too long,

Yeah well, you know,

things have been

kind of crazy for her,

Have you talked to her?

Yeah,

She had some kind of

unexpected expense,

so I made her

a little loan,

Boy, that kid's

got spunk,

I cannot find

a thing, anymore,

Shopping is just

so frustrating these days,

Oh, Patsy, you always find

such wonderful things,

I mean, look at you,

So perfectly

put together,

I love that belt,

It is hard to find

the right yellow,

You know, I bet that Melly's

tried to reach you,

But Rosie says you're

never home anymore,

She says you're

always in therapy,

You must be about

the most well-adjusted

woman in Houston by now,

Well, it's doing

wonders for me,

[Giggles]

Tell me about Jerry,

He's very

attractive,

Mm-hmm, I like him,

Is that line between

doctor and patient

getting

a little blurred?

What do you think?

Hmm,

Be honest,

Doesn't the fact that

I'm older disgust you?

You don't

seem older,

But I am older,

Jerry,

And I have all the insecurities

that go along with it,

So if you're not

gonna help me with them,

don't lie,

You are too much,

I have always felt that

I'd better just keep trying,

Especially when the world around me

seems to have stopped,

When you stop trying,

you fade away,

And I am not

going to fade away

until I absolutely

have to,

Something somewhere,,,

is going to say

Aurora was here,

Well, what do you know?

Herself has

come home for a change,

Don't be too hard on her,

She's just

enjoying her life,

It wouldn't hurt you

to kick up your heels

like that

every now and then,

Arthur,

Oh, hello, Hector,

We care about you,

We feel you're making

a big mistake,

Well,

Oh, Hector, I have come

to the conclusion

there's no such thing

as a mistake,

I think we all

create what we need,

[Piano Music On]

[Music Stops]

Rosie,

what in the world?

I'm sick of this,

Sick of what?

You and Hector

are so cranky,

You never spend

time with us anymore,

I live here,

Barely,

You're always off

with that damn Jerry

or holed up in here,

Instead of spending

so much time

on those stupid

scrap books,

you should spend time

on the people in 'em,

Hector,

What do you say

we have some fun?

Huh?

Get dressed,

I'm taking us to dinner,

Hector, move in

just a speck,

Rosie, take your hand down

from your face, please,

You're so silly,

Dolly, we're ready for

the big finish now,

O, K,, honey,

what'll it be?

This is the General's

big night out,

He'll go first,

I'll have

the pecan pie,

Dolly:
Mm-hmm,

Rosie, what will

you have?

Um,,,

banana split,

Oh, that's it, Rosie,

live a little,

How about you,

Dr, Cotton?

I'll have

the super sundae,

[Dolly And Rosie]

Whoo!

Fudge,

Yes!

And Hector I'm sure

will have the mince pie,

Dolly:
You want that

a la mode, darling?

Hector, do you want

it a la mode?

Hector?

Hector?

[Bagpipes Playing]

There is something

very wrong with you,

Going back

to old Jerry?

I'm surprised

you've waited this long,

The General's been in the ground

almost 5 hours,

I'm looking for

the love of my life, Rosie,

And it's important that I

investigate every possibility,

Rosie?

Is everything

all right, Rosie?

No,

Come on, talk to me,

Come on,

Everything's

gonna be all right,

Everything's all right,

Oh, that chapter

on Hector Scott is closed,

It's a very

important chapter, too,

Hmm,

You know keeping

this grown-up

was the best thing

I've ever done?

What do you think?

Will I rate

a whole page?

We'll see,

Aurora?

Hmm?

I love you,

Um,,,

what?

I have to

think about that,

All is said

was I love you,

Yes, and it's

very flattering,

Don't you believe

that I love you?

Oh yes, I can see

where you would,

I just did not

receive the information

the way I thought

I would,

This is my problem,

Jerry,

Aurora?

You don't have to go back

to Los Angeles, Stay,

I've been here

a week as it is,

Rosie:
Well, just

through the weekend,

I can't, I have

a boyfriend and a job,

As a waitress,

Things are really

starting to click for Bruce,

And I knew they would,

His acting teacher says

he's like an open wound,

He's up for

a beer commercial,

I'm really happy,

Melanie,

I hate this,

I hate that you're

going away again,

I never know

where you are,

I worry

all the time,

I have to go through Patsy

to get to you,

I really hate that,

O, K,

I'll give you

my phone number,

If you'll promise me

you'll never ever use it,

I promise,

Finally,

You're so late!

I know,

Is everything O, K,?

Mel?

Yeah?

There's something

I gotta tell you,

Yeah?

I got the commercial,

Ah!

You did?!

That is so good,

honey,

Yeah,

So are you the beer drinker

in the ski parka

or the one

in the Speedo?

Speedo,

They're no fools,

Oh, it's so good

to be home,

Mel?

The whole point

of us coming to L, A,

was to make a new start,

I've been meaning

to talk to you

about this for

a few weeks now,

But... But then,

Hector died

and you were

so bummed out, so,,,

Does it have a name?

Yeah,

She um,,,

She's helped me

a lot with my career,

Bruce,

do you have any idea

what this

does to me?

Yeah, I think I do,

I think I do, but,,,

it's not aimed

at you, Mel,

It may not be

aimed at me,

but it hits me,

and it hurts,

Sh*t!

This means Granny

was right,

I could just

kill you!

Just get out!

O, K,

Can I ask you

something?

What?!

I didn't get a chance

to forward my Varieties,

and I need them for audition

notices, Can you hold onto them?

Out!

Thanks,

Ooh!

Hi,

Remember me?

I'm Patsy,

I don't think I've met

anybody quite like you,

Patsy Carpenter,

Why?

A bored, rich

Houston divorcee?

Oh, well, Ha ha,

We're not exactly

a rare breed,

I tend to stay away

from upper class women,

They scare me,

Make me feel

uncomfortable,

I'm hardly upper class,

You know, I'm just

a poor little old Texas gal,

Struck oil

at the altar,

Now,,, Aurora,,,

she's upper class,

Yeah, she is,

Do you feel

uncomfortable with her?

Well, I,,,

I don't know what's going on

with Aurora right now,

It's...

Well, let's just say

it's complicated,

I'll bet,

Trouble?

Well, I'm not really

at liberty to discuss her,

She is a patient,

Oh!

The old

doctor/ patient thing,

Yeah,

But you're not really

a doctor, are you?

That's right,

I'm not,

But I do try to

follow the rules,

Hear no evil,

Speak no evil,

Do no evil?

You're fascinating,

No,

You're fascinating,

It's fascinating,,,

that a man like you should be

sleeping with a woman

who's old enough

to be,,,

your mother,

Bottoms up,

So what does the rest

of the house look like?

Why don't you

follow me?

I haven't heard

from Melanie,

and nothing compels me

to return to my therapist,

I haven't seen much of Patsy,

either, thank God,

Rosie is becoming

extremely difficult,

I think it might be

because Hector's gone,

That's no great loss,

How can you say that?

Hector loved you

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