The Evening Star Page #7

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Oh, God, I should never

have said I'd be chairman,

'cause it seems

they can't even breathe

without my say-so,

They even want me to tell 'em

how to fold the napkins,

[Chuckles] No,

Who gives a sh*t?

Are you mad at me,

Aurora?

I'm,,, tired of you, Patsy,

I'm just so tired of you

meddling in my life,

I would just love it if I could

do something... one thing, anything,

I don't care what it is...

where you are not there

either stealing it

or spoiling it,

Well, you know?

I don't think my generosity

and support

would

bother you so much

if you weren't such

a miserable, unhappy

bag of bile,

Generosity? I am so sick

of your talking

about your generosity,

There is not a generous

tuck in your entire body,

I'm sorry you see

it as meddling,

It's healthier than

your emotional terrorism,

Emotional terrorism?

Where did you pick that up?

Are you sleeping

with some CNN reporter now?

Oh, get off your moral

high horse,

You run around

like a piece

of activated sewage,

and you have the nerve

to criticize what I do?

I'm honest

in my relationships,

At least I don't lie,

and I don't back-stab,

This is about Jerry,

isn't it?

This is about

Melanie!

Oh, please, Aurora,

That again?

You did not

get to raise her,

You have spent

your life, therefore,

trying to snatch her

away from me,

Emma wanted me

to raise her,

Oh, yes, so that

she would turn out

exactly like

your children...

absentee white

slabs of flesh,

Well, at least my kids

didn't go to prison to escape me,

Well, Melanie

and Tommy and Teddy

might not

be perfect,

but they are alive,

and they feel,

and I love them,

and I'm going to love them

until I die,

That is all that I want,

I don't know why

you regard me as the enemy,

Man:
I'm in here,

It's important

to have enemies,

They keep

you strong,

Maybe that's why Tommy

hates you so much,

[Gasps]

[Banging And Screaming]

[Screaming]

[Thump]

Man:
Just a minute,

Sir, I am so terribly sorry,

I am sorry,

I'm so sorry,

Sorry, Sorry,

Hello, Arthur,

How are you?

Uh-huh, Well, we have had

the most wonderful news over here,

Tommy has a new job,

He's in computers,

Yes, Well, anyway,

we're very, very, very excited,

and I am making

the most fabulous gumbo,

And there'll just be

a few of us, you know,

Just us... Jane and Tommy

and Teddy

and some dreary friend

that Jane is insisting on bringing,

Get your jacket,

It's not cold out,

So, I was wondering

if you and Rosie

would like to come over

and celebrate with us,

Arthur, you 2

have had other plans,

other house guests,

been under the weather,

ever since

you got back from France,

What's going on over there?

Would you put Rosie

on the phone, please?

She'll have

to call you back,

[People Laughing]

Hey, Granny? We're all

going to ice skate,

You want to come?

No,

No, Ellen,

Leave that, honey,

Oh, no, no, no, You made

such a beautiful meal,

This should be our job,

No, it's going to rain

cats and dogs,

I'll just leave the dishes out

and let God do them,

Great, Let's go,

Put them down, dear,

Tommy,

Now you 2 run off and have

a good time together.

Jane, that Ellen's

a very nice girl,

Yeah?

Yeah, And she's

a friend of yours,

Yeah?

Great gumbo,

Granny,

Great gumbo,

Granny,

[Door Closes]

[Man Coughs]

Arthur? I've run out

of patience with you 2,

What is this all about?

Shh, She's asleep,

or she's trying to, Aurora?

I am going to wake her,

I refuse to be treated

this way,

Be quiet, Aurora,

She's sick,

She told me when I

asked her to marry me

that the doctors had given her

from 3 to 5 years,

Looks more like 6 months,

I know, I know,

I wanted her to tell you,

but she wouldn't,

She felt you'd already

been through too much,

and she felt that since

things were starting to go well

with Melanie and Tommy,,,

she didn't want you to have

to go through that,

Aurora!

No, no,

Oh, Rosie, Oh, Rosie,

I am so angry with you,

Arthur, I could shoot you,

Aurora,

what are you doing?

I am taking Rosie home,

Sit up, dear,

No, you're not,

Oh, yes, I am,

You can't do that,

Stop it,

You want to go home,

don't you?

O, K,

Right now,

You have no business

doing this,

Stop it, Aurora, There's some things

you can't control,

She's my wife, goddamn it,

You may visit her

whenever you wish,

The rain feels nice,

Yeah, I thought

you'd like it,

Damn her,

How is she?

Good enough

to be glad to see you,

Want me to put those

in water for you?

Thank you,

How would

you like this?

Mmm,

Hey,

[Sobs]

O, K,, Granny,

All right, All right,

O, K, Come over here

and sit down,

Oh, no,

[Clears Throat]

Rosie?

Rosie, what's up?

I just,,,

I just wish I could

have my old job back,

It's kind of scary,

you doin' everything,

Rosie, you did all the work

for 40 years,

What's wrong with

your taking a little rest?

I'm dyin',

and it's pissing me off,

Well, they've had it,

Yeah,

I guess I'm falling

down on the job, huh?

[Snoring]

You gonna be

all right?

Sure,

Thank you, Aurora,

Come in, Arthur,

You hungry?

No,

Everybody gone?

Yes,

Don't you just

hate that?

Oh, yes,

Well,,,

what have you

brought me?

Oh,

I, uh...

Damn, I wanted to do

something special with Rosie,

But I've already got

my first wife's on my mantel,

It just doesn't

seem right,

Well, what do you

think?

I agree,

Bookends would be

tacky,

Ha,

Yeah,

[Sighs]

I thought maybe we could

sprinkle 'em in your backyard,

Arthur,,, we eat

out there,

Aw, yeah,

Well, then, can you

please help me?

Please?

Of course I will,

- Thank you,

- Arthur,

Thank you so much,

Aurora,

You're such a good man,

And you care,

Thank you,

[Gasps]

Oh, no!

[Laughs]

Oh, Garrett!

I can't believe it!

Oh, it is so great

to see you!

I can't believe this,

What are you doing in Houston?

Apollo reunion,

[Laughs]

Really?

Buncha old astronauts

trying to squeeze into

old space capsules,

Not a pretty sight,

[Whispering]

Oh, my God,

What's this?

Well,,,

it's Rosie,

Oh,,, it's Rosie,

She was a,,,

great gal,

Yeah, she was,

She, uh,,, stay out here?

Ha ha,

Uh,,, I'm not sure,

It's,,, like when

she was alive,

I,,, I don't know

what to do with her,

Chloe,

Light of my life,

Garrett,

she's so gorgeous!

She's gonna be

in the fourth grade,

She must've been

a beautiful bride,

Still a b*tch,

I have to send a beautiful young

daughter out into the world,

If that ain't God gettin' even

with me, I don't know what is,

What did you say

your wife's name was?

Mary,

She's pretty swell,

You'd hate her guts,

How much younger

is she than you?

Much,

At least you found

the great love of your life,

Come on,

Don't give me that,

You've had great loves,

Or love great,

Whatever,

Well, the love

that I felt

and the love that they felt

somehow didn't coincide,

But I'm still looking,

Well, where are

you finding 'em?

Not that many more shopping days

till Christmas,

Ooh,

Do you mind

aging?

No,

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