The Handmaid's Tale Page #2
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KATE:
Really bright. Then what?
Then there'll be two guys
in the ambulance.
They must be starved for it.
I'll suck their f***ing c*cks...
till they're blue in the face.
They'll do whatever I say.
You're not serious.
Yes, I am. I'm going to.
I swear to God.
KATE:
You'll never get away with it.
Don't think like that.
It's bad for business.
All right, girls.
Move along.
Hello, my name is Janine...
and I'll be your wait person
this morning.
- Let me get you...
- Janine.
Get your clothes on, Janine.
Come on.
Put your clothes on.
You're gonna get extra prayers
for the rest of us.
Kate!
Kate!
Come on!
- Janine.
- Get you some coffee.
- Hello, my name...
- OK, come on.
Hello, my name is Janine.
Good morning to you, too.
Hello, my name is Janine,
and I'll be your wait person...
Snap out of it, Janine,
snap out of it!
[ Slap ]
Look at me.
Look at me!
What'd you hit me for?
Wasn't it any good?
I can get you another one.
Look at me. I am Moira.
This is the Red Center.
Look at me!
Sorry. I'm sorry.
She does that again, and I'm
not here, slap her. Talk to her.
Don't let her get away
with that sh*t.
That stuff is catching.
# I'll be walking
by the river#
# With my serenity #
# Thank we,
dear God, for the river #
# And for true virginity #
# Bless us maids,
God bless us #
You are going out
to fulfill your life...
On this day of consecration,
you would do well to remember...
by what deadly steps
you were brought here...
the folly of mankind,
and of womankind as well.
Sexual promiscuity,
widespread abortion...
birth control,
test-tube babies...
genetic engineering.
AUNT LYDIA:
Quick, get an ambulance.
PREACHER:
Genetic engineering,artificial insemination...
God, in his profound compassion,
has seen fit to punish us.
To send a plague of barrenness,
a desert of infertility.
You have been given
this precious gift.
ALL:
Precious gift.You are fertile.
You can give birth.
- Precious gift.
- You can give birth.
You can give birth
for our country.
ALL:
Oh, precious gift.May the Lord open.
ALL:
May the Lord open.Let the Handmaids ascend.
You will look neither
to the right, nor to the left.
You will remain
steadfast and true.
We pledge allegiance
to the Bible.
The Old Testament shall be our
sole and only constitution.
I pronounce you Handmaids
in the sight of God. Amen.
Blessed be the fruit.
Thanks.
She's up there.
WOMAN:
Is that her? Send her up.
Cora or Rita
will bring your meals.
There's everything you need.
Any questions?
Are you clear
about the ceremony?
About the form...
of the ceremony?
Yes, I'm clear.
As for the Commander...
he's my husband.
Fred is my husband
till death do us part.
It's one of the things
we fought for.
Your name is Offred.
Say it.
Offred.
Yes. Of-fred.
You may call me Serena...
Serena Joy.
Good.
Thank you.
[ Nails scratching glass ]
Mommy.
Mommy.
Mommy.
[ Sniffling ]
Resettlement of the
Children of Han
is continuing on schedule.
20,000 have arrived this week
in the national homeland fine,
with another 10,000 in transit.
Team of Eyes, working
with an inside informant...
has cracked an
underground espionage ring.
This ring is suspected
across the border,
out of the country.
These women have been chosen
by God to fulfill His task.
They are our
most precious resource.
No defection will be tolerated.
We are weeding out the traitors.
We are weeding out the Godless.
We are winning God's fight.
COMMANDER:
Book of "Genesis," chapter 30.
"And Rachel had no children,
and Rachel said..."
"Give me children,
or else I shall die.
"Behold my maid Bilhah.
"Go in unto her...
"and she shall bear
upon my knees...
that I may also
have children by her."
"So, she gave Jacob
her maid Bilhah as a wife...
"and Jacob went into her,
and Bilhah conceived...
and bare Jacob a son."
Could I have
a glass of water, please?
We will now have
We will ask for a blessing
for our endeavor.
Amen.
Amen.
[ Gasping ]
[ Grunting ]
SERENA:
Shh.
Stop it. Stop.
[ Gasping ]
SERENA:
Shh.
[ Whimpering ]
[ Crying ]
[ Groaning ]
[ Sobbing ]
Get up and get out.
[ Sobbing ]
[ Sighing ]
[ Sobbing ]
[ Glass shattering ]
[ Gasping ]
[ Gasping ]
[ Whispering ]
Get outta there.
[ Door creaking ]
I wouldn't debase
myself like that.
Nobody's asking you to.
Anyways, they're
doing it for all of us.
Could have been me,
say I was ten years younger.
It's not that bad.
It's not what
you'd call hard work.
You're to meet your companion
at the corner.
She's called Ofglen.
Wait for her.
She takes you
to the grocery store.
Tell them fresh eggs, milk...
and a chicken, not a hen.
Tell them who it's for,
and they won't mess around.
We get the best here.
Are you Ofglen?
Yes. I'm meeting Offred.
Who are you?
I'm Offred.
Oh, I see.
Blessed be the fruit.
May the Lord open.
The war is going well, I hear.
Praise be.
I see they have oranges today.
They didn't give me
any tokens for that.
The war interferes with fruit
and vegetables from California.
Even Florida
isn't dependable anymore.
Quiet.
some of the highways.
Tokens, please.
Thank you.
[ Clapping ]
She must be a very happy girl.
Praise be.
Shh.
It's all right.
What are you doing in here?
I've been looking for you.
Why?
He wants to see you
in his office.
What do you mean?
MAN:
Tomorrow night...10 p.m.
In his office.
Hello, hello, hello.
Nice day, isn't it?
What happened to
the last Offred?
How do I know?
How do I know?
But what do you think?
I don't know.
So, what are these?
Impatiens,
if they grow this year.
How's she working out?
- Who?
- The new one.
Oh, her.
Better than the last one.
Well, you don't have to
throw it up to me.
I thought we weren't
going to mention that.
If you don't like her, we can
send her back, you know that.
Who cares if I like her?
You know, I think...
she was a good choice.
Well, I want you
to be happy, Serena.
Yes.
Life is so much easier for you
when I am.
That's right.
[ Knocking ]
- COMMANDER:
Come in.- [ Door buzzing ]
Hello. Come in.
You don't need the veil.
This isn't an official visit.
Lift it up.
[ Door closes ]
Why don't you take it off?
May I?
Beautiful.
What it is,
if we met under
less artificial conditions.
I thought I'd like to
get to know you a little.
Get to know me?
Yes.
[ Chuckling ]
How will you do that?
COMMANDER:
Well, we don't have to push it.
by playing some sort
of game, for instance.
- A game?
- Yeah.
What game?
Scrabble.
Scrabble?
Have you ever played? I mean,
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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