The Leisure Seeker Page #3

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played in a band. You were very moved by it.

Stephen played in the band, and...

Rosie made a wonderful speech.

- You see, you do remember.

No I don't.

It's so painful when you

don't remember anything.

I'm sick and tired

of having to remember everything for you.

Forgive me, Ella.

No, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't get angry with you.

Damn memory.

- I know... I know.

I brought a surprise for you.

You brought a surprise for me?

- Something I want us to do... OK?

Us together?

- Together, tonight.

Tonight?

Tonight.

I don't think I can.

What?

- You can do this.

Okey... I promise you.

Alright.

So what are you reading?

You're reading now Ernest Hemingway.

- I don't read anything, dear.

Yes, it's a short story.

You know, I start a sentence,

and by the time I get to the end of it...

You can't remember how it started?

I can remember things I remember...

But I can't remember things I...

Now which one is this?

Do you know?

Jane.

Yes.

So sweet.

Now, where are we in this one?

- Well look at you.

I can't believe I married to somebody

as beautiful as you.

The Chowan river.

Who are these people?

Down in Charleston your nephews and nieces.

No, they are your students.

I was throwing your birthday party. Look.

Yeah.

That was your favorite class.

And that's me too.

Who is that?

- That was nantucket.

And that was that nice boy that Will met.

They get along so far.

Good palls.

I don't know what happened to him.

Darling... darling.

Wake up. Wake up come on.

Get up, just for a minute.

There you go.

It happened again.

Wait, wait, let me dry you of first.

Here, you are soaking wet.

These stupid briefs.

Look I bought you six new pairs of boxers.

Why won't you wear them?

I don't like them. Why? I don't like them.

- Same old song I've heard all my life.

What's so great about briefs?

- Control.

Arms up and down and up and down.

All the way up and breath, and down.

You know what I love about you John?

Your silence is never embarrassing.

Never once in my life I thought:

I really need to say something now.

So you still see him?

What are you talking about?

You speak with him on the phone.

You write him letters.

- Who?

Dan. You said he's living in Daytona now.

Dan?

Not that again?

Susan Sullivan told us at Maggie Tate's funeral.

You were standing there right beside me.

You asked about him.

John, that was ten, fifteen years ago.

Always lies, all these years.

I pour apart

he, her husband, John, played in her life.

John, get back here.

- Greta Conway.

Can you believe this? He's convinced

I'm still thinking about my first boyfriend...

Who by the way dumped me 50 years ago.

Mind you, Dan was right to do so.

It would never worked out between us.

Times were different when I was only 19.

That was such a scandal.

- What happened?

Well, they send me to aunt

Rosemary's shop in Boston.

And it was there that I met John.

He came into the shop,

this handsome young teacher.

He came in every week to

buy a pair of leather

gloves, he'd always said

he lost the last pair.

Eventually I discover he got

a whole house full of them.

He was the one for me.

- And this first boyfriend?

You didn't think about him anymore?

- Vanished from my mind.

Hello?

Hello sweetheart.

Mother, where are you? For

god sake tell me where

you are, and so I can

get you immediately.

Will, we were looking

at family slides last

night, and at photos from

our trip to nantucket.

Nantucket,

you remember that? It was so beautiful.

And you met that nice boy,

what was his last name,

Patrick. Patrick, the two

of you were very close.

Now listen to me mom, Jane and I were seriously

thinking filing a missing persons report.

And I was wondering: Are you

happy in your new work?

You was just a wonderful broker.

You could sell some truly ugly houses.

Don't you change the subject.

- Was it because you

had an argument with your

business partner Richard?

You really need to come back

and resume your therapy.

The two of you were so close,

and I've always wondered:

Were you in a...

Will, come on. Talk to me please.

God damn it.

- Ma?

Mother, you're killing me.

John, John...

Grandpa forgot he's wife.

Please, please help me, please.

Hop aboard.

Come on. On that?

- Yeah, it's a piece of cake.

How?

John, John. Ella, Ella what

the hell are you doing

on a motorcycle? They are

dangerous for god's sakes.

I don't believe you: On a

motorcycle without a helmet.

And who was that guy?

- Go to hell.

And you will be with me

on the hand basket, missus.

How are you doing darling?

- I mean it:
Go to hell.

What? You left me behind.

- I did not.

You left me alone. I don't

know what you thought

where you were going, you

and your empty head.

Me? Going somewhere without you?

You must be crazy.

Let me do it.

John, that is dangerous.

Put your hands back on the wheel.

John, you need to pull over.

Why, you need to pee?

- The police are right behind us.

And let me do the talking, OK.

I need to find out if that foolish

son of ours has snitched on us.

You just keep quiet.

Here he comes.

License, registration please.

- Yes, officer. Of course.

I'm John Spencer.

Mr Spencer, I pulled you over because because

I saw you weaving out of Lane back there.

Yes, officer, that was completely my fault.

I was, I was trying to open this bottle...

Ma'm, I prefer Mr Spencer to

answer for himself please.

Yes, officer, I, I was trying

to help her to open the thing.

The thing?

Yeah, the thing.

The, the bottle.

I wanna go run your license. Stay put.

What are you insane?

Don't even think about it.

Give me the keys.

- Zip it. He's coming back.

Just be polite.

Do not burp or fart.

Don't call him the fuzz.

What's going on old timer?

Thinking about running on me?

You two want to end up in the

world slowest police chases?

That's a good one, officer.

Stay in your Lane. Respect the

speed limits OK? Thank you.

Absolutely officer. Thank you

so much, have a good day, Ma'm.

Give me the keys. Damn fool policeman.

World's slowest police chases?

Who does he think I am? O.J. Simpson?

Our old trips were never

this adventurous were they?

Traveling's important.

Broadening your horizons, broadens your mind.

Look at this.

- Who's that?

That's the little last one, the boy.

- He's got a name John.

And it's Will.

Well, yeah, William.

Is that you?

- I was pregnant then with Will.

Who's that woman standing next to me?

What is her name?

- She lives next door to us?

That's right, it's our neighbor.

Lillian?

Lillian.

Very good.

Fantastic.

Ma'm, if you bother if we watch this one?

- Sure, sure, come on in guys.

Make yourselves comfortable.

Thank you very much. Here John.

A beer, from the boys.

Well, thank you. Here we go.

. That's my daughter.

- Well, she's beautiful, sir.

And that's John's birthday party.

John?

Those were his students.

They're always around the house.

They'd come back after they graduated.

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