The Notebook Page #7

- Is it true?

- Yes.

You watched me

cry myself to sleep

for months and months

and you never

said anything.

- How could you do that?

- I'm sorry.

- You're sorry? You're sorry?

- Yes, I am... I am sorry.

Because of you,

my entire life is ruined!

Okay, yes,

I stole your letters.

It was wrong,

but stop being dramatic

and at least take some

of the responsibility.

You came down here.

You knew what you were doing.

You knew this would happen.

Oh, so now I'm a tramp?

You are unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

Go on and get

some clothes on.

Let's take a drive.

Let's take a drive? Why would I want

to go anywhere with you?

Because I might know you

a little better than you think.

And I don't want

you waking up one morning

thinking that

if you'd known everything,

you might have

done something different.

What are we

doing here, Mama?

Do you see

that man, there?

Mm-hmm.

Don't look like it now,

but 25 years ago...

oh my goodness,

he was really something.

We were out of our minds

in love, let me tell you.

Wow.

Well, naturally,

your grandfather was furious, so...

we decided

to run away.

We didn't even make the next town

before the police picked us up.

But that was then.

You know sometimes

when I'm in the area,

I just stop here

and I watch him,

trying to picture how different my life

might have been.

I want you to know

that I love your father.

- Mama, I'm...

- No, goddamn it, this is important

and you need

to hear it. I do.

He is a wonderful man.

He is good to me

and I don't deserve him.

I love him, Allie,

I do, I love him.

I know.

Oh, God.

Oh, this is just

very embarrassing.

Oh, I'm a stupid woman.

Look at me,

the big old bawl-bag.

It's crazy.

I don't even know

who that person is.

Oh, boy.

Okay.

Allie!

Here.

I hope you make

the right choice.

Interesting morning?

Yeah.

Lon's here in town.

He's here?

Yeah, we saw

his car on the way,

at the hotel.

Huh.

I see you

got my letters.

Finally.

What are you

going to do, Al?

I don't know.

We're back to that?

Are we back there?

What about the past couple of days?

They happened, you know?

I know that they happened,

and they were wonderful,

but they were also

very irresponsible.

I have a fianc

waiting for me at a hotel,

who's going

to be crushed

- when he finds out.

- So you make love to me

and then you go back

to your husband?

Was that your plan?

Was that a test

that I didn't pass?!

No, I made a promise to a man, he gave

me a ring and I gave him my word.

And your word is

shot to hell now,

- don't you think?

- I don't... I don't know.

I'll find out

when I talk to him.

This is not about

keeping your promise,

and it's not about

following your heart,

it's about security.

- What is that supposed to mean?

- Money!

- What are you ta...

- He's got a lot of money.

- Now I hate you, you smug bastard.

- Well, I hate you.

- If you leave here, I hate you.

- You wou...

- Hate you if you leave here.

- Have you been paying attention

to anything that's happening?

I guess not.

I think I must have misread

- all of those signals.

- I guess you did.

You're bored.

You're bored and you know it.

You wouldn't be here

if there wasn't something missing.

You arrogant

son of a b*tch!

Would you just

stay with me?

Stay with you?

What for?

- Look at us, we're already fighting.

- Well, that's what we do.

We fight.

You tell me when I'm being

an arrogant son of a b*tch

and I tell you when you're

being a pain in the ass.

Which you are

99% of the time.

I'm not afraid

to hurt your feelings.

They have like

a two second rebound rate

and you're back doing the next

pain-in-the-ass thing.

So, what?

So it's not gonna be easy.

It's gonna be really hard.

And we're gonna have to work

at this every day,

but I want to do that,

because I want you.

I want all of you,

forever, you and me, every day.

Will you do

something for me?

Please?

Will you just picture your life for me?

30 years from now,

40 years from now, what's it look like?

If it's with

that guy, go! Go!

I lost you once,

I think I could do it again,

if I thought it's

what you really wanted.

But don't you take

the easy way out.

What easy way?

There is no easy way,

no matter what I do,

somebody gets hurt.

Would you stop thinking

about what everyone wants.

Stop thinking

about what I want, what he wants,

what your parents want.

What do you want?

- What do you want?

- It's not that simple.

- What do you want?

- It's not...

Goddamn it,

what do you want?

I have to go.

My dearest Allie,

I couldn't sleep last night because

I know that it's over between us.

I'm not bitter anymore, because I know

that what we had was real.

And if in some distant

place in the future

we see each other

in our new lives,

I'll smile

at you with joy

and remember how

we spent a summer beneath the trees

learning from each other

and growing in love.

The best love

is the kind that awakens the soul

and makes us

reach for more,

that plants a fire

in our hearts

and brings peace

to our minds.

And that's what you've

given me.

That's what I'd hoped

to give to you forever.

I love you.

I'll be seeing you, Noah.

It's beautiful.

It's a beautiful story.

Yes, it is.

I don't know why,

but it makes me feel sad.

I know you feel

lost right now,

but don't worry,

nothing is ever lost,

nor can be lost.

The body sluggish,

aged, cold,

the embers left

from earlier fires.

shall duly flame again.

Did you write that?

No, that was Walt Whitman.

I think I knew him.

I think you did.

Shall we go in?

I'm feeling a little chilly.

Okay.

Thank you.

Well, who did

all of this?

I did, with a little help

from my friends on the nursing staff.

Oh...

I've never seen

anything so beautiful.

Neither have I.

Shall we?

- Some grape juice?

- I'd love it.

Ah, so many pills.

How sick are you?

The sickness has become

a relative term for me.

I think of it now as more a general

wearing out process.

To you.

So what happened?

In the story,

which one did she choose?

Okay,

the way I see it,

I got three choices.

One, I can shoot him.

Two, I can kick

the crap out of him.

Or three...

I leave you.

Well, all that's no good.

You see, 'cause...

none of those options

get me you.

And in spite of everything,

I love you.

I love you too.

I meant what I said

when I gave you that ring.

I did too.

I did too.

It's just that when I'm...

when I'm with Noah

I feel like one person

and when I'm with you

I feel like someone totally different.

Look, it's normal

not to forget your first love.

I love you, Allie,

but I want you

for myself.

I don't want to have

to convince my fiance

that she should be

with me.

You don't have to.

I already know

I should be with you.

And they lived happily

ever after.

Who? Who did?

Oh yes,

of course.

I remember now.

It was us.

- It was us. It was us.

- Oh, my darling.

Oh my sweetheart.

I love you so much.

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