The Other Sister Page #7

I passed it.

I passed it, Daniel!

I passed my subject

in a regular school...

with real tests

and regular teachers.

I did it, Daniel!

I love Polytechnic School!

I love my teachers!

I love everybody, Daniel!

But... But, Daniel...

you didn't fail by much,

just a smidge.

My... Ohh.

I didn't... I didn't want to

fail by a smidge. I wanted...

I- I-I wanted to...

I wanted to get out of one class...

just 'cause I passed, not 'cause I was...

n- not 'cause I was too old.

It's o... It's o... It's okay, Daniel.

Don't... Don't be upset.

No! No, it isn't okay!

It isn't...

Everybody... Everybody's right!

Everybody's right, Carla!

Every... I am... I'm dumb!

Everybody's right, Carla!

Everybody...

Carla... C-Carla, can you... C-Could

you go away for a second? Please?

Okay. Okay.

At my special school

they taught us...

that first you learn

the easy courses.

Then after you learn those,

you try the harder courses.

Only they're not so hard any more...

because you learned

the easy stuff first.

See?

An-Another reason I got mad is 'cause

I- I didn't want you to think I was dumb.

I could never think that.

It's amazing how you

Can speak right to my heart

Without sayin'a word

You can light up the dark

Try as I may

I could never explain

What I hear

when you don't say a thing

The smile on your face

Lets me know that you need me

There's a truth in your eyes

Sayin'you'll never leave me

The touch of your hand

Says you'll catch me

If ever I fall

You say it best

When you say nothin'at all

Okay, you're disappointed.

Disappointed in what?

- Uh, me? You? Us? What?

- Well, no, dear, not us.

But, I mean, of course

it has been bumpy at times.

But... But I always thought

we'd end up like this, you know.

- Somehow sailing along together.

- Oh, well, good, good. You're not disappointed in us.

'Cause I love sailing with you. The girls,

they never really liked sailing much.

- Yeah.

- You disappointed with the girls?

Well, I feel like I'm the mother of a

dedicated underachiever, a gay workaholic...

and Carla, who thinks she can conquer this

whole terrifying world that we live in.

Honey, they're doing fine.

They're not drug addicts; they're not

axe murderers; they're not Democrats.

I don't know. Tell me... I don't know

why I am talking like this anyway...

but honestly, Radley, sometimes I think that there

must be some mothers out there in the world...

who are better equipped

to handle Carla.

Elizabeth, stop it, will ya.

I mean, I know that I fail

in some horrible way. Do you know...

Oh, I'll shut up. I promise.

Radley, I'm gonna shut my mouth.

Honey, you're just trying

to be honest with yourself.

- It's okay.

- It's not fair, Radley. It's not fair.

First you're judged as a person,

and then you become a parent...

and not only are you judged as a person, but you're

also judged by how well your children are doing.

I mean, not who they are, not what they

think, but just how well they're doing.

- Elizabeth.

- What?

They're doing just fine.

We are doing just fine.

- What is this?

- Fire.

- And what is the blue?

- That's the police.

- And finally, the green.

- The hospital.

- That is excellent. - Uh,

Elizabeth, how many... - Oh! Thanks.

- Now what... Oh, just...

- how many of these extinguishers did you buy?

Not enough, obviously.

Hold on just a second.

- L... I know what I'm gonna do. - What are you

doing now? - I'm gonna put it in the kitchen.

This is... All right.

Dad, she put one in my bathroom.

Well... Good luck,

person in her first apartment.

- Oh, pumpkin.

- My first apartment.

Yes.

Now, if you feel lonely or if you need

anything, call dear old dad, okay?

- I will.

- All right.

- All right... -

Well... - say goodbye.

Thank you, Mom.

- Elizabeth.

- Don't worry.

- Oh, dear. I got a little bit of lipstick on you.

- I'll be okay.

- All right, of course we have to go. Good. Let's go, then.

- All right.

Oh, one moment. Oh! Forgot.

This is for you, dear. This is for you to

remember every time you leave the house.

- Uh, I showed it to her earlier.

- It's a list that I...

- I... It's written down, and I see it. - All

right. Good. All right, honey. - Okay. Bye.

- Goodbye.

- Okay, bye.

Goodbye...

Do you smell gas?

- Drive safe.

- Bye. - Bye!

And don't worry!

I'm free to do what I want

Any old time

I said, I'm free

to do what I want

Any old time

Hello.

This is my apartment.

Would you like to sit down?

I say, love me, hold me

'Cause I'm free

To do what I want

To be what I want

Any old time

'Cause I'm free

To do what I want

Any old time

Listen up, everybody. The Falcon Bar

presents body shots at table number 4.

- Body! Body! Body! Body!

- My turn!

Body! Body! Body! Body!

Body! Body! Body! Body!

- Whoo!

- Yeah!

The regular... regular couples

don't do that, Daniel.

- They're from college.

- Yeah.

- Huh.

- Yeah.

Daniel, I want us to be friends...

for a really long time.

Um, well, I-I don't think so.

Why not?

Uh, well, j-just 'cause

I... I may have to move to Florida.

- Why?

- To live with my mom.

You have to leave?

Well, uh...

'C-Cause my dad

won't pay my rent any more...

'cause I...

'cause I failed my classes.

So, um, after the new year's

I have to go...

because... 'cause... 'cause I only make

350 dollars a month...

and... and my... and my rent's

500 dollars a month.

Mrs Robinson,

you're trying to seduce me.

Aren't you?

Well, no.

I hadn't thought of it.

- I feel very flattered.

- Mrs Robinson, will you forgive me for what I just said?

- It's all right.

- It's not all right. It's the worst thing I ever...

What's the... What's the matter?

Strange things are...

are happening to my body.

Me too.

I kinda feel like...

we should be doing something more

than kissing.

Me too.

What did they do

after they kissed?

They do it,

and then he smiles...

and then she...

and she smokes a cigarette.

Mmm, but I don't like smoking.

Uh, w-well, me neither.

But, uh... I just like to smile.

But... Yeah, I know.

Doing it. Sure.

Yeah.

Did you ever?

Oh, I...

Oh, sort of, I did it.

- But you sort of what?

- Well, it's just 'cause I was with a bunch... some older guys...

a- a-and they... they all chipped in

and they paid this girl...

and she had... she had a reputation...

to... to kiss me,

and then, and then, you know...

and do some other stuff, you know.

And then... And then...

And then what?

Well, i... it's just that there was...

there was a lot of kissing...

and there was a...

there was a lot of, um, hugging...

and there was a...

there was a lot of rubbing.

And then... See, 'cause the thing was, I...

'Cause I finished before I was supposed to. See?

'Cause I... You know.

You have to be a guy to understand that.

- 'Cause, see... 'Cause guys and girls are different.

- Daniel.

- Guys have a thing.

- Did you love her?

I sure...

Well, I sure thought I did.

Hmm.

But not... not like I love you.

'Cause I... I... I...

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