The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Page #3

- (continues praying)

- Who is the President?

Does anyone know

who the President is?

Boys, it's lawn-mowing day tomorrow.

(Pippa) Imagine a dinner like this

that went on for an entire year.

(father) I know you want to get out

in the woods, but we won't do that...

She was taking

more and more of the stuff.

I never knew who she was gonna be

from one minute to the next.

(father) And I also would like someone

to take care of the gutters.

# Can't you hear me calling, calling?

# Calling for your love?

(father) Excuse me. Pippa!

(pants)

(music blasts)

- (turns music down)

- What's going on here, miss?

Come dance with me, Mom.

Mommy, dance with me, OK?

- Put your feet on, OK?

- What is going on?

Put your feet on. Come on, remember?

(whimpers)

Mommy, I got a little secret now, OK?

I totally did it. (laughs)

- What? What are you talking about?

- (laughs)

- Huh?

- I'm high, too.

Now we can both be high together, OK?

You and me, Mom.

Oh, you took my medicine.

How much did you take?

I don't know. It's OK, though, Mommy.

I love you. I love you.

Mom, I love you so much. (sobs)

(sobs)

We just can't tell your dad about this,

OK?

- You're OK with this?

- Yeah.

Yeah.

- I am so... sick of you!

- You!

I knew you were bad

from the day you were born!

- You!

- No!

(screams)

(sobs)

(Pippa)

She was never going to back down.

She was never going to change, even if

it meant dragging me down with her.

(dog barks in the distance)

Oh, Herb. (tuts)

(video player clicks)

Herb. Herb. Herb!

- Herb, wake up! It's me.

- What?

- It's me on the video.

- Hold on, kid.

- What are we talking about?

- The chocolate cake and the yogurt.

I just saw it on the video.

It's horrible.

It was you?

I was sitting on the floor,

eating like an animal. (pants)

Herb... I think I'm going insane.

- Maybe I'm going insane.

- Come here.

- (pants)

- Take it easy.

Look at it this way.

Your being a sleepwalker

is a hell of a lot better

than me being senile, isn't it?

- Hmm?

- (sniffs) Of course it is.

Sleepwalkers are a dime a dozen. You'll

never get off a murder rap that way.

(chuckles)

(gasps) Oh, my God.

(man) Pippa Lee, right?

Oh, hello.

- You got a job already.

- I'm working my way to the top.

- It's a beautiful day.

- Trying not to notice.

Oh, and a pack of Marlboro Lights.

- Costly habit.

- I don't really...

I don't smoke, I just, erm...

- You don't work here at night, do you?

- I haven't yet.

Why do you ask?

Oh, I just always thought,

what a horrible job it would be

just waiting for someone

to buy his cigarettes or something.

- Matches?

- Please.

I'm sorry about ducking out on you.

I'm not a big party person.

Oh, no, no, no,

I shouldn't have interrupted.

Erm, actually, I don't need a bag.

That's OK.

And give your mother my best.

(woman)

These strawberries are so sweet.

- These strawberries. So sweet.

- Mm. Maple Bank Farm.

- How's the book coming?

- I'm 100 pages in. Who knows?

- You know.

- How do you know I know?

Cos you always do that. You pretend

it's not gonna work when you know it is.

I have an idea. Why don't you

finish all my conversations for me,

since you know what I'm thinking?

It'll save us all a lot of time.

Well, there's a good idea.

Do bats really get in your hair?

Can you please

just come up with one thing

that isn't a weird little clich?

(gasps)

I think I left the lights on in the car.

(Pippa) Aunt Trish was

the kindest person I have ever known.

We can talk about it later.

Go get some rest.

Who are you?

I'm Kat. This is my room.

I'm sorry.

No problemo.

(typewriter keys tap)

- (door opens)

- (Trish) Hey. Did you sleep OK?

- Who's Kat?

- Er, she's my roommate.

Listen, your parents

are gonna be here in a few hours.

What?

You have to deal with them

sooner or later.

As far as I'm concerned,

you can stay with me,

so long as you end up

with a high school diploma.

I know there's a problem at your house.

- You do?

- Hm-hmm.

No one else is gonna say it, so I will.

You did good getting away.

Hmm? (chuckles)

- Ta-dah.

- OK, bye.

Bye. Bye.

- See you tonight, Pippa.

- (Pippa) Bye.

- Wow, Aunt Trish.

- (door closes)

We're a couple of black sheep,

you and me.

(both chuckle)

(Pippa) I'm not running away.

I'm just done, that's all.

(father)

But what does that mean, you're done?

It means I don't wanna live with you.

(tuts) Oh, so this is all my fault.

- What's all your fault?

- What you did to me!

- I didn't do anything to you.

- (scoffs)

I'm done. Don't you get it?

You're not even gonna come home

for Christmas any more?

No, I didn't say that. I... (sighs)

Of course I will, Mom.

- (sobs)

- I just...

I think it's better

if I don't live there any more.

(sobs) What... What did I do to you?

What did I do to you to make you

so secretive and unhappy?

Nothing.

- What did I do to you? (sobs)

- Please, Mom.

Please.

Don't be sad.

No, no, you don't be sad, honey, honey.

My baby. It's OK. I love you so much.

It's OK. It'll be OK, OK? (sobs)

(Pippa) I can't.

- I can't.

- (Suky) Pippa?

- (Pippa) I'm done.

- (Suky) Pippa!

I promise. I promise!

(Pippa) I would never go home

for Christmas or anything else.

I was free.

- Thank God.

- Chocolate?

I thought you'd left me.

I can't take it any more.

He's such a prick.

Aw.

Sam can have a mean sense of humour.

Look, maybe if you laughed along?

I have been laughing for four years

and now I'm crying.

- I think Sandra's having an affair.

- What makes you think so?

Well, she's talking about splitting

with Sam, and...

She's terrified of being on her own,

and it just adds up.

Maybe she wants you

to think she's having an affair,

so you'll tell me, and I'll tell Sam,

and he starts treating her better.

You really think

Sandra's that conniving?

It's what women are like,

a lot of them.

- Conniving?

- It's not conniving, it's human nature.

It's survival of the fittest.

Need I refresh your memory?

- Never mind.

- I don't like this book.

- (slams book down)

- I'm going to sleep.

(sighs)

I still think she's having an affair.

Oh, by the way,

I think I found you an office.

- This is perfect.

- Oh, I'm so happy.

It only took two days

to get the furniture.

I just thought it would be great to

have a place away from Marigold Village.

What's this for?

In case I get paper cuts?

- Drop a phone on my foot?

- Old people bleed just like young ones.

Well, why don't we get an EKG for

the corner, an oxygen tent over there?

- OK, I'll leave you to it.

- Thank you for this.

What a sweet woman you are.

(tyres screech / crash)

- (man) He jumped right out at me.

- (woman) I'm sorry.

(man) I don't know what he was thinking.

- Is he yours?

- No, no.

(dog whines)

(Chris) Sh*t!

- Hi. I'm so sorry I'm late.

- Oh, hi!

- That's a beautiful purse.

- Oh, thank you.

Oh, God. You look so beautiful.

- What are you doing different?

- It's the indolence. (chuckles)

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