The Secret Life of Bees Page #7

Things were different

in her world than mine.

We like to think

that love is pure and limitless.

But love like that

can't exist in a hateful time.

[Chuckles]

But she made me love her anyway.

There is no perfect love, Lily.

Your mama's pocket mirror.

If you look in here,

you see your mama looking back at you.

[Sighs]

Well, I'll be.

She was wearin' that pin

the day she got here.

There's just one last thing.

Hey.

Hey.

[Sighs]

- What happened to you?

- What about it?

It changed you, didn't it?

Sometimes, Lily, l...

I get so angry.

I just want to kill somethin'.

The men that took you...

they're angry like that too.

Makes 'em mean.

You have to promise me, Zach,

that you won't be like them.

I don't want to.

Me either.

No way I'm not

becomin' a lawyer now.

I'm gonna be one of them drum majors

Dr. King talks about.

I know you will.

And... 10, maybe

we'll be at your book signin'.

So don't forget our story, all right?

I won't.

[Clears Throat]

I have you know I am now a registered voter.

- Really?

- I'll be castin' my vote for...

Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.

I love you, Miss Rosaleen.

- Neil.

- Hello, ladies.

Hi.

Hi.

Didn't you call me here to talk?

I'm a little busy.

You ain't the only one busy.

I'm just supposed to stand

here and watch how busy you are?

No.

[Sighs]

I was...

I was wonderin' if you'd be

willin' to ask again.

Ask what?

This supposed to be funny?

June Boatwright, will you marry me?

Yes.

Yes?

Yes? Yes?

Yes.

[Laughing]

She said yes.

- Oh, my God.

- Good for you.

Come on. We're goin' to

the jewelry store right now...

pickin' out a ring before you

change your mind, all right?

What? You don't already have one?

Girl, come on.

How come you don't have one?

[Knocking On Door]

[Knocking Continues]

Well, well, well.

Look who's here.

Won't you come in?

Well, all right, goddamn it.

You wanna pretend

I'm making a social visit, we'll pretend.

I'm gonna take you out of here nice and quiet

or kickin' and screamin'.

Don't matter which one to me.

Have a seat if you want to.

So you been here the whole time?

With colored women?

- Jesus Christ.

- How'd you find me?

That map on your wall.

Came here, started askin' around.

Some old lady secretary at the law office

was more than happy to fill me in.

- Where's Rosaleen?

- She took off a long time ago.

Where'd you get that?

- Miss August gave it to me.

- Don't you lie to me.

I'm not lyin'.

She said it belonged to my...

I gave that pin to your mama

on her 22nd birthday.

Now you tell me right now.

- How'd this August woman get it?

- You gave this to my mother?

- Answer me.

- You did?

This is where my mother came

when she ran away from us.

She was wearin' it

the day she got here.

Miss August used to take care of her

when she was a little girl.

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

I looked for her

everywhere I could think.

And she was right here.

Jesus Christ, she was right here.

Goddamn you, Deborah!

You ain't leavin' me again!

- [Gasps, Shrieks]

- Get back here!

T. Ray, it's me, Lily!

Daddy!

You... You look like her.

My whole life's

been nothin' but a hole...

where my mother should've been.

It left me always achin'.

But I never thought about

what it did to you.

- We're goin' home.

- I'm stayin' here.

You think I'm gonna

walk out of here and leave you?

I don't even know these damn people.

I know them.

And August Boatwright

is a good person.

Now, what makes you think

she'd even want you here?

Lily can have a home here

as long as she wants.

Lily said you'd run off.

Well, I guess I'm back now.

Well, I don't really care

where you end up...

but Lily's comin' with me.

[Footsteps Approaching]

Everybody all right?

We all right.

This is Mr. Owens...

Lily's father.

He came here for a visit.

Mr. Owens...

you'd be doing Lily and us

a big favor by leavin' her here.

I made her my apprentice beekeeper.

She learnin' the whole business.

We love Lily.

We'll get her started in school.

We'll take care of her.

I promise you that.

Well...

good riddance.

[Engine Starting]

Stop! Stop!

The day my mother died, you said

she was only comin' back for her things.

Is that true?

No.

No. She was comin' for you.

Why did you lie?

'Cause she didn't come for me.

[Lily Narrating] I still tell myself

that when T. Ray drove away that day...

he wasn't sayin:
"Good riddance."

He was sayin:
"Lily, you are better off there

with all these mothers. "

I have more mothers than

any three girls off the street.

They are the moons

shinin' over me.

I guess I have forgiven myself.

Although sometimes in the night,

my dreams will take me back to sadness...

- and I have to wake up and forgive again.

- [Praying]

But Mary is always there.

I feel her at unexpected moments.

She will suddenly rise.

And when she does,

she does not go up into the sky...

but further inside of me.

If you think

the sky is falling

Comin' undone

Hmm

All the pieces crumble

You're on the run

All the wrong you've taken

All the rules

you're breakin'

Don't you know

the solid truth is

It comes back to you

Don't you know

the sky is blue

Can't you see the sun

is breakin' through

Have a little faith in you

Don't you know

the sky is blue

Huh

Every time you

walk out that door

Cursin' the sky

Feelin' like

you've been cheated

Ripped from inside

Don't you know

the sky is blue

Can't you see the sun

is breakin' through

Have a little faith in you

Don't you know

the sky is blue

Come on

Mmm

Mmm

Mmm, yeah

Now you know

Hmm

[Chuckles]

Uh

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

nah, nah, nah

[Continues]

Hey

[Continues]

Don't you know

the sky is blue

Don't you know the sky is blue

Have a...

Have a little faith in you

Don't you know

the sky is blue

Don't you know the sky is blue

Hey

Don't you know the sky

Sky

I'm telling you

The sky is blue

Believe it whoo-hoo

Don't you know the sky

Sky

Sky

Sky

Hey

[Women Vocalizing]

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

Oh

Oh

Oh

Well, there's nothin'

you can do

Well, there's nothin'

you can say

'Cause everything just ain't

gonna go your way

If you're feeling

kind of strange

And you want to lay it down

And it's hard for you to keep

your feet on solid ground

- You gotta keep on

- Keep, keep marchin'

On

Keep marchin' on

- You just gotta keep on. Oh, yeah

- Keep

- Keep marchin'

- Keep marchin' on

Keep marchin' on

- Keep, keep on

- Keep marchin'

When a poor girl shine

And a rich girl cries

And the clown is

wearin'no makeup

You got to get up and run

You got to get up and strive

You got to put all your pride

into makin'it

- You gotta keep on

- Keep, keep marchin'

On

Keep marchin' on

- You gotta keep on. Come on now

- Keep

- Keep marchin'

- Keep on marchin' now

Keep marchin'on

- We gotta keep on

- Keep, keep marchin'

- You gotta keep on

- Keep marchin' on

This is something we gotta do today

is keep on marchin'

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