Waiting for Forever Page #5

Oh, I do?

Your mom and your dad.

You know what he thinks

about his mommy and daddy?

He thinks they went to a Broadway show

on a Thursday afternoon.

Matinee on a Thursday?

No, that doesn't happen.

You ever see my mother

without a cigarette in her hand?

My Fair Lady? No way.

Dad was taking her

to radiation treatments.

Breast cancer,

lung cancer, liver cancer.

And how do I know this? How do I know?

I know because he told me...

when I was 11.

He wants to believe in this...

fairy tale.

You know? Our beautiful mother,

our- our handsome father-

frickin' Prince Charming, Cinderella.

Matinee my ass. Everything was as bad

as it could get, and then it got worse.

Willie, this is where I'm going.

[Sighs]

Well, looks to me like you're not

so crazy about going in.

I have to, Willie.

Emma.

There's something I've wanted to

say to you for a long time.

A long, long time.

Uh, Pistilli's is right

around the corner.

We used to go there all the time.

Maybe we could sit down in Pistilli's,

and l'll buy you a soda, and, uh-

and l'll tell you what I have to say.

Won't take long. I promise.

I really can't, Willie.

Okay.

But if you won't come with me, then

I'm gonna wrap myself around your leg,

and you're gonna have to

drag me everywhere you go...

for the rest of your life.

Come on.

Do I really look terrible, Willie?

Uh, horrible.

Truly? Come on.

No, no. What you look is tired.

Oh, Willie.

So where do you live now?

Uh, I guess I would have to say...

I'm in the process of choosing

somewhere to live at the moment.

- Oh, that can be exciting.

- Oh, yeah. It is very exciting.

[Laughing] What do you do?

Uh, "do"?

Yeah. You know,

for a living- to make money.

Guess.

- What?

- I'll show you.

These will work.

- [Man] Wow. What's he doing?

- I'm sorry.

- I can't believe he took my-

- This.

This is what I do for a living.

Wow.

[Man] Look at that.

[Man #2] Wow. Whoa, buddy.

I, uh, show off for you.

- For me?

- Yeah.

Come on.

- [Woman] Thanks.

- [Man] Good job.

Hi. Welcome to the Dirty Truth.

Just sit anywhere you like.

[People Chattering]

[Background:
Rock]

[Cell Phone Ringing]

I really have to go, Willie.

Wait.

Look.

Those are our stools.

They kept the same stools.

These are the stools we always sat on.

Hey, buddy. Uh, could I ask you

to please do me a huge favor?

Would it be okay if you and your gal

just moved over two stools?

Why?

You're not gonna believe this,

but, years ago, this place

was a soda shop...

and, uh, those were our stools.

Now, would it be okay

if you just moved over?

- No, it wouldn't be okay.

- Really?

Yeah, really.

I can't believe that.

It's fine. We should go.

I'm really just curious.

Why wouldn't you do that?

Okay, look, if you wanna fight,

I gotta tell you something.

You picked the ideal guy,

because you will cream me.

I don't know what it is.

I got no fighting skills whatsoever.

None. It's pathetic.

The idea of being hit in the nose-

It's just- It's that sound.

It's that crunch.

This is a peaceful place

for me. It's a no-fly zone.

Hit me in the shoulder. No, no. Don't.

- That's my second-favorite place.

- [Laughing]

- You couldn't do better than

this clown? - He's not a clown.

I actually- I kind of am.

But how did you know that?

It's all right, babe. Let's just go.

Thank you.

Our stools.

Um, do you remember

how they used to spin?

This one is kind of gunked up.

- Try yours.

- No.

Come on. Just one.

Just one little spin.

- [Stool Squeaking]

- Oh.

Emma Twist is twistin'.

Emma Twist is twistin'.

[Laughing]

Do you see? She's back.

Oh. Could you bring me a bottle...

of the cheapest champagne

you can get your hands on?

Comin' right up, sir.

Look at Mr. Big Shot ordering booze.

- What are you doing?

- We're celebrating.

No. I mean when you're

talking like that-

talking to no one.

You know who I'm talking to.

- No, I don't.

- You know.

No, Willie, I really don't.

Say hello. They've been missing you.

Remember what you said?

"Do you know that you will

always be loved?"

Willie.

Oh, Willie.

[Sighs Deeply]

Okay?

[Sniffles] Almost.

Yep. I'm okay. [Laughs]

[Sighs] You're not a clown.

Thank you.

- Here you go, sir.

- Ah.

Perfect.

Yeah. Um, thanks.

Come.

Come, come, come, come, come, come.

Oh, I used to love that.

[Laughs] What?

[Emma] This was so not meant for heels.

[Cell Phone Ringing]

[Ringing]

[Murmurs]

What is happening to me, Will?

What do you mean?

I don't know.

I feel like I'm going crazy.

I know I said that everything was fine,

but everything's not fine.

Why does everything have to be so hard?

You know? Why can't it just be easy?

I just have to keep on pretending

and pretending and pretending...

just to keep myself from

bawling my eyes out forever.

Maybe you have a lot to cry about.

Do you want any of this?

[Sniffles]

I don't either.

What are you doing?

[Laughing]

Come on.

[Grunts]

Come on.

Feez!

- Okay.

- [Yelps, Laughs]

[Laughing]

[Squeals]

Wait. Stop, stop, stop,

stop, stop, stop.

Touch my knee right here

where my finger is.

I feel nothing. Nothing.

Completely numb.

Do you know why?

Why?

'Cause you and I were sitting

on this merry-go-round,

and you got off 'cause you were scared

'cause it was going so fast.

But I stayed on,

and then I went flying off...

and landed right on this knee.

And ever since then,

this spot right here has had

no feeling whatsoever.

- Remember?

- Yeah.

I do remember that.

Close your eyes.

- Do you feel this?

- Yeah.

- This?

- Yeah.

- This?

- No.

- [Laughs]

- That's the spot.

Nothing.

Oh!

You know that person that I'm supposed

to meet at the motel?

Mm-hmm.

Well, he came by my house today,

and I just started

throwing things at him.

Is he a friend of yours?

He wants to marry me.

[Sighs]

Uh, well,

it sounds to me like, uh, if-

What with all

the throwing things and whatnot,

you're leaning toward not wanting

to marry him back.

I mmet someone else.

Okay. Um- Someone else?

I cheated on my boyfriend

with this other person.

[Sighs]

It's the way I did it. You know?

It was so sloppy. I was so selfish.

If you- If you don't like what you did,

then tell the person you hurt

that you're sorry.

What else can you do?

It's gone too.

- What?

- The vine forest.

- This is where it was.

- No.

Yeah. At the end of the path

that led to the park.

Right here.

Do you remember?

We were happy.

Though the days are long

Twilight sings a song

[Together]

Of a happiness that used to be

[Both Laugh]

Come here.

[Sighs]

- Pajamas.

- Yeah?

Yeah. You saw me in California.

So wait a minute then.

You put 60 cents in my hat-

two quarters and a dime.

I still have them.

But... you didn't say anything.

- No.

- Why?

- 'Cause I was waiting.

- For what?

Now.

So- So wait a minute.

You- You've been following me?

No. I go where you are.

You've been following me.

No. I go where you are.

So you knew that I was here,

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