Wildflower Page #4

- WHAT'S HER NAME?

ALICE.

ALICE?

ALICE! CAN YOU HEAR ME? HEAR ME.

ALICE, CAN YOU DO THIS?

[ Inhales Deeply ]

[ Chuckles ] THAT'S A

GOOD GIRL. CAN YOU DO THIS?

AH.

YEAH.

[ Tuning Fork Vibrating ]

ALICE,

CAN YOU HEAR THIS?

CAN YOU HEAR THIS?

CAN YOU HEAR THIS?

YOU KNOW, I DELIVERED EVERYBODY

IN THIS COUNTY.

I DON'T REMEMBER NO EPILEPTIC

GIRL WHO'S HARD OF HEARING.

WELL, HER FAMILY'S

NEW IN TOWN, DOC.

WELL, IF YOU SAY SO, ELLIE,

I'M SURE IT'S A FACT.

WHAT ABOUT HER HEARING, DOC?

WELL, THEM FITS, AS YOU CALL 'EM...

HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH

HER HEARING PROBLEM.

THE ONLY THING THAT MIGHT HELP

IS A- A HEARING AID.

BUT THEY'RE MIGHTY PRICEY.

OOH, MIGHTY PRICEY.

WELL, COME ON. YOU TWO GET HER

HOME AND GET INTO BED NOW, YOU HEAR?

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, DOC.

EXCUSE ME, MA'AM. I'M SAMMY

PERKINS. CAN I HELP YOU WITH THAT?

NO, YOU CAN'T. I KNOW WHO YOU

ARE. I SEEN YOU COMIN' AROUND HERE.

WHAT YOU AFTER? WELL, I GUESS YOU

KNOW WE BEEN TAKIN' ALICE PLACES.

WE GOT A CHANCE:

TO GET HER SOME LEARNIN'.

AIN'T NO USE. SHE'S SICK.

SHE'S BORNED SICK.

DOC SAYS SHE GOT EPILEPSY, AND HE GO SOME MEDICINE TO GET RID OF THEM FITS.

AND MRS. GUTHRIE, SHE LEARNS

REAL GOOD. SHE GOT A GOOD MIND.

I KNOW SHE NEEDS FRIENDS.

BUT MY HUSBAND'S MEAN.

HE SAYS SHE'S DEVIL TOUCHED.

PLEASE, MRS. GUTHRIE. WE NEED TO GE WRITTEN PERMISSION TO GET HER SOME SCHOOLING.

YOU THE ONE TAUGHT HER THEM

RHYMIN' WORDS? YES, MA'AM.

THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

WE NEED TO HELP HER MORE.

WE NEED TO GET YOUR PERMISSION

SO SHE CAN GET TAUGHT PROPER.

NO, NO. I DONE TOLD

YA NO. MRS. GUTHRIE-

AND YOU BEST BE CAREFUL, 'CAUSE

IF HE CATCHES YA, HE'LL KILL YA.

HE WON'T BE ASKIN' FOR NO

WRITTEN PERMISSION NEITHER.

[ Laughs ]

WHAT YOU GOT THERE?

MADE A COBBLER. YOU BEEN

GETTIN' TO BE A REGULAR GIRL, EL?

NAH. I JUST SEEN HOW HARD YOU WAS

WORKIN' IN THE FIELD, AND I SAID,

"MY DADDY DESERVES

SOMETHING REAL NICE." MM-MMM.

HEY, DADDY?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW THAT LOCKET OF MAMA'S? MM-HMM.

DO YOU THINK:

I COULD GET IT NOW?

WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?

WELL, I JUST BEEN THINKIN'

IT MIGHT LOOK REAL NICE ON ME.

YOU RECKON:

IT'S WORTH A LOT?

IT'S BEEN IN YOUR MAMA'S FAMILY SO

LONG, I 'SPECT IT'S WORTH A SIGHT.

I KNOW YOU MISS HER, DADDY.

YOU DO, HUH?

YOUR MAMA WAS A GOOD WOMAN.

BEST WOMAN THAT EVER WALKED.

SHE LOVED TO WEAR THAT PRETTY

NECKLACE AROUND HER NECK.

SO CAN I WEAR IT, DADDY? GIRL, YOU

GONNA PESTER ME TO A EARLY GRAVE.

"NO," I SAID.

[ Sammy Thinking ] JUST LIKE

A ROSE TO BE FAINT OF HEARING,

SWEET TO THE EYE,

CLOSE TO THE EARTH...

AND LIVIN' ALONE.

BUT SHE HAD SISTERS IN THE FIELDS

WHO TOLD OUR CURIOUS EARS...

OF A ROSE WHO WALKS,

WATCHES AND FEELS.

WE FOUND ALICE BY FATE,

TAUGHT HER BY HAND AND WAITED

FOR OUR ROSE TO DANCE.

SAMMY? HOW AM I GONNA GE DADDY TO GIVE ME MAMA'S LOCKET?

SAMMY.

GONE.

"JUST LIKE A ROSE

TO BE FAINT OF HEARIN',

SWEET TO THE EYE, CLOSE TO

THE EARTH AND LIVIN' ALONE."

[ Chuckles ]

HE'S SO STUPID SOMETIMES.

[ Sighs ]

SAMMY!

SAMMY.

YOU BATHE?

UH, NO, ALICE. NO.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

SAMMY.

SAMMY! YOU BATHE?

YOU PUT THIS SHIRT ON, ALICE. YOU

COME IN, YOU PUT THIS SHIRT ON.

YOU BATHE, SAMMY? NO, ALICE, NO.

COME HERE AND PUT THIS SHIRT ON.

SAMMY, WHY YOU NOT BATHE?

OH, MY GOODNESS.

THIS ISN'T RIGHT.

HERE YOU ARE. YOU PU THIS SHIRT ON, RIGHT HERE.

WHY?

'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO.

'CAUSE IT'S ABOUT YOU BEIN'

A GIRL AND ME BEIN' A BOY.

COME ON, NOW.

NONE OF THAT.

IT'S SORT OF LIKE RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, RIGHT AND WRONG?

SEE, UH, NICE IS

THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

THIS RIGHT? UH, WELL, NO. UH, SEE-

NOW, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN

A BOY NAKED?

NO. YOU?

NO, UH-UH.

NO, ALICE.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT NICE

TO SEE A BOY NAKED.

ALL RIGHT? 'CAUSE NOW BOYS

AND GIRLS ARE DIFFERENT.

UH:

- BOYS HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN GIRLS.

ARE THOSE YOUR CLOTHES OVER THERE? WHAT?

ARE THOSE YOUR CLOTHES, ALICE?

YOU GO PUT THOSE CLOTHES-

YOU GO PUT THOSE CLOTHES ON,

ALICE! GO AHEAD. GO ON. UH-HUH.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

SAMMY!

UH, ANYWAY,

I BROUGHT YOU A PRESENT.

AND IT'S A BOOK.

THE ONE YOU LIKE.

AND I'M GIVIN' IT TO YOU.

OOH! BOOK?

UH-HUH.

OOH.

OOH.

OH.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

THIS ISN'T RIGHT.

SAMMY.

SAMMY.

[ Grunting ]

DAMN. YOU BETTER NOT MESS THIS

TRUCK UP ANY MORE THAN IT IS, BOY.

I NEVER HEARD OF NO BOOKWORM

FIXIN' NO TRUCK.

DADDY! SAMMY. ELLIE, HONEY, GO

ON IN. LEAVE ME ALONE WITH HIM.

THAT BOY AIN'T ALL THERE

LATELY. NO, HE'S NOT.

JACK, ELLIE'S BEEN ASKIN' ABOUT HER

MAMA'S LOCKET THAT WAS PROMISED TO HER.

GIRL'S GONE CRAZY ABOUT IT.

WELL, I WAS JUST THINKIN'.

YOU KNOW IT'S THE FIRST INTEREST SHE'S EVER

EXPRESSED IN ANYTHING GIRLISH OR FEMININE.

SAMMY'S GONE PLUMB DUMB. YOU

BEEN POWERFUL HARD ON HIM, JACK.

SAMMY, YOU SHOULDN'T BE

WORKIN' SO HARD.

WELL, I'M ALL RIGHT.

HEARD FROM HAWKINS COLLEGE YET? UH-UH.

DON'T THEY START UP

PRETTY SOON NOW?

WELL, MAYBE I

DON'T NEED COLLEGE.

SAMMY!

WHAT'S TROUBLIN' THAT BOY?

I DON'T KNOW. CHANGED ALL OF A

SUDDEN. HE AIN'T NO FUN NO MORE.

WHAT'D DADDY SAY?

HERE. THANK YOU, DADDY!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

WHERE'D YOUR BROTHER GO?

I DON'T KNOW.

HERE. I'LL DO IT.

JUST HOLD YOUR HORSES.

I'M GONNA WEAR IT REAL CLOSE TO MY

HEART. THAT WAY I'LL REMEMBER MAMA MORE.

YEAH. YOU TAKE CARE OF IT.

I WILL.

YOUR MAMA DID.

THANKS, DADDY. YOU DON' KNOW HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO ME.

I LOVE YOU, DADDY.

I'LL GET THIS PAN BACK TO YOU

SOMETIME NEXT WEEK, MRS. ARROWOOD.

MMM. THANK YOU. DOC, I COME

TO ORDER THAT HEARING AID.

WELL, WHERE'D YOU GET THAT KIND OF

MONEY? THAT OUGHTA BE ENOUGH, AIN'T IT?

YEAH, MAYBE.

BUT I AIN'T NO PAWN BROKER.

WELL, MAYBE I CAN FIND

SOMEBODY.

COULD YOU REALLY?

THAT LOOKS MIGHTY OLD.

YOU SURE IT'S NOT AN HEIRLOOM?

NO. IT'S JUST A LOCKE AND CHAIN, DOC. THANKS.

JUST A LOCKET AND CHAIN, HUH?

[ Chuckles ]

MMM.

SAMMY. WHY YOU NOT COME?

SAMMY.

PLEASE COME.

[ Ellie ] SO WHY IS IT THAT YOU

CAN'T GO WITH ME TO SEE ALICE TODAY?

I JUST CAN'T.

NOW QUIT ASKING.

BUT, I MEAN, SAMMY,

IT'S BEEN OVER A WEEK,

AND SHE KEEPS ON ASKIN'

OVER AN OVER WHERE YOU'RE AT.

BESIDES, SAMMY, I THOUGH WE'S DOIN' THIS TOGETHER.

NAH, I CAN'T SEE HER.

ALL RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE WAS DOWN AT THE LAKE.

AND I WAS A LITTLE TIRED. AND

SHE WASN'T WEARIN' NO CLOTHES.

WHAT?

SAMUEL PERKINS,

WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST LOOKED IN THOSE EYES...

AND THAT SMILE.

I NEVER SEEN A PRETTIER SMILE.

JUST, UH, SWEET.

[ Sighs ]

WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS...

THAT'S THE PRETTIEST GIRL

I EVER SEEN IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

AND IT WAS, UH-

IT WAS JUST LIKE-

- LIKE YOU WAS AN ANIMAL. IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

- NO. THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

YOU JUST WOULDN'T NEVER

DO THAT TO BERTHA, WOULD YOU?

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT MAYBE

YOU REALLY LOVED ALICE.

BUT YOU DIDN'T NEVER ADMIT IT 'CAUSE YOU WAS

TOO ASHAMED OF HER BEIN' SO DIFFERENT AND ALL.

BUT YOU HONESTLY THINK YOU'RE

TOO GOOD FOR HER, DON'T YOU?

WELL, ELLIE, I'M A LITTLE

MIXED UP, ALL RIGHT?

WHEN I'M WITH ALICE,

I THINK I LOVE HER.

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