Wildflower Page #5

SHE'S JUST NOT LIKE BERTHA,

AND SHE AIN'T LIKE YOU.

SHE'S MORE LIKE A-

WELL, A LITTLE BABY.

SO MY MIND TELLS ME

I CAN'T LOVE HER.

BESIDES, BERTHA'S MY GIRL. NOW

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, DON'T YA?

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND

MORE THAN YOU THINK I DO, SAMMY.

MEN AND BOYS:

JUST MAKE ME SICK.

I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW

SORRY I AM I DONE WHAT I DONE.

I WOULDN'T NEVER HURT YOU.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT GOT INTO ME-

'CEPT SEEIN' YOU LIKE THA IN THE WATER.

BUT IT WON'T NEVER

HAPPEN AGAIN.

SAMMY, I THINKIN' AND THINKIN'.

I NOT KNOWIN' BOYS.

AND I NOT KNOWING GIRLS TOO.

THAT THING THAT YOU DO, YOU

TELL ME 'BOUT IT, HUH, SAMMY?

THAT WHAT GIRLS ARE FOR?

NO. UH-UH. GOD, NO, ALICE.

WE- BOYS AND GIRLS,

WHEN THEY GET OLDER, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO

- THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO LOVE EACH OTHER.

WHAT LOVE?

WELL- WELL, LOVE ISN' SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE,

AND IT AIN'T SOMETHING

YOU CAN TELL.

IT'S SOMETHING, WELL,

YOU FEEL INSIDE.

FEEL IN HERE?

WELL, YEAH.

I USED TO FEEL I WHEN MY MAMA SUNG TO ME.

YOU SING TO ME?

UH-UH. NO.

NO, NO. I CAN'T SING.

YOU SING, SAMMY.

NO, NO, I CAN'T SING.

SING?

WELL.

UH-

[ Clears Throat ]

AT MY DOOR:

THE LEAVES ARE FALLIN'

A COLD WILD WIND WILL COME

SWEETHEARTS WALK BY

TOGETHER:

AND I STILL MISS

SOMEONE:

OH, I NEVER GOT OVER

THOSE BLUE EYES:

I SEE THEM EVERYWHERE

OH! I FEELIN'

THAT FEELIN'.

I FEELIN' THAT FEELIN'.

ALL RIGHT.

SING, SAMMY. DO AGAIN. ALL RIGHT.

OH, I NEVER GOT OVER

THOSE BLUE EYES:

I SEE THEM EVERYWHERE

I MISS THOSE ARMS

THAT HELD ME:

WHEN ALL THAT LOVE

WAS THERE:

I FEELIN' THAT FEELIN'.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE KITCHEN, SAMMY,

COULD YOU GET ME SOME TABASCO, PLEASE?

SINCE WHEN DO YOU LIKE

TABASCO?

AND BRING ME A BISCUIT.

ONE THAT AIN'T BURNT.

HEY, SAMMY, COULD YOU

PASS ME THE STEW?

THERE YOU ARE. STEW'S RIGHT IN

FRONT OF YOU. WHY WOULD I WANNA-

JUST 'CAUSE, OKAY?

PASS ME THE STEW.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT!

HERE'S THE STEW.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

THIS HERE'S A LETTER FROM-

SEE? THEY SAYS YOU DONE IT! THEY SAID THEY'RE

GONNA GIVE YOU A SCHOLARSHIP AND A JOB...

AND A ROOM IN A DORMITORY

TOO! WHOO! THAT'S A DORMITORY.

WELL, DADDY, SOUNDS LIKE THEY WAN ME. THEY GIVE ME A SCHOLARSHIP!

- AIN'T IT WONDERFUL, DADDY?

- WELL, DADDY, I GOTTA GO.

YOUR WORK SHOWS OUTSTANDING ORIGINALITY,

AND THEY LOOK FORWARD TO YOU BEING A STUDENT.

WHOO! IT STARTS ON THE 14th OF AUGUST.

THAT'S IN TWO WEEKS, SAMMY! DADDY, THIS

IS MY CHANCE. I WANT YOU TO BE PROUD OF ME.

[ Crying ]

SAMMY, ELLIE! SAMMY!

MY GOD! THAT BASTARD BEAT HER UP!

MY GOD, WHO'S THAT?

ALICE. ALICE, ARE YOU

ALL RIGHT? ALICE WHO?

WHO BEAT THIS GIRL? DADDY, THIS IS

ALICE GUTHRIE. WHAT HAPPENED? YOU OKAY?

- I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM THERE!

- ALL RIGHT!

WHAT HAPPENED, ALICE? WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU ALL RIGHT? WHAT THE HELL?

DADDY. HE CATCH ME GOIN'

IN SHED.

HE HIT ME. HE HIT ON

MY MOTHER. HE DEAD.

- YOU SAY YOUR DADDY'S DEAD?

- MY GOD.

SAMMY, HE DRINKIN',

AND HE HITTIN' MY MAMA.

HE FALLIN' OFF OF THE PORCH.

HE HIT HIS HEAD, AND BLOOD IS-

MY DADDY'S DEAD.

YOU COME SEE MY DADDY'S DEAD.

WE NEED TO GET HER

TO DOC, OKAY?

- ALL RIGHT, COME ON, ALICE.

- HE HIT ON MY MAMA ON A PORCH.

[ Sammy ] COME ON. HE FALLED OFF.

JUST GO AWAY AND LEAVE US

BE! WHAT HAPPENED? IS HE DEAD?

YA DONE INTERFERED

A PLENTY, ALL RIGHT?

WELL, WE'LL GIVE YA

A HAND GETTIN' HIM UP.

[ Jack ]

WATCH HIS HEAD.

SHE'S PRETTY BANGED UP,

BUT NOTHING'S BROKEN.

WHERE CAN SHE GO TO REST? IN

THE SHED, WHERE SHE LIVES, DOC.

YOU ALL RIGHT, ALICE? YOU TAKE HER

ON OVER THERE. YOU GO WITH HIM, ELLIE.

SAMMY. SAMMY.

YOU READ ME?

ALL RIGHT. ELLIE,

HAND ME THAT BOOK.

I UNDERSTAND MY TWO KIDS BEEN

SPENDIN' A LOT OF TIME WITH ALICE.

THEY ALL FRIENDS.

I KNOW HOW BAD YOU GOT IT,

MRS. GUTHRIE.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO

HELP OUT, YOU JUST CALL ON US, MA'AM.

I HEAR ALICE:

LIVES IN A SHED.

WHAT OF IT?

WELL, SHE'S A DAMN SIGHT SAFER IN

THAT SHED WHERE SHE BARELY SEES HIM...

THAN BEIN' INSIDE THERE

WITHIN HIS REACH!

[ Jack ] KIDS OUGHTN' TO BE TREATED THAT WAY.

HER REAL DADDY DIED,

IF IT'S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS.

AT THE TIME I FEL - FELT RIGHT FORTUNATE ORMAND WOULD TAKE US IN.

COURSE, A PERSON'S GO A RIGHT TO CHANGE THEIR MIND.

[ Sighs ] THEM FITS SHE TAKES,

THEY JUST DRIVE HIM CRAZY.

HEY, DADDY.

- ALICE COULD HAVE SAMMY'S ROOM.

- HUSH UP, ELLIE!

WHAT? TAKE MY GIRL?

YOU COME HERE FOR THAT?

YA AIN'T TAKIN' MY GIRL!

ALL THAT FANCY TALK!

I DON'T MIND YOUR YOUNG 'UN BEIN' FRIENDS

WITH MY GIRL, BUT AIN'T NOBODY TAKIN' HER!

- MRS. GUTHRIE-

- NOTHIN' CAN HELP HER NO WAY.

Y'ALL AIN'T HAVIN' HER LIVE

WITH YA! MRS. GUTHRIE, I-

"MY LIFE CLOSED TWICE

BEFORE ITS CLOSE.

"IT YET REMAINS TO SEE

IF IMMORTALITY UNVEIL...

"A THIRD EVENT TO ME.

"SO HUGE, SO HOPELESS

TO CONCEIVE...

"AS THESE THAT TWICE BEFELL.

"PARTING IS ALL WE KNOW

OF HEAVEN...

AND ALL WE NEED OF HELL."

TIME TO GET HOME NOW. WE WANNA GE HER TO SLEEP. WE'LL RIDE BACK DOWN-

YOU HUSH YOUR MOUTH, BOY.

WE ALL GONNA HAVE A SIT-DOWN

TALK WHEN WE GET HOME.

YOU HEAR ME?

YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

ONE MORE.

[ Sammy ] HOW BAD IS HE

HURT, DOC? I DON'T KNOW.

FOOL WON'T LET ME

GET HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

CAN'T MOVE HIS LEG. HE'S

PARALYZED IN THERE RIGHT NOW.

SO IF HE STAYS PARALYZED FOREVER

MAYBE ALICE CAN GO TO SCHOOL!

[ Chuckles ] I'M SORRY, ELLIE.

I SUSPECT IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY.

HMM. SO, SAMMY, ELLIE HERE'S TOLD ME

THAT YOU'VE BEEN ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

YEAH, THANKS, DOC.

NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME,

YOU TWO.

THAT ALICE,

SHE'S A NICE GIRL.

BUT THAT GIRL AND THAT WHOLE FAMILY NOW,

THEY JUST LOADED WITH PROBLEMS. YA HEAR?

GOT SOMETHIN' HERE.

I SUSPECT YOU BETTER PUT THIS

BACK WHERE IT BELONGS, ELLIE.

BUT DOC, SHE NEEDS THA HEARIN' AID. SHE'S GONNA GET IT.

WHEN I SAW THE WAY HE TREATED

HER, THE WAY HE MADE HER LIVE!

YOU TAKE THIS NOW.

TAKE IT.

I'LL JUST, UH-

I'LL JUST OVERCHARGE

MRS. DUNHILL AND MR. O'MURPHY.

[ Chuckles ]

THEY CAN AFFORD IT.

I MEAN, WE'VE GOTTA DO

WHAT WE CAN.

THANKS, DOC.

EASY, NOW.

YOU TWO BEEN LYIN' TO ME.

YOU BEEN SNEAKIN' OUT A NIGHT. BUT, DADDY, I MEAN-

I DON'T WANNA HEAR NOTHIN'

ABOUT THAT POOR GIRL.

YOU SAW HOW SHE LIVES

AND WHAT HE'S DONE TO HER.

THAT IS ONE CRAZY MAN OUT THERE!

NOW WHAT IF YOUR SISTER

GOT HURT?

IT'S NOT SAMMY'S FAULT.

I STARTED THIS WHOLE THING-

YOU BOTH STARTED IT, AND I'M

GONNA END IT RIGHT HERE AND NOW!

I AIN'T JUST A PIECE OF FURNITURE

IN THIS HOUSE, YOU UNDERSTAND?

HOW CAN I TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY IF

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT?

- W-WE'RE SORRY, DADDY.

- SORRY AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

ALL THIS LYIN' AND SNEAKIN'

ABOUT, IT AIN'T RIGHT...

EVEN IF IT WAS:

FOR A GOOD REASON.

ARE YOU TWO GONNA SPEND

THE NIGHT OUT THERE?

I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU, BOY.

YOU'RE GOING TO COLLEGE.

YOUR MAMA'D BE PROUD

OF YOU TOO.

WELL, UH- UM-

[ Jack ] I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE WE CAN FIND...

A ROOM FOR THIS ALICE.

YOU MEAN SHE CAN COME

LIVE WITH US?

YOU SAW HER MAMA SLAM THE DOOR IN MY

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