Wildflower Page #6

FACE, SO DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP, GIRL.

WHERE'S THAT LOCKE YOU WANTED SO MUCH?

UH, IT'S RIGHT HERE, DADDY.

I WANNA KEEP I REAL CLOSE TO ME...

SO I REMEMBER:

WHO GAVE IT TO ME...

AND WHO I LOVE AND WHO I THINK IS

THE BEST DADDY IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

ALICE, HOW'D YOU LIKE TO

LIVE WITH US? MMM, I LIKE IT.

GOOD. HEY, DADDY!

WHAT'S THAT?

ALICE SAYS SHE WANTS

TO COME LIVE WITH US.

[ Chuckles ] WELL, YOU'RE GONNA

HAVE TO ASK YOUR MAMA, ALICE.

I BET HER MAMA'LL SAY YES

IF ALICE ASKS. I ASK MAMA.

YEAH. WELL, SEE, THE WAY

YOU GET THINGS FROM MAMAS-

HEY, DADDY, DON'T YOU HAVE

SOME STUFF TO DO OR SOMETHIN'?

NOT WHEN I STAND

TO LEARN SOMETHIN'.

ANYWAY, THE WAY YOU GET THINGS IS TO

KEEP ON BEGGIN' TILL YOU DRIVE 'EM CRAZY.

ELLIE'S GOT A LOCKET TO PROVE

IT WORKS TOO. SHOW HER.

WHAT "BEG" MEAN? SHOW HER HOW TO

BEG. COME ON. YOU'RE THE CHAMP.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON, DAD. UH-OH.

COME ON. ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S THIS?

WHERE WE GOIN'?

WE'RE GONNA SHOW HER.

UH-OH.

YOU BE MRS. GUTHRIE.

OH, LORD.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, NOW. TA-DA!

ALL RIGHT. WATCH.

MAMA? MAMA!

MM-HMM.

PLEASE, YOU GOTTA LET ME GO

LIVE WITH ELLIE. YOU HAVE TO.

[ Jack ] UH

- HAVE TO.

[ Ellie ]

PLEASE, MAMA. PLEASE.

UH-

SEE, M-MAMA?

YOU WANT ME TO BE HAPPY,

DON'T YA? YES. MM-HMM.

WELL, YOU DO, DON'T YA?

[ Chuckles ] I DON'T KNOW.

PLEASE. COME ON, MAMA.

- YOU HAVE TO. PLEASE? PLEASE?

- [ Whimpering ] PLEASE? PLEASE?

MMMM. HMM?

YOU GOT IT?

[ Ellie ] YOU GOT IT. [ Jack Chuckles ]

[ Alice ] OH, PLEASE, MAMA!

PLEASE, MAMA! PLEASE, MAMA!

LORD, CHILD. OH, PLEASE,

MAMA. MAMA, PLEASE.

I SWEAR YOU GONE CRAZY! I GOTTA

GO LIVE WITH ELLIE. I HAVE TO!

DON'T YOU WANT ME TO BE

HAPPY, MAMA? JUST LEAVE ME BE!

PLEASE, MAMA!

[ Scoffs ]

[ Whimpers ]

LEAVE ME BE NOW.

YOU LETTIN' THAT GIRL GO FREE

LIKE SOME WILD ANIMALS.

YOU'LL BE SORRY.

GET ON OVER HERE AND HELP ME!

COME ON! COME HERE!

YOU GONNA PAY FOR THIS, YOU HEAR

ME? YOU ARE GONNA PAY FOR THIS.

DOESN'T MATTER HOW LONG

I'M IN THIS BED,

WHEN I GET OUT, I KICK,

YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES.

[ Gasps ]

HAVE YOU TOLD ALICE

YOU'RE LEAVING YET? NOPE.

YOU BETTER GET ON IT. SHE'S THE

ONLY ONE IN TOWN DOESN'T KNOW.

DO ME A FAVOR:

AND KEEP OUT OF MY BUSINESS.

YOU CAN'T GO OFF WITHOUT FACIN' HER. THAT'S

WORSE THAN TELLIN' HER YOU'RE LEAVIN'.

I AM GONNA TELL HER

IN MY OWN GOOD TIME.

UNTIL THEN I'LL ASK YOU TO KEEP

YOUR OPINION TO YOURSELF.

[ Alice ] SAMMY! WELL,

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE, ROMEO.

SAMMY! WELL, ALL RIGHT THEN. YOU GET.

I MIGHT LEAVE YOU ALONE

IF YOU ASK REAL NICE.

I SAID GET!

HEY, SAMMY!

HEY, ELLIE. HOW ARE YOU?

JUST FINE, ALICE. HOW ARE YOU?

RIGHT FINE!

GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU, SAMMY? WELL,

OKAY, I GUESS. GO ON.

AIN'T IT-

AIN'T IT A GORGEOUS DAY?

YES, ALICE, IT IS. AND I

- [ Indistinct Chattering ]

HEY, DOC'S HERE!

HERE. THEY CAME.

ALL RIGHT! WHOO!

ALL RIGHT!

WE GOT A REAL SPECIAL DEAL

ON THIS ONE TOO.

NOW IT'S ALL BROKEN IN, SO WE

KNOW THAT IT WORKS REAL GOOD.

NOW, HERE. YOU HOLD

THIS. [ Ellie Giggling ]

SAMMY, WILL YOU HELP ME?

CLIP THIS ONTO HER.

ON THE TOP HERE.

AND I'LL JUST PUT THIS BATTERY

RIGHT IN HERE, LIKE THAT.

NOW, THIS GOES RIGHT UP

IN HERE NOW.

TAKE IT EASY. IT'S

ALL RIGHT. [ Whimpers ]

- CAREFUL, CAREFUL.

- YEAH, LET'S GET THAT...

WHERE WE CAN FIT THAT IN THERE

LIKE THAT.

YEAH. THERE.

NOW SHH, SHH.

COME HERE, COME HERE.

[ Chuckles ]

COME ON. COME ON.

ALICE, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

[ Whimpers ]

I HEARIN'!

[ Laughing ]

SAY...

"MY NAME IS ALICE GUTHRIE."

SAY MY NAME...

IS ALICE GUTHRIE!

[ Whispering ]

I LIVE ON A HILL.

[ Chuckling ]

[ Paper Crinkling ]

[ Screams ]

PAPER MAKE THAT NOISE?

[ Ellie Laughing ] YEAH!

OH, MY GOD!

YOU MAKE NOISE WITH SMILE?

DO MORE!

MAKE MORE SMILE NOISE!

[ Crickets Chirping ] WHAT'S THAT? WHAT?

WHAT'S THAT NOISE?

CRICKETS!

CRICKETS! YEAH!

CRICKETS MAKE THAT NOISE! HEY!

LEAVE HER BE. COME ON, DOC. I GOT A

CUP OF COFFEE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.

I CAN USE IT.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT.

MAMA?

[ Scoffs ]

MAMA, I NEED

GO LIVE WITH ELLIE.

MAMA, PAPER MAKE A NOISE.

BIRD MAKE A NOISE.

I AIN'T TAKIN' NO MORE OF THIS.

NO, YOU AIN'T MOVIN' DOWN THERE!

TALKIN' ME, NOT HOLLER! DON' YOU TELL ME NOT TO HOLLER!

LALO.

YOU GOT THAT THANG-

THAT HEARING THANG?

IT HURT YOUR EAR?

IT NOT HURT. NO HOLLER.

YOU CAN HEAR ME?

I HEARIN'. PLEASE, MAMA?

PLEASE LET ME LIVE WITH ELLIE.

PLEASE, MAMA.

[ Smacking Lips ]

[ Alice Chattering ] ALICE, YOU LISTEN

TO ME 'CAUSE I GOT SOMETHIN' TO SAY.

WHAT? OKAY. WELL, I ALREADY KNOW ONE

POEM. I WANT YOU TO READ ANOTHER ONE.

A HAPPY ONE, OKAY?

ALICE.

OKAY? SIT, SIT.

YOU READ ME RIGHT HERE.

ALICE, WE HAVE TO TALK FIRST.

[ Stammering ]

WELL, THIS IS HARD FOR ME.

TELL ME.

FEET MAKE A NOISE.

HAND MAKE A NOISE.

BIRDIE MAKE A NOISE. EVEN

- ALICE, THIS IS IMPORTANT.

I'M GOING TO SCHOOL IN

A FEW DAYS. I GO TOO.

UH-UH. NO, I'M GOIN' ALONE.

AND I WOULDN'T GO

IF IT WASN'T IMPORTANT, ALICE.

SO I WON'T BE ABLE

TO SEE YOU FOR A LONG TIME,

AND, WELL, THAT'S JUST BES FOR A LOT OF REASONS.

I GO WITH YOU.

NO. I HAVE TO GO ALONE.

YOU KNOW:

YOUR HEARIN' AID-

HOW IT LET'S YOU KNOW

MORE THINGS ABOUT THE WORLD?

THAT'S WHAT SCHOOL IS FOR ME.

I KNOW. I NO WANT YOU GOIN' OFF.

ALICE, OUR-

OUR FRIENDSHIP IS REAL SPECIAL,

AND I'LL NEVER LET GO

OF THAT...

BUT I GOTTA GO.

NOT ALL SOUNDS SO NICE.

MADE THESE FOR YA, SAMMY.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ENOUGH OF THAT NOW.

WE'RE GONNA BE LATE.

YOU ALWAYS WANTED THIS THING.

[ Ellie Laughing ]

LOOKS BETTER ON YOU THAN I DOES ME. LET'S GO. COME ON.

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

HI.

YOU STILL WANT MY GIRL?

OF COURSE. COME ON IN.

COME AND GET HER

EARLY TOMORROW THEN.

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

LALO, WE GO NOW.

[ Mrs. Guthrie ]

ORMAND, NO! [ Screaming ]

ORMAND, NO!

[ Screaming Continues ]

LALO!

THAT'S IT, WOMAN!

DADDY'S NOT FINISHED YET!

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

YOU GET THAT DAUGHTER AND YOU GET BACK

HERE NOW, UNDERSTAND? GET HER BACK NOW!

NO!

COME ON! GET UP!

GET UP!

GET OUTTA HERE:

BEFORE HE SHOOTS YA!

[ Gasping ]

[ Clears Throat, Coughs ]

HEY.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

AIN'T, UH,

SAMMY'S BED SOFT?

SAMMY BED?

MMM, YEAH.

SAMMY GONE.

AND LALO DEAD.

ALL BOOKS-

ALL BOOKS SAMMY'S BOOKS?

YEAH. THESE ARE SAMMY'S

BOOKS. ALL OF 'EM. MM-HMM.

BUT BEFORE HE GETS BACK

FOR CHRISTMAS,

BESSIE WILL HAVE TAUGHT YOU

HOW TO READ 'EM.

YEAH. I READ.

SAMMY LISTENS.

MMM.

MM-HMM. [ Ellie ] HEY, DADDY!

DADDY, COME HERE.

OH, WELL-

WELL, THIS OLD THING.

THIS WAS SAMMY'S, SO...

PROBABLY LIKE YOU

TO HAVE IT.

HERE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

[ Laughing ]

[ Hillbilly ]

[ Gasps, Yells ]

[ Man Singing, Indistinct ]

[ Yelling ]

[ Ellie Laughing ]

YEE-HA!

WHOO-HOO!

[ Hooting, Laughing Continue ]

[ Jack ]

COME ON!

[ Bessie ] THAT'S GOOD.

NOW CAN YOU READ IT TO ME?

"DEAR SAMMY,

"HOW ARE YOU?

"I AM GOOD.

I HELP-" HELP?

"... MR. PERKINS.

I HELP ELLIE.

"I WRITE THIS.

LOVE, ALICE." BUT I STILL

NOT SURE I WRITE LOVE.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T WAN TO WRITE IT, DON'T.

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