Wonder Wheel Page #9

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to get very serious

and I'm just not ready.

Something's happened.

Something's happened,

everything was--

Everything was going so smoothly.

Something's gone wrong.

I don't wanna disappoint you.

Look, you-you said you love me.

Were you insincere?

It's not that I wasn't trying.

Of course if you have to try.

It's-It's not homework.

I'm not saying I don't have

real feelings for you.

Is it Carolina?

Jesus Christ, I hardly

know Carolina.

But you wanna get to know her.

And I should wait around

while you could try her out?

Hey, I didn't say that.

I didn't say that.

You're losing it.

You know what?

You don't want it?

Forget it. Huh?

Forget it!

-What the hell are you doing?

-Forget it!

Ginny!

-Are you crazy?

-Don't talk to me!

All right, you little punk, give me

back that money or I'll kill ya.

Hey, w-what's going on?

I didn't take his money!

Don't tell me, you little thief,

you're always stealing from me.

He took 400 bucks

out of my tin box.

I did not!

You know what? That's 400 bucks.

That's grand larceny.

You know, I ougta

bang it outta ya.

He didn't take it.

Don't-Don't be tellin'

me he didn't take it.

You know, you're always

stickin' up for him.

That's why he is

the way he is.

-Now you give me that money back.

-I took it.

Don't make up a story.

I took the money, not him.

You took it?

Yeah, I-I-I needed it to

pay for a psychiatrist for him.

What?!

That's right, they're-they're

a lot of money and

and he's been goin'

every few days. I...

I-I-I didn't wanna tell you.

Wait, y-y-you took my savings

to pay for a head doctor?

He needs help.

Yeah, you know what? I was saving

that money for Carolina's school.

Well, she'll just have to put

some of her dreams on hold.

I got a call

from his doctor

that he started a fire

in her waiting room.

Richie! Is that so?

I don't wanna go back there.

You know what? You steal. What

kind of example is that? Jesus.

Oh, God, I can't

handle this now.

Look, I-I-I'm late for work.

I am sick of waiting on tables

and kicking in my salary so that

you can put away your

extra money for Carolina.

Oh, God! Now my

head is pounding.

Well, take an aspirin.

I don't want an aspirin.

I want a Scotch!

Take an aspirin!

Jeez, so that's where

you've been hidin' it.

I knew you had a stash.

And when I begged you for

a shot, when I needed it

you wouldn't give me,

but when you need one, you--

You're not allowed.

I knew you had a bottle.

-I knew it.

-Hi!

I'm late, I'm such a scatterbrain.

I have a date

and I forgot my wallet.

Uh, I'm meeting Mickey

and I found

this great pizza place.

It's his birthday,

so I'm treating.

What, y-y-you're

going with Mickey?

Don't look so stunned, you

introduced me to him, remember?

If he breaks my heart,

you're to blame.

I know you warned me but

I think he likes me

and is sincere.

Not that anything's

happened yet but

I'm hoping tonight's the night.

Yes!

I've gotta go.

Bye.

Don't come home late.

What are you doin'?

I'm drinking!

What does it

look like I'm doing?

Coney Island washboard

she would play

You could hear her

on the boardwalk every day

Soapsuds all around

Little bubbles on the ground

Rub a dub a dub

in her little tub

All those tunes she found

The little thimbles on her

fingers made the noise

She played Charleston

on the laundry for the boys

She could rag a tune

Right through the knees

of a brand new suit

Of Easy Breezers

Coney Island Washboard

roundelay

-Tiny.

-Yeah.

Uh, the, those two guys

that were just here...?

Yeah, they were

lookin' for Carolina.

-How'd they know she worked here?

-I don't know.

Well, what'd you tell 'em?

Nothing, I hope.

They said they

needed to find her

and I know she's havin'

dinner with some guy tonight

at the uh, Capri Pizzeria

up on Beach Walk.

God, I hope you didn't say that.

Yeah, I did, why?

Did I do wrong?

Something wrong?

God, I...

I have to make a phone call

before they get there.

-Capri, the Italian restaurant?

-Uh phone's not--

Yeah, yeah. It's not

workin' though, the phone.

What do you mean

the phone's not--?

-not working?

-I don't know, all day long.

Jesus, I've to

make a phone call!

-You need a nickel?

-I have to make a phone call.

I h-h-have to make

and emergency call.

All right, Miss.

I gotta call you back.

There's an emergency here,

someone needs

to make a phone call.

All right, yeah, no, I'll-

I'll call you back.

Yeah, I need the number of a-a

restaurant in Brooklyn on Beach Walk

called Capri Pizzeria.

-Capri, John speaking.

-Capri?

Yeah, I-I-I need to speak

with a-a customer

she-she-she has a--

she has blond-blond...

Hello?

Hello?

Capri, hello?

Isn't it the best pizza

you've ever had in your life?

And I'm taking you.

I have something

I wanna tell you.

If only it wasn't so fattening.

But of course, you don't

have to worry about that.

A few things

that I wanna tell you.

Yes?

First,

I'm in love with you.

You'll think I'm very silly

but I believe firmly

in love at first sight.

Maybe because I'm a writer and

we over-romanticize but

you just rang some

sort of a bell with me

the minute I laid eyes on you.

I don't know what to say.

I-I don't want you

to say anything.

I-I don't expect you

to say anything.

But I still wanted you to know.

I'm glad you feel that way.

Now I'm going to tell

you something that

you're going to have

complicated feelings about

and you may not be

so thrilled to hear it but

I have to be honest.

Hm.

Why, I suddenly get nervous?

I've been having

an affair with Ginny.

That's right.

She's very unhappily

married to your father and

we met at the beach

and it began and

while I like her very much--

and I've even tried to

convince myself that I love her,

but I'm just not in love with her.

And she's looking for

someone to pull her out of

her unhappy marriage and

it's never going to be me.

So, I'm going to break

with her either way.

But I still wanted you to

know the...the whole story.

This is gonna kill my father.

He's so dependent on her.

How...

How awful for Ginny, I...

Oh, God, I...

I told her we were going for

dinner here tonight and that I...

I hoped that you'd finally

tell me how you felt about me.

And I did.

I don't know how

to take all of this.

I'm sure you don't.

It just seems to go from

one drama to another.

-Can we get the check?

-I-I'll get it.

No, no, no, no.

No. It's uh,

It's my treat.

Thank you.

Hey, my car's just around

the corner. I'll drop you off.

I prefer to walk.

Okay. Well, I'll walk with you.

No, I have a lot

of thinking to do.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah, got it.

Um, well, I'll call you later.

And I'm-I'm sorry if I upset you.

It's a lot to take in.

It's nice to know you love me.

Yes?

You take out my

daughter last night?

Oh, you're Carolina's father.

I-I'm Mickey Rubin,

I'm happy to meet you.

Yeah, well, where is she?

Now? Isn't she at work?

No, no, she didn't come in,

I already called.

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