GRANDMOTHER, Wel, Grandpa's certainly not Buddha. ‘And I'm certainly pot lucky WALLAGE. (Pause) Do you ever miss Mommy? GRANDMOTHER :Allhe tine, WALLACE, (Payse) Me, too. (ae) All the time GRANDMOTHER. (Pause) Drink your milk I's good for your teeth A Seve Nowe Walle, = + Creepers ADAGE ty Moher Teepe by Wa sa essen oie ein ahaa rch ee cme meter ed ech aR emma ety irre ed Siena eet Ache ay peice aera onesies aa sheets usta oer oases neh ekclnad pe cas oeeea seounde tote rand eke Noweand Saocaane eaten acenae serlaec.Atoug seman Lege ser alin say noe ee te se Kiar weg ome yer ec Sefer ctry eta rune ener the a, See ea ands Be i sey re nO Eo pie ceig aan et herons lneppconing rhyme acppete, erick eng gpl ed rae fe got om en he Ertog ernie uae, ear nett cantatas sre Ment Poco end ak ee teat hem hos Teer eel ang ey we ete weed hen ey a8 it dido't matter. Tt was just an empty hole by then. My ‘mother was’ hiding inside. (Paute She wrotea note before? she died, asking to be cremated, and Lasked my father why the wasn't He said my mother was two women, and the one hie loved would have been-scared of the fames. (Pause) I ook at that photograph of itle me inside ny mothers shirt allthe time, It's the closest cat ge tovecurty. There are no pictures of me inside mother’s womb, but her trdeneck ie lose enough. Scone Tes Wallace's bedroom, Wallace and Saraharestingon the bed, Sarch i reading something ono piece of paper. SARAH. Ob, f realy ike it WALLACE. Real SARAH Rely Is very good. WALLACE. Whe SARAH. Well i's funny, butialosad.te'srealy sad. And iso mua mean, there's 0 much of ou in there. mea, iE] didnchnow you, I'd nowyou afer read this You know What Tiean? {tink is eal talented work. What for? WALLAGE. For SARAH. Tineanisitfor English clas or something? WALLACE: No Ijust sort of wrote Not realy or any. thing For me, gua SARAH Youshotldsubmitittotheschoolnewspaper. et hey publ WALLACE. I don’t think want the wh this. SARAH. Why not T mean, you shouldnt be ashamed or anything WALEAGE. 'm notashomed.Ijustsemsa litle smsation- se you know SARAH. Tdon' Snow. gues 0. WALLACE, Se. (Pouse) What do you wane wo da? SARAH Oh, I don't know. WALLACE. We could go sce a movie. SARAH. Sure le school reading 19WALLACE. Or we could stay ere. SARAH. Sure WALLACE. Wel, which one SARAH. Whichever. WALLACE. Come on, I'm borible with decisions. SARAH. So am WALLACE Sarah youTe-the valedicorian of our cat, for Chrasakes Ifyou can't make a decion, who ca SARAH. Urmm, do you want to stay here WALLACE. Vex SARAH. Olay. Lets stay her, then WALLACE, Sele: Do you wan something to drink? SARA. Une. sore WALLACE What do you want? Some wine? A screwdriver? SARAH. Ob, you mean something to dri don't drink, WALLACE. Oh ause) Bo you mind drink something? SARAH. Ob, no, don't et se standin your way WALLACE. Tibe right back. SARAH Oiay. (Wallace was out Soreh tas around the om Sh ookat 0 pltographin fame the bed Wallace salen ping plas of wane WALLACE te tne sera SARAH, Who's ts? WALLACE. I's my mother. SARAH. She was Deu WALLACE She was okay. 'm goingolight a candle, okay? SARAH. Sure-(Wallacegeizacondie-Heteesaligherffombas feet) Watt AcE. My geatranihe wa ighing ie wh Ahi ignter when he ia. I a Lipo, Preny harp bu SARAH very ice Wallac relight ight Iem’t a) WALLACE. ihiok ites towarm up (ase Walle ite hh ihr femore ders igh) Ue gues eat relator forgattchlibetfeheded esjstsh fai fate canes. eres ccha: (Por) You want to Tinen wo some marc? SARAR. Sure WALLACE. What do you tke? SARAH. Ob, anything | 20 Py, shes his WALLACE. You ike James Taylor? SARAH. Sure. WALLACE. Let me just find the tipe, (Wallace loot forthe tape)¥doa't know where I pat it Maybe is oat in the ear ‘can go check— SARAN. Thats okay. We don't need music, Do we? WALLACE. Uhh, 9, I guess not (Pause) Wall, SARA. What was your mother ike, Wallace? WALLACE. What atthe le SARAH. Yeah. WALLACE. She wat lke Sylvia Plath without 2 Fulbright scholarship. SARAH. What do you mean? WALLACE, I meaa—tI don't know what | mesa, I'm se esate def Wald Teed yur SABARL The wine works fan, “2GH0 Shade = Laces WALLACE. No, dctCanTT SARAH. Unniecant ye fh fora she wk WALLACE. T cnt unto talk, 1 want to Kis Can T Kis we SARAH. Pa realy fel beuerifwe jon feflens WALUACE: One (Hal Rissa ie ° SKRAHL Maye thou go, or het WALLACE What Okccbne on Siieait Noten aye ws such good ide. WACIAGE. Der yoeite mes SAA Soop ued wales Buc dont wan his co be at tao theow oct upd stings oting Bee teks yous ou an SARAIL. Oh, Wallace, don’t do that: Watt WALLACE. Vou said maybe you should leave, so lave. 1 don't want 1o—T just don't want to dal with this, okay? SARAH. But— WALLAGE. Got nothing Jur, please, go, okay? SARAH, 1—fine Bye, Wallace 2WALLACE. Yeah, yeah see you— SARAH. I'm sory this didn work out. Pause) Msc inschoolon Monday. OlsPaber) Olay. bye archwals ou) Seine Exéven Wallace's bedroim: Wallace is siting om his bed aking onthe phone WALLACE. Yeah, I wanted to fee if I could make a song AULA at Up eal a ee SE oe oe eT Te Mer a Taree Stl they ay don iso ke eee Tae Ber ae Ha ener Siar ae mane ee Sets moar meer eee he Se at a gy fame?» | No, that's not really apptopriate. -... Uinta, Fe on hic ee eh one rsa lee sana'ee haces ae eevee resi enact aR ely i spose a ae el ct Os (Pere) SHE (Wallace honge up the Phone) Scene Twave Sarah's front dor. Sarah se, Wallace onsite SARAH, Wallace WALLACE” Soh SARAGL Wha are you doing ere? WALLACE: Tandon, I wanted wo epee SARAIL Yo dont hor 0 WaLLAct Yeh ie SARAH. Otay. (Pause So? WALLACE Voskoow fics funny,younow,some- 2 i ' times just wish I were a ite kid agai, when “sorry was okay, you know? SARAH. Yeoh wel we'resot ite kids, Wallace. WALLACE ice ne Umm n,n, werent, Wee arian not. Urinal Wal acing veal Aone Trans jo vera Be wane nas beg, ‘SARAH. Stupid. SS adit matory andiiyar—youtnow, it made you— it was unfair. And I apologize. SERA Stag” Bart ce Nod though maybe we cul ty gin, Sait fet WALLACE Yeah you know, majbe ould come n— Saal preteen WaLtce” Bh Gaus telah ay be qui Sante tnd He ce jou know maybe you cul come Malostemytotic std cendduarromibchetnng Behan wakees ; WALLACE. I mean, I know it sounds like a stupid idea, but TRatine i bean iy tne, know wba. Ween Sak Wecaiteet seein wont ate eta srinscatit deletes se) Ovwe cn joe real erate Wea gas ck SMRatE Tat io aes ey go ey, Wola, Bc At ti song oe ier Sane Sah. Bishiasienme bp Pekan io ned to ha, Wate, 1 jum dont on ARALCACE, hay 1g (Walls ope hits) Sri me weapon Sree mie WALLACE! ite pd, ee Fata WALT Cte athe moonSra. Wf erent Saat wattce geodetic WAL ch ae) Har lay hind keitdvnhere Haase caererttags gerard supescecdeyon, 28