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(''Pause. Maxim cannot help himself and a laugh explode.'')
(''Pause. Maxim cannot help himself and a laugh explode.'')
That’s fucking ridiculous! Why hasn’t your you know what fallen off?!
That’s fucking ridiculous! Why hasn’t your you know what fallen off?!
ROGER<br />
(''Seeing that the Babysitter is looking at the two of them.'') Don’t worry about my you know what, it’s doing just fine.
MAXIM<br />
(''Seriously'') How many times have you had, you know, a little something wrong down there?
ROGER<br />
You sure you want to know?
MAXIM<br />
Yeah, I’m sure.
ROGER<br />
Never.
MAXIM<br />
Never?
ROGER<br />
Never.
MAXIM<br />
That is ''so'' comme il faut! I take a random woman home once in my life and I get the bubonic plague; you sleep with two-hundred and seventy-six and all you get are fond memories,(''catching himself, whispers'') That’s fucked up.
ROGER<br />
(''putting the last of his load in the drier and getting his stuff together to leave.'') I’m telling you man, you need to learn how to roll with a good time, the rest falls into place.
(''They both start to leave the Laundromat. Right before they reach the door thunder strikes and a hard rain can be heard. MAXIM puts a newspaper he had in his arms over his head and the two men exit. The little girl is scared and runs under a bench. Her Babysitter notices and goes over to the bench.'')
BABYSITTER<br />
It’ll pass, it always does.
JESSICA<br />
I’m scared.
BS<br />
Oh, there’s nothing to be scared of, it’s just a little thunderstorm.
JESSICA<br />
I don’t like it.
BS<br />
You wouldn’t be very happy without it.
JESSICA<br />
Why?’
BS<br />
Because then there wouldn’t be any food to eat.
JESSICA Why?
BS<br />
Because the earth needs water to grow food.
JESSICA<br />
Why?
BS<br />
Why do you need water to grow?
JESSICA<br />
I don’t.
BS<br />
Yes you do.
JESSICA<br />
No I don’t.
BS<br />
Yes you do.
JESSICA<br />
Why?
BS<br />
Same reason you need food.
JESSICA<br />
Why do I need food?
BS<br />
The same reason we had to put gas in my car on the way here; it needs gas to get from one place to the other, and you need food to get from one place to the other.
JESSICA<br />
Mommy says: “The reason you have ''to'' put gas in your car so much is because it’s a piece of shit.”
BS<br />
You shouldn’t say words like that, Jessica.
JESSICA<br />
Why not, Mommy does?
BS<br />
If Mommy doesn’t like my car, why don’t you tell her to give me a raise so I can get a better car.
JESSICA<br />
I don’t think Mommy would do that.
BS<br />
Why not?
JESSICA<br />
Because Mommy says: “The only reason she lets white-trash like you take care of me is because we can’t afford a better baby-sitter, but I shouldn’t tell you that.” How come Mommy doesn’t want me to tell you that?
BS<br />
Because Mommy knows better then to talk like that about people when they’re not in the room to speak up for themselves! But that’s just a guess.
JESSICA<br />
What’s a guess?
BS<br />
A guess is what you do when you don’t know the answer to something.
JESSICA<br />
You mean ''you'' don’t always know the answer?
BS<br />
Sometimes I think the older you get, the less answers you have.
JESSICA<br />
But Mommy says she knows everything.
BS<br />
Well, Mommy is wrong.
JESSICA<br />
Are you sure?
BS<br />
Yes, I’m sure!
JESSICA<br />
Are you mad?
BS<br />
No, Jessica, I’m just a little hurt by what your Mommy said.
JESSICA<br />
Are you someone’s Mommy?
BS<br />
Sometimes I feel like I’m your Mommy.
JESSICA<br />
That’s not what I mean.
BS<br />
What do you mean?
JESSICA<br />
Do you have your own kids?
BS<br />
No.
JESSICA<br />
Why not?
BS<br />
Because I haven’t found anyone who I want to have kids with. Yet.
JESSICA<br />
What about that boy whose house we went to today? Do you want to have
kids with him?
BS<br />
Jessica. The way you talk.
JESSICA<br />
Don’t you like him?
BS<br />
I do, but it’s complicated.
JESSICA<br />
Does he like you?
BS<br />
He used to.
JESSICA<br />
Not anymore?
BS<br />
No, not anymore.
JESSICA<br />
You thought Mommy liked you, and she doesn’t. Maybe he does like you. How do you know?
BS<br />
Do you always ask so many questions, Jessica?
JESSICA<br />
Yes.
BS<br />
Why?
JESSICA<br />
I don’t know.
BS<br />
Neither do I. Things get complicated when you get older. I don’t know why, they just do. (''pause'') Did your Mommy really say those things about me?
JESSICA<br />
Yes.
BS<br />
Do you think she’s right?
JESSICA<br />
I don’t know, I’m six years old.
BS<br />
Well, take a guess?
JESSICA<br />
What’s trash?
BS<br />
Trash is something you throw away because you don’t want it anymore.
JESSICA<br />
People get thrown away too?
BS<br />
Sometimes.
JESSICA<br />
That would hurt a lot.
BS<br />
It does.
JESSICA<br />
Then I guess Mommy’s wrong, because I don’t want to throw you away.
BS<br />
Do you mean that, Jessica?
JESSICA<br />
I love you, why would I want to hurt you? (''The Babysitter starts to cry.'') Why are you crying?
BS<br />
Because you make me happy, Jessica.
JESSICA<br />
You cry when you’re happy?
BS<br />
Just give me a big hug. (''Jessica gives her a big hug and they hold it for a moment. The Babysitter puts the last piece of clothing in the washer and shuts the door.'')  Are you ready to get some ice cream?
JESSICA<br />
YEEEAAHH!!!
BS<br />
Okay, let’s go.
(''They start to exit, but as they reach the door thunder strikes and lightning flashes. Jessica grabs onto the Babysitter’s leg in fear and starts crying.'')
JESSICA<br />
I don’t want to go.
BS<br />
Not even for ice cream?
JESSICA<br />
No.
BS<br />
Because you’re scared?
JESSICA<br />
(''Wiping a tear'') Uh-huh.
BS<br />
You don’t have to be scared. Remember what I told you about the rain?
JESSICA<br />
Uh-huh.
BS<br />
What did I say?
JESSICA<br >
It’ll pass?
BS<br />
Yeah. It always does.
(''The Babysitter takes Jessica’s hand and they exit.'')
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