1
( "Safe" by Britt Nicole plays )
Girl:
FOR YEARS, MY MOTHER
WOULD WAKE MY SISTER, IZZIE,
AND I UP IN THE MORNING.
BRIGHT AND SHINING,
LIKE A HUMAN SUNRISE.
YOU KEEP TRYING
TO GET INSIDE MY HEAD
THOSE ARE THE HAPPIES MEMORIES OF MY LIFE.
THEN MOM GOT SICK.
NOW WHEN I LOOK AT SUNRISES,
WELL, THEY AREN'T AS
BRIGHT AND SHINY ANYMORE.
I'M GERTIE NASH.
I'M 14-YEARS-OLD.
OH, NO
MY WALLS ARE GONNA BREAK
SO CLOSE
IT'S MORE THAN I CAN TAKE
I'M SO TIRED OF TURNING
AND RUNNING AWAY
( whispers )
Izzie.
Sleep is for sleepy heads.
Open your eyes.
COME ON, IZZIE, GET UP.
COME ON, GET UP.
WE GOT TO GO TO SCHOOL.
ISN'T IT SATURDAY?
IT'S WEDNESDAY.
ISN'T IT A HOLIDAY?
WHAT HOLIDAY?
PICK ONE. MAKE ONE UP.
BE CREATIVE.
HMM... HOW ABOU NATIONAL GO TO SCHOOL DAY?
NOPE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THAT'S A GREAT HOLIDAY.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
( scoffs )
COME ON, IZZIE.
GET UP. NOW.
OKAY. OKAY.
YOU GOTTA SIGN THIS.
WHAT'S THIS?
REPORT CARD.
I HAVE TO HAVE MOM SIGN IT,
SINCE SHE DIDN'T COME TO THE
PARENT CONFERENCE MEETING.
GOOD JOB.
THANKS.
HERE YOU GO.
( low electric hum )
( sighs )
( hum stops )
IZZIE!
YOU HAVE GOT TO REMEMBER
TO TURN OFF THE HEATER
BEFORE WE LEAVE, OKAY?
WHAT?
( imitating ) WHAT?
COME ON.
( "I Gotchu"
by Gabbie Rae plays )
ARE YOUR GRADES
AS GOOD AS MINE?
ARE YOU KIDDING?
NO.
YOU GET TO SEE MY REPORT CARD,
BUT WHO CHECKS YOURS?
AND YOU WANT TO CHECK
MY REPORT CARD?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SHOW YOU
WHEN WE GET HOME.
CAN I SIGN YOURS, TOO?
NOPE.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T.
THAT'S NOT FAIR.
IT'S NOT ABOUT FAIR, IZZIE.
DON'T POUT.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW TO DO IT RIGHT.
YOU COULD TEACH ME.
WHEN YOU'RE
A LITTLE OLDER, OKAY?
YOU THINK OUR
TEACHERS KNOW?
NOT IF WE KEEP QUIE ABOUT IT.
I'M KEEPING QUIET.
GOOD.
AS LONG AS WE GET STRAIGHT As
AND KEEP BEHAVING IN CLASS,
NO ONE WILL NOTICE
ANYTHING, OKAY?
OKAY.
RACE YA!
I GOT YOU
YOU YOU
I'VE GOT YOU
SORRY YOU HAVE TO GE TO SCHOOL SO EARLY.
IT'S OKAY.
I LOVE YOU,
THOUGH.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
HAVE A GOOD DAY,
OKAY?
OKAY.
BYE.
BYE.
Woman: YOU'RE REALLY
NOT GOING TO TELL ME?
Man: NO, NO WAY.
I'M NOT TELLING YOU.
BABE.
NO.
HEY, I WOULDN' BE A SURPRISE IF I TOLD YOU, RIGHT?
BUT YOU KNOW HOW
PATIENT I AM.
ALL RIGHT.
FINE. FINE.
I'M JUST GOING TO SURRENDER,
AND, UM...
PLAY ALONG.
I ALREADY LET YOU TALK
ME INTO LEAVING MY CAR,
SO THIS BETTER BE GOOD.
OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
THIS IS ME WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE.
I KNOW. THAT'S EXACTLY
WHY I'M SAYING IT.
( chuckles ) OKAY.
NOW, SEE THAT WAS COLD.
WHOOP.
I GOTTA GO TO SCHOOL.
UH-HUH.
( laughs )
I WOULD HAVE BEEN
ON HONOR ROLL
IF I HAD TEACHERS
THAT LOOKED LIKE YOU.
OH, AREN'T YOU SWEET.
MM-HMM.
BABE, I WISH
IT WERE THAT SIMPLE.
I'M STILL TRYING TO FIND WAYS
TO INSPIRE THESE KIDS.
IT'S ONLY BEEN
TWO WEEKS, BABY.
JUST GIVE 'EM SOME TIME.
THEY'LL WARM UP TO YOU.
I LOVE YA.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
MM-HMM.
NOW, HONEY...
REALLY, 4:30,
DON'T BE LATE.
YES MA'AM.
BYE.
BYE.
YES. THAT'S WHA I'M TALKING ABOUT.
WORK IT OUT, MAMA.
OKAY, SO TWO X PLUS FIVE
EQUALS FIFTEEN.
WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE FOR "X."
OKAY.
WHO AMONG YOU WOULD
LIKE TO DAZZLE US
WITH YOUR MATHEMATICAL GENIUS
AND SOLVE THE EQUATION?
WELL, DON'T EVERYBODY RUSH UP
HERE AT ONCE.
DON'T WORRY WE WON'T.
( class laughs )
OH, MR. STEVENS,
YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY
WHEN YOU GO TO DETENTION.
AGAIN.
Class: OOH.
SORRY.
COME ON, PEOPLE.
MISS NASH.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS,
BUT LET'S GIVE SOME
OF YOUR OTHER CLASSMATES
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE.
COME ON.
THIS PROBLEM
WAS IN THE HOMEWORK.
YOU DID DO THE HOMEWORK.
REALLY?
( bell rings )
LEAVE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS
IN THE BASKET.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GRADE
THESE PAPERS.
MISS NASH, CAN I SEE YOU
A MINUTE AFTER CLASS?
THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU.
CLOSE THE DOOR WHEN YOU LEAVE.
YES, HI, I MISSED
SEEING YOUR MOTHER
AT THE LAST PAREN TEACHER CONFERENCE.
SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT.
I GATHERED THAT.
SHE'S SICK.
OH.
SHE HAS CANCER.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
MS. THOMPSON KNEW,
AND SO...
SHE JUST STOPPED
EXPECTING HER.
WELL, HOW IS SHE?
SHE'S GETTING BETTER.
SO, SHE'S AT HOME?
YEAH.
OH, GOOD.
GREAT.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
WELL, THEN, UM...
WELL, WHAT I DID
WITH THE PARENTS WHEN I MET WITH THEM
IS WENT OVER MY PLAN
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
THEN I ASKED THEM
TO SIGN THIS AGREEMEN BASICALLY COMMITTING
TO MAKING SURE
YOU'RE ON TOP
OF ALL YOUR ASSIGNMENTS,
THAT ALL YOUR PROJECTS
ARE IN ON TIME,
THAT WAY--
MY GRADES ARE FINE.
YEAH. YES, I KNOW THAT.
I'M THE BEST STUDEN IN THIS CLASS.
MS. THOMPSON SHE ALWAYS
JUST LET ME--
I'M NOT MRS. THOMPSON.
MRS. THOMPSON
ISN'T HERE ANYMORE.
I AM.
LISTEN, MAYBE I CAN
MEET WITH YOUR MOTHER,
I CAN GO TO YOUR HOUSE
AND--AND
SHE SEEMS TO BE DOING
EVERYTHING I NEED HER TO DO,
SO THIS SHOULDN' BE A BIG DEAL.
SHE'S WORKING.
SHE WORKS EVENINGS.
I THOUGHT YOU
SAID SHE WAS SICK.
SHE IS.
LIFE IS TOUGH AT OUR HOUSE.
IS EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT AT HOME?
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
CAN I--CAN I
JUST GO PLEASE?
OKAY. PLEASE HAVE
YOUR MOTHER SIGN THAT.
IF SHE HAS ANY QUESTIONS,
MY NUMBER'S ON THE BOTTOM.
OKAY. CAN I...
YES.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
SHE KNOWS.
SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING.
SHE'S JUST REACHING,
THAT'S ALL.
SHE KNOWS.
I'M TELLING YOU.
STOP SAYING THAT.
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?
NOTHING.
I'M GOING
TO DO MY HOMEWORK,
GO TO SCHOOL TOMORROW
AND GET GOOD GRADES
LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO.
OH, MY GOD.
SHE KNOWS.
WOULD YOU CALM DOWN?
I ANSWERED ALL
OF HER QUESTIONS.
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
TRUST ME.
( phone ringing )
MOM!
( ringing continues )
Mom:
I'M RIGHT HERE.
HELLO, YOU'VE REACHED
THE NASH RESIDENCE.
Gertie: WE'RE SORRY!
BUT WE'RE UNA--
UNA--
WE CAN'T GET TO YOUR
CALL AT THIS TIME.
BUT PLEASE
LEAVE US A MESSAGE
AND WE'RE RETURN YOUR CALL
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Girls:
HAVE A NICE DAY!
( beeps )
Man: MS. NASH, THIS IS
MR. MURRAY, THE LANDLORD.
I'M CALLING TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT WE DID NOT RECEIVE
THE RENT CHECK.
HI, MR. MURRAY.
UH, YEAH. HELLO.
UH, NO, SIR.
SHE'S NOT HOME.
UH, YES, SIR.
SHE WANTED ME TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT SHE WAS SENDING
THAT WIRE OUT TO THE BANK,
SO YOU SHOULD BE
GETTING IT ANY TIME.
UH, YES, SIR.
I'M DOING IT--
I MEAN, I'M--I'M LOOKING
AT IT RIGHT NOW.
AND IT SAYS THAT IT'S PENDING,
SO YOU SHOULD BE GETTING
IT BY TOMORROW.
YES, SIR. I'LL TELL HER
THAT YOU CALLED.
OKAY. THANKS, MR. MURRAY.
BYE.
YOU FORGOT TO PAY
THE RENT DIDN'T YOU?
SHUT UP, IZZIE.
( sighs )
HERE WE ARE
FACE TO FACE
TRAPPED INSIDE
A WARM EMBRACE
SHE'S GOOD.
YEAH, SHE IS.
THIS IS NICE,
HONEY.
HMM.
THANK YOU.
I LOVE THIS PLACE.
DINNER'S WONDERFUL.
HMM-MM.
AND THE DESSERT.
WE HAVEN' HAD DESSERT YET.
TRUST ME.
OH! YOU ARE SO BAD.
I KNOW, BABY.
I KNOW.
SWEETIE,
IT'S NOT MY BIRTHDAY, YOU KNOW.
AND OUR ANNIVERSARY
IS LIKE--
SIX MONTHS.
SIX MONTHS AWAY, THAT'S RIGHT.
SO, WHAT YOU SAYING?
I CAN'T HAVE A LITTLE "JUST BECAUSE" CELEBRATION?
"JUST BECAUSE"?
YEAH, JUS BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.
OHH.
YOU'RE MY WIFE.
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE
THE BEST THING
THAT GOD HAS EVER
DONE FOR ME.
JUST BECAUSE A MAN
SHOULD BE ABLE
TO TAKE HIS WIFE OUT.
JUST BECAUSE WE
LIVE A GOOD LIFE,
WE NEED TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS, BABY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS--
YEAH, WELL, WE CAN TAKE
CARE OF THAT AT DESSERT.
( chuckles )
YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M SAYING.
'CAUSE I'M JUST SAYING,
I'M NOT GOING TO BE THIS FINE FOREVER.
AND YOU ARE GETTING OLD.
OKAY. I'M GETTING OLD.
WE GOT TO PLAN
FOR THINGS.
YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
WE ALREADY HAD THIS CONVERSATION, BABY.
I'M GOOD ON KIDS, OKAY?
GOD WILL WORK EVERYTHING
OUT WHEN IT IS TIME.
OKAY?
( sighs )
WHERE IS THIS WAITER?
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GE THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD.
TOUCH ME, BABY
TOUCH ME, BABY
( holding note )
Izzie:
I MISS YOU, MOMMA.
GOODNIGHT.
Gertie: HEY, IZZIE.
ARE YOU READY FOR BED?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
JUST TUCKING IN MY SHEET,
MAKING IT TIGHTER.
GOODNIGHT, PEANUT.
SLEEP TIGHT.
GERTIE?
I MISS MOMMY.
I MISS HER, TOO.
DO YOU THINK GOD CAN SEE HER?
I TOLD YOU,
THERE IS NO GOD.
THEN WHO MADE THE WORLD
AND EVERYTHING?
NOBODY.
IT JUST HAPPENED.
IT HAD TO BE SOMEBODY.
NO, IT DIDN'T.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
I JUST KNOW.
HOW?
GO TO SLEEP, IZZIE.
SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.
( whispering )
Dear, God...
( bell ringing )
Tonya:
HI, ASIA.
Girl:
HI, MRS. FREEMAN.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I'M GOOD.
GOOD. DID YOU
DO YOUR HOMEWORK?
I DID. I DID.
GREAT.
OPEN YOUR BOOKS
TO PAGE 38.
Girl: HELLO.
HI, MICHELLE.
WHO WAS THAT?
ALL RIGHT, CLASS.
UM... STARING AT I IS NOT GOING TO FILL IT UP.
BE QUIET. LET'S GO.
CAN I HAVE SOME APPLES?
YEAH, SURE.
Izzie:
WHO'S THAT?
THAT'S THE TEACHER
I TOLD YOU ABOUT.
COME ON. LET'S GO.
WATCH WHERE
YOU'RE GOING. I'M SORRY.
Gertie: SORRY.
Tonya:
MISS NASH.
I MISSED YOU
IN MY CLASS TODAY.
YOU SKIPPED CLASS?
I'M SORRY, MS. FREEMAN.
SOMETHING CAME UP.
MUST OF BEEN SOMETHING
PRETTY IMPORTANT.
IT WAS PERSONAL.
A FAMILY MATTER.
OH, I SEE.
AND WHO IS THIS?
I'M IZZIE.
WE'RE SISTERS.
WELL, NICE
TO MEET YOU, IZZIE.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
IS YOUR MOTHER HERE?
SHE, UH...
SHE JUST WANTED US
TO GET HER A FEW THINGS.
SHE MADE US A LIST.
TOLD YOU,
SHE WORKS EVENINGS.
YOU DID.
WELL, I GUESS I JUST SEEM
TO KEEP MISSING HER.
GUESS I'LL MEET HER
ONE OF THESE DAYS.
GUESS SO.
Gertie: IZZIE.
I'LL EXPECT YOU IN MY CLASS
TOMORROW, MISS NASH.
AND I'LL ALSO EXPEC A NOTE FROM YOUR MOTHER,
EXPLAINING THIS FAMILY MATTER.
AND MY SIGNED AGREEMENT.
UNDERSTAND?
YES, MA'AM.
GOOD.
WELL, IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU,
MISS IZZIE.
NICE MEETING YOU MISS...
TEACHER PERSON.
MRS. FREEMAN.
MRS. FREEMAN.
YES.
( chuckling )
BE CAREFUL.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
SHE'S PRETTY LIKE MOMMY.
SHE LOOKS NOTHING
LIKE MOM.
I DIDN'T SAY SHE
LOOKS LIKE MOMMY.
I SAID SHE'S
PRETTY LIKE MOM.
WHATEVER.
WHY ARE YOU
SKIPPING CLASS?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, OKAY?
WELL, THAT'S WHITE KIDS
FOR YOU.
WHAT IS THA SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!
COME ON, NOW.
YOU KNOW WHITE FOLKS
LET THEIR KIDS
DRIVE IN PRE-SCHOOL.
STOP IT.
THEY DO NOT.
YES, THEY DO!
THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH
OF WHITE KIDS
OUT THERE RIGHT NOW
WITH CREDIT CARDS,
CELL PHONES,
DRIVER'S LICENSE,
DRIVING THEMSELVES
HOME FROM FIRST GRAD.
YOU ARE SO SILLY.
( both laughing )
STUPID.
OH, BABY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
NOW, I JUST THINK IT'S
IRRESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOTHER TO DO THAT.
BUT GREG,
SHE HAS TO WORK.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE KIDS
TO THEIR OWN DEVICES.
THAT'S HOW LITTLE KIDS
GET IN TROUBLE THESE DAYS.
BLACK MOMS HAVE TO DO
THE SAME THINGS, HONEY.
( scoffs )
HOW MANY BLACK KIDS
HAVE YOU SEEN
RUNNING AMOK 'CAUSE
THEIR MOMMAS HAD TO WORK?
YEAH. NOT WHEN
I WAS GROWING UP.
NOW, YOU HAD
TO BE HOME BEFORE
THE STREET LIGHTS
CAME ON. CAME ON.
I KNOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED,
OLD MAN.
WRONG.
( laughing )
IT'S JUST DISTURBING, HONEY
SHE MISSED MY CLASS TODAY.
AH, SHE CAN AFFORD IT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"SHE CAN AFFORD IT"?
COME ON, BABY.
GIVE THE GIRL A BREAK.
I MEAN, HER MOTHER HAS CANCER,
BUT THE WOMAN IS STILL WORKING.
AND YOU SAY THAT SHE'S
AT THE TOP OF YOUR CLASS.
RIGHT?
YEAH.
THIS LITTLE GIRL'S TURNING
IN ALL HER WORK ON TIME.
I'M JUST SAYING SHE
DESERVES A COUPLE OF DAYS.
OKAY, WELL, WHAT IF
IT WAS YOUR DAUGHTER?
( laughs )
THEN I'D TAN THAT HIDE.
EXACTLY.
NO.
THAT IS NO THE SAME THING.
WELL, WHY NOT?
BECAUSE BOTH OF US
ARE STILL HERE,
AND YOU ARE NOT SICK.
WELL, WE'LL JUST SEE
HOW EASY IT ALL IS
WHEN WE DO HAVE KIDS.
( muttering )
TAKE ABOUT A FEW MORE--
( bell ringing )
Tonya:
SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW.
OH, AND LET'S MAKE SURE
WE'RE PUTTING THE "WORK"
INTO THE HOMEWORK
TONIGHT, OKAY?
PLEASE.
I'M EXPECTING GREAT THINGS.
OH, MISS NASH.
THANK YOU.
( scoffs )
NO, I DO UNDERSTAND.
I MEAN, REALLY
I NEED YOU TO BE A MAN.
WHO BREAKS UP BY TEXT?
( sighs )
NO, I DO HEAR YOU.
I NEED YOU TO HEAR ME.
GROW UP.
GEEZ!
GOOD MORNING, MISS JACKSON.
ROUGH DAY?
HONEY, I'D PAY SOMEBODY
TO MAKE IT GO FASTER.
I HEAR YOU.
COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?
I NEED TO SEE A FILE
ON ONE OF MY STUDENTS.
NAME?
GERTRUDE NASH.
HMM. GERTRUDE NASH.
DON'T KNOW HER.
MUST BE
A FIRST TIME OFFENDER.
OH, NO. SHE'S NO IN ANY TROUBLE.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE
SHE DID ANYTHING WRONG.
I'M JUST GETTING
TO KNOW MY STUDENTS.
ALL RIGHT.
WHEN YOU'RE DONE,
JUST PUT IT IN
THAT BASKET, OKAY?
OKAY, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. MM-HMM.
THANK YOU.
SURE, SWEETIE.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
( bell ringing )
( sniffling )
I CAN'T DO THIS BY MYSELF.
YES, YOU CAN,
GERTIE.
CAN YOU HELP ME,
PLEASE?
I TAUGHT YOU EVERYTHING
YOU NEED TO KNOW.
TRUST YOURSELF.
WHAT IF I MESS UP?
THEN WE'LL START AGAIN.
NOW, YOUR AUDIENCE
IS WAITING.
Mom:
I'M RIGHT HERE.
ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS
PLAY YOUR SONG, LITTLE GIRL.
PLAY YOUR SONG.
WELL, ARE YOU GOING TO
PLAY THAT THING OR WHAT?
MR. MUNSON KNOWS I'M HERE.
HE JUST--
I'M NOT HERE TO BUST YOU,
MISS NASH.
I HEARD THE MUSIC
AS I WAS COMING IN,
AND I THOUGHT I'D STOP IN
FOR A FREE CONCERT.
WILL I GET ONE?
I'M NOT THAT GOOD.
PLAY SOMETHING
AND LET ME SEE.
I'D RATHER NOT.
WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT IT.
I'M NOT EMBARRASSED.
THEN WHAT IS IT?
YOU JUST DON' WANT TO PLAY FOR ME?
YEAH, THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
WELL, I'M REALLY HURT BY THAT.
JUST KIDDING.
ME TOO.
MISS NASH, LET ME
ASK YOU A QUESTION.
AND I REALLY WANT YOU
TO BE HONEST WITH ME.
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT IN TROUBLE.
AND EITHER WAY,
I'M NOT GOING TO JUDGE YOU.
IT'S JUST...
TWO GIRLS TALKING, OKAY?
OKAY, MISS FREEMAN.
YOU WROTE THE LETTER
FROM YOUR MOTHER, DIDN'T YOU?
JUST TWO GIRLS TALKING?
JUST TWO GIRLS TALKING.
MY MOTHER WROTE THAT LETTER.
YOU ARE A VERY INTERESTING
PERSON, GERTIE NASH.
VERY INTERESTING.
SO ARE YOU...
MISS FREEMAN.
( chuckling )
OKAY.
I COULD SEE THE MORNING SUN
RISE IN YOUR EYES
OH, THE DAYS, THE DAYS,
THEY GO
PASSING BY
Greg: WELL, WE TRIED.
AND, UH...
AND WE'LL--WE'LL
KEEP TRYING.
IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S
ANYBODY'S FAULT.
JUST...
NO.
YEAH, RIGHT?
NO. RIGHT. OF COURSE NOT.
SO WE JUST THOUGH WE'D COME IN TO SEE IF EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.
GREAT. WELL, I'M SURE
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
WE'LL JUST RUN A FEW TESTS
AND SEE WHAT WE COME UP WITH.
YOU READY, TONYA?
YES.
OKAY.
LOOK, BABY, IT'S GOING
TO BE FINE. OKAY?
WE JUST--WE JUS NEED TO KEEP TRYING.
DOING IT A THE RIGHT TIMES.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING I AT THE RIGHT TIMES,
AND IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
NOTHING'S WORKING.
AH, IT'S JUST STRESS.
STRESS?
YEAH.
WE'VE BEEN STRESSING
OUT ABOUT IT SO BAD.
I'M SURE THAT'S PUTTING
SOME PRESSURE ON YOUR BODY.
YOU JUST NEED TO RELAX.
SO, IT'S MY FAULT?
NO, I'M NO SAYING THAT.
THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT.
LOOK, WHAT I'M SAYING IS,
WHY DON'T WE JUST WAI FOR THE TEST RESULTS TO COME BACK. OKAY?
I WAS NERVOUS WHEN
WE HAD MY CHECK-UP
AND EVERYTHING
CAME BACK FINE.
RIGHT?
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO TURN
OUT RIGHT WITH YOU TOO.
SO WE JUST GOTTA
HAVE FAITH.
OKAY?
WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG?
I AIN'T NEVER WRONG.
( scoffs )
( both laughing )
WHAT IF YOU ARE WRONG?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
GIVE ME YOUR HAND.
FATHER, GOD.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOU PEACE
THAT PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING.
YES.
SO, WE COME TO YOU
IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
AND WE ASK THA YOUR WILL BE DONE.
IN WE ASK THIS
IN JESUS' NAME
AND FOR HIS SAKE.
AMEN.
THERE'LL BE BETTER DAYS
THERE'S GONNA
BE A BETTER DAY
WHAT?
ARE YOU DONE YET?
DOES IT LOOK LIKE
I'M DONE?
IF I SAY "YES,"
CAN WE PLAY GO FISH?
NO.
I'M ALMOST FINISHED
PAYING THE BILLS,
AND THEY DON'T GET PAID
BY PLAYING CARDS.
OH. SO, NOW YOU WAN TO PAY THE BILLS?
WOW.
I THINK YOU'RE SLEEPY
AND IT'S PAST YOUR BEDTIME.
NO, I'M NOT.
PLEASE.
ONE GAME AND THEN
STRAIGHT TO BED?
BUT WHEN I BEAT YOU,
YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO BED SAD.
I'M WILLING TO
TAKE THAT CHANCE.
I FIGURED YOU MIGHT.
LET'S PLAY.
GERTIE?
WHAT'S WRONG?
I CAN'T SLEEP.
YOU'RE SUCH A SORE LOSER.
UH-UH.
YOU CHEATED.
CAN I SLEEP WITH YOU?
SURE.
THANKS, GERTIE.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
NOW GO TO SLEEP.
DO YOU REMEMBER
SEEING DAD?
I MOSTLY REMEMBER HOW SAD
MOM WAS AT THE FUNERAL.
WHERE WAS I?
WAITING TO BE BORN.
WHAT DID MOM TELL YOU?
YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS,
IZZIE. GO TO SLEEP.
TELL ME AGAIN, PLEASE.
SHE TOLD ME SHE
LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.
AND?
AND TO KISS YOU EVERY DAY.
YOU ALMOST MISSED TODAY.
ALMOST.
NOW GO TO SLEEP.
( "One Step at a Time"
by Marian Mereba plays )
IF THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
HAD AN ELEVATOR
I'D BE THE FIRS TO TAKE A RIDE
TAKE A RIDE
ONE STEP AT A TIME
PSST.
THE RAN OUT OF APPLES.
I KNOW THIS IS NO THE RIGHT TIME OR PLACE,
BUT I WANTED TO SAY
THAT I'M SORRY
FOR MAKING YOU
SO MAD AT ME.
I'M NOT MAD.
( sighs )
I'M DISAPPOINTED.
OH, OKAY.
BABE, I JUST WANT TO KNOW
THAT WE WANT THE SAME THING.
BABY, I WAN WHAT YOU WANT, OKAY?
BUT GREG--
NO, COME ON.
I LOVE YOU.
WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY,
THEN I WANT THAT THING.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
THAT SOUNDED PRETTY GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERS.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO, UM...
WERE YOU ABLE TO GE OUT OF THE MEETING? NO.
I COULDN'T RESCHEDULE
ANYTHING, SO...
OKAY.
LISTEN...
I'M SURE THE DOCTOR'S
GOING TO GIVE YOU
A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
YEAH.
AND THEN TONIGHT,
WE CAN CELEBRATE.
BY MAKING TWINS.
OKAY.
OKAY?
THANK YOU.
NO, THANK YOU.
( sighs )
I'M SORRY.
NOWADAYS THERE ARE OPTIONS,
HOWEVER, THAT WE DIDN' HAVE IN THE PAST.
WE HAVE TO BE HONES ABOUT YOUR ODDS, THOUGH.
( sighs )
THANKS FOR LETTING ME SEE
A MOVIE ON A SCHOOL NIGHT.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
BEEN KIND OF MEAN
TO YOU LATELY.
FIGURED YOU DESERVED IT.
YEAH, YOU HAVE.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
I STILL LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
IZZIE!
NO!
IZZIE, STOP!
STOP!
IZZIE, STOP!
( both crying )
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED?
SOMEONE LEF A SPACE HEATER ON.
NO, STOP.
BUT OUR STUFF
IS IN THERE.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
WE CAN'T GO IN THERE, OKAY?
GERTIE, I DON'T THINK WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE.
WHY?
I'M SCARED.
THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE AFRAID OF, OKAY?
YOU'RE HUNGRY.
I'M HUNGRY.
EVERYTHING WE HAVE
JUST GOT BURNED UP,
AND WE HAVE NO MONEY.
THIS IS OUR ONLY OPTION.
WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP GOING
UNTIL WE GET TO THE CAFETERIA.
YOU TRUST ME?
YEAH.
OKAY, THEN. COME ON.
YOU GIVE UP TOO EASY.
( indistinct whispering )
GERTIE, WE SHOULDN' BE IN HERE.
SHH!
COME ON.
OOP! UH-OH.
HELLO.
WHAT ARE YOU LADIES
DOING HERE?
HELLO, OFFICER.
UH-UH.
AIN'T NO "HELLO, OFFICER"
MY FOOT.
WHAT ARE YOU
LADIES DOING HERE?
IT IS CLEARLY
AFTER SCHOOL HOURS.
LOOK DOWN THE HALL.
AIN'T NOBODY ELSE HERE.
ARE YOUR PARENTS
HERE FOR THE MEETING?
N-N-NO, SIR.
WE WERE--
( mock stammering )
YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO SAY?
HUH?
I DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
IT COULD BE WAY
MORE PRETTIER THAN THIS,
BUT IT'S NOT PRETTY,
BECAUSE Y'ALL MAKE IT UNPRETTY.
I DON'T LIKE IT. GUESS WHAT?
VIOLATION.
KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
( snaps fingers )
ABOUT TO SHOW YOU.
YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS
DOWN HERE.
YOU TWO ARE GOING DOWN.
YOU KNOW THAT?
( door opening )
NEIL?
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
WELL, THESE YOUNG LADIES WERE
RECKLESSLY--RECKLESSLY ROAMING
THROUGHOUT THE HALLWAYS.
AND YOU KNOW WE DON' TOLERATE THAT AROUND HERE.
MISS NASH?
WE WERE JUST GOING
TO THE BATHROOM.
UH, NEIL, THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT IT COVERED FROM NOW ON.
THIS IS MY STUDENT.
YEAH. YOU GOT IT?
I--I--I HAVE THEM BOTH.
NOW, YOU SURE?
I DO. THANK YOU
SO VERY MUCH.
OKAY. THEY'RE VIOLATORS.
YES.
GET INTO MY CLASS.
OKAY.
THANK YOU, NEIL.
I MEAN, LIKE RELAY RACE.
YOU CAN TAKE IT--
EXACTLY.
OKAY.
YOU WELCOME.
SHE CALLED ME "NEIL."
I LIKE THAT.
MM-HMM.
I'M ASSUMING THIS LITTLE
INCIDENT MEANS YOUR MOTHER
IS NOT HERE AT THE PTO MEETING?
GERTIE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
FIVE SECONDS TO COME CLEAN.
OR I'M TAKING YOU
BACK OUT THERE TO NEIL
AND TELL HIM
I WAS COVERING FOR YOU.
FIVE SECONDS.
AND YOU BETTER IMPRESS ME.
FIVE.
GERTIE.
FOUR.
QUIET, IZZIE.
THREE.
GERTIE, PLEASE!
TWO.
LOOK, I CAN'T.
ONE.
HAVE IT YOUR WAY.
OUR HOUSE BURNED DOWN!
Gertie: IZZIE!
Tonya: WHAT?
( slow jazz plays )
( door opens )
BEEN WAITING ALL NIGHT.
I'VE GOT PLANS FOR YOU, WOMAN.
( gasps )
( Izzie giggles,
music stops )
HEY, BABE.
I KNOW YOU LIKE TO BRING
YOUR WORK HOME, BUT...
( chuckling )
THIS IS KIND OF DIFFERENT.
Tonya: SORRY.
UH, THIS IS GERTIE,
AND IZZIE.
OH! THE STUDENT FROM THE STORE.
YEAH.
RIGHT. RIGHT. RIGHT.
THIS IS MY HUSBAND,
MR. FREEMAN.
HI, LADIES.
HI, MR. FREEMAN.
HI!
YOU KNOW, JUST CALL ME "GREG."
NO, "MR. FREEMAN'S" OKAY.
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
HEY, CAN I TALK TO YOU
IN THE KITCHEN FOR A SECOND?
SURE. GIRLS, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
MMM.
( chuckles )
OH, LOOK AT YOU.
YEAH.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BABY,
WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR SAY?
I'VE BEEN WAITING
ALL AFTERNOON.
OH. IT'S ME.
SWEETIE, WHAT'S YOU?
WH-WH-WHAT ARE YOU?
UM...
I CAN'T HAVE CHILDREN.
I'M THE PROBLEM.
PROBLEM? BABY,
DON'T SAY THAT.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU DON'T KNOW--
NOW, DON'T YOU
SAY THAT, OKAY?
DON'T SAY THAT, YOU'RE FINE.
WE'RE FINE.
WE ARE GOING TO BE FINE.
NO. NO, GREG.
IT'S NOT FINE.
THERE'S NOTHING FINE
ABOUT THIS SITUATION.
UH, I'M JUST SAYING
THAT WE CAN WORK IT THROUGH TOGETHER.
THAT'S ALL.
WE HAVE OPTIONS. OKAY?
WELL, I DON'T SEE
ANY OPTIONS.
I DON'T SEE ANY
DAMN OPTIONS AT ALL.
YOU KNOW WHAT, STOP.
WE NEED TO PRAY.
OKAY? LET'S PRAY.
DEAR--
WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO PRAY FOR, GREG?
WHAT, YOU GOING TO PRAY
GOD'S WILL BE DONE?
THAT'S WHAT YOU DID
THE LAST TIME.
AND THIS WAS THE ANSWER,
SO WHAT THE HELL
IS PRAYING GOING TO DO?
THIS IS
A NICE HOUSE.
SHH!
Greg: HEY,
WHAT ABOUT ADOPTION?
SOMEBODY ELSE'S BABY.
OKAY.
OKAY. OR WE CAN
JUST DO NOTHING.
I'M SORRY.
OR WE CAN
JUST BE HAPPY,
AND ACCEPT IT AS IT IS.
AND JUST BE HAPPY
WITH YOU AND ME.
YOU WOULD LOVE THAT, HUH?
OH, GOD. OKAY.
WELL, THEN WHAT IS
YOUR PLAN, TONYA?
BECAUSE I'VE RAN OUT OF IDEAS.
OH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW, MAYBE WE
CAN GO TO THE SUPERMARKET,
AND SEE IF WE CAN CATCH A SALE
ON TWO MORE LITTLE WHITE GIRLS.
THEY GOT BURNED OU OF THEIR HOME TONIGHT, GREG.
WHAT DOES THA HAVE TO DO WITH
OUR RELATIONSHIP
AND OUR MARRIAGE?
THEY DIDN'T HAVE
ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO.
SO, I BROUGHT THEM
HERE FOR THE NIGHT.
IN THE MORNING,
I'LL TAKE THEM
TO SEE THEIR MOTHER
IN THE HOSPITAL
DURING VISITING HOURS.
SO, SHE CAN'T WATCH
THEM TONIGHT,
BUT SHE CAN WATCH
THEM IN THE MORNING?
THAT MAKES SENSE.
DID YOU HEAR ME?
THEY GOT BURNED OUT, GREG.
THE LAST THING WE
ALL NEED IS THIS FROM YOU.
( sighs )
( birds chirping )
( snoring softly )
( softly groans )
( mumbles )
HOLD ON, BABY.
NOT NOW. OKAY?
UH... MAY--MAY I HELP YOU?
I'M HUNGRY.
( sighs )
HEY, WELL, YOU KNOW
THERE'S FOOD IN THE KITCHEN.
YOU HAVE TO FIX IT FOR ME.
I'M TOO LITTLE.
NOW, THAT'S NONSENSE.
( grunts )
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE I USED
TO BE A COOK AT WAFFLE HOUSE.
YOU KNOW, WH-WH-WHERE'S
YOUR SISTER?
SHE'S STILL ASLEEP.
SHE CRIED A LO LAST NIGHT.
( scoffs )
SHE SHOULD TRY
SLEEPING ON THIS COUCH.
OH.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
IF I COOK YOU BREAKFAST,
YOU PROMISE
TO LEAVE ME ALONE?
MM-HMM.
WE SHAKE ON IT.
ALL RIGHT.
OH. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO. COME ON.
COME ON. LET'S GO.
WHY WERE YOU
SLEEPING ON THE SOFA?
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
SO YOU WANT EGGS,
BACON?
YEP.
EVERYTHING
BUT EGGS AND BACON.
NO EGGS AND BACON.
BUT... CEREAL.
HUH? WANT SOME CEREAL?
I ONLY EAT CORN FLAKES.
YOU WOULD ONLY EAT CORN FLAKES.
WHAT ABOUT OATMEAL?
YOU LIKE OATMEAL?
CAN YOU MAKE OATMEAL?
( laughing )
CAN I--
IT'S OATMEAL.
OKAY?
IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S
A RACK OF LAMB.
WHAT'S A RACK OF LAMB?
NEVER MIND.
CAN YOU MAKE IT LIKE GERTIE?
NO, BUT I KNOW WHO CAN.
WHO?
GERTIE.
SO WHY DON'T I GO
WAKE HER UP, OKAY? NO!
OKAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS.
TRUST ME.
OKAY? GERTIE DOESN' KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE FREEMAN FAMILY
DELUXE OATMEAL RECIPE.
ALL RIGHT?
NOW, THIS HAS BEEN
PASSED DOWN
FROM GENERATION
TO GENERATION.
MY FAMILY HAS WON
AWARDS FOR THIS RECIPE.
WON AWARDS?
OH, YEAH.
TONS OF AWARDS.
A WHOLE WALL
FULL OF AWARDS.
MAKING OATMEAL.
HERE WE GO.
( chuckling )
ALL RIGHT.
( sighs,
clears throat )
I WOULD SAY "PRAY,"
BUT I DON'T THINK THA WOULD HELP RIGHT NOW.
ARE YOU SURE YOU
LEARNED THE RECIPE RIGHT?
( stutters )
YES, I LEARNED THE RECIPE RIGHT.
IT'S JUST--
NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE
BUTTER, THAT'S ALL.
YOU KNOW,
EVERYBODY'S A CRITIC.
THIS AIN'T GRITS.
I'M JUST SAYING.
JUST TRY SOME.
IT--IT TASTE BETTER
THAN IT LOOK.
OKAY. WHY DON'T YOU JUS GO AHEAD AND GET DRESSED.
AND, UM, WE'LL GO GE EVERYBODY SOME BREAKFAST.
OKAY?
GOOD IDEA.
( sighs )
( knocking )
( pounding )
HEY, HEY, HEY!
WHAT? COME IN!
IS IZZIE IN HERE?
WHAT?
NO.
I CAN'T FIND IZZIE.
IZZIE'S GONE.
OH, WELL, SHE'S GO TO BE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.
NO, SHE'S NOT!
I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR HER!
I'M TELLING YOU SHE'S GONE!
AND SHE KNOWS NOT TO GO
ANYWHERE WITHOUT TELLING ME!
SHE KNOWS!
OKAY. GERTIE,
CALM DOWN.
WHERE'S IZZIE?!
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT WE CAN FIND
HER WHEREVER SHE IS.
WAIT A MINUTE,
WHERE'S GREG?
HE'S GONE, TOO!
AND HE MUST HAVE TAKEN HER,
BECAUSE SHE KNOWS NOT TO GO
ANYWHERE WITHOUT TELLING ME,
SHE KNOWS NO TO GO WITH STRANGERS!
OKAY. GERTIE, PLEASE CALM DOWN.
HE'S NO STRANGER.
SHE WOULD NEVER RUN OFF!
SHE'S GONE!
HE PROBABLY JUS TOOK HER TO THE STORE.
WHERE? WHERE
WOULD THEY GO?
ARE YOU SURE
YOU LOOKED OUTSIDE?
YES! I LOOKED EVERYWHERE!
I'M TELLING YOU SHE'S GONE!
Tonya: THEY'RE NOT GONE.
JUST COME.
LET'S GO FIND HER.
GREG?
IZZIE?
IZZIE?
IZZIE?
GREG?
GREG, LET ME--
OKAY, LET ME JUS CALL HIM, OKAY?
I TOLD YOU
HE'S NOT HERE!
ALL RIGHT. AND YOU'RE
SURE YOU CHECKED OUTSIDE?
YES! I LOOKED EVERYWHERE.
I'M TELLING YOU THEY'RE GONE!
OKAY... LET ME
JUST RING HIM.
( vibrating sound )
OH, WAIT.
YOU HEAR THAT?
YEAH.
HE LEFT HIS PHONE.
Gertie:
OH, MY GOD.
HE'D LEAVE HIS HEAD
IF WEREN'T ATTACHED TO HIM.
OKAY, SO THEY'LL
BE RIGHT BACK.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
WHERE ELSE COULD
THEY GO, GERTIE?
YOU ARE OVERREACTING.
HE PROBABLY JUS TOOK HER TO THE STORE.
WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?
LISTEN, GERTIE.
I'M GOING TO GET DRESSED,
SO WE'LL BE READY
WHEN THEY GET BACK.
AND I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU
TO SEE YOUR MOTHER.
WHAT HOSPITAL
IS SHE IN ANYWAY?
SAINT MARY'S.
YOU CAN JUST TAKE US THERE
AND LEAVE US THERE.
WE'LL BE FINE.
OH, OKAY.
NO PROBLEM.
OKAY. I'LL BE
WAITING OUTSIDE.
HELLO.
YES, COULD I HAVE THE, UM,
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER
FOR SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL?
THE CANCER WARD.
GREAT.
SEVEN... FIVE.
THANK YOU.
YOUR MOTHER'S NO AT SAINT MARY'S.
BUT THEN,
YOU KNEW THAT.
I... UH...
WHAT'D YOU THINK, GERTIE?
I WAS JUST GOING TO DROP
YOU AND YOUR SISTER OFF AT THE HOSPITAL,
AND DRIVE OFF?
"SEE YOU ON MONDAY.
MAKE SURE YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK."
I DIDN'T KNOW--
WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER, GERTIE?
WHAT ARE YOU MAKING?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THIS IS A MASTERPIECE.
IT LOOKS
KIND OF MESSY.
WHO'S SIDE ON YOUR ON?
I'M JUST SAYING.
ALL RIGHT. LET ME SEE
WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
MOM, ARE YOU OKAY?
( panting )
MOMMY?
MOM?
( gasps )
MOM!
MOMMY?
MOM!
WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER?
SHE'S DEAD.
DEAD?
SHE DIED A YEAR AGO.
A YEAR AGO?
YEAH.
IT'LL BE A YEAR
NEXT MONTH.
WHO HAVE YOU BEEN
LIVING WITH SINCE THEN?
NOBODY.
IT'S JUST US.
SHE DID HAVE CANCER.
I DIDN'T LIE ABOUT THAT.
IT STARTED IN HER
OVARIES FIRST.
THE DOCTORS TOLD US THA THERE WAS NOTHING THA THEY COULD DO TO FIX HER.
AND THAT THE ONLY THING THA COULD FIX HER WAS A MIRACLE.
SO WE PRAYED FOR A MIRACLE.
WE PRAYED AT HOME.
WE PRAYED AT CHURCH.
GOD NEVER SAID ANYTHING.
GOD NEVER DID ANYTHING.
SHE WAS GOING TO DIE.
BUT DIDN'T YOU
HAVE ANY RELATIVES?
AN UNCLE, AUNT?
COUSIN?
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN JUST US
SINCE MY FATHER DIED.
I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER
HIM MUCH, BUT...
HE DIED RIGHT BEFORE
IZZIE CAME.
HOW DID YOU END UP
LIVING BY YOURSELF?
DIDN'T SOMEBODY COME LOOKING
FOR YOU AFTER SHE DIED?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR MONEY?
MY MOTHER
FIXED IT FOR US.
FIXED IT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "FIXED IT"?
SHE KNEW SHE
WAS GOING TO DIE,
AND SO SHE MADE
SURE WE'D BE OKAY.
HOW?
SHE GOT US AN APARTMENT.
WE ALL MOVED INTO IT,
AND THAT'S WHERE
WE WERE LIVING.
I PAY THE REN ONLINE EVERY MONTH.
AND AS LONG AS THE
LANDLORD GOT HIS MONEY,
HE DOESN'T BOTHER US.
WELL, WHERE WERE YOU
LIVING BEFORE THAT?
WE HAD A HOUSE.
MOM SOLD IT TO THE COMPANY.
WHAT COMPANY?
MY MOM CREATED A COMPANY,
A CORPORATION.
SHE SAID IT WOULD
PROTECT US.
SHE SOLD THE HOUSE
TO THE COMPANY,
AND MADE A CONTRAC WITH THE MANAGER,
SO THAT WE COULD RENT IT OUT,
AND THE MONEY FROM THA GOES INTO THE
COMPANY BANK ACCOUNT.
OKAY, BUT, GERTIE,
THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
HOW COME THE STATE
DIDN'T JUS PICK YOU GUYS
UP AT THE HOSPITAL?
SHE TOLD THE HOSPITAL
WE WERE HER NIECES.
THE NURSE WAS NICE AND
LET ME COME IN, BUT...
IZZIE HAD TO WAI IN THE WAITING ROOM.
SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS
GOING TO BE GONE SOON.
( beeping )
( crying )
THAT GOD...
HAD SOMETHING
FOR HER TO DO.
AND THAT I WAS
IN CHARGE NOW.
I CRY FOR HER EVERY DAY.
( Tonya whispering
indistinctly )
I'M SO SORRY, GERTIE.
I-I... I JUST CAN' BELIEVE YOUR MOTHER
WOULD SET IT UP FOR YOU
TO LIVE ON YOUR OWN.
SHE DIDN'T WANT US
TO GET SPLIT UP
AND MORE THAN LIKELY
THEY WERE GOING TO.
WHAT KIND OF MOTHER
COULD DO THAT?
DON'T TALK ABOU MY MOTHER LIKE THAT.
YOU DON'T KNOW HER.
GERTIE, I AM--
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS
LIKE FOR HER
TO SET US UP WHILE
SHE WAS SICK? HUH?
DO YOU KNOW WHA IT WAS LIKE FOR HER
TO RAISE US WHEN SHE
DIDN'T FEEL GOOD?
DON'T TALK ABOUT HER,
YOU DON'T KNOW.
I'M SORRY, GERTIE.
GERTIE, WE GOT BREAKFAST.
NOW, SHE KNOWS.
GERTIE!
WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
BABE?
( sighs )
( whirring )
Greg: WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
SO, SHE'S BEEN RAISING IZZIE
BY HERSELF FOR THE PAST YEAR?
SHE SAID HER MOTHER SET IT UP.
HUH. WOW.
WOW?
YEAH, I THINK
THAT'S INTERESTING.
UH...
Greg:
WHAT? IMPRESSIVE?
IT'S DANGEROUS.
AND IRRESPONSIBLE.
YEAH, I GUESS SO.
SO YOU THINK IT'S ALL RIGH FOR THEM TO BE
ON THEIR OWN LIKE THAT?
OH, NOW WAIT A MINUTE.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
LOOK, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING IS
THEY'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD
ON THEIR OWN SO FAR.
THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT,
GREG.
KIDS NEED SOME
KIND OF SUPERVISION.
THEY NEED GUIDANCE
AND NURTURING.
IT'S A MOTHER'S JOB
TO PROTECT HER CHILDREN.
THEY DON'T HAVE
THE JUDGMENT TO--
SO WHAT, DO YOU
WANT TO ADOPT THEM?
REALLY?
NO.
NOT REALLY.
HEY, BABY.
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WOULD IT REALLY BE SO BAD?
( sighs )
MAYBE.
I'M TAKING
THE GIRLS SHOPPING.
SO THEY CAN...
GET THEIR MIND OFF THINGS.
ALL RIGHT.
( mutters )
I HAVEN'T HAD NEW CLOTHES
IN A LONG TIME.
IT HASN'T BEEN
THAT LONG.
LONG ENOUGH.
OKAY, IZZIE.
YOU LIKE YOURS?
YEAH,
THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.
HEY, GIRLS.
SOLID OR PRINT?
SOLID.
OKAY.
I'LL TRY IT ON.
YOUR TEACHER'S NICE.
HMM. SHE'S OKAY.
I LIKE MR. GREG, TOO.
YOU ONLY LIKE HIM 'CAUSE
HE GOT YOU BREAKFAST.
SO?
YOU'RE SO EASY.
GERTIE,
I GOT AN IDEA.
NO.
BUT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT?
WE COULD STAY WITH THEM.
THEY'RE NICE.
AND THEY HAVE LOTS OF--
NO.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE WE CAN'T.
WELL, WHERE
ARE WE GOING TO GO?
I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.
I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING.
HOW COME WE NEVER DO
WHAT I THINK OF?
IZZIE, THEY'RE
JUST BEING NICE
TO US BECAUSE
WE'RE TEMPORARY.
THEY DON'T WANT US
TO STAY FOREVER.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
I JUST KNOW.
DID YOU ASK THEM?
WELL?
WELL, WHAT?
DID YOU?
NO!
WELL, MAYBE THEY
DIDN'T THINK OF IT.
WE DON'T NEED 'EM, OKAY?
ON MONDAY,
WE'LL GET A NEW PLACE
AND IT WILL BE JUS LIKE IT WAS BEFORE.
WE'LL BE FINE.
BUT THEY'RE--
IZZIE! STOP.
( sighs )
HEY.
I'M SORRY.
ALL WE CAN
COUNT ON IS US.
YOU TRUST ME,
DON'T YOU?
DON'T YOU?
( whispers )
Yes.
GOOD.
YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO ME,
ALL RIGHT?
I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.
WE'RE A TEAM, WE GOTTA
STICK TOGETHER, OKAY?
OKAY.
GOOD.
COME ON, LET'S SHOP.
Tonya:
YOU KNOW, I'M...
I'M SORRY FOR WHA I SAID ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO INSULT HER.
I JUST...
I'M SORRY.
I KNOW.
I'M SORRY FOR
WHAT I SAID, TOO.
OKAY.
HOLD THIS,
PRETTY PLEASE.
GERTIE, WATCH.
I'M GOING TO CLIMB
ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.
( chuckles )
BE CAREFUL!
OKAY!
SHE LIKES YOU,
YOU KNOW.
OH, YEAH?
I LIKE HER, TOO.
WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE
ON MONDAY.
LEAVE?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING,
GERTIE?
I'M NOT REALLY SURE
ABOUT THAT PART.
WE CAN FIND A MOTEL ROOM
OR SOMETHING.
THAT DOES NOT SOUND SAFE.
I KNOW.
THE BEST THING FOR YOU
TO DO IS TO HELP US GET ANOTHER APARTMENT.
Greg: CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE
SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING THIS.
OF COURSE NOT.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
GOOD.
THEY DO NEED A PLACE
TO STAY, THOUGH.
MM-HMM.
NO, TONYA.
WHY?
IT'S JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE
UNTIL WE FIGURE OU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
NO, WE ALREADY KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
WE CALL CHILD SERVICES
AND THE STATE WILL COME
AND PICK THEM UP.
NO, GREG.
AND WHY NOT?
BECAUSE THEY
MIGHT GET SEPARATED.
THEN THEY MIGHT NO GET SEPARATED.
YOU CAN'T BE THIS INSENSITIVE.
I'M NOT INSENSITIVE.
THEIR MOTHER JUST DIED.
YEAH, ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
AND THE STATE SHOULD
HAVE PICKED THEM UP THEN.
LISTEN, THEIR MOTHER
DID ALL THE WRONG THINGS
FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, OKAY?
I'M NOT SAYING WHA SHE DID WAS RIGHT.
THEN WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
I'M SAYING...
CAN WE JUST THINK ABOUT IT?
( sighs )
OKAY. I THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
REAL SIMPLE.
COME MONDAY,
WE CALL CHILD SERVICES,
AND THEY'LL COME
AND PICK THEM UP.
( casually striking
piano keys )
HEY.
CAN YOU PLAY?
EH...
MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME.
SHE COULD PLAY.
WE USED TO PLAY
SOME SONGS TOGETHER.
SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU CAN'T SLEEP?
I'M JUST GETTING MILK
FOR IZZIE.
HELPS HER SLEEP SOMETIMES.
THAT'S GOOD.
MR. FREEMAN?
YOU KNOW WHAT,
CALL ME GREG.
OKAY?
GREG.
MM-HMM?
I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THIS.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE ANY TROUBLE.
NO WORRIES.
WELL, THANK YOU.
FOR EVERYTHING.
LETTING US STAY HERE
AND...
YOU KNOW.
IT'S OUR PLEASURE.
YOU NEVER WANTED TO HAVE KIDS?
DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD,
UH...
GET THAT MILK UP TO YOUR SISTER?
RIGHT.
CAN I GET YOU SOME?
NO, BUT THANK YOU.
OKAY.
OKAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
CAN WE GO TO THE PARK
AFTER BREAKFAST?
NO. CAN'T GO
TO THE PARK EVERY DAY.
OKAY?
I FIGURE WE GO TO
CHURCH THIS MORNING.
Tonya: I'M NO GOING TODAY.
WHAT WAS THAT?
WE'RE NOT GOING EITHER.
I'M GOING.
NO. YOU'RE NOT.
HEY, LOOK, STOP IT.
EVERYBODY AT THIS TABLE
IS GOING TO CHURCH.
EXCEPT ME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU'RE NOT GOING?
JUST WHAT SAID.
IT'S ALL JUS SUPERSTITION ANYWAYS.
Greg: GERTIE.
DON'T SAY THAT.
IT IS, IZZIE.
BELIEVING IN GOD IS LIKE
BELIEVING IN SANTA CLAUS.
NOT TRUE.
Greg: IZZIE.
YOU'RE RIGHT, OKAY?
GOD DOES EXIST.
HE'S JUST AS REAL
AS YOU AND ME, YOU UNDERSTAND?
( scoffs )
( sighs )
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Greg: TONYA?
YOU'RE FOOLING YOURSELF,
YOU KNOW.
Gertie:
I KNOW THE TRUTH.
THE TRUTH IS YOU
DON'T KNOW NOTHING.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SI HERE AND ARGUE
WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL
IN MY HOUSE.
Greg: TONYA?
WHAT?
TONYA.
LOOK, HEY!
DO YOU HEAR ME TALKING TO YOU?
WHAT?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
I THOUGHT WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE ENCOURAGING THESE GIRLS.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME.
I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE
DEALING WITH GOD TODAY.
OH, YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE
DEALING WITH GOD TODAY?
NO. NO. I GOT TOO
MUCH ON MY MIND.
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU
NEED TO BE PRAYING MORE.
I AM SO SICK OF PRAYING,
GREGORY.
I'M SO SICK OF GOD,
TOO.
WAIT A MINUTE. HOW ARE YOU
GOING TO BE SICK OF GOD.
I'M SICK OF GOD
MAKING A FOOL OF ME.
HE'S MAKING A FOOL OF YOU?
GOD KNOWS I WANT CHILDREN.
YOU KNOW I WANT CHILDREN.
BUT HOW COME
I CAN'T HAVE THEM.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHA MIRACLES GOD HAS IN STORE.
PLEASE DON'T PREACH TO ME.
WE'RE NOT EVEN PRAYING
FOR THE SAME THING, GREG.
DO YOU EVEN WANT TO HAVE
CHILDREN WITH ME?
I ALREADY TOLD YOU.
JUST ANSWER YES OR NO, GREG.
DO YOU WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN?
IS HE OUT THERE, HUH?
STOP IT.
IS HE?
STOP IT.
YOU'RE BEING A BABY.
STOP IT.
IS HE?
STOP IT.
STOP IT. HUH?
Izzie: STOP IT.
Gertie: SHOW ME!
I ALREADY TOLD YOU.
NO. NO. THIS IS YES OR NO.
DO YOU WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN?
Gertie: WHERE'S GOD?
Izzie: LA LA LA LA.
Greg: HEY!
Gertie: HE'S NOT REAL!
Greg: KEEP IT DOWN!
Izzie: I KNOW HE IS!
HOW? HUH?
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
BECAUSE MOM TOLD ME SO!
MOM IS DEAD.
Greg: HEY, GERTIE.
Tonya: HEY.
Tonya: IZZIE!
Greg: IZZIE!
Tonya: IZZIE, WAIT! WAIT!
YOU KNOW, GERTIE,
THAT WAS REALLY MEAN.
IT'S TIME SHE LEARNED THE TRUTH.
SHE NEEDS TO GROW UP.
LOOK, I KNOW YOU'VE
GOT A LOT OF HURT IN YOUR HEAR, LITTLE GIRL.
BUT THAT DOES NO MAKE GOD A PHONY.
( tires screeching, screams )
IZZIE!
( "If I Have to Wait"
by Toni Braxton plays )
WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY WIFE!
BABY! TONYA?
TONYA, TONYA, TONYA!
SOMEBODY CALL 911!
SOMEBODY CALL 911!
( Izzie crying )
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
( Izzie mumbling through tears )
Greg: WHAT DID YOU DO?
WHAT DID YOU DO?
( no audible dialogue )
TILL THE GHOSTS
ALL DISAPPEAR
( Greg mumbling )
OKAY. THE GOOD NEWS
IS SHE'S STABLE.
SHE HAS A BROKEN LEG
AND A FRACTURED RIB.
NOW WE ARE CONCERNED ABOU SWELLING IN HER BRAIN.
SHE'S IN A COMA.
Greg: A COMA?
WELL, HOW BAD IS IT?
HEY, WELL, SHE'S GOING
TO BE OKAY, RIGHT?
THERE'S NO WAY
WE CAN TELL.
BUT WE'RE
DOING ALL WE CAN.
I WANT TO SEE HER RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO SEE
MY BABY RIGHT NOW.
OF COURSE.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, OKAY?
( beeping )
( sighs )
WOW.
OH, BABY. LOOK AT YOU.
LOOK AT YOU, BABY.
( sighs )
IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY,
YOU HEAR ME?
BABE, I NEED YOU TO WAKE UP.
OKAY?
I'M SORRY FOR ARGUING WITH YOU.
I'M SORRY IF I MADE
YOU FEEL ALONE,
BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
I AM ALWAYS HERE.
I LOVE YOU AND I AM ALWAYS HERE,
EVEN RIGHT NOW.
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
I WILL COME IN THERE
AND GET YOU IF I HAVE TO.
SO I NEED YOU TO FIGHT.
I NEED YOU TO FIGHT THIS THING,
PLEASE.
AND COME BACK TO ME,
BECAUSE I CAN'T LET YOU GO.
I CAN'T.
I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU WAKE UP,
OKAY?
( sighs )
HEY.
IS SHE OKAY?
NOT REALLY.
BUT LOOK,
VISITING HOURS ARE OVER,
AND THEY THREATENED
TO CALL POLICE
IF WE DON' GET OUT OF HERE SOON.
YOU GUYS HUNGRY?
I'M HUNGRY.
Gertie: YOU'RE ALWAYS HUNGRY.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET ME
GO CHECK IN WITH THE DOCTOR,
AND WE'LL GO GE SOMETHING TO EAT, OKAY?
OKAY.
DO YOU NEED TO GO
TO THE BATHROOM?
NOPE.
ARE SURE, IZZIE?
YES, I'M SURE.
OKAY. WELL, I'M GOING
TO THE BATHROOM.
YOU STAY RIGHT HERE.
DON'T MOVE.
OKAY.
THIS WILL HELP.
OKAY, READY?
WHERE'S IZZIE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WENT TO THE BATHROOM,
AND NOW SHE'S GONE.
YOU LEFT HER
HERE BY HERSELF?
I WAS ONLY GONE
A MINUTE.
Izzie:
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND, MOMMY.
SHE NEEDS YOU MORE NOW.
YOU CAN HELP HER.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.
BLESS IT WITH GOD,
SO HE CAN TELL YOU
HOW TO FIX HER.
SORRY.
I WAS JUST INTRODUCING
HER TO MOMMY.
UH-UH.
YOU ALL NEED TO LEAVE.
VISITING HOURS ARE OVER.
COME ON.
LET'S GO,
YOU GUYS.
LADIES, GO ON UPSTAIRS
AND GET TO BED.
WHAT'S WRONG,
IZZIE?
I'M SORRY I RAN OU IN THE STREET.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO.
HEY.
NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME.
THAT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.
THAT WASN'T ANYBODY'S FAULT.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, OKAY?
OKAY.
OKAY. COME HERE.
COME ON, IZZIE.
OKAY. YOU TRY TO GE A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP, ALL RIGHT?
( playing slow melody )
THAT WAS NICE.
( chuckles )
THANKS.
I'M A LITTLE RUSTY.
NO. IT SOUNDED GOOD.
( scoffs )
AH... I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT ALL THAT.
WELL, I USED TO BE
A MUSICIAN, SO...
REALLY?
YEAH. HERE,
SIT DOWN.
YOU KNOW,
WHEN I MET TONYA...
I WAS PLAYING IN CLUBS.
AND I WAS ONLY MAKING PENNIES.
BUT I WAS PLAYING.
JAZZ MOSTLY.
AND THEN SHE CAME IN
AND CHANGED MY LIFE.
( laughs )
GROUNDED ME.
SO, YOU DIDN'T WAN TO BE A MUSICIAN?
OH, YEAH.
I LOVED BEING A MUSICIAN.
UM, I'M CONFUSED.
SHE MADE ME PRIORITIZE THINGS.
I FOUND A PIECE
OF ME IN HER
THAT I DIDN' EVEN KNOW EXIST.
I FOUND MYSELF.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD
EVER DO WITHOUT HER.
HMM.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU THINK
THAT YOU'RE GIVING UP
SOMETHING REAL IMPORTANT.
COME TO ONLY FIND OU THAT YOU'RE MAKING ROOM
FOR THINGS EVEN GREATER.
YOU SOUND LIKE MY MOTHER.
HMM. WELL, SHE'S
A WISE WOMAN.
( chuckles )
YOU THINK SHE'S
GOING TO BE OKAY?
YEAH.
I PRAYED.
AND GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS.
WELL, I PRAYED, TOO.
THANK YOU.
I MEANT I PRAYED WHEN MY MOTHER
WAS SICK IN THE HOSPITAL,
AND NOTHING HAPPENED.
NOTHING.
I MEAN, I BEGGED
FOR HER TO STAY,
AND SHE LEFT US.
LEFT ME.
AND NOW I HAVE TO RAISE
IZZIE ON MY OWN.
JUST ME TO LOOK OU FOR HER, ME!
AND WHERE'S GOD, HUH?
WHERE?
WHEN I'M CRYING.
WHEN IZZIE'S SICK.
GERTIE--GERTIE,
UNDERSTAND--UNDERSTAND
GOD IS--GOD IS
HERE.
WHERE?
YOU'RE WIFE IS LYING
IN A HOSPITAL BED.
OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
JUST LIKE MY MOTHER.
BUT WAIT ONE SECOND.
JUST LIKE MY HER.
AND I PRAYED JUS LIKE YOU'RE PRAYING.
AND WHEN HE LETS YOU DOWN--
GOD WILL NOT LET ME DOWN.
HE WILL LET YOU DOWN!
AND YOU'LL BE WONDERING
IF YOU PRAYED THE WRONG WAY,
IF YOU BELIEVED ENOUGH,
OR IF HE EVEN HEARD YOU.
GOD WILL NOT LET ME DOWN.
YES, HE WILL.
NO, HE WON'T.
NOW, I'LL ADMIT...
I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND
HOW GOD MOVES,
BUT I KNOW HE'S REAL.
I'VE SEEN IT, GERTIE.
THE ONLY THING THAT I
HAVE LEFT IS MY FAITH.
AND I HAVE TO KEEP THAT,
BECAUSE I AIN' GOT NOTHING ELSE.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
WELL, I'M SORRY.
AND I REALLY HOPE
SHE'S OKAY.
Izzie: SO WE SHOULDN' HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL.
YOU BOTH WILL HAVE
TO GO TO SCHOOL.
OKAY?
SO, WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN TO US?
Greg: YOU HAVE
ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO?
NOPE.
WE CAN FIND A PLACE.
WELL, WE DON'T WAN YOU ON THE STREET.
SO, WE'LL HOLD OFF ON THA UNTIL A LITTLE BIT LATER.
SO, YOU'RE NO GOING TO TURN US IN?
NO.
( "One of Us" plays )
Woman:
MAY I HELP YOU?
YEAH, UM...
HI, MY NAME IS
GREG FREEMAN.
WHAT CAN WE DO
FOR YOU?
WELL, I HAVE A LITTLE BI OF A SITUATION.
IF GOD HAD A NAME
WHAT WOULD IT BE
HELLO.
HOW ARE YOU?
DOING WELL.
PLEASE, COME IN.
GOOD.
THE GIRLS WILL BE IN THE BEDROOM.
HERE ARE YOUR
TEMPORARY CUSTODY PAPERS.
WE JUST NEED YOU TO SIGN THEM
AND WE'LL ME ON OUR WAY.
RIGHT.
AND YEAH, YEAH
GOD IS GREAT
YEAH, YEAH
GOD IS GOOD
YEAH, YEAH
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
WHAT IF GOD WAS ONE OF US
JUST A SLOB LIKE ONE OF US
JUST A STRANGER ON THE BUS
TRYING TO MAKE HIS WAY HOME
IF GOD HAD A FACE
WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE
AND WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE
IF SEEING MEANT THAT YOU WOULD
HAVE TO BELIEVE
IN THINGS LIKE HEAVEN
AND JESUS AND THE SAINTS
AND ALL THE PROPHETS
YEAH, YEAH
GOD IS GREAT
YEAH, YEAH
GOD IS GOOD
YEAH, YEAH
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
WHAT IF GOD WAS ONE OF US
JUST A SLOB LIKE ONE OF US
JUST A STRANGER ON A BUS
THANKS FOR THE PIZZA,
MR. FREEMAN.
PEPPERONI'S MY FAVORITE.
AH, GOOD.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU KNOW,
SHE'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
RIGHT?
YEAH, I DO.
( phone ringing )
HELLO?
Doctor: WELL, SHE'S NO GETTING ANY WORSE.
BUT WE'RE VERY CONCERNED THA SHE'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.
SOMETIMES THERE COMES
A POINT OF--
OF NO RETURN.
THANK YOU, DOC.
UH...
GIRLS, WHY DON'T YOU WAI IN THE WAITING ROOM,
AND I'LL BE THERE
IN A MINUTE, OKAY?
I'M COMING WITH YOU.
NO, WE'RE NOT, IZZIE.
COME ON.
WE'RE FAMILY NOW.
FAMILY STICKS TOGETHER.
Izzie: RIGHT?
HERE'S THE PROBLEM.
Greg: HEY, BABY.
YOU KNOW THAT DOCTOR,
HE SAYS THAT, UH...
YOU DON'T WANT TO COME BACK.
DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE.
WELL, I ALREADY MADE A DECISION.
THAT I WAS GOING TO
WAIT HERE ON YOU.
I'M JUST SAYING YOU MIGHT WAN TO HURRY IT UP
A LITTLE BIT, THOUGH.
MR. FREEMAN.
HELP ME.
OKAY.
CAN I SAY A PRAYER?
OF COURSE.
Izzie:
HI, GOD.
IT'S ME, IZZIE NASH.
YOU GOT A MINUTE?
I KNOW YOU'RE
BUSY AND EVERYTHING,
BUT THIS IS
KIND OF AN EMERGENCY.
MRS. FREEMAN IS HAVING
TROUBLE WAKING UP.
AND NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO FIX HER.
EXCEPT YOU.
SO, IF YOU COULD PLEASE
JUST HELP US REALLY FAST,
WE'D BE OUT OF YOUR WAY.
YOU NEEDED MOMMY.
I GET THAT.
BUT COME ON, GOD,
THIS IS LIKE OUR...
SECOND CHANCE.
AND EVERYBODY DESERVES
A SECOND CHANCE.
WON'T HELP.
YES, IT WILL.
I'M NOT FALLING FOR IT AGAIN,
IT'S A JOKE.
IT'S NOT A JOKE.
I KNOW IT'S REAL.
THEN WHERE'S MOM, HUH?
YOU TRUST ME.
RIGHT?
I BELIEVE.
YOU GOT TO BELIEVE.
WE NEED YOU.
PLEASE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
JUST SAY WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART.
GOD...
I'M SO SCARED.
AND I DON'T THINK
THAT YOU CAN HEAR MY VOICE.
I SCREAM AND IT'S
LIKE A WHISPER.
I PRAYED FOR MY MOM SO MUCH.
AND I PRAYED SO LOUD.
AND THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE, GOD.
I'M STEPPING OUT ON FAITH
ONE LAST TIME.
AND IF YOU DON'T ANSWER ME,
I'LL KNOW YOU'RE NOT REAL.
OR THAT YOU DON'T LOVE ME.
PLEASE HEAR ME.
PLEASE.
WE NEED YOU TO HEAL MS. FREEMAN.
THAT'S ALL I ASK, PLEASE.
I NEED YOU.
AMEN.
THERE'S YOUR GOD.
HEY, JUST WAI ONE MINUTE.
FOR WHAT?
I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
I TOLD YOU.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE GOD A CHANCE.
I'M SUCH A FOOL.
YOU'RE NOT A FOOL.
JUST STOP IT.
GERTIE.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
Tonya: YOU GUYS ARE SO LOUD.
( Greg gasps )
MY, GOD.
Tonya: HEY.
Greg: HEY.
SEE? SEE, GERTIE!
I TOLD YOU!
Tonya: HI.
Greg: HEY, SOMEBODY CALL
THE DOCTOR, SHE'S AWAKE!
Tonya: SHH SHH.
I'M SO SORRY,
I'M JUST SO EXCITED.
OKAY.
Izzie:
WE PRAYED FOR YOU.
YOU DID?
DID YOU SEE OUR MOM?
YES.
Izzie: REALLY?
WHAT DID SHE SAY?
SHE TOLD ME TO KISS
THE BOTH OF YOU EVERY DAY.
( sighs )
SHE TOLD ME
TO TELL GERTIE SOMETHING.
WHAT?
SHE'S SO PROUD OF YOU.
AND DON'T GIVE UP SO EASY.
AND SHE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU...
GOD IS REAL.
( whispering )
God is real.
( "How He Loves Us"
by Anthony Evans plays )
Gertie: IF YOU'D ASKED ME BEFORE
ABOUT GOD AND MIRACLES,
I'D HAVE TOLD YOU NEITHER
EXISTED AT ALL.
BUT I SAW A MIRACLE
WITH MY OWN EYES.
GOD...
IS REAL.
LOVE IS FOREVER.
AND FAMILY...
FAMILY'S WHERE YOU FIND IT.
( music continues )
HE IS JEALOUS FOR ME
LOVES LIKE A HURRICANE
I AM A TREE
BENDING BENEATH
THE WEIGH OF HIS WIND AND MERCY
WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
I AM UNAWARE OF THESE
AFFLICTIONS ECLIPSED BY GLORY
AND I REALIZE JUST HOW
BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE
AND HOW GREA YOUR AFFECTIONS ARE FOR ME
OH
HOW HE LOVES US, OH
OH, HOW HE LOVES US
HOW HE LOVES US ALL
HE LOVES US
HE LOVES US
WITH ALL HIS HEART
HE LOVES US
HE GAVE HIS ALL
NOW WE CAN CALL HIM
OH, HOW HE LOVES US