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(Annie and Paul are back in his room. Annie stands alone, staring out at the early sunset. Her tone is different than we have yet heard from her- lost in very deep thought.
Paul likes in bed, his hands under the covers.) |
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I was married, you know. Years ago. In Denver. That did not work out. That was very, very hard. I was a nurse at a big hospital, so I threw myself into my work just to get through the days. I worked nights too. Night shifts can be slow at a hospital so I had a lot of time to read. That was when I first discovered Misery. She came right at the the point I needed her most. And after her horrible childhood, her miserable stepfather, to keep fighting like she does, she's always been a fighter. The whole world can be against her, but she knows that there's a justice higher than that of man, that God rewards the good in us. She makes me know I'm not alone in the world.
(Paul lies in bed, hands under the covers... a realization)
Though I realize you had a little something to do with that too. (another realization) And you must be a good man, or you could never have created a wondrous, loving creature like Misery Chastain. |
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| (Paul brings his hand into view as she comes to the bed0 he holds a bottle- he has been urinating into it. Annie takes it from him, and holds it during the following. |
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| I might have saved you from the car, Paul, but for all these years, you've saved me. |
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| You may be giving the books too much credit, Annie. I bet you would have been all right no matter what. |
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| I don't know. I don't think I'll get married again. |
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| I wasn't very good at it. |
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| Oh, um... I can get pretty obsessed when I'm working... I wasn't great about looking up from the typewriter. And the ore success I had... I just wasn't there for my wife. Or my daughter. |
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| But you dedicated Misery's Child, "To my daughter, Chloe, with love." |
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Yeah, well, she's not really talking to me right now. I hope to make it up to her when I get home.
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| Well. I hope you don't think I can stay here chatting all night, I have got to finish the book! I may not be out of my room for a while, I get so caught up. Here's a glass of water, and your next Novril, and here's a Reader's Digest. It's not from this year, but they don't go bad... I can't wait to get to the end! |
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| Don't you want to make it last? |
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| Don't worry about that, the minute I finish I'll just start it over again. |
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| It may not be what you expect, the ending. It was mostly unexpected to me. |
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| I really hope you like it. |
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(Annie moved to the door, turns) Of course I'm going to like it, I've never been more excited! Misery's about to have her child. What's it going to be, a boy or a girl-? (interrupts herself)- No, don't tell me.
(puts hands to her mouth and blows him a kiss)
Mwah!
(Paul reaches out, smiles, and catches it. Exit) |
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