American Graffiti Page #3
- PG
- Year:
- 1973
- 110 min
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BUDDA:
A cherry-vanilla coke and a chocolate mountain. Anything else you
want, Steve?
Steve shakes his head.
If there is you let me know now. Just honk and I'm yours.
She tucks in her blouse a little tighter, gives him a hot look
and goes to get the other tray. Budda takes the other tray around
the car, almost shoves it in the window where Laurie is sitting.
BUDDA:
One fries--grab it before I drop it.
She gives Laurie an antagonistic look and goes off. Steve laughs.
Laurie smiles. She's seventeen, very pretty, with big doe-eyes,
and a short bobbed hairdo. She pushes up the sleeves on Steve's
letterman sweater, which is sizes too large for her. His class
ring glints on a chain around her neck. Laurie is sweet, the
image of vulnerability, but with a practical and self-preserving
mind beneath.
STEVE:
Where was I? LAURIE
Um, how you thought high school romances were goofy and we
started going together just because you thought I was kinda cute
and funny, but then you suddenly realized you were in love with
me, it was serious...and ah...oh, you were leadin' up to
somethin' kinda big. STEVE
You make it sound like I'm giving dictation. Well, seriously,
what I meant was, that ah...since we do care for each other so
much, and since we should really consider ourselves as adults.
Now, I, ah...could I have a couple of those fries? Through the
windshield of the Chevy, they see Terry run by in front of them,
chasing Budda Macrae who's outdistancing him on her roller
skates. TERRY
Come on, Budda. Come on...
Steve watches them go by, then looks back at Laurie.
STEVE:
Ah, where was I?
LAURIE:
..."consider ourselves adults"...Laurie pretends to be interested in her french fries, but is
obviously expecting something big.
STEVE:
Right...right...anyway, I thought maybe, before I leave, we could
ah...agree that...that seeing other people while I'm away can't
possibly hurt, you know?
Laurie hasn't looked up but her mood has changed like a mask.
LAURIE:
STEVE:
I think it would strengthen our relationship. Then we'd know for
sure that we're really in love. Not that there's any doubt.
Steve smiles and then looks to her. He stops smiling. They listen
to the radio for an awkward moment. Laurie struggles to hold back
her tears. With obvious difficulty, she turns to him and smiles.
He's expected something different and doesn't know what to do, so
he smiles back.
LAURIE:
I think you're right. I mean, we're not kids anymore, and it's
silly to think that when we're three thousand miles apart we
shouldn't be able to see other people and go out.
Laurie takes his ring on the chain from around her neck and puts
it in her purse.
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