Just Like a Woman Page #2

Well, I got fired...

first.

Sorry.

Do you need a place

to stay?

Is there

something I can do?

No, Harvey's... Harvey's

cheating on me.

Oh, that sh*t.

I just saw him, Peter,

with another woman in our bed.

I'm so sorry.

I feel so sick...

No, it's not your fault... and stupid.

Is there anything

I can do?

I think I'm gonna go.

I think I'm gonna

go to Santa Fe.

Can you sign me up?

Yes.

I don't know

how I'm gonna...

I haven't got any

money or...

Don't worry

about that.

dancing in bars and

restaurants along the way.

Peter, I can't dance

in a restaurant.

Yes, you can.

I did it

for years.

Besides, it'll give you a chance

to work in front of an audience.

That's what you

need anyway.

Look, I know of a really good

place along the way to Santa Fe.

It's a, uh... they're

friends of mine.

and then I'll text you

with their information, okay?

It's gonna be

all right.

I promise.

(laughing)

What?

You look ridiculous.

I know I

look ridiculous.

Well, I was doing

a facial.

You shouldn't bother

people when they're doing fac...

don't smoke, it's bad

for you.

Oh, uh, the green one.

Yes, yes.

I'm calling my parents.

I'm calling

my parents.

Right now. Mona, Mona,

what's going on here?

Ma, please, enough.

Mona!

(sobbing)

Nowadays,

things are different.

You don't need to

have children.

Mona!

Mona!

Mona!

I'm coming, I'm coming!

I love her.

Eh, love.

(crashing)

Mona!

Mona!

I'm coming,

I'm coming!

(water running)

I'm here.

(knocking)

Ma.

Ma.

Ma,

wake up, Ma.

Ma?

Ma.

Ma!

Mona!

What?

Call 911.

Ma, Ma!

Is she dead?

Call an ambulance,

now!

Ma!

Hello?

Yes, I need

an ambulance.

Yes, uh...

(panting)

It's my

mother-in-law.

(ambulance door closes)

Sh*t.

Oh.

(panting)

(sobbing)

(rattling)

(man) Where are you going, missus?

Uh...

Bus station?

Which one?

Uh...

I don't know.

North, south?

Um... the closer one?

All right.

(cell phone ringing)

Peter?

Hey, Marilyn, how you doing? I'm Okay.

Good, listen, I've got a gig

for you, it's tonight.

You do? Yeah, it's in

Belleville, Illinois.

The name is...

it's the Casbah Restaurant.

Wait, let me

get a pen.

Belleville?

The Casbah, C-a-s-b-a-h.

It's on Lebanon Avenue,

155 North.

All right, good luck.

Love you, goodbye.

Good, you guys.

Marilyn!

Marilyn!

Marilyn.

(Marilyn)

Mona?

What are

you doing here?

Are you by yourself?

No, I'm...

What's

the matter?

Why are you crying.

Shh...

(sobbing)

What?

Huh?

I left...

I left.

Me too.

Good for you.

Where you headed?

I don't even know

where we are right now.

And you?

Santa Fe.

There's a dance company,

they're having auditions and...

I had to do something.

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