The Trip to Bountiful Page #2

we first started going together.

I said, "I don't care

to see them. No, thank you. "

The passing of time

makes me sad.

Here's your recipe,

jessie mae.

Well, thank you,

but I told you not to bother.

Where'd you find it?

In your dresser drawer,

right-hand side.

In my dresser drawer?

Yes, ma'am.

I looked on top of the dresser

and it wasn't there.

And so my head

told me to look...

mama Watts?

Yes, ma'am?

Ludie, how many times

have I asked her

never to go

in my dresser drawer?

But I thought you wanted me

to find your recipe.

But I don't want you looking

in my dresser drawers!

Yes, ma'am.

[ Scoffs ]

And just never

let me catch you

looking in them again

for anything!

I can't stand people

snooping in my dresser drawers!

All right,

then.

Next time,

find it yourself.

Pick that recipe up,

if you please.

Pick it up yourself.

I have no intention

of picking it up.

You pick that up!

I won't.

You will!

Jessie mae, for God's sake.

You're both

acting like children.

It's 1:
30

in the morning.

You tell her

to pick that up.

I won't.

You will! This is my house,

and you'll do as you're told!

No, I won't.

[ Sighs ]

Now, I hope

you're satisfied.

You got ludie

good and upset.

He won't sleep

for the rest of the night.

What you want to do,

get him sick again?

[ Pounding on wall ]

Man:
Quiet down over there!

Oh, shut up!

You are gonna go too far with me

one of these days, old lady.

[ Scoffs ]

I can't stand this, ludie.

I'm at the end

of my rope.

I will not take being insulted

by your mother or anyone else!

Mama, will you give this recipe

to jessie mae?

All right,

ludie.

Mama, will you please tell

jessie mae that you're sorry?

Ludie.

Please, mama.

All right,

son.

Jessie mae?

What do you want, ludie?

Mama has something

to say to you.

What is it?

I'm sorry, jessie mae,

I threw the recipe on the floor.

I accept

your apology.

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Jessie mae,

I know it's hard and all,

but for your own sake...

I just think sometimes I-if you

try to ignore certain things...

ignore? How can you

ignore something

when it's done

right under your very nose?

Look, jessie mae...

no, I know her, ludie.

She does things

just to aggravate me.

Well,

I hope she's happy now.

She's aggravated me.

Now,

you take her hymn singing.

She never starts

until I come into her room.

And her pouting... well,

some days she'll go a whole day

just sitting

and staring out the window.

How would you like

to spend 24 hours a day

shut up with a woman

who either sang hymns

or looked out the window

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