Gracie's Choice Page #5

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Better toughen up, little baby.

- Want your diaper changed, stupid?

- I'm not stupid.

- Hey, Rose, don't.

- Hey, Rose, I heard your mother's in jail.

- I heard she's a hooker.

- Oh, well, look who's talking.

Fight!

Don't touch her!

Stop it!

Gracie, get off her!

Where are my brothers?

I have a right to know!

I demand to call my grandmother!

Gram.

- Oh, my little Rose. Grace. Girls.

- Why didn't you come for us?

Well, honey, I...

Nobody told me you were here.

Nobody ever called me.

Every time I called and called,

all I got was recordings.

- Oh, my God. All kinds of recordings.

- What about Robbie and Jonny and Ryan?

All of you are going to stay with me

for a while.

We'll see how it works out.

Let us try it for a while,

and I think that's good.

- Get in the car where it's warm.

- Grandma, you're using a cane.

Grandma Lou, can we please

go get our kittens?

Well, why not?

Shadow?

Here, kitties.

Your mother's still in jail.

So, what happens when she gets out?

She is not allowed to live with you kids.

She can't even see you,

and that's the deal.

Else I don't get to keep you.

I can't get the money to keep you.

Grace, Grandma's got to have some money

to feed you kids.

I got to have the help.

I can't keep cleaning up her messes.

My heart just won't take it.

I hate my mother for doing this.

- No.

- Snowball!

- Shadow?

- Rose.

- They're not here.

- I can't find them.

We'll get new ones.

Gracie!

- Gracie!

- Oh, my God! You've grown!

- I swear you've grown.

- You didn't call us.

- I had no idea where to phone.

- Those mean kids called me a retard. Am I?

- Of course not, Robbie.

- What did you do to your hair?

- Does Grandma have any hair gel?

- Maybe not, but Jell-O.

Come on!

- Hi, Grandma.

- Hi, big boy.

Oh, it's good to see you.

Get in the kitchen.

These kids are driving me nuts. Every time

I turn around, one of them's there.

Yeah, well, Robbie's fine

as long as he can see you.

This morning I went in the bathroom,

and he followed me in there.

We have to keep telling them that we're

at Grandma's and we're safe.

Yeah, which means more commandments.

"Thou shalt go to school. "

I hate school.

Gracie.

Okay, okay.

- Don't take all the covers.

- And don't wet the bed.

I won't.

Gracie.

We don't wanna be alone in there.

Just for tonight.

All right. Just be quiet.

- Grandma says we gotta say our prayers.

- Just whisper it.

Now I lay me down to sleep

I pray the Lord my soul to keep

If I should die before...

- You look like a bunch of little animals.

- I won't bite them.

Boys do not sleep with girls!

Is that one of those commandments?

You bet it is.

It's God's commandment.

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