Ice Castles Page #3

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-Excuse me.

-Lexie, Deborah Machland.

She's a coach. She wants to train you.

I saw you at the regionals at Cedar Rapids.

I think you're wonderful.

You've a natural gift.

It'd be a shame not to let it take you

as far as you can go.

It's fantastic.

Hey, that's fantastic.

As far as you can go.

Well, how's the big "O"?

The big Olympics.

Daddy, I want to do this.

Daddy, I want to do this.

-Remember when we used to come here?

-I really do.

You and your mom and this damn pond.

She'd lean down and pull you around

on your skates, talking to you, left, right.

Now glide.

You looking down at the ice,

scared you'd fall.

Hell, it wouldn't have been very far,

you were only three feet tall.

This was her favorite place.

Hell, if you're not from around here

it all looks just white.

But she could see more than that.

Never had a chance to show you.

When you were old enough to remember

she couldn't come out here anymore.

And you thought you were born

in those damn things.

It struck me you ought to try and look

at this place, try to see it the way she did.

You see that rise over there?

You can hardly see it

except for that slight shadow line.

Then there's that hill over there

with all those different tones of white.

Then, when the ground fog comes...

...you can hardly tell where the fog starts...

...and the snow stops...

...and the sky begins.

Daddy.

What's so sad is that you

never really knew your mom.

We only talk about her

and you remember a kind of an image.

But that lady....

I'm not Mom, Dad.

Daddy?

It's like...

...I felt a power in me.

And the sound that crowd makes...

...I wanted that sound.

I hear you, babe.

You'd better get on back,

otherwise you're going to miss the bus.

I'll be along.

You'd better label everything in the kitchen

or I'm going to starve to death.

I think my daddy's growing up.

You're not queer, are you?

It's all right if you are, no law against it.

There was a girl here last year.

I never knew what a lesbian was

until one night while talking...

...she kissed me on the mouth.

To each his own,

but it kind of takes you by surprise.

Here's where we play.

Whatever you were doing, caught you!

I'll show you the rest of the jail.

Twenty-five girls live here on and off,

mostly off. You know?

Well, it's better

than reform school, almost.

-Parents get rid of you or you skate good?

-I skate good.

I was afraid of that. We've already heard

about you. This place has no secrets.

-The business is no secret.

-Business?

The amateur skating business.

You're in it now, so learn about it.

We know you haven't qualified

for a big competition...

...so Deborah's going to defy

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