Not for Human Consumption Page #5

MARTY:

There's nothing going on

around here.

You haven't missed a thing.

Same restaurant. Same hours.

JAY:

So you still shooting

your films?

You making 'em on the Sony V

or whatever it was?

MARTY:

I'm getting ready to

shoot a short I wrote.

Just gotta save up a little

more cash ya know?

JAY:

That's exciting.

When you finish that you could

probably put it on YouTube.

MARTY:

You could do that...

I'd say let's celebrate now that

you're back but...

But you don't celebrate

any more, do ya?

JAY:

Not like we used to... I got

three years as of yesterday.

MARTY:

You mentioned in your letters

said you're all into AA now.

JAY:

It helps...

MARTY:

Sounds like a cult.

JAY:

It kinda is...in a good way.

MARTY:

Well whatever works for ya, I

guess. I gotta get back inside.

JAY:

Maybe we could hang out or

something tonight?

MARTY:

Yeah, sure man...

You look good.

JAY:

I feel good. Yeah, go ahead.

JAY'S SISTER:

It's good to have you home Jay.

JAY:

It's good to be home, sis.

JAY'S SISTER:

Well I have to go to work okay?

So I will see you later. Bye.

Bye mom. See you later.

JAY'S MOTHER:

Bye baby. I love you.

JAY'S MOTHER:

So, how does the house look?

JAY:

It looks good.

Pretty much the same.

JAY'S MOTHER:

You see the backyard?

It's a jungle.

Looks like Viet

Nam back there.

And the landlord - he won't

hire a gardener.

I'm going to have

to do it myself.

He's so goddamn cheap.

Speaking of,

how's your father?

JAY:

He seems good.

JAY'S MOTHER:

I worry about him.

All he thinks about is money.

And how he doesn't have any.

JAY:

He works hard Mom.

JAY'S MOTHER:

He moved out here thinking it

would be easier than up north...

And that you'd do better

out here in the suburbs....

You don't want your cake?

JAY:

I told you, I just had pie!

All right...

JAY'S MOTHER:

I'm glad you're home sweetie.

JAY:

You know I had three years sober

a couple days ago?

JAY'S MOTHER:

You look sober, I can tell

by your eyes.

How do you feel

now that you're home?

JAY:

I feel good. I got a job. I got

an apartment.

I'm going to meetings.

JAY'S MOTHER

That's great, honey. It's really

great and I'm very proud of you.

JAY:

Ya know uhm, one of the twelve

steps in AA is to

make amends to everyone

you've hurt in your life.

I'm sorry.

I put you through hell. I put

you through worse than hell.

Getting kicked out of school,

drugs, drinking...

I know that it hurt you as a

mother to think you weren't

raising a responsible son. But

you were, you did a great job.

I just screwed up.

JAY'S MOTHER:

You listen. You stay clean.

You stay clean and sober and

you give me peace of mind.

I can't go through

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