Orphan Page #3

Do you like it?

- It's perfect.

KATE:
Good.

Thank you.

How do you say "thank you"?

Thank you.

[ SIGNING ]

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYING

OVER SPEAKERS ]

JOHN:

Wow, look at that.

What? What? What?

DANIEL:

Dad, look.

- Dad.

JOHN:
Where did you get that?

DANIEL:
Dad, look, I'm killing Trevor.

JOHN:
Great.

Yes.

[ GASPS ]

ESTHER:

Thank you.

Come on, Dad. My solo's gonna end.

Hurry, look.

Wow, cool.

DANIEL:
Trevor, you suck.

TREVOR:
Shut up.

KATE:

That's fabulous.

Come on, guys. This is lame.

I was just about to beat you.

I'm glad you like it, honey.

Come on, guys.

TREVOR:

Hurry up, I'm freezing my ass off.

DANIEL:
Dude, it's all in here.

BOY:
Oh, God. My hands are freezing.

DANIEL:

Oh, man, she's hot.

- Move over, man.

- Page 34 will change your life.

Whoa.

This looks like your mom.

[ LAUGHING ]

No.

Esther and Maxine

seem to be getting along well.

Yeah.

BARBARA:

How's she doing, Kate?

Esther's fitting right in.

I meant Maxine.

She's playing by the pond

like nothing ever happened.

She doesn't remember, does she?

No. She's fine.

So, what are your plans?

KATE:
You know,

probably get Esther settled...

...then go back to teaching.

Thought they weren't gonna

take you back.

No, I'm not talking about Yale.

I'll just... I'll probably give lessons

from home.

That's too bad.

That was a very good job.

Well, I didn't quit because I wanted to.

I know.

You had to have your moment of clarity.

That is an A.A. term.

And I didn't go to A.A.

I just stopped drinking.

Same difference.

We all need a wake-up call sometimes.

[ MOANING ]

Hi.

KATE:
Hi.

- Come here.

[ KNOCKING ]

KATE:

Yeah?

- Oh, hey.

- We're scared of the lightning.

Oh, come in.

- I wanna sleep next to Daddy.

- Hang on.

Okay.

JOHN:
I'm gonna call later,

make sure everything's okay.

Okay. They're gonna love your design.

- You gonna pick up the phone?

- Yeah.

All right.

KATE:

Esther?

Esther?

Come on.

Esther, come on, we gotta go!

You gotta be kidding me.

KATE:

Wow. Uh...

- Will you please go wait in the car?

- Come on.

Sweetheart,

this isn't really a school dress.

But I like it.

Don't you think it's pretty?

Yes, it's so beautiful...

...but I just don't think

you're gonna be comfortable in it.

What about those jeans?

You're afraid the other children

will laugh at me.

I thought you said there wasn't

anything wrong with being different.

Yes, you're right.

You're absolutely right.

Okay. Have fun.

Take a seat, please. Take a seat.

Don't make me ask again, please.

Okay, this is our new student.

Her name's Esther Coleman.

And I'd like you all

to make her feel very welcome today.

Oh, look. Little Bo Peep texted me.

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