The Glass Castle Page #2

(CHUCKLES)

Ready to go! Brian, wrap it up!

Bye!

REX:
I've been lookin' into

this new Solarban glass.

It lets in the light, but

blocks the radiation.

It will drastically reduce

our energy demands.

Is it still gonna have glass

walls and a glass ceiling?

Of course! How else we gonna

see the stars at night?

You think my room can have

glass stairs goin' up to it?

That's a great idea. Uh,

baby, take the wheel.

Structurally, we

could make that work

if it was a spiral

with a steel stringer.

That way all the weight

pushes in toward the middle.

Just don't let it block

any light to my studio.

I need full exposure.

Oh, I like full exposure

from you, dear.

(ROSE MARY CHUCKLES)

You really think we'll build it?

Of course.

When?

You know, this running

around is only temporary.

We just need the

perfect location,

and then we can get to

work on our castle.

Okay, now who needs a book?

BRIAN:
Me!

Me!

(CHUCKLING) You can drive.

Here's a new Zane

Grey adventure.

And, oh, look...

You'll love this one, Jeannette.

Black Beauty.

It's like Uncle Tom's

Cabin but for horses.

JEANNETTE:
Doctor Taylor said

stayin' home and reading

books on our own

isn't a well-rounded education.

Mmm. Really?

He said we should be

goin' to a real school.

A real school, huh?

(TIRES SQUEAL) (REX WHOOPS)

(ALL SCREAMING EXCITEDLY)

LORI:
He's gonna kill us!

Everyone out!

Come on!

Look at this!

All those Juniper

and Joshua trees

have adapted to survive

on only five inches

of rainfall a year.

That inselberg was formed

from cooling magma

over a hundred

million years ago.

Pretty soon the sun's comin'

down, we'll be watchin'

Orion and Aquarius

and Horologium

rotate through the night sky.

This is as real

as it gets, kids!

And don't let no dumb-ass

doctor tell you different.

You learn from living!

Everything else is a damn lie.

Oh! Look at that!

REX:
What is it, baby?

That is the most beautiful

tree I have ever seen!

Someone get my canvas!

(CHUCKLES) Looks like we'll be

sleepin' here tonight, kids.

This is actually great

for your posture.

You know, the Indians

never use pillows either,

and look how

straight they stand.

Why that one?

(ROSE MARY SIGHS)

The wind's been beatin'

that tree down

since the day it was born.

But it refuses to fall.

It's the struggle that

gives it its beauty.

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

(RUSTLING)

(CONTINUES RUSTLING)

Dad.

Dad?

Huh?

I think maybe I saw

something out there.

All right. Did you get

a good look at it?

Not really.

Was he a big ol'

hairy son of a b*tch

with the damndest lookin'

teeth and claws?

Maybe. Mmm-hmm.

And, uh,

did it have pointy ears and

evil eyes with fire in 'em?

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