The Quiet Page #4

Michelle's waiting outside.

Bye.

(DOOR CLOSING)

What's wrong?

PAUL:
She thinks she can do

whatever she wants.

She just wants

to go to a movie.

You're not

helping me, Olivia.

You're not helping me.

I'm trying to raise her.

I am trying to

do things right,

and you are not helping me.

You constantly contradict me.

Calm down. I hate it

when you snap at me.

You undermine my authority.

Don't be ridiculous,

they're just girls.

Jesus.

Oh, I'm sorry

you had to see that, Dot.

Well, he loses his temper

once in a while

for no good reason.

People can be

very complicated, Dot.

You know,

your mother was complicated.

Your mother was a slut.

I married

the first man I was with,

but not your mother.

Your mother was a big,

old, lucky slut.

You Look Like your mother,

you know that?

You are the same age now

as your mother was

when we met.

Hold on.

Here was our apartment

after graduation.

We shared a bedroom.

I put that wallpaper up

with my own two hands.

God, Look at my hair.

Umm-Hmm.

You know, you should make

more of an effort

to keep up appearances.

There you go,

you Look much better.

I envy your mother sometimes.

Never having to grow old.

What,

you want to go to a movie?

Of course.

Sure, I can take you.

PAUL:
You're in no condition

to drive.

She's all alone, Paul.

She wants to go to a movie.

It's the Least I can do.

The poor girl.

PAUL:
I'll drive her.

Paul is going to drive you.

Move over

so I can sit next to Connor.

I want to see

if he gets a hard-on

when I put my hand

in his lap.

Should we ask Dot

to sit with us?

Some people

prefer to sit alone.

Yeah, dude.

She's a buzzkill, man.

No, I... Seriously,

guys, think about it.

I mean, imagine

what that's got to be Like,

you know?

Not being able to hear?

It's f***ing depressing.

She knows

what it's Like to hear.

She Lost her hearing

when she was seven,

after her mom died.

She was totally normal

before that.

That's cool.

I don't know,

I bet it'd be harder

losing something

than never

having had it at all.

Okay, Deepak Chopra Winfrey.

Thanks for the Life lesson.

(ALL CHUCKLING)

DOT:
One day we wake up

and we realise

the world sucks.

And we suck for being in it.

And we run away.

MICHELLE:
I'm telling you,

she's a hermaphrodite.

What? You don't believe me?

DOT:
Anything

but to face ourselves

as we are.

Anything to avoid asking

why we hate ourselves

so much.

(WOMAN MOANING ON TV)

MICHELLE:
How do you know

if you're a good kisser?

NINA:
What do you mean?

I mean,

if you were a bad kisser,

do you think

people would tell you?

Or do you think you'd, Like,

actually live your whole Life

thinking you

were a good kisser?

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