The Trip to Bountiful Page #3

with pouting?

I'm not saying it's easy,

jessie mae.

I'm only saying...

she just keeps me so nervous.

Never knowing when I leave

whether she's gonna try to

run off to that old town or not.

She's not

gonna run off again, jessie mae.

She promised me

she wouldn't.

Sometimes,

I think she hides that check.

Tell you right now.

If that check's not here

by tomorrow morning,

I'm gonna search this house

from top to bottom.

Rosella asked me

if I realized

it would be 15 years this

Christmas since we were married.

Said I hadn't realized it.

Had you?

No.

I never will forget

the night I came home

and told rosella

you had proposed.

[ Both chuckle ]

I thought you were

the handsomest man alive.

I thought you...

Were the prettiest girl.

[ Chuckles ]

Did you,

ludie?

Oh, jessie mae.

I just got to start making

some more money.

Thinking of asking

for a raise.

I'll walk

into Mr. Douglas' office

first thing

in the morning.

I'm gonna say,

"Mr. Douglas,

"I've got to have a raise

starting as of now.

We can't live

on what you're paying us. "

Well, I would.

I don't understand it,

jessie mae.

I try

not to be bitter.

I try.

Mm-hmm.

All I know is that a man works

eight years with the company,

save a little money,

he gets sick

and has to spend two years

in the bed

watching his savings

all go

and then start all over again

with a new company.

Of course, the doctor said

I shouldn't worry about it,

said I... Take things

like they come... Every day.

What's this book?

I bought it from a drug store

coming home from the office.

"How to become

an executive. "

Mm.

My boss likes me.

Billy Davidson told me today

he was positive he did.

Mm.

You feeling sleepy now?

Mm-hmm. You?

Yeah.

I am.

Good night.

[ Soft music playing ]

[ Door creaks ]

[ Music stops ]

Mama?

Mrs. Watts:

I'm all right, ludie.

I'm just

still not sleepy.

Good night.

Ludie,

please, son.

I want

to go home.

Mama, you know

I can't make a living there.

We have to live

in Houston.

Ludie,

I can't stay here no longer.

I want

to go home.

I beg you

not to ask me that again.

There's nothing I can do

about it.

[ Dog barking ]

[ Water running ]

Ludie.

Ludie!

[ Water shuts off ]

It's 8:
15.

Ludie:
You have 'em?

Softly and tenderly,

Jesus is calling...

Too early for hymn singing!

[ Humming ]

Good morning,

mama.

Morning, son.

I'll have your coffee ready

for you in a minute.

Why don't we have

an early supper tonight? 6:30?

If that's all right

with you... and mama.

After supper, I'll take you both

to the picture show.

[ Gasps ]

Oh, that's fine.

What you want to see,

ludie?

Whatever you want to see,

jessie mae.

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