The Trip to Bountiful Page #5

one of her sinking spells...

you go on, jessie mae.

I'm gonna be all right.

I mean, there's nothing

you can do for me.

Are you sure?

I'm sure.

All right.

Uh, rosella, mother Watts says

she won't be needing me here,

so... I guess

I will come on over.

I'll see you

in a few minutes.

Now, you sure

you're gonna be all right?

Yes, ma'am.

Then I'll

head on over.

Now, you call me at the drug

store if you need me, you hear?

Yes, ma'am.

[ Door opens ]

I forgot to take any money

along with me.

Who are you

writing to?

Oh.

[ Chuckles ]

I just thought I'd drop a line

to Callie Davis,

let her know

I'm still alive.

Why'd you decide to do that

all of a sudden?

No reason.

I... The notion

just struck me.

All right.

But just in case you're trying

to put something over me

with that pension check,

I told Mr. Reynolds

at the grocery store

never to cash anything

for you.

[ Indistinct conversation ]

Woman:

Morning, Mrs. Watts!

Oh.

How you doing?

Just fine.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

There you are.

You change buses at Harrison.

Yes, sir.

[ Chuckles ]

I'm sorry.

Excuse me.

Man:
Lady?

Lady,

it's your turn.

Yes, sir.

Uh, excuse me.

I'd like a ticket

to bountiful, please.

Where?

Bountiful.

What's it near?

It's between Harrison

and cotton.

Just a minute.

Man:
Dallas now boarding

on gate four.

Lady, I can sell you a ticket

to Harrison or to cotton,

but there's no bountiful.

Oh,

yes, there is.

It's between Harrison

and cotton.

I'm sorry, lady.

You say there is,

but the book says there isn't,

and the book don't lie.

But I was born

in bountiful.

Make up your mind, lady.

Cotton or Harrison.

There are

other people waiting.

Let me see.

How much is a ticket

to Harrison?

$3.50.

And cotton?

$4.20.

$4.20. Oh, yes.

I'll take the one

to Harrison, please.

All right.

It'll be $3.50, please.

Yes, sir.

Uh, can you cash

a pension check?

See, I decided to come

at the last minute

and didn't have time

to go to the grocery store.

I'm sorry, lady.

I can't cash any checks.

It's perfectly good.

It's a government check.

I'm sorry. It's against

the rules to cash checks.

Oh.

I didn't know that.

I understand

the rules are rules.

How much was that,

again?

$3.50.

Oh, yes.

I think

I have it all here

in nickles, dimes,

and quarters, yeah.

One, two, three, four.

That's one.

One, two,

three, four.

That's two.

One, two,

three, four.

That's three.

And 50 cents?

There.

I think

that's $3.50.

Thank you.

I'm sorry to have taken up

so much of your time.

Dallas now boarding

on gate four.

Man:

Here, lady.

Don't forget your ticket.

Oh.

Oh, my heavens,

yes.

I'd forget my head

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