Where the Heart Is Page #5

is all.

You want me to go?

No.

All right, then.

- When are they letting you out?

- Tomorrow.

Well, I'm not in any hurry to move on.

Maybe I could find a place.

You and me and the baby.

You mean like a home?

Home, apartment, whatever,

until you get on your feet.

I got me a little money.

Oh, I got money. The president

of Wal-Mart sent me $500.

Why?

He's not the father, is he?

- No.

- Oh, sh*t.

No, he just wanted to be nice.

They offered me a new job in any

Wal-Mart in the country.

Wow.

So...

I'm thinking...

...what with your money

and my money together...

...we might find a real decent place.

I don't want you to worry

about anything anymore...

...because Mama Lil is here now.

Why don't you come by

and pick us up tomorrow? 9 a.m.?

On the dot.

I got a lot of stuff to do.

We gotta get diapers,

and blankets, and a cradle...

- Mama?

- Yeah?

Thank you for coming.

You bet.

(AMERICUS CRIES)

It's okay, baby. It's okay.

Shh. Okay.

You should try to call

whoever is coming.

I don't know where she is.

I could call a cab for you.

Where are you going?

(AMERICUS CRIES)

Five hundred dollars,

I should have known.

(HONKS)

Hey.

Well, look at all this.

And look at you.

Oh, yes, you're just as cute today

as you were yesterday.

Maybe cuter.

Well...

You know that tree?

Your tree that you planted in my yard?

I'm trying to take care of it.

I don't have the feel for it.

I don't have the time either.

I thought that maybe if you and the

baby came with me for a while...

...you could take care of it for me.

It'd sure help me out a lot.

Okay.

MARY:
Forney.

FORNEY:
What?

MARY:
Where are you?

- I'm putting the dishes in the sink.

MARY:
Forney!

- I'll be right back.

(KNOCKING)

MARY:
Forney!

- We're closed!

MARY:

Forney!

Look...

Hi. Can I come in?

Uh, yeah.

MARY:

I need a towel.

They're in the bathroom.

- Is this a bad time?

- Yeah. No.

- I just wanted to thank you for...

MARY:
I can't reach them!

Give me two minutes!

I'll be right there!

- Sorry, l...

- That's okay, I...

I just wanted

to thank you for, well...

I guess you saved our lives,

me and Americus.

Americus?

You want to hold her?

- Oh.

- It's okay.

Oh. Oh, oh.

Moses Whitecotton gave me this

as a baby gift.

Uh-huh.

Hat.

All right. One, two, three, smile.

MARY:
Forney!

- L...

All right. So...

- I'll see you soon.

- Uh-huh.

Oh, right.

- Bye.

- Bye.

MARY:

Forney!

- You may find...

PRISONER:
Shut up!

Look inside and find the part

(SIGHS)

Look inside and find the part

That's leading you

(GRUNTING)

What do you think?

Took me a whole month to get back

to my old size.

Oh, well, a little weight

on a woman's no harm.

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