- Handme the flashlight. - Here it is.
- Kit, līvegot theshovel. - You do?
Lucy, get the box.
- What areyouputting in? - ltīssupposedto be a secret.
- My dadthinkslīm atyourhouse. - Mymom thinkslīm atyours.
Letīs dig deep.
So no one will find it.
- Dig it deeper! - We donīt wanna get caught.
I want some dirt.
When we were tengrowing up in Georgia, Mimi, Kit andl...
knewexactly what we wanted out oflife.
- Lucy, get the box. - This is fun.
So weput ourdreamsin a box, and we buriedit.
We have to keep it dry.
We made apact to dig it up at midnight...
the dayofour high schoolgraduation.
Pack it down.
- Letīs be best friends forever. - We will.
Now, ldonīt even remember what our wishes were--
except forone.
We wishedthat weīdbe best friends forever.
Well, that wish didn īt come true.
lseeyou on thestreet andyou walk on by
Baby
You make me wanna hang myheaddown andcry
lfyougave me halfthe chance, youīdsee
My desire burning inside ofme
Butyou choose to look the other way
līve hadto work much harderthan this
Forsomethingl want Donīt tryto resist me
Openyourheart to me, baby
lholdthe lock andyou holdthe key--
- Lucille Wagner! - Pop?
- Baby, weīre gonna be late. - I wasjust--
- Did you practice your speech? - I almost have it.
Lucy, howīs it gonna look ifthe valedictorian messes up her speech?
Okay.
Donīt wrinkle your robe. just ironed it forya.
Okay, big day! Come on! See ya on deck! Letīs go!
Toads do look like frogs.
Itīsjust oneīs, you know, in the water and oneīs not.
It doesnīt-- It could happen to anybody.
Hey, Mimi! I know you want me.
Ho!
Iīm gonna look drop-dead gorgeous.
You should see my dress.
- Hello! Watch where youīre going! - You ran into me, Kit.
What, youīre too perfect to bump into anybody?
- What? - Perfect.
Sweet, proper...
nerdy and virginal.
- Iīm not-- - Youīre a virgin.
I told yīall.
just get us in the picture, okay? Hold my purse.
No, donīt push the button. Wait till I get over there. Honey!
- Mama, what are you doing? - One second. Stand up straight.
- I am. I will. - Tuckyour tummy in.
- Smile. - Mom, Iīm smiling!
Bigger, darling.
- Lucy, your speech was wonderful. - Thankyou.
I hope youīre gonna continue studying music in college.
Actually, Lucy wants to become a doctor.
Voice classes would make nice electives.
No time. Weīre looking at a double major in biology and chemistry...
ifshe wants to get into the best med school, huh?
Henry, Iīll show you how to start that truck for tonight.
All right. See you later.
- Bye, Ms.J. - Good luck, Henry.
Iīm all heīs got, you know?
Congratulations, Lucy.
Thankyou. Thanks.
Here it is. Honey, whatīs wrong?
Iīm fine.
Pop, I worked really hard to be the valedictorian.
Course you did.
Why didnīt it feel like anything?
What do you mean, you didnīt feel anything? It felt great!
Pop, I never went to one football game.
You donīt like football.
But youīre supposed to go, and itīs supposed to be fun.
And like all the parties at Hemmings Field and stuff...
I never went to any ofīem.
I never stayed out late. I neverjust hung out.
īCause you had a head on your shoulders.
You stayed home, and you studied.
Thereīsjust a lot ofthings that I wanted to do that I didnīt.
And I was up there getting my diploma, and I was like...
īīIs this it?īī
Come on now. Didnīt we both work hard for this?
Youīre right.
I guess itīsjust the pressure of graduation. Youīre right.
Girls, hi!
Lucy.
Mimi, not now. Okay?
- Are you cominī or not? - Coming where?
Itīs graduation night!
Oh, God, Hemmings Field. I totally forgot.
So, are you cominī or not?
I have plans. Iīm sorry.
Come on. You okay?
Do you want something?
Yeah. Are you coming at midnight or what?
Excuse me?
Kit, we made a pact, remember?
Oh, youīre not serious!
Well, look, you can really go without me.
I have better things to do than dig up some old box.
Standinghere lookingat allthe world
The guitar guy is such a hottie.
Thatīs Ben Kimble.
I heard hejust got out ofjail. Killed a guy.
I donīt believe you.
Yeah! Everybodyīs talking about it.
Oh, too bad!
Well, ifanyone could have him, itīd be you.
But Iīm offthe market, remember?
Oh, please! Dylanīs at UCLA doing...
God knows what with God knows who.
Thatīs not true.
Right.
Whatever.
- Are you ready? - Yeah, yeah, just two seconds.
Okay, hold on.
Henry, are you ready?
Iīm ready.
Thatīs okay. Go on.
Why are you stopping?
This isnīt how I hoped it would be.
Thatīs weird, īcause this is exactly how I hoped it would be...
or pretty accurate.
- Maybe ifwe get into bed. - Thatīs a good idea.
These are nice sheets.
- Can I hear the list again? - Oh, Luce, come on.
Please, please. just one more time.
Thanks.
All right.
Reason number one:
Weīve been lab partners for three years so we really trust each other.
- Thatīs really important. Okay. - Trust is very important.
Reason number two: We are both 1 8 and have never done it.
Very important!
Reason number three:
We both want to do it.
Reason number four--
Please, Lucy, come on. Please.
Iīm, Iīm begging you. Please, letīsjust do it.
- Okay, yeah, we can do it. - Yeah?
Okay, so letīs--
- Iīll go this way. - Okay, Iīm going this way.
Letīs do this.
Please donīt laugh. Youīre killing this.
- Your first time should be special. - Yeah, this is special!
Listen, do you want to spend the rest ofyour life...
knowing that you did it for the first time with your lab partner?
Yes, yes, I do. And Iīll tell you why.
Because you know what itīs like for a guy to go to college a virgin?
No, Iīm telling you they, they--
Theyīre ostracized! They treat them like lepers!
Iīm sorry.
- Whatīs up, Mimi? Howīs the fetus? - Drop dead.
- Is it mine or what? - I canīt believe we went out.
- Iīm trying to do the right thing. - Yeah? Whatīs the right thing?
Ignoring me for the past five months?
Letting your friends call me a ho? Spreading rumors?
Iīm repeating what I heard, that you let some guy...
do you in his car over Christmas break.
jerk.
Itīs ten paces on the other side.
- What are you doing here? - Whereīs Lucy?
Sheīs not cominī.
- You have a flashlight? Good. - Gimme back my flashlight!
Letīsjust get this over with, okay?
God, I donīt even remember what we put in here.
Me either.
Here, hold this for a second, Lucy.
My Bridal Barbie!
She was my wish.
- Youīre gettinī your wish. - I know.
Lucy, I think this is yours.
- My locket. - What did you wish for?
I wanted to find my mom.
Did you ever find her?
No, she lives in Arizona and my pop doesnīt think itīs a good idea, so--
What did you wish for?
- A key chain? - No, the world.
That I was gonna get out ofthis crappy town...
go all the way to California...
put my feet in the Pacific Ocean.
Thereīs a wish thatīs not coming true for a while.
- A lot you know, Kit. - Whatīs that supposed to mean?
Slide Records recording contest?
- So? - So Iīm going on Sunday.
Youīre going to California to audition for a record company?
- Yeah. - Youīre pregnant.
- So? Iīll wear something slimming. - And what?
You thinkyouīre gonna become this big, fat, pregnant star?
- I have a pretty good voice. - How are you gonna get there?
- I found a ride with this guy. - What? No, that is crazy.
You canīt go to Los Angeles by yourselfwith some guy.
So? Then come with me. Iīll sing lead, and you can sing backups.
- Itīs not something we should do. - Itīs stupid is what it is.
Okay, fine. You know what?
You can just forget all your past!
Oh, wow.
- Oh, my goodness. Look at us! - Let me see.
- I was so chubby. - Singing.
- I have to go meet my friends. - Yeah, itīs getting late.
Yeah.
Hey, you guys.
Iīm leaving Sunday at 7:00 a.m. ifyou all wanna come.
What do you mean youīre not coming home for the summer?
Dylan, listen to me, you have to come home.
Because! I havenīt seen you since Christmas.
Donīt you miss me?
- Excuse me. - Dad, customer!
Dylan, we have to plan the wedding.
All right.
I love you-- Dylan?
- Hey, darlinī. - Hey, Pop.
Dr.Johnson called today. Good news.
Got me a job at the hospital?
All those discounts I gave him finally paid off.
- Cool. - Yep.
Can I askyou a question?
Itīs about Mother.
- Has she ever tried to see me? - No, she hasnīt.
I was thinking, maybe sheīs afraid to visit me.
Luce, you do not have to feel any guilt...
about your mother leaving us.
This is not about us.
She was the one who walked out on a three-year-old.
Sheīs the one that should feel guilty. All right?
All right.
Nobody brings four suitcases on a road trip.
Look, Dylan asked me to go see him in LA...
and I canīt get there looking like a skank.
You better hope it all fits.
It will, okay?
Iīm not going to the audition. You can drop me off in Arizona.
- Fine. - Fine.
- Fine. Shotgun. - Yeah, right. Iīm sitting up front.
You must be Lucy.
Yeah.
So youīre taking us to L.A.?
Yeah. Iīll get your bag.
- You okay? Sorry. - Yeah, Iīm fine.
- Move it, Ben! Letīs go! - Iīll get the door foryou.
Hey, whoīs the guy?
Thatīsjust Ben. Heīs really cool.
Letīs hit it.
Whereīs the bathroom?
Second door. Thereīs no soap.
Whatīs the deal with Lucy?
- What, are you hot for her? - No.
I wouldnīt even try, Ben. Seriously, sheīs not like us.
Sheīs way out ofyour league.
Want a chip?
Get outta here.
What are you doinī?
- Whatīs with this music? - Well, I like it.
Can we listen to something else for ten minutes?
No.
Come on, Ben, please?
Be a nice guy.
Okay, five minutes. just five minutes.
Thankyou.
ldonīt wanna be a fool
ln thisgame fortwo
So līm leavingyou behind
Bye, bye, bye Donīt make it tough
līve hadenough
Bye, bye
Baby
- Ben! - I canīt listen to this.
- You said five minutes. - Forget it.
Like this is any better.
- Why are we stopped? - Iīm tired.
Let someone else drive.
No, nobody drives the cruiser but me.
- Okay, whatever. - Where are we gonna sleep?
Thereīs a field. I got a tent and sleeping bags.
A field?
No, I donīt sleep in a field.
I saw a sign for a Hilton back there.
How much money do we have?
I canīt believe you only brought $40.
I have expenses. I had to have my homecoming dress custom-made.
I was voted queen, you know.
Oh, my dream come true.
- Did anybody make a plan? - What do you mean?
How faryouīll drive each day? Which towns youīll stop in?
How much gas money youīll need?
Okay.
We have $486, right? Which means...
for food, gas--
Is it enough?
Itīs gonna be tight.
Oh, my gosh.
Itīs a love room.
Oh, man!
Look at the walls!
- Iīm not sleeping here! - This is what we can afford.
Is this run by the hour? Iīm not sleeping here.
- Where you gonna sleep? - I donīt know.
This place is disgusting. Iīll take this bed.
So how come youīre going to L.A.?
My uncle might have a job for me there...
so Iīm gonna check it out and if I like it, Iīll move there.
What about your band? Donīt you have a band?
No, I wasjust filling in the other night. I donīt have a band.
Mimi said that she didnīt think youīd come with us on the trip.
Neither did I.
You sorry you did?
Not so far.
Well, good night.
Good night.
Hey! Itīs freakinī cold!
- Weīre in here. - Iīm in here.
I just need to brush my teeth.
- What are you doing? - Youīre so touchy.
Mimi, how do you know Ben?
-Just from around. - Gosh, donīt you think heīs cute?
- Heīs all right. - I canīt believe he was in jail.
- What? - Yeah!
He like killed a guy. What? Thatīs what I heard.
Excuse me? He killed somebody?
No, he did not kill anybody-- I donīt think.
Okay, he had a car, he was coming to L.A. Donīt be upset.
Iīm on a road trip with a killer and youīre telling me not to be upset?
- Heīll hearyou. - Oh, my God.
Whatīs up?
Do you know him at all?
He used to hang out with some ofthe guys at the trailer park.
So he may have killed someone, okay?
So what? He did his time. He paid his debt to society.
Oh, my God.
Ready to go?
Yeah.
Hey, you wanna ride up front with me today?
No, thatīs okay. The backseatīs fine. Itīs okay.
- Iīll check us out, okay? - Yeah.
- Iīll be back. - Iīll come with ya.
No, itīs okay, Iīm fine.
- Will you please get me some chips? - No, Mimi.
Open the door.
Iīll get my own chips.
Yīall, wait for me!
So when he came home last Christmas, he proposed.
Heīs cominī home as soon as heīs done with school next spring.
Youīre seriously gonna marry that loser?
You donīt even know him.
- Whatīs wrong? - Nothing. Itjust kicked, is all.
- Can I feel it? - Ifyou want.
It kicked again.
- What about Kurt? - What about Kurt?
- Heīs the father, isnīt he? - Yes, Kurtīs the father.
But it wasnīt working out, so I dumped him.
Youīre gonna raise this baby all by yourself?
Iīm gonna go wait in the car with Ben, all right?
Thatīs so typical of her.
Sheīs not thinkinī about her future. Howīs she gonna get by with a baby?
Well, she brought this upon herself.
What?
- Hello. - Hi, Pop.
Sneaking away in the middle ofthe night?
līm veryupset withyou. Dr.Johnson went...
to a great deal oftrouble to get you thatjob.
- Iīm sorry, okay? - Sorry?
You are coming back now! And you will regard that as a command!
Youīre usually so levelheaded...
andyoupulla stunt like this, lam so surprisedatyou.
You workedso hard. Areyou gonna startslacking offnow?
What are you writing there?
Stuff.
Are you mad at me or something?
Why would I be mad at you? I donīt even know you.
- No! - Oh, no, it sounds bad.
Look at all that smoke.
Whatīs wrong with it, Ben?
Itīs the head gasket, I think.
- Give me your shirt. - Here.
Whoa! What are you doing?
Nobody touches this except for specialists and myself.
Because itīs an antique and I donīt want people to--
- Itīs your radiator. - No, itīs the head gasket.
No, your radiatorīs cracked. What year it this? ī73.
Oh, thatīs like 350, plus labor.
Great! Great!
Iīm hungry.
How long does it take to get a tow truck?
- Benīs only been gone two hours. - Iīm so hungry.
Wonīt you stop saying that? We heard you. Youīre hungry.
So what?
We donīt have $350. Even if he gets a tow truck...
we donīt have enough money to get the car fixed.
Iīm gonna be stuck here in-- Where the hell am I? Where am I?
Louisiana.
Stuck in some butt-hole town, Louisiana.
I am never gonna get to LA to see Dylan.
Heīs gonna be so upset.
Whatever.
Excuse me?
Could you be more self-centered?
- Youīrejustjealous. - What?
Iīm not blind. I know how girls like you looked at me in school.
You wouldīve given anything to trade places with me.
Girls like me?
I canīt help it if Iīm popular, sojust lay off.
Girls like me?
I didnīt make the rules, Mimi. Itīs not my fault...
everyone thinks youīre a trailer-trash skeeze.
- Stop it! - Donīt touch me like that!
- Guys, donīt! - Youīre pregnant!
Youīre a redneck!
Girls! Mimi! Stop!
Stop it! Stop! Iīm so sick ofthe two ofyou...
bitching and fighting every damn second ofthe day!
For once, would you just shut up?
I donīt know why the hell I asked the two ofyou to come on this trip.
We donīt belong together.
This was a mistake, okay?
Iīm sorry, partner, thatīs the best I can do.
Itīs a cracked radiator.
He said heīd get it ready by tomorrow.
How will we get the money to pay for it?
I have an idea.
Iīm gonna call my father and have him come get me.
Youīre leaving?
This tripīs over.
Wait, I have an idea!
You know what? Iīm sick ofyour ideas, Mimi.
I shouldīve known youīd make a mess ofthis trip.
Fine, run home to your daddy, but donīt try and blame this on me.
Lucy, I havenīt asked you for anything in a really long time.
But Iīm gonna askyou to stay.
Please hang up the damn phone and just stay with us!
Come on, Lucy.
Hello?
I do. I have a really good idea.
Yeah, it better be good.
Okay, I have something to say.
I know weīre not all getting along, but tonightīs important.
We really need the money.
So could wejust be civil and get through this? Okay?
Okay.
All right! Yīall ready?
Yeah.
- Thatīs cute. - Thankyou.
Wait.
Itīs all the tips we can get, right?
- Mm-hmm. - So?
Ifwe wanna put on a show, we have to be sexy.
Now youīre talkinī.
- Whatcha got? - Let me wear those feathers.
All right, next contestantīs a brand-new act.
And for all tourists that donīt know how the rules go in my club...
here it is, plain and simple.
Youīre thejudge. Ifyou hate īem, tell īem.
Ifyou like īem, pay īem.
We got baskets going around. Put the money in there.
Be loud, be fair and be generous ifyou like what you hear.
So, come on, give īem a warm welcome.
- They lookyoung. - Itīs past their bedtime.
lsawhim dancing there bythe recordmachine
Get offthe stage!
- Mimi, come on! - I canīt do it.
- You can do it. - I thought so, but I canīt.
- Please do it for me. - You just gotta go do it.
- No, you do it. - I donīt know if I can.
Youīve got the best voice. Come on, please for me.
- Okay, okay. - Thankyou.
- You okay? - No.
lsawhim dancing there bythe recordmachine
lknewhe must have been about 17
The beat wasgoingstrong
Playing my favoritesong
lcouldtellit wouldn īt be long tillhe was with me, yeah, me
lcouldtellit wouldn īt be long tillhe was with mesinging
llove rockandrollsoput anotherdime in thejukebox, baby
llove rockandrollso come andtakesome time anddance with me
Hesmiledso lgot up andaskedforhisname
But that donīt matter hesaid īcause itīsallthesame
Hesaid, can ltakeyou home
Where we can be alone
Andnext we were movinīon andhe was with me
Yeah, me
Andnext we were movinīon and he was with me, yeah, me, singing
llove rockandroll
īCause itsoothes mysoul Yeah
llove rockandroll
Yeah
And we were moving on andsinging thatsame oldsong
Yeah, me
Roll, roll, roll
Now.
Itīs so amazing.
Lucy, come here.
- How much is it? - Enough for the car and the trip.
Perfect.
You wanna come dance with us?
No. We should get outta here before somebody realizes youīre underage.
Come on, just a little bit longer, please?
- All right, you go ahead. - Thankyou.
- Hey, she with you? - What?
Is she your girl?
No.
Yeah. Watch this.
Move your hands, please.
Weīre gonna get a little freaky. Hey, whatīs up, baby? Come on.
- Whatīs wrong? - Will you stop it?
Excuse me. Hey, I donīt think she wants to dance.
I think she does. You should mind your own business.
- Will you leave me alone? - Excuse me. Iīm talking to you.
My nose!
Letīs go.
Oh, damn!
Is this livinī or what?
Thereīs a mini-bar!
Yīall, you could swim in this bathtub!
Look, Iīm--
Iīm not mad at you for what happened there. Okay?
Thereīs bathrobes!
- Where are you going? -Just going out.
Are any ofyou guys tired, īcause itīs 3:00 a.m. and Iīm wired!
- Who wants some of mamaīs punch? - Me, please.
- Madame. - Madame.
Go, Lucy! Go, Lucy!
What are you doing?
You go, girl!
I have seen one, yīall.
Yeah, but have you touched one?
She has! Give us the details!
Itīs always the quiet ones.
Say it loud. Say you touched one and youīre proud!
Lucy touched one! She did!
Okay, the best thing that ever happened to you.
- Thatīs easy. - What?
Reaching my goal weight.
Third year at fat camp, the summer before eighth grade.
Wait, that camp you went to every summer was a fat camp?
Yes, and I loved it.
For two months...
my mama wasnīt around to pick on me for being fat.
Being fat isjust unacceptable to her.
Okay. The worst thing that ever happened to you.
Thatīs even easier. Reaching my goal weight.
- You said-- - It turns out...
that being prettier than my mama...
is even more unacceptable.
Oh,Jesus.
Yep.
One morning I woke up, and she was gone.
Pop really wouldnīt say anything about it.
I thought she was coming back, and Pop told me she wasnīt.
They fought all the time.
You know, I think that shejust got fed up...
and took off without even thinking.
And after a while, it was Just too late to come back.
I know she wants to see me.
Sheīsjust scared, thatīs all.
Iīm gonna be so sick later.
Mimi, be glad youīre pregnant and you couldnīt act stupid with us.
Thatīs not why I donīt drink. I just donīt see the point in it.
So you never partied?
Once.
Over Christmas.
There was one ofthose parties at Hemmings Field.
And this guy was drinking this beer...
and I remember it was in a blue bottle.
And I was real mad at Kurt because...
he blew me offagain to hang out with his friends.
So I had a few beers.
I had more than a few.
This guy, you know, he seemed-- He seemed real nice...
īcause when I couldnīt walk, he offered to drive me home.
Itīs no big deal, Luce. It happens to girls all the time.
Did you go to the police?
No.
Iīm from a trailer park. I got drunk and got in his car.
So, Kurtīs not the father?
I saw this ad in a magazine.
So I called up this lawyer in Atlanta, and she sent me this stuff.
Um, all these pictures and letters...
ofall these people who want babies.
- I was supposed to pick one. - The guy...
what was his name?
I donīt know.
Why did we stop being friends?
I donīt know. People drift apart.
Promise me we wonīt drift apart again.
Come here.
And where have you been all night?
Thankyou.
For what you did last night, I mean.
Thanks.
Scoot over.
Iīm never drinkinī again. Honest.
This burrito is so good.
Donīt mention food.
- What are you doing? - Chilling.
- Wake him up. - Yīall, heīs been driving all day.
- We canītjust stay here. - We should just let him sleep.
- Uh-uh. - Weīll let him sleep.
Lucy, get his keys.
He told us we couldnīt drive his car. I canīt do that.
Why not? Itīs not like weīre gonna drive this over a cliff.
- Itīs stupid to stay here. - Iīll drive.
Get his keys.
- Yeah, get his keys. - Why do I have to get his keys?
Because Kit and I voted and you lost.
Get the keys.
Yeah, Lucy, get his keys.
- This is stealing. - Itīs not stealing if heīs in the car.
No, itīs kidnapping.
Okay, stop.
Oh, I got it.
Go, go.
You failed driverīs ed, didnīt you?
Maybe.
- Move over. - Oh, God.
Guys, smile for the camera.
Go ahead, turn it on, turn it on.
Letīsgo, girls
līmgoinīout tonight andlīm feelingallright
līmgonna let it allhang out
Wanna makesome noise Really raise my voice
Yeah, līmgonna scream andshout
Get a little outta line
lain ītgonna act politicallycorrect
lonly wanna have agoodtime
The best thingabout beinga woman
ls theprerogative to have a little fun and
Oh, oh, oh Go totallycrazy
- Hi! Did you have a good nap? - Yeah.
Stop, stop the car.
Donīt be mad. You looked so sweet when you were sleeping.
- Wejust didnīt wanna wake you. - Stop the car.
- Itīs against the law to park here. - Itīs my car.
- Weīre almost at an exit. - Stop the damn car!
- Mimi, go talk to him. - Uh-uh, you go talk to him.
- Nobodyīs gonna go talk to him. - I know, heīs mad.
And he has killed before.
Mimi, you said he didnīt kill anyone.
- I said I thought he didnīt. - Oh, my God.
- Itīs okay, Iīll go. - Iīm sorry.
God!
Be careful, Lucy.
- Weīre sorry. - Iīve been in a car full ofchicks.
Do you have any idea what itīs like being surrounded by girls?
Being a girl yourself, I know, stupid question.
But Iīm a guy, okay? Iīm a guy.Just a guy.
And I have been listening to girl talk and watching you do...
your girl things for days.
Iīm not complaining, īcause, letīs face it, Iīm outnumbered.
But thatīs my car.
Itīs my car, and itīsjust--
Itīs the one thing that hasnīt been taken over by chicks.
- Okay? - Okay.
- Ben? - Yeah?
Were you really in jail?
Yeah, I was.
- So you killed a guy? - What?
Who said I killed a guy?
Everybody back home.
Oh, man. No, I didnīt kill a guy.
What did you do then?
I was in college, and I get this call from my stepsister.
She wants me to come get her īcause my stepdad is beating her up.
My mom canīt stop him, so...
I drive home in the middle ofthe night...
and she throws her things out the window and climbs out...
and then I drive her back to school in Ohio with me.
- And you went tojail for that? - Thatīs the thing.
Thereīs this law...
against driving a child thatīs not a relative across state lines...
and my stepdad ofcourse pressed charges.
But, you know, itīs okay. I only got six months...
and I had to stay in Ohio for a yearīs probation.
My sister got to go live with her mom.
You all really thought I killed a guy?
Yeah.
What were you thinking getting into a car with a homicidal maniac?
- Why are we stopping? - Youīll see.
- Mimi, you okay? - Oh, yeah, Iīm fine.
Look.
Itīs like you have to whisper.
Hello!
Man. We gotta make time. The next hotel is still an hour away.
Ben, do you have enough sleeping bags for all of us?
You serious?
You really want to camp here?
Yeah.
It sounds like fun.
You gotta keep your thumb on the outside like this.
Right. Now, the trick is...
you donīt want to let him know that youīre gonna hit him.
Maybe like look away first.
And then, when he least expects it, you throw your whole body into it.
What are you doing to her?
Iīm teaching her how to fight because every girl...
should know how to throw a decent punch.
That was decent.
Iīm gonna go to bed.
Iīm gonna go to the ladies room. Where is it again?
Third bush after the rock over there.
- This one? - That one, yeah.
What are you always writing in there?
Poems, mostly.
Can I hear one?
Okay. One. But you canīt laugh.
īīI used to think I had the answers to everything...
but now I know that life doesnīt always go my way.
It feels like Iīm caught in the middle, and thatīs when I realize...
that Iīm not a girl, and not yet a woman.
All I need is time, Just a moment thatīs mine.
And while Iīm in between, Iīm not a girl.īī
I liked it.
Really?
Yeah, really, I like it.
- What? - You got ash on your face.
- Where? - Iīll get it.
There.
- Whatīs wrong? - What happened?
Something bit my ass.
- Let me see. - Itīs a snake bite.
No, Mimi, thatīs a mosquito bite.
Donīt look!
- How could I not? Itīs nothing. - But it couldīve been a snake.
All right! We are outta here at the crack ofdawn.
Nothingīs biting my ass.
So weīll be in Tucson today?
- Around 4:00, I think. - Are you nervous?
Should I call and tell her Iīm coming, or should I just show up?
- I should just show up, right? - Surprise is always better.
Sheīs gonna be real happy to see you.
lhopeso.
Youīll call and tell me everything about the audition, right?
-You could still come with us. -We donīt leave town until tomorrow.
Iīll be fine, okay?
You know where weīre staying ifyou need us.
Bye.
- Thanks. - Yeah.
I guess this is it.
I guess, yeah.
What?
- Good luck. - Thanks.
Can I help you?
Itīs me, Mama-- Lucy.
Come in.
You have a really nice house.
Thankyou, Lucy.
Tucson seems like a really nice city.
It is.
Can I askyou why youīre here, Lucy?
I wanted to see you.
And why was that, Lucy?
Well, youīre my mother.
Why do you keep saying my name like that?
Hold on a moment.
Hello?
Sweetie, tell Joeyīs mommy I said you could swim for another hour...
ifyou put on more sunscreen.
I donīt want you to burn.
Daddy will pickyou up at 5:00. I love you.
- I have brothers? - Well, yes.
- How old are they? - Ten and seven.
Do they know about me?
Lucy, I think we need to have a talk.
Whoa Wait, seven, eight.
Five, six--
Come on in. Here.
- What happened? - Whatīs wrong?
- Get some towels, please? - Iīm fine.
So, Luce, you got to see your mom, right?
- Yeah, I saw her. - And what happened?
just thought you might want some dry clothes.
- Thanks. - Yeah.
Iīm fine.
Iīm okay.
I know.
Really, Iīm okay.
What happened?
She said...
that she never wanted me.
She said that my father made her have me...
and that I was Just a mistake.
I look like her, you know?
I have her eyes and her hands.
Itīs her loss, Luce.
Itīs weird though, you know?
I donīt have a mother.
Well, you have us.
Yeah.
Trying to call your dad?
I canīt. I will in a minute.
You got that poem you read me?
- Yeah. - Can I see it?
Yeah, sure.
Itīs right here.
What are you doing?
Stop worrying so much. Come on. I made you something.
Okay.
This is my surprise?
Wouldnīt it be sad if it was?
Like if I just totally sucked at cheering people up.
I wrote some music foryour poem.
Will you play it for me?
Will you sing?
just use this part as the chorus.
- Yeah. - Like that?
Go my way Like that?
lt feels like līm caught in the middle
A little low there.
Thatīs when lrealize
līm not agirl
Andnotyet a woman
Alllneedis time
A moment that ismine
While līm in between
līm not agirl
Thankyou.
Itīs no trouble at all.
Hello, you have reachedPete andLucy. Please leave a message.
Hi, Pop. Iīm just calling to say that Iīm fine, okay?
And you were right about Mama. You were right.
I love you, okay? Iīm fine. Bye.
līm not the kindofgirl you take home
lfit makesyou happy
lt canīt be that bad
lfit makesyou happy
Then whythe hell areyouso sad
lfit makesyou happy
lt canīt be that bad
lfit makesyou happy
Then whythe hell areyouso sad
Itīs too cold. Itīs freezing!
Donīt even! Donīt.
- I canīt believe weīre here. - I know.
Ben, you know, there are a lot ofcolleges here in L.A.
Hey, what if I didnīt go back?
I could go to school here. I mean...
why donīt I do something for me for once, you know?
I wanna stay.
Iīm gonna stay.
Good.
Look how happy she is.
Fill this out, turn it in over there. The audition is in six days.
Wait. Where do we turn it in?
You turn it in over there.
Fill this out--
- What about music? - You know what?
Iīll get some flyers printed up. I know a few guys in L.A.
Iīll try to put a band together, and Iīll see you at the hotel.
- Okay. Great. - Hey, where you going?
Baby? Hi, itīs me! Guess where I am.
L.A.!
Okay. All right. Then Iīll come to you.
All right. Then how ībout tonight?
Then how ībout tomorrow morning?
Dylan, Iīm in Los Angeles!
I came to see you!
Fine.
What am I gonna say? Fine.
Me too.
Heīs really busy with finals and all. Yeah.
Weīre fine.
So who wants to go sightseeing?
- I do! - Okay! All right. Lucy?
Iīm kinda tired.
Yeah, Iīm pretty beat.
Well, I need you. We canīt drive your car, remember?
Donīt wreck it.
All right!
Wait, weīre on Melrose--
I thought we were going to see the Hollywood sign.
- We will. - But I think itīs back that way.
I know. But weīre gonna make a stop first, okay?
Kit, you can see Dylan tomorrow.
- Kit, come on. Letīs go back. - No.
- Kit, letīs go back. Please! - No! I want to see him now.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
Kit, lreallyshould wait in the car.
- How do I look? - You look really great.
Donīt you guys want to be alone together?
I want you with me. Come on.
- Surprise! - Honey.
Hi! Oh, baby.
Kit-Kat, I thought we were gonna make plans tomorrow.
Oh, I know. I just really wanted to see you. This is my friend, Mimi.
You two know each other?
Yeah. From school. Right, Mimi?
- Right. - Yeah.
Oh. Well, arenīt you gonna invite us in?
Yeah, I would, Kitty-Kat, but Iīve got this friend here, and heīs--
you know, heīs really upset, and weīre supposed to, like...
you know, hang out or whatever.
Do you need money for the pizza?
- Your friend sounds really upset. - Wait, Kit, hold on.
- Oh, God. - Whoīs she?
Weīre supposed to be getting married.
I was-- I was gonna tell you, I just, you know...
didnīt want to do it over the phone.
Dylan, you gave me a ring.
You proposed and gave me a ring!
Kit, I mean, Iīm sorry, you know?
Oh, my God.
It was Dylan, wasnīt it?
It was you. You were the guy at Christmas.
- Wasnīt it? It was him, huh? - What are you talking about?
That night when you came over, you had that rip in your shirt.
- That was the night that he-- - Kit, what is your problem here?
- Kit, I have to go. - No, Mimi, come back here.
I want him to admit it. Admit it!
Youīre getting all worked up over nothing, Kitty-Kat.
My name is not Kitty-Kat. I am not your pet!
Hello?
- Excuse me, whereīs the phone? - Itīs right over there.
Yeah, can I make a collect call, please?
They said I lost the baby.
īīLost it.īī
Like it was my keys or something.
Isnīt that the stupidest damn thing youīve ever heard?
Iīd decided to keep her.
I was standing on the beach...
and my toes were in the Pacific Ocean...
and she kicked.
It was like this sign.
Donīt touch me, Luce. Iīm already crying.
Okay.
I would have made a good mom.
just what were you thinking, running away...
with a pregnant girl!
Lucy, Iīm waiting for an answer.
Do you know what it took to come here?
I had to take cash out ofsavings for plane fare and hotel.
I worked hard to earn that money foryour college education.
Iīm sorry.
So you made a mistake. I understand.
Everybody makes mistakes. Youīre forgiven.
Iīm gonna take you girls back to where you belong...
and weīll forget about this whole crazy thing, all right?
Okay.
Whoīs that boy you were with?
How old is he anyway? Is he the one who put the crazy idea in your head?
Hejust gave us a ride.
Thatīs all.
Hey, sorry it took me so long. We got a band.
- What are you doing? - Packing.
My father says I have to move to his hotel, so--
Until the audition? How are we gonna rehearse?
Iīm not going to the audition.
Look, I have to go back with him, okay?
Ben, heīs my father, okay?
I just canīt--
And with everything happening with Mimi, I just think I should go.
- No, I get it. - Donīt be like that.
I get it. Itīs okay.
Itīs fine.
Did you see how fast he went down?
Itīs īcause you threw your body into that punch, like I taught you.
You did really good.
Hey, come here.
Thankyou.
- Iīm sorry. - Itīs okay.
Itīs not your fault.
Got it?
I canīt believe this trip is over.
I know. God, doesnīt it feel like we left home a million years ago?
Yeah.
- Hey, yīall, thanks. - For what?
For coming on this trip with me. Thankyou.
Mimi and I were talking...
and we were thinking--
That you need to stay and go to the audition.
Guys, I canīt do that.
- I canīt. - Youīve got to.
Kit and I voted, and you lost, so youīve got to go.
All right, baby, ready to head home?
- Iīm coming. - Ladies...
letīs roll.
Come on, letīs go.
We tried.
Here you go, buddy.
- Thankyou, sir. - Iīll take that, sweetie.
Good-bye, Lucy.
Good-bye.
Itīs gonna feel good to get back home, wonīt it?
Look, honey...
Iīm sorry I yelled at you.
I wasnīt angry at you. I was angry at what you did.
- Okay? - Okay.
I donīt want to be like her.
Weīll just get back home, and everythingīll be back to normal.
You just wait and see.
Donīt make me do what she did.
Donīt make me run. just let me go, okay?
What are you--
lusedto think
lhadthe answers to everything
But nowlknow
That life doesn īt always
Go my way
Yeah
Feels like līm caught in the middle
Thatīs when lrealize
līm not agirl
Notyet a woman
Alllneedis time
A moment that ismine
While līm in between
līm not agirl
There isno need toprotect me
ltīs time that l
Learnedto face up to this
On myown
līveseen so much more thanyou knownow
So donīt tellme to shut my eyes
But ifyou lookat me closely
You willsee it in my eyes
Thisgirl willalways find
Her way
līm not agirl Donīt tellme what to believe
līmjust trying to find the woman in me, yeah
My baby!
This time, we didn īt make any wishes forthe future.
We saidgood-bye to ourpast.
Now, none ofushasany idea where lifeīsgonna take us...
īcause what we have isnow.
Andright now, we have each other.
- Letīs do this thing! - Action!