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| (Days have passed. Paul sits at his desk, typing furiously. He's in it... escaping into the page. He is surrounded by pages. Annie comes in with a vanilla ice cream sundae. He does not see or hear her at first.) |
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I wanted to bring you something special. I made you an ice cream sundae. You've been working to hard, you deserve it.
(he doesn't touch it. just keeps typing)
You better eat it before it melts. |
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(still not looking up from typewriter)
Why don't you eat it. I'm right in the middle of a sentence. |
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| (regards him in awe) What part are you working on? |
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| You haven't given me new pages in a week,, so I don't know anything that's happened since that mysterious stranger showed up at the inn! Is it Misery's real father? |
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| Annie, can we talk about this later? |
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| (reaching for a stack of papers) Okay, well I'll just take these new chapters and fill in the "n's" |
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| (Putting his hand on the stack) No thanks, I've actually been doing it myself. |
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| Why? I didn't do a good job? |
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| You did fine. I mean, you missed a couple. But that's fine. |
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| Well, maybe I just sit here and watch you work. I'll be quiet. |
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| I can't write with someone else in the room. |
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| I'm not "someone." I'm your number one fan. I had the idea about the bee. That helped you when you were stuck. |
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| Annie, I got the idea for Misery's kidnapping from something the TV repair guy said. It's not the suggestion of an idea, it's what you do with it. |
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| Well, I knew writers were supposed to have big egos but I didn't understand that meant ingratitude, too. |
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| I'm not ungrateful, Annie. I'm focused. I only have a few chapters to go- in a couple of weeks I'll be done. |
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| I just wanna know one thing. Did the Baron kill her father? That's one thing I've got to know or I'll go crazy. |
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| I'm not going to tell you anything. |
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| Do you want me to finish the book, or sit here and have a nice chat. |
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| Don't take that sarcastic tone with me. |
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Then don't pretend you don't understand what I'm saying! Now I'm right in the middle of a major scene, and the more you talk, the harder it is for me to write.
(he turns back to the typewriter)
Damit. Well, there you go- now I lost it.
(pause) |
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| Are you going to eat your ice cream? |
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I've upset you. I'm sorry. I expect that you're right. I was wrong to ask.
(gathers up the ice cream bowl, proudly admitting her mistake( |
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| Please shut the door on the way out. |
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| (Annie exits, shutting the door) |
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