Stop Kiss - Scene Nine

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The kids talked about you the rest of the day, you were hilarious.

Howd you get in?

Huh? Oh, there was this woman with a baby carriage. I held the door for her then squeezed in behind her. It smells like something in here.

Like what?

Like someone vomited in sawdust. Oh—I brought you this—For coming in and talking to the kids.

It’s a little early for me.

It’s….almost 6

Go ahead, you have some.

Don’t open it for me.

OK

So, what’d you do the rest of the day?

Nothing.

Nothing?

Nothing.

You know Michelle, the girl who had the sweater with the puppet on it today? She used to say “nothing” just like that. Until I squeezed and answer out of her.

Those kids adore you.

Do you think?

You have a knack for them.

Thank you.

It was humiliating for me.

Why?

Standing up there talking about my idiotic job.

You ride in a helicopter, Callie, what could be cooler than that?

Have you noticed? …Who am I helping?

People with cars.

Who are they?….On the radio that the traffic is so bad?

Maybe you should look for naother job.

Whose uncles gonna get it for me this time?

You could get a job based on your expierence.

As a traffic reporter?

What do you want to do instead?

I dont know.

All right. Come on, we can think about this. What do you like?

I dont want to do this.

You know a lot about food...you have great taste in restaurants—

I dont—I really dont want to do this.

You should become a chef!

Let’s get the hell out of here.

You could go to cooking school—

Let’s see whats playing at the three dollar movie theatre.

You obviously have some kind of talent for food—

Come on, put your coat on, let’s go.

God, what is that smell?

I think someone downstairs was trying to cook something

Ugh, you think that smell is related to food?