Mmm..what about this piece from the script? what do you think? Wait! (They stop walking, and turn to face each other.) Before we go anywhere, I have a…I have to ask you… Jesse: Sure, what? Céline: Did you show up in Vienna, that December? Jesse: (Clutches at the waist of his pants, and looks to his left.) Uh, did you? (Looks her in the eye again.) Céline: No, I couldn't, but…Did you? I need to know, it's important to me. Jesse: (Looks down.) Why, if you didn't? Céline: (More earnestly.) Well, did you? Jesse: No. (Shakes his head.) Céline: Oh, thank God you didn't! (Breathes a loud sigh of relief.) Oh my god! (They start walking forward again.) Jesse: I mean, thank God I didn't, and you didn't! I mean, if one of us had showed up there alone, then that would have sucked. Céline: I know! I know! I know! I was so concerned with that. I always felt horrible about not being there, but I couldn't! You know, my grandma died a few days before, and she was buried that day, December 16th, that day! Jesse: She died, the one in Budapest? Céline: Yes, you remember that? Jesse: Yeah, I remember everything. Céline: Of course, it was in your book. But anyway, I was about to fly to Vienna, you know, and I…and we heard the news about her, and of course I took her to the funeral with my parents. Jesse: Yeah, well, I'm sorry to hear that. Céline: I know. But you weren't there anyway. (Stops to face him again, and nudges him on the elbow.) Wait. Why weren't you there? I would have been there if I could have, I made plans, and…Wait. You‘d better have a good reason! (Jesse looks down to his left, then back at her without saying anything.) What?! (Studies his expression.) Oh…no! No, you were there, weren't you? (He blinks both eyes once, as of to say yes.) Oh, no, that's terrible! (Walks away from him, hiding her face. He follows, momentarily one step behind.) I know I'm laughing, but I don't mean it! Did you hate me? You must have hated me. Have you been hating me all this time? You have! waiting your comments!! C'mon!!
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