Walter enters the room, where Ruth is lieing on the bed. He has a depressed look and feeling, visable toward anyone.2
Walter: Ruth-(She turns toward the wall) Ruth, honey there ain't nothing-(he sits down on the bed searching for the words)3
Ruth: What, you want Walter Lee4
Walter:You-(she starts to turn) you, can't, you can't5
Ruth:I can't what!6
Walter:I just don't(she turns completly towards him) I ain't want nothing to...7
Ruth:Walter, just say it already, I don't have no time to listen to your rambling. (She now is half lieing down and half sitting up)8
Walter:Honey-how do I begin?9
Ruth:why don't you talk about money again or hassal me about Mama's disition about the house!10
Walter:Ruth-I need to talk about something important, not about some money or not having no liqor store.11
Ruth:I'm listening12
Walter:I'm just tring to say that you shouldn't...13
Ruth: Shouldn't do what, all I was tring to do was get some sleep round here and you come in rambling like...like... a madman!14
Walter: I don't mean to...(she is giving Walter a frustrated look, holding her head as if it were to explode with disapointment). ...to ramble I am just tring to say how I feel!15
Ruth:You always say what you feel, what makes today so damm special!16
Walter: Damit! will you listen to me?!? All I was trying to say is that I feel that you should get rid of that child(he says starting to clam down emencly) 17
Ruth:Travis?18
Walter:You know what I mean!19
Ruth:I told you honey, I gave the girl a five-dollor down payment, and I am not about to waste money!20
Walter:Its, not right baby!21
Ruth:What isn't getting rid of a child!Well, we don't got the money.22
Walter:Yes, we do! Me and Mama...23
Ruth:Lena, has put into your head that another child will be easy to take care of!24
Walter:We care about the child living, we care about...25
Ruth:Me? When was the last time you cared about me?!?26
Walter:I care, just things are too damm difficult, don't make things worse.27
Ruth:Who ever gone and told you that life would be easy, and what would make it better?28
Walter:I can't help what I feel Ruth, and I don't feel that you should get rid of my child.29
Ruth:Look, with the new house, a new child will make less space, I thought you wanted a better place for this family.30
Walter:I wanted better for this family, I wanted Travis to grow up happy, unlike I am...31
Ruth:Everyone has trobles, you can't have unlivable expectations for everything and everyone.32
Walter:you don't understand, you never understand! I want you to have this child! I want Travis to be happy, I want everything to be right.33
Ruth:What is right?34
Walter:Come on?35
Ruth:No, I am serious, what do you consider right?36
Walter:There ain't no reason I need to be explaining that to you, you know, everyone knows what is right.37
Ruth: Is it right to come home drunk, screaming at everyone?38
Walter: Come on, I don't diserve that!39
Ruth
iserve what?40Walter: All I wanted to do was talk to you, comunicate, with you, and all you have to say is why?-how is that?-it is right?-I do not feel...(he relizes that she is in pain and calms down a little) that is something I disive.41
Ruth: Alright, what-I mean is there something more you need to be explaining to me?42
she got up slowly and stood in front of him. He was sitting on the bed with his head down. She relized that, she has been a little unjust, and shows pitty in her stance.43
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Walter:I just wanted you to hear me out, to understand, to relize what I have been telling you all thesse years.45
Ruth:honey, I want all the best for Travis, and I(she kneels down infront of him and hold his hand. He looks up into her eyes for understanding) just wanted to make the family happy. I, think the house will make Lena happy, and Travis too, but you didn't want this, and besides a baby is going to make the house seem small. It is best.46
Walter:But, it isn't right (he says calmly, but with a bit of anger in his voice) 47
Ruth:What is right, may not always be better (he looked up at her, with a tear in his eye)48
Walter:it isn't fair(he said under his breath)49
He put his head back down in defeat. Ruth just sat there cacthing the tears from his cheeks.50
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