by
Ginger Janzen
(ginger9691@hotmail.com)
Inrto, Fran sleeping on couch Maggie walking up to her
Maggie:(lightly tapping Fran's shoulder) Fran?Wake up? Fran?
Fran:C'mon Ester
(ester runs in and onto Fran's lap)
Ester:Arr?
Maggie:no Fran?!
Fran:Maggie its 4:00 in the morning
Maggie:Fran up!
Fran:(turning over) (open's eyes) WHAT?
Ester:Arr!
Maggie:Shut up Ester
Fran:(covering Ester's mouth) Mag's?
Maggie:Oh Fran you know daddy went to your Ma's last night because it was hard on him, the prenancy!
Fran:(slitghly sad, rubs stomach) oh...
Maggie:Well, I wanted to know how you were?
Fran:(sader voice) i'm ok
Maggie:no your not? Mom your voice is dropping ... something's wrong...mom?Fran?
Fran:Lets go into the kitchen and talk sweety(walking into kitchen)
(now in kithen)
Maggie:(sitting down) Mom? What's on your mind?
Fran:(sitting down) Maggie how would you feel if you had the best life, 5 kids,a wonderful husband,and a life ahead of you then a man comes along rap's you, then you find out your going to have his baby?
Maggie:Wow fran,you've been throu hell
Fran:Hell and still not out of it yet!
Fran:what if he want's the baby?
Maggie:we...
Fran: i mean its only been a day but i have already started loving this baby ( rubbing stomach )
FADE OUT
Silvia is in kithcen, Gracie and yetta walk in.
Yetta:who is that lady out there watching oprah?
Gracie:with the black hair,yetta?
Yetta:yes her or him
Silvia:Ma' it's Fran
Yetta:Fran who?
Gracie:your grandaughter
Yetta:I have a grandaughter?!
Gracie:(rolling eye's uhh....yeah?
Yetta:wow i can teach her all I know
Silvia:(eating ice cream) I already have
Yetta:you taught her what Sex was?
Gracie:Silvia taught her that
Silvia:Hec yeah she had 2 twins because of it
Yetta:And I told her about rape?
Silvia:(sadly speaking) Sadly....Ma' you dident hear?
Gracie: she's dumb grandma!?(walks off)
Yetta:(sitting) Whats the dident i hear?
Silvia:Ma' you dont nedda know
Yetta:but I do
Silvia: ok Fra.....(Fran walks in with Ester and Eve)
Fran:hi Ma'
Silvia:and Ma' never mind
Yetta:(looking at Fran) how are you?
Fran(staring at Yetta) Yetta, me Fran
Yetta:now you tell me!(grabbing a cookie from cookie jar and walks out the slide door)
Fran:(sitting)(sorta crying too) oh Ma'! How's Maxwell?
Silvia:Sweetheart he's fine (swalloing spoon full of ice cream)
Fran:What's he doing?
Silvia:Well when I left he was napping in the geust room
Fran:(takeing a spoon full of ice cream)ok.....napping huh? Ma' can you get your car ready and take me over there?
Silvia:why?
Fran:he's still my hunny
Silvia:let me get the keys(grabbing keys from pocket walking out slide door,meeting Yetta walking away)
Fran:great! this is great(walking up the stairs)
(up the stairs, in Fran and Max's bedroom)
Fran:(in a singing voice) coat,coat,coat, gotta find my coat,(searching for coat singing other parts to her song as seen below)
Fran:Where are you coat? Coat that keeps me warm, where are you..... oh there you are(found under bed)
(walking downstairs)
(Gracie and Gena eating crackers and talking)
Gena:(seeing Fran) FRAN! oh hi .....?(looking dumbly at Fran)
Gracie:(seeing Fran) Ma'......?
Fran:What?(holding coat anginst chest)
Gena:Nothing where are you going?(looking paniced)
Fran:To see Maxwell.....(looking at floor, fainter voice) wanna come?
Gracie:Can't I have math to work on sorry.(rubbing head and standing)
Gena:(looking around) ok.... i'll come
Fran:(smiling ) GREAT! lets meet Ma' out at the car
Gena:alright(slipping on jacket)
(walking to car)
Fran:there's Ma' over there by the Garage(pointing)
Gena:ok...........i mean OK (HIGHER SPIRITED VOICE)
Fran:lady, you dont gotta act so down because ....(pausing) of me!?
Gena:(walking past Fran,) oh..ok
Fran:(open's car door as Gena does) He Ma'
Silvia:Fran... you got ....Gena?
Fran:(starry eyed look) yeah
Gena:umm.hi?
silvia(driving off) hello sweety
Fran:(tapping Gena's shoulder)(wisper voice) hand me a tissuse
Gena:Here Fran(handing tissue)
Fran:(after blows nose) thank you
Silvia:I'll take the long way... ok Fran
Fran:(nods) k Ma'
Gena:So what is Max gonna do when he see's you?
Fran:Kiss me and...
Gena: got it you dont gotta say any more
Silvia:Hey honey? Do you want a hamburger? And you Gena
Fran:ok
Gena:Sure
Silvia:(pulling into a burger joint) Hello? (tapping speacker thing)
Voice:Welcome to Sonic what my I serve you tonight?
Fran:Oy!
Silvia:Uhh, (looking back at Fran) What do you want hunn
Fran:(slightly glancing at menu) Just a Hamburger,fries,no no make that chilli chesse fries and tea.
Silvia:Well first i'd like a hamburger with chilli chesse fries and tea(looking at Gena) and you..
Gena:Just say a corndog with Dr.Pepper,no fries
Silvia:Then a Corndog with no Fries and Dr.Pepper... and i'll have your # 2 with coke
Voice: ok.. I have a # 2... with coke..... Corndog with no fries and dr.pepper.... then a burger chliil chesse fries and tea?
Silvia:YES(tapping finger on sterrign wheel) so Fran..... When you finish your meal you gonna go see Maxwell then?
Fran:(looking out window) GEUSS..(rasing eyebrows)
Gena:(looking out same window) Hey look FRAN! its that DOCTOR!!!!(pointing)
Fran:(gasps as she turns too see Dr.William) Oh my god!
Silvia:(turns quickly) What?!
Gena:(looking at Fran's downing looks) It's the guy....Dr.William
Silvia:(gasps as she see's a tall man walk across the street to a booth in front of the car to an order booth) that man...
Gena:(widens look as Fran ducks and Man looks into car) WHAT??
Dr: Your car is a new brand(walking over too car looking threw windows)
Silvia:(grabbing fran's arn below her and pushing her under car seat) Yes...... new brand...
Fran:(smallest whisper) OUCH.
Gena:(yelling practiclly) Yes.... Very New
Dr : Say... are you that little girl my patient FRAN is fostering...(looking at Silvia).. and her the mother
Silvia :Fran? Oh, her.... she's somewhere in town
Gena:( Kicking under to hit Fran's face)SORRY!
Dr : HUH?
Gena:I'm sorry but we have to go!!??(sweatily)
FADE OUT
FADE IN
EVERY BODY STILL IN CAR DR.WILLIAM STILL THERE TOO
Silvia:Yes we better go!
Dr : See you around (looking onto floor of car for last time)
Gena:(frowns at him) BYE
Dr: (looking at her as if she know's everthing ) Bye
( Silvia driving out)
Fran:(looking up) where's are food?
Gena:Lets get some at your Ma's.... stay there till we get on the high way away from sonic
Silvia:He knew something... but what?
Fran:Maybe he seen the results of my pregnency....since he's a doctor...'n' all
Gena:POINT(tapping Fran's shoulder) come up
Silvia:Sit there by Gena dear
Fran:Ma' i'm a grown women I know what to do
Silvia:(shaking as she turns corner) a women...too bad
FADE's INTO FRAN AS A KID
4 minutes
(with the MEMoir)
A young Fran:MOMMY! look a pony(pointing at a horse in a feild)
Silvia:Yeah hunny..... ponie!
A young Fran:Happy pony
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Morty:come here Frannie and Neigh(girls run up on his lap)
Nadine:Daddy i'm hungry
Fran:(mad face) NO
Morty:No?
Fran:(smile) NO!
Silvia:WE have only 4 minutes of film left
Fran:I'm not hungry
Morty:YOU!!?? NOT HUNGRY?
Nadine:sure!
Fran:i'm not
Silvia:lets put the camcourter up now
Fran:(run's up to glass of camcourter)(waves and kisses screen) BYE
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(LAST ONE)
A teen Fran:MOM!! I want to wear this lip stick
Silvia:Hunny... it's too taky for your first prom
A teen Fran:Uh.. Ma'
Morty:This camcourter could break you look so good Frannie girl
Fran:(sticking tounge out) thanks Daddy
Silvia:Hold still while I put your mascara on
Fran:Eww I hate that stuff(pushing away)
Silvia:Hold still
Morty:Silvia:hurry up her dates waiting
Fran:DANNY'S HERE!?
Silvia:(mad face) DANNY!!!???
Morty:Yes hunny DANNY
Fran:Ma' I like Danny
Silvia:I refuse you go!
Fran:Maaaaa'?
Fran:Daddy turn the camcourter off
Morty:What this is fun?!
Fran:walking over to cam... Face in screen bye Daddy.. (turns off camcourter)
BACK TO IN CAR..
Silvia:you were my baby?!
Fran:(leaning over chair) Ma' are you okay?
Gena:She's fine
Silvia:Realy fine
Gena: Fran..... do you remember you as a kid?
Fran:Not realy?!
Silvia:oh god do I!
Fran:sure you do Ma'
Silvia:No... remember that time we went horse back riding at aunt Freida's? You seen Charliy....that 6 year old French trotter... you said...mommy I wanna ride him... you were only 2.... I put you on him and you took off in the ring...smiling and giggling.....you feel of on purpose... daddy ran up too you... but you wernt crying...you were all smile's.....Charliy leanded down and nuzzeled your head..you baby screamed and grinned.....oh the joy you were....and nadine was standing by your side when you fell saying.... sister are you okay... Frannie you are okay... she tapped your hair and grinned
(pulling into Silvia's drive way...then stop's)
Fran:I..I dont remember that
Gena:Too bad(getting out of car)
Fran?:(out of car) I do remember.....I was 18.... me and you Ma' were walking down the street in the town....you were telling me about a dream you had.... I was not intrested in it... i walked before you and raced to the swings....you walked up and pushed me....i was realy imbaressed..but I stayed swinging... gradually getting happier...then I jumped off at the wrong time falling and knocking myshelf out...you grabbed me..shook me... you raced me home..then the hospital.... when I got home I was so tired and forgot being mad at you and I just hugged you all day
Silvia:(Walking over to door)I remember that!
(all in house)
Max:(rushing up to Fran) Sweetheart(hugging and kissing her)
Fran:ooo babie.....I missed you!
Gena:Fran.....tell him
max:tell me what....did you see...(Fran nod's)
Fran:we were at Sonic....he walked up to the car but see when Gena seen him I ducked.....Gena scared him offf after that basically
Max: Well Gena... you must realy care for Fran and the family.....you ..... well you saved my wife from having to face him a second time
Gena:(blushing) Thank's
Silvia?:He's right Gena you are being soo great to US... the family
Gena(blushing more) Ahh....I'm just doing my job?
Silvia:(hugging Gena) it's a job your good at
Max:for sure(tapping Gena's head)
Fran:thank you... GENA
Max:you have helped Us....fran....the kids
Gena: C'mon I hardly did anything.....all I did was run him off
Fran:but hunny dont you see you've done so much
Max:yes you ran William off.....came too our family so kind and willing....taught fran what a kid realy was and that she had to belive in hershelf
Gena:all in less than a week of me being here?
Silvia:Yes
Fran:you even help Gracie.....your her best friend
Gena:guys i'm not that speacil(passing Fran going into kitchen)
(in living room were fran max and silvia are)
Max:what's wrong with her?(saying it with sadness)
Fran:(puppy eye's) I dunno
Silvia:Maybe she feels like her mother thought she was speacil
Max:you could me right MOM
Fran:(Sitting down) yes point
Silvia:maybe..Fran you should go talk to her
Max:I can go with you
Silvia:no.. no Fran should realy talk to her
Fran:ME?
Silvia:yes you
Fran:oh!ok(punching pillow)
IN KITCHEN
Gena:Hi Fran(eating pizza)
Fran:Hello
Gena:this pizza sucks
Fran:ok....listen....you did not just stomp right in here to eat
Gena:(taking bite) sure I did
Fran:(grabbing pizza) give me that(then takes a bite of it and puts it down) it is dul....oh oh, anyway you did not!
Gena:Fran I did...except it
Fran:that you were hungry?
Gena:Hec yeah
Fran:sweety, you feel to speacil dont you?(playing with hair)
Gena:yes,slighlty
Gena:Fran....my mom
Fran:(looks as if she got her) yes?
Gena:my mom always told my grandma to take me....she sadi I was nothing... an"it".I never had my mom...family tell me I was purfect and Speacil
Fran:oh oh oh (hugging Gena's head)
Gena:(in a cry)you are...and your not my family
Fran:sure we are
(max and silvia walk in)
FADE OUT
FADE IN
EVERY ONE IN KITHCEN TALKING
Max:see you are family!
Gena:(smileing) I am!
Silvia:Girl you just gotta stop douting yourshelf
Fran:Oy! its 11:00 we better get home.....tomarrow we gotta go find our lawyer
Max:(getting up) Right
next scene at house
GENA, GRACIE, VAL AND BRIGHTON IN KITCHEN
Gracie:now Brighton you are home from college for how long?
Brighton:for 3 weeks
Gracie:wonderful!
Val:(eating crackers) whats so wonderfull?
Gena:(gripping coffe cup) That B's staying for 3 weeks!
Yetta:Thats amazing(leaning over too kiss Gena)
Gracie:yeah!(sipping coffe)
Brighton:So what is a Man supposed to around the house if there's nothing but women around here?
Gracie:Well you could spend time with dad, or Jonah
Brighton:Jonah? He's four!
Gena:Drrr(flipping hair)
Yetta:you could rub my back!
Brighton:(glancing at Yetta) I could comfert Fran
Gracie:She dont like everyone comferting her...it just makes her feel worse
Gena:Take Jonah shopping
Brighton:Where? Bass Pro?
Yetta:I met Harry there
Gena:(suddenly mad) Shut up Yetta
Yetta:What did I do? I met my friend Harry there
Gracie:(tapping Yetta's hand) Very okay, Great Gram's
Brighton:ok, I'll take Jonah... Shopping... but everyone's gonna think he's my kid like they did last spring when I took him to that Fishing convention
Yetta:Yeah they thought this was my real hair!
Gena:(scooting over) Yuck
(Ester runs in Arffing)
Ester:Arf!(eye's on Yetta and Table)
Gena:What is it girl?
Brighton:Is it Fran?Max?JONAH?
Ester:(Nodding head) Arf!
Gracie:Jonah?
Ester:(shaking head) Grr
Yetta:Max?
Ester:(Shaking head) GRR!
Gena:(gasping)
(everyone pauses and runs into livving room)
FRAN LIEING ON THE FLOOR CRYING
Ester:(run's over to Gena's side) Grr
Gena:Fran? Whazz wrong?
Gracie:(by Fran's side) Mom
Brighton:( sitting on couch)Yes, Ma'
Yetta:(slowly awalking in) FRAN....Sweety
Fran:Woah!Stop!
Gracie:Mom what's wrong
Fran:Ouch!(crying and holding a baby bag)
Gena:Fran is it your stomach?
Fran:(nodding) (sweaty)
Brighton: Mom you need dad(running upstairs)DAD!
Gena:(screaming)Maxwell Come quick its Fran
MAX COMES RACING DOWN
Max:(see's Fran) Sweetheart
Fran:Oh Max my stomach hurts, terrible
Gena:Help her (looking at Max)
Max:(picking Fran up) C'mon in the car with you all
(every one runs to car outside)
MAX AND FRAN FOLLOW ' S
IN CAR, MAX DRIVING
Gracie:Gena I'm scared whats happining?
FADE OUT
FADE IN
Gena:I dunno...Fran are you ok?
Fran:NO!
Max:Were hurring(hands cell phone back) Gena call Silvia
Gena: numra's?
Gracie:Here(dialing then hands back to Gena)
Gena:Silvia?is that you?
Silvia:Yes,yes
Gena:it's Fran...she's sick or something
Silvia: oh my god...where are you going?
Gena:Were headed to the hospital now
Silvia:I'll meet you there...bye hunny
Gena:(squinting) Bye(pushs off button and hands phone back) she's gonna meet us at the hos....
Max:Great
Fran:OH!!!!!(gripping chair)
Max:Are you okay?
Fran:NO!
Gracie:(whispering to Gena) How could she be having a baby?
Gena:That's just it....she cant.... if it's this early with the pregnancy.... there could be numbra's of problems...like Natural obortian.....baby is doing something odd....miss carrage......or maybe its Fran
Gracie:you know alot about this...but how do you know?
Gena:(looking out window) never mind how I know
Max:Fran....are you asleep?
Fran:Nahh(turning head) i'm gonna get sick soon
Max:Hold on there darling
Gracie:Where's the twins?
Gena:Yeah
Max:Well...there at Ma's.....B stayed home so I geuss he aint taking Jonah
Gracie:I bet Morten will stay with Eve and Jonah
FADE OUT
to be continnued.....................
The End