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MARY:
Why not? All ya gotta have is a little good will. Nothin's so
bad then.
KARL:
Shut up.
MARY:
Have already.
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III SOMETHING NEW
Your eyes are gonna pop when ya hear this.
That's what you think.
That's really something, 'cause I'm gettin' a kid .
You're gettin' nothin'.
I ain't not got nothin', ' cause I'm pregnant with a kid .
Where?
There.
You
a cat?
How do I know?
Why open your trap
if
ya don't know?
Why ain't I supposed ta open my trap? Somethin's comin'. I
went ta get myself tested; somethin's comin'. It cost ten
bucks. I'm just sayin' .
Ya think I'm nuts?
MARY:
Don't ya wanna be a father?
KARL:
Sure.
MARY:
Then that's the way it is .
KARL:
When?
MARY:
It's been two months.
KARL:
There's room for some happiness.
MARY:
Yeah. A person doesn't always have ta think the worst.
KARL:
Of course not.
MARY:
You're gonna be a father .
KARL:
Yeah.
MARY:
Then it wasn't nothin' .
KARL:
No. Ya gotta let people have a little happiness.
MARY:
Yeah. Want nothin' but a little happiness.
