WRITTEN BY
LORI H. SCHWARTZ & CLAUDETTE POWELL
ABOUT LINDA,
INT. BEAUTY SALON-WAXING SUITE.
Linda is getting her legs waxed by middle-aged Russian woman, Hilda, who looks like she's spent time in the Russian front, only she's been colorized.Linda has her blouse on and just underwear. She is working on the front of Linda's calves. Hilda rips a cloth with wax on it off of Linda's leg.
Ow.Shit...damn it Hilda.
Such coarse, stubby hairs. So, I know. I know you shaved. Why you shave?
LINDA
Hilda, lay off, okay...I was desperate. I had a meeting up in Big Bear and the Jacuzzi possibility was very high. You know, I'm the only woman in broadcast that has body hair and I had to be smooth!
HIlda stands off in a corner upset. She starts throwing around the waxing utensils. Linda sits up on her elbows.You have interrupted your follicle cycle. All my work with you have been ruined.
LINDA
The door to the suite is thrown open and an Older Woman, linda's mom walks in and just stares. Linda covers herself up quickly and then sees who it is.Oh, come on Hilda---
HILDA
Hilda moves toward linda's mom to lead her out.Hey, no no no no no. I'm in a session. You cannot be here. I am sorry. Please, please please---
That's okay, She's mine.
LINDA
Linda's mom goes to leave.Ah. It's okay Hilda, it's my Mom.
(to the old woman)
Ma, I told you to wait outside. We have plenty of time for breakfast. I'll only be a few moments.
LINDA'S MOM
Okay Sweetie, but why are your legs so red?
LINDA
Because I'm having the hair ripped out of them.
LINDA'S MOM
Hilda clears her throat and leads Linda's Mom out. She looks at Linda. She makes that clicking noise,Oh, well, then see if she can do anything about your arm hair.(To Hilda)
It's really thick.
HILDA
Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk Tsk. Turn over.
ABOUT AIMEE,
INT: A HEALER'S OFFICE.
Aimee is being examined by her very serious, Svengali-like homeopathic Healer. He picks up one of her arms very carefully, then lets it drop. He picks up her other arm, and starts beating a tiny drum around her head.
AIMEE
Um...
Shh.
Uh - well...
Shh.
Did you have sugar yesterday?
I - I had a fourth of a peach.
I knew it. Your shoulders are a disaster.
Really?
And your clavicle is just teeming with nitrates.
Hey - what's this here - above your kidney?
I...
Is it - something with Julie?
Yes! She got fired today.
Aimee, I told you to dump Julie. She's a toxic friend.
But I like her.
Well, tell that to your kidneys.
I - I bought that bark you told me about.
Did you make a tea with it?
Yeah, but my neighbors complained about the smell, and then I had
diarrhea for a week.
Why haven't you moved yet? Your neighbors are aggravating all
your pent up anger, and I have to keep re-orienting your spleen.
The healer starts to adjust her spine.
I've been very busy lately, with trying to re-do the wedding and everything.
So óyou've set a new date?
Um ónot exactly.
Aimee, Aimee, Aimee.
I know, it looks like I'm stalling, but I swear I'm not. Ow!
Don't you think it's time to deal with your fear of committment and stop stringing Mark along?
I am not stringing him along, and I Ow! I don't seem to have any feeling in my left arm right now.
That's because you're in denial. Sit up.Here. Drink this.
He hands her a cup of red slime with white mold spots on it.
Uch. What is it?
Aimee starts gagging on the red slime.It's to counteract that conversation you had with your mother on Wednesday.
HEALER
That's okay. The gagging is normal. Just make sure you donít swallow your tongue.
ABOUT JULIE,
INT. OFFICE - GROUP THERAPY SESSION
Transsexual starts to weep.And that's when I told my wife I wanted to be a woman.
DARRYL
John, you are so very brave. It reminds me of the time I told my ex-girlfriend about my years in prison.
Wow.
Tim starts to cry. He speaks with deep emotion and pathos.Very good Darryl. Tim, what's going on with you?
TIM
I think I'm going through some kind of regression because I'm reliving all those feelings of rejection I had when I came out to my mother.
SHRINK
Still weeping.Regressions are very healthy Tim. They are a reminder of how far we've come.
He begins to bawl. Julie is to his left and tries to reach out to him but is not sure what to do with her hands.I'm just so sad that I'll never have children.
SHRINK
Julie, how are you doing this week?
The Group looks disinterested.Well I wanna buy a couch and I came up with some titles for my script. Do you want to hear them?
Maybe later.