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(engine humming)

(laboured breathing)

(laboured breathing)

(deep breath)

(birds singing)

(piano note)

♪♪♪

(sighing)

(sighing)

(sniffling)

- (cab driver): Thanks a lot. - Thanks.

(deep breath)

(running footsteps) (child laughing)

(audible breathing)

- (child): Dad! - (man): What?

You ready?

Yeah? Let's go.

(children laughing)

Give me a big hug. Be good.

- Hi, Dan.

I just wanted to say that...

I'm OK, and I'm back now.

- When did you get back?

- Today. Now. Just now.

- And you thought that you could just show up

whenever you wanted, and we'd just be

waiting here with a cake and banner or...

- Dan...

- Well, you didn't think to tell us anything,

give us an idea when you'd be back?

- I'm here. I'm back.

- OK, but it's not... that's not how it works.

- Dan, when can I see Isabel? - What are you talking about?

What? So you're OK now?

- Yeah, I am.

- Yeah? What's your plan? Where are you staying?

- I'm staying at my dad's for a little while--

- Good for you.

Hmm...

- Dan, I want to see her.

- She doesn't remember you.

Can I call you now? Am I allowed?

- Of course.

- I need to think.

♪♪♪

- (woman):Isabel,

one night

n I went in to check on you,

nand you were lying there awake.

You didn't make a sound.

And I stood there,

and I looked at you,

and you looked at me,

and I had no idea

what you were thinking

and what you felt.

And in that moment,

n I had never been so scared

in my entire life.

I thought I knew what fear wasnbefore I had you, but I didn't.

I had no clue.

And no matter what, everything felt wrong

because I did it.

And no matter what I did,n you were always so far away.

I thought,n "If I just loved you more,

I could get closer."

I loved you so much

n that I forgot to breathe.

n And then, I ran out of air.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- Hey, you have a light?

- Sorry.

- (man 1): Do you have a light? - (man 2): Yeah. One second.

- (man 1): Thanks, man.

- Do you have another one of those?

- Miss Doesn't Have a Light wants a smoke, I see.

OK if I sit for a sec? - You just did.

- You look kind of upset yourself. - Yeah.

- You don't want to talk about it?

- Not really but thanks.

(scoffing)

I don't know where to go.

I've just been sitting here all day.

- Aren't you cold?

- I'm freezing. ♪♪♪

(indistinct chatter)

(guitar music playing on speakers)

(romantic music playing)

(indistinct song playing) - Kind of a long day, Jordan.

- What happened?

- Um, I...

I'm sorry. I-- - Hey, you... you want

put your head on my shoulder.

Oh.

You seem like a good person.

- How do you know?

- Your... your face,

your eyes. I can tell.

(indistinct song playing)

- I have a baby...

which is not a baby anymore.

- You're a mom?

That's surreal.

- It is, but, uh...

- I don't know if I'll see her, and I don't...

- Well, what was your mom like with you?

- Why would you ask me that?

- I was just trying to be helpful.

- No, I haven't seen her in a long time.

- Well...

I'm still sure you're the best mom.

I can tell. Remember?

(romantic music playing)

What?

(indistinct romantic song playing)

These any good? - Ugh, what do you want?

- Um, sorry.

Can I have your phone, please?

(man chuckling) Cool phone.

(door opening and closing)

- Hey, Dad.

- You look rested.

- I'm exhausted.

- Oh, I, uh...

Who... Well, did you see them?

- Sort of.

Dad, when's the last time that you spoke to Dan?

- Uh...

not too long ago. Uh...

I don't know, but they seemed OK.

Hey, but you are here now. Right?

- Yep.

- Hey, you think you'll be OK on the sofa.

Yeah, you're sure?

Um... is there anything else?

- I'm OK now, really.

- OK, well, I'm just so glad that... that you're here.

OK, I'll see you in the morning, sweetheart.

- Hi, Bern. - Hi.

- I don't bite, I swear.

- Hi, Dara.

- Hey, Audrey. - Was the couch alright?

- Hi, sweetheart. Hey, do you need anything?

- I'm fine, Dad.

- (softly): OK, here.

- OK, we're gonna be late. Bye, Dara.

- Dad, I'm fine. Really wasn't-- - OK, we gotta run, sweetheart,

but I will see you later, and then we can catch up, OK?

(door closing)

(door creaking)

(birds singing)

(knocking on door)

(door opening)

- Dara...

Hey.

I'm Thérèse.

- I wanna go up.

- Hi, sweetie.

Hey, can we say hi?

- Hi.

- Hi, Izzy.

Oh, um... Here, I...

I brought this for you.

- I have that. - Isabel...

- I wanna go down. - OK.

I don't know what to say. - How many months?

- Seven.

- Congratulations.

(sighing)

You didn't mention her.

- What? - Why are you here?

- Oh, I'm... sorry.

I guess that I should have called first.

- Dan, what's she talking about?

- Let me deal with this, OK?

Look, I said I had to think.

- Does that mean that I can't see her?

- You made that choice for everyone two years ago, remember?

- (Thérèse):Why don't you comen over again another time...

n spend some time with her.

- Is that OK with you?

- (Dan): Fine.

- OK, I will, um...

...I will see you soon then.

(indistinct chatter)

(sighing)

- Mm-hmm.

You didn't call.

- There wasn't much to say.

- You look tired.

- Is there any sub work?

Look, I'm OK now. See? (Dara chuckling)

- Mm-hmm.

- Can you set a meeting with Brian?

- He's gone. Retired.

We have Ms. Shaw now.

I'll be in touch, OK? - OK.

Trying to get rid of me already? - (Audrey): No, I'm just, uh...

tidying up a bit. - I can do that.

- No, no, I got it. It's OK. - No, really.

(clearing her throat)

- So, uh...

do you remember the... realtor

friend of mine that we were talking about?

Well, I just ran into her the other day,

and she was telling me that she has

a lot of these cute little apartments.

And so I mentioned your situation.

- You what?

- What?

- I just got back.

- No, no. I... I didn't mean...

- What did you mean?

- I was just trying to help.

I'm on your side.

- I can take care of myself.

-I could have helped.

That's what couples do, that's what they do:

they figure things out together. That's the whole point.

Why didn't you talk to me? - I tried.

A hundred thousand times, OK? You told me that...

that I wasn't making sense and that I was just out of it.

- Why couldn't we come see you?

- She couldn't see me like that.

- Did you know that she asked for you every day?

Did you know that?

For months and months, she looked at me

like I was the wrong person.

- I'm sorry, Dan.

That's the only way that I could do it.

OK? Myself.

- You look better.

- Thanks.

Look, do you think that I could spend

a few minutes with her?

- What, you mean alone?

- Why do you say it like that?

- No, I can't.

And I'm sorry.

(door opening)

(door closing) - What did you tell her?

- How could I tell her?

How do you explain this to a 2-year-old?

(footsteps)

- (Isabel): What's your name?

- It's Dara.

- She's gonna be 4 soon, right? - (Isabel): My birthday!

- (Dan): Yeah. - 4? Wow!

- Do you want to come to my party?

Thérèse is baking a cake.

- Oh, I would love to come to your party.

- Dad, can we go to the store?

- I'm sorry, honey. We don't have time right now.

- But, Dad! - Izz, really, we can't.

- Dad! - Hey, what did I just say?

- Hey. Hey, Isabel, can you do something for me?

- What?

- Can you close your eyes for one second?

Great. Thank you.

If we were in the store right now, what would you get?

- Chocolate milk. - Amazing!

I love chocolate milk, too. Haha!

So, imagine

you're with your dad, and you're at the store.

Are you in the store?

Hey, I want you to walk to the fridge,

and I want you to take out the chocolate milk.

Are you holding it?

Let me see.

OK, now I want you to open it

and take a big sip.

Now, keep your eyes closed. You're in the store, remember?

Now, open it

and take a big sip.

How does it taste?

- So good.

(chuckling) (door closing)

(second door closing)

- I'm so glad you made it. - Oh, I was just going.

- Are you coming back?

- Of course, sweetheart.

- Well, let me

walk you out then.

I understand where this puts you.

- You do? - Yeah, of course.

And I want you to feel welcome here.

OK? I want to help.

It's so important that Isabel knows who her mother is.

But I'm here too.

- I can see that.

- He was crushed, you know?

- I know.

- Completely.

(train horn blowing)

- (young man):Hello? - (Dara):Hey. Hi.

Do you, uh... do you remember me

from the party? - Jordan: [Yeah, of course.]

[How's it going?]

(scoffing)

- Um... Can we... uh...

Do you want to do something later?

- (Jordan):Yeah, for sure. Come over. I'll cook.

- Really? - Jordan: [Yeah.]

(indistinct song playing in the background)

And I fight with my dad all the time.

It's why I decided to come to school here:

to get away.

- How come?

- 'Cause he doesn't listen.

- Well, how do you talk to him?

Maybe try talking to him

in a way that you think that he can hear.

- Why do I have to be the one to change?

- You don't have to change anything,

but you want him to hear you, right?

- Yeah.

So, where's your mom?

- What?

- You said you hadn't seen her in a long time.

- Uh... She's...

...gone. She left when I was 4.

- What do you mean, "She's gone"?

- I don't know. She just...

left and...

That's it.

- Your daughter's lucky.

- Mm-hmm.

Why is that?

- She has you.

- Lucky? Yeah...

- Show her something.

- Like what?

- She's a kid, show her anything you want.

- Why are you being so sweet to me?

- It's just spaghetti.

- Spaghetti is fine by the way-- - Would it be OK if I...

...kissed you?

Oh, I'm sorry. That was too much.

I thought you looked at me in a type of way...

- You don't know me at all.

- What is it? What's wrong?

- Did you know that Dan is with someone?

Wait. Did you?

- Shh, shh! I-I...

I saw her, but I-I-I was never sure.

I didn't know. I didn't know if they were together.

- She's pregnant.

- I'm sorry.

I... I didn't know that, sweetheart.

I would have told you if I knew that.

- Dad...

...things aren't...

- Honey, it's all just gonna take a little bit of time.

OK? That thing, it-it-it's gonna work out.

You know, I'm telling you.

- I don't know.

- Well, then we'll... then we should talk about this.

- Dad, we are.

I'm talking about this. I'm talking about it right now!

- Shhh... No, we're standing in the hallway

at 1 in the morning.

Tomorrow, OK?

- Why do you always say that?

- Just go to bed, sweetheart.

- I think about Mom.

I... don't even know if she's alive, Dad.

But I think about...

who she is now, and...

- Good night.

♪♪♪

- (Dara): Is it alright if I sit down?

Look.

♪♪♪

(Dara humming)

See what I did? Here, watch my fingers. Yes.

♪♪♪

Do you want to try?

♪♪♪

- We were just about to head out to the park.

- (Dara): Is it OK if I tag along?

(kids laughing and chattering)

- What was, uh...

what was that thing?

You did it yesterday with the... chocolate milk.

- You describe what you're working toward.

We did it a lot in group, but I thought

it would calm her down a bit. - You did.

I can't, uh...

I can't imagine how any of this is for you.

I don't know, I just...

I wanted to say that I see you trying, you know.

- Thanks, Dan. (cell phone buzzing)

- Yeah.

Oh, shoo, it's Thérèse. Can you, uh...

...watch her for a minute?

- Of course.

- (Dan): Hello?

Good. Yeah.

(Dara laughing) Yeah, I know.

(Dan speaking indistinctly)

(kids laughing)

(Dan speaking indistinctly)

Yeah, yeah, she's good.

Yeah. (kids chatting and laughing)

- Honey, look at me. Where is she?

Where did she go? (kids laughing)

Hi!

Hi. - I'm hiding.

- Can I hide with you?

It's very orange in here. - There's an echo.

Hooooo!

Your turn.

- Hoooooo!

Should we try one together?

On three... One, two,

three! - (together): Hooooo!

♪♪♪

- (Thérèse): You guys coming? - (Dan): Yeah, just a sec.

- So cute that she invited me to her party.

- Yeah, you want to come?

- Uh, I mean, I would love to, but...

- What?

- Who is gonna be there? - Just gonna be a bunch of kids.

You won't have to see anyone.

- OK. Thanks, Dan.

- Hey.

- What?

- Ugh, it's just with...

...Thérèse and with the baby coming soon...

- You want to divorce me?

Wait. Is that why you invited me here?

Dan, don't just stand there. Say something.

- What did you expect?

- Look, I'm better now, OK? I'm gonna get

my job back, all of it. - It doesn't matter.

- It does!

How can you say that, "it doesn't matter"?

Of course it matters! - Dara, stop yelling.

Just... come here.

- Have you spoken to a lawyer?

- Yes.

- Was this her idea? - It wasn't. No.

- What about Isabel?

- It depends.

(scoffing)

- On what?

- It depends on how you're doing.

Why do you keep wearing that dress?

What do you think is gonna happen?

- Look at me, OK?

Look at me. You can trust me now.

You know I belong here is right.

OK. You're home for me. That's it.

Come on, take me back.

- Don't! Don't. - Don't what, Dan?

(Dan exhaling)

- See you at the party.

- So Nancy says that you were really...

terrific with the kids.

- It's such a wonderful age - 5, 6 -

you know, you can really see them coming into themselves

and making choices and becoming little people.

- It's a fun age. So you were here for...?

- Seven years. - That's quite a while.

And you were gone for...?

- Just a little over two.

- And you decided just to...

take some time off? - Well, I had a baby girl.

- It must have been nice to spend some time with her.

- Yeah. Yeah.

It-it... it really was.

- Both my kids are all grown now,

but I remember that time so well.

How old is your daughter? - She's turning 4 soon.

- Those years are just incredible, aren't they?

Every moment is a gift.

- Mm-hmm. - Savour them.

(small chuckle)

Has she lost any teeth yet? - No, she hasn't.

She hasn't lost any of her teeth, she has all of them,

but it's enough about her.

- Any more on the way? - What?

- I'm just curious if you were planning on having more children.

- Why is that any of your business?

- Dara. Dara!

- What are you looking for?

Can I have some?

- How old are you?

- 14. Why, when did you start drinking?

- It was 14.

No, it's not a good idea. - Dad lets me.

- I doubt that's true. - He gave me some at a wedding once.

Honestly.

- Fine. A little.

- I feel weird.

- That means it's working.

- And people like this?

- Where's your mother?

- I don't know. Why do people like this stuff?

- Because it's different.

- And then, what do they do?

- Dance,

tell secrets,

cry.

- ♪♪ What is Ryan thinking ♪

♪ Why is Ashley mad at me ♪

♪ Why are boys such jerks ♪

♪ And girls little bitches ♪♪

(sighing)

(laughing)

(chuckling)

- Are you OK?

(chuckling)

- What? It's cute, no? - Where did you get that?

- I found a box of stuff in the garage.

Tons of cool crap.

Why do you look like that?

- I think it was my mom's, that's all.

- Oh.

- Why are you wearing that?

- I was cold. Now I'm not, and I don't want to be cold again.

- Are you OK?

- I mean, it's bad if I close my eyes.

- Here.

- Can I ask you a question?

- Sure.

It's fine, Bernie, you can ask.

- Did you get electric shocks?

- I didn't need that.

- Oh. What was the hospital like?

- It was... long...

...scary sometimes.

- How did your mom die?

- Who told you that she died?

(dog barking)

(crow cawing)

- (Bernie): I don't feel good. - (Audrey): What is it, sweetie?

- I was drinking before with Dara.

- (Audrey): Drinking? What... what do you mean, drinking?

- Dara, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to tell. I'm sorry.

- She's 14. - Exactly. I just gave her

a bit. It's like at a wedding.

- (Dara's father): This is not a wedding.

- (Audrey): What did I tell you? - Hell, what did she tell you?

- (Audrey): Come. (Dara's father sighing)

(sighing)

- Wha...

- Dad...

Say something. - What?

She wrote. What?

That was over five years ago now.

She needed something signed.

- And that's her address?

- (Dara's father): Yeah, it was, it was then, yeah.

- She lives an hour from here.

(Dara's father sighing)

Why didn't you tell me?

- Dara, you were pregnant.

You were starting your life.

OK? We hadn't... we hadn't spoken about her

in so many years and...

and she didn't ask.

- Why do we tell people that she's dead?

She's not, Dad.

We can't keep living this way,

just pretending and lying.

- She... she left us.

She left you.

- Why didn't you come see me?

- But I did. - Once.

You came once. And I asked you to come back.

And-and-and I needed you there and I told you that!

- And I tried, I tried. That whole thing just felt

all... just felt again like... I don't know.

- Like what, Dad? Like her?

- Uh, no, that's not what I meant.

- It was.

Dad...

...I don't know what to do.

- Just... try to be a mother.

- What?

How can you say that? Like... Like, oh, like,

"try to be a mother." Like, like... like it's a sentence!

- It's a sentence. - No, it isn't.

It's a million little decisions one after the other,

after the other, after the-- - I know. OK, OK,

OK. Just... All you can do

is your best, sweetheart. OK?

- My mom lives only an hour from here.

- That's great. Hmm...

What does that mean?

- I don't know.

(men inside speaking indistinctly)

- Hmm... how's your girl?

- She's good.

- You show her something?

- I did.

- See?

- Another party?

(man speaking indistinctly) - Mm-mm. No,

just a couple buds. We're supposed to be studying

for a test tomorrow, but...

But you want to come in and chill for a sec

or stay over?

(bubbling noise) (gunshots from TV)

- You know what? I don't think

that that's a good idea.

But thanks. You're a sweet kid.

(kids chattering and laughing) (Dara taking a deep breath)

Hi, sweetheart. - It's my birthday!

- What?! No!

I didn't bring you anything.

- Really? - I had no idea.

But wait, I guess that's why I brought you this.

- Uh, it's for me? What's his name?

- Well, it's a Jack Dempsey,

so I thought we could call it Jack. That's my dad's name.

I'm gonna go put Jack in some water.

(laughing) (upbeat music playing)

(roaring)

(roaring)

- (male singer): ♪♪ Looking from the window above ♪

♪ It's like a story of love ♪

- Everyone, come here.

Come here! Come on, you guys!

- ♪ Came back only yesterday ♪

♪ I'm moving farther away ♪

♪ Want you near me ♪

(Dara lip-synching): ♪ All I needed was to love you gave ♪

♪ All I needed for another day ♪

♪ And all I ever knew ♪

♪ Only you ♪

♪ Sometimes when I think of her name ♪

♪ When it's only a game ♪

♪ And I need you ♪

♪ Listen to the words that you say ♪

♪ It's getting harder to stay ♪

♪ When I see you ♪

- Come here. - ♪ All I needed was ♪

♪ The love you gave ♪

♪ All I needed for another day ♪

♪ And all I ever knew ♪

♪ Only you ♪

- (Isabel): Mommy!

Mommy! - (Dara): Hi.

It's OK, Iz. It's fine,

it's me. OK, Iz.

Isabel, it's fine, it's me. - Mommy.

- It's me, Isabel. ♪♪♪

- Mommy!

- No, please. Let me do this, please. I got it.

- ♪ All I needed was the love you gave ♪♪

- No! No-no! - Wait, Dara! - No!

(silence)

Is she OK? - She's just shaken up a bit.

She hurt her elbow. She's fine.

- (Thérèse): This is my fault.

I pushed this too hard.

- OK, trust me, this is not about you.

- Dara, think of Isabel.

- OK, Thérèse,

you are sitting in my kitchen

at my table with my husband right there

and my kid in the next room, OK? I bought the chair

that you are sitting on. - (Dan): OK, hey,

don't speak to her like that. - OK, Dan,

you let our daughter call this woman Mommy?

What is she even doing here? - He's not your husband.

He was, but he's not anymore. - Who are you?

What are you doing in my house?! - I'm the woman raising your daughter!

- I am her mother! - Are you?

- What, that is my mug.

What are you doing drinking out of

my mug?! - What are you doing?!

What are you doing? You're acting crazy.

This is just like before; you don't make sense, Dara!

- No, I... I do. - No, you don't!

- I do, I do make sense, OK?

I'm not crazy, and I wasn't crazy before.

I had her and I got sick,

and this is exactly why I had to leave:

because you made me feel like I was crazy.

- How did I make you feel crazy? - (Thérèse): Let her talk.

- Look, you didn't understand me then,

and you still don't understand me now.

OK, so... so tell me,

what do you do? "You get better,

"and the only way that you know how.

And you do that every day a little bit."

That's what they said, "That you can't see it,

but it's there and it adds up."

That's what they told me, that it adds up.

And so you take what they tell you to take,

even if it makes you not you anymore,

and then you feel like you're somebody else.

But you do that, and you do it and you keep doing it

until they tell you that you're OK.

Look, I went away to get better,

so that I could come back

and be in this family the right way...

...if I'm still welcome.

You didn't wait.

Hey, Dan, I told you that I was gonna come back.

I promised you that, OK?

I'm not her. I am not my mom!

But...

I'm sorry. Look, I'm sorry, OK?

Look, just...

just tell me who you want me to be,

and then I'll just be her, OK?

Just... just let me stay

and I'll be so good, I promise.

OK? I'll make myself so small you won't even notice me.

I'll live in the walls or...

or you can put me in the closet,

and I won't make a peep.

I... I can be Aunt Dara or...

No. No, never mind,

I take that back. Don't call me that, that'd really hurt.

Here, look, I can... Here, look, I...

how I can just fit on one tile, OK?

So small. Look, I can just...

I can just... I can just... live here.

I'll just stay right here. OK?

- (Isabel): Dad...

- (Dan): OK, Isabel. - (Dara): No, no, no!

- Izzy, Izzy. Come here, baby. Come here. Hey, you're OK.

Hey, it's OK. Come here. It's OK.

- (Dara): Can you... can you turn on the lights?

- It's OK, honey.

- Can someone please turn on the lights, please?!

I need to talk to her. I wanna talk to her alone. - (Dan): No.

- Look, I-I-I-I did it wrong before, OK?

Isabel, I should have

told you before that I'm...

Come on, just please...

Just... just come here for...

Just look at me. - (Thérèse): You're scaring us.

- But this is my family.

Just please come here for one second.

Please, baby, just... just for one second.

Just look at me. (breathing hard)

Just please.

- (Isabel): Go!

- OK.

OK, I'm gonna go.

I'm so sorry.

OK, OK, OK. I'm going. I'm going.

I'm going. I got it.

(Dara breathing heavy)

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

(crickets chirping)

(breathing audibly)

(gulping)

(birds singing)

(birds singing)

(birds singing)

(audible breathing)

(wind blowing)

(knocking on door)

- Well, hello there.

What can I do for you?

- I...

have the wrong address. Sorry.

(car key turning) (engine revving up)

(gear stick shifting)

(gear stick shifting)

(car key turning) (engine stopping)

- (woman): I'll be with you in a sec!

Sorry about that. How can I help you?

We got lots of wonderful stuff here.

We've got some...

t-shirts and sweatshirts

and little knickknacks that make great gifts.

Who are you shopping for today?

OK, well, I'll just be right over there

if you need anything.

- I'm looking for my daughter.

- How old is she?

- She's 4.

- Well.. what about...

one of these...

Aww!

This is cute, don't you think? (chuckling)

Or... we also have

some children's books you might like here.

Ummm...

- Do you have any for the piano?

- You know what? Yeah.

You're in luck. We just had a music exhibit here last month.

- Perfect.

- I used to play, actually,

a million years ago.

- Oh yeah?

- Well, I'll just ring it up.

(cash register beeping)

That's $10 even.

(cash register opening and closing)

- Do you like working here?

- Yeah, it's OK.

It's quiet.

- You've been here long? - Couple of years, I guess.

We live just down the road.

- We? - My husband and I. Bruce.

- Do you like living here? - Oh, I love it here.

It's so peaceful.

Are you not from around here?

- No.

- Just visiting?

- I am.

- Is there anything else I can for you, sweetheart?

- No.

There's nothing else that you can do for me.

I left my daughter.

I couldn't handle it, being a mother.

But I went to get help,

and I got better.

And I came back.

Thanks for your time.

(footsteps)

(door opening)

(door closing)

(engine revving up)

♪♪♪

n I just saw her, Catherine.

- (Jack):What?

n What, just now? Are you OK?

- (Dara):Honestly, Dad,

I'm fine.

- (Jack):I don't understand. You spoke to her?

- (Dara):I did.

nIt was... weird at first, but...

I don't know, she's just

some woman.

- (Jack):n Be patient with yourself.

n You need to look ahead now.

Not behind you.

nSweetheart, are you still there?

- (Dara):Yeah, Dad.

I am.

You didn't hang up.

- Dan: [No, I didn't.]

- Can I talk to her for a second, please?

Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?

- [It's a girl.]

- Two girls.

Look, we'll get the divorce stuff started

right away, OK? Whatever you want.

- Dan: [I never...]

[I never thought that you were crazy.]

[I was just... I don't know,]

[sometimes, you were a completely different person.]

- That was me, Dan.

- I should have listened to you.

- Well,

she's gonna need you just like I did.

- I did wait.

I did. How could I know?

- I don't know where to go.

Dan...

- Yeah?

- Can I talk to her, please?

- I'm gonna stay on the line.

- Yeah. Oh yeah, of course.

- Dan: [Isabel?]

[Hey, Isabel. Someone wants to talk to you.]

- Isabel: [Hello?]

- Hi, sweetheart.

How are you?

- [OK.]

- How's your arm?

- [It's OK.]

- You're so strong.

I'm sorry that I scared you before.

I just, uh... I just get

too excited sometimes,

but I'm gonna work on that.

And...

I wanna really try to be a good mom for you.

(footsteps over phone)

- Dan: [We should go.]

- Of course. OK.

Alright. Goodbye, sweetheart.

- Isabel: [Bye, Dara.]

- Dan: [She's gone.]

- Yeah.

- [You're gonna be OK there?]

- Yeah. I will.

- (Dan):I'm gonna talk to you soon, OK?

- (Dara):Thank you. - (Dan):For what?

- (Dara):For being theren for her when I couldn't.

- (Dan):She's our girl.

- (Dara):Yeah, she is.

(turning off tap water)

Isabel... ♪♪♪

...when you were born, my first thought

n was, "What did I just do?"

n Now, you had me as a mother.

When we were ready to leave the hospital,

a nurse just handed you to me,and I thought,

"How is that possible?"

n My best wasn't good enough.

I know that. ♪♪♪

And I don't known if I'll ever get it right...

...but there's time,

and I'll try again,

and again,

and again,

and again.

(simple, hesitant piano melody)

(beautiful piano music)

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