For Love

From Dearly Departed

By David Bottrell and Jessie Jones

Suzanne rides with Junior and the kids to her father-in-law's funeral.

Suzanne:How's she gonna go on? That's what I'd like to know. How's she gonna face life without Daddy Bud? I just don't know how she's gonna go on without losing her mind

Of course, I don't know how I'll get through it. I swear to God, I don't. I'll probably just fall down on the floor in a big pool of tears. God knows nobody would blame me if I did. All our humiliations and now Daddy Bud has to up and die without seeing you make something of yourself. God knows it's gonna be sad to be sitting there thinking that your Daddy dies knowing we had to sell everything we owned and move into that God-awful trailer just to pay off that big dream of yours...

You know I loved him too, Junior. He was just like my own Daddy. I was the one who had to go crawling like a snake and beg for the money to buy shoes for our children, you know. But I did it. I humbled myself. And do you know why I did it, Junior? It can all be summed up in two little words: "For Love."

(suddenly slapping "the children" over the back seat)

I TOLD YOU TO QUIT KICKING THE BACK OF MY SEAT!!!  I know you're hungry! You think I'm not? It'd be nice to stop and get something to eat wouldn't it? Well, maybe we could if your Daddy hadn't lost all our money!

(back to Junior)

Love, Junior. That's been the curse of my life. And now we have to face your family with all of them knowing. All of them looking down at us. Laughing at us

Who ever heard of a machine that cleans parking lots...???