tell me about the letters mother is it true yes you watch me cry myself to sleep for months and months and you never said anything how could you do that sorry you’re sorry yes i am sorry i am sorry my entire life okay yes i stole your letters it was wrong but stop being dramatic and at least take some of the responsibility you came down here you knew what you were doing you knew this would happen okay so now i’m a [ __ ] you are unbelievable unbelievable come on get some clothes on let’s take a drive let’s take a drive why would i want to go anywhere with you because i might know you a little better than you think and i don’t want you waking up one morning thinking that if you’d known everything you might have done something different what are we doing here mama do you see that man doesn’t look like it now but 25 years ago oh my goodness she was really someone we were out of our minds in love let me tell you well naturally your grandfather was furious so we decided to run away we didn’t even make the next town before the police picked us up but that was then you know sometimes when i’m in the area just stop here and watch him trying to picture how different my life might have been i want you to know that i love your father no goddammit this is important you need to hear it i do he is a wonderful man he is good to me and i don’t deserve it i love him ellie i do i love you i know oh god this is just very embarrassing i’m a stupid woman getting a big old ball bag it’s crazy you