A WOMAN, mid-40’s, and her MOTHER sit next to each other in a messy KITCHEN. They are scrolling through pictures on a digital camera.
WOMAN
And there she is gardening out back. And at the farmers market…oh! There’s the dress!
MOTHER
Cute! Fits her perfectly. Ooooh, and look at her there!
WOMAN
I know. And here she is in art class. More art class. Art class…out of focus…more art class…
The mother takes the camera.
MOTHER
Let me see. So sweet. She’s beautiful! How do I click to the next one?
The woman shows her, then rises.
WOMAN
I’m going to grab my tea.
She crosses the room. The mother continues staring at the camera and scrolling forward.
MOTHER
Ooooh, look. So cute! Her hair is getting long. She’s getting so big! I remember — EEEEEEEK!
WOMAN (spinning)
What?
MOTHER
What’s that?
The daughter hurries over and checks the viewfinder.
WOMAN
Oh. Chicken.
The mother peers at it more closely.
MOTHER
Goodness. I thought it was–
WOMAN
Cutlets. It’s an extreme close up.
MOTHER
Oh. I couldn’t quite make it out.
WOMAN
It’s a Barefoot Contessa recipe. I killed it.
MOTHER
Oh?
WOMAN
Yup. I was going to blog about it.
MOTHER (turning camera to side)
It looks…delicious.
WOMAN
Thanks. Anyway. Sorry to scare you.
She sits back down.
MOTHER
Oh, no. It was just unexpected. You don’t often see pictures of…dinner.
WOMAN
I know. Here–
The woman takes the camera from her mother and scrolls it.
WOMAN
A cute one of her at the pony rides…
MOTHER
Oh, now isn’t that sweet!
WOMAN
And on a playdate with her little friend…
MOTHER
Adorable!
Both gaze at the viewfinder, cooing. We FADE TO BLACK.
Another good one.
Your mom sounds like such a cool lady.