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YOUNG MOM Alex listen to me . I ’ m not going to leave you . Never .
MARRIED ALEX Then what is this ? You ’ re dying . You ’ re leaving me .
YOUNG MOM That doesn ’ t mean I ’ m not going to be with you . Alex . I will always be watching over you . That ’ s what a mom does . And I will never stop being your mom .
( Alex is quiet ) I know it ’ s hard . I know . But you need to keep going . For Annie . For Miranda . For me . Life is going to continue on without me . And that ’ s okay . I promise .
I love you so much , mom .
I love you more , Alex .
MARRIED ALEX
YOUNG MOM
( Married Alex leans in and kisses her forehead . They hold onto each other as Young Mom takes her last breath . Married Alex cries as the spotlight slowly fades out . We are taken back to Alex and Mom for the last time . They are looking at one another . Both are crying .)
I love you so much , mom .
I love you more , baby .
ALEX
MOM
ALEX I guess this is the goodbye you were talking about .
MOM Yeah . But you know that I ’ m always there with you . I ’ ll be there when you ' re dreaming . When you play piano with Annie . And I ’ ll even be there when you see roses at the grocery store .
( They both laugh softly . Mom smiles .)
Bye , Alex .
MOM