cardigan, a. butler

one hundred & twenty-four

just ayou, mom or andrew

JACKIE
dad said he hadn't heard from you

ELSIE
yeah, well, dad lied

what do you want, jackie?

if you haven't noticed, i have more
important things other than you to
deal with

JACKIE
why are you being so cruel?

ELSIE
cruel?

i'm being generous by even
texting back

JACKIE
you haven't returned any of our
calls and texts from the last
month

ELSIE
hmm, i wonder why

oh yeah!

you told me our entire life that you
never wanted kids and then you
got pregnant, told mom and not me

and then i had to find out
AT YOUR WEDDING

IN FRONT OF EVERYONE

JACKIE
i wanted to tell you but mom
thought it was best to wait

ELSIE
of course you'd listen to mom

she never cared for me as long
as it benefited you

did mom ever tell you why i wasn't
in many commercials or fashion
shows like you?

JACKIE
no

ELSIE
because she didn't think i was pretty
enough like you were

she put me in commercials she didn't
think you should be in

she always looked for your best interest

she'd be your spokesperson at every
fashion show and modeling
opportunity

i didn't have that

i didn't have someone to advocate
for me like you did

i got every role because i worked for it

not because my mommy advocated
for me

JACKIE
are you saying i only got my
roles because of mom?

that's really low, elsie

ELSIE
OH MY GOD

you can't stop thinking of yourself for
ONE SECOND and see where i'm
coming from

all mom cared about was you

she never cared for me like she
cared for you

and i didn't see it until your wedding

the way she was happy you were
giving her a grandchild killed me

because i'll probably never get
to do that

and the fact that you didn't even ask me
how i was the rest of the night

i love you, jackie

but i won't torture myself while
watching you be a mother to a child
you never wanted in the first place 

JACKIE
elsie, please

i want my kid to know you

so does andrew

we never wanted to hurt you

we thought you'd be happy for us

why are you being a selfish, jealous asshole?

ELSIE
as always, i'm the bad guy

have a good life, jackie

because i'm done being second to you

YOU HAVE NOW BLOCKED JACKIE!

BELLA'S CORNER

had to start the last act of cardigan with a bang!

not liking kaira or jackie rn

but we love papa pierre 🤭

will jackie and elsie repair their relationship?

probably not, i'm just evil like that