Dialog from Episode 1, scene 7. [Allison has come in the house and gone upstairs. Constance follows Allison up to her room. CM: You didn't say goodnight. AM: Oh, I meant to. CM: That was Rodney Harrington, wasn't it? AM: Yes. CM: I don't want you seeing him. AM: We were only . . . only . . . CM: That's how it starts. AM: I want it to start. I want to be in love. CM: That isn't love. AM: I don't know what it is, but I have to find out. CM: I don't want you hurt. AM: Don't try to protect me. Let me try to take care of myself. CM: Goodnight, Allison, I love you. AM: Goodnight, Mother, I love you, too. [Constance leaves the room.] Episode 1, scene 7 HOME