500 days: Park Convo

Tom walks over and sits down on a bench. He stares off, lost in thought. And then, from out of nowhere, there's her voice.

Summer: Hey.

Summer sits like an apparition on a neighboring bench. She may have just sat down, she may have been there for hours. Tom isn't sure if she's real. He doesn't quite know what to do.


Summer: Where you coming from?

Tom: What? Oh. Nowhere. How long have you been sitting there?

Summer: Awhile.

Tom finds it hard to look at her.


Summer: I come here a lot. I always loved this place, ever since you brought me here.

The mention of their past makes the atmosphere frosty.


Tom: So... I should probably say congratulations.

Summer: Probably. But only if you mean it.


Tom: I don't know if I do honestly.

Summer: I understand.


Tom: Yeah well...anyway...I hope you're happy.

Summer: You really do?

Tom: God no.

They both laugh a little. The tension begins to dissipate.


Summer: How are you, Tom?

Tom: I'm good. Ish.

Summer: That's good.

Tom: Yeah I quit the office.

Summer: Really? That's great! What are you doing now?

Tom: Mostly...sleeping. Breaking things.


Awkward silence...


Tom: So who's the guy?

Summer: Who, my guy?

Tom: Yeah... Wait. Don't tell me. I don't want to know.

Summer: Tom...

Tom: No really, I don't.

Summer: Ok.

More awkward silence. And THEN:



Tom: It's amazing to me. You're married.

Summer: I know.

Tom: You're not only someone's girlfriend, your someone's wife!

Summer: Pretty crazy, huh?

Tom: (SIGHS) I'll never understand that.

Summer: Tom --

Tom: What's different now? How could things change so quickly?

Summer: I don't know. It just happened.

Tom: What happened?! That's what I don't get.

Summer: I... Tom...

Tom: What, tell me...

Summer: I woke up one day and I knew.

Tom says nothing.

Summer: I knew I could promise him I'd feel the same way every morning. In a way that I... I never could with you.

And there's not much else to say after that. Tom gets up to leave.


Tom: You know what sucks? Realizing that everything you believe in is complete bullshit.

Summer: What is?

Tom: Destiny, soulmates, true love. All that stuff. It's nothing more than silly childhood fairy tale nonsense, isn't it? God!

Summer: Tom, don't go.

Tom: I should have listened to you, Summer. You were right all along.


Summer takes a beat to let this hang there.


Summer: I was right?


And then, out of nowhere, she begins to hysterically laugh.


Tom: What? This is funny?


Tries to stop but it only makes it worse. Now's she's completely cracking up.


Tom: What are you laughing at?


And she can't stop. She's totally lost control.


Tom: (trying himself not to LAUGH) You're a crazy person!

Summer: Tom! You're the crazy person!

Tom: What are you talking about?!

Summer: One day I'm reading a book at the corner deli and this guy sits down and starts asking about it. Now he's my husband!

Tom: This is funny to you?

Summer: What would have happened if I went to the movies instead? If I went somewhere else for lunch? If I showed up to eat ten minutes later? Tom, it was meant to be, just like you said. And as it was happening, I knew it. I could feel it, sure as the sun. And I kept thinking to myself "Holy shit. Tom was right." You were right about all of it. It just wasn't me you were right about.



Tom is speechless. Summer takes his hand. He notice her wedding ring. He holds it for a few seconds more. And then, the hands separate.


Summer: Anyway, I should probably be getting back. It was good to see you. I'm glad you're well.



Summer gets up and starts walking away from him. After a second:


Tom: Summer!

She stops and turns back. He takes in her face, most likely for the last time ever.


Tom: I really do hope you're happy.

Summer: I know. See you later.


And she walks away. Leaving Tom alone in the park, getting smaller and farther away every second


I just wish there was an alternative ending.. Where it starts at the expectations vs reality but instead of reality, expectations wins and it'll go from there. Some scenes will be deleted and be added with sweet, sappy shit. Then everyone will be in tears and say, "it's so typical." XD! but no.. this is the real deal. this IS a real relationshit. Not what you hope is what you get. it's terrible. :l horrible to be exact.