A Ticket to Home

 

Jimmy: Is this the place to be Delta?
Tim: This is Delta, my name is Tim. Is there something I can help you with?
Jimmy: I’m gonna buy a ticket to fly.
T: OK, where would you like to fly to?
J: My name is Jimmy, and I’m going to fly to see my momma. She told me to see her again.
T: Oh, you’re going to see you mother, how nice. Well, where does she live?
J: She’s my momma. (gets confused) What’s that mean, where does she live?
T: Where do you want to go?
J: To see my momma. She said come see me in the house, cause I had to be there when she gone to be up there. What’s your name friends?
T: My name’s Tim.
J: Tim, you’re a funny boy, you’re crazy man. You like my brother.
T: I remind you of your borther?
J: Yehya.
T: Where does your brother,… does your brother live where your mom lives?
Yehya, we all live there, but we all got to go see momma home, cause we’re not there yet. My momma’s a pretty woman. She always makes me breakfast eggs and waffles. I got picture. Want to see my momma?
T: Yes, she is pretty. Is that your house?
J: Yeah man, that’s my old house when I was little. My momma said when we played baseball, don’t go for the ball in the creek, or else you’ll get sick. My momma’s smart girl.
T: Jimmy, where do you want to go?
J: (pissed off) To see my momma!
T: Where’s your mother?
J: With my brother.
T: Where are they?
J: (confused, scared)
T: Where do you want to buy a ticket to?
J: I want to buy a ticket to heaven to see my momma.
T: Your momma’s in heaven?
J: Yehya.
T: Well, you might not be able to buy a ticket today.
J: I can buy a ticket now, right?
T: No, you have to wait.
J: Wait for what man? You crazy boy. I got money for my ticket now. I got to go to heaven to see my momma. I got to be there. Help me please. I got money.
T: OK, well let’s see what’s on the computer here.
J: Can I go there, man. I have money in my pocket, but I need coach and to see a movie, cause I only have 33 dollars and 42 pennies.
T: It’s coming up here. Oh no… Jimmy, it appears there’s a big snowstorm in heaven right now.
J: I like the snow, I can make a snowman very tall.
But you see, planes can’t land very well in the snow. It’s too slippery.
J: No.
T: Jimmy, it’s too dangerous to try and land an airplane on snow, so the airport in heaven is closed.
J: I want to see my momma.
T: It will open up sometime, and you can see her then.
J: I miss my momma.
T: Jimmy, we can’t always go see our momma’s when we need to. I really want to see my momma now, but I can’t cause I have to work.
J: You work here all the time? Can’t your momma come see you?
T: No, not right now, I’m pretty busy now.
J: When did you see your momma?
T: It’s been a long time.
J: Well, call her.
T: Right now?
J: Yeah, man.
T: You know, you’re a smart man, Jimmy, that’s not a bad idea. (to Jimmy) Hold on. (looks right) Ma’am, someone will be right with you. (looks left) Sandra, can you take over for a minute. I’ve got to leave for a second. (looks back at Jimmy) I’ll tell you what, we can call her together.