FORREST (V.O.). She didn't have to work in nobody's

She didn't have to work in nobody's

kitchen no more.

MRS. BLUE

Smells wonderful!

EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD

Forrest rides the mower.

FORREST (V.O.)

And 'cause I was godzillionaire and

I liked doing it so much. I cut that

grass for free.

EXT. GUMP HOUSE BALCONY - NIGHT

Forrest looks down the road as he steps onto the porch.

FORREST (V.O.)

But at nighttime, when there was

nothing to do and the house was all

empty, I'd always think of Jenny.

Jenny's image walks, then vanishes. Forrest looks away. He

turns and walks into the house.

EXT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY

Jenny walks across the lawn to Forrest.

FORREST (V.O.)

And then, she was there.

JENNY

Hello, Forrest.

FORREST

Hello, Jenny.

FORREST (V.O.)

Jenny came back and stayed with me.

INT. GUMP HOUSE

Jenny lies asleep in bed.

FORREST (V.O.)

Maybe it was because she had nowhere

else to go. Or maybe it was because

she was so tired, because she went

to bed and slept and slept like she

hadn't slept in years. It was

wonderful having her home.

EXT. COUNTRYSIDE - DAY

Forrest and Jenny walking.

FORREST (V.O.)

Every day we'd take a walk, and I'd

jabber on like a monkey in a tree.

And she'd listen about ping-pong and

shrimpin' boats and Momma makin' a

trip to heaven. I did all the talkin'.

Jenny most of the time was real quiet.

FORREST

...big ol' gobs of rain and little

bitty stinging rain and rain...

Jenny's old house stands at the end of the dirt road. It

appears to be deserted. Jenny walks toward the house and

stops. She stares at the house. Forrest walks toward Jenny.

Jenny suddenly heaves a rock angrily at the house. She throws

other things at the house.

JENNY

How could you do this?

She breaks a window. Jenny collapses to the ground and sobs.

Forrest knees down next to her.

FORREST (V.O.)

Sometimes I guess there just aren't

enough rocks.

EXT. OLD OAK TREE - DAY

Jenny and Forrest sit on a limb together.

FORREST (V.O.)

I never really knew why she came

back, but I didn't care. It was like

olden times. We was like peas and

carrots again.

INT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY

Jenny sits by the vase of flowers and look out the window.

FORREST (V.O.)

Every day I'd pick pretty flowers

and put them in her room for her.

EXT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY

Forrest closes his eyes as he sits on the porch. Jenny places

a box of Nike running shoes in his lap.

FORREST (V.O.)

And she gave me the best gift anyone

could ever get in the wide world.

JENNY

Okay, you can open your eyes.

FORREST

New shoes.

JENNY

They make them just for running.

EXT. GUMP HOUSE - NIGHT

Through the windows, Forrest and Jenny are dancing as it

rains outside.

FORREST (V.O.)

And she even showed me how to dance.

And, well, we was like family...

Jenny and me.