Sassy sees signs in the sky

"You and I have a special talent, and I saw it immediately."

"Tell me."

"We're the substitute people."

"The substitute people?"

"I've been the substitute person my whole life. I'm not Ellen. I never wanted to be an Ellen. And I'm not Cindy, either. Although Chucks love me. I'm sure, they do. I like being alone too much. I mean, I'm with a guy who's married to his academic career. I rarely see him. And I'm the substitute person there. I like it that way. It's a lot less pressure."

"I'm not used to girls like you."

"That's because I'm one of a kind."

"You don't have to make a joke. I like you without the jokes."

"Now, would you quit trying to break up with me? You're always trying to break up with me...And we're not even together."

"I know. Wait. We're not?"

She slightly shaked her head. Tears were welling hey eyes. She probably tried to swallow it all before she said,
"Of course not, we're the substitute people, remember?"

This is a cut dialogue from the film, Elizabethtown.
I just love this movie so much. I've watched it so many times! And for some reasons, I really love Claire.
What can I say? The girl is "hard to forget and also hard to remember". Besides, I understand what she means up above.
She's the substitute person and I just feel like one too, anyway.

Isn't it a shame, being a substitute person?
I can't say anything much coz I feel that it's just not fair.
I feel for Claire because I'm caught in the same conditions, either.
And I'm not being sensitive or anything. It just always turns out like this, most of the time. I mean, most kinds of relationship I'm in. I'm just the substitute person there. So, don't just tell me I'm being way too falling upon this thought. Because, I know that I'm not.
I could be like Claire said that it was a "lot less pressure" and pretend to "like it that way".
But, come on, we know that she had to catch her tears right after she turned her back on Drew anyway.

Glad that eventually, she could find someone who thought that she shouldn't be a substitute person to anybody anymore.

"You know, there is nothing greater than deciding in your life...that things maybe really are black and white! And this guy who clearly takes you for granted...who serially takes advantage of you, is bad! And what I am saying is good. See what I mean? You shouldn't be the substitute for anybody. This guy should be right here, right now, doing this." And so he passionately kissed her.

"Maybe so."

Awwww... I just want that! hehe.
It's late now.
Gotta go.