The Gift (2000)

Hilary Swank: Valerie Barksdale

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• Valerie Barksdale : Can you see what I'm thinking? Can you see that in the cards?

  Annie : What do you mean?

  Valerie Barksdale : Well... I've been thinking some real bad, bad thoughts. Un-christian thoughts.

  Annie : Like what?

  Valerie Barksdale : Like... I'm glad that girl's dead. Jessica. She was messing around with my husband and she deserved what she got.

  Annie : No one deserves that.

  Valerie Barksdale : Like I said, I know it's un-Christian.

  [pause] 

  Valerie Barksdale : What? What, are you seeing something bad?

  Annie : I don't know. It's unclear.

• Valerie Barksdale : He got worse. I went to the store yesterday, because we was out of some things. And he got home from work early before I could get back. He was waiting with a razor strap. My legs were all cut up and I got welts the size of footballs on my back and my legs...

  Annie : I feel guilty you paying me money to tell you to get away from him. You got to get help. Legal help.

  Valerie Barksdale : You don't know Donnie Barksdale, Annie. He'll kill me if I leave him. He'll find me. He said he would.

• Valerie Barksdale : I really need to talk to you. Maybe you can read for me under a bridge or something.

  Annie : Well, alright, I'll read for you, but you gotta start listening to me though.

  Valerie Barksdale : I can't leave him. Don't you understand?