I feel awful!

Ralphie as an Adult:

[Ralphie lays in bed with tears stained on his cheeks as he sobs silently and thinks]
Three blocks away, Schwartz was getting his. There has never been a kid, who believed, vaguely but insistently, that he would be stricken blind before he reached 21 and then they'd be sorry. [as they dream begins, Ralphie's bottom lip goes out] Mother:
[Ralphie begins to walk with his cane and knocks on the door]
Why it's Ralph! The Old Man:
[Happy]
Why come on in Ralph, where have you been? Mother:
[Getting surprised]
Why he's carrying a cane! The Old Man:
[Also surprised]
What is it Ralph? What happened? Mother:
[Surprised]
Why he's blind! The Old Man, Randy:
[Also shocked]
Blind? Oh my god! [Randy runs down] The Old Man, Randy:
Ralphie! Mother:
Ralph is it something we did? The Old Man:
What brought you to this lowly state? Mother:
Oh please Ralph, no matter how much it hurt, what did we DO? Ralphie:
Oh, please, I can't. Mother:
Oh please Ralph, I must know what we did, What brought you to this? The Old Man:
Please. Mother:
Please? Ralphie:
It it was... Mother:
Yes, yes? Ralphie:
Soap poisoning! [They both break down and sob] The Old Man:
How could we do this? Ralphie:
Well, I'll manage to get along, somehow. Mother:
I'll never forgive myself! Ralphie:
Thanks mom! [She nods] The Old Man:
I told you not to use the life buoy! The Old Man:
I feel awful! [Continues to sob. And Ralphie smiles. And back in reality he does the same]