A bus pulls up. Forrest remains on the bus bench as the bus continues on.
A BLACK WOMAN in a nurse's outfit steps up and sits down at the bus bench
next to Forrest. The nurse begins to read a magazine as Forrest looks at
her.
Forrest: Hello. My name's Forrest Gump.
He opens a box of chocolates and holds it out for the nurse.
Forrest: You want a chocolate?
The nurse shakes her head, a bit apprehensive about this strange man next
to her.
Forrest: I could eat about a million and a half of these. My momma
always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never
know what you're gonna get."
Forrest eats a chocolate as he looks down at the nurse's shoes.
Forrest: Those must be comfortable shoes. I'll bet you could walk
all day in shoes like that and not feel a thing. I wish I
had shoes like that.
Black Woman: My feet hurt.
Forrest: Momma always says there's an awful lot you could tell
about a person by their shoes. Where they're going. Where
they've been.
The black woman stares at Forrest as he looks down at his own shoes.
Forrest: I've worn lots of shoes. I bet if I think about it real
hard I could remember my first pair of shoes.
Forrest closes his eyes tightly.
Forrest: Momma said they'd take my anywhere.
INT. COUNTRY DOCTOR'S OFFICE - GREENBOW, ALABAMA - DAY - 1951
A little boy closes his eyes tightly. It is young Forrest as he sits in a
doctor's office.
Forrest: (voice-over) She said they was my magic shoes.
Forrest has been fitted with orthopedic shoes and metal leg braces.
Doctor: All right, Forrest, you can open your eyes now. Let's take
a little walk around.