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[ SLOW GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ WOMAN VOCALIZING ]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HONEY.

"THE PAST, EVERYTHING THAT WENT BEFORE,

"IS A DRY LEAF FALLEN FROM A DEAD TREE.

"THE TREE'S BEEN CUT DOWN.

"THE LEAF CRUSHED BY FEET AND GROUND INTO EARTH.

"SO NOW...THERE'S ONLY THE MEMORY OF TREES.

"I AM THE DISEASE THAT ROTS THE BARK OF TREES.

I AM RUST AND GRAVITY."

"IN MY DREAMS, WE ARE ALL TOGETHER AGAIN,

"AND MY MOM IS HAPPY.

"BUT THEN THE LEAVES ALL FALL OFF THE TREES,

"AND MY DAD IS GONE.

I CALL OUT TO HIM, BUT WHEREVER HE IS, HE CAN'T HEAR ME."

[ IMITATING CRYING ] OH, BOOHOO.

MR. CLARK...

PLEASE. THIS IS A.P. ENGLISH.

IF YOU CAN'T EXTEND A MODICUM OF RESPECT TO YOUR CLASSMATES,

YOU ARE FREE TO GO RIGHT ON DOWN THE HALL TO AUTOSHOP.

SORRY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

[ INHALES DEEPLY ]

MISS DENNING, HOW DO YOU FEEL

ABOUT, UH, THAT PIECE OF WRITING?

OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE?

PRAISE? CRITICISM FOR, UH, MISS DENNING'S POEM?

[ CLEARS THROAT SOFTLY ] THAT'S VERY NICE. GOOD WORK.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN VYING

FOR THE, UH, DISCOVERY AWARD FOR YOUNG POETS,

WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE DETAILS TODAY AFTER SCHOOL

IN POET'S CIRCLE, ROOM 302.

AND JUST IN CASE THE $3,000 SCHOLARSHIP DOESN'T ENTICE YOU,

THE FINALS ARE HELD IN FLORIDA OVER SPRING BREAK.

[ BELL RINGING ]

JOURNALS IN THE BOX.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

MISS DENNING...

YOU CAN GO DEEPER.

[ GIRL LAUGHING IN DISTANCE ]

YOU'RE NOT STAYING?

I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF MY SISTER.

DO YOU WANT ME TO PICK UP AN APPLICATION FOR YOU?

THEY'RE NOT GONNA PICK ME.

AUSTER'S JUDGING THE FINALS.

WHAT'D HE SAY TO YOU?

NOTHING.

A MAN IN MEXICO BURST HIS OWN EARDRUMS WITH A PENCIL

AND SEWED HIS EYELIDS SHUT.

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

HE SAYS BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT

IS DEAF AND BLIND TO PEOPLE'S PAIN.

LILY, SHUT UP.

LOOK.

STOP IT![ DISHES CLATTERING ]

YOU BETTER STAY IN THERE, YOU LITTLE BRAT!

[ KEYS JINGLING, KEYS CLANK ]

WHERE'S LILY?

[ SIGHS ] MEGAN...

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

LILY... OPEN THE DOOR.

WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE, HUH?

GET READY FOR BED.

IT WASN'T MY FAULT.

I EXPECT YOU TO TAKE CARE OF HER WHEN I'M GONE.

GET A BABYSITTER.

I CAN'T AFFORD A BABYSITTER.

YOU DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THIS FAMILY.

YOU HAD HER. YOU TAKE CARE OF HER.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

GET OUT OF MY SIGHT.

[ THUD ]

[ RUSTLING ]

IT'S GONNA GET INFECTED.

[ SIGHS ]

[ BOTTLES CLANKING ]

YOU'VE GOTTA STOP HURTING YOURSELF, LILY.

MR. BLAISEK...

CHANNELING BUKOWSKI. VERY GOOD.

MR. CAPITAL...

I BELIEVE BLOW JOB IS TWO WORDS.[ STUDENTS LAUGHING ]

OR MAYBE IT'S A HYPHEN.

MISS DENNING...

MR. SUTLER... ANOTHER ADVENTURE STORY.

[ VEHICLE DEPARTING IN DISTANCE ]

CRAP.

[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]

WANT A RIDE?

NO, IT'S OKAY.

COME ON.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ ENGINE REVS ]

SO, YOU'RE STARTING TO LOOK FOR COLLEGES?

OH, I THINK I'M JUST GONNA STAY HERE

AND, UM, GO TO SINCLAIR.

WELL, THERE ARE SCHOLARSHIPS, YOU KNOW.

IN ADDITION TO THE CONTEST.

WELL, I JUST GOT A JOB, SO I'M -- I'M KIND OF BUSY.

OKAY. [ CHUCKLES SOFTLY ]

HAVE YOUR PARENTS EVER READ YOUR WORK?

MY MOM HAS SCHOOL AFTER, UM, AFTER HER WORK,

SO SHE'S KIND OF BUSY.

AND I DON'T REALLY SEE MY DAD.

HMM.

EVER?

BIRTHDAYS A-AND CHRISTMAS AND...

HE AND MY MOM DON'T REALLY GET ALONG.

SO IT'S KIND OF -- IT'S KIND OF EASIER THAT WAY.

EASIER FOR YOU?

WE'RE THE BUILDING UP ON THE -- ON THE RIGHT.

I'D LIKE YOU TO ENTER THE POETRY CONTEST.

I CAN GIVE YOU MY LUNCH HOUR A FEW DAYS A WEEK

TO HELP YOU PREPARE.

BUT I'M NOT A POET.

NOT YET.

[ DOOR OPENS, KEYS CLANK ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

YOU MISSED THE BUS?

YOU SEE ME ON IT?

NO.

DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS.

WHERE'D YOU GET THOSE?

DID YOU TAKE THEM FROM THE STORAGE SPACE?

DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS.

PUT 'EM AWAY BEFORE MOM COMES HOME.

WHO'S THIS?

DAD.

NO. THE BABY.

DUH.

I WASN'T AN ANGEL.

IT'S NOT ME.

YOU HAVE HIS FACE --

SAME CHUBBY CHEEKS, SAME EYES.

YOU LOOK JUST LIKE HIM.

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

[ ALARM CLOCK BUZZING ]

[ INHALES DEEPLY, MOANS SOFTLY ] LILY, GET UP.

[ BUZZING STOPS ]

LILY, YOU BETTER BE READY TO LEAVE IN TWO MINUTES.

WHY ARE YOU ALL DRESSED UP?

DO YOU HAVE YOUR LUNCH?

NO, I DON'T WANT IT.

WHY ARE YOU WEARING MOM'S SHIRT?

WHY ARE YOU SUCH A PEST?

THAT'S HIS HOUSE.

AUSTER'S? YEP.

HE WON SOME BIG AWARD FOR WRITING A LONG TIME AGO.

YOU KNOW THAT LEATHER BOOK HE CARRIES AROUND?

YEAH.

IT'S HIS NOVEL.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?

MY PARENTS USED TO BE FRIENDS WITH HIM.

IF HE TOLD YOU TO ENTER THE CONTEST, YOU'RE IN.

S-SORRY.

[ Muffled ] OH, NO, PLEASE.

DON'T BE.

PLEASE.

GREAT POETS... TOUCH THE HIDDEN NERVE.

SO [SIGHS] WE NEED A MAP OF YOUR NERVE CENTERS.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO REVEAL THEM IN YOUR WORK,

YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.

THIS IS FOR LATER.

WHAT, UH, WAS "THE MEMORY OF TREES" ABOUT?

YOU SAID... "I AM RUST AND GRAVITY."

W-WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

[ LIQUID POURING ]

THAT I FELT BAD.

WAS THERE A-A PARTICULAR TIME WHEN YOU FELT BAD

OR YOU JUST FELT BAD IN GENERAL?

I-I DON'T KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT WAS THE POEM ABOUT?

MY DAD...

LEAVING.

SO, WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOUR DAD LEFT?

WAS IT DAY OR NIGHT?

NIGHT.

DID HE SAY GOODBYE TO YOU WHEN HE LEFT?

MISS DENNING, I WANT YOU TO WRITE ABOUT THAT DAY

IN DETAIL.

WRITE ABOUT THE WEATHER,

WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE WEARING, WHAT YOU WERE THINKING.

BE SPECIFIC.

A WHOLE WORLD EMERGES FROM LITTLE DETAILS.

UH, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE BURIED MY SON,

I HAD FORGOTTEN TO PUT IN MY CONTACT LENSES.

AND I STOOD OVER HIM BEFORE THEY CLOSED THE COFFIN,

TRYING TO FIX HIM IN MY MEMORY.

I COULD SEE THE, UH, THE RED FROM HIS SWEATER

AND HIS BLUE PANTS.

AND THERE WAS A SCAB, UH, ON HIS FOREHEAD,

UM, THAT -- IT HADN'T HEALED.

IT WAS FROM A BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

AND I COULD FEEL THAT SCAB WHEN I KISSED HIM.

BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT HIM, HE WAS --

WELL, HE WAS OUT OF FOCUS.

SO, WHEN YOUR DAD LEFT, WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

[ INHALES DEEPLY ] OKAY.

UM...FORGET THAT I'M HERE, OKAY?

I'M NOT HERE. JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES.

W-WHERE ARE YOU STANDING?

BY MY WINDOW... IN MY ROOM.

UH, DID YOUR DAD LEAVE, UH, IN A VAN OR A TAXI OR --

A CAR.

A CAR. WHAT COLOR WAS THE CAR?

BLUE.

OKAY. GO ON.

"YOU'RE ON A VOYAGE ACROSS AN UNCHARTED SEA.

"YOU MUST BELIEVE THAT THERE IS LAND BEYOND THE HORIZON.

"WHAT LAND REMAINS IS A QUESTION MARK.

BUT THAT IS THE MYSTERY, THE JOY OF DISCOVERY."

HE DOESN'T WRITE THAT STUFF TO ME.

MAYBE HE'LL ASK YOU TO THE PROM.

SHUT UP.

[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

MEG, MOM WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

HI.

SHE WON'T. SHE'S ON A HUNGER STRIKE.

WELL, I CAN'T MAKE HER.

[ SIGHS ]

[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

HELLO?

I THOUGHT YOUR CLASS WAS ONLY TILL 9:00.

WHATEVER.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ KEYS CLANK ]

Meg?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

OKAY.

YOU TELL ME.

I DON'T KNOW.

WHY NOT?

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT'S FUNNY?

UH, NOTHING.

WELL, WHY DID YOU LAUGH?

I D-- I DON'T KNOW.

ARE YOU AFRAID I'M GONNA TELL YOU THAT YOUR WORK STINKS?

DOES IT?

WHAT DO YOUTHINK?

PROBABLY. I-I DON'T KNOW.

[ PAPER RUSTLING ]

COME BACK WHEN YOU DO.

IT DOESN'T STINK.

THERE'S A LINE THAT I -- I LIKE.

UH, WHICH ONE?

"LOST LEAVES SPIN PAST THE GLASS,

"BUT THE TREES DON'T GO.

THEY STAY BY MY WINDOW."

WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF IT?

I COULD GO DEEPER.

GOOD FOR YOU.

SO, MEG, UM,

HOW ARE THINGS GOING OVER AT SEYMOUR AND CEDAR?

FINE.

DID THEY SAY THEY WERE HAPPY WITH HER?

WELL, STEVE HASN'T CALLED.

[ SIGHS ] WELL, I GUESS THAT'S GOOD.

UH, YOU DON'T HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW, DO YOU, MOM?

NO. HON-- HONEY, MY, UH, INTERVIEW IS TOMORROW.

WHY?

WELL, I-I JUST HAVE THIS THING --

THIS WRITING CONTESTWHERE WE, UH, ARE GONNA READ OUR STUFF.

WHAT TIME?

UM, AFTER SCHOOL.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE DONE.

I DIDN'T CALL TO CONFIRM.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I TALKED TO HIM THIS AFTERNOON.

OH. WELL, UM, DID HE SAY WHO ELSE HE WAS CONSIDERING?

HMM? SOMEBODY IN PLASTICS.

HMM. A MAN OR A WOMAN?

DIANE, STOP.

THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS TO MRS. RANDS' TOMORROW, OKAY?

[ SIGHS ]

MAYBE WHEN I GET THIS JOB,

WE CAN ALL GO OUT AND CELEBRATE, HUH, THE FOUR OF US?

DID YOU SEND DON A THANK-YOU NOTE?

NO.

WELL, PLEASE DO THAT.

HE DIDN'T HAVE TO HELP YOU GET THAT JOB.

I'D LIKE TO READ YOUR STORY.

IT'S NOT A STORY.

OH, WELL, I THOUGHT YOU SAID --

IT'S A POEM.

WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO READ IT.

GEORGIA IN THE CONTEST, TOO?

YEAH.

WELL, MAYBE HER MOM CAN DROP YOU OFF AT MRS. RANDS'.

I DON'T WANT TO GO THERE, MOM. HER HOUSE STINKS.

[ SIGHS ]

DON'T START.

DON WENT TO A LOT OF TROUBLE TO GET ME THIS INTERVIEW.

AND IF I GET THAT JOB,IT'LL BE A LOT MORE MONEY FOR ALL OF US.

SO, DON'T BE A PIP.

WISH ME LUCK.

GOOD LUCK.

LET IT GO.

MMM.

THIS IS CALLED "BLUE CAR."

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

"I RODE MY BIKE PAST OUR OLD HOUSE.

"A RUSTY CHAIR KEEPS YOUR PLACE ON THE LAWN.

"LILY CUTS HOLES IN HERSELF TO HURT YOU,

"BUT YOU JUST WON'T BLEED.

"NOW SHE WON'T EAT.

"SINCE YOU LEFT, MOM DOESN'T SAY YOUR NAME.

"BUT EVEN GONE, I REMEMBER YOUR FACE.

"THE WAY THE SUN STAYS BRIGHT WHEN I SHUT MY EYES.

"THE WAY A TORCH WHIPPING THE DARK

"LEAVES A LONG RED SCAR.

"SOME NIGHTS WHEN I WAKE UP, I FORGET WHERE WE ARE.

"FROM OUR APARTMENT, I CAN'T SEE THE STARS OR THE HORIZON.

"ONLY THE ROAD.

I KNOW IT GOES TO WHEREVER YOU ARE."

MISS DENNING?

DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?

SURE.

L-LOSING A CONTEST DOESN'T MEAN YOU LACK TALENT

ANY MORE THAN...THAN WINNING ONE MAKES YOU EZRA POUND.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

ALL OF YOUR LIFE, YOU'LL BE JUDGED.

SOME PEOPLE WILL LOVE YOU. SOME WILL SAY YOU STINK.

NONE OF IT MATTERS.

THE OPINIONS OF THESEJUDGES, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR MOTHER, ME.

WHAT MATTERS IS THE CONDITION OF YOUR SOUL.

THAT IT REMAIN INTACT.

AND THAT YOU STAY STRONG AND YOU KEEP DOING THE WORK,

NO MATTER WHAT.

I WILL.

NO MATTER WHAT.

I WILL.

I HAVE TO GO.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS.

I WON?

YES, YOU DID.

SO NOW WE HAVE TO TALKABOUT HOW TO GET YOU TO THE FINALS.

FLORIDA? A-ARE YOU GONNA BE THERE?

UH, YEAH, I'LL BE THERE.

OKAY?

MISS POUND, YOU CAN, UH, YOU CAN GO.

I WOULD ACTUALLY BE REPORTING DIRECTLY TO DON,

THOUGH FRANK WOULD BE MY BOSS.

SO, WHEN DO YOU HEAR?

COULD BE AS SOON AS MONDAY.

[ LAUGHS ]

AHH.

I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN PICKING UP THE SLACK LATELY.

HOW DOES, UH, SPERM GET INTO THE EGG TO FERTILIZE IT?

I HAVE SOME BOOKS AT HOME.

I'VE READ THOSE BOOKS.

IF THE SPERM IS IN THE... MAN'S PENIS

AND THEN THE EGG IS IN THE WOMAN'S UR-- URETUS,

SO, HOW DO THEY COME TOGETHER?

[ CHUCKLES ]

DID I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO BORROW MY BLOUSE?

SO HOW DOES THE EGG COME OUT OF THE URETUS?

DO WE HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER TALK WITH FATHER ALWORT?

NO, THANK YOU.[ DOOR CLOSES ]

THEN KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF THINGS THAT DON'T BELONG TO YOU.

HOW DOES THE EGG COME OUT OF THE URETUS?!

UTERUS! DID YOU HEAR ME?

DON'T TOUCH MY THINGS WITHOUT ASKING!

"SO OUR LIVES ARE DIFFICULT AND PERHAPS UNPARDONABLE,

"AND THE FEY GODS OF YOUTH HAVE,

AS THE OLD MEN TOLD US THEY WOULD, FADED."

"BUT STILL, IT IS MORNING AGAIN, THIS DAY.

"IN THE FLOWERING TREES

THE BIRDS TAKE UP THEIR INDIFFERENT, ELEGANT CRIES."

"LOOK AROUND. PERHAPS IT ISN'T TOO LATE

TO MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF AGAIN."

"PERHAPS IT ISN'T TOO LATE

"TO FLAP YOUR ARMS AND CRY OUT,

"TO GIVE ONE MORE CRACKED RENDITION

OF YOUR SINGULAR, ASPIRANT SONG."

IS THIS WHERE THEY HAVE IT?

YEP.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING IN DISTANCE ]

OH. YOU CAN HOLD ON TO THAT IF YOU'D LIKE.

NO LUNCH?

NO.

COME ON, THEN. HERE.

OH, NO, THANKS. IT'S OKAY. NO. NO.

I WILL BE OFFENDED IF YOU DON'T.

WHAT KIND OF BREAD IS THIS?

UM, IT'S, UH, ROSEMARY. YOU'VE NEVER HAD IT BEFORE?

MNH-MNH.

HMM.

UM, TELL YOUR MOM

IF SHE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, SHE CAN CALL ME.

DO YOU THINK SHE'LL BE ABLE TO COME WITH YOU?

I, UM, I HAVEN'T ASKED HER YET.

WELL, IF YOUR FAMILY CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND YOU,

THE SCHOOL MIGHT CONSIDER --

WE CAN AFFORD IT.

"BLUE CAR." [ SIGHS ]

DO YOU THINK I COULD WIN?

THE GIRL WANTS TO WIN.

UH, MAYBE I SHOULD WRITE THAT HERE ON THE APPLICATION, HUH?

WELL, NO, MAYBE I SHOULD CHANGE MY POEM.

LIKE, WRITE ABOUT AMERICA, OR WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING NICE.

NO.

YOU WRITE WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT.

CAN YOU READ ME SOME OF YOUR NOVEL?

W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MY NOVEL?

GEORGIA TOLD ME.

OH.

I'M NOT GONNA COPY OR ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW, JUST FOR INSPIRATION.

HMM.

UM...OKAY.

"IN ONE CREATIVE THOUGHT,

"A THOUSAND NIGHTS OF LOVE REVIVE.

"FILLING IT WITH SUBLIMITY AND EXALTATION.

"AND THOSE WHO COME TOGETHER IN THE NIGHT

"IN A ROCKING DELIGHT

"DO AN EARNEST WORK AND GATHER SWEETNESSES,

"GATHER DEPTH AND STRENGTH

"FOR THE SONG OF SOME COMING POET

"WHO WILL ARISE TO SPEAK OF ECSTASIES BEYOND TELLING.

"AND THOUGH THEY ERR AND EMBRACE BLINDLY,

THE FUTURE COMES ALL THE SAME."

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

[ RUSTLING ]

SORRY.

HEY. UH, NO. UM, WHAT'S UP?

CAN I HAVE SOME MONEY FOR LUNCH?

MEG, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS MY SON ROB.

THIS IS MEG. HI.

THANKS.

I NEVER REALIZED HE WAS YOUR SON.

THAT'S MY SON. [ CHUCKLES SOFTLY ]

READY OR NOT, THE FUTURE COMES ALL THE SAME.

WHERE'S MOM?

SHE TOOK ME TO THE DOCTOR.

WHAT'D HE DO?

THE USUAL.

WE MET DON AFTERWARDS.

DID SHE GET THE JOB?

[ INHALES DEEPLY ]

I DON'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE...

NOT EVEN MYSELF.

Diane: HE SAID NOT TO INDULGE HER.

WHEN SHE GETS HUNGRY ENOUGH, SHE'LL EAT.

Megan: HE'S A QUACK, MOM.[ HUMMING ]

SHE HASN'T HAD ANYTHING BUT WATER IN TWO WEEKS.

[ SIGHS ] SHE'S PROBABLY EATING AT SCHOOL.

[ HUMMING CONTINUES ]

MAYBE WE COULD TAKE HER TO FLORIDA...

OVER SPRING BREAK.

IT'S A REALLY GOOD PLACE FOR SICK PEOPLE.

I CANNOT AFFORD THE BILLS I HAVE, MEGAN.

I CAN'T TAKE YOU ON A VACATION.

WELL, IF YOU GET THE JOB, THEN --

I'M NOT GETTING THE JOB.

ANGELS DON'T FALL OUT OF THE SKY.

THEY EMERGE FROM WITHIN.

THERE IS AN ANGEL WITHIN EACH ONE OF YOU,

AND HE IS YOUR PERSONAL BRIDGE TO HEAVEN.

THIS IS THE BODY OF CHRIST.

[ ORGAN PLAYING ]

THIS IS THE BODY OF CHRIST.

BLESSED ARE THE PURE AT HEART, FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD.

I AM AN ANGEL.

THE LORD KNOWS YOU ARE, MY CHILD.

THE BODY OF CHRIST.

[ ORGAN PLAYING CONTINUES ]

THE BODY OF CHRIST.

LILY...

[ PARISHIONERS GASP ]

LILY? OH, GOD.

HONEY...

LILY. LILY?

HONEY?

IS IT HURTING YOU?

IT IS?

WE'LL GET THE NURSE TO FIX IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Woman on P.A.: SHOPPING FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE?

[ WOMAN ON P.A. CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY ]

[ DIALING ]

MR. AUSTER?

IT'S MEG DENNING.

I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.

WELL, I JUST WANTED TO TALK.

MY SISTER'S NOT DOING VERY WELL.

MR. KASTRAN? YEAH?

I HAVE A FAMILY EMERGENCY.IS IT OKAY IF I GO HOME EARLY? MY DAD'S HERE.

ARE THERE ANY CUSTOMERS UPSTAIRS? NO.

GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU.

[ CRYING SOFTLY ]

MEGAN, SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW.

NO, SHE WILL. SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL NOW,

AND THEY'RE GONNA TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF HER.

[ CRYING CONTINUES ]

[ SEAT BELT UNFASTENS ]

IT'S OKAY. SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.

SHH.

I WANT TO TAKE HER TO FLORIDA. MM-HMM.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE.

I'M NOT GONNA LISTEN TO MY MOM ANYMORE.

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

YOU GONNA BE OKAY?

YEAH.

SORRY IF I, UM, GOT STUFF ALL OVER YOUR SHIRT.

IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

WHY ARE YOU SO NICE TO ME?

I-I MEAN, I-I'M GLAD.

THANKS FOR COMING.

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ] ANYTIME.

[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?I FORGOT MY BACKPACK.

WHERE WERE YOU? WORK.

I CALLED WORK. THEY SAID THAT YOU LEFT WITH YOUR FATHER.

HOW DID YOU GET HOME?

A FRIEND.

[ KEYS JINGLING ]

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND FOR TWO HOURS LOOKING FOR YOU.

I CALLED YOUR FATHER.

HE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

YOU WANT TO GO TO FLORIDA?

I CAN'T EVEN TRUST YOU2 MILES FROM HOME. GET IN THERE.

YOU CAN GO TO SCHOOL AND TO WORK

AND TO THE HOSPITAL -- THAT'S IT.

YOU WILL COME STRAIGHT HOME AFTER WORK.

AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN YOU DON'T GET TO WORK.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

WHEN I FIND OUT WHO YOUR LITTLE BOYFRIEND IS,

I'M GONNA TELL HIS PARENTS

HE'S AN INCONSIDERATE LITTLE BRAT.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NEED YOUR MOTHER TO CO-SIGN

FOR ANY WITHDRAWALS.

BUT IT'S MY ACCOUNT.

THAT'S THE WAY THE ACCOUNT WAS ORIGINALLY SET UP.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

I WISH THAT YOU COULD STAY WITH US.

DO YOU GUYS DRIVE?

NO. WE FLY... UNLESS PAT GOES.

BUT HE'S ON PAROLE, THANK GOD.

THE FOUR OF US IN ONECAR FOR TEN HOURS IS BASICALLY HELL.

YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY COULD STAY WITH US.

I-I DON'T THINK TAMPA'S VERY FAR FROM SIESTA BEACH.

THAT WAY, ALL'S YOU'DHAVE TO DO IS PAY FOR THE AIRLINE TICKET.

I-I DON'T KNOW THESE PEOPLE.

THEY'RE REALLY NICE.

[ INHALES DEEPLY ]

UH, DID THEY INVITE US OR IS THIS JUST GEORGIA?

GEORGIA SAID THAT SHE WAS GONNA ASK HER FAMILY.

[ SIGHS ]

IF YOU NEED TO WORK,THEN, YOU KNOW, I COULD TAKE LILY,

AND YOU CAN HAVE A BREAK.

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

I DON'T KNOW, MEGAN. I JUST...

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

COULD YOU...

CLOSE THAT DOOR, HONEY?

YEAH.

BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

NO.

WHAT ABOUTMY FEELINGS?

[ SIGHS ]

HERE.

I GOT YOU SOME CHOCOLATE, TOO.

YOUR FAVORITE.

THEY CAN MAKE YOU DISAPPEAR IN THE NIGHT.

THEY BREAK THE DOORS AND WINDOWS,

AND THEN THEY AMPUTATE THE WINGS.

CAN YOU SEE THEM?

WHAT?

WINGS.

THEY WON'T GROW

BECAUSE THERE'S INVISIBLE FOOD IN THE TUBES.

LILY, YOU DON'T NEED WINGS.

WE'RE GONNA FLY TO FLORIDA... IN A PLANE.

THE CEILING'S TOO LOW.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

WHAT DID THEY SAY?

THEY'RE GONNA MOVE HER.

WHERE?

THE PSYCHIATRIC WING.

HEY. EVERYTHING OKAY AT HOME?

OH, YEAH. YEAH. EVERYTHING'S FINE.

UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING

IF IT'D BE POSSIBLE TO GET MY PAY IN CASH THIS WEEK.

THAT COULD PROBABLY BE ARRANGED.

THANKS A LOT.

YOU BET.

WHEN DID YOU PURCHASE THESE?

COUPLE WEEKS AGO. MM-HMM.

THEY WERE, LIKE, $40 EACH.

YOU BOUGHT THEM HERE?

YEAH. THIS ISN'T OUR STOCK.

PERHAPS IF YOU CAN FIND YOUR RECEIPT.

I GOT THEM AT THE BIERMAN'S IN OAK MEADOW.

I'M AFRAID I CAN'T HELP YOU.

[ DEPARTING FOOTSTEPS ]

Diane: NO.

NO. NO.[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

OH, GOD, NO.

IT'S LI-- IT'S LILY. THE --

THE WINDOW W-WAS OPEN, AND -- AND SHE FELL.

OH, JESUS, GOD, NO!

WE DELIVER HER UP TO YOU, O LORD,

TO YOUR ARMS AND YOUR MERCY.

THE 23rd PSALM.

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD. I SHALL NOT WANT.

HE MAKES ME LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES.

HE LEADS ME BESIDE STILL WATERS. HE RESTORES MY SOUL.

HE LEADS ME IN RIGHT PATHS FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE.

103rd PSALM.

BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL, AND ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME.

[ SLOW GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS ]

I DON'T BELONG HERE?GO AWAY.

FOR GOD'S SAKES, SHE'S MY DAUGHTER.YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT.

YOU DON'T COME AROUND.

AND WHOSE FAULT IS THAT EXACTLY?

AM I THE ONE TRYING TO TURN THE KIDS AGAINST YOU?

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

YOU NEVER DID.

YOU JUST STAY AWAY FROM HER.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW LIL WHEN SHE WAS ALIVE.

[ INDISTINCT ARGUING ]

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ KNOCKS ]

I'M GOING TO WORK.

[ MEN LAUGHING ]

YEAH.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT, FINE.THAT'S HOW WE'LL HANDLE IT, THEN.

BYE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PERSONAL BELONGINGS HERE?

NO.

GOOD.

CLEAR OUT.

YOUR PAY SHOULD JUST ABOUT COVER THE COST OF THE TIES.

WH-WH-- [ SIGHS ]

GET OUT OF MY STORE.I NEED MY MONEY.

YEAH, YOU SHOULD HAVETHOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE YOU STOLE FROM ME.

WHAT ARE YOU TAL-- I DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING.COME ON. GET OUT OF HERE.

NO, I DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING.

ASSHOLE!

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ RUSTLING ]

[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHERE ARE THEY? THE THINGS YOU STOLE.

I DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING.

I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH THIS.

[ ZIPPER OPENS ]

[ SIGHS ] GET OUT OF MY ROOM.

WHEN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE RENT OF THIS PLACE,

THEN IT'LL BE YOUR ROOM.

HEY! HEY! THAT'S MY STUFF!

GO AHEAD, GROUND ME.

YOU'RE NEVER EVEN HOME.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, HIRE AN ARMED GUARD?

I'M GOING TO FLORIDA OR WHEREVER ELSE I WANT TO GO.

IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

THEN MAYBE YOU BETTER FIND SOMEPLACE ELSE TO LIVE.

[ BARKING CONTINUES ]

FINE. I'LL GO LIVE WITH DAD.

OH, GOOD. YOU DO THAT. YOU DO THAT.

YOU THINK HE'S SO WONDERFUL?

YOU GO SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT OVER THERE.

AT LEAST HE DOESN'T TRY TO CONTROL EVERYTHING I DO.

YOUR FATHER DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOU.

HOW MANY TIMES DID HE COME AROUND HERE LAST YEAR?

WHAT, THREE?

HE DOESN'T COME HERE BECAUSE OF YOU.

HE CAN'T EVEN MANAGE TO PAY

THE LOUSY $60 A WEEK IN CHILD SUPPORT HE OWES ME.

I AM UP TO HERE IN DEBTS

TRYING TO GIVE YOU A LIFE I CAN'T AFFORD.

I GO TO WORK 12 HOURS A DAY AND I GO TO SCHOOL AT NIGHT

SO THAT I CAN MAKE LIFE NICE FOR YOU.

AND ALL THAT I ASK

IS THAT YOU RESPECT THE FEW RULES THAT I LAY DOWN.

AND WHEN I STICK MY NECK OUT TO GET YOU A JOB,

YOU DON'T EMBARRASS ME IN FRONT OF MY FRIENDS.

THAT'S ALL YOU CARE ABOUT, ISN'T IT?

WHAT?!

YOUR STUPID FRIENDS! STUPID DON!

YOU'RE AN UNGRATEFUL BRAT.

[ BARKING CONTINUES ]

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

YOU CAN'T JUST PACK HER AWAY INTO A STORAGE UNIT

LIKE YOU DID WITH DAD.

PUT THAT BACK IN THERE.

SHE'S NOT YOURS, YOU FUCKING BITCH!

[ CRYING ]

[ ZIPPER CLOSES ]

I'M SURE YOUR MOTHER FEELS A --

A TREMENDOUS GRIEF AND...

TO LOSE A CHILD IS, UH...

WELL, MY SON LUCAS WAS ONLY 4.

YOU WANT TO TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL?

I DON'T KNOW.

HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR SISTER WOULD FEEL IF SHE LOST YOU?

SAD.

YEAH.[ SNIFFLES ]

I DON'T KNOW. [ SNIFFLES ]

MAD.

W-WHO WOULD SHE BE MAD AT?

MY MOM.

WHY WOULD SHE BE MAD AT YOUR MOM?

[ INHALES SHARPLY ]

DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM COULD HAVE SAVED HER?

MAYBE I...

MAYBE I COULD HAVE.

THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

IT'S NOT YOUR F-- OH, COME HERE.

[ CRYING ]

YOU ARE...V-VERY BEAUTIFUL, AND YOU ARE, UM...

AND YOU ARE VERY, UM...

LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE SOME TIME?

TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED AND...

YOU CAN STAY HERE AS...

[ FOOTSTEPS DEPART ]

[ TOILET FLUSHES ]

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL BE HOME IN A HALF AN HOUR.

ALL RIGHT. BYE.

[ INHALES DEEPLY ]

IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN STAY WITH US.

EVERY TIME WE HAVE A BREAK, HE COMES --

YOU LADIES HAVE A FULL EVENING PLANNED, HUH?

SEX, DRUGS, AND ROCK 'N' ROLL?

PAT'S A DELINQUENT.

[ Mockingly ] "PAT'S A DELINQUENT."

NA NA NA NA NA.

DO I DETECT A FELLOW FUCKUP?

[ CHUCKLES SOFTLY ]

SO, I WAS LIFTING CREDIT CARDS

'CAUSE NOBODY EVER CHECKS THAT SHIT.

I'D BUY SOME STUFF, OKAY? AND I'D SELL IT FOR CASH.

YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]

I'VE DONE A BUNCH OF FUCKED-UP SHIT

THAT I'M NOT REALLY PROUD OF IN MY LIFE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, NOW I'M, UH,

I'M REALLY TRYING TO MAKE IT UP TO THE PEOPLE I HURT,

LIKE MY PARENTS.

THEY'RE SO FUCKING COOL. I'M SORRY.

BUT THE FUCKING FEDS, OKAY, BUST MY ASS IN VEGAS

BECAUSE SOME CHICK AT THE BANK IS SUPPOSED TO TELL THE CASINO

THAT I GOT SOME SORT OF LINE OF CREDIT SET UP.

BUT INSTEAD, SHE FUCKING BONES ME.

YEAH. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT SHIT?

EXCUSE MY FUCKING FRENCH.

BUT THESE MOTHERFUCKERS -- I'M SORRY --

CUFF ME, HAUL MY ASS DOWN TO JAIL.

AND MY PARENTS, THEY GOTTA FUCKING BAIL ME OUT.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOU PUT THAT SHIT OUT THERE, IT'S COMING BACK.

YOU GOTTA SET IT STRAIGHT. SERIOUSLY. IT'S LIKE A BOOMERANG.

WELL, I'VE DONE SOME THINGS, STOLE SOME THINGS.

YEAH?

WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GOTTA TRY AND FIND A BALANCE.

YOU KNOW, YOU SEE A HUNGRY GUY, YOU GIVE HIM SOME FOOD, YOU KNOW?

[ CHUCKLES ]

NOW, IF I GOTTA TAKE SOMETHING FROM SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW?

I JUST GOTTA TRY AND FIND A WAY TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK.

IT'S A -- IT'S A GIVE-AND-TAKE SORT OF THING.

YEAH. I WAS -- I WAS TRYING TO GO TO FLORIDA.

YOU GOING WITH MY FOLKS?

NO. NO. I WAS TRYINGTO GET THE MONEY SO I COULD TAKE A BUS.

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU EVER BEEN ON A BUS BEFORE?

HUH? YEAH. NO.

YOU'RE GONNA SIT BESIDE SOME FAT FUCKING BAS--

SORRY. SOME FAT GUY, OKAY?

FOR 14 HOURS. FORGET ABOUT IT.

I'LL TAKE YOU.

I'M HEADING DOWN TO THE BAHAMAS.

SO, UH, WHEN YOU NEED TO GO?

WELL, I-I HAVE THISTHING -- THIS CONTEST -- IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

OKAY. I'LL TAKE YOU.

I DON'T -- I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY,

BUT I COULD SHARETHE DRIVING.HEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, OKAY?

IF, UH, IF I NEED A FAVOR,

YOU KNOW, YOU'LL DO IT FOR ME, RIGHT?

WHAT'S THE NAME ON THE PRESCRIPTION?

UH, GROSS, G-R-O-S-S.

HER FIRST NAME IS DORIS.

UM, DO YOU KNOW WHEN HE CALLED IT IN?

THIS MORNING.

UM, HANG ON.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, YEAH. YOU SURE?

[ TALKING INDISTINCTLY ] LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT HERE.

ALL RIGHT. SHOW ME THE GOODS.

WE GOT VICODIN. NICE. GOOD SCORE.

PEOPLE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT.

OXYCONTIN. OH, MAN. THIS STUFF IS SO GOOD.

YOU KNOW WHY? IT FUCKS YOU UP.

OKAY. XENICAL.

FAT PEOPLE LOVE THIS STUFF.

AND VACANA-- WHAT THE --

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL THAT IS.

WHAT'S IN HERE?

WE GOT VIAGRA AND CONTRACEPTION -- DIAPHRAGM.

NICE. WONDER WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE UP TO, HUH?

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

GOOD JOB, PARTNER.

LET'S GO TO THE BANK.

[ TIRES SQUEAL ]

[ MUSIC PLAYS INDISTINCTLY ]

[ CAR DOOR OPENS ]

THE DAY I STARTED G.A., SOME DUDE SAYS TO ME,

"GOING STRAIGHT TAKES BALLS."

SO I GOT ME SOME.

THERE YOU ARE.

MAD MONEY FOR THE LADY, HUH?

GIVE AND TAKE.

[ BELL RINGS, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

...ARE SO STUPID. I'M SURE.

EVERY DAY IS...

THAT LOOKS FUNNY.

SHH. SHH.

SHH. SHH.

SHH. SHH. SHUT UP.

YOU HAVE THE, UH, HOUR TO WRITE.

UM, THEN PLEASE PUT YOUR JOURNALS IN THE BOX.

AND, UH, BON VACANCE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

I WAS GONNA LEAVE YOU A NOTE.

I GUESS I'LL JUST SEE YOU IN FLORIDA.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

I TELL YOU EVERYTHING.

DID I DO SOMETHING?

COME HERE.

I WISH I COULD SHOW YOU HOW I FEEL.

[ FOOTSTEPS DEPART ]

HEY. HERE. HEY. WHOA.

UM, THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME. [ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S GREAT. OH, A TIE. YEAH.

THAT'S SO NICE,

I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET MYSELF A SHIRT NOW.

SO, WHEN ARE WE LEAVING?

CRACK OF DAWN. OKAY.

YEAH. SO, WHY DON'T YOU GET YOUR BONY ASS TO BED?

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ON POLICE RADIO ] Man: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HIM?

Woman: LAST NIGHT.

DID HE GIVE YOU ANY, UH, INDICATION AS TO WHERE HE WAS GOING?

[ SCOFFS ] NO.

SO JUST THE, UH, THE JEWELRY, UH, COINS, AND THE CAR.

ANYTHING ELSE?

SOME SILVER.

UGGGHHH! MY STUPID IDIOT BROTHER.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE SKIPPED HIS PAROLE.

SO, MAYBE HE'S GONNA COME BACK.

HE'S NOT COMING BACK.

HE TOOK MY DAD'S WATCH COLLECTION

AND MY MOTHER'S HEIRLOOM SILVER.

WHAT TIME ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO THE AIRPORT?

WE'RE NOT GOING.

[ SIGHS ]

[ ZIPPER CLOSES ]

[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

I'LL GIVE YOU $75.

THAT'S WITH THE JACKET AND THE BIKE.

THAT'S A DIAMOND.

YEAH, BUT SEE THAT LITTLE BROWN SPOT?

THAT AIN'T WORTH NOTHING.

[ RING CLINKS ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ RING CLINKS ]

♪ WHERE YOU'RE GOING, YOU'RE JUST NOT SURE ♪

♪ NOW YOU WEAR THE LONG DAY ON YOUR FACE ♪

♪ AND YOU WONDER WHAT YOU'RE LIVING FOR ♪

♪ STOLEN MORNINGS FOR GRACE

JUST A COKE.

[ COIN CLINKS ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

♪ NOW YOU'RE CLOSER TO THE SKY ♪

♪ FLY, BABY, FLY

♪ AND YOU TAKE CARE UNTIL YOUR TIME ♪

♪ FLY, BABY, FLY

♪ YOU KNOW YOUR HEART IS OPEN, SURE ♪

♪ EVERYWHERE THE WORLD IS CALLING NOW ♪

♪ YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD AND DON'T LOOK DOWN ♪

♪ YOU DON'T LOOK DOWN

♪ NO, YOU JUST FLY

♪ FLY

[ SEA GULLS CRYING ]

IS THIS WHERE THE POETRY CONTEST IS?

UH, YES, IT IS.

HOW MUCH ARE THE ROOMS?

OH, THEY START ABOUT $189.

THE, UM, FRONT DESK IS THIS WAY.

OH, NO, IT'S OKAY. I'M AT ANOTHER HOTEL.

♪ FLY

♪ FLY

♪ FLY

[ SEA GULLS CRYING ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

OH, IT'S GREAT. YOU GUYS SHOULD GO IN.

WE WILL. IT'S GREAT.

HERE.

I CAN DO IT.

NO, YOU NEVER DO.HI.

Rob: HEY.

MISS DENNING.

OH, YOU ALL KNOW ONE ANOTHER?

UH, MISS DENNING'S IN MY A.P. ENGLISH.

OH. YOU'RE HERE FOR THE CONTEST?

YEAH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US? UH...

YEAH, COME ON. HERE. PULL UP A TOWEL.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ALLOWED, TONY.

FRATERNIZING WITH THE CONTESTANTS

BEFORE THE BIG EVENT.

I AM THE VERY SOUL OF OBJECTIVITY.

[ Laughing ] RIGHT.

I'M DELIA. PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

COME ALONG, LITTLE FISH.

NOW? I DON'T --GET YOUR WATER WINGS ON.

COME ON!MOM --

[ GIGGLING ] COME ON.

WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?

OH, JUST LAST NIGHT.

UH, YOU -- YOU MISSED THE GALA OPENING-NIGHT FESTIVITIES.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I MISSED SEEING YOU THERE.

YOU DON'T LIKE THE SUN?

I LIKE IT TOO MUCH. HA.

YOUR WIFE SEEMS NICE.

SHE CAN BE.

WIMPY BOY.

IT'S FUCKING FREEZING.

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

OKAY. LET'S HAVE SOME DRINKS.

[ SIGHS ] ROB...

[ French accent ] BEVERAGE?

I'LL HAVE A BEER.

[ PANTING ]

[ Normal voice ]OH, I'M SORRY. WHAT'S -- WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

MEG. MEG, HERE.

WHY DON'T YOU AND MEG GO IN SEARCH OF DRINKS?

AND MEG CAN CHANGE.

[ FOOTSTEPS IN DISTANCE ]

[ SEA GULLS CRYING ]

[ CHILDREN SHOUTING ]

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

LET THE RELAXATION BEGIN. [ CHUCKLING ]

WHO WANTS TO PLAY A GAME?

YOU GONNA CHEAT LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO?

OH, I NEVER CHEAT.I HAVE NEVER CHEATED IN MY LIFE.

I AM CONSTITUTIONALLY INCAPABLE OF CHEATING.

OF COURSE, I AM A SORE LOSER.

YEAH. THAT'S DIFFERENT.

SO, WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO YOU WRITE?

POEMS.

"POMES"? [ LAUGHS ]

Poems.

DEAR, IT'S PRONOUNCED "PO-EM."

DELIA.

WHAT?

I THOUGHT SHE'D WANT TO KNOW.

OH, I'M SORRY. YOU'RE HER TEACHER.

WELL, I'M SURE MEGWOULD LIKE TO GO SWIMMING WITH YOU...

DARLING.

[ SEA GULLS CRYING ]

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO WALK YOU HOME?

SURE.

OKAY. JUST LET ME GET A SWEATER.

OKAY.

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

WHAT TIME ARE YOU GOING OUT TONIGHT?

TONIGHT?

YOU BOYS GONNA BEHAVE YOURSELVES?

PROBABLY NOT.

[ INHALES SHARPLY ]

YOU OKAY?

RIGHT AS RAIN, FINE AS WINE, FIT AS SHIT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE A LOVELY GIRL.

THANKS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

GOOD LUCK IN THE CONTEST TOMORROW.

THANK YOU.

I'M SURE YOU'LL DO VERY WELL.

I MIGHT DO A LITTLE WORK.

HA. BRAVO.

YOUR WIFE SEEMS REALLY SMART.

SHE IS.

SHE'S ALSO EXTREMELY UNHAPPY.

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME.

WELL, SINCE WE WERE CHILDREN, REALLY.

YOUNGER THAN YOU.

DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE?

NO.

UH, YOU SHOULD PUT THIS SWEATER ON.

YOU LOOK...COLD.

[ SIGHS ]

[ SHIVERING ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT'S FUNNY?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT JUST FEELS FUNNY.

GOOD FUNNY?

I HAVE A FRIENDWHO, UH, IS GOING TO COME DOWN TOMORROW.

HE EDITS THE "ART IN REVIEW."

I'M GONNA TALK TO HIM

ABOUT PUBLISHING YOUR NEW, IMPROVED "BLUE CAR."

I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

WHAT?

IT'S KIND OF STUPID, BUT...

WHAT IS THIS?

[ PAPER RUSTLING ]

A TIE.

YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN WEAR TIES.

IS THIS OKAY?

ARE YOU SURE?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ KEY JINGLES ]

IS THIS WHERE YOU WRITE?

NO.

YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

YEAH?

OH, GOSH.

MMM.

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

YOU WARM NOW?

YEAH.

YEAH?

OH, YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

COME HERE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

WILL YOU LIE DOWN WITH ME?

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

[ GRUNTS SOFTLY ]

YOU OKAY? YEAH.

DO YOU WANT ME?

HMM?

DO YOU WANT ME?

SAY YES. SAY YES.

HMM? [ SMOOCHES ]

SAY YES.

[ GRUNTS ]

TELL ME.

[ GRUNTING, PANTING ]

OH. OH, COME ON.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ WATER RUNNING ]

[ WATER CONTINUES RUNNING ]

[ COUGHS SOFTLY ]

DO YOU NEED ME TO WALK YOU HOME?

NO, IT'S OKAY.

WHAT'S YOUR BOOK ABOUT?

IT'S ABOUT AN OLD MAN WHO FALLS FOR A YOUNG GIRL.

REALLY?

YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?

HOW DOES IT END?

THEY MAKE LOVE,

AND HE IS TRANSFORMED.

MAKE ME PROUD TOMORROW.

NO. [ CHUCKLES ]

STRIKE THAT.

MAKE YOURSELF PROUD...

AND FAME AND FORTUNE WILL FOLLOW.

[ ZIPPER ZIPS ]

[ LOCK RATTLES ]

♪ ...LIPS THAT ONCE KISSED HIM ♪NIGHT, DEBBIE. GOOD NIGHT.

♪ CAN NO LONGER TRY

♪ BECAUSE UNDER THIS WILLOW

♪ I LIE ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT SOMETHING TO EAT?

♪ UNDER THIS WILLOW NO, THANKS, I'M FINE.

♪ I TAUGHT HIM TO WEEP, UNDER THIS BLANKET ♪ HEY, RICKY, MAKE ME SOME PANCAKES, WILL YA?

♪ OF STARS WE WOULD SLEEP AND PUT SOME BACON ON THE SIDE.

DO YOU LIKE BACON? IT'S OKAY. I'M NOT HUNGRY.

♪ DON'T TELL ME SECRETS I PROMISE TO KEEP ♪ AND REAL SYRUP, TOO. NONE OF THAT FAKE CRAP.

♪ ...BECAUSE UNDER THIS WILLOW... ♪[ SIZZLING ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

OH, WAIT, I NEED THAT.

THE NAPKIN? I'M SORRY, HONEY.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET SOME OF THIS STUFF OUT OF YOUR WAY.

I NEVER GOT A CHECK.

OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

MEG DENNING.

SUE AXTON.

SALLY JANNEN.

DINI PARKER.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

GOOD LUCK.

"SO, DO NOT LOOK UP TO ME, MY FRIEND,

"FOR NOW I REALIZE

"THAT GROWING UP IS NOTHING MORE

THAN KNOWING YOUR OWN SIZE."

[ PAPER RUSTLES ]

THIS POEM...

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

...PO-EM...

IS FOR MR. AUSTER.

IT'S CALLED "NOW THAT I'VE READ YOUR BOOK."

"I'VE MEMORIZED THE LINES.

"IT WAS EASY --

"THE DIRTY WHITE PAGES,

"A MARGIN OF FANCY DESIGNS.

"YOU DRAW OUTLINES OF INVERTED HEARTS,

"BUT MINE'S REAL,

NOT A VALENTINE."

"AS FOR THE DETAILS..."

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ Voice breaking ] "AS FOR THE DETAILS,

"FICTION, FICTION, LIES, LIES.

"I AM THE COMING POET WHO WILL ARISE.

"CRIPPLED PHOENIX, I FLY UP FROM YOUR BED OF ASHES.

"WHEN MY DAD LEFT,

"I CUT OFF MY HANDS

"AND SEWED UP MY EYES.

BUT THAT DIDN'T KEEP ME FROM REACHING FOR YOU."

"THANK YOU FOR THE GOLD STAR AND YOUR LEAVING."

"BLUE CAR, GOLD STAR.

THE LEAVING IS A GIFT I WILL ALWAYS HANG ON TO."

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ AUDIENCE MURMURING ]

[ DOOR SQUEAKS ]

[ SEA GULLS CRYING ]

OH, THIS IS IT.

[ DIALING ]

Woman: Hello?

HI. UM, IS MY DAD THERE?

Man: Hello?

HI, DAD.

IT'S, UM... IT'S MEG.

I CALLED DAD.

I KNOW.

MAYBE IT'LL BE BETTER FOR A WHILE.

[ Voice breaking ] I'M SORRY.

ME TOO.

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ EXHALES RAGGEDLY ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ EXHALES RAGGEDLY ]

[ SNIFFLING ]

I KNOW HE'S NOT PERFECT, BUT...

I NEED HIM, TOO.

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ INHALES, EXHALES DEEPLY ]

THAT IT?

YEAH.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE DROVE INTO THE COUNTRY

THAT ONE TIME?

TO THE PLACE WHERE THEY SELL PENNY CANDY?

AND IT WAS YOU, ME, LILY, AND MOM?

AND WE WERE DRIVING OVER THE BUMPS ON THE ROAD SO FAST,

IT FELT LIKE WE WERE FLYING?

I LIKE THIS CAR.

[ SNIFFLES ]

THIS OLD CAR LIKES YOU, TOO.

[ SIGHS ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ "YOUR SIDE" BY LORI CARSON PLAYS ]

♪ TODAY THE SUN ALMOST SHINES

♪ CAN YOU FEEL THE SUN?

♪ HAVE YOU BEEN BLEEDING ALL THIS TIME? ♪

♪ SOON SPRING WILL COME

♪ IS IT A TRICK OF THE MIND?

♪ CAN YOU FEEL THE SUN?

♪ TODAY THE SUN ALMOST SHINES

♪ CAN YOU FEEL IT?

♪ AND I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE ♪

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA ♪

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA ♪

♪ THOUGH YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE IT ♪

♪ AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN AN INSANE RIDE ♪

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA ♪

♪ BUT I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE ♪

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ IF WE SHOULD GO AT THIS TIME ♪

♪ THEN THE LIVING'S DONE

♪ IF WE SHOULD GO AT THIS TIME ♪

♪ THEN THE SHADOW WON

♪ IF WE SHOULD GIVE UP TRYING

♪ THEN THE LIVING'S DONE

♪ IF WE SHOULD GO AT THIS TIME ♪

♪ THEN WHAT'S THE USE BEEN?

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA ♪

♪ AND I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE ♪

♪ THOUGH YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE IT ♪

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA ♪

♪ AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN AN INSANE RIDE ♪

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA ♪

♪ BUT I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE ♪

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ LA DA DA DA

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA ♪

♪ OO-OOO-OOH

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ LA DA DA DA

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA

♪ LA DA DA DA

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE

♪ LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA, LA DA DA DA ♪

♪ I AM ALWAYS ON, ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE ♪