1 Mile to You Page #5

It's for the church.

Thank you.

Whoo!

- Hi!

- Hi.

Where's your cute mom?

Uh... She left.

Oh, bummer.

Come in, come in.

- Oh, you know, I'm...

- No, no, no.

- You know, I gotta...

- Hey. Kevin. Come in. Seriously.

- Okay

- Thank you.

So, this is the kitchen. You can place

your stuff right here if you want.

Just put it right here. Green punch.

Hey, what's up?

All right. Rye.

Um, drinks. Do you want any?

You know?

Oh, cool, cool.

Make up some concoctions,

whatever. Hey. How are you?

Um...

So, pool.

- Wow.

- It's heated. Yeah.

Hey, guys.

What's up?

Jol's somewhere, I think.

Oh, yeah?

Hey!

Now the party's started!

Kevin!

- I... I don't... I don't drink.

- Oh. You pregnant?

"I don't drink."

Man, shut up and come on.

Come on.

Kevin Schuler.

Rye Bledsoe.

You know, I'm... screwing

two girls from your school.

Oh, congratulations.

That's... Wow.

You seeing anybody?

No?

I'm just asking.

Hey, look, you know...

Dennis is a real a**hole

for spiking you.

And... my dad never should

have disqualified you.

- He's a real a**hole.

- Yeah, it runs in the family.

You know you didn't beat me

that night in Briceville, right?

- In Briceville?

- That wasn't you.

Oh, yeah, I know that.

But everyone thinks it was me.

Isn't that funny?

- Everyone thought I beat you...

- That's funny.

Yeah.

You know, I've got

the country mile record.

I got the 1500.

I got the 3000.

I beat you in 800 easy.

Yeah.

Probably.

Kevin. I am going

to kick your ass in track.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Well, I think you're slow.

- Okay. Okay.

- I think I am faster than you.

I think you're drunk too. I also think

you need a little bit more hair gel.

- It's water.

- Hey, that's a nice shirt.

Maybe you should unbutton it one more.

I think it'll look good.

- Think so?

- I like the look.

- It's good Hasselhoff.

- Yeah?

Real good. All right, good talk.

See you out there.

Can I feel that?

Does that hurt?

That's a...

That's a good question.

I wonder about Ellie.

Yeah, I don't really

remember her.

If you... don't remember

her, maybe that...

means you didn't love her.

She... She's dead.

Kevin, I'm...

I'm here.

Do you want to know about Ellie?

- Yes.

- She was... She was perfect.

Everything about her

was perfect.

Okay.

You throw a good party.

Thanks.

- What did you say to her?

- None of your business.

You don't think anyone cares,

do you, a**hole?

- What did you just call me?

- You heard me.

What's up with him?

I can hold my breath

longer than you.

You're crazy.

That's what I like about you.

All right. Three, two, one.

Best two out of three?

What?

Ellie!

Did you tell my

daughter you love her yet?

Help me run faster.

Hey, man. Come, sit down.

Okay. Look, look. A four-minute

mile at the spring invitational.

That would mean something.

You don't think about

running right now, okay?

Look, I have to remember.

You have to remember what?

It's Jared and Bobby

and Trolley and Ellie...

Look, I can't...

I can't breathe without 'em.

Okay, and when I run fast enough, I

could see them, I could find them.

So, I'm just asking you

to help me run faster.

- You dream about them?

- Yeah.

Yeah. So are you gonna help me?

Listen, okay? There aren't many people who

could deal with what you have been through.

You're really strong, and

that does not make it easier.

You don't know

how to ask for help.

I am asking for help right now.

So if you don't think I could do

it, why don't you just tell me?

No, it's not that. All right,

why a four-minute mile?

Well, isn't that what everybody wants?

It'll make a splash.

It'll be a win-win.

Then we'll both go to State.

Hey, don't you dare pin this

on me, you little prick.

You promised. You promised me that

you would teach me what you know.

I said that I would teach you running.

I don't...

That's what I want!

I don't think

that's what you need.

And, by the way, you've never

run a mile in competition.

You're setting yourself up for failure.

It's... It's not healthy.

You don't have enough of a base.

I ran a 120 miles this week.

I averaged a 100 miles through the fall.

I have a base.

Whoa! I thought

you were joking.

Why?

Because this is what I do.

This is me.

You haven't done any speed work.

We have four weeks.

I could do it. I could do it.

If just help me.

This is a maybe.

What are we doing here?

Old track will be easier

on your legs.

This is weird.

Come on.

Okay.

We're gonna run... ten 400s.

Two to four seconds

above race pace. Okay?

With 400 cool in between. Let's go.

Come on. What are you waiting for?

Let's get warmed up.

Go, go. Go! Go!

63. That's good.

But you let an old man beat you.

I was taking it easy. I didn't

want you to pull a testicle.

Hey, hey, hey. There is running around

in circles, and there is smart training.

Let's focus.

Focus. Let's focus.

How do you feel?

My quads burned on that one.

Oh, yeah? What's in your head?

What are you thinking?

Nothing.

That's good.

What do you want?

I wanna run faster.

Your heart. Look up at me.

Your heart.

Most important muscle

you got in your body.

It never rests,

but it remembers everything.

You run with your heart.

You run with your heart.

Okay?

Ten more quarters now.

Ten more?

That's crazy. That's like

two and a half miles.

Hey, you got endurance, but

endurance doesn't mean anything.

And you got speed,

but speed is a fart in the wind.

I need your body to know

that you can run at this pace.

You could do it in your sleep, I need your

mind to know it, I need your heart to know it.

We're training for one race,

four weeks away.

I don't care what you feel like tomorrow.

This, right now, is the test!

So, let's see

what you got, hotshot!

Finish strong,

yeah, finish strong!

Let's go. Finish strong!

Yes!

- 63. -That's harder than

any mile you will ever do.

Ten more.

No, no, you're done.

You passed the test.

I want extra credit.

You rest, old man.

You can stop if you want!

Stop! Stop, stop, stop!

Wait, wait, wait!

Wait, wait!

Come on, open the door!

Open the door!

I'm here! Get this open!

Come on, let me in.

That's good. That's great vomiting.

Here. Drink.

- No, when I am done.

- You're done.

Here.

Hey, hey, hey.

I said, "You're done."

Give me your hand.

Uh, leave it. My dad sees

that, it'll kill him.

Hey, come here.

I want to show you something.

What?

Come on, speedy.

Need a wheelchair?

Coming. I'm coming.

Whoo! How fast is it?

I don't know.

I feel like corporate meat.

I want one.

It's yours.

What?

- Take it.

- Stop playing.

Drive up to Hibernia,

see that doctor.

Send me the bill.

- Your sugar daddy.

- All right, Mr. Moneybags.

Start hanging out

with you more often.

- Hey, Mr. Sickle.

- Hey, Kevin.

Caught on a stick there.

How's that big school

treating you?

I get by.

I've been reading about you.

I am happy to see something good

is coming out of Carton.

When the pond freezes over,

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