3 Nights in the Desert Page #5

Listen, I'm happy.

Are you happy?

Huh?

Are you happy?

I'm happy.

Happy, happy, happy.

I'm not happy, but

I want you to say

that I'm completely

happy with my life.

I'm completely

happy with my life.

I'm completely

happy with my life.

All right, rock wall.

Hi, rock wall.

I'm completely

happy with my life.

How are you today?

Are you happy with your life?

That's not going to cut it, man.

I'm completely

happy with my life.

Better now?

No?

This is f***ing ridiculous.

You think I don't love Julie.

Are you telling me

you never had a doubt?

What do you know about choices?

What do you know about

marriage or commitment

to anything that's

actually attainable?

What about you, man?

I mean, you could train

yourself to want anything.

A golden f***ing cube.

That was a joke.

You know what wasn't a joke?

What happened last night.

OK, I screwed up.

I'm disgusting.

I... and that's something I

got to work out within myself.

Barry, I'm judging you, man.

Do you know why I didn't

invite you to my wedding?

It wasn't because I was

afraid you'd make a scene

or steal Julie, no.

I was afraid you'd

say she's boring

because you're so judgmental.

Or you'd say, she's nice.

Or you wouldn't say

anything at all.

Because you're so

f***ing judgmental.

Barry.

I saw the world through

your eyes for way too long.

And I made a choice.

I wanted something

different for my life.

Man, I get it, you know.

It's biological, I think.

You know, you're... certain point

you're supposed to stop hanging

out with friends.

Yeah, you're supposed

to become a functioning

member of society.

You're supposed to churn

out babies and punch f***ing

numbers and ride the

train and cash in.

Yeah, baby!

I get it.

You have no place to go, do you?

I'm completely happy

with you not in my life.

Yeah.

You're an a**hole.

Yeah, I'm a f***ing a**hole.

Anna?

The world

needs f***ing a**holes!

Anna, wait.

Anna.

Anna.

Wait, Anna!

Travis?

Travis?

Let me see.

Oh, I'm good.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

I'm good.

It was just what I dreamed.

A cave.

I wanted you to hurt.

I wanted you to

hurt like I've hurt.

This is what I wanted.

No.

It is.

No.

It is.

I made it up, OK?

I made up the whole cave thing.

I thought it'd be

cool and mysterious.

I thought it

would... I thought it

would make us miss each other.

Yeah.

I don't care about the cave.

I don't care.

This is what's real.

Anna.

When you were in the

hospital recovering,

those were the best moments

of our relationship.

You looked at me

like you needed me.

I need to tell you something.

Both of you.

I tried writing,

calling, you were

gonna move half way

across the country,

and uh... I was losing it.

Yeah, I was hopped up on pills.

And yeah, it was dark.

But I saw that tree.

I saw it.

It was telling me to hit it.

Hit it and I'd be redeemed.

We'd- we'd all be redeemed.

It was music.

I was listening.

I went for it.

I went for the shiny

f***ing marble.

I went into it.

I'm sorry.

Back in the day, I thought

I was a Jaguar doing 100

down the freeway.

And you, you were a beat up

old Toyota not exactly sure

where you were heading.

But I had the feeling that

when you got there, you'd stay.

And now?

Sh*t.

You got somewhere.

Man, you could trade

it for a whole fleet.

You should see my bills.

You're good.

You went back to school

and put in the time.

And now you're set

to reap the rewards.

Maybe in my next life I'll

come back as a hardworking Jew.

There are some people that

might find that offensive.

Yeah.

I'm just glad you found

what's right for you.

You remember the

way back, right?

It's just one road.

You want to know why I

never went in that cave?

I was afraid to find

out what I needed.

Thought you made it up.

Yeah.

When

Travis said he'd hitch a ride

and pick up the

truck in a few days.

I knew that look.

He was deep back in it.

I kept thinking about the cave.

Maybe we did get what

we needed that weekend.

We finally let go.

Travis used to say

it's all a song.

We never did find that bridge.

Maybe one day we will.

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