A Cowgirl's Story Page #5

like the hamster.

And remember,

they can't be in tap water.

Has to be the special stuff

next to the washer.

Okay, I gotta go.

I love you both a lot.

Bye.

Sounds good.

I guess so.

Let's go feed the goldfish.

Love you, too, dad.

It sounds like

he twisted his gut.

What?

And seems like there might be

a bacterial infection.

Let's put him on a heavy

regimen of antibiotics

and see if that helps.

Okay, but... I mean,

he's gonna be okay, right?

Yeah, most likely.

We'll know more

in 24 to 48 hours.

Baby.

Please get better.

The eastern border

with Pakistan...

Thanks.

I'll go save us a table.

Yesterday, us army rangers

began engaging the Taliban...

Wanna watch, cowgirl?

I think I'll pass.

Suit yourself.

Also known

as the valley of death.

Backed by Apache helicopters,

the rangers are meeting

fierce resistance,

and early reports indicate

they are taking heavy...

Go home! Go home! Go home!

Go home! Go home!

Hey!

Leave her alone!

Her father is fighting

Afghanistan right now!

And she is more American

than you'll ever be!

Hey, Calhoun's dad

was killed in 9/11.

So? My hamster

died last week,

and I don't go around

acting like a jerk!

Look...

Don't listen to them, okay?

They're just bullies.

So, I only have two of you

who've given me the books

that you're gonna do

on your book report.

Everybody needs to choose

a book.

It's not that hard.

I can help you.

Come see me after class.

But this is a big deal, guys.

This is 20 percent

of your grade,

so those of you

who aren't doing so well,

you can use this

to boost your grade.

And if you're already

doing well, well, then,

it should just only reinforce

what you're doing, okay?

He's selling the card.

How do you know it's him?

Because there's only three

of that card in existence.

One's in the baseball

hall of fame,

the other's owned

by some family in Europe,

and the third

is in the United States.

The auction is in one week

and the starting bid is...

Six hundred?

Thousand.

Oh.

Yeah, we need to go.

How do you know it's in there?

He still uses the same safe

that he and my dad used.

I saw it when we were in there.

And I know the combination.

Don't even think about it.

Come on, Savanah,

you know what would happen

if you were caught

breaking in in there.

I don't care!

My father left that card for us,

to take care of us if he died.

And you know what?

He did die.

I sense him, dusty.

Every day I feel his presence,

and I can tell that he's sad

because his wishes

weren't honored

and because my mom

and I are struggling.

You would do it

if you were in my shoes.

You know you would.

Are you asking me

to break in there with you?

Savanah, if we get caught,

you're definitely

going back to prison,

probably Alcatraz.

Alcatraz is no longer a prison.

It's a national park.

That doesn't matter.

It's still wrong.

Are you gonna help me or not?

If I help you...

It will just be

a fact-finding mission.

Okay?

Of course.

You cannot take anything.

I won't touch a thing.

And if the card is in that safe,

you're going to keep it there

and we are going to call

the cops, okay?

Thank you, dusty.

I see your smile.

Okay, let's go.

You're a lot of work.

You love me.

I reckon

this'll make us even now.

But who's keeping track

anyway, right?

This is crazy.

We shouldn't do this, Savanah.

It's fine, okay?

What do you mean, it's fine?

It's... it's fine.

What are you doing?

What? I'm lifting...

I'm both impressed and extremely

disappointed in you right now.

- Help me.

- Yeah.

Go.

Here, you go first.

It's fine.

I don't know where...

Be careful.

I'm sorry.

I'm not a professional

breaker-inner like you.

It's "burglar."

What? Same thing.

No, it's not.

Where are we supposed to go?

Shh!

What?

I told you.

Is that it?

It worked.

Is that it?

Oh, my god.

You weren't kidding.

Hello, Mr. Ruth.

What is that?

I don't know.

Dusty.

What?

What does it say?

"Pete...

Will you hold onto

my babe Ruth Ba...

Babe Ruth baseball card

while I'm overseas?

In the event

that I'm killed in action,

please make sure Cheryl

and Savanah get this.

Your friend and partner,

John Stocker."

Dad.

He left it for us.

He loved you both so much.

Yeah, he did.

You were right.

Okay, we gotta go.

We gotta go.

Hey, put it back.

Put it back, Savanah.

No. No, this is mine.

This is mine, dusty.

You have to put it back, okay?

You promised me.

Put it back.

Please.

Hello, officers.

I am so sorry.

This is not...

Not what it looks like.

It's exactly what it looks like.

Got a b&e,

breaking and entering.

Come with me right now, ladies.

Of course.

I didn't know "b&e"

stood for

"breaking and entering."

I'm telling you,

the man who owns the business

stole a baseball card

from my family,

and we were just

verifying he had it.

Really?

A baseball card.

Yes, she's telling the truth.

It's a rare card,

and it's worth a lot of money.

A 1914 babe Ruth.

Don't worry about it, ladies.

The judge will handle it.

Go ahead and have a seat.

Here?

Right here.

Really?

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Call him back.

See if they're available.

Oh, hello, officers.

I'm a military chaplain.

That's my granddaughter there.

I don't know what she's here for

or what you think happened,

but I hope you can have

some compassion

for what we're doing here.

She's a good girl.

Go get miss Rhodes, please.

Dusty Rhodes?

Just me?

Okay?

Gramps.

Dusty, sweetheart...

Your mom's helicopter went down.

It... it went...

It went down?

Yes.

Like, it crashed?

Yes.

Is... is she alive?

They think so, okay?

There are search teams

looking for her now.

All things considered,

you guys can go home now.

Thank you.

Let's go home and pray.

Wait.

Savanah.

No, Savanah can't go.

You know she has a prior record.

She...

No.

No, go.

Just go.

I'm not leaving

without you, okay?

I'm okay, just go.

No, you're not. Come.

I can't leave without her.

The property owner said

that nothing is missing.

You can both go,

but we will follow up

on the breaking and entering,

so don't leave town.

Thank you.

Let's go, girls.

Hey, Jason, wait up.

What's wrong?

Why haven't you returned

any of my texts?

Nothing's wrong.

I've been busy, okay?

Was I just imagining that there

was something between us?

No, you weren't

just imagining it.

Okay, fine.

Then what happened?

Savanah...

You're so beautiful

and worldly and everything.

Just...

After the party,

I thought that you wouldn't

want to have anything to do

with a deep-fried

country hick like me.

You... you've been ignoring me

'cause I called you a hick?

I was kidding.

My family...

They want me to start

running the family business,

and I'm probably gonna be

in college next year.

And where would that

leave us, huh?

Your father doesn't want you

to see me, does he?

Because I was in juvie.

Because I'm poor.

Savanah, that's...

That's not it...

Is that all it took

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