A Date with Miss Fortune Page #5

I can't take this!

You are crazy!

Jesus Christ!

What did you call me?!

You heard me!

I am not crazy!

Then tell me why you

believe in her so much?!

Make me understand why you need

Seora Maria in your life?!!

Because she's never wrong!!

She told me to stay home.

The day of Marco's accident.

She warned me that something

bad would happen,

and I didn't listen.

I was the one driving the car that day.

I was supposed to drop Marco

off at his soccer game,

but I wanted a stupid pair of

shoes from the mall first.

And when I was going through an

intersection when we got hit.

I should have listened.

Baby.

No Jack, no.

It was a freak accident.

You can't blame yourself.

It's not just that, it's everything.

Don't you see, Jack?

She's never wrong.

Well, shes wrong about us.

No, she's not.

Look whats happening to us.

We're just too different and

deep down we both know it.

I'm sorry.

Is Seora Maria the reason

you broke up with your ex?

Maria, okay, look at me.

Is she the reason?

Wow.

Here I thought that my love

for you actually mattered.

That I was the guy whose

love trumped superstition.

But now I know Im not that guy.

Jack.

I was just one of the guys who tried.

Jack.

Oh, Querida.

I'm so sorry.

It's going to be alright.

There was this one Christmas.

I was nine.

And I remember really wanting

Starscream, this transformer.

But not just any transformer,

the coolest one because he could

change into a fighter jet.

Ooooh.

Yeah, he was totally bad-ass.

I must've wrote Santa half a dozen letters.

Wait a second, you were nine and

you still believed in Santa?

I wanted to believe, alright!

Can I finish my story?

Anyway, Christmas morning comes

and I race downstairs

and I rip open my gift.

And I see this knock off

transformer called "The Flyer".

I didn't say anything,

but I was heartbroken.

I tried to hide it,

but I knew my mom could seethe

disappointment on my face.

And um, that was the last

gift she ever got me.

She died six months later.

I know I was only nine, but umm...

I just wish I was more

appreciative, you know.

I'll never forget that look on her face.

God.

Ah dude, I mean can we let's, let's,

let's get out of here lets go get a beer.

This place is disgusting.

I don't want to.

Ugh, Jacky, Jack.

I know break-ups suck, but

so do new girlfriends.

Lets go get some of those.

Look dude, I know you

cant see it right now,

but this was the best thing.

You can focus on writing again.

I'm glad my miserys worked

out so well for you.

What?

Don't say that, how's it working...

Look, don't be hatin' me, I'm

here trying to help you.

You need to forget about this girl

and the best way to do that is

to bury yourself in what you love.

Forget it, Wilson.

Okay, I'm done.

I'm through with writing.

I'm not 20 years old anymore man.

It's time for me to try something else.

Yeah, great, okay, good.

So uhh, what then?

What? Youre gonna do what?

You're gonna go work for daddy??

You're gonna work for daddy!!

Screw you, Jack!!

I'm not letting you quit because

some girl broke your heart

and your too busy feeling

sorry for yourself.

Oh and uhh, by the way,

when we came out here we

had a deal, remember?

When we had some success and

then yes things fell apart

and it got really scary, for me

too, it got really really scary.

But we have another chance, right now.

A chance by the way buddy, I

scrambled my ass to get us.

So if you're gonna quit,

you're gonna quit after.

For now lets put away our

sh*t and do something great.

Have you been watching

Rudy again haven't you?

He was little but his dreams were big.

Okay.

Ahhh!

Okay.

Yeah?

Yeah!

I might have a new idea.

Ahh, is it set in space?

It is not set in space.

Beautiful.

Let me hear it.

Okay.

How's my little badger?

Hmm?

Maria, I can't stand to see you like this.

You have to get on with your life.

And stop eating, you're putting on weight.

Gee, thanks, dad.

Thanks for the pep talk.

I'm just saying, nobody

wants a fat old wife.

Your weight, you can still

do something about.

Where's mom?

Never mind your mother.

I know what you need.

I got you a present.

I'm picking it up later.

What is it?

It's a surprise, Maria.

This better not be a joke.

No jokes here, Maria.

We all know youve been moping around

because you miss a certain someone.

So, I brought him here.

Surprise!

It's the Portuguese doctor!

Hi, Maria.

Hello, Paul.

You surprised, Maria?

I think Im gonna be sick.

Theres nothing better for

sickness than a doctor!

What??

Maria?

Are you alright?!

Yeah, mom, I'm okay.

So?

Everything happens for a reason.

What the hells that mean?

It means...

Congratu-fricken-lations.

You got your funny back, Jack.

Yes!

This is brilliant.

It's original.

Man, it's unlike anything

youve ever written.

There's some structure

problems but I can fix that

I'll punch it up in a couple

days but wow dude wow!

You think we have a real shot?

Umm, I think we got ourselves a pilot deal.

Yes!

Well done!

Well done, well done.

Let's celebrate.

Cocktail hour at The Beagle.

I'll call Amy shes gonna

bring her friend Lisa.

Beautiful brunette, you will love her.

Lets do this.

I dunno.

No, no you haven't been out in forever.

You've been cooped up in

here for 48 hours straight,

you gotta get out.

And you've got to meet Lisa.

This Lisa.

She also work at the Home Hardware?

You know I like my women handy.

Alright I'll go.

I gotta figure out how

to fix my toilet anyway.

Don't lead with that.

Here I'll ah meet you in the car.

Gotta grab my cell.

Hurry dude!

Hey Wilson, what's up?

No, I'm just cleaning.

Why?

You're kidding?

They gave us the green-light?!

No, no, I'll be right there.

Mom?

What is it, Maria?

Can I talk to you for a minute mom?

Sure.

What is it, querida?

Uhh...

I don't know how to tell you this, uh,

I'm pregnant.

I know.

Did you tell Jack yet?

You knew?

A mother senses things.

Soon you will sense things too.

You are a lot like me, Maria.

But you inherited your

fathers stubbornness.

Mom, how am I ever gonna tell daddy?

He's always said hed rather die

than live with the shame of an

unmarried pregnant daughter.

He'll get over it.

He loves you.

Your father shouldnt be your main concern.

Do you really love Jack?

More than anything.

But it's just not meant to be.

Daddy hates him and Seora Maria

says that we're not meant for one another.

Stop trying so hard to please your father.

Do what you feel is in your heart.

As for Seora Maria,

I told you to stop seeing

her a long time ago.

I know.

You can't keep relying on her, Maria.

What happened to Marco would

have happened anyway...

With or without you.

But she was right.

Just like she was right about my job,

right about Uncle Joao's tumor.

Mom, shes always right!

Not always.

When I was younger, I was

madly in love with this boy.

When I was with him nothing else mattered.

He made time stand still.

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