A Little Closer

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What are you doing?

Nothing.

Tell me what you're doing.

Setting up these speakers

my friend Mike gave me.

- Can I help?

- No.

- C'mon please?

- No!

- Why not?

- Because.

- Just f*** off and leave me alone!

- Mom!

What?

What are you doing?

- Can I please help you?

- Quit f***ing hitting me!

- Please?

- No!

- Mom!

- Alright, fine.

- What do you need me to do?

- Help me lift the TV up.

Why do we need to move the TV?

Because I have to get in there

and drill a hole in the back.

It's heavy!

What do we do now?

Help me lift this.

Alright, now pass me the drill.

- No I want to drill.

- Give me the f***ing drill.

- I want to drill.

- Give me the drill, alright?

- No

- Quit f***ing around, give me the drill!

No!

- Gimme...

- Mom!

Alright.

- In the middle, right here.

- Okay.

It's not working...

Oh my god.

Are you sure you're

doing it right?

- Just push it through!

- I'm trying!

- Give me the f***ing drill.

- Okay.

Just give it to me,

stop screwing around.

F***, it's in reverse.

Ow, my eye!

I didn't mean to!

Are you ok?

I didn't mean to, it's okay.

- What hap- Marc! Jesus!

- I was setting up these

speakers and drilling a hole

- and he was right there...

- Okay, lets go, lets go!

I don't know

what you were thinking.

It wasn't even my fault,

I don't understand why you blame

- everything on me.

- Then whose fault is it?

- It wasn't mine! I was

setting up these speakers-

You don't give

an eleven year-old a power tool!

I was setting up these speakers

that I got, and he wanted to help,

- and he kept bothering me-

- Thanks for the speakers by the

way, great thinking-

- You're welcome! I mean the place is

a f***ing sh*t hole and I was just trying to-

- Do not call our place a sh*t hole!

- It's a f***ing sh*t hole!

Don't smile!

I'm working my ass off!

Well work harder.

Oh, this is funny?

You need to grow up.

Hello, Stephen.

- Hello.

- Hi.

- Hi.

You are very lucky.

His eye was scratched

pretty good.

He's got a lacerated cornea.

Luckily, the drill

barely touched his eye.

Now, the scar will be there

forever,

but it's nothing that

won't hear it on it's own. Ok?

- So... are we going to be

seeing a lot of you?

Well, yes.

Are we going to have all these

repeat treatments for this, cornea, or...

He'll have to come in a

few times for check-ups, and

even after the patch comes off

we'll want to monitor the

scar, just to make sure

things are healing properly.

It's quite normal.

Stephen, can you go

outside for a bit?

Okay.

I was... I just...

I'm wondering, if you have any idea

how much this is going to cost me?

Yeah I got this scheme

to get the girls...

I go where they all,

ya know, flock together...

and then I break out my violin

and I play something real romantic

Really?

If you don't got someone

to f*** you got to go looking

- for one, ya know?

- Mm-hm.

Ever been to one of

those those uh-

"Social Nights" over at the

community center, have you?

Uh no, I don't know

about those.

Well, maybe you're a little

too young for that.

It's mostly older girls, like

divorcees and widows and sh*t...

Mhmm.

- Yeah it's a total trip.

- I bet.

When I was your age,

I had a girl.

What was her name?

Her name was Crystal.

She'd f*** me any way I wanted.

Whenever I wanted.

Yeah.

How's your eye feel?

Fine.

Can you see alright?

Yeah.

What do you have

going on at school?

It's summer school, no

one cares. It's stupid.

Well I have to work every day,

and Marc's working all summer,

so you're not staying here

watching TV every day.

Everyone's going to

laugh at my eye patch.

You want me

to call them?

- I don't want you to call.

I can deal with it.

What's your teachers name?

Ms. Moss.

Number three?

They can

propose laws.

Right, they can propose laws.

So not only do they have

the right to do away with a law,

they also have

the right to suggest a law.

Okay.

Who can give me three

responsibilities of the Judicial Branch?

Yes.

They have control

over the Supreme Court?

That's right.

Control over Supreme

Court. Anyone else?

- Stephen, how about you

-Huh?

What did I just say?

Stephen, can you

come to the front please?

Thank you, now, I want you to do

me and your classmates a favor-

I want you to tell everyone

what happened to your eye,

so they can stop wondering

and start paying attention.

I was helping my brother

and I hurt it.

Ok, and how did you hurt it?

A drill.

I'm sorry?

A drill went into my eye.

Thank you. Have a seat.

Okay.

Hey Sheryl,

how's it going?

Hi, I'm just

about done, sorry.

No worries,

take your time.

We actually thought we

were going to be here earlier

but we're a little late.

Sorry about that.

- That's alright.

- Cheque for you?

That'd be great.

How was your day today?

It was good, thanks.

Alright well, there

you go, thanks very much.

- It looks great.

- Thanks, I appreciate it.

Sure.

I smoke.

Dude some of my friends

smoke weed and I want to try it soon

My friend- my

friends mom and dad,

both of them did it.

They were smoking,

They caught the couch on fire!

Have you ever looked

at one of these before?

Have you ever looked

at one of these before?

No.

Here.

So damn hot out here, man.

Why are you guys

in summer school?

Didn't read the books.

My- my- my mom just

put me in here-

Shut the f*** up.

Hey!

You cannot be on this roof!

Get over here!

The rest of you have until the

count of three to get over here.

Stephen!

You could get

in a lot of trouble for this!

I know.

I'm sorry.

Nice eye patch.

Thanks.

You look like a pirate,

kind of.

Thanks, I know.

What's it like?

What do you mean?

Well, do you only see

half of everything?

I pretty much see everything.

So what do you

think of this place?

It's really cool.

Yeah it's pretty neat.

So, you got a boyfriend?

No.

Why not?

Don't want one.

Well, you think maybe

I could be your boyfriend?

No.

Why not?

I don't know...

I've never had

a boyfriend before.

Well I've had a few girlfriends.

What did you guys do together?

You know, just hung out at

school, went to the movies,

nothing too big.

Will everyone know?

Well, I guess.

Is that bad?

No, but,

my parents wouldn't like it.

Well we could just keep it

a secret for now.

So you want me to be

your girlfriend?

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

Cop hold? Huh?

Oh f***!

One! Two! Three!

Hi, how are you doing?

Doing alright, how are you?

I'm fine, good.

I'm just getting

ready to leave, actually-

Oh, damn, I'm sorry to hear that.

Thanks.

You have a good night.

Thanks, maybe I'll see you

again next time.

You f***in' her yet?

Uh, no not yet, but I

mean, we're moving pretty fast.

No you haven't,

I can tell.

You want her to put out, you

gotta give her something nice.

Like jewelry or some sh*t.

Why do you say that?

Girls are suckers

for that.

You give her some jewelry,

she'll put out, trust me.

Am I doing it right?

Yeah, yeah,

you're fine.

Is something wrong?

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