A Little Help Page #8

and everything's

going good for the other team.

Cool party, huh?

Uh, yeah.

So everything's going good.

There's a man on first and a man on third.

I may not be able

to stay the whole time.

Me and my mom were maybe gonna head

down to Ground Zero a little later.

Cool.

But if the pitcher

goes on the rubber,

then it's a balk,

and then you get your base.

You get a free base.

So when the runner

takes his lead...

We've got news and weather

comin' up,

but right now,

Jerry Rafferty on WCLX Classics.

Enough of this Dion sh*t, let's

get Avril Lavigne down here, huh?

Avril Lavigne?

Are you listening to this?

What? I'd bang her. Put a bag

over her head first, but...

You wouldn't need to.

There'd already be a bag over your head.

Ho! Ho!

Comedy!

Paul?

Yeah, Rhonda?

You have kind of a weird call

on line two.

Who?

She wouldn't

say her name.

Sounded like

she was crying.

Dan:
Ooh, maybe the hooker

from the Queensborough bridge.

The tranny!

Hi.

So, what's going on?

We used to all

skate here. Remember?

Yeah.

The security guy told me they're

not opening it at all this year.

They're gonna redo

the whole thing.

So is that why

you called me here?

No. I went...

I went to a bar.

I shouldn't have called you.

I'm sorry.

(Sniffles)

It's okay. Hey.

What did you wanna tell me?

I can't. I can't, Paul.

Just tell me.

Hey, it's okay.

It's okay. What?

I wish I would've returned

your tennis ball.

In high school?

When you said,

"a little help"?

I wish I would've helped.

We had a whole basket

of balls.

(Chuckles)

But I didn't help.

I didn't help.

I didn't do anything

I should've done back then.

I didn't understand

anything back then.

I didn't understand anything until

about two months ago, and now...

Now, what?

I don't know. It's just...

You know like when you said

you had those feelings for me,

like, if you were with me,

everything would be okay?

Yeah.

Now...

It's the reverse.

It's the reverse.

We were just

20 years too late.

(Chuckles)

(Sighs)

God, you're such

a beautiful girl, Laura.

(Children chattering)

We should get out of here.

Yeah.

Oh, this bites.

Why do I have to be here, anyway?

Because he's your cousin and he

went to your birthday party.

That's 'cause

you invited him.

I don't know any kids here, mom.

They all go to his school.

Well, I have errands,

so you're here.

Deal with it.

I'll see you at 5:00.

Ugh.

What are you doing?

I need gas.

I've been below "E" since yesterday.

I'll never make it home.

You want me to pull over

and wait?

No, just go on to my house.

I'll be two minutes behind you.

(Horn honks)

Okay.

Laura?

Hi.

Nancy Feldman.

Hi.

Seth Feldman's mother.

Our sons were in the same group

at day camp this summer.

Oh, right! Hi, hi.

Hi.

So, how ya been doing?

Oh, okay.

Laura, I was so shocked when seth

came home from camp that day

and told me that Dennis' father

had, you know...

Died. Yeah.

Heart attack, right?

Arrhythmia.

I'm so sorry.

How's Dennis dealing with it?

He's okay.

He's at Newbury Friends

this year.

It's been good for him.

Oh, Newbury Friends?

My husband's cousin's son

goes there... Adam Walton.

In fact, I just dropped

Seth off at his birthday party.

Oh, yeah, Dennis is there.

He's at the party.

He is? (Laughs)

What a small world!

Is that funny? Is that funny?

Yes, it is. It is funny.

Oh, in fact,

it's actually a Godsend

because seth didn't know

any other kids there.

And I'm sure that Dennis will be surprised

to see one of his camp friends, huh?

Yes, he...

Oh my God.

Oh, my God. Oh, God.

What? Are you okay?

Oh, God. Oh, God.

(Horn honks)

Hey, I know that kid.

I went to camp with him.

What's with the tattoo?

His father died in 9/11.

Huh? Where'd you hear that?

(Engine sputtering)

Oh, my God. You gotta be kidding me.

Come on! Come on!

(Screams)

(Panting)

There she is...

I have him waiting

for you over there.

Disgraceful...

(Crying)

It's all right.

Oh.

It's all right. It's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right. It's all right.

It's all right. It's all right.

It's all right. It's all right.

It's all right.

(Sighs)

# Sweet nothing #

# standing with me #

# Who do you think #

# you're fooling? #

# Stranger in your home #

# wondering always #

# You're nothing #

# lost here with me #

# One of the many #

# drifting #

# I'm lucky #

# Lost with you #

# Finding out #

# there is something #

Hello?

Paul?

Anyone home?

Daddy?

Oh, hello, sweetheart.

Ooh.

Where's your mother?

Um, Kathy's car is gone.

Did they go out?

Oh, right, the girls

went out shopping.

It is saturday, right?

Yeah.

Are you looking

at old pictures?

Yeah, a little stroll

down memory lane.

What the hell else

do I have to do?

God. Look at us.

We're so young.

I tell ya,

blink of an eye.

I remember a moment here,

a moment there.

The rest...

(Sighs)

Gone in the breeze.

Look at you, though.

Oh, God, such a beauty.

(Both chuckle)

Much prettier

than your sister.

Don't tell her I said so.

You've told her...

Many times.

Yeah, yeah, but always while I was

complimenting her on something else,

like her

organizational skills.

(Both chuckle)

Which are first-rate,

by the way.

You were always

my pride and joy.

Such a free spirit.

I don't think your mom or Kath ever

really appreciated that about you.

But you did.

Yeah, sure.

Then why didn't you

stick up for me more?

Hey, look at this...

That's me and Tom Seaver,

right after the Mets

won the '69 series,

and Seaver's

pouring champagne on me.

No, look, 'cause Paul is always saying how

Seaver was pouring champagne on Howard Cosell,

but look, look how wet

my sport jacket is, huh?

The point is, sweetie,

I was there.

I got my story.

Front page.

I know.

I'm not talking about the sports

section, I mean the whole paper.

I know.

Honey, listen to me,

nobody handed that to me.

'Cause when all

is said and done,

everybody has to make

their own way through.

I don't know.

That's just the way it is.

(Chuckles)

I love you, daddy.

Yeah.

(Chuckles)

Where's Paul?

I don't know.

He came in, then he said

he had to go for a walk.

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I didn't know you could play.

(Chuckles)

I can't.

I just taught myself this one

riff when I was in high school,

so people would go, "hey, man,

you're good, keep playing,"

at which point I would decline, appearing to

be admirably humble about my musical gift.

Did it work?

I never had the guts

to actually try it.

This was my first chance,

and I blew it.

So there you go.

I knew you weren't

gonna show up, Laura.

- I'm so sorry, Paul.

- No, it's okay.

Don't apologize.

It's funny, I had this feeling as soon

as I pulled away from the gas station.

Like it was inevitable.

Something happened.

Well, inevitable things

always do.

That's how they get

their name, right?

You helped me so much, Paul.

Well, truth be told,

you also h...

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# I hear you come #

# your pockets have change #

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