A Mile in His Shoes Page #6

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that you're cute? Well, yeah, my mama says

I'm cute back home. Ever have a girlfriend? I have a friend who's a girl. That's not what I meant. Um...

Let's go for a walk. There's a path in the woods. But the fellas.

We're celebrating. Well, we can throw

our own party. Come on. What? Well, look at Mr. "Ain't

like you to throw a party." You're singing a different tune

now, huh, Pee Wee? Where's Mickey, man? He's good. He's out making

new friends and he's having fun. It's all good.

I don't know, man. I don't feel good about this, dude.

Look, it's okay, all right? I'll make sure that

he gets home all right. Are you sure?

I'm sure. Have you talked to Murph? LEFTY: I'll talk to him. You relax,

have a good time, all right? Do you ever sit at night,

Mickey, and stare at the stars? Yeah. My mama says that God's promises

are kinda like the stars... The darker the night,

the brighter they shine. I like that.

When I was a little girl, my dad and me, we used to

sit and stare at the stars for hours.

I can name them all. Andromeda, Orion,

the Big Dipper. Huh. I like you, Mickey. I don't know what

Lefty's up to. He's never told me to be

nice to someone before. Just wait here.

I'll go get him. I won't move a muscle. [Insects chirruping] [Rustling] No more heat from you,

farm boy! Say good-bye to your arm! MURPH: What do you mean,

he's missing?! How does that happen, Pee Wee? I feel terrible, Coach,

I know I let you down. You let me down?

What about Mickey? Did you even look for him? All night. I haven't slept. All right, everybody,

bring it in! Bring it in, guys! If anybody knows anything about

what happened to Mickey last night, now's the time to step up. The Sheriff has been notified,

and I promise you he will not ask as nicely

as I am right now. Do you guys understand

how serious this is? Pee Wee, how did this happen? I was partying,

Mickey was having a good time. Lefty promised

he'd take care of him. Sauce was having

a good time, all right? Yeah, he met a girl. I thought, "Hey, why squash?" So, what, you let him

leave with that girl? Look, Skip, I was looking

for him, I couldn't find him. Are you sure you don't have

anything to do with this? The party,

the Mr. Nice Guy routine? What are you saying? Everyone here

knows you're threatened by Mickey. How does it feel

to be second fiddle? All right, guys, enough!

Okay? We're a team! Don't forget that,

let's start acting like it. No practice today!

You guys find Mickey! You sold out Mickey

and you sold out this team! MAN: Come on, let's go. It's not my job to baby-sit!

You gotta be kidding me! What do you mean he's missing? He went out with

the guys last night. Things got a little

out of hand. He disappeared from the party. And nobody was

watching out for him. Where were you? The team wanted to celebrate. They don't want me

hanging around with them. And Mickey's part of the team. I don't know what

I was thinking. You find that boy, Arthur, or you'll find yourself

back in A-ball eating your dinner

from a paper plate! Okay, Ralph, thank you. Let me know

if you hear anything. Okay. Mr. Murphy. I'm Sheriff Billings. Do you have news about Mickey? I've got more than news. Mickey! What happened to you? My head hurts. Here, come on, sit down. Found him wandering on a road

on the west side of town. Took a pretty good beating

last night. That's a heck of a bump. Here, here, have some water. Who did this to you, Mickey? Home. Li... Lights out. He hasn't been making

a whole lot of sense. MURPH: Drink up. Mickey has Asperger's syndrome.

It's a form of autism. Autism shmautism. Sure wouldn't know anything's up

when he's on that mound. I've seen him pitch a few games. He's got a gift, this one. Doesn't look like he'll

play ball for a while though. I'll try to get some more

information out of him when he starts feeling

a little better. You guys are going to

follow up on this, right? Assault ain't taken

lightly around here. I'll need to talk

to some of your players. Yeah. They'll cooperate

100 percent. I guarantee that. You let me know

if he comes up with anything. Thank you, Sheriff. All right. You okay, Mickey? I'm sorry. Let's get you, uh...

Let's get you cleaned up, okay? I'll never let anything like

this happen to you ever again. Home. Lights out. Okay. Welcome home, Mickey. This isn't my home. Well, I know,

it's my home, but... You're going to be staying with

me for a little while, okay? Okay. Yeah. This is it. It's not much,

but, well, it's... You'll be safe here. Thanks for letting me

stay with you, Mr. Murphy. I should have done it

from the beginning. I'm really sorry I wasn't

there for you, Mick. Uh, it's okay. You'll be staying in this room. This was my son's room. He played baseball. Yeah. He would've been

pretty good, too. Uh, you should be

comfortable here. If you need to use the restroom,

it's right through this door. We have this book. My mama reads it to me. I haven't picked that up

in a little while. You can just put it on

the shelf there, if you want. I'll keep it close,

if that's okay. Whatever feels right, Mick. And right now

that should be rest. Okay, I'll see you

in the morning. Good night, Mr. Murphy. Good night, son. MURPH: The doctor said

you have a mild concussion. How do you feel? Still sore,

but the medicine helps. We're going to have to keep you

out of action for a few weeks. I talked to your mom. What about my dad? Well, your mom said that

she'd take care of that, as long as you're doing okay. She really supports you, Mick. So does your father.

Is she feeding Oscar? I'm sure the little guy

is well taken care of. What I want to know, Mick, is, do you want to go home

for a little while? Forget about all this baseball

stuff? 'Cause if you do... But who's gonna keep

the scorecards? We could find somebody else

to do that. I mean, of course,

we'd miss you. I just want to make sure

you're comfortable. But I like being on the team. Okay. You'll be our resident

statistician and scorekeeper. At least until you come back

and you're ready to pitch again. Sure you're okay with that? I'm sure. I'm sure. Okay. Do you remember anything

from that night, anything at all? 'Cause you tell me

and I'll tell the sheriff. Home. Lights out. Home. Lights out. Okay. [Crowd cheering and chattering] Strike! Whoo! [Women giggling and chatting] Laney? I haven't seen you

in such a long time. Well, well, I'd like to think

this is a good sign, you calling on me here. I feel terrible

about something I did. Would you like

a glass of water? No, thank you. Tell me what happened. I helped some people

hurt an innocent man. But I didn't know anything

bad was going to happen until it was too late. As long as jealousy

and self-ambition exist, people will act

without regard for God. How do I make this right? The Bible tells us,

"God is faithful, "and He will not tempt you

beyond your ability. "but He will also provide

the way of escape, that you may be able

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