A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper Page #6

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Because you're a good kid.

And I don't want to see you get

in any more trouble than you already are.

Now, come on. Let's go.

You can't walk to Miami.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Hey, thanks for not saying anything.

- It's okay. What are you gonna do?

- I have no idea.

I tried to tell them I'm not Eddie,

and they think I'm going crazy.

And now Eddie's left behind somewhere

and who knows what kind of trouble he's in.

I think you did Eddie a favor.

- You do?

- Yeah.

- Why?

- Because he was about to get fired.

Everybody knew it.

Everybody except Eddie.

Now they're not saying that anymore.

Well, I'm not sure how much longer

I can keep this little game up.

Well, we have to keep it up

and pretend that everything's normal.

I mean, at least until we figure out

how to get Eddie back.

Yeah.

Pops is probably really sad.

- Why don't you call him?

- Then what?

- Ask him to come get you?

- Then what?

Eddie will really be fired

if they found out he pulled a stunt like this.

And on top of that...

What?

He's gonna be really mad! I'm dead!

It's not funny, milady. It's not.

Oh, so you like accents?

Well, how about...

I can even do New York.

Hey, yo, babe. You know,

you and I could go out for coffee.

Am I dreaming,

or are you two getting along?

No, I hate him.

Women.

I'm going to find that kid and knock him out.

And go back to my life.

That little punk won't be

in my shoes much longer.

And you can't force me to stay here, either.

I'm telling you, I'm only here

to figure out a way to sneak away again.

And this time, I won't get caught.

- Are you out of your mind?

- Oh, no.

You know what I just heard?

That some kid claiming to be a movie star

tried to steal a boat

out of the marina this morning,

and he looked a lot like my grandson.

And then some washed up actor

bailed him out.

- Now, I want to know what's going on.

- Hey, come on, now.

Go a little easy on the kid, will you?

You're not his family!

Don't tell me how to raise my grandson!

Come on. For Christ's sake.

Do you wanna ruin the whole family?

And then people are going to come...

- Hey, Billy. How's it going?

- Oh, not bad. Knock them dead today.

Absolutely.

- Hi, Eddie.

- Hi.

- Good work, Eddie.

- How you doing?

- Hey, Eddie.

- Hey, Billy.

- Great job yesterday, Eddie.

- Thank you.

- You were great, too, Elizabeth.

- Yeah, thanks.

Now, listen,

you know your scenes for today, right?

- Hey, Nick.

- Yes, Jerry. What can I do for you?

I just wanted to tell you

before somebody else did.

There was a little problem in Palm Beach

with Eddie's speedboat.

Some kid claiming to be Eddie

tried to steal it.

It's all taken care of.

They arrested the kid, the boat is safe,

and it's on its way here just like Harlin

requested. So it should be a smooth day.

Okay, good, 'cause you know

the producers are here today, right?

I know.

What happened to Eddie?

I mean the kid who stole my boat.

I don't know.

Some old movie star bailed him out.

It's a bizarre town.

I'm so glad we're out of there.

- And you are, too, aren't you, Eddie?

- Yeah, sure.

Listen, darling,

your boat's gonna be here any second, now.

This is a big day, today.

We don't want to mess it up, do we?

- No.

- Good.

- Listen, I've got to talk to you.

- All right.

Now, look, just listen to me.

You will work with me when I say.

Now, look, just listen to me.

You will work with me when I say.

Here's your $20 you earned.

You will pay Miles back.

You will not join that acting club.

You will not wear that gel in your hair,

and you will not get in trouble in school.

Do you hear me, Tom?

Things were all right with us till a year ago.

Then what happened?

When are you going to get over

this acting stuff, huh?

What is that? A phase?

I don't know how to do this.

I wish your mother was here, you know?

All I can do is ground you.

All right, I want you to go to your room

and stay there until I tell you to come out.

Come on!

And what do I always say to you?

I only push you 'cause I love you, kid!

I only push you 'cause I love you!

Go to your bed!

Mom. It's me, Eddie.

All right, look.

I forgive you for leaving me behind,

but whoever the kid is pretending to be me

on the set, isn't me.

His name is Tom. That's all I know.

You have to kick him off the set

and come back to get me in Palm Beach.

I'm with some crazy old man named Pop.

Just... This time I'm serious. All right. Bye.

Where do you come off

lying to me about my grandson?

- I never lied to you.

- You knew he wasn't at the ball field!

You stay away from the kid. You hear me?

I don't trust you!

Look, he was gonna run away.

Now, I don't know if he's really gone crazy

or if he's just pretending,

but either way, he wants out.

And if you keep pushing him,

that's where he's going to go.

You hear me, you stubborn old man?

- Where do you think he's going?

- Miami.

- Miami?

- Yeah!

- There's no answer.

- Leave a message.

- No.

- Yes!

Fine.

Hi, Pop. It's Tom.

I'm really sorry, but I switched places

with Eddie Tudor, the movie star,

and now I'm in Miami on his movie set

with no way to get home.

Could you pick me up?

Well, I'm really sorry,

and I hope you're not upset.

Thanks.

I'm a dead kid.

Well, we don't have to keep it up

for too much longer.

- Are you gonna go back to Palm Beach?

- Yeah, I guess.

- You know, we could still e-mail.

- Yeah, that'd be cool.

You know, you're really good at this.

- At what?

- At being Eddie.

I mean, you're a better Eddie

than Eddie ever was.

Yeah, but you know what? I'm not Eddie.

And he's probably out there somewhere,

maybe even arrested.

Yeah, you're probably right.

Veggie burger, please. Thank you.

Yeah, hi. The Eddie Tudor production

that was shooting at your studio,

they moved down to Miami.

Do you know which studio they moved to?

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Are you sure this is where he's going?

That's where he said he was going,

no matter what I did to try and stop him.

He wants to be Eddie Tudor,

and he's going to the movie set to be him.

And what if he gets there and chickens out?

You don't know Tom very well, do you?

We fixed your laser,

and all your props will be ready

- in your trailer within the next hour.

- Oh, thank you.

How are you doing, my man?

- All right. Look, I'm not Eddie.

- Oh.

I think he stole his boat back to get here.

And he might be arrested,

he might be in some crazy man's basement,

or he might be with Miles. Hey, I don't know.

All I know is that I am not him.

You were doing so good.

What the heck happened?

You said I could go back to Palm Beach.

I want to go now. I'm not Eddie.

You know what? Today is not the day.

And, quite frankly, I don't care who you are.

Just act like a professional,

do your job, finish the day,

and then maybe I'll think

about taking you to Palm Beach.

- You said that yesterday, you liar!

- First team!

Look, they all love you today.

Just give them what they want.

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