A Year and Change Page #7

and make a deal.

- What's Aunt Claire say?

- She...

wishes I was dead.

- C'mon, she doesn't

wish you were dead.

- She thinks I did it.

You think I did it.

- I wouldn't be here

if I thought that.

- You keep Adam away

from me, like...

Like I was gonna eat him alive.

- I keep him away because

I promised Cindy

I would until all

of this blows over.

- How was I supposed

to know that?

- You should've told me that.

- You're right I'm sorry.

I should've.

- I got no one, man.

I mean, my own

brother won't even

be in the same room

as me, you know.

- It's gonna be okay.

- You know man, I don't

think you're taciturn.

I don't think that

describes you.

- What?

- You know, I think you're more,

you're more truculent,

if anything.

- Well, somebody

found a thesaurus.

- Hey you know what?

You know what your

real problem is?

- Tell me Victor,

what's my problem?

- You're not curious enough.

You know, I mean, you'll talk

if I say something to you,

but you won't ask

me any questions.

- What do you want

me to ask you?

- What are my plans

for the future?

Do I believe in God or not?

What are my likes and dislikes?

- What?

- Okay, for example, did

you know that I don't

like left-handed people?

- Do I need to

know such a thing?

- I used to be left-handed.

- Sorry.

Also, I don't know

why, but I can't stand

people with fiery red hair.

Male or female.

- D*ckhead. I have red hair.

- It's not fiery, it's more auburn.

So, we're cool.

- Okay, so when you say

that I'm not curious,

are you talking about I'm

not curious about you,

or the whole world in general?

- Well, I mean, I think

this specific example

proves the general rule.

I mean, let's not get technical.

- I don't ask Todd

here about himself.

You don't see him

cryin' about it.

- Okay, all right. Wait a second.

Wait a second.

First of all, I'm not cryin'.

And second of all, don't

bring Todd into this.

- Okay, so you want me to

ask you some questions?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Your brother's about

to go to trial,

are you gonna come to court

with me everyday in support?

Here's another question, Vic.

How is it that you

haven't seen Aunt Claire

once since you've been back?

- I asked you not

to talk about this.

- Oh yeah, you don't

wanna talk about it.

No, no, no. You wanna sit around

and tell me all about your

likes and your dislikes,

like we're 13 year old girls,

but I ask you a

simple question like,

how you could turn your

back on your only brother?

And you got nothin' to say.

Exactly.

- Todd, you need to

go to the restroom?

All right, I'll take

you to the restroom.

Hey Owen, Todd needs

to go to the restroom,

I need some help.

- What?

- In the restroom, with Todd,

going to the bathroom.

- He doesn't go to the bathroom.

- I need to f***in'

tell you somethin'.

Come to the bathroom.

- What?

- I should've told

you this before.

- You and Kenny, growing

up, were so tight.

I don't know what

the hell happened.

- This isn't the first

time the golden boy

has done something like this.

- What are you talking about?

Carrie Maynard, Camp Seneca.

I was a sophomore

in high school,

we were camp counselors.

Kenny was a senior.

Carrie was in

eighth grade, Owen.

Eighth grade. She

was 14 years old.

And nothing ever came

of it because it was

her word against

his, but I knew.

- I never heard about this.

- Jesus Christ, Owen.

That's 'cause you think

if you give everybody

a chance they're gonna

be a good person.

You know, buy them a soda, talk

to them for a little while,

send them on their way and

they're harmless as rabbits.

But let me tell you

something, there are people

whose heads are f***ed up,

and my brother is

definitely one of them.

- Let's just get back

to work, please.

- You're not listening

to him, Owen.

Be quiet and listen to him.

- Owen, I've seen him.

The way he looks at those

girls in the record store.

I mean, what if you

were Kimmy's father?

Or Carrie's?

Or sh*t, what if someone did

something like this to Adam?

- If this is true, you

know what you have to do.

- I think it's better

if I go alone.

- Why is it better?

- I don't know.

But that's the way

we're gonna do it.

- Hey, what's goin' on?

What's up?

- You know, Adam's

gonna be 12 this year.

- Yeah. I know.

Can you believe it?

- I keep thinking about

how I would feel if

somebody abused him.

Thinking about how Kimmy's

father must feel.

Makes me sick.

- Don't do this.

You're the only one that

thinks I'm innocent, man.

- Did you assault that girl?

I'm not gonna ask you again.

Kenny,

did you assault that girl?

- No.

- You need to come

clean, right now.

Vic, please just

wait in the van.

- No, it's cool. It's cool.

- What's he doin' here?

- Oh, I told Owen

about Carrie Maynard.

- Who?

- Victor, please. I've

got this, all right.

Go wait in the van.

- No, no, just give it a second.

I'm sure Kenny remembers.

- You're a f***ing liar.

He's a liar. I never, I

never hurt that girl.

- Oh, oh I'm a

f***in' liar, huh?

Huh, Kenny?

- Where did you get that?

- What this?

- Yeah.

- Oh, it's, it's Kenny's.

Keeps it in the

back of his closet.

Or am I lying about that too?

Sometimes people

need a little help

admitting they're

a child molester.

- Get off me.

Get off of me!

Get off me!

Get off me.

- Tell the truth!

Tell the truth, Kenny!

Tell Owen what you did.

Tell him.

- F*** you!

- No, no, no, no, Owen.

He thinks these

girls are into him,

he thinks they're

flirting with him,

and tries to make a move,

and that's why they

freak out on him!

- Just go outside!

Please!

- He's f***in' crazy!

You're delusional

you know that?!

It's f***in' rape! It's rape!

- Don't.

Don't you dare use that word.

She loves me so you

can't use that word.

I don't know why all

this is happening?

I just...

Owen, I just need to see her.

I just need to talk to her.

See, it's her parents.

It's her parents that

are doin' all this.

She's not like this.

She loves me, man.

- She's 15.

- See, Owen they're in love.

- What part of you

thinks that's okay?

- What are you judging me?

You are the moral authority?

It's 'cause you think

you've changed

into Super Dad.

But how long before

you f*** it up?!

And turn into that same

drunk you've always been?!

- Don't you f***in'

start with me!

- Oh, you're gonna

beat me up now?!

Gonna beat me up?

You gonna hit me?

See, you haven't changed.

You can pretend that

you've changed.

Just like you're pretending

like all those people

at your house are your family.

They're your new family, Owen!

Huh?

A fat chick and a gimp,

and that f***!

They're not your family.

I'm your family.

- You're my family, huh?

- Yeah.

- You don't know what family is.

- I trusted you.

I stood by you!

- You did not.

You pitied me.

F*** your pity!

Go on, pretend that you're

so different from me,

but you're not.

Same blood that

flows through you

flows through me.

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