All the Wilderness Page #2

It doesn't quite work like that.

How does it work?

I can't explain it.

I'm kind of cursed.

That's some dark sh*t, James.

You need to tell that

to some girls, for real.

Are you teasing me?

No.

Dead serious.

Tell some girls about that sh*t.

I'm serious.

So you actually believe me?

Why not, man?

For you, man.

Baby lungs.

Ai-ya!

Good morning.

Hey.

I thought you were

still sleeping.

Um, I got up early to find

a place to bury Elliot.

Oh.

Where?

Um...

The, near the arboretum.

Like by the scarecrow.

Will you please let me

know if you're going out?

Yeah.

Hello?

What are you doing?

You're going to have

to pay for that.

You know I was just

kidding, right?

What's that one?

That's the blood-filled

voodoo doll.

Chocolate frosting, raspberry

jam filling, and a pretzel

stake in its heart.

Heh.

Tang-fastic, vanilla

frosting and tang.

And tang?

Tang, like the drink.

Doesn't look like a drink.

You've never heard of tang?

Interesting.

I-I'm...

I got this for you.

Hey, wait a second.

What is this?

It's a store address.

Be there tomorrow at four.

Anyone here?

H-hello?

Hello?

James charm!

Harmon?

What are you doing man?

I thought you guys

would be in here.

James charm!

We gotta go meet up with gunny.

Cool?

Jesus...

What happened last night?

I don't know, man.

Did you get in trouble?

Not yet.

I think my mom's going

to kill me though.

What about your dad?

He passed away.

What about your

parents, or whatever?

I don't have parents, man.

Heads up, man.

Jesus.

Come on.

String bean, get

one of them man.

Grab from the top, they, they,

then shuffle.

That's it, gunny?

Three each.

For free?

No.

There's a fox in me.

We dart through the night.

We circle and loop

and double-cross.

We thrive.

Woo!

What the f***.

Who steals ham?

Grabbed it.

Huh?

Grabbed it. It was in the

moment.

Hey, yo.

The other day...

I was like tripping,

out of my mind.

And there was a spider web.

It was like...

The biggest spider web you

have ever f***ing seen.

This moth flew right

in the middle of it.

So I'm watching this guy

fight and struggle, and he's

struggling like crazy.

Sure enough, a gnarly-ass

spider starts coming over,

trying to eat this

thing, and I'm like

"I have to save this guy."

I can't help him, you know?

Because I can't mess

with what's going on.

Like it's so much bigger

than me, I know that.

Struggling and struggling

this whole time.

Breaks free.

He breaks free, he's out

of the web, he's good.

But he had used up all his

strength, so all he could do

was really drift

and fall and land.

And in that split

moment, I sh*t you not...

No lie.

Frog turns up, Bam, done.

He eats that dude.

No!

It's breakfast.

And all of that meant nothing,

like, all that struggling and

fighting meant nothing.

That's horrible.

That's a horrible story.

Not, I guess, if you're a frog.

I guess it's good for the frog.

Yeah, I guess.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...

Is this some

chick's handwriting?

That girl val wants to meet

up to morrow, but I'm...

Yo, you either go meet up with

her or I'm gonna meet

up with her.

I gotta go anyway.

I, I think I'm wasted.

You better go find her, James.

Jesus.

Where have you been?

Out.

We've been out looking

for you all night.

Are you drunk?

Answer me!

Have you been drinking?

You're gonna lecture me?

On drinking?

Are you f***ing my mom?

James!

No. I...

Are you?

I'm gonna go now.

I'll see you tomorrow at work.

Okay.

Thank you.

Later, Gabe.

Ooh!

One of these days you're going

to wake up and realize the

world doesn't revolve

around only you.

You came!

Come here.

Hey, can I see the ring?

Do you want to try it on?

Yes.

Try it.

I keep getting dizzy.

You're getting dizzy on a bus?

Yeah.

I don't usually get...

Whoa!

You know when people

make wishes on, um...

Dandelions?

No, not dandelions.

Stars?

It's hilarious because the

star they're wishing on is

like...

Probably dead.

So what is this place?

Place I used to

come with my dad.

What does he do?

He's a firefighter.

That's awesome.

So do you have, like...

A disorder or something?

Like...

Sorry, why, why

do you, why were you at the

clinic?

My parents separated

when I was 11.

And after that I just started

getting into a lot of fights.

Fights?

I went to this catholic school

with like a thousand b*tches,

and they thought

I was weird, so...

That's a lot of b*tches.

I just thought it

would be super dramatic to

down a bottle of pills

in the girl's bathroom.

I had to get my stomach

pumped and my dad flipped.

You tried to kill yourself?

Kind of.

Why do you go to the clinic?

My dad died, and my mom

doesn't think I'm

"socially adjusted."

Okay, string bean!

You have to what?

I have to pee.

Ah, bathroom's over there.

What?

What?

What happened?

Nothing.

Okay.

It's not, it's not like that.

I gotta show you something.

Wow.

That's amazing.

Did you make that?

Yeah.

I know you dig that chopin.

I'm glad you like it though.

A work in progress, you know?

I love it.

Good, 'cause you're the first

person I've played it for.

Pull!

Woo!

Give him one.

Pull!

Are you sure?

Miss!

I'm...

I'm going to St. Helen's.

I'm actually very excited

to, to go to the academy.

Just like that, change of heart?

Just like that.

Why do you come here, James?

What do you mean?

I mean why do you come here?

All the hours, all

the sessions...

Why?

'Cause my mom makes me.

Your mom can't make

you do anything.

But that's funny.

No.

I think you come here because

there's a part of you that

feels guilty.

What are you talking about?

Maybe it's your mom.

Maybe it eats at you that

she's had to go to hell and

back just like you.

Even though you'd never

admit that to her, no.

Did you know I knew your father?

You didn't.

I never told you that.

When I taught at

tabor he was there.

Big guy.

Tall.

Quiet.

And you know something?

You're nothing like him.

So, you can keep going

on where you're going.

Or you can deal with it.

F***!

No, s-stop!

Stop!

Man, chill!

Come on, buddy.

Come on.

Yo.

Come on man.

Come on man, chill out, okay?

Chill out!

Chill out, just...

Mm.

I don't think I like cigarettes.

Then don't smoke.

Hey.

Think somebody's

here to see you.

Hey.

I've been looking for you.

Oh, sh*t.

Yeah.

Listen, I'm really sorry

about the other night.

I was messed up and I wasn't

thinking, and I was, it was...

My dad killed himself.

He...

Jumped off the vista bridge

and it really f***ed me up.

I'm really sorry.

I have to go.

I'm not mad at you.

Mom.

I didn't have the vision

that Elliot was going to die.

What do you mean?

I read somewhere that...

That when hamsters stop

eating, usually they're sick

or...

They're probably dying.

I just made a, an

educated prediction.

And I don't know when

Cory is gonna die.

He's just a jerk.

Okay.

Mom...

I need to tell you something

that I've never

told anyone before.

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