American Girl Page #4

What's a little thing like you

want with a baby?

Because then there's always

going to be somebody there

who loves me.

Just like I love my daddy

in spite of any bad things

or killings or whatever.

Things is as they is.

That's what mama says.

Pardon the intrusion, ma'am.

Is there anything

I can do for you?

Yeah, you any good

with that gun?

I'm just kidding,

I'm just kidding.

Besides, in this family

we do all our own killing.

John.

Baby, things are

pretty good at home, actually.

I mean, you know, Barbie,

she's doing real, real good.

Jay's not so bad.

He looks so damn fruity.

No. Uncle Arno, he taught him

how to gut a rabbit.

I've seen him

spit sometimes.

You know, I thought maybe Buddy

would be a good boy for Rena.

Yeah, it's long been

a dream of mine

to hook her up with

one of the lesser felons

around here.

This here's the educational center.

We got computer learning,

and they even got a cooking class.

Up there's where they keep

the conjugal trailers at.

Yeah, that's right.

Mama told me about that one time.

Right over there we got the gym.

That's where the regular prisoners are at.

And right over yonder

we got maximum security.

That's where all the dangerous

inmates are kept.

Like daddy?

That's right,

just like big Johnny Grubb.

If I have a baby,

it's going to love me

in spite all my faults,

just like I love daddy.

Besides, the baby's daddy

is nice and normal.

I made sure of that.

You could maybe try calling

every once in a while.

That certainly wouldn't kill you.

What good am I?

I'm in here.

Well, John, you could start

by saying something nice to Rena.

Lord, she thinks the world of you.

Don't ask me why.

Hell, I don't know why, Madge.

Hell, I don't know either, John.

Is there a place around here

where a girl could get a load off?

They got the visitation center right up there.

Where it's air conditioned

and they got soda pop...

I was, kind of, hoping

we could finish the tour.

I'm going to have to

catch up to you, Barbie.

Come on.

Why don't you give me

some of that cherry pie, huh?

John, come on.

John!

There are people right over there.

That's all right,

they won't say anything.

I'm serious, cut it out.

Oh, man.

Buddy:
What do you say

after this

we get some hot dogs and f***?

What?

You don't like hot dogs?

Just a little prison humor for you.

This here is the library.

Folks come here and read.

How do you get to wander

all around like this?

I'm a trustee.

Trustees have master keys.

Open up all the locks.

Well, this is where old...

there we go.

This is where old Buddy works.

The barber shop.

Come on, let's go to the trailers.

No, I think the kids

are out here somewhere.

There's no one around,

let's go. Why not?

I can't.

Why?

Baby, I got me a yeast thing going on.

Really?

No.

Why don't you have a seat?

Let old Buddy cut that mop of yours.

No, we should probably be getting back.

Well, you don't want to hurt

my feelings now, do you?

No, no, no.

Nothing like that.

Get in the f***ing chair.

Somebody got you trained right.

Mel's only been in here about four months.

Most days,

I think I'm just going to die.

I'm a young woman, after all,

and he's not even going to

be eligible for parole

until he is a very old man.

I can't get the hang of it,

I just can't.

Congratulations on your bronze.

Thanks. Winning third place

in the shackle race

is just about the best thing

that's ever happened to me, I guess.

If that puts things in perspective for you.

I'm going to make you

look like a gentleman.

You got a rat nest

up in here.

Whoo, that's a big piece.

Look at that. Whoo!

Come on.

John, every time I come out

of one of them damn trailers,

I just feel like...

I feel like that's it,

you know?

I feel like that's all

I'm ever going to get.

I tell you...

you know, it's always hot,

isn't it?

I mean, while it lasts.

Folks do with

a lot worse, okay?

You got no more idea

what I'm talking about

than the man in the moon, do you?

Well, Goddamn!

Goddamn it.

I am here! I am stuck here

and probably will remain here!

What the hell do you want out of me?

I don't know, John.

Well, a man's liable to go looking.

That's all I'm going to say.

You're going to go looking?

Where are you going to go looking, Johnny?

Are you going to hit the singles bars?

I wonder where those kids are at.

Wow, that's pretty good.

How about a shave?

No, I don't think...

so, what'd big Johnny Grubb do

to earn himself

two consecutive life terms?

You don't know?

Big John don't talk

about it much.

He killed a couple guys in a bar fight.

Ho!

They deserve it?

I guess.

Dad said they were faggots.

We can't have too many of them now,

can we?

Going around decorating living rooms

and gardening stuff.

Nah uh-uh.

Ooh, look at that.

Yeah.

Handsome gentleman and pretty.

Now that's very impressive.

Where'd you learn how to do that anyhow?

We have a neighbor named Faye.

She taught me how.

You must have a lot of patience.

And I believe with enough patience,

we can accomplish just about anything.

Yeah.

You're absolutely right.

We just have to have patience.

We just gotta keep at it.

Yeah, just... keep on.

Yeah.

Thanks a lot.

You got a hair right there.

Come on, let's go.

Thought I'd find you here.

So, what do you like folks

to call you? Junior?

Well, my name's John junior,

but everybody just calls me Jay.

Jay.

Let me see that.

So you don't forget me.

There's not a lot of chance in that.

Forgetting you.

Good.

I promise I won't.

What do you say

I go take you

to see the show?

What?

Let's go see the show.

It's what we do down here for fun.

What are we doing?

These are the conjugal trailers.

What's "conjugal" mean?

F***ing.

What?

These are the f***ing trailers.

I know what they are.

I live in a f***ing trailer.

What is it?

You don't want to see this.

No, I want to see.

Think you can handle it?

All right.

Do I think I can handle it?

That's going to be

a hell of a Kodak moment, huh?

Come on, Jay.

Are you going to be all right?

Mama said all the pushing

and shoving daddy did

was just his way of teaching us

right from wrong.

And he never really hurt us.

Maybe this little get-together

was just too much for him

after so many years.

How you doing, sweetheart?

I'm doing good.

Just, you know,

Butterflies, that is all.

Baby, what happened here?

Those cuffs in that shackle race,

they were just too tight.

I'm fine, though.

You better put something on that

when we get home.

You seen your daddy anywhere?

No.

Is daddy happy that we came?

Of course he is, baby.

I don't know what he expects

out of your brother, though.

Maybe Barbie's somewhere

putting some sense into him.

Excuse me... sheriff?

That's deputy, ma'am.

My friends call me Richard.

Okay. Richard, you wouldn't

happen to know

where that son of a b*tch

I married

has gotten to, would you?

I'm sure he's

around here somewhere.

These guys don't go nowhere

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