Any Day Now Page #3

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Me and Marco,

fugitives from the law.

I don't know about that.

I've been doing some research,

and I found out a couple interesting things.

- Like what?

- Let's talk about it in person.

Do you want to have

dinner tonight?

- My place?

- I thought you'd never ask.

- Say 6:
00?

- I will be there with bells on.

- Okay. Bye.

- Bye. Bye-bye.

That man does not know it yet,

but he's desperately in love with me.

- How's it taste?

- Mmm. It's delicious.

It's my mom's world famous

lasagna recipe.

You don't like your own food?

What do you like?

- Doughnuts.

- Doughnuts. Wow.

This just might be your lucky day.

Oh, doughnuts for dinner

ain't healthy, Paul.

One doughnut every once in a while

never hurt anyone.

You like chocolate? Hmm?

Are you just gonna look at 'em,

or are you gonna eat 'em?

Thank you.

You're very welcome, young man.

There.

Is my mommy coming back?

No.

Am I gonna stay with you?

I don't know.

Will you-Will you tell me a story?

Sure. Um-

There ain't no books here.

You want me to make one up?

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay.

I like happy ending.

Mmm. Don't we all, sweetheart?

Okay. Once upon a time, um...

there lived a boy whose magic

was known throughout the land.

Um-And he lived a very happy life

with his mommy and his daddy...

and his grumpy little sister,

Lulabell.

What's his-

What's his name?

Who?

The boy with magic.

Well, his name was Marco,

of course.

You're gonna try and keep him,

aren't ya?

Yes, I am.

You know it's not gonna be easy.

Well, I should just toss him aside

because it's not gonna be easy?

Marco didn't ask to

be born to a junkie.

He didn't ask to be... different.

He didn't... ask for none of this.

And I just don't see why

he should be punished anymore...

for stuff that ain't his fault,

you know?

Okay.

"Okay"? What does "okay" mean?

It means there's only one way

to legally do this.

What the hell are you doing here?

After you were arrested,

they took Marco to a foster home, and, uh-

- Is he okay?

- Yeah, he's okay.

- He's okay now. He's with us.

- That's good.

You understand that unless Marco has an

assigned advocate while you're incarcerated...

he becomes a ward of the state?

Who the hell are you?

I'm his lawyer and his friend.

His "friend." Hmm.

Is that what you people

are calling it these days?

We have some legal papers

we'd like you to sign.

And what do they say?

That Rudy shall be granted temporary

emergency custody of the minor child...

until such time as your

incarceration terminates...

and you petition for

reunification.

Which means what in

normal-person talk?

That Rudy'll take care of Marco

while you're locked up.

What's it gonna cost me?

Nothing.

Nothing?

You're gonna take care

of my kid for nothing?

Not just me, honey. Mr. Lawyer

here is offering to help too.

Like I said,

me and Rudy are friends.

I have to talk with you about

something before the hearing.

What?

There's no way the judge

is gonna grant you custody...

with you living in the

apartment you're in.

Hey, I know it's not the Taj Mahal,

but, trust me, I've lived in worse places.

I know. It's just-

The court is gonna require that Marco have

a safe environment and his own bedroom.

What?

If it's okay with you, I'd like to tell the judge

that you and Marco live with me.

Are you asking me to

move in with you?

No, no. J -Just to fulfill

the legal requirements.

Yes, you are. You are.

You're asking me to move in with you.

There's no other way you're

gonna get custody, Rudy.

- And I have an extra bedroom, so-

- The answer is yes.

Yes?

Yes.

Okay. That's good.

Okay. That is good. Yeah.

Just don't mention our relationship.

Your Honor, Marco's mother

is currently incarcerated.

There are no known relatives...

and she's signed emergency orders

granting Mr. Donatello temporary custody.

And is there an education

plan in place?

Yes, Your Honor.

Mr. Donatello found a local school

that has a special education program.

And is there a Mrs. Donatello?

You're looking at her,

sweetheart.

What did you say?

What Mr. Donatello means is that

he is not currently married.

But California state family code

that marital status shall

have no factor...

when temporary, emergency orders

have been signed by a custodial parent.

Relax, sparky.

It was just a simple question, not a cue for you

to recite your vast knowledge of code law.

Yes, Your Honor.

I see here that Mr. Donatello

lives with you. Is that correct?

Yes, ma'am.

And what is the exact nature

of your relationship?

He's my cousin.

We know you love your doll, but...

we got you all those other toys, too,

that you could play with-

the robots and the teddy

bear and the pig.

Is this my home?

Yeah. This-This is your home.

Oh, sweetheart.

Are you all right?

- You okay?

- I'm so excited.

Ah.

That's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay. It's good to

be excited, huh?

Huh. Here we go.

Follow the light.

- Now say, "Aah."

- Aah.

The kid's in rough physical shape. It's pretty

clear he hasn't been treated well in years.

His eyesight's terrible.

He's gonna need glasses.

And, uh, he's susceptible

to all kinds of medical conditions...

including thyroid problems...

intestinal abnormalities

and a high risk for leukemia.

And the good news is?

Well, I just want to make sure

that both of you understand...

that raising a child with

Down syndrome...

is a major commitment.

We got it. We signed up

for the gig, didn't we?

Now, he's never gonna

go to college...

or leave home on his

own or get a job.

What you see is

what you get.

That looks really great.

Good job.

Hi. This must be Marco.

Hi, Marco. I'm Miss Fleming.

- Nice to see you.

- You too.

What's your doll's name?

Ashley.

Ashley.

Okay, I'll take it from here.

Uh, shouldn't we wait a little bit?

Yeah. You know, to make sure

he's okay and everything.

I think it's easiest

if you just leave quickly.

Oh. It might be best for him,

but what about me?

We'll see you at the

end of the day.

Let's go meet your friends, okay?

And bring Ashley with you.

Okay, this is the gang.

This is Marco.

We're doing a big puzzle right now.

Do you want to join us?

- Um-

- Okay. It's okay.

- I'm gonna get you a chair, all right?

- Mm-hmm.

Okay, what do we got?

"The cat sat by the door."

That's pretty good, except

there's two O's in "door." Good.

Let's try the next one.

"The bug sat in the grass."

"The bug sat in the grass."

Think you can do that all by yourself?

Yeah? Let's see ya.

That's right.

- I am so sorry.

- Nice of you to join us.

Marco had loads of homework, and Paul

was late getting back from the office.

Yeah. You're a regular

Ozzie and Harriet, ain't ya?

What's going on?

- This is-

- No.

- Where are you taking me?

- Stop it.

- Just walk.

- My eyes are closed.

- Okay.

- Bing!

So... you can sing, do your demos.

Oh.

- You.

- You deserve it.

# Come to me #

# When your world is

empty and cold #

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