Away from Here Page #2

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B-U-E-C-H-E.

That's where?

10237th Avenue. Phone.

10237th Avenue.

Phone. 314-555-7248.

[PHONE RINGING]

Lift your head.

That's it.

Thank you.

Oh, my God, will you hurry the hell up?

Sorry.

will you hurry the hell up?

Sorry. I'm kidding.

Go get your ball.

What? You cheated,

What?

You cheated, it doesn't count.

You cheated, it doesn't count.

Get your ball.

it doesn't count.

Get your ball. How did I cheat?

Get your ball. How did I cheat?

You bumped the yellow ball.

How did I cheat? You bumped the

yellow ball with your cue stick,

You bumped the yellow ball with your

cue stick, so in the rules of pool

with your cue stick,

so in the rules of pool that means that

so in the rules of pool that

means that you forfeit your point

that means that you forfeit

your point and you have to

you forfeit your point and

you have to pull the ball out

and you have to pull the

ball out and start again.

pull the ball out and start again.

All right,

and start again.

All right, I guess I don't do this often.

All right, I guess I don't do this often.

Really?

I guess I don't do this often.

Really? I play pool all the time.

Really? I play pool all the time.

Oh, yeah?

I play pool all the time.

Oh, yeah? This is my, my hang.

Um, yeah. Thanks.

No, yeah, yeah.

Thanks. No, yeah, yeah.

Um, this is always awkward.

What's that?

You know, the end of the night thing.

You know, the end of the night thing.

Right.

the end of the night thing.

Right. Well, we should.

Right. Well,

we should do this again.

Well, we should do this again.

Goodnight, thanks.

do this again.

Goodnight, thanks. Sure.

See you at breakfast.

Okay.

You know how to cook? Uh, no, not really.

Good enough, come on.

I'm giving you a buck twenty-five raise,

effective immediately.

a buck twenty-five raise,

effective immediately. What happened to

effective immediately.

What happened to the other guy?

What happened to the other guy?

Damn INS agent.

the other guy? Damn INS agent.

Why don't you cook, then?

Damn INS agent. Why don't you cook, then?

I'm a waitress.

Why don't you cook, then?

I'm a waitress. Lily's a no-show.

Hi, Lily.

Uh, this is James Midier calling,

Uh, this is James Midier calling,

the dishwasher or, um,

calling, the dishwasher or,

um, actually cook now.

the dishwasher or, um, actually cook now.

Um, yeah,

actually cook now.

Um, yeah, got your number from.

Um, yeah, got your number from

the employee contact list.

got your number from the employee

contact list. Hope that's okay,

the employee contact list. Hope

that's okay, and I'm calling, or,

Hope that's okay, and I'm calling,

or, leaving a message.

and I'm calling, or, leaving a message.

Um, yeah, just making su...

leaving a message.

Um, yeah, just making su... hello?

Um, yeah, just making su... hello?

James.

Thanks.

I'm such a klutz. Hey, let me see.

How'd that happen?

Hey, let me see.

How'd that happen? I fell.

I...

Um...

Right.

I'm, I'm uh...

I don't think I can do this right now.

I don't think I can do this right now.

Okay.

How's this?

Is this okay? Yeah.

Is this okay?

Yeah. Yeah?

Yeah. Yeah?

Yeah.

Yeah? Yeah.

Okay.

[DOORBELL]

...just look at the fruit of their lives,

the way they live

the fruit of their lives,

the way they live and the Gospel that

the way they live and the Gospel

that they supposedly preach...

Hey, Dad.

Is, can I speak with Mom?

Can you get her for me, please?

speak with Mom? Can you get her for me,

please? Yes, yes Reverend,

Can you get her for me, please?

Yes, yes Reverend, yes, he's here now.

She doesn't wanna see you.

What? What do you mean, Dad?

What? What do you mean, Dad?

I-, I came to see you.

And you've done that.

Dad.

[KNOCKING]

Hang on.

Hey.

Hi.

I came by earlier, but you weren't here.

Yeah, I was

but you weren't here.

Yeah, I was at my parents'.

Yeah, I was at my parents'.

Oh, yeah.

at my parents'.

Oh, yeah. How'd it go?

Oh, yeah. How'd it go?

It's been a long time.

Can I come in

for a minute, or...?

If you want.

Anyway, I just came over

to see if you're okay.

I'm okay.

Okay.

Jessica does bring up an interesting

point about Adam and Eve.

an interesting point about Adam and Eve.

Right, guys?

about Adam and Eve.

Right, guys? When you're a kid.

Right, guys?

When you're a kid and your mom tells you.

When you're a kid and your mom

tells you not to touch that hot pot

and your mom tells you not to

touch that hot pot on the stove,

not to touch that hot pot on the stove,

did you really get

on the stove,

did you really get what she was saying?

did you really get what she was saying?

You had to touch it

what she was saying? You had to

touch it in order to fully grasp.

You had to touch it in order to

fully grasp the consequences of it.

in order to fully grasp the

consequences of it. She could tell you

the consequences of it.

She could tell you a thousand times.

She could tell you a thousand times

that you're gonna get burned,

a thousand times that you're gonna

get burned, but until you actually do

that you're gonna get burned,

but until you actually do you don't know

but until you actually do you

don't know what you're doing.

you don't know what you're doing.

Okay, who's next?

what you're doing.

Okay, who's next? Yeah.

So. Hey.

Hey.

Hey. Hey.

Thought you went home.

Hey. Thought you went home.

I was on my way,

Thought you went home.

I was on my way, but I came back.

I was on my way, but I came back.

Okay.

but I came back.

Okay. What's up?

You looked at me today. James,

you look at me a lot. I look at all of you.

James, you look at me a lot.

I look at all of you. You're sitting

I look at all of you.

You're sitting right in front of me.

You're sitting right in front of me.

James.

I look at all of you. Not like that,

you don't. I know how you feel about me,

Not like that, you don't.

I know how you feel about me, I can see it.

I know how you feel about me, I can see it.

Listen, Jessica,

I can see it.

Listen, Jessica, you're 15.

Listen, Jessica, you're 15.

You're 15 years old, it's...

you're 15.

You're 15 years old, it's... Okay.

You're 15 years old, it's... Okay.

It's not gonna happen.

Okay. It's not gonna happen.

Okay.

It's not gonna happen.

Okay. Well, FYI,

Okay.

Well, FYI, I feel it, too.

Okay.

Hey, James. No.

James, please.

No. James, please.

No.

James, please. No.

James, wait! Wait!

[CAR HORN]

Ah!

[CAR HORN]

You okay?

[CAR HORN]

Hey!

You hurt? No, sorry.

I just tripped.

No, sorry.

I just tripped. James.

I just tripped. James.

You can't do this.

James. You can't do this.

You can't come looking for me.

You can't do this. You can't come looking

for me. I really need to talk to you.

You can't come looking for me.

I really need to talk to you. No.

I really need to talk to you.

No. Please, James.

No. Please, James.

You have to stay.

Please, James.

You have to stay away from me,

You have to stay away from me,

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