Away from Here Page #5

Synopsis: Six years after an affair with the 15-year old daughter of the pastor who was his mentor, a former youth minister, now an ex-con and recovering addict, returns to his hometown seeking a chance to start his life over, only to find that his past will not let him go.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Year:
2014
82 min
39 Views


in the wind that is ringing true

Something in the wind that is

ringing true An electrical storm

that is ringing true An electrical

storm passed from me to you

An electrical storm passed from

me to you When it disappears

passed from me to you When

it disappears what are we to do

When it disappears what are we to

do So we howled at the moon

what are we to do So we howled

at the moon and smoke a cigarette

So we howled at the moon and smoke a

cigarette Played your favorite songs

and smoke a cigarette Played

your favorite songs And never forget

Lover in hiding

it's safe to come out

You always gave more

than you got

Hard times

For you and I

Well, can we rise

Yeah? Oh, sorry, did I wake you?

That's okay.

Oh, sorry, did I wake you?

That's okay. What is it, what's wrong?

That's okay. What is it, what's wrong?

Who was that girl.

What is it, what's wrong? Who was

that girl at the diner the other day?

Answer me.

Come in. No.

Come in. No.

Answer me.

No. Answer me.

She was an old friend.

Answer me.

She was an old friend. Yeah?

She was an old friend.

Yeah? How old?

Yeah? How old?

Look, whatever this is.

How old?

Look, whatever this is we can,

Look, whatever this is we can,

we can fix it.

we can, we can fix it.

Oh, we can, we can fix it?

we can fix it. Oh, we can, we can fix it?

We can fix it, really?

Oh, we can, we can fix it?

We can fix it, really? Can you fix this?

We can fix it, really?

Can you fix this? Fix it!

Can you fix this?

Fix it! Yeah, sh*t.

Fix it!

Yeah, sh*t. Sh*t.

Yeah, sh*t. Sh*t.

I can explain this.

Sh*t. I can explain this.

You're a sex offender?

I can explain this.

You're a sex offender? I let you f*** me?

You're a sex offender?

I let you f*** me? I am not the guy

I let you f*** me?

I am not the guy that's on that poster.

I am not the guy that's on that poster.

You're not?

that's on that poster. You're not?

You're not a convicted rapist.

You're not? You're not a convicted

rapist fresh out of jail,

You're not a convicted rapist fresh

out of jail, that's not true?

fresh out of jail, that's not true?

They just made that up?

that's not true? They just made that up?

You just conveniently forgot.

They just made that up? You just

conveniently forgot to tell me that?

You just conveniently forgot to

tell me that? I must be crazier

to tell me that?

I must be crazier than my batshit mother

I must be crazier than my batshit

mother to have trusted you

than my batshit mother to have

trusted you for a second.

to have trusted you for a second.

I don't know what the hell

for a second.

I don't know what the hell I was thinking.

I don't know what the hell I was thinking.

I knew there was

I was thinking.

I knew there was something up with you,

I knew there was something up with you,

I knew you weren't

something up with you,

I knew you weren't telling me something,

I knew you weren't telling me something,

you are disgusting.

telling me something, you are disgusting.

Please, let me explain.

you are disgusting.

Please, let me explain. No!

Please, let me explain.

No! Sit down.

No! Sit down.

Please what?

Sit down. Please what?

You make me sick.

Please what? You make me sick.

We were in love.

You make me sick.

We were in love. In love?

We were in love.

In love? In love?

In love? In love?

You went to prison, James.

In love? You went to prison, James.

They lied.

You went to prison, James.

They lied. No, you lied!

They lied. No, you lied!

She can tell you.

No, you lied!

She can tell you. All right?

She can tell you. All right?

The girl that was at the diner,

All right? The girl that was at the diner,

she was there,

The girl that was at the diner,

she was there, she can tell you.

she was there, she can tell you.

So you are still seeing her.

she can tell you. So you are still

seeing her. No, the one time,

So you are still seeing her.

No, the one time, there was one other time,

No, the one time,

there was one other time, that was it.

there was one other time, that was it.

Right.

that was it. Right.

So that's why you.

Right. So that's why you

really came back here,

So that's why you really came back here,

because you're still

really came back here,

because you're still in love with her?

because you're still in love with her?

No, she came to,

in love with her?

No, she came to, to see me,

No, she came to,

to see me, she was asking

to see me,

she was asking for my forgiveness.

she was asking for my forgiveness.

So how old was she?

for my forgiveness.

So how old was she? Let me...

So how old was she?

Let me... How old was she?

She was 15.

Fifteen?

How did you meet

a 15 year old girl, James?

I was her youth minister.

I worked for her father. Wow.

You were right.

You are below me.

Bless us oh Lord, and these, Thy gifts,

which we are about to receive.

and these, Thy gifts, which we are

about to receive. Bless us, oh Lord,

which we are about to receive.

Bless us, oh Lord, and these, Thy gifts,

Bless us, oh Lord, and these, Thy gifts,

which we are about to receive

and these, Thy gifts, which we are

about to receive from Thy bounty,

which we are about to receive from

Thy bounty, through Christ, our Lord.

from Thy bounty, through Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

Oh, thank you, Dean. You're welcome.

I'll take those, thank you.

You're welcome. I'll take those, thank you.

Oh, you know who dropped by

I'll take those, thank you. Oh,

you know who dropped by the church, today?

Oh, you know who dropped by the church,

today? Who?

the church, today? Who?

Mark and Amy Holder.

Who? Mark and Amy Holder.

And Amy is pregnant,

Mark and Amy Holder.

And Amy is pregnant, very pregnant.

And Amy is pregnant, very pregnant.

Very pregnant.

very pregnant.

Very pregnant. Wow.

Very pregnant.

Wow. You know,

Wow. You know,

we're having dinner.

You know,

we're having dinner with their parents

we're having dinner with their

parents tomorrow evening.

with their parents tomorrow evening.

Oh.

tomorrow evening. Oh.

That's, that's nice.

Oh. That's, that's nice.

The two of you are welcome.

That's, that's nice.

The two of you are welcome to come along.

The two of you are welcome to come along.

Um...

to come along.

Um... I think you said that you,

Um... I think you said that you,

we were having dinner

I think you said that you, we were

having dinner with his friends, so...

we were having dinner with his

friends, so... There's a thing.

with his friends, so... There's a thing.

Next time?

There's a thing.

Next time? All right.

Next time?

All right. Okay.

All right. Okay.

Another time, then.

Okay. Another time, then.

Something funny happened.

Another time, then.

Something funny happened to me today.

Something funny happened to me today.

I don't, I was in the city

to me today. I don't,

I was in the city down by McLean Street

I don't, I was in the city down by McLean

Street and I was just walking along

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