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Rachael's residence.

please leave a message and we'll

get back as soon as possible.

Have a great day!

Jay?

It's David.

Your friend, your neighbor,remember?

I know you're in there

Can you pick up the phone, please?

And by the way...

When are you gonna change that recording?

Come on...

Its been a year already.

Don't you think is been enough?

You can 't let what happened

ruin your birthdays forever.

No disrespect.

I mean, I don't think Rachael

would want to see you like this.

Life goes on.

You got to step out of the hole.

I'm worried about you, Jay.

Don't make today feel like a year ago.

Have you opened Rachael's gift already?

Don't keep staring at that box

for the rest of your life.

What if it's perishable?

You better not let it rot.

Anyway...

I brought you some groceries, and...

Me and the guys,

we bought you a little gift, so...

Nothing fancy,

don't get your hopes high...

Just want you to know...

you are not alone.

It is bad enough

That we all lost her..

Don't make us feel

like we lost you, too.

Happy birthday, buddy.

To our friend,

Happy Birthday!

A new start needs

to cut the ribbon!!!

Come on...

Please, make a U-turn.

Please, make a U-turn.

You are on the wrong course

to your destination.

Please, make a U-turn.

You are on the wrong course

to your destination.

Please, make a U-turn.

You are on the wrong course

to your destination.

Please, make a U-turn.

You are on the wrong course

to your destination.

Hello, officer...

Good morning, sir.

Did I do anything wrong?

It's seem so.

Can't park in this area without a permit.

Well, I thought in a place

as empty as this,

How I can possible offend anyone?

Licence and registration, please.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Have a nice day.

You, too.

In half a mile, turn left.

Hey sugar, grab a chair,

I'll be right with you.

Thank you

Ready to order?

Yeah, just bring me the number two

and a cup of coffe.

I'll get your coffee.

Thanks.

What the hell.

Stop it!

Hey, come back here!

Oh God. No.

Oh, God.

Oh, come on baby.

Come on baby, come on.

In one mile, turn right.

Thank you.

Oh yes, thank you.

Hi, David. it's me.

I just wanted to thank you

for being my friend.

And for never giving up on me.

You must have noticed by now that my car

is not in the garage and...

You are probably wondering,

where the hell I am.

Well,you told me to leave

the hole and so I did.

I don't know where exactly

where I'm heading

But I just want you

to know that I'm alright.

Oh, by the way...

Thanks for the gift.

It means a lot to me..

Talk to you later.

Take care, buddy.

In half a mile, turn left.

Thank you.

In one mile, turn right.

Turn right.

You have arrived to your destination.

You have arrived to your destination.

You have arrived to your destination.

C'mon.

What?

This is it?

Damn it.

THE DAY BEFORE:

You know we have a strict no cell phone use

in class policy.

However your daughter doesn't

want to abide by that policy.

Her conduct is disruptive.

Therefore I recommend you

take advantage of the suspension

and have a serious talk withyour daughter.

I'm sorry, but...

This is a bit hard to believe.

I mean, it doesn't sound like Lucy at all.

I just can't think of what could make her

behave like this. I'm so mad.

Sorry...

Your Hand?

Oh, thank you.

Do you mind if I ask what happened?

UH, we had a gas leak

at the apartment last week.

And I was lighing one

of those scented candles

AND BOOM!

You know?

The air just went up

around me all in flames

But luckily. Lucy had just

opened a window minutes before.

I mean, I am lucky I only burned my hand.

Well, and my hair, hence the silly scarf.

Sorry to hear that.

That must have been quite a scare.

Do you think that may be why

she's been acting out?

I don't think so.

I mean, she didn't get hurt or anything.

But you could have been seriously hurt.

A life threatening situation

can change a person.

Lucy and I

had an argument over that window.

With no apparent reason

she decided to open it

And...I mean I was not happy about it.

it was freezing

outside and we were both sick.

I kept asking her to close it

but she just ignored me

Who would have guessed that window

would save both of our lives?

Ironic, huh?

Given the situation, here's what I can do

I won't go on record

with official suspension,

I don't think Lucy deserves that kind of

damage on her school record anyway.

However,

I want you to promise me

That you'll take the next week

to work out this phone issue with her.

So it does not escalate

to something more serious.

Sound fair?

Yes. I appreciate it.

And I promise she'll be back like new.

Lucy.

Lucy, are you home?

Lucy, didn't I tell you

to get new curtains?

Lucy.

Lucy!

Mom, what are you doing here?

What does it look like?

I'm looking for you.

Please, mom, not now.

I want to know who

gave you a cellphone.

No one.

So how are you paying for it?

I'm not.

So who is?

No One.

Wow! a Free phone that makes free calls!

Amazing!

Did you steal it?

Of course not!

So what's the story?

C'mon spill it.

My boyfriend gave it to me.

Since when do you have a boyfriend?

- Since last week.

Really?

Yeah.

You know what?

I wish you had a boyfriend.

Maybe then you could learn

something about life on planet

earth for a change.

The problem is you can't get a boyfriend

Even though you're wearing a shirt

saying "I love dick"

For your information, Philip K. Dick is the

world's greatest science fiction writer.

God, you're so ignorant.

All I want to know is

how you got ahold of a cell phone

I found it ok?

I found it!

Why are you making calls

from it if it's not yours?

It's complicated. Ok?

And I don't want to talk about it.

Well, it can't be more complicated

than you're life's gonna be...

... if you don't tell me every

single detail of that story

Where do you think you're going?

I do not talk on the phone in class

if that's what the principal told you.

Well, he says you do.

Otherwise he wouldn't bother me with it.

Well, I don't

I mean...

How could I?

The phone doesn't even work.

Say it again?

The phone is broken.

It doesn't work.

It never did.

If it doesn't work, why do you have it?

I mean, that is even more puzzeling to me.

Do you just pretend to

talk on the phone in class...

...to look cool or to

piss off the teachers?

Is that the deal?

No.

So what do you do with it?

The principal was

very clear about you...

...being seen using

the phone in class.

Are you saying

they made that up?

I just listen to it.

You listen to what?

The phone

You listen to the phone?

Yes.

Didn't you just say the phone is broken?

Yes, I did,

But sometimes,

I get it out of the bag

and put it to my ear.

What for?

I hear things.

Oh, God.

What things?

Words.

Words?

You mean it plays the radio?

No, it's not that.

It doesn't work at all. I told you.

So how do you hear words?

Actually, it's just a single word

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