Baked in Brooklyn Page #7

Come and get some.

What you got here?

Got a little treat for me?

Oh, jackpot, fellas.

We're partying tonight.

You don't remember

what I told you?

Stay paranoid, B!

[laughs]

- [crying]

Hey, mom.

I just had a shitty day

at work, you know,

so I thought

I'd call and say hi.

Um, one of our clients just

delayed paying his fee for,

like, months

and then just

declared bankruptcy,

so my boss is just in

a really foul mood, you know?

And Kate broke up with me.

Like, a month ago.

My girlfriend.

Ma, I did.

Ma, I've had a few girlfriends.

Okay.

Okay, good night, bye.

[sobbing]

- I didn't even

know you were here.

We're gonna order some Dominos.

You want?

- Um, yeah, sure.

- What happened to you?

- I don't--I don't want

to talk about it, please.

Can I buy some hydrocodone

off of you, though, please?

- You can have some.

Here.

- Thanks.

Do you think it was a mistake

for me to let Kate

move in with us?

- I really enjoyed

having her here.

She was very comforting.

- I think that if you add up

all of the waking moments

in the last four months

of which you were not

making any mistakes,

it would probably add up

to about six hours.

- So, like, what did I do

that wasn't a mistake?

- Kate--definitely

not a mistake, I think.

She was so hot

that I thought

she had to be mentally defective

to be sleeping with you.

- You're such a f***er.

- Or hiding a secret,

like maybe she murdered

her parents.

I don't know.

- Why didn't you tell me

I was f***ing up, man?

- There were way

too many other people

trying to tell you

that I didn't need to.

- Not that you listened.

- No.

- So what are you gonna do now?

[soft music]

- "And luckily Ace

didn't kill me,

"and eventually he found the kid

who really did turn him in,

"and he texted me, 'Sorry, bro.'

"And I texted him back,

'It's okay.

"I forgive you.'

"I was not cut out

for that business,

but not everything

was totally destroyed."

[upbeat guitar strumming]

- I walk into the sea

So my shadow couldn't

follow me

All the things that went

before

Couldn't see me to the door

I left my shoes I went

on my feet

Walking blues down

the broken street

It's true I miss

the girls like you

'Cause you're the only one

I met

All those bats tangled

in my hair

The highway's long

but I don't care

The true north strong

and free

Can blow its wind away

from me

I know that love will come

to an end

But I still wish

that you were my friend

I know that love will

come and go

It melted just like--

[doorbell rings]

- He looks

like a deranged maniac.

- I'll deal with it.

- Okay.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- What are you doing here?

What happened to your face?

- Um, so you left these

at my apartment,

and I wanted you to have them.

- David, what the f***?

What the f*** are you

doing at my house?

- Well, I came to see you.

- Why didn't you tell me

you were coming?

- You would've said I couldn't.

- Why are you covered in sweat?

Did you bike here?

Why?

- I don't know.

It was nice out.

I didn't--I didn't really

give it much thought.

I just sort of did it.

Can we please talk?

- Okay, fine.

Mom, I'm going out for,

like, one minute.

I'll be right back, okay?

Okay, let's go down,

talk down here.

[insects chirping]

- It's nice to see you.

- What happened to you?

- I got beat up by Ace.

I mean, I deserved it,

you know?

I don't think I have

the constitution

to be a drug dealer.

I mean, you know that.

I came to tell you

that I miss you

and that I took for granted

and that I know that

I took for you granted

and that I'm really, really

sorry I took you for granted.

I'm making some of the changes

that we talked about, you know?

- You're still working, though?

- Not anymore.

I can live off

my savings for a while.

You know, I made,

like, $25,000-ish,

so I feel like

that should be all right.

- There was $25,000

under that bed

I was sleeping in?

- Probably more like $15,000

to $18,000 when you slept in it,

but...

- Whatever, though, it's--

it's not worth it.

You know that.

- I know.

- Do you think that writing

job's gonna work out?

- Definitely not,

but I've been applying

to a lot of other stuff,

but I feel like this

might be off-putting

to potential employers, but...

- Babe.

- Hi.

Um...

- That's your ex-boyfriend.

- Mm-hmm, yeah.

Um...

You probably should--

- Yeah.

- I--

- I'm so frustrated with myself.

I don't know why

I do stupid things.

I'm just, like, kind

of a f***ing idiot, you know?

Can I tell you a secret?

- Yeah.

- Hey!

Hey!

[upbeat music]

- [laughs]

Simon!

Simon, stop it!

Simon!

Come back.

What are--what are you doing?

- I was on the ropes

when you needed my hands

I was on the dope when you

needed me down

I was on the hip

when you needed my heart

I was on the hopes

that you needed me now

And I was on the roof

and you were the stars

I was on your lips,

you were in my heart

I was on the first boat out

of this town

You were on the front porch

waving me out

I was on the ropes

when you needed me

And I was on the dope when

you needed to know

I was on the cuff when you

needed my sleeve

I was on the roots

when you needed to grow

More than ever I can see into

the back of my mind

And I find me alone,

me alone, me alone, baby

Be alone, be alone,

be alone, baby

I was on the ropes

when you needed my hands

I was on the dope

when you needed me down

I was on the hip

when you needed my heart

I was on the hopes

that you needed me now

More than ever I can see into

the back of mind

Baby, I find me alone,

me alone, me alone

And I was on the moon in

the back of my van

We were in the bedroom

talking on old tin cans

And we'll be alone,

be alone, baby

Be alone, be alone,

be alone, be alone

Be alone, be alone

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