Being Human Page #7

to California, Rob.

Let's see what the stones

say about that.

I can see a move to California.

The stones are

a little tentative,

and they're wanting to know

why you want to move

to California.

We passed the fun fair last night.

Why don't we take a walk there today?

We don't go to fun fairs.

Let's just take a walk.

I brought some books.

I want to stay home and read.

No. Let's take a walk.

All right?

Fine.

Good.

Don't tell me-- Donald.

Yep.

In a gale, it just about

powers the radio.

It seems to want to make

the house fly at the same time.

What are you doing?

This is a metal detector.

Donald give you that?

Yep.

He's a regular mr. Wizard-- Donald.

I guess you could say that.

Donald's shoes leak.

O.K., give me $10 worth.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Well, let's go.

Let's go have fun.

Both of Donald's shoes leak.

Hey, let's go on the ferris wheel.

It makes me sick.

How about the bumper cars?

Those are great.

No.

No.

O.K. Hey, look, a roller coaster.

How about that?

Nah.

No.

I don't want to waste these tickets.

Let's go on this.

Three, please.

Here you go, bets.

The seats are wet.

Didn't count on a kitchen towel.

Unbleached, biodegradable,

and recyclable dry seats.

Huh? Ha ha ha.

Here you go, Thomas.

Thanks.

This is ridiculous.

Let's go someplace and talk, O.K.?

All right. If you want to.

How do you land these things?

Lots of people get divorced.

Doesn't mean they disappear.

You're right.

After that, I went kind of crazy...

for a long time.

I did come to see you a couple

of times. You remember?

No.

Not really.

It wasn't very easy.

She and Donald happened so quickly.

I missed you terribly.

I thought I should stay away

until your mother got settled.

That's not the truth.

I missed you, but I was still crazy.

We got married so young.

All that freedom went to my head.

Then you moved to New Jersey.

It's 40 minutes away on a slow bus.

You're right.

Not too many excuses

for the first year.

The second, it's easier.

I was in jail.

What for?

I was working for the government

doing big contracts.

There's a lot of money in that...

and a lot of temptations.

My boss asked me to juggle

a couple of papers.

I did, and I got caught,

and I had to testify against him.

It was like killing somebody.

Well, Thomas wanted

to visit you in jail,

but mom wouldn't let him.

You did?

We didn't even know

when you got out.

I wasn't in great shape,

and I didn't want you

to see me like that.

I went back to work in real estate

with this guy I met in jail.

He's a good guy.

He's a good man, really.

He's my partner,

but he's also my friend.

What about your girlfriend?

Anna...

Oh...

She's nice.

She can't wait to see you guys.

She likes flowers.

Well, you know that.

Monday she'll probably kill me.

So you haven't been

staying away because of us?

What do you mean?

Is that what you think,

I was avoiding you two?

You mustn't think that, all right?

That's terrible, uh...

I left you two, didn't I?

I left you all alone.

We weren't all alone.

The rain stopped. You want to go?

I didn't leave

because it was two days

before your swimming test.

It was just a day

your mother and I decided.

But you weren't there.

I'm sorry.

It doesn't matter.

It's all right.

How'd you do?

I passed.

I'm a lifesaver now.

Thomas, come on!

We're going to have a barbecue.

Betsy said I could have steak.

Hurry up, Tom.

Not supposed to call him Tom.

I'm allowed.

You are?

Always so far away.

How can I get to him?

It's easy.

All he wants is a hug.

No. That's not all.

He's been talking about it all week.

When he was little,

you'd squeeze him so hard

he couldn't breathe.

He said, "I bet dad'll do it

when he comes to pick us up...

on Friday."

When your mother and I split up,

She said,

"Don't lose the children."

Didn't mean much at the time.

She was right.

Who said I'd let you eat a steak?

I thought I could get that by you.

Hey, sport.

Look what I found.

This is pretty neat.

[together] What is it?

Keep it.

Yeah, thanks.

It was nice talking to you, finally.

Mmm, me, too.

She was sitting behind me.

This incredible perfume.

I'd been in jail nearly two years

with 400 sweating males.

She got off the train,

and I followed her.

That's how good she is.

She listened to a bum who

followed her off the train.

I guess I'm lucky with women.

[chuckles] I should say.

Mom, Anna...

You.

Well, I might not be such a pushover.

Yeah?

No, it's mostly roses.

The azaleas go all the

way around the outside.

$12 each? Make it 32.

Two dozen.

What are eight more roses going to do?

Biggest basket you have.

Must be delivered tonight.

It says, "A lifetime of love

from Stasia, Andros."

Dad, your credit card.

They need the credit card.

Just get it.

Hurry up.

"Melanie, little Melanie,

Alex, little Alex--"

I thought he was taller.

It's been a while. You're bigger.

I guess so.

He has gotten fat, though.

Think of all the junk he must eat.

Bet I could beat him

at the front crawl now.

So, with his family

and warmed by

the very thought of a fire

he'd built for himself,

the man seemed to feel

something in his heart ease.

What was it?

He looked out on the world,

the only one he would ever know,

and wondered.

Dad!

Dad!

The boat's stuck!

It's filled with water!

I can't move!

Help! Help!

Come on in, Thomas! That's not safe.

I just found you.

I don't want to lose you.

Your mother would kill me.

Throw me the rope. Throw it!

That's one useless piece of rope.

[laughing]

Come on.

Oh...

Why does it always go so fast?

Just when I'm ready to

put the sun in, it's gone.

Hurry up, dad. I'm still wet.

Huh?

She even gets angry at the sun.

What chance do we have?

I used to know how to do this.

Oh, yeah?

I was really good at this.

Come on.

That's the smell of civilization--

scorched meat.

You can have a steak.

I'll have a piece of chicken.

Have some meat.

O.K.

I forgot that--how he eats,

how dedicated he is.

It's like his religion.

Things I like.

You used to hum while you ate,

like everything

was fine in the world.

I forgot about that.

It feels good.

[humming]

The weekend's turning out fine.

Relax.

I am.

I will.

Yeah.

Hey, Thomas, look.

There's old Mercury.

Remember?

We used to watch stars.

You could name all the planets.

You could recite them like in a poem.

You'd sit up in that little window.

You remember?

No.

And that's Saturn.

Sorry.

Glad you kept up with your astronomy.

That's real good.

I'm not into stargazing so much.

At school,

we're working on a computer

model of a biosphere

for deep space travel.

Everything's going to be O.K.

What do you mean, "going to be"?

This is it.

What?

This is as good as it gets.

This might be the best

moment of your life.

How much better do you want it?

Not much.

Enjoy it.

Thanks for the tip.

I will.

But they say the universe

might be like a piece of string

with the ends in a knot,

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