Bereavement Page #2

HoW's your leg?

Oh, it's better.

So this is What you do--

fix cars?

Guidance counselor told me

my aptitude tests said

either medical school

or auto mechanic.

I can't stand the sight of blood, so...

Okay, Well,

I don't Want to bother you, so...

Hey.

Yeah?

Are you busy later?

Um, I Was gonna go home

and stare at the ceiling

until I fell asleep. Why?

Well, I Was--

I Was Wondering if maybe

you Wanted to--

Billy!

Excuse me.

- Billy!

- Dad?

In here.

- Christ.

- God.

I dropped the f***ing remote.

be careful.

- , Jesus!

- Sorry, Dad.

- Oh man.

- You're dead Weight.

Yeah, Well, I'm not dead yet.

- Oh.

- Can I help?

- Father:
Just-- just lift me up.

- Yeah, just hold his chair.

- Okay.

- Come on, just put me back on my chair.

You got it.

Here.

- Okay.

- You could have hurt yourself.

What do you mean,

could have?

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

Um, Dad, this is Allison.

Allison,this is mydad.

- Hi.

- She's from Chicago.

- Really?

- Mm-hmm.

- From Chicago?

- Yeah.

I hate Chicago.

- Hey, at least you're not gay, right?

- Dad.

You knoW, he spends most of the time

alone in his room,

- doing Who knoWs What.

- Yeah, you should talk.

Yeah, but it's about the only thing

I've got left.

Um, I should probably go.

No, stay.

No, it's getting late.

I really have to get home.

He's not normally like this.

He's usually much Worse.

Well, maybe you should give him

the helmet.

Bye.

What the hell

is the matter With you?

Can't she take a joke?

Hey, come on.

Hey, toss me my cigarettes.

Hey, What--?

NoW What am I supposed to do?

What's your name?

Hello?

Can you ansWer me, please?

Graham:

If they have no feelings,

they can't knoW fear.

But if they can't knoW fear...

Why do they run?

Let me go.

All clean?

Come here.

What are you doing?

Give me your arm.

Don't.

Run!

He doesn't understand.

Can't you see?

Stop it. Stop it!

His conscience is unburdened.

You're crazy!

Is yours?

Let me go!

You're f***ing crazy!

Let me go!

Oh God.

Where Were you?

Um, I'm sorry.

You're sorry?

Jonathan.

I thought We said 2:30.

I left early.

We Were beginning to Worry.

Well, I said I'm sorry.

Let's not make it a habit.

- Okay?

- Okay.

You've been to Paris?

Yeah, a feW times.

WoW, you've been to so many

cool places.

Yeah, my dad used to turn

all of his business trips

into family vacations.

He Was great like that.

I've never been anyWhere.

Well, maybe someday you can go

to Chicago With me.

- Tomorrow?

- No.

Hi guys. Wendy.

Can I borroW your camera?

Yeah, there's a feW

more pictures left.

You can finish the roll

if you Want.

-

- Dad, can We go to France?

Sure. I'll cash in

some stock options.

See What I mean?

HoW about Pittsburgh, huh?

Wendy:
HoW much longer

do I have to give up my room?

Jonathan:

Not much longer.

Wendy:
Don't you think

Whiskers needs a bigger cage?

Jonathan:

I think that cage is just fine.

Do you think

Allison's happy here?

I hope so.

I don't think she likes me.

HoW could somebody

not like you?

- I knoW, right?

- Right.

You knoW, I'm-- l-- l--

I'm feeling--

feeling something.

I'm feeling a little--

I'm feeling a little hungry.

Oh no.

I need a pilloW sandWich.

Hello.

Can you talk?

I can help you.

You've just got to help me

get loose first.

Please.

Help me.

I've done everything

you've asked me.

You could make it stop.

God damn it!

NoW they can't trust you.

You're gonna have to

make it up to them somehoW.

They take advantage

of vulnerability

and Weakness.

Bury it.

The furnace needs scrubbing.

Graham:

You caused all this.

Be good, sWeetie.

I will.

Whiskers, no.

Theories on our

emotional development

are divided into

tWo schools of thought--

Whether We're products

of genetics

predisposed to exhibit

certain behavioral patterns,

or products

of our environment.

Evolutionary biologists believe

that our inherited genes

are What determine

development.

Opponents argue

that our individuality

is directly influenced

by the patterns of behavior

that We see and hear

every day.

In other Words,

a child raised

in a loving environment

Will respond to the World

in a much different Way

than a child raised in fear

or taught to hate.

Our children are in essence

mirror images of ourselves--

our beliefs, our ideologies,

our conscience--

ground control to Major Tom--

Which brings us

to psychotherapy--

the psychoanalytic theory

of personality.

This Will be on the test, people.

Hey, need a ride?

Uh, I don't knoW.

Come on, get in.

Take a break.

Have some fun.

Are you starting

your oWn pharmacy?

I get headaches.

I can't stay out late.

Don't Worry.

I'll have you back by Monday.

Yeah, I restored it piece by piece.

I thought about opening my oWn

body shop one day, but...

Why don't you?

Um, Well, my dad--

he's not so good on his oWn.

So hoW far do you run anyWay?

Five, six miles.

I would have a heart attack.

Yeah.

These Will give you

a heart attack.

I guess you never eat

junk like this, huh?

I'm not in training right noW.

Yeah, me neither.

So do you have any

brothers or sisters?

Just me and my dad.

My mom died

a couple of years ago--

pneumonia.

Has he alWays been, um--?

Yeah, he used to Work

construction.

He lost the use of his legs

in an accident

in Chicago, actually.

My father alWays Wanted a boy.

He was a track star

and just missed qualifying

for the Olympics in '76.

He tried to correct

that failure through me.

They Were driving home

from dinner

just a mile from the house and...

an bleW a stop sign.

It's funny

hoW everything can change

in an instant.

A stranger can come along

and in the blink of an eye just

destroy everything.

So you came to live

With your uncle?

I have a grandmother

Who lives in NeW York,

but she's agoraphobic,

a real freak shoW, so...

it Was her or my uncle.

I bet you Wish

you Went to NeW York noW, huh?

I hate New York.

Out of the car, Allison.

- What?

- You heard me.

- I'm not going anyWhere.

- Yeah, back off, man.

You shut your mouth!

Come on.

- What are you doing?

- I'm taking you home.

Allison

Your mother and father Worked hard

so you could be somebody.

I'm not gonna let you derail that

by hanging out With that trailer trash.

You don't even knoW him.

I knoW that kid better than you

ever Will. If your father Was here--

Look, sports, college--

that Whole thing--

that Was my father's dream,

not mine.

I never Wanted any of it.

Well, What do you Want? Do you Want

to live in the back of a truck?

Do you Want to collect Welfare?

You think

I Wanted to come here?

You think I Wanted

to come and live With you?

My brother and l

made a promise

a long time ago:

Should something happen

to either of us,

We'd be there

for each other's kids.

It's not one you ever expect

to have to keep,

and I'm not going back

on my Word,

but it's your life.

You Want to try it out

on your oWn,

go ahead.

You Want me to get out?

I Want you to make a choice.

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