Bottom of the World

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It's just the heat. That's all.

You want me to stop? I can stop.

No, I think I just gotta

get my pills.

Oh, pull over.

Alright, Scarlett.

"The charm of yesterday,

the convenience of tomorrow."

Sh*t. I mean, it's so wrong,

it's right.

- You seem to be feeling better.

- Yeah, brand new.

I think I puked it all out.

God, where the hell are we?

I don't know. Some old

town like a million others.

I swear I've been here before.

This place? No. All these

old towns look the same.

Oh, like this place? No way.

Whoa. I wonder

what the rooms are like.

Tiny bathrooms and musty carpet.

If you're feeling better,

we should really get going.

What? We can't not stay here.

You go get the bags...

and I'll get us a room.

We're on the end.

What the f***?

What?

There's mud

in the bathtub.

You're not gonna take a bath,

are you?

I guess I wasn't, no.

Well, then don't worry about it.

I like this room.

- You do?

- I got a surprise for us.

Where'd you get that?

Front desk runs

little concessions.

Strictly on the downlow.

And those are?

Southwest shot glasses.

Muy autntico.

Nice. But didn't you leave lunch

by the side of the road?

It's old news. I think

it was just a passing thing.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

Ah!

So now what?

What is the worst thing

that you've ever done?

- Truth or dare?

- Sure.

Like, the meanest, most rotten,

horrible, dirtiest,

dishonorable, despicable thing

that you've ever done.

I took the five finger discount

on these back in Santa Fe.

Is that not what you meant?

- What about you?

- What?

What's the worst thing

you've ever done?

- Seriously?

- Yeah.

My mum's sister, Polly,

died in a car accident

when I was really young

and her son Wayne was in the car

with her but didn't die. He...

He kind of turned into

this vegetable.

So... Wayne kind of

became my doll.

I would dress him up

in my mom's clothes

and plaster his face

with make-up

and I would put on these little

plays with him as the star.

I really shouldn't

have been watching him,

but I mean, there was, like,

no one else. So...

I mean, I was so young

and he kind of sickened me.

I mean, he smelt, particularly

when he took a sh*t.

He just constantly had this

drool running down his face.

So... I kind of started

f***ing with him.

I drew a bull's-eye on his head

with a red lipstick

and I would throw soft fruit

at him, like target practice.

And when he shat himself I would

just wheel him into a closet

and leave him there all day

until my mom came home.

And I was, like, a girl

interested in sex and boys.

I would take off

all of Wayne's clothes

and, one day, I put

peanut butter, like, all over

and just let the dog

come and lick it up.

And then I would kind of jerk

him off and watch him get hard.

And... I mean,

at the end of the day,

he was covered with whatever

I threw and I dumped on him,

and I would just wheel him

outside and just hose him down.

And if it was raining,

I would just leave him out there

for hours.

And then I would wash him

sometimes in the kiddie pool.

And I would just let him

slip in the water

until there were no bubbles

or anything

and his face would be, like,

red and purple and...

And then, you know, I would

save him just at the right time.

My mom had a boyfriend, this

Gulf War vet, complete a**hole.

We were all watching TV one

night and he mentioned how...

Wayne was doing really weird

things with his eyeballs.

Wayne's dad was a Marine.

It turns out he was doing

Morse code with his eyes.

He was saying,

"SOS, SOS, SOS, SOS."

I mean, over and over and over.

Oh, my God.

Do you see what I just did?

That is the worst thing

that I've ever done.

Ah... Oh.

Let's go get a real drink.

Yeah, let's get

out of this room.

All I need is some sunshine

All I need

All I need is some sunshine

All I need

The siren called

beyond the treeline

With another one

for the caves

We reached the moon

falls icy cauldron

And found the spirit

that I crave

All I need is some sunshine

All I need

All I need is some sunshine

All I need

Black water (pull me down)

Black water (pull me down)

Black water (pull me down)

Black water (pull me down)

Black water (pull me down)

Black water (pull me down)

Black water (pull me down)

Black water (pull me down)

It's a hard road

we've got to travel.

It's a road that is

not fit for them

who want to take

the easiest route.

Because the easiest route

has been paved smooth

by the tramplings

of sin and perdition.

No, the road we travel with

Jesus is a road that's uneven.

It's a road that's not to be

chosen by its even-ness,

by its length.

It's a road that's chosen

by virtue of its destination.

Of where we're going.

Of where we're all going.

Scarlett?

What are you doing?

Did you turn on the TV?

Are you crying?

I thought I heard someone.

I'm just hearing...

Who? Who are you talking about?

I heard someone talking to me

in the room.

There's no one in here.

You're probably still sick,

and all that tequila,

don't you think?

Yeah.

Come to bed.

OK.

Hey! Was that you last night?

You were looking up at our room.

Hey, let's shake a tail.

LA is not gonna drive to us.

How are you not hung over?

Desert air? Good genes?

I don't know.

They don't want you

to know the truth.

No, that fork-tongued

speaker of calumny

shall rassle you down...

Check it out. You think that's

the a**hole who woke me up?

Everything that you thought

was rued shall recede!

We shall be rassled down!

The walls that keep you,

the woman beside you...

God, it's beautiful.

Scarlett.

- Scarlett?

- Ah!

Scarlett.

- Can you turn around?

- What?

Stop the car! Stop!

What is it? What's going on?

I don't know, it's like I feel

like I'm being crushed

and then...

like, then next I'm falling

1,000 feet from the sky.

We... We need a doctor.

I don't think

there's a doctor for this.

What do you mean?

I think we just have to go back.

What?

Let's make it to the next town.

No, the further away I get,

the worse it gets.

Further...

Sh*t.

Please.

OK, I'm turning around.

Isn't that the church

from the TV?

Go. Drive.

Drive! Go!

I'm sorry, OK?

I don't know what to say.

Is there anything

I can do to help?

No. I think I just need to rest.

OK.

You rest, I'll just sit here

until you fall asleep.

No, you don't have to do that.

It's sweet. You should just go.

Go downstairs, have a beer.

Go on, go. I need to sleep.

I don't feel good.

El Rancho?

Hang on a second.

It's for you.

Hello?

Alex.

Hello?

Alex.

Scarlett?

I think I know him.

Who? The guy on TV?

I know how it sounds.

Scarlett.

I think he's trying

to tell me something.

Something important.

Jesus, I forgive my children...

Alex...

I don't know why

I feel so crazy.

I just feel like

I know this town.

So let's just go.

Let's get out of here.

We'll be in LA by morning.

OK.

- Scarlett?

- Oh, Alex.

Oh, my head.

It feels like

it's going to explode.

Scarlett, just...

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