Boy A Page #2

[grunting]

- Oh, f***!

- Come on, lads!

[train approaching]

[groaning]

[boy coughing]

[Terry]

So...

So, yeah, now, it's... it's, um...

it's really good.

And this guy I work with, he's...

Are you ready to order?

Yep, sure.

I'll have your tuna

and cheese, thank you.

Jack.

Um...

[Waitress]

I can come back.

No, no, hang on. It's all right.

Take your time.

Actually, could you come back?

Thank you.

Sh*t.

It's okay, it is.

What is that? What's a panini?

It's a bread roll, toasted, flattened.

It's nice.

What's Mexican chicken?

Spicy.

So you were saying?

So, now, yeah, it's been

going really good.

And the guy that you're working with...

He's really nice.

I feel like I'm getting

the hang of things.

- Cool.

- Yeah.

Um, we do a lot of loading,

we do a lot of unloading.

We do a lot of driving,

so you know, it's not all hard work

all the time, so...

- Yeah, that's a bonus.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

By the way, um, I want to pay for this.

- No. No way.

- Come on.

I don't know what

to do with me wages.

Trust me, that'll change.

- Terry.

- Believe me.

Terry.

Please, now, let me. Please.

Well, okay.

- [Waitress] Have you decided?

- Yes.

I will have...

What was it? What was it again?

- [laughing]

- Don't f***ing laugh at me.

[knocking]

Hello, Michelle?

Chris.

How you settling in, Jack?

Strong and silent, yeah?

Is that right?

Does that mean

you're never gonna offer

to take me out for a drink?

A drink?

My God, it speaks, yeah?

A drink.

Uh...

If you don't want to, that's fine.

I just thought...

Hey, why don't we all go out?

Tomorrow night, pay day.

Get the whole crew.

You could do the inviting, Michelle.

Give you something to do

besides sitting around on your ass.

F*** you.

[sighing]

Saved you there, mate.

She loves you best, that girl.

Here.

But what do I know?

Maybe you're a Don Juan

underneath that mild-mannered exterior.

What you looking?

Jack.

Kick it on, bloke.

Jack.

Andalu.

The White Whale, mate, Michelle?

[laughing]

What?

Hey.

Hi, Dad.

So how's things?

Okay.

Your mother?

I haven't seen her.

Long time, huh?

Listen, Dad.

I'm kind of homeless at the moment.

- Yeah?

- And I was...

Yeah, stay here.

Is that what you were going to ask?

- Mmm-hmm.

- Yeah?

Stay with me.

There's plenty of room.

[phone rings]

[ring]

Hello.

Hang on. Sorry, mate.

There's more beers

in the fridge. Help yourself.

Just, uh, try not to get too drunk, okay?

Right, and listen.

You keep your wits about you.

Don't try and keep

up with those guys.

You sound worried.

- Well, listen.

- Oh, yeah?

No. No, I'm not.

I mean, you've got to start living, yeah?

You know, the past

doesn't equal the future.

What does that mean?

It means that you're entitled

to some happiness, Jack.

So you go out.

You have a good time.

Anything you're not sure about,

any problems,

you just call me, okay?

And don't pay any attention

to all that Forefront nonsense

because that's all it is.

Okay.

[sighing]

All right. Thanks, Terry.

All right, man.

I'll see you Wednesday, son.

All right.

All right. Bye.

So where was this?

In Birmingham.

Only lasted six or seven months.

What finished it?

She went bananas.

Did she? Or did it take you that long

to work out she always was?

So why you up here anyway?

Work. And whales.

Calica's going

to release them, counselor.

Looking after a whale.

I cannot get over how old you look.

Give me a break.

No, no. I don't mean old.

I mean...

grown up.

I'm not trying to embarrass you.

I mean, I'm the one

that looks old, right?

I will take that smirk for acquiescence.

I really despised you.

No, no.

No, no, no. Let me explain, me.

Let me...

All the sh*t that happened,

I know it wasn't your fault.

It was just sh*t that happens, right?

But as a kid,

the point of view you take

- is the one that's given to you...

- Your mum?

Yeah, my mum.

And I just want to tell you

that I'd like to...

now that I'm here and you're here

and too many f***ing years

have gone by to...

F***, it's so corny, to...

To what? Make up for lost time?

I suppose, yeah.

What do you think?

I think it does sound f***ing corny.

It does, don't it? F***ing hell.

No, but seriously,

nothing would make me happier, son.

I really mean that.

Daddy, no!

No! Daddy, don't let him take me!

[sigh]

Very nice.

Let me see.

Oh, very nice.

Whoever needs knocking dead, Jack,

that's what you're going to do to him.

- See you later.

- See ya.

Look at that.

Yeah.

What you think, Jack?

What?

He's got his mind on someone else.

Who's that?

The White Whale, mate.

You are kidding.

She's got her mind on him,

if I'm not mistaken.

You sure about that?

Okay.

[laughing]

Probably for the best, eh?

[Michelle laughing]

[general chatter]

She's looking for you.

F***ing hell..."Where's Jack?"

- Don't bother, mate. She's gone.

- What, home?

Out to the club.

With who?

I don't know. Claire, Lucy.

Don't worry, mate.

Night's not over yet.

# Maybe we can make it all right #

[Michelle]

Jack. Jack, come over.

# We can make it better sometime #

Come on, Jack.

# Maybe we can make it

happen, baby #

# We could keep trying #

# But things will never change #

# So I don't look back #

# Still I'm begging

with every step I take #

# But I don't look back #

# Just a little, little bit better #

# Gonna live to waste some time #

# Tell me would it

make you happy, baby #

[Jack]

Where's Chris?

Getting the drinks in.

You all right?

Yeah.

You're a little bit drunk.

And?

[chuckling]

Girls who dance like they're

good in bed never are.

Hey, listen, mate.

She a good girl is the White Whale.

Why do you call her that?

'Cause she's white

and she's big, why else?

No offense to her, mate,

I'd give her a tumble or three.

Seriously, she's funny,

and she's brainy, too.

I say, you want to go for it, mate,

you go for it, yeah?

Right, open your mouths.

What was that?

- An Elephant.

- What?

An "E."

An "E"?

Ah, f***.

Oh, relax.

Oh, mate, I'm sorry.

I should've... Oh, sh*t.

What's his problem?

I don't know. His parole.

He's a sensitive guy, mate.

What the f*** can I say?

[Jack retching]

F***ing heaven tonight, isn't it? Huh?

Be lucky, mate.

Who's she?

Some bird he's been

coddling for hours.

Oh, yeah? What's her name?

[laughing]

Hi.

Hi.

You avoiding me?

No.

You sure?

I mean, I thought this was

our night, first of all.

Yeah, it is. It is, but I'm...

I'm kidding.

I'm kidding, relax.

You see Newton

playing home tomorrow?

You like the football, Jack?

No, not really.

Well, I'm glad you don't.

In fact, I'd go so far as to say

that I find it a turn-on.

- You okay, Jack?

- Yeah.

- You sure?

- I love you.

What?

Jesus. Jack, you're drunk.

No, no, I'm not, I'm not. I'm never...

Never felt like this before.

You're off your f***ing head.

- Aren't you?

- What? No.

Um, do you want to go for a dance?

No, I don't want to dance.

Look, Jack, I like you. I do.

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