Broken Roads Page #3

I'll live with that

till the day I die.

I'd like to stay...

If you'd let me.

I'm sorry.

You didn't do anything wrong.

Look at the way I've been,

the way I've treated you.

- I've been such an ass.

- How could you have known?

I was wondering if

you wouldn't mind

me taking a look

in the shed at the car.

I know you don't like

people messin' with it and...

go ahead. Nothing you can do to

it that hasn't already been done.

- Really?

- Sure.

Aldo?

Mrs. Wallace told me

you'd be in here.

Said you might be thirsty.

Peace offering?

Is that freshly squeezed?

I don't think so.

Well, then, the war must go on.

This car's been

broken for a while.

Not broken.

Sleeping.

So you're trying

to wake it up or something?

- Trying.

- Maybe it wants to sleep.

If you never try,

you'll never know.

Can I help?

Are you a girl

that likes to get dirty?

Excuse me?

Gloves.

So I haven't seen

you at school yet.

- Yeah, I haven't been going.

- Why?

I guess I wasn't quite

ready for the world yet.

Is everything okay?

I don't know.

Like that car out there?

Yeah, it's pretty cool.

Where'd you learn

how to fix cars?

My mom's car would break down

all the time,

and she didn't have money

to pay someone to fix it,

so someone had to learn how to.

What?

Can I show you something?

What?

Look at this.

Who's this?

- Hey, that's the car.

- That's your grandfather.

He looks just like me.

I think it's you

that looks just like him.

I'm named after him.

I never knew that.

There's a lot you and I

don't know about each other.

Your grandfather

loved that car.

I think that's why you love it.

I want you to have it.

- The picture?

- The car.

- Really?

- On one condition.

That you go back to school

and catch up on your studies.

Okay.

Can I keep this, too?

Sure.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

I'm gonna try to be better.

I wanna be better.

I know.

So things gettin' better now?

Well, I'm glad that

it happened,

but now that it has happened,

sometimes I feel more

hopeless than when it hadn't.

Am I really all he needs,

is he what I need?

You know, you've been so set in

your ways, livin' your life,

this boy comes along,

you don't know what to do.

I want it to be better for him.

I see him starting to be better,

it makes me wanna be better.

I haven't felt

so alive in years.

I just can't help but wonder

where it's going from here.

So hard to live in the moment.

- Is it too late?

- For what?

As long as you got life in you.

- I've made so many mistakes.

- No, now, wallace,

you made one big mistake, and you've

let it run your life ever since.

I was so wrong about Emilia,

but I loved her so much,

I couldn't let her go.

But there's nothing

wrong with that, honey.

Oh, shirley, I wish

I could believe you.

You know what?

That boy's gonna change you

in ways you don't even know.

I think he already has.

Can I tell you something?

You deserve to be happy.

Wallace, it has just broken my heart to

watch what you've put yourself through.

But now, I know

what it was for.

It was for this moment

right here.

This moment right here.

Thank you.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't know you were here.

Um, I shouldn't have... I

shouldn't have done anything.

I'm really sorry.

Could you do something for me?

- What?

- Come here.

Okay.

Could you tell me about her?

- About mom?

- Yeah.

What was she like?

I don't know...

She used to always dream

about going to new york

and seeing

the statue of liberty.

Please do not remind me

of that trip.

- She went?

- Yeah, we both went.

We stayed at her friend's

studio for a week.

All four of us... It wasn't

the best of experiences.

But me and mom

were really close.

We told each other everything.

She was one of my best friends.

My only best friend;

We moved around a lot.

I even tried to set her up with a

few of my friends' single dads.

She started dating

one of them, and I realized

it wasn't such a good idea.

Let me show you something.

This is a picture your

grandfather took of me in paris.

Wow.

Your mother used to love

to look through these pictures.

She'd always say she was

gonna visit all these places.

Really?

All of her favorite stories

were of me and your grandfather.

She couldn't sleep at night

without a story.

Why'd she leave?

Well, your mother

was very ambitious.

She had a long list of things

she wanted to do in her life.

Like what?

Like ride something

bigger than a horse.

Travel around the world,

write a book.

After graduation, she

wanted to go to college,

and god bless her, she got in.

She wanted to study abroad.

What did she wanna study?

She didn't know. She just

wanted to get outta here.

Out of colorado.

That was at the top of her

list, to get as far away

as she could from here.

You know,

she never finished school.

- She didn't?

- No.

Because of me, she didn't do half

the things that you just said.

- It's not your fault.

- Then whose is it?

Aldo.

I'm just tired.

Hey.

Hi.

Writing your book?

More like thoughts

rather than a book.

Whatcha thinkin' about?

If I told you,

they wouldn't be thoughts,

but something I said,

which would make it a quote,

and I'm not

writing quotes, so...

But you're writing it down.

But I'm the only one readin"em,

so they still stay my thoughts.

You write about me?

- Wouldn't you like to know?

- I would.

I would.

Okay, but if I read

you something,

you gotta promise not to laugh.

- What if it's funny?

- No, you gotta promise.

- No laughing.

- Scout's honor.

Isn't that only valid

if you're actually a scout?

I was for, like, 15 days,

but who's counting?

Okay.

"In jersey,

I'd never find this."

See, I first wrote this

because...

I so badly wanted to take

back how I treated you.

"Be nice to her.

"Because to wake up and see her

there's nothing better."

I'm sorry. I shouldn't

have done that.

Wait.

Well, can I hear some more?

No.

But can I see you again?

No.

You're glowing.

- I am?

- She's a nice girl.

- Who?

- Madalyn.

- Yeah, she's pretty cool.

- Just cool?

Come on, grandma, what...

ooh, grandma.

I like it.

Yeah. Me, too.

What's the rush?

Gotta get some sleep. Madalyn wants

to go horseback riding tomorrow.

Do you know how

to ride a horse?

No, but how hard can it be?

- Hey, Aldo?

- Yeah?

You okay now?

No, but for once,

I know I will be.

First time really?

There's more to this city boy

than you think.

Yeah, I'm beginning

to see that.

Hey, you hungry?

- Yeah.

- Let's go.

This is actually pretty good.

Good to know, 'cause it's about

the only thing I make good.

I'll have you know I'm actually

a wolfgang puck in the making.

He's a famous chef.

Yeah, I knew that.

Yeah.

What's the city like?

You've never left this place?

No.

Everyone who lives here is

practically born and raised here,

just like their parents.

Well, it's loud, for one.

Unlike this place.

And it's definitely

not like this

when you're sittin' behind

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