Buffalo '66 Page #6

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I was only kidding...

when I said I wanted

to lay down with you.

So don't get your hopes up.

That's too bad, 'cause I was serious

when I said I wanted to.

Do you prefer smoking

or non-smoking?

- Whatever.

- Right this way.

Your waitress will be

with you in a moment.

- What can I get you?

- Can I have a hot chocolate?

Very hot.

- And you, sir?

- Just a glass of water.

Okay.

Hey!

Hey!

Weren't you in

my third-grade class?

Yes.

You remember me?

Wendy Balsam?

I'm Wendy Balsam, too.

Oh yeah?

What happened to you?

Didn't you get in trouble?

Didn't you go to jail

or something?

Yeah, but he was innocent.

We were in

the third grade together.

I think we were in class

together every year.

Did you have Mrs. Dannon?

Yes, I did.

Yeah.

Did you live on my block?

Because I used to see you walk

by my house every day.

I had a friend

who lived over there.

Oh yeah.

It's strange, 'cause every time

I'd look out my window,

I'd see you walking by.

This is Don.

And...

what's your name again?

- Billy Brown.

- Billy Brown.

Yeah, that's it.

This is Don Shanks,

my fianc.

How you doing, Billy?

It's nice to meet you.

Since you guys were

in school together,

you want to come over and sit

down here for a little bit maybe?

Billy:

We're getting ready to leave.

Thanks a lot,

maybe another time.

Sure, yeah.

It was nice

meeting you... again.

That girl has

the same name as me.

And she looks an awful lot like

that photograph in your locker.

The hot chocolate's going

to be a couple of minutes.

Billy:
We're going.

Thank you, anyway.

- Layla:
What do you mean?

- Sure.

You want to stay,

you stay. I'm going.

Look at that girl,

look at her.

She's so creepy.

She is so creepy,

and you are so nice.

- What is that supposed to mean?

- I just think...

you are much

too good for her.

Don't give me no f***ing

bullshit, all right?

Don't give me no bullshit.

I don't need your pity,

she's-too-good-for-me crap.

So we're going to leave

because you ran into someone

you had a crush on in middle school?

I'm gonna kill Scott Wood.

I'm just gonna kill him.

- What are you saying?

- I'll kill the motherf***er.

- I'm going to kill him.

- Billy.

What are you saying?

I'm going, okay?

Let me tell you something.

I don't care about you

or your f***ing hot chocolate.

I don't need anybody.

Did you hear what I said?

Did you hear what I said

this time?

Do you want

to know the truth?

I could have had any girl

I wanted in school.

Any girl I wanted.

Do you know why I didn't

have a girlfriend?

Because there was nobody

that I liked.

Nobody that I liked.

That's the truth.

I could've had anybody.

There was nobody that I liked,

because girls stink.

they stink.

They're evil,

and they're all bad,

all of them.

They're backstabbers...

like you.

- So let's go, all right?

- I'm not going.

- You want to stay?

- Yes.

You stay, all right?

F*** you.

- F*** you, too.

- Yeah, f*** you.

Can I use the bathroom?

Someone stole the key.

U se the one at Denny's.

( sputtering )

I can't--

I don't want to live.

I don't want to live.

Don't want to live.

Hey.

I'm sorry.

Can we just go out of here?

What about the hot chocolate?

I really want you

to come with me.

I want to get away

from that witch over there.

( Layla sniffles )

Okay.

- Okay?

- Okay.

So you want to go get

a room now?

You can take a bath,

you'll feel better.

Okay, we got time.

( rings bell )

We need a room for one night.

- How many nights?

- One night.

Here, fill this out.

Rooms are $29.99 plus tax.

Comes to $3 4.50.

I need a license

and cash or a credit card.

What really happened

with you and Wendy Balsam?

You've been so quiet all night.

- I don't want to talk about it.

- I'm not jealous.

I just wondered...

I told you I don't want

to talk about it.

Checkout time is at 1 1 :00am and

there's no smoking in the room.

( runs water )

Don't sit on this bedspread,

it's disgusting.

Let's take this off.

These are dirty.

Billy:
I'm cold.

You never went out

with Wendy Balsam, did you?

I told you I did.

I knew her since I was

in kindergarten.

She was in my class.

I remember...

I hated school so much.

I just--

I didn't like to wake up.

The first day

I went to school...

I just remember I was

crying and screaming.

My mother...

she had to drag me there.

And then when I got

into class...

that's when I saw her.

And I remember just...

staring at her and I

started thinking things.

I was very young, but I was

imagining kissing her

and marrying her.

I just thought about her

every day,

all the time.

And then s chool time

would go by fast.

And sometimes I would

see her in church.

And I hated church, too.

And if I saw her in church...

it was good because then...

time went by really fast.

Did she know

that you liked her?

No.

She would just--

she would just tell me to stop

staring at her all the time...

mocking me out.

''Take a picture,

why don't you?''

Did you ever have

any other girlfriends?

No.

Just her.

- ( water runs )

- I'm gonna fill up the whole tub.

My father used to make us

fill up the tub

with just, like,

an inch of hot water.

That's all

we were allowed to use.

He was so cheap.

Billy? Are you

in the tub yet?

Why?

Can I come and sit

in there with you?

I don't want to be

out here alone.

I'm cold.

I'm in the tub, all right?

I don't want anybody

coming in here.

I just want to sit

in the bathroom with you.

I don't want to be out here.

I'm cold.

I don't want to be here.

No, you can't.

I'm in the tub.

I won't look.

Please just let me come in

and talk to you.

Hold on.

You can come in,

but don't look at me.

If you look at me one time,

I'll throw you out of the room.

All right, I promise

I won't look.

Don't look.

You look like a little boy

in the bathtub.

- What did I just tell you?

- I'm not looking,

I'm just imagining.

- Just don't look.

- I'm not.

Billy, I'm freezing.

Can I get in the tub with you?

No, I just--

you see how you start?

Didn't you say you just want

to come and sit in here?

I want to be

in the tub alone.

Turn your head away,

don't look at me.

But I'm freezing, Billy.

I'm sorry.

Why?

Because I want to be

in here alone.

I don't take baths

with people.

Can we get out of the bathtub?

You want to?

Can you go first?

Okay.

Layla:

Where are you going?

I'm just gonna go get

a cup of coffee.

You want something?

Yeah.

Can I have a hot chocolate?

Okay, I'll get it.

When are you coming back?

Five minutes.

What do you mean?

I'm coming right back.

I just have this feeling

you're not gonna come back.

I just told you I'm coming back.

I'll be back in five minutes.

I'll get you

a hot chocolate.

I really like you.

I'm gonna be really sad

if you don't come back,

unless you tell me.

If you're not going

to come back, just tell me,

don't lie to me.

Are you going

to come back or not?

If you don't want me to go,

I won't go.

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