Dolphin Tale Page #2

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for quite a long time.

Okay. Thanks.

Tweety Bird.

Quick, you gotta go. Don't tell Dad.

Oh, hey.

I'm Hazel, by the way.

Like the eye color?

Oh.

Sawyer.

I'm home, Sawyer.

Ah! Sawyer.

How many times do I have to ask you,

ple...

Come on, son. Let's go to bed.

- What?

- Come on.

Homework, tomorrow.

Take the sentences, diagram them.

Separate out what?

The prepositional phrases.

- Looks like it's just getting worse.

- I got it.

Well, the circulation was cut off

for so long.

What do you think is the problem?

We've done everything we can for her.

It's just a massive infection.

Increase the topical antibiotics?

They're not really working.

There's just too much dead tissue.

Poor thing.

It just looks like she's giving up.

We can't make her wanna live. She's

gonna have to do that part on her own.

Hey. Hey. Go. Shoo. Stop it.

Stop. Let go.

Go. Go. Shh.

Stop it. Go. Get out of here.

Hey.

Come here.

Come over here.

Now who are you?

How did you get in here?

Dad, Dad.

He's the boy from the beach, remember?

Hazel, you know the rules.

Okay? No one is allowed

in this part of the hospital.

If you wanna come back

during visiting hours...

Clay?

She's awake.

It's that Tweety Bird sound.

She makes that for him.

Come on over here for a minute,

will you?

Come on, it's okay.

I want you to help me out

with something.

Guys, bring her over to the edge

of the pool, will you?

That's more than she's moved all day.

Go ahead and put your hand on her.

It's okay.

Dad, come here.

She really likes him.

Is it okay if he comes back?

I don't know.

Come on, son.

Get dressed, you're gonna be late.

Hey, Mom. I thought I'd go early today,

get a jump on my studies.

Early bird gets the worm.

Have a nice day.

Hazel?

Dr. Clay?

Hazel?

Hazel?

What's wrong?

It's okay.

Her tail was too infected.

My dad said it had to come off.

But that's how they swim.

How is she gonna live if she can't swim?

I don't know.

I didn't have a choice, guys.

Least now she has a chance.

Want a lemonade icicle

before you go home?

Make them myself.

No, thanks. Probably should get going.

I don't know.

Nothing goes down with crappy news...

...like one of my granddaughter's

lemonade icicles.

Come on.

I'm buying.

Have you guys always lived

near the water?

My grandpa says we have saltwater

in our veins.

Which I actually believed

till I was like 6.

That's his boat over there.

When my dad was a boy,

they sailed all over the world in that.

What does your dad do?

I don't know.

He left like five years ago.

We don't know where he is.

He never calls, never writes.

Oh.

So, what does your mom do?

She died when I was 7.

Never calls, never writes.

Come on.

I spend whole days up here.

Doing schoolwork, whatever.

I'm homeschooled.

That's why I'm such a chatterbox.

Do you like school?

Well, I fail almost everything.

You probably just haven't found a subject

that interests you yet.

Is Winter gonna die?

I hope not.

- Hey, Virginia.

- Morning, Sawyer.

There he is.

Morning.

- Hi, Hazel.

- Hey.

- How is she?

- We're trying to get her to eat.

Pedialyte. Baby formula.

She doesn't want it.

Let's give it a rest.

Can you swim?

Me?

Phoebe's been up all night with her.

She needs some sleep.

Can you swim?

Come on in.

It's okay.

Come on. I got you.

There you go.

All right, just come over here by Phoebe.

See how she's holding her?

Okay, put your right hand under there.

Great.

She's kind of heavy now, so...

- Like this?

- Okay, yeah.

Okay, just keep her blowhole above water.

Watch her eye.

- You got her?

- Yeah.

Just walk her around.

- I'll see you guys in a little while, okay?

- Where you going?

I got a board meeting.

Should I just shoot you now?

Just keep an eye on the kids, will you?

Why? They're fine.

You're the one needs looking out for.

It's not just us, it's all non-profits.

Anyone who relies

on government grants.

Gloria, they don't have animals

whose lives depend on them.

But we're swimming in debt here.

And in the last six months

we lost our two biggest grants.

There is good news.

We still have a strong offer on the table.

- May I please go back to work?

- He's not a bad guy.

Above and beyond the price...

...he's willing to offset the costs

of relocating all the animals.

That's what Florida needs, another hotel.

We can wipe out our debts

and get the animals placed.

Then, maybe someday, regroup.

- We certainly can't go on the way we are.

- That's true.

There's still time.

Maybe a corporate sponsor will step up.

Or maybe Rufus will win the lottery.

Bring her a little closer, guys, will you?

Come on, Winter.

She's refusing.

Let's try the tube.

Why don't you let Sawyer try.

- You wanna try?

- What do I do?

Put it in front of her eye.

There you go.

Talk to her.

Okay.

Come on, Winter.

I know you feel lousy...

...but you gotta eat.

I mean, if you don't eat,

you'll never get better.

It's good too.

Hazel made it herself.

All natural ingredients.

See?

Delicious.

My dad's jealous.

Usually he's the favorite.

I'm not jealous.

Now, come on.

She's drinking.

She's drinking, Dad, she's drinking.

Thattagirl.

She wants more.

All right, now I'm jealous.

Hey, Mom.

Uncle Max. Aunt Alyce.

How was school?

Fine.

Interesting.

Because Mr. Doyle called and said

you have not been there all week.

Sawyer, where on...?

What is that stench?

Ugh.

Have you been fishing?

Mm. Get back in there.

Fine. But I'm not going back to school

tomorrow.

We're not discussing it. Get in there

and wash up some more.

- But Winter needs me. And if I stop now...

- I am not asking you.

You are going to school tomorrow

and that is it. Period.

What?

- I didn't say anything.

- No.

Come on, Max, what?

It's just hard to remember the last time

Sawyer was excited about something.

This is not how we do things, Sawyer.

We do not disappear

for a week at a time...

...going to some strange place

with a bunch of strangers.

Put your belt on right.

How many times do I have to tell you?

- You're making me a nag.

- It rubs.

It's better than face-planting

in an airbag.

- Oh, my gosh, Mom. Nice image.

- Well, whatever, okay?

Anything could've happened.

You could've drowned...

...or gotten stabbed by a swordfish,

for heaven's sakes.

- That's it?

- Yeah.

You know, it used to be a sewage treatment

plant before they converted it. Cool, huh?

Come on, Mom.

Sawyer, wait!

Whoa!

Oh!

Aah!

Go. Shoo, shoo, shoo.

Oh! What are you doing? Leave me alone.

Shoo.

Help! Help!

Oh.

Hi, Mom.

Where did you go?

So these are our nurse sharks.

There are our groupers, and moonfish,

and sheepshead.

Hey, Sawyer.

Oh, hey, Virginia.

And these are our river otters.

All of them are either sick or injured.

But as soon as they get better,

we'll return them to the wild.

They're cute, huh?

But if you put your finger there,

they can bite it right off.

I'll bear that in mind.

- Hey, Sawyer.

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