Down in the Valley Page #2

- you met him at the beach?

- I gotta go.

- No, hold on.

- You worked on a ranch?

- Yeah, sure did.

Where?

In South Dakota?

yeah back There a little.

out here more.

There are still ranches out here?

They got a few.

Most of them

were cut out or sold off, but...

- You like animals?

- Yes.

Yeah?

Well, if you're interested...

we can go and check out one of these big farms in the north valley.

I don't mean

one of those tourist traps,

I mean a real working place,

what do you say?

Yes.

- Can I ask you something?

- Sure.

Is that kid okay?

- Who, Lonnie?

- Yes.

Yes, why?

Dunno, he seems like...

he needs some fresh air, or...

like he needs...

something.

He's still really scared of the dark.

He has to sleep with the light on.

I could barely sleep with the lights off!

Anyway...

he's okay.

Plus, I look after him.

You're a good girl.

I mean it!

You have a good heart.

April!

Look who's here!

I wanna do this with you,

it'll make us happy.

I'm already happy with you.

Not like this.

Let's go!

Hold on, be right there.

Howdy.

Window's open, what are you all doing?

Where's the cowboy?

What are you doing John Wayne?

C'mon!

you gotta love people, not cars.

I'm serious!

What'll we do?

You don't belong in there,

you belong out here.

We'got places to go.

Look!

- Everyone out!

- The hell with cars!

- Hug me!

- No, you do it.

- Preach it, Texan!

- Yeah, I'll preach!

Preach it, brother.

See, I'm preaching!

- Stop that.

- What?

- Are you crazy?

- No, I'm the sanest of all.

- Yeah, right.

- It's true, look.

They're sitting

in their boxes driving.

Look how many boxes,

an endless line!

how long does this last?

for a while.

You wont feel it tomorrow.

What are you thinking?

Dunno,

there are lots of things

I'd wanna do, but...

I'll never get to do them.

You can do anything you want to do.

You can even be anybody you wanna be if you just...

Decide and...

do it.

It's like waiting

for life to start .

A new start, you know?

most days I just wanna

step outside of my heart.

Go walk under a sky full of stars.

And hear nothing but the wind.

And when i do speak i want it to be with my true voice.

- Do you think you talk with your real voice?

- Dunno.

how do i know it?

cause you don't hear other voices

in your head while talking.

Till things you really wanna be saying,

you don't say things

that dont matter to you.

Are you true with yourself?

Not very often.

But I do right now.

Me too.

- Hi.

- Where the f*** have you been?

I slept at April's.

Wait a goddamn minute!

what happened to the guy?

I was up all night

worried sick about you.

- I am sure your friend kept your mind out of it ?

- Come here!

- I'm not done talking.

- Leave me alone.

Come out!

- Open the door.

- No f***ing way!

Open the damn door.

We're gonna talk about this tonight,

and you be here when i get home.

- Hear me?

- Yes.

- What?

- Yes!

You got something in there that is mine,

I ain't gonna give it up cheap!

If I come in, I'm coming in hot!

You got some nerve shooting at me.

Half that is mine,

there's plenty for everyone!

Knock it off, will you!

keep it down yourself!

You think i like listening to your game shows all day.

You have something wrong with you!

it's greed that it's gonna be the death of you,

'cause you...

You are greedy little pig

and you'll squeal like a pig

when I come through that door!

F***.

All over for a few lumps of ore.

I guess this is just the human falling.

Almost there.

- these the ones?

- them all right.

You Like 'em?

well

which one you want.

Hey there.

Good boy.

Come on.

What do you think?

It's beautiful.

Yeah, it still is.

Do you think things have a purpose?

what do you mean?

Do you think everything's has something it's supposed to do

or be?

Kind of a nice thought.

I sat here a lot of times.

I looked at this tree and

i wondered if that branch had a purpose.

Maybe it's here...

to provide shade.

Or maybe...

it'll get cut down to make somebody a nice piece of furniture someday.

Maybe it's supposed to have a swing on it.

Maybe it's just here

so the tree can balance itself.

I'd lean towards the swing .

It seems like hopeful to me.

And now i see sitting up there,

I know I'm right.

Can I watch?

yeah.

Where's your sister?

Dunno.

Are you still mad at her?

Look I love your sister, she just

she gets under my skin sometimes, okay.

What do you love about her?

i don't know, what do you love about her ?

I dunno

just the whole package huh

Yeah i guess.

she got grumption.

what's that.

It means...

she has spirit,

she won't take sh*t.

This drives me crazy but i know it's good for her.

America's tough on the meek.

But they'll inherit the earth.

- What?

- They'll inherit the earth.

where did you get that crap.

I heard it on TV.

The meek may inherit

fortune from relatives that dies,

but not the earth.

The only good thing about the meek

is they make...

life easier for those with grumption.

Can you learn grumption?

No, You either got it or you don't.

Hold it!

Hey Charlie,

you've kept him in great shape.

We've been running all day.

Get off him.

- What?

- Get off my horse.

Get off the horse, you speak english ?

Quit fooling around Charlie, You're scaring my girl.

You're on my property,

you're on my horse,

if I shot you

i would be well within the law.

- I ain't sure that's technically correct.

- Get off the horse.

It's okay sweetheart, we're having some kind of miscommunication, we'll work it out.

I don't know

what's wrong with your friend head there mam

but you'd better talk him down off that horse as fast as you can!

Harlan Get down.

All right.

Not getting off cause of you or your gun,

but 'cause my girl here wants me to,

and I'd do anything for her.

Unlike you Charlie, I got my priorities straight.

I don't give a rats ass

about your priorities.

And stop calling me Charlie.

You know what, you really dissapoint me,

after all our nice conversations we had, now you embarrass

me in front of my girl like this?

I should kick your ass just for that.

come on sweet pea let's get out of here.

- You're not going anywhere.

- Put the rifle down!

- Put the firearm down.

- They're the thieves.

Thank you, officer.

have you lost your mind, charlie?

- Pointing a gun at your friends?

- Easy.

they're the thieves.

What's going on her?

- He stole my horse.

- we didn't steal anything.

The horse is rigt there!

They came on my property,

and they stole a horse

and that guy with the cowboy hat just threatened me.

What?

- Don't you start!

- take it easy.

- Where's the horse?

- There.

The white one,

was stolen by them without my permission.

- off my property.

- Wait, officer!

i borrow the horse all the time, Charlie says it's fine as long as i bring my own gear .

He wasn't here when we happen to show up so we borrowed the horse,

we come back and now he's flipped on me.

You think this is the Old West?

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