Every Day Page #5

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in the spring.

Come on.

So, do you consider yourself

a boy or a girl?

Yes.

See you tomorrow.

I promise.

You wanna up

and disappear, fine.

You do it on a day

when we're supposed to go

to DC together, rude!

I didn't forget. I just...

You can't expect me

to drop everything

that I'm doing

for this family

to drive for three hours

to pick you up from a vacation

you just up and decided

to give yourself.

Apparently this family's

not the only thing

keeping you busy after work.

Excuse me?

Rhiannon, what the hell

is going on with you?

I just...

You just what?

I...

Nothing. Nothing's wrong.

Michael! I thought you were

already up and showered!

Oh, my goodness!

We are gonna miss our flight!

Hustle your ass, Michael!

Hey! Can you pick me up today?

Mikey! God damn it, Michael!

My family's supposed to

fly to Honolulu today.

If I go,

tomorrow, I wake up as a kid

who's not flying back here.

Silver Springs.

There's a Target

down the highway.

Meet me in the parking lot.

Oh, my God!

This kid does not exercise!

- Michael!

- Sh*t!

- Hey. Over here!

- Michael! Michael, get...

Get back here!

Okay! Slow down

but don't stop!

I can't hear you!

- Sh*t! Do stop!

- What?

- Stop!

- Sh*t! Sh*t!

Michael!

- Got it!

- Oh, God.

Jolene's gonna kill me.

Michael!

- Get back here!

- Go! Go!

Okay, okay.

What are you doing

with my son?

I'm sorry.

Well, had to be done.

Couldn't lose you to Hawaii.

But where were you?

I couldn't come.

Well, I was alone, and cold,

and freaked out!

And if my mom hadn't come,

I don't know

what would've happened.

Not to mention

that she's pissed at me,

and I can't even

begin to explain why!

- I'm sorry!

- Where were you, A?

- Getting a lung transplant.

- Shut up!

I woke up in the evening.

I had no way to call you.

I couldn't contact you. They

wouldn't even give me a phone.

You're serious?

Yes.

Well, was it successful?

I think so.

Oh, God!

I feel awful

about abandoning you.

No.

No, it was my fault.

The weekend

was my terrible idea.

You think it was

a terrible idea?

What? No.

I mean, it was amazing, too.

I just...

I think we need

to be more careful.

Yeah.

You know,

I thought you'd "left" left.

I'd never leave.

Other than every day.

Do you think

we can keep doing this?

I mean, not knowing

who I'm gonna be

or where I'm gonna

show up next?

I guess I should

probably go clean up

whatever chaos we caused

for this kid.

We'll figure this out.

I promise.

Weird hands?

Less than you'd think.

Jo, I'm really

sorry about the car.

I feel horrible.

Can I tell you

what's happening?

I'm in love with someone

who wakes up in a different

body every day.

Always the same age,

never the same person twice.

Yesterday it was a kid

I needed to save

from his family.

Saturday, it was the guy

in the pickup.

And Sunday, it was someone who

couldn't make it to the cabin.

So, that's what this is.

Look,

whatever weird,

fake, role-playing,

polyamorous-type sh*t

you're into nowadays,

just don't involve me.

Jolene, it's real.

And don't involve

my goddamn car.

Because I'm stupidly nice,

I'll excuse

yesterday's absence.

Can't happen again, Rhiannon.

It won't.

Hey, where'd you go yesterday?

I just didn't feel

like being at school.

Rhiannon, why are you not

telling me anything anymore?

And who is that rando

you hooked up with

- over the weekend?

- What rando?

What are you talking about?

Jolene told her friends

that some guy abandoned you

in the middle of the woods

with no car.

That's, like,

the ultimate rando move.

Why is this

everyone's business?

It's not.

But I figured it's mine

because I'm your friend.

At least I used to be.

Hello?

Is it you?

Yeah.

I got your message. Wow.

Yeah. I knew

she had some dark thoughts.

Maybe an hour ago

I decided to draw

something cheerful

in one of her notebooks.

Make her feel better.

That's where

she had it written down.

She's got it

all planned out.

If her dad finds her pills,

she's gonna drive into the

side of an overpass.

When does her dad come home?

He doesn't leave the hospital

until 5:
00 a.m.

He's in surgery until then.

You've got to stop her.

There's nothing I can do.

You don't believe that.

Call her father!

Call a counselor.

It's Kelsea's life, not mine.

So, if she were gonna

kill someone,

what would you do then?

- I'd turn her in.

- Right!

So how is this different?

It's not fair of me

to do something

that makes up

her mind for her.

So you never,

ever get involved

in the lives of the people

you're inhabiting?

I can't.

What about Justin?

What made that so different?

You.

If you leave her at midnight,

she's going to go

through with it.

So, you're just gonna have to

try and stay.

I believe you can do it.

And I need you

to believe it, too.

How?

Push back.

Stay with me?

Honey?

You need to get me help, Dad.

I've been thinking about it

for a long time.

Ugh! I'm up, Mom! Jeez.

Sweetie?

You feeling okay?

Jo said you told her something

kinda strange.

About meeting someone who's in

a different body every day?

It was a joke.

All right.

Hey.

I love you, Rhi.

If you ever need to talk,

I'm always here.

Dad?

Do you still love Mom?

Of course I do, sweetheart.

I don't think we can know

what it's like

when you're in love

with someone

and they change.

Hey, what's up, slut?

Hey, don't shame the slut.

Rhi, I'm proud of you.

Stay slutty.

Shut up, dumbass!

Hi.

Hi.

I really missed you yesterday.

I'm sorry about those guys.

It's my fault.

It's nothing.

So tell me everything.

She's got more

appointments tomorrow.

Doctors,

maybe an overnight stay.

Probably she goes

on medication.

I hope it turns out okay.

I mean, I think it could,

but it's her life, so...

It is. And you saved it.

You stayed.

I stayed.

So that means you can stay

in someone else, maybe?

Maybe I could.

What are you doing tonight?

Date.

Not with you.

With her boyfriend.

It's their anniversary.

I probably shouldn't miss it.

Well, maybe tomorrow then.

Can I kiss you?

Yeah.

Hi.

What are you doing up so late?

I thought you had

a test tomorrow.

Mom, I know you and Dad

are trying to make it work.

But every day you can

grow a little bit closer

to each other

or you can grow

a little bit farther apart.

Okay.

Look, I know Dad

is not who he was.

But you're not

who you were, either.

Because we all change.

And you've changed, too.

So,

please, just grow closer.

He's amazing, Rhiannon.

He's curious and kind,

and handsome.

It's funny,

I've known him for so long,

but I don't know

much about him.

He's so shy at school.

Yeah, he's not the kinda kid

that's built for high school.

He's built for what

comes next.

He remembers

beautiful things beautifully.

He reads and he sees.

And he listens

with every part of himself.

He sees what's funny in people

without ever being cruel.

Excuse me, I'll take this guy

if you don't want him.

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