Eye of the Hurricane Page #2

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-No idea.

Don't waste that fresh water!

Hey!

Hey!

Go to the river

and fill a bucket will ya?

Okay.

What are you doin'?

I thought you were helping me?

What are those?

Them's barnacles. Where you been?

Little clam things that...

...stick themselves to the bottom

of the boat. Ya gotta scrape 'em...

...off the prop and hull or they'll

rot your boat away right...

...out from under ya.

Go ahead.

What'd I tell you?

Long steady push.

Long, steady...

I got it. Bill I...

That's the scariest guy

I've ever seen.

-Toughest man in the Glade.

-What's his name?

Dunno.

See that ear?

Gator ate it.

-No way!

-Yeah.

Must have been 15 footer.

Fought it for six hours straight.

Next day, he appears in town

with a new gator-skin belt...

...and a new tooth

on his necklace.

My dad told me once he was magic.

-Ya think that's true?

-That's a natural fact.

He's a "see-er."

Got that swamp in all

medicine magic in 'im.

Knows the future, n' stuff.

Really?

A man who cheated him

out of four dollars once...

...for a rattlesnake skin...

...made the man drop dead

just by starin' at him.

Keeled over.

-No way!

-I swear to God.

My ma says all that stuff my Dad

told me was just stuper-stission.

Your ma's a pretty smart woman.

I'm just repeatin' to ya

what other people say.

Go on.

Homer!

Homer!

You find it?

Homer!

What's up?

Kids let's get back to the pier.

Come on. Come on.

Come on. Come on.

-Gross.

-It ain't gross.

-You know my dad was half Indian?

-Really?

You don't believe me?

You're pretty white looking

to be part Indian.

Well, I am.

I'd wash that thing.

And they say he can see

into the future and stuff...

...and they say he's like

137 years old.

-He can't be that old.

-He stays young by drinking...

...alligator blood

right from it's heart.

Just tears it out of

his chest like this...

...rip, then cuts a hole in it with

his big honkin' knife and...

-Where'd you hear all that?

-Bill told him.

-Fisherman Bill?

-He's retarded.

-Is not!

-My dad says he's a retard.

-Your dad's a retard!

-My Dad told me about him.

He knows all about Indians. 'Cause

he's part Indian. And so am I.

-Yer Dad ain't no Indian.

-He is so part Indian.

-What tribe?

-I don't know the exact name.

-The Liars tribe.

-Don't call my Dad a liar!

OK, then let's go ask him.

Okay guys, keep lookin'.

My Dad says that he killed

like ten men.

One of 'em just for lookin'

at him cross-eyed.

Then you got nothin'

to worry about do ya?

-Ballard...

-We were just...

Shut up.

I'll deal with you in a minute.

What we got here!

We can make some

pretty good turtle soup outa this.

Put the turtle down!

-I'm not gonna tell you again!

-Come on. Take something else.

-Yeah, Ballard.

-What?

Ok, tell you what, Pop-eye...

...you like telling stories

so much...

...you tell us how you lost

that eye of yours.

And if I believe you,

I'll give him back.

Deal?

It sounded like a train

was comin' right at our house.

We was huddled under

a table in the living room.

My ma, Renee and me.

And that's when my ma

dropped her flashlight.

She went to go get it...

...and that's when I heard

this big crack from outside.

Lit up the whole room.

The tree was really heavy...

...but I wasn't gonna let it

crush my ma.

They say Indians can

summon up great strength...

...when they are in danger.

So I just pushed up

with all my might and...

-Wow!

-And your eye?

Well a branch from the tree

had jabbed into it...

...and when I pushed

the tree away, it kinda...

...scooped it out and flung it up

out of the hole in the roof.

-I'm so sure!

-You weren't there!

-Yeah, neither were you!

-Okay, so he told you...

...how it happened.

Now give it back!

I don't believe him.

I don't think

your dad is half Indian...

...and I don't think

you really lost your eye.

Come to think of it,

I haven't seen the hole either.

Yeah, just that patch.

I bet he's fakin' it.

Just wearing

that patch to get sympathy.

I'm not s'posed to take it off.

Then I guess I'm eatin'

turtle soup tonight.

No way!

Take it.

No!

-Take.

-Listen your girlfriend.

Well?

You guys comin'?

We're gonna stay here

and look for Homer's eye.

What?

Yeah.

Whatever. I'm outa here.

Why don't you ask

your Indian buddy...

...to use his magic to look into the

future and tell you where it is?

Save us all a whole

lot of trouble.

Amelia?

What're you doin'?

You shouldn't be out here late

at night. It's dangerous.

I don't want to be

in that place anymore.

Well it ain't the Marriott, but...

...at least it's safe.

Where is your shoes at?

What are you doing?

He should be here.

My children needs a house.

Alright, careful. You're gonna

hurt yourself. Hold on. Hold On.

Ya can't be here now.

Ya can't be here now.

Come on. I'll take ya back.

Ya gonna wanna

clean them cuts on your feet.

They don't even hurt.

Clean them.

Try and get some sleep.

Hang on to those.

Homer?

What're ya doing out here?

It's late.

Thinkin'.

Thinkin?

My mom okay?

She'll be alright.

Ya know your ma's a tough lady.

Something got you spooked?

Come on.

Don't worry about your momma.

She's weathered some things...

...put a man to shame.

Ya know she near died

havin' you, right?

Here, hold on. Stand over there,

we're gonna borrow some...

Hold that.

I know. I was there.

Your Daddy was

flyin' a mission.

And you come early...

...and pretty hard and

your momma knew...

...right away somethin' was wrong.

She knew we weren't gonna

get to no hospital on time.

So your momma had your sister

lay out some sheets...

...and blankets

in the back of my truck...

...and she told me what to do...

...and when to do it.

Gimme that.

And out you come, all grey and red

and yellin' like a you know what.

Doctor said she shoulda died

that night. But she didn't.

She's as strong as dirt.

Just like you.

I know. You told me

this story before, Bill.

I did?

Only about like 178 times.

It's okay. I like hearing it.

Shake that car a bit.

Shake it don't dance with it.

Thanks for the help.

Listen, don't tell nobody

about the, y'know...

Get to bed.

-See you in the sun.

-Good night Bill.

-Can I borrow your boat, Harvey?

-What for?

The roads are still out. Gotta

get some things from the city...

I think these'll float.

Thank you.

Hey, Renee. Good morning.

-How are you?

-Good.

-I bet you could use these.

-Yes.

See ya.

-Hey Bill.

-Hey, Home. Abby.

Hey.

How's yer momma?

She's down at the base again.

-Any news?

-Nah. She's just sittin' there.

-What'cha y'all up to?

-Lookin' for stuff that floats.

-Oh yeah?

-You see any?

Tires, water jugs, stuff like that?

Hey, don't touch that.

Be careful.

-What is that stuff? Stinks!

-That is...

...boiled down tar and wax.

Got a little mud and mulch in it.

A little motor oil

to keep it from stiffening up.

Seals up the cracks

and keeps the rain out real good.

Don't touch it.

It'll peel your skin right off.

Think I seen a mess of them

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