Eye of the Hurricane Page #4

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is the best thing for him.

Trust me.

We'll look after him in Kentucky.

Homer! Homer!

Let's go.

So, are you ready to make it?

Miami!

Maybe that's a sign?

That's not gonna hold.

You heard Bill. It's water proof.

I dunno.

Are you gonna help me or not?

Come on, Homer.

You know you ain't gonna

find your eye out there.

-You ain't never gonna find it!

-Shut up!

It's gone forever!

Then why did we look for it

for so long?

What else was there to do?

Get outa here!

-What?

-Go on!

Whatever.

Hey.

Any news?

I'm so sorry, 'Melia.

I'm so sorry.

Come on.

Who is it?

It's me, Renee?

Hi. Hola.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

My friends took me to Miami

to celebrate my birthday...

...and I was wondering if you

wanted to get a drink or...

...something to celebrate?

Well, I'd would love to but...

-I know it's late and stuff, but...

-Yeah.

...it is my birthday and I would

really like to spend it with you.

-Berto, who is it?

-It's someone from work actually.

Oh. Hi.

Renee, this is Ximena.

Ximena, this is Renee.

She's one of the families

that I'm trying to help.

I'm just gonna go see

what she needs, okay?

Okay.

Hey.

Hey, Renee.

Hey, what are...

Hey stop. Stop. Stop.

I don't have a ride.

What?

I don't have a way home.

Nice car.

Look, Renee...

Hey, hey. Hey!

Change your mind?

Well, see ya.

You don't have to go.

You want some coffee

or somethin'? Harvey's got...

...a coffee machine.

Yeah, I think I'm okay.

Sorry I kept you up all night.

I'm glad I was here.

You want to see somethin'?

There she is.

House's nearly fixed.

Roof is tight and

the wall's are up inside...

...and I got insulation

in 'em and everything.

I'll have her painted and

good as new before you can say...

Hey it's painted and good as new.

And you all can get outa

that tent and back home.

Right?

What?

You don't like it?

I promise ya it won't leak

or nothin' it's...

I mean the roof it's... I got all

that tree outa here and...

There's no way

I'm moving back into that.

But um...

...there's yer house. That's home.

That's what you said.

"Children need a house."

I mean, that's...

I'm not staying in that house.

I'm not.

I'm not gonna stay in this place.

I was thinkin'...

I mean I know the timing's...

...not right...

...but I thought...

...'Melia, maybe you and...

I was hopin' maybe you and me...

I thought...

You thought wrong.

Just come in here and look inside.

Let's go inside for a second.

I tell ya everything's up.

Walls're up.

I got insulation in there,

and not salvaged stuff.

I mean it's good stuff. I paid top

dollar in the city for it. Come on.

I can't. I can't step foot

back into that place.

-Just give it a day or two.

-I don't need a day or two.

I don't...

Gerald's gone, so I'm going.

Okay? I just...

But what about...

-Amelia. Come on.

-Bill. I hate this house!

And I hate everything and

I hate everyone in Hatchee!

But I done this all for you.

I did it for you...

Come on, now I did this...

You're ready to go here!

Amelia!

You can go right in.

Oh my god,

where have you been?

Re?

Where's your brother?

What are you doing?

I'm getting outa here.

Well you're not going

back to the house!

I wouldn't go near that house!

Where do you think you're going?

Renee.

I'm leaving! Okay?

Renee come back here,please.

I need to talk to you.

No! I'm sick of it!

Renee, get back inside the tent.

-It's important. Come on.

-No!

I'm not listening to you anymore!

Where have you been?

Renee this is not the time!

There is something

I need to talk to you about!

-I hate you!

-Godammit Renee!

Amelia! Renee!

Stop it! Stop it!

Go on back into your tents!

This ain't none of your business!

Go on!

-Now the two of you calm down.

-I'm so out of here!

Good!

-Good!

-Leave!

I will! I am!

Sit down. Baby, sit down.

Leave, Renee.

Wind up on the streets, 17,

broke and pregnant like me.

See how far away from

the swamp that gets you...

...with a no good husband

and an unwanted child!

-Amelia, you didn't mean that.

-The hell I didn't?

You'll see, Dee.

She's gonna get screwed...

...by some guy who shows her

pretty lights and big dreams...

...and she's gonna

wind up right back here...

...in a stilt home on the glade,

married to some AF crew cut...

...feeding her kids canned food

and holding her breath...

...every time her husband takes

off, just waiting for the day...

...he doesn't come back again!

I'm not you.

Well you are on your way, missy!

-Grandma? Grandma!

-Abby?

-Grandma, it's...

-Abby, what's wrong, baby?

It's Homer.

Hey! Hey!

Hey! Help!

Hey!

Bill! Bill!

It's Homer!

Where!

We've got to find him by tonight.

Because you know we can't

let him stay out there by himself.

But he's got a small motor. I feel

real good about us finding him.

Alright? Let's go! Come on!

Guys we really need to turn around

and start heading back.

Keep going!

We're running out of fuel, Ren.

Turn us around.

Sorry Ren.

Homer!

Homer!

Homer?

Home?

Homer?

Homer!

Homer!

Homer!

Home?

Tastes like chicken.

My dad's half Seminole.

Really?

No.

Seen you around with

the fisherman.

Bill?

He your daddy?

No.

My dad's...

I think my dad's dead.

Mine too.

Long way from town.

Was paddling all day.

How'd you know where to find me?

I wasn't lookin' for ya.

It wasn't magic?

Nope.

Guess you don't know

why I'm here then, do ya?

Somethin' to do with that?

Lost it in the storm.

I thought, you know,

with your Seminole swamp magic...

...you could help tell me

where it is.

I ain't magic.

But I do know some things.

Ask me,

I believe your eye is not lost.

Ya ask me,

I'd say your eye's on a quest.

A quest?

Your eye is on a journey.

It is looking for something.

Something else...

Something of great value...

...you may have lost

and wish to see again.

Some thing?

Something.

Someone...

But when your eye finds

what it needs to find...

...then you will see

what you lost again...

...and that which was lost...

...will come back to you.

So we haven't found him yet.

But there's no reason to

give up hope and there's...

...no reason to panic either.

We've got a lot of people here

willing to help and we really...

...appreciate that. I'm going to

separate you all into groups.

We're going to separate the land

the swamp and the water into grids.

One group, one grid...

Alright, I've got the coast guard

in here of course...

Homer!

Did you find your eye?

-Where were you?

-You scared us half to death!

I'm okay. The Semino...

-Let me look at you.

-Oh, look at you!

Okay.

Come on.

You ok?

It was just floating out

in the marsh.

No sign of him, Amelia.

Okay. Let's go!

We need to be

on the turnpike by noon.

Get in the back!

We got room.

-I'm gonna miss you.

-Gonna miss you too.

You think a gator got him?

I dunno.

Maybe he's still out there?

Lookin' for you?

Maybe he'll find your eye?

Or maybe it'll find him.

Nothin'.

Abigail Nelson...

...get your brown behind off

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