Fierce People Page #6

with an acceptable young warrior.

Now that you're not dragging us

to Finn's birthday party...

Whitney! Don't run away.

Where you going?

Whitney!

Whitney!

Whitney!

Whitney, can I come in?

You were there

the night Finn got hurt.

Right?

And...

you saw what happened,

you saw who did it, right?

Who did this?

- Can you tell me?

- Gentleman and a scholar.

- What?

- Gentleman and a scholar.

Gentleman and a scholar.

Gentleman and a scholar.

- Miss Earl, sir.

- I have something to say to you.

You said you wanted to know

what really happened with Finn.

What messed him up with Maya.

Why don't you ask that sick,

twisted grandson of yours?

Are you telling me

Bryce beat up Finn?

- He didn't just beat him up.

- What else did he do?

I can't.

I promised Finn I wouldn't.

Then you tell me what you know.

Oh, Jesus...

I don't think...

and I don't believe...

that my grandson...

is capable of...

If you value our friendship...

you won't ever bring up

this matter again.

What do I tell my son

about people like you?

Maya!

I need to talk to you.

I can understand your grandfather

protecting the prick for screwing you.

- But the maid?

- Maya, please.

Maya!

Jesus Christ!

Bryce, what are you doing here?

- What the hell are you doing here?

- I have a present for you.

Check this out.

This is a real monkey skull.

These are real quail feathers.

The Ishkanani wear this

when they're feeling f***ed up.

Helps them see the spirit world.

Check it out.

Yes, Finn, this is a happening look.

- You've gotta talk to her for me.

- Who?

- Maya.

- Oh, it'll blow over.

- You screwed the maid. So what?

- It's not like that. It's really not...

Don't worry about Maya.

I got something that is

gonna cheer you up.

- Close your eyes.

- I'm not in the mood.

Trust me, you will be.

Come on, close them.

- What the hell is that?

- It's liquid acid.

- Oh, sh*t!

- Relax.

I don't think that's gonna help.

You don't wanna fight it.

This stuff will make you

see everything.

I'll catch you later then.

Children are sacred to the tribe.

Their souls being more vulnerable

to the "yamahiroterri"...

and the other spirits

of the underworld.

Children are nurtured,

protected and loved.

There is a special bond

between mother, father and child...

that extends from this life

into the next.

How many forest spirits do you have?

The Shaman reminds our anthropologist

that there are three forests.

The here and now,

the one we go to when we die...

and the forest beneath us.

The underworld,

where evil spirits...

wait for a chance to rise up...

and steal the souls of our children.

Think, Finn.

Think of Speed Racer...

and his struggle with Racer X.

Finn, listen to the Shaman.

He is asking you to remember

the myth of Racer X...

Speed Racer's darker half-brother.

The Shaman reminds your father

that the soul is always in jeopardy.

The myth of the jaguar, how does that

connect to my son's sadness?

Can you speak to him for me?

Tell him I love him?

Marriage is for life.

Our concepts of separation,

divorce...

remarriage, and a second family...

are unthinkable to the Ishkanani.

The good and the bad

are within you, Finn.

Finn, listen to the Shaman.

Your nureshi is waiting to see...

how you fight this battle

inside yourself.

He is saying your nureshi

has not deserted you.

Grandpa?

What do you think?

You care about people, Bryce?

Yes.

That's what this is about.

I don't mean do you care

what they think about you.

Do you care about

what happens to them?

I'm sorry, Grandpa, I'm confused.

Did you take your medicine today?

Don't fool with me, boy.

I can eat you for breakfast.

You and I both know...

that your father wasn't hit...

by some stray bullet, don't we?

Why Finn?

Why did you do that to Finn?

You gave him my place

in your balloon.

That's my place, Grandpa.

That's mine. It's not his.

I'm your grandson.

He doesn't even belong here.

Two thousand years ago, I would've done

that in front of the whole village.

They would've clapped.

You made a mess of everything.

Get out of my sight.

Get that thing out of my sight.

Go on, get!

All turned to sh*t.

You disgust me.

I said...

No!

Grandpa won't wake up!

Somebody!

Grandpa won't wake up!

The family is having

people over for a wake.

- They didn't invite us.

- I'm inviting you.

- We're leaving.

- What do you mean, we're leaving?

I'm not staying here

a moment longer.

What happened between you two?

He loved you.

You know what? You don't

wanna go, that's up to you...

but I'm going, 'cause he

was a good friend to me.

Just make me

Make me a pallet on the floor

Just make me

- Make me a pallet on the floor

- It's Creamsicle.

And if you make me a pallet

On your floor

And it's because, I swear...

When this is all over,

we'll get him.

That you made me a pallet

Oh, oh, on the floor

- Who is that?

- A pair of tits.

Put the pictures down.

Get your hands off the pictures!

Okay.

Grandpa always said you had what it

takes to end up with the most toys.

What is that supposed to mean?

He also said

you couldn't trust happiness.

Or was it money?

I don't know.

I can't remember.

Maya, I'm really sorry

about everything.

- You wanna see my tattoo?

- Sure.

I did it with a razor blade

and charcoal.

Sorry I left off the second "N"...

but I passed out

before I could finish it.

- It's "Fin". It means "the end".

- I know what it means.

- Young love.

- What is that sh*t?

It's Grandpa's ashes.

- He hasn't even been cremated yet.

- I know.

Finn knows what I mean, right?

Isn't that called "endokenblu"?

Freak.

What's with her?

Trouble in paradise?

Here. Fire me up.

Cool lighter, huh?

Keep it. You've earned it.

Hey, Lambie.

Looking for me?

You were supposed

to use that on yourself.

That night on the field, I just had

to know what it would feel like.

Stop moving.

Everyone wonders what it would

feel like to do whatever they want...

to take whatever they want.

I followed that urge

to the end of the road.

I own my own hunger.

- Can you say the same?

- You are such a sick f***.

Come on.

Come on.

Do it!

Do it.

Where you going, Lambie?

Where you going?

Marco?

Marco?

You're supposed to say Polo, Finn.

After your funeral, I'll f***

your mother like I f***ed you.

Christ!

That hurts!

No!

- No, Finn!

- Shut up!

You f***!

Welcome to the tribe, brother.

What are you doing?

That's not our car.

It is now.

I'm taking it as severance pay.

Oh, God. Now what?

I'll see if we left anything.

- Hi.

- I can't stay long.

They're shipping me off to some

boarding school in Switzerland.

Can I write you?

Gates just told us what happened.

I didn't...

I didn't know about my brother.

I mean, about anything.

It seems like...

My whole life I've never really

known a thing. I'm really sorry.

It's okay.

Finn, I'm so sorry.

I'm not.

I got to meet you.

You better write me.

Definitely.

Definitely.

This was on my grandpa's desk.

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