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It hurts real bad tonight.

I know.

Just hang in there, okay?

Just keep chewing.

Johnathan!

Johnathan!

Ah!

No! No!

Johnathan, no, no, no, no, no!

No!

Come on! Grandpa's gonna be here

in a couple minutes.

Go get cleaned up.

I got a favor to ask you.

Ask away.

It's kinda hired for me,

but I'm, uh...

I'm a little behind on my rent.

Oh, boy.

How far behind?

About three months.

Three months?

Good Lord, JoLynn.

You know I'd love to help you,

but I gotta be honest with you.

The way they've cut back

my retirement,

we just flat

don't have it, honey.

When David called, did he say

he wasn't coming back?

He didn't say anything.

I don't know what he's gonna do.

That's the truth.

Honey, I will do everything

I can to help you out.

Okay? No promises.

Thanks.

- You all set?

- Mm-hmm.

His headaches have gotten

a lot worse.

He's been sick to his stomach

a lot.

Johnathan, please.

I know the trab was our big hope

after the laser surgeries,

but often it takes more than one

procedure to lower the pressure.

With glaucoma, many times

surgeries just don't work.

Now, you and your husband need

to prepare yourselves

for the fact that Johnathan

may just need to take meds

for the rest of his life.

So the drops are working to

control the pressure spikes?

Yeah, they make his vision

blurry though.

He complained about... Well,

he complains about it a lot.

Well, he needs them though.

You need to make sure

he takes them.

After that allergic reaction,

he's afraid of the drops.

I'm gonna keep him

on the myotics.

The spikes are just

too dangerous.

I'm going to have to add

an oral inhibitor,

and we'll see how he does.

Contact me immediately

if he experiences

any shortness of breath.

Now, my adding these

may make him...

a little tired and weak,

just a little sluggish.

But that could be good for you.

Boys can be a handful.

You ready, Johnathan?

Let's go.

Can I go check the fishing lines

at Mr. Upshaw's pond?

Yeah, that's fine.

Just don't get caught, okay?

- No swimming.

- Yes, ma'am.

I got to go give her a hand

in the garden.

This is how I maintain

my girlish physique.

Hey, Mark?

Yeah.

Thank you for taking us

to the doctor today.

Of course.

You know as well as I do

that those are not hog tracks.

You know where they came from.

Did you talk to Johnathan?

Yeah. He denies it.

Seemed a little dodgy

to me though.

If she would just

keep an eye on that boy,

teach him some respect

for property.

Don't start.

What are these doing out?

It's okay, fishy.

I'm here to save you,

so Mommy don't eat you.

Hah! Gotcha!

I don't think

you taste good anyway.

Johnathan, you went swimming.

Come on, let's go.

- Where are we going?

- We're going home.

But we're going

to Grandma's for dinner.

Look, I don't want you going

to Grandma's again, okay?

- Not without me.

- Why?

Because I said so.

Look, she's pissed because

you keep breaking all her stuff.

I didn't mean to.

I know, I know.

It's just sh*t anyway.

The whole house is full of sh*t.

We're not going there anymore.

Look, I'm gonna take care of you

from now on, okay?

Till Daddy comes back.

Okay.

Come on.

From now on, nobody can

come in the house, okay?

Nobody.

Especially Grandma and Grandpa.

- You hear me?

- Yes, ma'am.

Go!

1, 2...

3, 4...

I can't do it

if you don't hold my feet.

- Hey, JoLynn!

- Oh, God. It's Natalie.

Hey! Sorry to drop in

unannounced.

What happened to your phone?

- Oh, it just got shut off.

- Oh, well, ain't that shitty.

Hey, Johnathan,

looking like a stud.

Hey, Aunt Natalie.

Hey, I wanna tell you something.

Hey, 20 more minutes of P.E.

while we visit.

Wee Wee, help!

Come on,

you never get out anymore.

I know, but I can't just leave

Johnathan here by himself.

He can take care of himself.

I mean, really, what's

the worst that can happen?

A pig get in your house?

It wouldn't be the first time.

All right.

Hey, if me and Aunt Natalie

went out tonight,

- would you be good?

- Yes, ma'am.

And I don't want you to let

Wee Wee in the house,

and I don't want you

going down to Grandpa's.

Okay.

All right,

I'll pick you up at 8:00.

- Bye, sweetie.

- Bye.

Where are y'all going?

Get rent money.

G-49.

Hey, are you sure he's got this?

Relax. We can't lose.

He's like a computer genius.

Hi. We need six computers

split two ways.

That's $90.

It'll be 45 apiece.

Natalie, that's all

the money I've got.

Okay. Stop bitching.

Pretty soon we are gonna be

splitting jackpots.

First number out

will determine the wild number,

and it's gonna be a nine.

Oh, there he is.

Mark everything

ending in 9 through 69.

- Hey, cowboy.

- Hey, ladies.

- This is JoLynn.

- Looking good!

- Nice to meet you, JoLynn.

- Hey, it's nice to meet you.

What have we got here?

Good. Bingo Bill gave you

lucky number six for me.

That's my hot box.

Are y'all feeling

the fortune tonight?

- Oh, yeah.

- Me too.

Now, let me go do

whatever it is I do, all right?

I told you he was cute as hell.

Here you go.

Don't tell Mama, Wee Wee.

Bad pig! Bad pig!

You're a naughty pig! Bad!

- G-49.

- Damn it. I'm on.

Come on, 63!

Or an 18.

B5.

B1.

Bingo!

Sorry.

- It's a winner.

- We have a good bingo.

- What the hell?

- Look, I'm sorry, all right?

No! You said we had this!

You'd pull

your dumb-ass strings.

You really think I could

rig a damn bingo game?

Are you that damn stupid?

What is this, some sh*t line?

Look, I got lucky.

Sorry you didn't.

- You son of a b*tch.

- Natalie...

Get out of here, you trashy ass.

- Hey, hey!

- Don't touch me.

Oh, one whore sticking up

for another?

- That's my sister.

- Oh, must run in the family.

You don't know sh*t

about my family.

Oh, I don't? What's that?

Bet your husband has no idea

you're out here whoring it up

at a bingo parlor for a dollar.

Please.

Yeah, give me a call sometime.

We can do that.

- Your sister's got my number.

- Get out.

I got it, I got it.

Sorry about that, y'all.

B*tch.

Sorry. It's cool.

Oh, look at these tomatoes.

Oh, they look so ripe.

Yeah! Tomato guts!

Tomato man!

So how's David?

I don't know.

You tell me.

I haven't heard from him

in over a month.

I haven't either.

Mark offered for us to move in

with him and Linda.

- Why don't you?

- What do you think?

- Till David comes back.

- Oh, please.

Hey, at least the man's trying

to do something with his life.

It's about time.

- Yeah, must be nice.

- At least you got one

that's trying to make something

out of himself for you.

Must be nice.

David asked you to call

and check on me, didn't he?

He leaves me for two months

with nothing but a letter,

but he calls you?

You don't got no phone.

Well, I'm not the one that

racked up a $500 phone bill,

booking a tour

all over kingdom come either.

I'm just trying to help.

Chill out.

Help? You just helped me

lose everything I had.

You think I wanted to drag

your lame ass out of the house?

Then why did you?

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