Glass Chin Page #7

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...might as well learn to enjoy it.

You got any ideas about

a good way to enjoy it?

Is that your car?

Yeah.

Is there someone in it?

What's wrong?

You're sad.

Well,

lonely.

Maybe it's just it being

Christmas Eve and all.

I get lonely around Christmas.

They kill so many trees.

Statistics are reprehensible.

Oh, sh*t.

Did you hear that?

What?

I think I hear...

...thousands of trees crying.

Shut up.

It's not funny.

- It's a little funny.

- It's not funny.

A**hole.

Oh, yeah?

Oh, yeah, bring it.

This is the most gourmet sh*t I ever had.

I can't seem to find my appetite for it.

What is that again?

It's... scallops with raisins, basically.

What's that?

This is the egg caviar.

Good?

No.

You ever had caviar before?

No.

I figured as long as

the hotel is paying for it,

I should try it, but...

...it's kind of funky.

You know, Kid can't eat

before his weigh-in,

but he's not missing much.

You got a phone call this morning...

...from a woman named Mae.

You were out with Silly.

It was an unknown number.

I thought it might be best if I answered,

considering everything

that's going on.

She sounded very strange

when she heard my voice.

Then she said,

'Merry Christmas'

and to wish you luck.

That's all.

Okay.

- She works for J.J., right?

- Yeah.

- I think I've seen her before.

- Yeah, yeah, probably.

She was at some of my fights

back in the day.

Look up at me, Bud.

When people ask about you,

I don't tell them

everything that I know.

You haven't always

been good to me.

Breaks my heart.

I love you so much, but...

...I don't know if I can

be your girl anymore.

I'll always be your friend,

but...

...I got to look out for

myself a little bit.

You know?

All those lights and all those buildings...

You know, if I... if I

could do it over again.

I'd do it... I would have married you.

I would have had a little baby with you.

No, you wouldn't, Bud.

You're gonna do this to me now?

Out of nowhere,

you're just gonna do this?

You're supposed to be my f***ing friend.

You know I'm your f***ing friend.

We're not happy, Bud.

You f*** around on me.

So you don't love me anymore?

I'll always love you.

But you're not, like,

in love with me anymore?

Not... not enough to make it work.

'Cause if you were in love with me,

we could make this function;

I-I could change.

People can change.

That's the whole Buddha thing,

right?

I mean, things are always changing.

A couple months ago, you said,

'Let's do couples therapy.'

I said no, like a f***-head,

but I would do it.

I would do that couples

therapy sh*t with you.

So you're gonna leave me too,

huh?

You're gonna turn on me

just like everyone else...

...now that I'm not the man anymore.

That sh*t is in your head, Bud.

That is your dumb

ESPN-conditioned version...

...of the universe where

you're completely dependent...

...on outside circumstances

and just crumble...

...the second someone

doesn't bow to you.

I loved you despite all that

neurotic, infantile...

...football sh*t.

It's icy streets.

Careful driving. Okay?

Okay.

Hey, when you walk Silly,

just make sure...

...she doesn't eat anything off the street.

I know. I know.

I won't.

'Cause she wants to eat, like,

chicken bones and sh*t.

That stuff will kill her.

I'm the one who told you

about the chicken bones.

You really are a fruitcake

if you think that's true.

Wow. I'm not even getting

into that with you.

You're f***ing nuts

if you think that,

because I told you

about the chicken bones...

...when I first met Silly

'cause you had no idea.

Okay, whatever you say, cuckoo.

Just... I mean,

the main thing is,

we agree on her diet.

I won't let her eat off the street.

- Okay, I promise.

- Okay.

Hello?

My mom always told me to stay in Montana.

I thought Montana was for squares.

I had a poster of the

Chrysler Building in my room.

Stared at it for hours.

Metal and stainless steel.

My goal was to come here...

...and become one of those

Chrysler eagles.

Who knows?

Maybe I achieved my goal.

I know it was J.J.

who had you go down that night

in the fifth.

Even Lou Powell bought it

'cause you got hit so hard...

...and you were known for being chinny.

You didn't open your restaurant

on bank loans.

Look, I'm not judgy.

I understand.

You wanted to get out

while your brain worked...

...and still have something to show for it.

You could win more by losing.

You know, we could have

a really good time.

Don't be so prideful.

Sometimes I get these headaches.

I used to tell myself

it was because of the punch,

but I think a person's

conscience can take on...

...all sorts of physical manifestations.

J.J. always said

you're one of the smart ones.

Maybe too smart.

No such thing.

Yeah, I don't know about that.

But, you know,

if I get a good lawyer...

...I'm guilty of a lot of things,

but murder's not one of them.

You don't want to fight him.

You know, you're looking at me

like I'm ugly.

Wasn't I pretty yesterday?

You still are.

I'm somewhere else.

God, I wish I could convince you.

The times we'd have...

...Yeah?

You'd take me to Montana?

Show me the fields?

If you wanted.

I'm not completely sure

if they're still there...

...or if I could even find them.

They're still there.

I think I'm all turned around.

I should get back to Kid.

Don't try to go straight on a crooked road.

You'll only get flattened.

Bud?

Sir, do me a favor

and turn off the music.

Sorry. What?

Sir, do me a favor.

Turn off the music.

You want me... you want another station?

No station.

Hey, Kid's not taking any visitors.

Sorry.

I'm visiting you.

Not Kid.

J.J. asked me to check in with you.

You checked in.

Is there a trace of defiance

in your demeanor,

or did I mistake?

You mistake.

Look, what can I do for you?

Why are you acting like

you don't know me, man?

I'm not.

Whatever, dude.

Be that way.

Kid never called J.J.

That's somewhat discourteous,

don't you think?

Discourteous?

I'm sure he didn't mean it that way.

So it's just an oversight?

The kid's gonna do

what he's supposed to do?

Kid's gonna do what he's supposed to do.

Actually, I should get back to Kid.

Hell, why do you have to

get back to Kid?

Get back to Kid.

I can't believe you're gonna act...

...all cold and sh*t with me, man.

Your f***ing dice are loaded.

Make no mistake, people like us,

we're made to go to war

as entertainment for the rich.

This world is run by a pack

of ferociously ambitious...

...teenage girls

at the Saint Anne School.

This sh*t going down,

honor just don't apply.

There ain't no f***ing honor

possible in this situation.

It's, are you smart,

or are you stupid?

And you're smart, Spartacus.

So don't be stupid.

Okay.

'Cause you're f***ing smart.

They didn't count on

chop-shop parts like us...

...motherfuckers with fox brains

to outwit the system.

I know it seems like I'm asking

you to betray your friend,

but what I'm really asking you to do...

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