Grace Is Gone Page #2

right now?

[Dawn]

Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!

[excited babbling]

Be quiet, be quiet.

[screaming]

Eww.

Huh? Would you like that?

We can't.

Is that's something

you'd like to do? Why not?

- Sit down, Dawn.

- No!

Girls, why not?

Dad-- Dad--

We have school.

You can miss

a few days of school.

Yeah, Heidi.

- We can?

- Yeah.

Of course we can. Right, Dad?

- Sure. Why not?

- Yes!

What about your job?

Don't worry about my job.

Don't worry about his job.

Dad--

Huh? Well?

What about homework?

Don't worry about your homework.

Don't worry about our homework.

We can do-- We can help you

with your homework.

Dawn and I can

help you in the car.

Let's do it. Right now.

- Are you serious?

- Yeah!

Of course he's serious.

Yeah. Why not? Let's go.

You got to get some fun

out of life, Heidi.

- Aah!

- You, too, Dawn.

- Let's do it!

- Let's go!

Let's do it! Do you guys

want to do it?

I do!

You party pooper!

Yes or no, Heidi, right now.

This is a one-time-only offer.

Enchanted Gardens right now.

- Right now, Heidi.

- Right now!

Do we have an atlas?

Let's do it!

Ahh!

[laughing]

[ringing]

[beep]

Hi. You've reached Grace, Stanley,

Heidi, and Dawn.

We're not home right now,

but if you leave a message,

we'll get back to you

as soon as possible.

[beep]

Hey.

Just wanted to let you know

the girls and I are...okay.

We just decided to take a little trip.

We're having a really good time.

[beep]

[closes phone]

[Man on radio]

...could face fines

up to $300 under the new law.

There's a flood watch in

parts of Western Minnesota

through tomorrow evening.

Tonight should be cloudy

with rain showers likely.

Isolated thunders--

Good morning.

Good morning.

Where are we?

I'm not entirely sure.

We should call school

and tell them we're

going to be absent.

Let's think of something

fun to do today.

Can you do that?

What's that?

What's that? What is that?

Supposed to be an answer

to my question?

Huh? Huh? No?

No.

Well, let's try that again.

Come on. Can we think

of something fun

that we want to do today?

No.

No? Why not?

We've talked about it

too much now.

So?

So now there's

too much pressure.

Too much pressure?

What are you doing?

You cannot just drive into this field.

Oh, yes, I can.

Dad, what

are you doing?

I'm doing doughnuts.

What's it look like?

We're going to get in trouble.

- No, no, we're not.

- Watch for the birds.

No, the birds fly out of the way.

What the heck are we doing?

Hey! Good morning, Dawn!

Are we on a road?

Nope.

Cool!

Fun, isn't it?

Yeah!

I used to do this all the time

when I was a teenager.

- Why?

- [Dawn squealing]

Why? I don't know.

It's fun, isn't it?

Why would you do this?

I don't know. I guess

I just like peeling out.

[Dawn squeals]

I didn't put a ton of thought

into everything I did

when I was a kid, Heidi.

All right. Let's go.

[Dawn]

Where are we going?

[Stanley]

Ahh!

Whew!

- [Dawn] Dad?

- Yeah.

Are we really going

to Enchanted Gardens?

Of course we are. Why?

I just wanted to make sure.

Okay.

- Dad?

- Yeah.

Can we get a monkey?

No.

What if it's really little?

Like littler than a puppy.

Still no.

Can we get a pony?

No.

An iPod?

No.

- Dad?

- Yes, Dawn.

Can we get our ears pierced?

No. Not till you're 13.

You know the rules.

Dad?

[Heidi]

Be quiet, Dawn.

What? Do I hear something?

- Dawn!

- I don't hear anything--

Dawn!

...at all, no, no.

Be quiet!

Girls, come on.

Straighten up.

I got a surprise for you.

What is it?

We're going to stop

and see Grandma.

I can get in around back.

Just wait here.

[1930s cartoon music on TV]

[snoring]

My lamp.

[sultan laughs]

So you want to marry

my daughter.

[Aladdin]

I sure do. Boy!

Hey.

Hey, Uncle John.

What are you guys doing here?

Oh, hey, don't--

don't get too close.

I think I have bad breath.

[villain in cartoon]

New lamps for all!

Is your dad here?

Can I help you?

John, what are you doing here?

What are you doing here?

Trying to find a way in.

What, the front door

too obvious for you?

Open the door, man.

Hey, bro.

How are you, man?

I'm good, man.

How you doing?

Come on in.

So what have you

been up to, John?

I'm studying to take the GRE.

Good. You going back to school?

I'm thinking about it, yeah.

That's great. What for?

Law. Or medicine.

I haven't decided yet.

Oh.

That's great.

What's new with you?

Not much.

You all right?

What do you mean, am l--

l-- I'm fine.

You're not upset?

About what?

Uh, I don't know.

I mean, where do I start?

The situation's such a mess.

The situation? What situation?

What situation?

I mean, it sounds like

a f***ing mess over there.

Watch your language.

Sorry. Sorry.

You don't know what

you're talking about anyway.

Who does?

The administration?

I mean, they'll tell you

the sun comes out at midnight

if it serves their cause.

And how about that monkey boy

president of yours?

He's your president, too.

I didn't vote for him.

You didn't vote at all, did you?

That's-- That's not the point.

Isn't it?

Just...

stop talking.

Let's not have that

conversation right now.

You'd like that, wouldn't you?

That's what your side's

all about, isn't it?

Censoring dissent?

Stop.

Why? I mean, we're just talking.

Are you afraid of talking?

No, I'm not afraid of that at all.

I just don't want to confuse the girls.

Is that all right?

I'm sure they're already confused.

I mean...

really, what do you

think about all this?

Do you have an opinion?

They think their mom's a hero,

and they think it's easy

to criticize the situation

when you're sitting

in your mom's living room

thinking about

going back to school--

maybe law, maybe med--

I don't know.

They think every one

of those privileged opinions

is a freedom that their mother

fights for daily

on your behalf.

That's what they think.

Well, it's-- it's good to see

that you let them

think for themselves.

You girls hungry?

You think your dad

will buy us lunch?

It's 4:
30, man.

You think your dad

will buy us dinner?

Want to buy Uncle John dinner?

You don't want to come?

No, I think I'm just

going to stay here and...

take a little cat nap.

You're bigger than

the last time I saw you.

How old are you now?

Dawn's 8. I'm 12 1/2.

Wow.

How old are you?

Bet that sounds

pretty old to you, doesn't it?

Do you have a job?

Why? Are you hiring?

No.

Hey, how come you kids

are out of school?

Dad's taking us

to Enchanted Gardens.

- Why?

- For fun.

You think that place is fun?

What do you mean?

Nothing.

Uncle John?

Yeah.

Why did Dad quit the Army?

He didn't quit.

What do you mean?

He had to leave

because of his eyes.

The Army's strict

about crap like that.

But weren't his eyes always bad?

Mm, more or less.

Well, if they're so strict,

how'd he get in in the first place?

He didn't tell you?

Oh, Christ.

Ahem.

Well, if he didn't tell you,

he probably wouldn't

want me to, so--

All right, you promise not

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