Hearts in Atlantis Page #5

That's really what all this is about,

isn't it, Ted?

Want a root beer?

That's the only good thing about you

going. I can't stand that stuff.

Yeah, I know.

- Do you know everything?

- Nope.

So what happens when you touch people?

I pass on a kind of window

into other people's minds.

Is that why they want you?

This window?

Yeah. I know certain things,

see certain things.

Some see it as a gift,

but to me it's always been a burden.

What I see has a value for some.

Maybe I escaped them this time.

Thanks.

Cheers.

To good health.

Oh, well.

We're all just passing through, kiddo.

Just passing through, that's all.

Tell Carol I'd like to

say goodbye to her.

Sure.

- Hey, Bobby!

- Yeah?

I think you should go find her now.

Okay.

- Hey, Bobby.

- Is Carol home?

No, she went to the ravine

to read...

...by the tree.

You don't scare me, Bobby Garfield.

If it isn't the Gerber Baby.

No! Please!

Harry?

Carol! Carol!

Is everything okay?

He hit me, Bobby. He hit me hard.

It's okay.

- I'll go get help!

- No, please!

Don't leave me alone.

He might come back.

It'll be okay.

Can you walk?

I don't know.

- Just try, okay?

- Maybe, I don't know.

It'll be okay.

It's okay.

Here, try and stand up, okay?

You have to get on my back, okay?

- Bobby, I can't!

- Yes, you can.

You can.

You have to think about

something else, okay?

Here, get on my back.

Remember at school how we

rode piggyback at recess?

- Yeah.

- This is just like that, okay?

- Bronko Nagurski.

- Nagurski.

Ten yards...

...seven yards...

Nothing could stop him.

Ted!

Help.

I think her arm's broken.

Come on, Carol. It's all right.

It's all right.

My arm.

Bobby, take her hand, all right?

Oh, yes.

One great, big boy

against one little girl.

He's probably so afraid of you.

Thought you had the heart of a lion.

He hurt me, Ted.

I know. Believe me, I know.

Now listen. I've got to look

at your shoulder. Understand?

I don't want to hurt you.

Oh, my.

He broke my arm.

No, I think it's just dislocated.

And I think I can fix it.

Are you a doctor, Ted?

No, I'm not a doctor.

But as you noted, I'm very strange.

So who knows what I can do?

Do you have the heart of a lion?

Just close your eyes

and try to relax.

Bobby, give me your belt.

Now, Carol, do you know

what pain does?

It rises and travels up the body.

That's it. Thank you.

Listen to me, Carol.

Just listen and relax.

I want you to bite down hard

on the belt.

You're going to bite down

on Bobby's belt and catch the pain.

Now relax.

Close your eyes.

Keep them closed.

You're safe. Just breathe in.

Breathe out. That's it.

There's no pain.

Just listen to my voice.

I can sense them

closing in on me, Bobby.

I know. There's signs everywhere.

Here we go.

Bite down hard and catch... Here we go.

All right.

There.

Ted?

It doesn't hurt anymore.

You do have the heart of a lion.

You did well, kiddo.

What the hell is going on in here?

Mom, what happened to you?

- Take your hands off that little girl!

- Mom, he didn't do anything bad!

How dare you touch her!

He didn't hurt her!

I brought her so Ted could help her!

Go to your room!

And you! You are going to jail!

What happened to you

didn't happen to her.

- Why's her blouse open?

- Her shoulder's hurt!

I said, go to your room!

What Bobby said was true!

Let's clean you up in the bathroom.

He carried me up the hill.

Ted took my pain away.

Don't you touch her!

Go in the bathroom.

I'm calling the police

to tell them everything.

Tell them what happened to you.

You weren't there. You couldn't know.

I know.

I know you didn't realize

the seminar would involve that.

And I know he's growing up

while your mind is on other things.

I'm taking that child home. And you

better not be here when I get back.

- Be careful.

- I'll be fine, don't worry.

Where will you go till it's dark?

The diner near the Corner Pocket,

I guess. Pick up my winnings later.

I want to go with you.

Bobby, come inside, please.

Do as she says, kiddo.

Yes, is this...

...Housatonic-5837?

Yes, well, I have some information

for you...

...about Brautigan.

You can find him at

the Corner Pocket tonight...

...in Bridgeport.

Yes. Now, there's a reward...?

Hello?

Hello...

Bastards.

When your mother writes "bad"...

...under a mental picture of someone,

she writes it in ink.

I mean, I knew that, but

I didn't think she'd betray me.

See, I need the money to survive...

...and I can't go back

to the Corner Pocket.

And I need time to think...

...and there isn't any.

Here's what you do.

Write a note for me.

A note?

Yeah, to the Corner Pocket.

I'll get you your money.

I'm not sure this is a good idea.

Ted, take my hands.

Don't worry. I won't let

the bogeymen get you.

Hello?

Can I help you?

It's about Brautigan.

He took the train. I saw him go.

Stay out of this, kid.

Brautigan's our business.

Don't hurt him.

Please don't hurt him.

Go home, Bobby.

Ted, I got the money!

Ted!

I wouldn't have missed a minute!

Not a single minute!

Not for the whole world!

Where have you been?

I've been worried!

I'm all safe and sound.

Do you have any idea

what you just put me through?

You only think about yourself!

- Bobby...

- Ted's gone.

I'll never see him again.

So you got everything you wanted.

Happy?

There's no money. I don't have a job.

There's plenty of money now!

See how great it worked out,

turning him in?

I did it for you. For your own...

You lie! You always lie.

My father was a good man

and people liked him.

Everyone liked him except you.

You never liked me either.

Then I find a grownup friend

of my own, and you know what?

I loved him.

You didn't just betray him;

you betrayed both of us.

Bobby?

Ted got it right.

It isn't all Atlantis.

My mother got a job outside of Boston.

And I was upset, of course,

but one thing...

I wasn't afraid.

I had Ted to thank for that.

Hey, get out of here.

This is my place now.

You can't. This is everybody's park.

Yes, I can.

Little Bobby Garfield.

Where's your fairy godfather

when you need him?

That was for the Gerber Baby!

Do you need any help?

I'm fine.

Do you think you could ever

see your way to forgiving me?

I'm working on it, Mom.

Carol, we're leaving now.

Oh, no.

Here. It's where I'll be

in Massachusetts.

- Will you write to me?

- Of course.

I'll write to you.

I'll probably be homesick.

I'll never forget you.

Was it you who beat up Harry Doolin?

Good.

Good.

- Carol, wait.

- I can't. Not now.

- But I...

- I love you too, Bobby Garfield.

But I have to go make the salad.

9:
35, 25 minutes before 10

on WKMD...

...serving up the biggest hits

with the Platters.

So, what are we gonna do?

The best we can, Mom.

The best we can.

Well, time and tide wait for no man.

Ben Jonson called time

"the old bald cheater."

- Who was Ben Jonson?

- An English writer.

Foolish about money,

and given to flatulence.

Flatulence?

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