Home Of The Brave Page #4

until you get the police job?

Because they'll find out.

And you don't want them

thinking you're a p*ssy.

What are you saying?

'Cause I'm not a p*ssy.

Hey, buddy.

What do you got?

What is that? Hi. Hi. Hi.

- Hey.

- Hi.

- Hey, babe. How're you doing?

- Hey. Good.

Hot, hot, hot, hot.

Not bad, huh?

Ray's staying for dinner.

No, tonight's not a good night, actually.

I'm just... I'm really tired.

So, if we can just do it another time.

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

Sure.

I'm gonna give you a call later,

though, okay?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Thanks, Alice.

See you, kid.

Mommy.

Get out of here, Oliver.

But it's Ray.

Tell him I'll call him back.

We turned the. 50 cals on him.

And he doesn't stop.

He's coming right at us.

He could have a bomb. We don't know.

There's no way to know.

But he doesn't stop.

So I open fire.

I have no choice.

I tear him up.

It's him or us, right?

Then we drove by fast as hell

and I looked back to see if I got him.

Then we were gone.

And you still think about it?

- Yeah.

Whether I really saw

a woman, a girl and a baby all shot up...

- So what's your problem then?

- What do you mean?

You did what was right.

The rules of war were followed.

There was an imminent threat.

Haji didn't get the memo. Get over it.

It's not always that simple.

This is bullshit, man.

They told me this was a class.

I want information.

I need my discharge paperwork

and help with that,

my disability applications

and help with that.

Some people think this is helpful.

Whatever.

You've got everything under control,

right, son?

When did you serve, Gettysburg?

Saigon.

Jesus.

Thirty years out?

No way in hell

I'm gonna be coming back here.

You're obviously angry, Jamal.

- Do you wanna tell us why?

- No, why don't you tell me why.

Why what?

Why I get these headaches

and I still can't sleep right.

Why I can't walk right

because my back's still f***ed up.

Why Keisha wouldn't kiss me

the first two months I was home?

Why it takes the army six weeks

to set the medical for my discharge

and they canceled it and they

rescheduled it and then canceled it again?

Why I can't look at you right now

without wanting to kick your face in?

- Especially you, Doc.

- Hey, Jamal, Jamal.

What the hell happened to you, man?

What, you want to

pile some sh*t on me, too, Tommy?

No, I'm not trying to pile anything on you.

What the hell are you doing here?

Tommy Daydream, ladies and gentlemen.

Movie-star looks and a future so bright.

- You two know each other?

- Tell him.

Tell him. Tommy takes one in the leg.

His buddy gets a dozen in the chest.

Well, God smiles down

on Tommy Daydream.

F*** you, Jamal. F*** you.

F*** me? No, f*** you.

Yeah, go ahead. Get out.

Get the f*** out.

Get your own goddamn group.

This is my goddamn group.

Nobody else ain't got nothing else

they wanna say?

How's that?

That hurts.

I'm having pain all the time.

- Pain or discomfort?

- Pain.

Because discomfort

is nothing to worry about.

Right there.

All right. It's probably the prosthesis.

We can try and adjust it.

Thank you.

And I can prescribe some medication

to help with these phantom pains.

No more medication.

It's up to you.

These just came in.

You wanna take a look at that?

I'll recommend

some more therapy as well.

What the hell is this?

Take a look at the last one.

Fishing attachment?

$21,000?

Don't worry about it.

The army will pay for it.

As many as you need.

Might be something that you and your

boyfriend or husband can do together.

Help you pass the time.

Do you think they have one

where you can give people the finger?

Or, maybe a flat palm with a spike in it?

You know,

for when I smack my kid around.

Because when I really

put my shoulder into this,

this thing just goes flying across the room.

It's kind of getting to be

a little bit of a problem, Doc, you know?

Because if I could just keep my kid in line,

and not have to go digging for this thing

then maybe, just maybe, I'd have

a little bit more time for some fly-fishing.

Thank you. No, thank you.

It's your choice.

Vanessa! Hey!

Ray, what are you doing here?

Your mom told me where you were.

- Vanessa, this is crazy.

- I just gotta go.

Why don't you return my calls?

Ray, you know why.

No, I don't.

I really don't.

Wait a minute.

Please, don't just walk away.

It's over, Ray.

- It's over. Don't you get it?

- What did I do?

At least tell me that. What did I do?

It's not about you, it's about me.

Okay. You wanna be alone? Fine.

I've tried comforting you,

I've tried giving you space.

But you are just so damn determined

to be pissed off at the world!

I guess it only takes

one good hand to push people away.

Take care of yourself, Vanessa.

Levels are good, steady.

- Knife.

- Doctor.

Retraction.

- Are you feeling all right, Doctor?

- Respiration's steady.

I am feeling a bit under the weather.

Dr. Breeder,

would you finish for me, please?

- Yes, certainly.

- Thank you.

Dr. Marsh?

There's a Vanessa Price here to see you.

- Who?

- She says she knows you from Iraq.

Oh, my God!

- Hi.

- It's good to see you.

- Come in.

- You, too. Thanks.

Thank you.

How are you? Are you all right?

Yeah, everything's fine.

I had an appointment

at the V.A. Hospital this morning,

and one of the nurses there

gave me your address.

- Everything all right?

- Yeah, it's fine. It's fine.

I just... I thought about you, and I realized

that you were in the neighborhood.

So I took the day off of work and thought,

"Well, you know,

today I'm gonna do doctors."

So,

they couldn't save it, then.

No. No. FST took it off.

I spent the night in Baghdad,

and then went over to Landstuhl.

I mean, I don't remember it. It's just...

It's just what they told me.

- Then to Walter Reed?

- Yup.

Walter Reed for a month,

fitted, and then back home.

Walter Reed. Right?

You wanna see some tough Americans.

- Yeah, I can imagine.

- Yeah.

But I mean, I'm one of the lucky ones.

I got my legs, I got most of my arms...

I can hold my kid and I...

And I really try to remember that.

You must've seen a lot

while you were there.

Yeah, I saw a lot.

You really look good.

Thanks.

You know, at Walter Reed,

they took us on these outings

to help us, you know,

kind of, get used to it.

And people would thank us,

and then, you know, they would stare,

and that would make me really,

really angry.

And then they would ignore me

and it would make me really angry.

- I just... I don't know...

- Do you need anything?

Prescription?

Jesus, everybody's just trying to drug me.

Oh, Jesus. I'm sorry.

Look, I just thought maybe...

I'm... I'm really not here for that.

I just, you know,

I really just wanted to see your face again.

You're a hero. At least to me.

Thank you.

- Excuse me.

- Sure.

Dr. Marsh.

What?

Is he there now?

Okay. All right, I'll be right over.

I'm sorry, I have to go.

It's good to see you.

Thanks. You, too.

If you're ever in the neighborhood again,

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