Hunter Gatherer Page #5

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you deserve a chance

at a normal life.

Well, thank you.

I don't want to impose...

It would be

until everything shakes out.

Gonna look for

another job again?

Oh, yeah, soon.

I'm taking some classes,

so that might get in the way,

but I've been talking to some banks

about getting a small business loan.

How nice. What for?

Still working out

the personal details.

Yeah, yeah, of course.

And I can help out around the

place if you need anything.

I'm good at fixing things

in a room.

Like, the light bulbs,

toilets, beds, refrigerators.

I might take you up on that.

Okay.

I'm a sucker for this woman.

Yeah.

Never met anyone like her.

You good for her,

you good for me.

I like your shirt.

Match my car.

Come on.

Ashley!

Huh?

Come on, man, you're not

even paying attention.

Yes, I am.

Yeah? Then what did I just say?

That I'm not paying

any attention.

No, before that.

Ashley, you need to pay

better attention.

It's not like I can download

this knowledge into your brain

like a computer.

You got to do your part.

I wish you could download it.

It'd be a lot easier.

Yeah, it would be easier,

but then, you wouldn't

get the pleasure of learning.

Okay, Mr. Carlos,

I was on the moon for a second,

but I'll pay better attention.

Could you do me a favor, and

write something out in cursive

so I can see what it looks like?

Sure, what is it?

Secret intimacies.

Okay.

Well, well, well.

Where you guys heading?

The armory or something?

No, man.

We're going to get our eat on.

All right, I'm cool,

don't worry 'bout me.

Ray's taking me out

for my birthday.

- Today's your birthday?

- Mm-hmm.

I wish I had known,

I would have got you something.

It's okay.

Oh, how was class?

Class is going real well,

thank you.

Teacher said I'm gonna be

a good small business owner.

That's good, Ashley.

Talk to your friends

at the bank yet?

Working on it.

We gotta jam.

We got reservations to make.

All right then, reservation man.

Good work.

- Have a good one.

- -Bye, Ashley.

All right, bye.

Happy birthday.

Happy birthday, everybody!

Look at you.

Got it?

- They didn't see you, right?

- No.

Straight back, straight back.

All right, come this way.

That's my boy.

There you go.

- You're good.

- Whoa, nice one.

- Yeah.

How much did you get for this?

Only 50 this time.

All right.

Some money is better

than no money, right?

Yep.

Today is your aunt's birthday?

Oh, yeah, it is today.

You got to tell me

about these things.

- I forgot.

- Did you get her a present?

No, did you?

No, I didn't know

it was her birthday.

- I made us some flyers.

- What's that?

I made us some flyers.

Let's check it out.

This is nice work, man.

I like the writing.

Yeah.

Passed them out on the way over here.

That's how I got this fridge.

Look at you, taking initiative.

Yeah, this looks all right, man.

"Old fridges disposal..."

Hey, you put my number on here.

Yeah, here at the motel.

We gotta get

an answering machine.

And we should get

a present for Nat.

I'm making more money

at the lab.

Doing what?

They keep giving me patches.

Why?

I don't know,

they keep asking me questions

about how I feel.

You know what?

Let me try one of those.

- The patch?

- Yeah.

I don't think I'm supposed

to take it off.

Come on, man, let me see.

What happened

to being a lab rat?

Mm...

Whoa. This is...

This feels kind of funny man, it's

like electricity or something.

Oh, yeah, they go away.

They put some kind of magnet

or something to charge it up.

Yeah, but I didn't know

it's hot.

And it's cool.

It's like tickling and

tingling at the same time.

All right, give me another one.

Ooh, ho-ho...

Let me feel this.

Hey, this is...

This is weird, man.

This is weird.

I can feel it all over

my body, you know.

What is this doing to you?

Oh, no, but you got to

give it back, man.

Something ain't right.

Ashley, my fingertips

are tingling.

Come on, man, I'm getting sick.

What?

My heart's beating fast.

Okay. Okay, here.

Take it.

What are you feeling?

I don't feel right.

Okay.

Oh...

Hello?

Yes.

Yeah, I know the street.

Okay.

Yeah, yeah, we know...

Just give us 20 minutes.

We'll be right there.

All right.

Right... no, thank you.

We got a fridge?

The flyers is working!

Nice! Let's get the Dolly.

- Got it?

- Got it.

What?

It's ray.

Yeah.

You seen the queen?

Who?

Nat.

Well, I don't know.

She's not in your room?

Woke up, she was gone.

Yeah. I don't know.

Wanna help me with something?

Yeah.

Just...

Just let me get some clothes on.

You got a lady?

Why do you ask?

'Cause I've never seen you

with one before.

I got a lady.

It's difficult to explain.

Uh... where's she at?

I had one. Linda.

We were in love.

We were thinking about

having a baby one time together

but she didn't think

we could handle it.

Hmm.

She thought we were old,

or too poor, or too young.

I mean, she had

some reasons for it.

But I didn't agree.

What happened to her?

Well, she around.

You ever see her?

All I do is, try to get her

to fall in love with me again.

Did she love you before?

Yeah, she did.

Then she'll love you again.

You mean it?

I want to tell you something.

I'mma get Nat off the streets.

Hmm.

I don't want her

out there no more.

I mean, how come?

Doesn't she need the money?

I can support her.

Oh, yeah?

I'm going to talk to her

about it tonight.

That's real nice, ray.

I'm happy for you, too.

She's a good woman.

Hope Linda loves you again.

This is going to be

from the both of us, right?

Of course.

What are you thinking?

Oh, she'd like a stereo.

This one.

This is the one.

Yeah, that one looks good.

You got it?

Sir,

would like to get this answering

machine and this stereo.

Your total with tax is 86.80.

I'll give it to you for 86.

Thank you.

Oh! Oh!

Okay, sorry.

It's okay.

Hey, give me that.

I'm gonna take it to Nat

after my class.

I got it.

Let me take it to her.

I got it, I got it.

Where are you seeing her?

I'm gonna see her at the motel.

- Where are you headed?

- Same place.

You can't take this with you.

Come on, I got it.

I got it, trust me.

Later, I'm running late.

Make sure she knows

it's from both of us!

There you go, there you go.

Come on, come on, come on.

Yeah. There you go.

Hey, Carlos!

You're an hour late.

Yeah, but I'm here now.

Do you even have the homework?

Yes.

It's right in here.

It's somewhere in here.

Ashley, I really

don't wanna see you fail.

Who said I'm gonna fail?

Haven't you heard

of positive reinforcement?

Yeah, I've heard of it.

Then why don't you

try it sometime?

Okay, I'm gonna go.

I'll see you next time.

Well, you're not doing me

no favors, nerd.

What?

I said, "you ain't doing me

any favors, nerd."

All right, Ashley.

And consider me graduated,

'cause I don't need

your nerd lessons anymore.

That's all right with me, man.

Congratulations,

you graduated the third grade.

Linda.

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