Hunter Gatherer Page #6

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Linda!

I've seen you back there,

I ain't got nothing

to say to you.

Hold on, you don't even know

why I've come to see you for.

You probably want

some money or something.

You think I need money?

And if I ain't got no money,

then how did I buy you this?

I do not want to be possessing

nothing you stole.

I ain't stealing nothing.

This is paid for.

Straight cash.

- Oh, you bought it, huh?

- Yeah.

How come it ain't got no box?

A box?

I didn't think you want no box,

when I got you a stereo.

A nice one, too.

A bunch of pieces.

Why do you spend your money

on something so stupid?

I wanted to buy you a present.

Linda.

I hear you got yourself

a new girl.

Maybe.

How are you gonna say

you want to be with me

with all your heart

and then run around

with some teeny bit?

All I do when I'm with her is talk

about how much I in love with you.

- I gotta go.

- All right, just gimme a second.

I come all the way down here to give you

a stereo and you don't even want it.

You didn't give me

a second of your time.

- What?

- Come here.

I wanna show you something.

Grab my hands.

Feel it?

Feel what?

My body getting colder.

I'll take the stereo.

I need a new one anyways.

I knew that. That's why

I got it for you.

Open up, it's Ashley.

Yeah? Oh...

What are you doing in there?

What do you think we're doing?

I'm just checking to see

if you was all right.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm all right.

You all right?

Yeah.

Jeremy and I, we bought you

a stereo for your birthday.

But it got stolen,

so, you know...

Oh...

- Are you all right?

- Yeah.

I mean, nothing much

damage to me.

I just wanted to let you know.

Well, thank you for

thinking of me.

I'm sorry that

that happened to you.

Yeah, it was from me and

Jeremy, you know, both...

He doesn't know

it got stolen yet,

so maybe you could

thank him for it,

like if I was really

give it to you,

- 'cause he was so excited...

- Oh, yeah.

- I don't wanna him to be

disappointed, you know. -Okay.

You should go,

'cause ray just went

to go get some cigarettes.

That's all.

Okay. Okay, hey!

- Okay.

- Don't you miss me, Ashley?

Yes, you know I miss you.

Do you really?

You're my girl.

Yeah. Well, I think that

we have something special.

But if you don't give me

your heart, then...

I will have to leave you.

What do you mean?

Ray's talking about

wanting to marry me.

What, you said

he was all ashy and gross.

Well, I don't care

about that anymore.

I have to think about my life

and my future, and...

What's gonna make me happy.

I can be happy with him, Ashley.

So is that what you're gonna do?

You're gonna settle for him,

like I just settled for you?

If I have to, yeah.

Yo, Dwayne.

I got all these fridges

I need to unload.

But I ain't got a $100

for the dumping here.

Truck broke down, so I can't take them

to Bedford county like I was planning.

I can give you some under-the-table

money for helping me out.

So, you want me to allow you

to dump hazardous material

onto our yard without paying?

I'm saying, I can hook you up with

like, a 20 spot every time I came.

That would yours to keep.

They cost $100 to throw away.

I'm talking on the side.

Money for you,

and only for you. Cash.

I can't do it,

there's hazardous

materials involved.

It's just a little bit.

It's a couple of fridges.

You know Linda's my girl,

don't you?

She's been my girl forever.

But she don't talk about you.

No?

She's gonna start

talking about me.

Ashley.

We're getting married.

I proposed last night.

No, you're not. When?

Look, now, Ashley...

No, you're not!

What are you all doing

in my room?

I'm sorry, Ashley.

She told me everything.

What everything?

Everything like what?

Everything like you two were

together when you come here.

Everything like you didn't

give Jeremy a kidney.

Everything like...

You need to get out of my motel.

- All right, take that back.

- Take what back, Ashley?

Ray saw the refrigerators

and I had to tell him.

This is your small business?

Collecting refrigerators?

What kind of business is that?

You mind your small business.

I'm doing what I got to do.

All right, Ashley.

Pick your stuff,

go back to your mom's.

You don't get it, do you?

I'm not settling for nobody.

I'm not settling for you,

I'm not settling for ray,

I'm not settling for nobody.

It's Linda or it's nothing.

What are you gonna do

when you get Linda back?

What are gonna do with that?

I'm gonna live my life.

What if she doesn't

ever love you again?

- Jeremy...

- Granddad!

- Jeremy...

- What?

Uh...

What is it?

What's going on, granddad?

Granddad!

- What?

- The fridges still here?

- What do you need?

- Got those fridges, right?

Why would you do this?

What are you trying

to do, anyway?

My granddad's respirator.

Did your aunt tell you

about the stereo?

I wasn't able to give it to her.

I don't care!

Look, Jeremy, I'm sorry,

it got stolen.

I know it was supposed

to be a birthday present,

but I couldn't do anything

about it, man,

just... they stole it...

Ashley, I don't care

about the stereo!

You think you can keep

your grandfather alive forever?

Everybody dies, Jeremy.

No, they don't.

Ashley, no!

Get away from me!

Listen to me,

I have something to tell you.

I don't care.

You don't care about me,

your aunt doesn't care about me.

It didn't last with my lover...

Stop.

Listen to me.

What's wrong with you?

Follow me.

Jeremy, I'm sorry

about the stereo, okay?

Don't worry about that anymore.

I found it.

And, look!

It still works!

Okay, what's happening?

Now, what's going on?

Follow me.

Where we going?

Look!

I can breathe underwater.

Ashley.

I'm glad we're becoming friends.

Me, too.

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