In Country Page #8

How's he doing back in Hopewell.

And they're wondering

why I ain't out there with them.

Waiting for me.

I'm just hanging on here with

every bit of strength I've got.

Christ it exhausts me.

I ain't got nothing left.

Not you or Anita

or anybody else.

There something wrong with me.

Like there's this hole in my heart.

There's just something missing

and I can't get it back.

Out there with them.

I'm already half dead.

I still can't get used to the way you two wooshed in there at home

and triggered me off on this trip.

I'm sorry about the way

your grandpa's back was up

but he'd have worried about the wheat anyway.

It was getting near ready to cut.

For what I don't know with the market prices.

Sometimes if think Dwayne is almost better off out of this

or he'd have been a farmer like his daddy.

If you could do it over

would you have sent Dwayne to Canada instead?

Oh Sam people don't have choices like that.

Besides, he did good for his country.

And I take comfort in that.

What good did he do for his country?

Emmett says they all died over there for nothing.

Well, Emmett can talk.

He didn't die.

That's right Ms. Hughes.

I'm alive and horrible.

Emmett, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to step on your feelings.

I just had to say how I feel.

Emmett. My...

Emmett can you look for another station on the radio please?

Emmett, my legs are killing me.

I need to take another pill.

Can you start looking for a place to stop?

Where there's barbecue.

I didn't feed us enough at breakfast.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Oh Lord, my knees.

Watch your step.

Oh, Laud.

Open the door. Take it easy.

Get out of there. Watch out.

She's driving me crazy.

I'm gonna scream if she keeps this up.

She's never been nowhere before.

You don't know how to act.

She's driving me nuts.

Alright.

Oh, my God!

Pardon my French but if it isn't

all my favorite people in the world!

Were you surprised?

Yes!

Hi .

Hi honey!

I missed you.

I don't believe. Hi Emmett!

Hi Irene.

Come on in!

I don't believe it!

Oh, don't bother with that stack.

Larry was out of focus on most of them.

That's a good one of all of us.

I like that one.

That's a good one.

Can I... can I have that one?

Oh honey take what you want.

Thanks.

Larry got double prints

on a special.

Are you sure...

are you sure you won't come with us?

Oh I don't...I don't think so.

You do it.

Anybody want another beer?

Help yourself Emmett.

Not for me.

Is Emmett with Anita Stevens again?

Oh, well Emmett doesn't know what he wants

but Anita sure does.

Mrs. Hughes, have you thought

about going through Colonial Williamsburg on you way?

I never been so

far away from home in my life.

It's too late to do that in my old age.

Oh, you're not old Mrs. Hughes.

I'm 58 and I got 20 years of worry

tacked on to that.

You're as old as you feel Mrs. Hughes.

Did you tell her yet?

-Yeah, I'm going to.

Well, go on.

I will!

Mom, can I move up here

and go to college?

What did I hear over there?

Oh Sam, this is great!

Oh, my God!

Your big sister is going to

come up and live with us and go to college.

How about that sweetheart?

You really mean it?

I mean it!

I mean it!

She means it! I'm so happy!

Dwayne always thought you hung the moon.

She's moving up here.

How about that!.

Alright, come on out of there, Sam.

Oh my.

I don't see it!

They say you come up on it all of a sudden.

My legs are beginning to hurt.

Look!

Emmett, will you get me my...

my geranium there would ya?

Alright, y'all go on up ahead.

I'll catch you.

Alright.

It's on Panel 4W.

Oh look, there it is.

It doesn't show up good.

It's just a hole in the ground.

Lord, it's as night.

I didn't think it would look like this.

What... what are those gold stars for?

I guess somebody just wanted the name to stand out.

I can go with that.

Yeah, me too.

You gonna look for anybody else besides Daddy?

Yeah.

I gonna look up a couple of guys.

God, it's just like Mom said.

The names

Bobby Gene and Freddie Ray

and Jimmy Bob.

Country boys.

Country boys just like city boys now.

They have everything.

There it is.

Dwayne E. Hughes.

I'm gonna ball.

I wish I could touch it.

A second grandma.

Mister, can we use that ladder.

Yes you may.

Thank you.

Here, let me give you a hand with it.

Emmett?

I got it.

Watch yourself Mrs. Hughes.

Thanks.

Somebody might see up my dress.

You go on.

You can do it.

Watch your step.

Sam, now you go up there.

Take this and get his name.

It's real close, Grandma.

Smile.

When I get back to the world.

This will be a dream.

But now, the world is a dream.

Hotshot says we're almost there.

You wanna to get some barbecue?

That'd be good.

Let's stop at that same place on the way.

With the hot sauce...

That sauce was so good.

And I can live with that.

Sam can drive.

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