In the Radiant City Page #3

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No, no, I'm curious here.

You certainly have limits

to what you would do.

I...

Have you ever had

something in your life

that you knew just to be

absolutely true,

as a person on this earth,

and then it's just...

Not?

I mean, like being told the color

you've known as blue your whole life

is actually orange.

I'm talking like that.

Well...

Well, I can tell you, the world

sometimes makes zero sense.

It's not like we had anybody

trying to help us figure it out...

It was up to me.

I drew up the map,

said this way is north,

this way is south.

Here's a mountain and a river,

that's a tree...

Made sense out of mush.

A mountain's a mountain.

Even if you call it as a tree.

Jesus.

Oh...

Oh, my god...

Yeah, yeah...

Here you go.

I grabbed two.

Oh, I just got dizzy, honey.

And I reached out,

and there was nothing there.

I know.

Here.

You're gonna be sweet,

ain't you?

Wish I'd done better.

Are you okay, grandma?

You okay?

The symptoms...

Of Alzheimer?

Do you need your pills?

No.

It's all so much.

I should call mom.

No, honey, stay, please!

Okay.

It is just so easy to let

things slip away,

you know, rather sad.

Like there were nothing there.

What do you mean?

I've been seeing Andrew.

I've been seeing him all around.

And I close my eyes,

and he won't let me be.

He's just calling out my name,

like a ghost out by there.

A ghost...

That's coming out everywhere...

Every part of me.

It's like...

Did I say it?

Did I dream it?

He's been calling.

Calling out for me.

Just something awful, baby.

Just pulling at my heart.

Just turn left.

Where are we going?

Beth, what's happened?

You got to tell me, all right?

Whatever it is.

I just wanted to help.

She misses you.

Who? What are you

talking about?

Grandma.

She misses you.

Is this a f***ing joke?

You think this is f***ing funny?

You don't understand, my mom...

Beth!

My mom, Laura...

Get out of the car.

- Just...

- Get out.

- No.

- Get the f*** out.

So you can run away again?

F***! This is...

This is f***ing f***ed up.

This is f***ing f***ed up.

You can't leave again.

This is...

You can't leave again.

I don't want you to.

You're missed, Andrew.

I know, I saw.

She said so.

She said so.

You came!

You wanted to see me.

Yes!

Beth said you ain't been well.

Oh...

I just I get

headaches sometimes.

The doctor has me on pills.

Where have you been?

Lot of places.

Where?

Boats, fishing...

Crabs and lobsters.

You'd like it.

It's nice.

I don't know.

It's nice. It's like when we used

to visit uncle Sal at the lake.

Mm-hmm.

Well, won't you sit down?

Well, are you going up

to see your brother?

I don't know.

Maybe.

Ain't nothing to be afraid of.

How is he doing?

- Same, the way he's always been.

- Yeah

I bet.

Do you remember when you were

young, and we had that...

That rabbit Coop out back?

Yeah, I remember.

And he had that book.

A giant thing...

And he got in with the female,

and put her in a family way.

And you were...

So excited when

the bunnies was born.

And then,

you came out one morning,

and they was all dead.

That bugger got in there

in the night and killed them.

He hated all of them.

That's right.

And you were so sad.

You just cried and cried and...

You were so scared of it.

"Mama, how could it?"

"How could it do that?"

And the next day,

it was like

it had never happened.

You all playing in the grass,

it was like...

It had never done that thing.

Thought about that

the other day.

Want some coffee?

I'm okay.

Good.

Hey, sweetie.

Hey.

Here.

My son.

What's this?

- Wait.

- -Move.

- Get out of my way.

- -Just wait.

Get out of my way!

- Laura.

- Mother, quiet!

Beth, move! Now!

- Did you do this?

- Mom.

- Please just listen to me.

- You have no idea.

- Nothing's changed I see.

- You shut up!

Beth, get out.

No, no, she should

be here for this.

Oh, no, god damn.

You don't get to do this.

- You don't get to decide.

- What are you afraid?

She's gonna hear a little truth?

Oh, god!

You've been here a week,

and you know so much, huh?

Two days, and I know

more than you.

You know sh*t!

I know your daughter needs

a mother and needs a friend.

Shut up.

I know her mother is a

f***ing mess, look at her.

- She's sick.

- Look at your daughter.

Look at Beth.

- No, no...

- You have any idea

how I met your little girl.

Who she goes around with...

Hey, I am a good mother.

Coming to my

f***ing hotel room...

You don't get to come in

to my f***ing house,

- and tell me...

- Oh!

- Your house!

- Yeah! God damn right it is.

Only reason you have anything to

come back to is because of me.

Oh, I love what you've done

with the place.

You want some truth?

Huh? Is that what you want?

- You want some truth?

- Please.

You're a liar.

You're f***ing insane.

You couldn't handle

what happened.

You created some twisted story

but where were you, Andrew?

Shut up.

- Where were you?

- You're out of your mind.

He took it too!

He took it all for you.

He was just a boy.

You weren't there,

you didn't see what he did!

You didn't smell

what he did out there!

- It was a game.

- Was not a f***ing game!

- And you put it on him!

- It wasn't a game.

- Don't touch me!

- Don't touch you?

- Don't f***ing touch me.

- He was just a boy!

I was a f***ing boy!

He took it

because he was your brother!

- Laura. Andrew!

- Stop touching me!

And you just tucked your tail between

your scrawny little legs and ran

leaving him alone to rot.

So f*** you...

- You shut up!

- You're such a coward!

- Ah...

- Shut the f*** up!

Can you shut

the f*** up, all right?

Listen, Laura.

We're sorry, Andrew.

We're sorry.

We...

Made a huge mistake.

We were wrong.

I miss you.

We miss you so much.

I love you.

I loved you, Andrew.

Stop!

Wait!

Andrew!

- Wait!

Andrew!

Hey!

Hi.

- Hi.

- Hi, darling.

What do you see?

Honey, I don't know

what you're talking about.

You were into me?

You said darkness.

- You all right?

- He's all right. It's okay.

What are you

talking about, baby?

Whoa...

It's okay.

Just calm down. It's okay.

Hey, hey, hey...

- I got him.

- Tell me!

- No! Hey!

- Guys, we don't need to all that.

Tell me!

You see darkness?

Well, f*** you too, then.

Yeah.

Need a light?

- Be good.

- I ain't gonna bite you.

Thank you.

You want a cigarette?

You got one?

Thank you.

What was all that?

You said you saw darkness in me.

I said that?

A lot to drink.

But do you believe in it?

What do you mean, like evil?

That devil sh*t?

Let me see your hand.

That one.

Wait a second.

Shoot, it's faint.

You got a strong will, though.

You got an island, a big one.

What does that mean?

This one line splits up,

and makes a big space.

Like an island.

What, like I'm split in two?

Or something.

But that ain't my fault.

It never is, baby.

What, you don't like it?

It's just folds on the skin.

You like what you got,

you keep them.

You don't, don't.

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