Last Days Here Page #4

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- Mm-hmm

- They're gonna get you in

Then once you're in there

you're away from this

maybe you can heal more

- I want to go

to the hospital

not that I want to go

in rehab

I want to go to the hospital

because if I'm not treated

for this

I'm gonna die

[somber piano music]

It makes me nasty

It makes me confused

Probably 'cause it's eating

my organs away

Probably 'cause it is eating

my brain

All I do is cry all night

and pray to God to die

- I've taken Bobby here

a few times

I know he's intent on getting

his hands and arms addressed

and that rehab is

a secondary solution

And as far as what he was saying

suicide being

the third solution

I don't==I wish he wasn't

going through any of this

but there's nothing

that I can do

except just support him

you know?

You know Bobby would be

the first to tell you

years back

he kind of made that deal

with the devil right?

He kind of sold his soul

and he's fighting like hell

to steal it back

one piece at a time

- So what are they gonna do?

'Cause I feel comfortable

in these places

more than I do

in my own home

I like hospitals

That's sick

but I love hospitals

Pellet has been==

has been like a god to me

He's basically a godsend

I love him

I love all you guys

You know for coming here

Thank you very very much

[somber music]

- On Sundays we'd take him

to this little deli

and they had a jukebox

There he was only

a year and a half there

So he'd go over there

and bounce to it

and he'd turn around

You load 1 6 tons

what do you get?

He sang Tennessee Ernie Ford

And everybody "Look at that

little boy" you know?

He had quite a good childhood

- He had an excellent childhood

- Later teens he used to walk

in the door

He'd step in that door

right away

Before he even saw him

he'd yell out

"Did you cut your hair?"

That was I mean every night

That's when they kind of had

a little parting

because of his hair

and lifestyle and so forth

A lot of Bobby's problems

I believe subconsciously

is an innate competitive thing

with his father

- I think she's right

She's right in that

She's right in that

I worked for eight

secretaries of defense

Originally appointed by

President Johnson

kept on by Nixon

and by President Ford

Where the hell

did you find that?

I always looked up to people

who were in our society

Very very responsible

And I want my son

to have been like that

- Joe

but he's not

- I can't do anything

about it now

- What I want for Bobby

just for him to be happy

- Just for him to be==

- To find a good woman

- Two different categories

- Why?

He needs that Joe

- I just want him to be well

Within the range of normalcy

With that of course

goes then to societal things

that she's talking about

[windshield wipers swishing]

- To play the next message,

press one

[electronic beep]

- Hey, Dem

It's Pellet

Listen, I'm just giving you

a quick call

I finally heard from Bobby

after weeks of him being

missing in action

He's been in Philadelphia,

of all places

Dude, he met some

young hot girl named Hallie,

and he's been up here

spending time with her

She supposedly is not

a drug addict

I'm not sure

what the whole deal is,

but I just thought

I'd tell you

It looks like there's gonna

be some forward motion,

'cause he's psyched

and really positive

Give me a call

when you get this, okay?

See ya

- This message will be saved

- The way he met her

from what I understand is

she was a fan

They were speaking on the phone

quite a bit

so she came one time

with her cousin

Then a couple of weeks later

she invited him to visit

And that's how it started

He's been going to Philly

nearly every weekend

Do you have an elevator

at 201 South 1 3th?

He got an apartment==we got him

an apartment I should say==

in Philadelphia

just a few blocks from her

So he'll have to come in

through the front?

Is it wide?

Because he has a very wide sofa

Apparently they're in love

Or whatever you know?

[laughs]

I don't know if it's==

I shouldn't say this==

in love or in lust

but

[laughs]

[heavy metal music]

- Yeah I was very very Ionely

down here for a long time

but uh

I'm not Ionely anymore

because I have a==

very much a purpose you know?

Perfect time to meet Hallie

About time somebody loved Bob

for Bob again

There's been nobody a long time

who's loved Bob for Bob

Nobody loves me like Hallie

Nobody

I've never loved a woman

like Hallie in my life

Never in my life

and never will again

- He's got to take

winter boots

I don't care what he says

Are they that bad?

They're dorky he says

Just for the snow

Are they that dorky?

Huh?

Tell him he needs some lamps

- I got everything like that

- You got the coconut oil

- Don't worry about that

- All right where is it?

[clattering]

[hissing]

[all coughing]

- You know that fire

that just started?

Right as the flames

hit the stove

this fell off Bob's neck

Now how f***ing weird is that?

That's weird

'Cause you were here==

Them flames came out of nowhere

right?

Out of f***ing nowhere

This popped right off his neck

right as the fire started

Do the math

One bad omen after another

dude

I don't know

I think Bobby

might just be back

I hope this girl is everything

he thinks man

I don't know her

Yeah I hope it works out

But between the cross breaking

and the fire the snow

f***ing

I'm starting to wonder man

[door clattering]

- All right

I'll see you later

- Good luck

- Wish me luck

- Make it

- Yeah I'm gonna make it

There ain't no question

about that

- Are you boxed in?

- We'll see you again

all right?

- Drive careful

- Love you!

[somber piano music]

- Oh boy

I just hope he's happy

that's all

Hope he's happy

[sniffles]

- So today is Bobby's birthday

He loves carrot cake

He gets an annual carrot cake

every year

There's no room to write

"Happy birthday Bobby"

without interfering

with the carrot symmetry

so we're just gonna go with

a Pentagram

with maybe a 54 in the middle

I guess uh

I get a little leeway

since I'm not a decorator

- I think 54's not that old

- Huh?

- 54's not that old

- No I don't know is it?

- I mean it's old

- Get out of here!

[laughs]

- But it's not that old

At first glance when people see

me and Bobby

walking down the street

together

they either think

A he's my father

or B

he's my sugar daddy

or you know a pimp

or something like that

But he's an endearing person

and I'm certainly not in it

for the money

because he has none

And I just==

I enjoy his company

I feel very kindred to him

regardless of the age gap

My cousin and I had a theory

that he and his mother

were the same person

like an Anthony Perkins

like Psycho sort of thing

You're gonna have us like

locked in a closet

with your mother's corpse

I don't find that I have

anything in common

with guys my age

I've always liked

since I was young

in terms of looks

guys that have you know

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