Least Among Saints Page #2

You want to come over

and get some grub?

Sure.

Where'd you learn

to fight like that?

It's a long story.

Why?

Well, I mean,

there's this kid at school...

What, does he pick on you?

Yeah.

Do you fight back?

No.

How come?

I'm scared to.

Well, nothing wrong with that.

Everyone's scared of something.

Gotta be careful waking you up,

it's like diffusing a bomb.

Good morning.

You are definitely within

500 feet of me right now.

I missed you.

And there's a gun on your floor.

Don't think about it too hard,

you might hurt yourself.

You're not in high school

any more, Anthony.

That sh*t doesn't impress me.

And you f***ing ruined my lawn!

Why can't you just call?

Like any normal alcoholic,

stalking ex?

It's not my style.

Look, I know somewhere in that

circus of a head of yours...

you think this is some kind

of display of affection.

But it's not, okay?

You can't come here any more.

I can't sleep.

What?

Won't... don't want to.

Rather not.

I can't handle the dreams.

They keep coming all the time.

Even when I'm awake.

Come here and I'm near you...

and I sleep.

You never came back.

I'm here.

You never came back to me.

Don't go.

F*** you.

Anthony, just f*** you.

Perfect.

Hey, Anthony!

Aren't you forgetting something?

What, a kiss goodbye?

No, you're not leaving your

truck in front of my house.

Anthony!

Get out of here, Milo.

Hey! Help!

Anthony, come! I need you!

Who is it?

I need help, my mom!

Please!

Unfucking believable.

I don't know what's going on.

Something happened.

I need you, please!

Please! Help! Please!

Please hurry, I need you!

My mom... please!

My mom... she's...

Come, hurry!

She's in here.

Mom!

What happened?

Look, I don't know, man.

She's all f***ed up again.

Mom, Mom, Mom!

Come on, wake up, Mom!

Watch out, watch out.

What is this? What the f***?

Guys, she's fine.

Okay, she's fine.

That's it.

Oh, f***.

Oh, my god.

We gotta get her to a hospital.

Give me the keys to your car.

Give me the keys to your

f***ing car!

You're not taking her to the

hospital in my car, man!

Oh, sh*t, we can't take her to

the hospital in my car, man!

Goddamn it!

Goddamn it!

Watch out!

We gotta go, okay?

We gotta go to the hospital now!

Get the door! Get the door!

Go! Move, move, move!

She's fine, guys!

Get the car!

Get in the car! Go!

Get the f*** out of the way!

You're not taking my car,

please!

Get out of the f***ing way!

Come here!

We gotta go.

Wade, how long

has she been like this?

I-I don't know.

I came out of my room when

I heard that man yelling.

And then I came and got you.

Wade, you're gonna be okay,

okay?

Wade, you're okay,

buddy, okay? You're okay.

Hey, we need some help!

I need some help here!

Hurry up!

Please!

We need some help!

Hurry up! She's not breathing!

Guys, I need some help right now!

Hurry up!

What happened to her?

I don't know, she OD'd.

How long has she been like this?

I don't know.

Go! Move, move!

She has no pulse.

She's not breathing.

Sir, you have to wait here.

Do you know what she was using?

I don't, I found her

with a needle in her foot.

I don't know what was in it.

Is this her son?

Yeah.

Are you the father?

No, I live next door.

Are there any family members

you want us to call?

Anyone we should contact?

Wade? Is there anyone?

Just wait over there.

Someone will come out

and speak with you soon.

Excuse me?

Do you have a pair of socks?

Come again?

Socks.

He left the house

with bare feet.

Um...

Yes, of course.

Are you here

for Cheryl Carpenter?

Yeah.

How is she?

She's in critical condition.

We received her

without a pulse.

She's on life support.

We've taken your mom to the

intensive care unit...

where she'll be more

comfortable.

And when she's ready,

I can take you in to see her.

Are you the father?

No... I'm a friend.

I can't let you go back there

with him if you're not a relative.

May I speak with you

for a moment?

Yeah.

Wade, just... wait right here,

okay?

I'll be right back.

She's brain dead.

The body will slowly shut down

and it'll happen soon.

He should get a chance

to say goodbye to his mom.

It's important.

He shouldn't have

to do this alone.

So...

Are you the father?

Yeah...

I'm the father.

Okay, good.

When will she wake up?

I don't know.

Wade... your mom is very sick.

The doctors have done

everything they can...

but they're not gonna

be able to save her.

Do you want to come

closer to your mom?

It's okay.

She's not in any pain.

You can just sit here

quietly with her.

Or if you want,

you can talk to her.

Tell her things.

See... if you whisper to her,

then she'll know you're here.

Do you want to tell me?

Then I can tell her for you?

Tell her that I love her.

She loves you, too.

Time of death, 5:20.

Don't...

Okay.

Social Services.

She'll take care

of things from here.

Thank you for what

you did in there.

I wish I could have done more.

It was good of you

to stay with him.

What's that?

Oh, it's a phrase in Latin.

What does it mean?

God will know His own.

Does He?

I don't know.

You need somewhere

to get cleaned up?

I'm sorry?

Your hand.

Oh.

There's a bathroom at the end of the hall.

What's gonna happen to him?

Well, his mother is deceased.

His father's whereabouts

are unknown.

He has no extended family

to speak of.

We take him into protective

custody...

where we will find a bed

for him in a foster home.

Then his case will be filed

with Child Protective Services.

We'll investigate and try to determine

what's in the best interest of the child.

You brought them in?

Yeah.

And you're...

I'm...

Extended family, I heard.

I live next door.

Thanks for sticking around.

Least I can do.

How long until you have to take

the body to the city morgue?

Seven days.

I'll do my best to find someone

to claim her. No promises.

Listen, would you mind if I stick around

for a little while longer?

I don't feel right

about leaving him just yet.

Yeah, sure, I'm right here.

Can I use your phone?

My cell has no reception here.

Uh-huh.

So, she told me the deal.

I guess they're gonna set you up

with a new place to live.

I know what's going on.

When my mom was in jail,

I had to stay in these homes.

Hey, it's gonna be okay.

No, it's not.

It's gonna suck.

It's gonna f***ing suck

very much.

Hey, hey, hey!

Don't do that.

Don't hurt yourself.

Excuse me?

He hasn't eaten yet tonight.

Wait a sec, so you don't have

any beds available?

Oh, you don't have any beds,

period? Terrific.

I want to take him

to get some breakfast.

I can't let you do that.

Wait, what?

No, I'm not sending him

to County.

All right, he'll get eaten up there.

They'll put him on the floor.

He's on my watch now,

if anything happens, it's on me.

It's been a long night.

A lot's happened.

Kid needs a little break.

The cafeteria is open now.

It's just on the first floor.

I brought him here.

I'll bring him back.

Hurry back.

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