Little Fish Page #2

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hey!

How are you going, Ray?

Sh*t.

So, you know, in Vancouver

people are making money

24-7 and that's all they do.

They work and sleep.

I don't suppose they sleep much.

That sounds like sh*t.

You've been there, Janelle?

No. Overseas I've been in

New Zealand, Fiji, and Bali.

How long are you back for?

For good. Yeah.

I've got a job offer here, so...

What sort of a job?

A trader with a stockbroker.

I worked with my uncle

in Canada in his company.

They do the Asian market.

It'd be pretty good money, wouldn't it?

Yeah. It's alright.

I'm also thinking about importing

those flowers I gave you.

Thanks.

How are you going?

Good.

She's doing great. She's

opening her own shop.

Mom, I'm going into partnership with

Ming in my work at the video shop.

We're expanding into

internet on-line gaming.

And the bank.

Yeah.

The bank approved my loan today.

That's great!

That's amazing.

No, no, really!

That is amazing.

Don't just drop them in a plate.

How many times have I done this?

Happy birthday.

Thanks.

Don't drink it all.

Anything but alcohol.

A speech, Ray.

Get f***ed. I want a big bit.

I'd like to say a few words.

Just a few, mom?

Ray's 30. My baby's 30.

Five years ago on this night,

I stayed in a hospital emergency room

not knowing if you were gonna live.

I never wanna go through another

night like that in my life.

It was a bad night.

Bad night.

And three years of rehab for Ray and me.

People from the past

knocking at the door.

I suppose you think

about it. The accident.

Every day, Janelle.

So, when do you start work?

Friday. I n the city.

So I suppose now you'll be moving

out to Stratfield, somewhere.

I don't know.

I'm just staying with

Kim and June for now.

You probably have noticed this but

people have been running from this place.

Almost everyone. All the

houses have changed hands.

Or kicking themselves. Prices

around here have gone up.

People just want the best

they can for their families.

Oh, right, and I don't!

That's not what I meant.

Five years ago one's nearly

killed in a car crash.

Other one is about to become a fully

blind junkie or find himself in jail.

Or maybe bloody both! So, what do I do?

Can I send them off to

a rich family overseas?

No.

Can I get Tracy into the

clinics to get her clean? No!

Mom, sit down.

It'll be alright. No matter what you do,

always someone's there

to smooth it over.

Need it? Get it, sign the check.

That would be alright.

Maybe you shouldn't have married

such a loser a**hole then.

You gonna blame your dad

for the rest of your life?

Probably yeah.

Janelle, you would have done the

same things if you had the money.

But I don't. I didn't, I never did.

You say you don't

understand these people.

They're doing what you

would do if you could.

Oh, I've had enough.

Happy f***ing birthday, Ray.

Should I take it?

So you can be all in.

Yes, thank you. That will be very nice.

I'm fine, thank you.

Okay, there you go.

Darling.

It's alright now. Ray.

Thanks for the shoot.

Good night.

Good night.

Ray.

I'm gonna bed.

Trace, are we gonna fit

12 computers in here?

Yeah, easily.

Yeah, good. This is cool.

Fix the place up. Make a bit of money.

And you can refinance and buy me out.

What would you do?

Oh, I'll be up at businesses.

Other things I wanna do.

No, no, no.

C'mon, Trace! Why not?

You've been doing it for four years.

You're a bloody great manager.

You know, it's bad luck for tears to

fall in the ground of a new business.

Bullshit.

Just think about it, ey?

Yeah, right.

Thanks.

The whales aren't believed

to be in any danger.

But National Parks will stand

in guard to ensure proper traffic

as well as whale watchers

give the mammals plenty of room to move.

You know, you should have told your

mom I was coming last night, prick.

Stay in memory.

Yeah, absolutely.

Give us a look at that fun, will you?

This is weird.

What?

I don't know. I just feel...

Seeing you again we'll be more together.

What about this?

Did you speak to that guy?

Moss?

I told him we had 30 grand,

mate, and his eyes went like this.

C'mon, let's get out of here. I want

you to take me somewhere, will you?

Ray, I can't drive like this.

What's wrong? You're worried

you might have a crash?

Sorry.

Thanks, mate.

No worries.

Change those prices for me.

No worries.

You're alright?

Yeah. I've just got a bit of a cold.

I'll drop in, uh, later in

the way. I'll give you a ring.

Hello?

Tracy, it's me.

Jonny.

How did you get my number?

Ray.

Ray gave it to me.

It's hard.

It's hard being back.

It's harder than I thought.

Tracy, you're there?

I gotta go.

See ya.

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

You're okay?

Yeah.

You're okay?

Yeah, just wanna get home.

And Jonny wouldn't speak.

He had just lost his parents.

A feeling I will never forget.

As time goes on...

But Jonny has been in

Vancouver for four years.

He has been working very hard.

And he has a new job here in Sydney.

A stockbroker.

Today is 20 years since I married June.

June, thank you.

I don't know, Lionel.

You've got to do something.

Never had to pay for it.

A straight price?

I never had to find it.

No, I won't stand up in front of a

bunch of people and say that I was wrong,

that my life was wrong,

because it wasn't. It isn't.

I gotta strip for this

Salbutan and just wait.

Really?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

One week and I'm clean.

One week? Yeah, right.

Mmmmm.

How good is that?

Yummy.

Aren't you having any?

No.

Jonny's back.

Eh?

How is he?

He's great. He's clean.

He's a stockbroker.

Let him on the phone in the morning.

Most stupid.

No.

No boyfriend causes such a

commotion. What does that say?

It's okay.

Yeah. Is it?

Yeah, it is.

It's great.

The look on your face

after you spoke to him.

And now it's beyond that.

I'd kill for that feeling.

You got your stuff?

Trace... I haven't been

to the beach for years

and what is all. Like I'm on public.

I'll take you to the beach.

You're my darling.

Eat something.

Bye-bye.

See you, darling.

Do you like trading?

Yeah. Yeah, I do.

It's fun playing with other

people's money, you know.

I'm impressed.

A car. Mr. Cool C.

The car's me uncle's.

Tracy.

How you're going?

I'm good. What are you doing?

Now?

Yes.

Nothing.

Do you...

Do you wanna meet up?

Yeah, we could meet on

the corner, you know.

I don't have a car.

I can, I can pick you up.

At 7:
00?

I'll take you to the city.

This is a really cool restaurant.

Yeah, right.

Alright.

Okay. Bye.

Hey.

Hi.

You wanna drive?

Okay.

I've got to know if this is the real sea

How are you going?

Good.

You look great.

You really changed since I left.

Tracy, You know l...

I didn't have a choice.

My uncle sent me away

and my bags were packed.

I had no time to see anyone.

Four years.

Yeah.

Anyway, look at you. You look great.

Yeah, 32.

Living home with my mom

and work in a video shop.

Do you think if I'd stayed,

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