Little Fish Page #4

I can approve this loan for you today.

I think you probably know why.

Okay.

But what if I reduce

the amount a little bit?

I nstead of making it

40 thousand I made it 25.

The business is great but it's a lease

premises. There's no real capital.

If the bank did have to come in,

there'll be nothing to recoup on it.

The capital'll be

built into the new shop.

The computers, the

stock, the customer base.

Tracy, is there someone you

can get to help you out with it?

Maybe get your dad to go guarantor.

That's not gonna happen. I'm

not asking for a gift here.

I'll be paying it back.

Tracy, we did a credit check on you.

I'm paying it off. I've organized it.

Di... di... I'm paying it off!

Look here. "Have you been refused

credits in the last ten years?"

You ticked the box No when

you should've ticked yes.

No one ticks Yes. It

just meant f***ing no!

You think by ticking No when you should've

ticked Yes is not gonna count against you?

We do check these things here, Tracy.

We know that you've been

charged with credit card fraud.

So this bank has never

lent money to criminals?

Okay, this is impolite. I think

we should just take a deep breath.

Yeah. Well, sorry to be taking

up your precious f***ing time!

Is it good?

Good.

Okay.

Alright.

Good to meet you.

Hey, Ray.

What were you doing this morning?

I saw you on the street, idiot.

Open for inspection, mate.

We're good. We're good.

Any reason you're useful is you're a

f***ing speck a thousand miles from anyone.

If by accident we do meet,

you look straight through me

and I'll do likewise. Yeh?

Yeh, yeh, sure. Whatever.

We're still home.

I'll get you a cup of tea.

I can't do this.

It's so f***ing ugly.

I'm calling an ambulance.

No, I don't want an ambulance, Tracy.

What do you want?

The paid stuff. I n there!

I'm sorry, Trace.

It's alright.

I f***ing stink.

Don't worry about it.

How many times do you do this?

Four.

Four. F***!

Is it worth it?

In reality bull f***ing sh*t.

Lionel, if you can't

get it for free anymore,

your life is gonna get

f***ed up really fast.

Just gotta be strong.

Tracy, shush.

Sorry.

No, Trace.

I went saw Janelle.

She hates me. She still hates me.

I'm no good, you know.

Turned everything to sh*t. Janelle, you.

You've no f***ing idea.

Mom's life was up to

sh*t before she met you.

We were going out to Chinese

restaurants with Lionel Dawson.

Going down the beach with

f***ing Lionel f***ing Dawson!

Then when we went out,

we came home in taxis!

So we were famous, too.

Mom!

Mom went, we went f***ing

mad. We didn't know anyone.

This was like a f***ing game.

No, no. God!

It's 'cause you loved us.

Alright? You f***ing loved

us and you didn't have to.

I loved both of them.

You know I loved them both

and they're both f***ing gone

for me. Your mum and Brad.

I really thought that I'd

get a happy-ever-after.

I didn't... Honestly, Trace, l...

I never thought this...

Trace, I'm f***ing scared. I can't go

through another air of this, you know, please.

Darling, there's money

in the wardrobe, ey?

Please, darling, ey?

Look, I'm sorry.

You know, you know!

I can't school for you, Lionel.

F***!

How could you even ask me to?

'Cause there's no one

else that f***ing has.

There's f***ing no one.

There's f***ing no one!

Tracy, what the f*** you've been doing?

It's not for me.

So, how much do you want?

Three Gs.

Yeah, I can do it.

You call this number in ten minutes.

You have the correct money?

Yeah.

Alright?

Excuse me. Is there a toilet in there?

Yeah, in that door.

There's no change, there's no pace

Everything within its place

Just makes it harder to believe

she won't be around

And I'm wondering if he'll go

or if he'll stay

Do you remember

nothing stopped us on the field

in our day

Oh the flame trees will

blind the weary driver

And there's nothing else

could set fire to this town

There's no change, there's no pace

Everything within its place

Just ringing.

Trace, it's me.

Hey, where are you?

At your place. I mean, I

thought you might be here.

And your mom, she's...

Trace, you're alright? What's happened?

Did you shut the shop?

No.

Ming rang here looking for you

because the shop was shut up,

so you did shut the shop.

Yeah, I had to do something.

What's that noise? Where are you?

She's at the train station.

Trace? Trace are you there?

What?

Do you want a lift? Got me car here.

Yeah.

I'm on my way. Just wait.

Okay?

Yeah, alright.

I'm gonna go get her.

Why is she there?

She's getting a train.

Oh, funny!

You've got no f***ing idea what

you're dealing with here, have you?

You come swanning in here like

Lord Prince f***ing up himself

and Tracy's at the train station, Jonny,

where people f***ing buy

drugs, where they score.

Where I have to scrape off and kick

her up off the f***ing pavement.

I'm gonna go get her.

Don't you hurt her!

Like I hurt Ray.

Just bring her home.

I'll take her where she wants to go.

Lionel?

Yeah.

It's alright, Trace.

Just have to ask him.

Can't you see what it costs?

You can't keep it up.

I own this place and

I have the business.

Look, I've got things there.

I have Jerseys, fine ones.

Some of them are priceless, you know.

From a priceless past.

You go right now, ey?

You're so beautiful.

Go, hon, you go away.

I won't do it again,

Lionel. Don't ask me.

No, yeah, I understand.

Thank you.

You know what I think about

when I think about you?

I think about kissing you.

When we used to...

just spend the whole

afternoon just lying in bed.

Kissing.

I don't think I've kissed

you when I wasn't out of it.

Give it a go.

That was okay.

A bit more.

What's wrong?

You used to love this.

Yeah, I do. I just...

I just fall away with it, you know.

I just fall away.

I told mom I had the loan.

And I don't.

Now the bank will take me on.

Ming thinks I'm turning up to the

restaurant on Monday with $40,000.

I've done everything I can

and I just can't get it.

How much have you got?

Me?

Have you got any money?

Yeah. $2,000.

How much can you...

How much can you borrow from the shop?

We've got what, Friday?

Saturday, Sunday.

You might be able to get near

if you had like ten or more.

I could put it into some sure markets.

I make more than this in a shorter time.

People make thousands and millions

all over the world this way every day.

It's not easy but it can be done.

What day is it today?

Today is Monday.

It's been a week since you crashed.

I cannot remember crashing.

But I did have this...

this terrible nightmare.

Sorry.

Hello, stranger.

Thanks.

This is, uh, this is all you can get?

Yeh.

How many shops you've got now?

Just one.

They used to be everywhere.

Yeah.

This is a good sport, ey?

How long ago did your mom die?

Three years ago now.

M ust be worth a bit.

Yeah, maybe.

So, I don't know. You can make it here

say twice a week or so. I mean,

this is not going to last long.

I put myself out enough

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