Little Red Wagon Page #8

The homeless

don't get a day off.

(CHUCKLES)

All right. I'll meet you

at the next rest stop.

Okay.

All right, buddy?

Take it slow, okay?

(INAUDIBLE)

(LAUGHING)

(TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

(LAUGHING)

I beat you.

All right.

(CHUCKLES)

WOMAN:
Mrs. Bonner!

Excuse me. Hi.

Hi.

Um, the girls... We were wondering

if we could walk with Zach?

You know, they want

to do their part.

Uh, sure, I guess.

How... How did you

find out about us?

Um, well, we've actually...

We've been using

the Zach Tracker

and we've been following

you guys since Tampa.

Oh, really?

The Zach Tracker,

isn't that nice?

So, what do you say, Zach?

Sure, I guess.

(ALL CHEERING)

All right.

Let's go.

Ha!

Very interesting.

Nice work, chick magnet.

(TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

Quite a show.

Sure?

Like how you want it.

Look, where are we going?

We need to get you

something to eat.

But we don't have any

money. I know that!

Oh, I'm sorry.

We're gonna

steal some food?

I'm gonna do

what I have to do.

Come on, come on.

Here we go.

What do you want? Uh...

Tuna, ham and cheese,

veggie roll?

Um, the tuna?

Come on, come on.

Aren't you gonna

get one for you?

Does that look weird?

No. Come on.

(TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

What's wrong, Momma?

We're not these

kind of people.

We're not. Stay there.

(SIGHS) Oh, Lord.

What am I supposed to do?

Here, honey.

Come on.

ZACH:

We're the homeless,

those who have nothing.

A small thing that

we take for granted,

a book, clean underwear,

or a simple toy can give

them just a little happiness.

Maybe for only a moment.

Sometimes the smallest act of

kindness can change a person's life.

Or it could be the one thing that

gives them enough hope to go on,

or to start again.

Okay.

Thursday...

SHELTER WOMAN:
You have

to make your own bed,

and in case you get cold you're

gonna have a couple of those.

Thank you.

And I have

something for you.

We have a couple

of these left.

What's this?

They call 'em Zach Packs.

Some kid puts them together

and that one's yours to keep.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Okay. Why don't you

follow me this way

and I'll show you

to your room. All right?

Go ahead and get settled in.

Take your time, but

dinner's in about an hour.

Okay? So why don't you

come down to the dining hall.

All right?

Thank you.

Okay, thanks.

Here you go.

Thanks.

Mom, look,

there's food.

Chef Boyardee.

(CLEARS THROAT) Um...

Candy,

deodorant, soap...

Oh, can I see?

Yeah.

Some cool comic.

"Kid Fuel." (CHUCKLES)

Oh, man! Socks.

Mom, look, a yo-yo!

Remember that yo-yo

Dad gave me?

That lit up.

Oh, I loved that.

I may need to borrow

some of this toothpaste.

Is that okay?

Sure.

Look, Spider-Man.

Wow!

And I can do a lap

around the world.

Good job!

Thanks.

Oh, man.

This is tough.

There. There.

(CHUCKLES)

Hold on.

I can do it.

(SIGHS)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

So...

What do you wanna

talk about?

I'm talked out.

No, we got Greek myths.

Um...

Stupid human tricks?

Mom, I'm talked out.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm just

talked out.

Okay.

Well...

I was hoping you could amuse

me some, but... Mom, please.

Oh. All right,

all right.

If you're too

worn out, then...

(EXHALES)

(WOMAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

(TYPING)

MARGARET:
Hey.

(CHUCKLES)

You ready?

Yeah.

Do you wanna get something

to eat? Are you... You hungry?

Mmm, okay.

Okay.

What you so happy about?

(WHISPERS) I got a job.

A job?

Yes!

Really? No way!

I did. Yes!

(SHUSHING)

(MUFFLED LAUGH) Come on.

Here.

People at the Hope Center got

me an interview, just temp work,

but it could be

a permanent thing.

Depends on how I perform.

Thank you. Sorry.

You'll be great.

Really?

Yeah.

First thing we gotta do

is get you back into school.

Okay.

Get you registered.

But where're

we gonna live?

I'm working on that, too.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

You know what?

I think we're

gonna be okay.

I mean, I really do.

Yeah.

I know it's been

hard on you, but...

I think your dad

would be so proud,

how you got

through all this.

Do you know

what I miss most?

When Dad would

come back from a trip

and he would

give me a high-five

for getting an A in social

studies or something.

Up top for some props.

I miss those. You know?

Yeah.

Well, I can give

you a high-five!

No, Mom.

You got a job,

you get a high-five.

(CHUCKLES)

Down low,

for both of us.

KELLEY:
Keep going, keep

going. Come on, back, Mom!

Come on, come on.

Oh, stop, stop, stop!

Oh!

I can't believe it.

She wasn't paying

attention again.

Oh! Look what you did.

You smashed up the RV.

What, I did? You were driving. Oh, my.

You were supposed to be

looking out for me.

Who cares?

We have insurance.

Lazydays has insurance.

It's their RV.

They trusted me with

this very expensive beast

and now we've busted it!

Mom! Kelley!

You know what, the problem is you

don't care about other people's things.

You only care

about yourself.

Me, me, me.

And all you care

about is Zach!

You and everybody else.

Oh, you are going

down this road again.

Nobody takes my photo.

You know, they can't

even spell my name right.

I do all the scut work.

I wake up at the ass-crack of

dawn and work my tail off...

Watch your language...

all day!

And all I get

is yelled at!

Well, you know what?

Not anymore.

I'm out of here!

Go ahead and quit.

Just like you quit

everything else you ever did!

Everything

you made me do!

Of course,

I made you do it.

Mom, make her come back.

All right, Kelley, get... Just get

back here, we need to finish this.

You know what?

You get yourself a maid.

ZACH:

I'm gonna go get her.

Zach! No. No.

No, no, no.

I'll deal with her.

Can you just manage by

yourself for a minute, please?

Okay?

Go inside,

lock the door

behind you, okay?

I'll be right back.

With Kelley.

Lock it.

It's dangerous for a young

girl to be out on the road.

At night, alone.

But you know that.

I know a lot of things.

Not that you've ever

given me credit for...

But you don't know

everything. And neither do you.

Well, I know... And I'll

be the first to admit it.

Look, I apologize.

I'm just tired,

we're all tired.

Come back.

No.

Hey!

Where're you gonna go?

Ian's been calling me,

trying to get back.

I know you don't like him. (SIGHS)

Like I said, I don't know

everything but I do know this...

The wrong man

can ruin everything.

(SOBBING)

Not every man, just some.

Are you really gonna

start with this again?

Kelley.

I understand

what you're going through.

I was young

and in love once.

I loved and then I lost.

And I loved again,

and lost again.

And somewhere between

the hurt and the hollow...

Well,

I just figured

I wasn't much good at that.

So, I gave it up.

I put everything I have,

my heart and my soul

into my children.

Family is everything to me.

You know that.

I'm asking you

to come back.

Please.

I can't do that.

Why?

You treat Zach

better than me.

Admit it.

Yes, I do.

See!

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