Lost in the Sun Page #4

Where would you even go?

Ever been to the beach?

Never really had a chance to.

That's where I'd go.

Somewhere with a beach.

You could always come

to the beach with me and,

you know, we could have

our Sandcastle house.

Go fishing.

We'd survive on fish.

Could be a lot worse.

If you could, if there

was any place on Earth

you could run away to,

where'd you run?

If I had to choose?

I'd probably go home.

Pretty exciting, right?

Is that in New Mexico?

I don't know.

Well, come on.

Tell me something

about yourself.

Well, there's not much to tell.

I don't much like

talking about myself.

It's not easy for me.

Fine.

What about the boy?

His mother died.

And?

I'm taking him to live

with his grandparents.

Well, why go through

all that trouble?

Well, because he's a good kid.

I don't mind

spending time with him.

Uh-huh.

What's in it for you?

There ain't nothing

in it for me.

You're lying.

You're a liar.

Is he yours?

Look at you.

I ain't no f***ing liar.

You're way better.

I'm not even making...

Snap, snap, Clap-

I can't snap.

Hey, you know we're not far

from my grandparents' house.

My mom said it snows there.

I've never seen snow.

- Really?

- Yeah.

You should come.

I mean, you know, if you wanted.

It'd be cool.

Yeah. Sounds fun.

Yeah.

Yeah?

Hey, let me talk to George.

It's John.

John?

How's the head?

Oh, just fine.

How's your sister?

Hey, John.

Any luck in finding my money?

I've got the rest

of your $10,000.

So you're 10 short.

How about this?

I bring you what I have.

Or you can come

looking for the rest.

Maybe I'll go and look

for it in New Mexico.

Farmington, New Mexico.

Maybe I'll find

my money over there.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

Of course you don't.

$20,000, John.

See you soon.

Our hometown ain't

far from here.

Y'all can stay with us

if you want.

Oh, yeah? How long?

As long as you want.

Yeah, I don't know about that.

I think that this little thing

has probably run its course.

So we should probably get going.

Wow.

Well, f*** you, John.

Well, I think we've already

done that, haven't we?

Louis.

John tell you why

he's taking you home?

Yeah, he's taking me

to my grandparents.

No, baby Did he tell you why?

I think you should probably

quit while you're ahead.

Well, I think I'd like

to fill in the blanks, okay?

John strikes me as

the type of guy who's failed

at just about everything

he's ever done.

Am I right'?

You always had luck with

the ladies, didn't you?

But that never lasted

and somewhere along the way,

all those big plans,

well, they fell apart

and you got desperate.

A little lonely.

That's why the idea

of dragging him around,

well, wasn't so bad, was it?

Mom...

Don't worry, honey.

He ain't like us.

Men like him don't have the balls

to survive in the real world.

All right, listen, lady...

But the one who's got

the most to lose is you.

Do you even know

who he is, honey?

'Cause he's using you.

Just like he used me.

Just like he uses everybody.

This is bullshit.

They always run.

John?

- John?

- Get back inside, Louis!

John, let's just leave.

We can find another ride.

Louis, get back inside.

John, she doesn't

know anything about you.

She's right, Louis.

I am afraid.

And I just can't take living

like everyone else, you know?

The problem is, there's

certain things about me

that I just can't

seem to change.

John.

John, stop.

John!

I knew there was

something wrong with him.

Come on, Louis.

We're gonna take you home.

It's not gonna end well, honey.

Come on, get in.

Come on, it's okay.

Louis! What are you doing?

Get over!

Get down!

God damn it!

God damn it!

This is a lot of money.

We could fly to Farmington

if we wanted.

You know what she said

about you wasn't true.

I don't know, she split me

wide open, didn't she?

You know, when I was in jail,

everyone wanted

to blame everyone else

for who they turned out to be.

Mom, dad, girlfriend, wife.

I made a lot

of mistakes in my life.

But they were my mistakes,

nobody else's.

They're mine.

You know, when you

get older, Louis,

all those mistakes start

piling up inside you.

Just a pile of mistakes.

Regrets, blame.

It's enough to make you

feel sick to your stomach.

Secrets make me feel like that.

Yeah, secrets, too.

You got many secrets?

Yeah, plenty.

How about you?

Yeah.

I like that girl.

Sh*t, that ain't no secret.

Yeah.

Tell me one of your secrets.

Maybe some other time.

John?

John?

John?

Hey!

Look at that.

Hey, we need some

food for the road.

All right.

I'm gonna go grab some gas.

Let's meet back

here in ten minutes.

All right, you go first.

Watch out.

Go on!

Our APO here is 96309.

So drop us a line,

anytime, APO 96309

and we'll get it on.

Anything else?

Oh, that's it.

Thanks.

This is the 11:
00 report

featuring John Marks

with the news and sports.

A brazen daytime robbery

of the Alpine Savings Bank

has state police looking

for an unidentified man

and his teenage accomplice.

They were last seen traveling

west on Farm Road 369

in a tan station wagon with

Texas license plates 74EJQ8.

Are we going to jail?

Nah, we ain't going to jail.

You scared?

No.

I'm scared.

What are we gonna do?

I don't know.

Oh, what a mess.

We should go to Mexico.

We could live there for

years with all this money.

We should get a car, but...

we could do that.

- Kid 1:
Give me a rock.

- Kid 2:
Oh, I got it.

I liked the

station wagon better.

Yeah, well, nobody's gonna

be missing this piece of sh*t.

I can tell you that much.

Be nice if we could

this thing up over 50.

I figure we'll drive

about halfway there

then find a quiet place

to camp for the night.

What's it gonna be like?

What?

Your grandparents' place?

Yep.

I don't know.

I imagine it'll be beautiful.

Think we'll be there tomorrow?

Oh, yeah.

We should be there by lunch.

First we have to make it

through the desert.

Then we'll cross

into the mountains.

We'll know we're getting close

when we can see the farmlands.

Green, as far as

the eye can see.

Just like that picture?

Yeah, just like the picture.

Let me get that for you.

There you go.

You're looking

good there, partner.

I want to make

a good impression, you know?

Let's go.

Fill it up, will you?

- Morning.

- Good morning.

He almost finished out there?

Yeah, almost.

9-1-1.

What's your emergency?

Hello?

What's the address

of your emergency?

That'll be it.

Okay, it's $20 on pump, $24.

$24. That's a steal.

You have a good day.

Boy?

You're the one from the paper.

I think you got me confused

with somebody else, all right?

No. I know who you are.

I know who he is too.

The truth, sir...

The truth is, he's my son

and all I've ever done

is disappoint him.

I've abandoned him.

I've lied to him.

I found every excuse that I can

just to make him another

mistake in my life.

A secret that I keep to myself.

But he won't let me.

Please, just

let me make it right.

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