Lucky Girl Page #4

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Its only been a few days.

I said Id have it in a week.

But to be honest, Katlin, uh...

it might take a little longer.

Come here...

Youre a prick too, arent you?

Your familys probably

freakin out on you, too, hunh?

Yeah...

Hey, its one thing I know...

...theres always a way out of it.

No matter what.

So you tell me what you want.

I just want...

I want out from under it.

If its that serious,

I know where to borrow money, but...

From who?

- Where?

- Listen to me.

Youll just owe someone else.

It doesnt change anything.

Yeah, but if I can cover it with...

With what I owe you.

Yeah, sure.

Im saying youre just shoveling

your debt around,

but, ummm... you know.

I dont know if I know.

You dont.

Hi, guys!

Hey, Blair.

Hi, Katlin.

Judy, Katlin.

Katlin, Judy.

Hi.

- Hi sweetheart.

- Katlin, cup?

Ill go put another pot on.

Hey, Ron.

You know, Katlin, the lucky girl,

she cleaned Ronnies buds out

at poker the other night.

Really? Nice one.

Well, I wish I could beat the boys

once in a while.

Some people shouldnt gamble.

So, how much dyou take em for?

Oh, you know, pretty good...

Well, almost two grand.

Sh*t. Easy come, easy go, eh?

Yeah, I guess.

Well, Ill go get that coffee.

Umm, is it okay if

I borrow the bathroom?

Sure.

Upstairs. On the left.

Everything all right?

Um... Yeah.

Can you take this down to Blair.

Hey.

Judy said, uh...

Thanks.

Wanna hold that for a sec...

So, uh, how much you gonna need?

Three large?

Sssssure.

If thats okay.

Uh-hunh.

I can have it next Friday.

Sure thing.

Its all good.

Great. Thanks.

Whats up with their creepy

With no furniture?

I dont know.

Theyre minimalists.

Yeah, well, theyre weird.

So are you.

Freak.

Its funny how youre

sittin over there...

you got the guys covered,

credit card covered,

and youre still thinking about

what to do with the money.

Yeah? Funny...

how youre sitting over there

thinking about the money,

instead of over here trying to

make out with me.

Well, you do have a few extra hundred.

Seriously. I know this place

we can go to. A casino.

Not exactly, um, Vegas, but...

private.

You mean illegal?

You need to play some real black jack.

You cant work a system with

that internet sh*t.

The mysterious "system".

Hey, its math, not magic.

Ill show you some stuff.

Seriously. Itll be fun.

No.

Just set your limit, Katlin.

I cant, Ron.

Why not?

I have parents, remember?

Im not exactly golden over there

right now.

So get creative.

Mom, its the debating team thing.

Not tonight, Katlin, no.

Environmental legislation, baby steps or

window dressing.

I told you this like a week ago.

I dont think you did.

If i s school she should go.

Shouldnt I?

Shouldnt she?

Ma, it really is.

Go then.

Is there a problem?

No. No problem.

Dont look.

Thats trouble.

You trouble. You go way!

Go way!

Just kiddin, man.

Come on in, come on in.

Place your bets, please.

No more.

Go.

See that guy on the end?

Hes got the anchor.

Thats the chair you want.

Good evening, gentlemen.

Place your bets, please.

That dealers working with

a six deck shoe.

Thats sixteen faces or

tens per deck...

Ninety-six total.

Right.

Cash in.

So you want to count the ten point

cards as they come out...

Keeping track of how many are left

in the shoe...

Or your odds of pulling one, yeah.

Without moving your lips, Katlin.

Card counters get thrown out

on their ass.

Too many. Eighteen, sir.

No card. Fifteen.

Okay, okay.

All Im really doing with this system is

evening my odds against the dealer?

Thats all you can do.

Shave down risk and look for an edge.

Blackjack is nothing but

cold calculation.

Okay, place your bets please.

Hit or stick?

You let the cards make that decision,

not your gut. Only suckers go on faith.

Got it.

Good evening everyone.

I hope Lady Luck is with you tonight.

Lets hit it.

Split.

Splitting aces.

Twenty-one. Twenty-one.

Dealer has... too many.

Place your bets.

Ron, I gotta talk to you, man.

Ill be right back.

I owe you, man, thats not in dispute.

Too many.

Hit.

Too many.

But these circumstances are beyond

my control, man.

Hit.

Too many.

Youre crimping the flow, Claude.

People owe people who owe other people,

and one of the people that

I owe... is Blair.

Good to see ya tonight.

What dyou take his money for, man?

Cause you made me a promise!

Relax, man!

Wanna buy that man a drink.

- Chill out!

- You want me to relax?

Relax!

You want me to relax?

Hit.

- Hit.

- Too many.

- Lets go.

- Not yet.

Hit.

Youre hitting sixteen?

Too many.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Okay. Lets go. Time to go.

Good luck tonight.

Have a good time.

My luck is turning, I can feel it.

You dont feel anything!

What did I tell you?

Its all numbers and logic and

you dont hit on a goddamn sixteen!

Ron, I gotta win some back.

How much are you down?

Oh sh*t.

Oh, man.

The whole wad.

What just happened in there?

I can hardly breathe.

You got it bad.

I havent paid anyone.

What am I going to do now?

You pay Blair.

How?

I dont know.

But we better figure it out.

Katlin?

Yeah?

Hurry up, youre not skipping.

Its your grandparents

fiftieth anniversary.

Youre coming on a stretcher.

Ill puke everywhere.

Ill puke in the car.

Val.

Shes not staying here alone.

Im on my period!

Okay?

I am puking, I am shitting,

I am bleeding...

Val! Can we please?

Shell be fine. Were gonna be late.

Lets get in the car.

Cmon, Terry.

Have fun in Deadsville.

Thats right, Deadsville.

Well call you when we get there.

Why are you playing me off

against your father.

Im not. Im just sick.

What has changed here, Katlin?

Nothings changed.

Its just...

...youre not my best friend.

Well, at least that was honest.

Say hi to Gram and Gramps.

Um, if you need anything call

Mrs. Wilson.

And youre not going out, right?

Hi. Yeah, theyre gone.

Yeah.

Hi.

Hi.

So... You-youre

sure you wanna do this?

Do I have a choice?

Here. Take these.

Whos doing this robbery?

Like pros, or kids?

Family? Kids, I guess.

Kay.

Ron! Geez!

Kids shitkick the place. They dont like

people who live in houses like this.

Hey!

Sorry.

Katlin.

Whats wrong?

I came over to Cheryls...

I dont know, I just heard something

and got scared...

Yeah, Im okay now...

Okay bye, Dad. Yeah, me too.

So what scared you?

I dunno.

I scared myself.

Good.

You should.

Cheryl. Cant we just hang out and

be normal again?

Come on. Its over.

I just want to go back to the

old school crappy retail jobs.

For Europe.

I promise.

You know you suck at retail.

Yeah, well...

I know.

You pick the video.

Ill make some popcorn, okay?

Whats going on?

Val.

Oh, honey.

We had a break in.

You forgot to set the alarm, Katlin.

Alastair...

No, this is going to be a

ma jor insurance problem.

Im sorry. I left in a hurry.

I got scared.

It doesnt matter.

Come here.

Ohmigod!

It just makes me feel ill.

Our computers got took.

You alright?

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