Lucky Them Page #8

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And I stood there with the cops,

just waiting.

I feel like that's

what I'm still doing.

So... should we wait

a little longer?

Just until the morning?

Yeah, it's much better to

confront the demons of your past

in the harsh, unforgiving light

of early dawn.

Yeah.

Definitely.

Yeah.

So... we have this item.

This is an ancient weapon,

purely designed to protect you

from the detritus of your

relationships past.

It's a powerful weapon.

Do you require a demonstration?

So... mm. Mm!

Mmmm!

It makes your face light up like

Satan's concubine.

You are so weird.

Ellie.

Ellie, wake up.

Is that Matthew?

Is that him?

I can't tell.

What do you want to do?

Do you want to go?

No.

This is... this is weird now.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well...

Please turn the camera off.

Thank you.

Hi.

What... oh, God.

I... I don't even...

Hey, Matthew, we're gonna go...

Oh.

Sara, this is Ellie.

Hi.

Hey, there.

I'm Charlie.

I, uh... I saw your dad.

Wow.

Yeah.

I haven't seen him in

a long, long time.

I don't think he was

very happy to see me.

He's not very happy.

I heard your... your new song.

Heard the new song?

Yeah, you played at a bar

around here somewhere.

No.

No new songs.

You look great, kid.

So, do you guys... want to

come in for coffee or something?

I would really enjoy

some delicious coffee.

Thank you.

We can't stay.

We can't stay, actually.

It's really nice to meet you.

Bye, Matthew.

We can go to the park.

Yeah? Yeah? Yes?

You all right?

Yeah.

Talk about it in a sec.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, you're heavy.

You may want to hang on to this.

Everything's still

in it that I shot.

If you want it, you can have it.

I'm gonna run to you

Yeah, I'm gonna run to you

'Cause when the feeling's

right I'm gonna stay all night

I'm gonna run to you

We all have someone

like Matthew Smith.

We spend thousands of hours

wondering, imagining, and

re-creating our time with them.

We look backwards to

avoid going forwards.

But at a certain point, it's

time to stop singing that old

song and write a new tune.

I'd be... pretty

embarrassed to walk in

here if I were you.

Your deadline?

It came and went weeks ago.

I had to push a total piece-of-sh*t

story to the cover because of you.

I need people I can

rely on, Ellie.

This business is fickle enough.

I mean, your story, it's...

It was okay.

It was pretty good.

It's good.

You know, it's very good.

I recognize this... this chick.

Are you sure you want to reveal

this much about yourself?

It's just as much about your

defects as it is about Matthew.

I mean, it's like a

goddamn confession.

Yeah, well, I've...

I've decided to...

Embrace my defects, so...

Part of the package.

I got to admit, you really had

me going with all that, you

know, "Matthew is alive" stuff.

Yeah, well, we can all close

the book on that one now.

So, I'm thinking about using

it to, um... launch our

first digital issue.

Wait. What?

Oh, yeah. The last paper edition

went out last month, but

I know that you're not concerned

with such mundane... matters.

Did I tell you that they want

me to add a lifestyle section?

What does that even mean?

I have no f***ing idea.

I'm serious.

I'm proud of you.

I mean, you could've had

reporters swarming to do a story

and labels trying to get him to

sign a new record deal, but

you took the high road.

Yeah. What is wrong with me?

There's a lot wrong with you.

No, but that's...

You know, the list is getting...

Oh, thank you.

...smaller.

Ellie's growing up

Oh, Jesus, I hope not.

Do you want to get food?

Uh, no, thanks.

I'm... I'm gonna go

out for dinner later.

With who?

Lucas.

You're... what?

With Lucas?

"Lucius Lucas" Lucas?

No, this is... this is Lucas.

...was a day that... ...Was

a day that... I hate it.

We hate him, right?

He's good.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

He is. He's talented.

Super-talented.

You don't have to do this.

I'm really happy for him.

No, I'm saying... that's what

I'm saying.

That's what I was saying.

I was like, "oh, my God, Lucius.

So stoked for him.

This song..."

You are an ass.

I'm serious.

Sunday morning

Got the hazy, hazy jeans

I turn to you and

inhale where you lay

Took a wander

through the garden

To awake the long, long day

And then roll for a while

on Violet flower bed

Oh, you kiss my lips again

and again and again

And then again and then

We would watch the

sun comin' up easy

While the rain

came tumbling down

And it washed our

bodies so cleanly

We could see them rise up off

of the cold, cold ground

I seen the sun

comin' up easy

While the rain

came tumbling down

Oh, and it washed our bodies

so clean that we could

Feel them rise up off of the

cold, cold ground

Yeah, yeah

It was in love I was created

And in love is

how I hope I die

Oh, I

Yeah, it was in

love I was created

And in love is

how I hope I die

Oh, I yeah!

It was in love I was created

And in love is

how I hope I die

Oh, I yeah!

It was in love I was created

And in love is

how I hope I die

Oh, I

Yeah!

It was in love I was created

And in love is

how I hope I die

Oh, I yeah!

It was in love I was created

And in love is

how I hope I die

Oh, I yeah!

But that sun is

comin' up easy

Yeah, it was the

sun comin' up easy

Yeah, we watched the

sun comin' up easy

Oh, we watch the

sun comin' up easy

Oh

it was in love I was created

And in love is

how I hope I die

Oh, I

Whoo!

It was in love I was created

And in love is

how I hope I die

My friends become my foes,

and my foes become my friends

I tend to fall in love

with the girls my

boyfriend ends

I don't work 9:
00 to 5:00

But I'll always

work the weekends

And each time I'll

get the world

In my fingers,

something happens

I'm working

backwards, forwards

And left to right

And I'm pretty

darn hardheaded

But I can't make up my mind

I'll take a tragedy

over a fairy tale

But only when the sun is

shining I'll be the voice of hope

in your darkest hour I'm

an expert in the silver

lining I'll be there when you need me

for all the big things

but I'm really pathetic at

perfect timing

And that's the way it seems

to go for me

I go to bed at 8:00

and wake up at 4:30

Most day, I drink like a fish

and tend to be too flirty

I am a perfectionist

but only when things get dirty

I cannot stand small talk

but I'm great at being wordy

and I'd rather leave you

first but then I'll be begging you

to come back

And when I get real quiet

You know I'm about to attack

I'll take a walk in the

rain or a drive in the dark

But only when

everyone's celebrating

I'll dig in to your

pain and tear it apart

But only to help the heart

that's breaking I

like to figure things out

and make everything right

but I'm secretly thrilled when

everything's changing

And that's the way it seems to

go for me if you fall for the part

that's brooding and dark

you'll never discover the

rest of my heart

And I want you to see

that there's so much to see

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