Marley & Me Page #10

all the time, but to be honest...

I'm not sure he really is a dog.

He once ate an answering machine.

Just polished it off.

He didn't chew it. He ate it. And then digested

it. Then went and had the phone for dessert.

Another time, my son had colic and

this guy sat up all night, didn't move...

just stayed right there for nine hours

just keeping an eye on Conor.

So I think maybe that

the number applies to regular dogs.

- But not to him.

- Well, you got a fighter here.

Let's hope for the best.

I know he's gonna be okay.

I'll see you in the morning.

- Oh, hi.

- Hey.

They're gonna-They're gonna

keep him overnight.

But he seemed better when I left.

The vet really seemed on top of it.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah. What are you reading?

I'm reading your old columns.

Marley's in so many of them.

You still look at those?

Yeah, I do sometimes.

Even on the crappiest days-

the kids are driving me nuts,

laundry's not done...

and a hundred other things are wrong-

I always know that I have this.

It's five minutes of you.

Sometimes they're sad

and sometimes they're really funny...

silly or whatever,

but- but they're all you.

And for those five minutes...

you make me feel better.

You should read them.

They're pretty great.

Might even make a nice book.

- A book?

- Something.

Hello?

All right. Thank you.

He's coming home.

Is he there?

Of course he's there.

He's always there.

- How does he know we're coming?

- I don't know. He just knows.

Dogs know stuff like that.

- All dogs?

- All good dogs.

- Look, there he is! There he is! Marley.

- Yeah.

Hi, Marley.

- Marley.

- How you doin', Marley.

- I missed you at school.

- I'll race you to the house.

- Okay.

- Go!

- Eagles?

- Yeah, the Eagles are going all the way.

I guarantee you.

What are you, a Dolphins fan?

- No.

- John Grogan!

- Hey. I'll see you tomorrow.

- All right, dude. See you tomorrow.

I said to myself, "That sorry

son of a b*tch looks likeJohn Grogan. "

- What are you doing here? - Ah, story.

D.A.'s showing off the new field office and-

You know what? It doesn't matter.

Man, it is good to see you.

- It's good to see you.

- Yeah.

- So you living in the city somewhere?

- I live just outside of town.

- More space for the kids.

- What do you got, like five now?

Three. Here. Show you a little

snapshot of the Grogan brood.

- Wow, Jen's holding up.

- Yeah.

Thanks, I think.

I see you-you finally

got a little girl, huh?

Colleen. She arrived after you left.

- What's with the ladybug getup?

- That was for her school play in preschool.

And then we couldn't get her out of

her costume for, like, a month afterwards.

And the reason why Marley

looks like he's biting her head...

is because the antennas on it-

he went ballistic.

- Things don't change.

- That's right.

- I wish I didn't have this interview.

- That's okay. I gotta get home.

Conor's got a soccer game.

All right. Well, one of these days

we gotta catch up.

Yeah, let's do that.

We'll catch up one of these days.

- Well, it was, uh, good to see you.

- Come here. Good to see you.

- GiveJenny my best, okay?

- I will.

- Oh, uh, here. Here.

- Oh, yeah.

That's, uh-That's a great picture, John.

- You did okay.

- Thanks.

- You did okay too. I'll see ya.

- I'll see ya.

I think you'll like the next one better.

Really?

Don't do it to yourself. We're in Philly.

Let's get a cheesesteak. Hi.

- Sebastian. Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

Hello?

Is anybody home?

Marley. Hey, Marley.

Marley. Marley.

Hey. Hey. Marley. Marley.

Marley.

You didn't hear me, did you?

I just caught you

in a senior moment there, Marley.

All right, let's go for a walk.

Come on. Let's go.

Come on. Come on.

You're almost to the top.

You know what? Come here.

This is a good spot right here.

I know you're a strong boy,

but you're gonna let me know, right?

You know, when it's time.

I don't wanna make

that decision on my own.

You let me know

when you're ready, okay?

All right.

Marley?

There he is.

Marley.

Ah, honey, what are you

doing down here?

It's time to head upstairs.

You don't sleep down here.

Come on. Can you make it upstairs?

I think he's pretty

comfortable down here.

- I'll get him a blanket.

- You all right?

Lay down here for a second.

Take a load off.

Yeah. It's actually nice down here.

This might be better.

- It'd be twice a week, 600 words.

- And what's the subject?

You know, everyday stuff.

The stuff we all go through, but funnier.

I don't get it, John. I thought

you came here to be a reporter.

I know I did, but I think

we both know that isn't me.

- I'm a columnist- a good one.

- Excuse me, John.

- Your wife's on the phone. She said it's important.

- Okay, I'll be right there.

Think about it. Possible?

- Thanks. Hello?

- You're welcome.

I can't get him to come back inside.

He's just laying out there

in the cold and he won't move.

- Hey.

- Hi.

Patrick came home.

We got him here.

Dr. Platt said that if he's comfortable,

leave him for a while and see, but...

he's just not getting better.

All right, I'm gonna take him in.

- Is he sick again?

- Yeah, he is, honey.

He doesn't feel too good.

But I'm gonna take him into the doctor

and they're gonna try to make him feel better.

It's all right, Marley.

You're gonna be okay.

You could take Lamby,

but don't chew her other ear off.

That's sweet, honey.

Here, I'll take it.

Good-bye.

Okay.

I've tried everything I did last time

that worked, but I'm not having any luck.

Not able to get the tube down there.

The stomach is still twisted.

There's still surgery, but-

He's not strong enough.

- I like this one the best.

- Which one?

Oh, the mangoes. Yeah.

Hello?

Hey, it's me.

So, it's his stomach again.

- And they could do surgery, but-

- I know.

Do you want me to come down there?

No, no, I think it's a good idea

to stay with the kids...

and be with them.

I'm just gonna-

I love you, John.

I love you.

- All right.

- I'm gonna give you some time.

- Okay.

- And I'll be right outside if you need me.

All right. Thanks.

Look what I got for you.

Remember this?

What did Colleen say to you?

You remember that?

You remember chewing up that ear?

Well, it's tough to remember

all the things you've chewed up, isn't it?

It all starts to kind of run together.

It's okay. You don't have to do anything.

You don't have your usual energy.

You remember how we were

always saying what a pain you are-

that you're the world's worst dog?

Don't believe it.

Don't believe any

of it for a minute.

'Cause you know

we couldn't find a better dog.

You know what made you

such a... great dog-

is you loved us every day,

no matter what.

That's an amazing thing.

You know how much we love you?

We love you so much.

I love you more than anything.

I don't know exactly

where we go from here...

but I want you to remember

you're a great dog, Marley.

You're a great dog.

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