Marvin's Room Page #3

I don't know.

This is the first time

I even heard from her in 20 years.

Why haven't you

heard from her in 20 years.

I couldn't help her when

Dad got sick. I guess she got mad at me.

Why?

Jesus, Charlie!

Shut up! Read your book.

Have you ever heard of Larry Lacker?

Who?

My dad. He's like the greatest

race car driver ever.

No, I never, uh...

I never heard of Larry Lacker.

No?

Those guys know Dad.

Hi

Bessie!

Come on, let's go.

Hey, I was listening to that.

Let's go.

Come on. Come on, come on,

come on, come on.

Hello?

Bessie?

Lee?

Oh!

Oh... God.

What are you staring at?

Well, oh, my, my goodness,

oh. My goodness! Oh, look at you.

What?

Oh, just look at you!

Oh. God, are you that old?

Cause how old does that make me then?

Why, I look old?

Well...

Oh, you're a lot... Well, you're

a lot older, but... Yeah, well.

Well, you look

really good though, Bessie.

You do! I like your hair.

This is a wig.

It's, uh, It's from my chemo.

Oh!

Yeah, it... well...

I know it's a wig.

I don't know why I pretended not to.

Not that it looks like a wig.

No, I mean...

Thanks.

Hey, I'm wearing a fall, Look. See?

Mm... hmm...

I always loved this length,

but I never had the patience for it.

I just... wear it when I want to

look really great.

You look good though.

Thank you.

Why don't you sit down?

I gotta put these to soak.

Dad had himself a little accident.

Oh! How is he?

Oh, he's still with us.

Let me help.

Oh, no... no, no... no, no.

You sure?

No, I've been doing it this long.

Daddy, it's me. Lee.

All the way down from Ohio.

Lee, I don't know if you

should smoke in the house.

Oh...

Dad's oxygen tanks.

But you could smoke in the yard.

I don't have to smoke.

Ooh, look who it is!

Aunt Ruth, you're up and about.

Oh, it's my cure. I'm part machine.

Give me a hug!

Oh!

Oh, give me a real hug!

I won't break.

Oh, oh, Jesus, sweet Jesus!

Oh! Oh, that's much better.

Oh.

Yes, uh...

I brought cookies!

Oh, thanks, Lee.

Oh, Dad and Ruth aren't allowed sugar

and I'm trying to stay away from it too.

But this is just

a lovely canister.

Oh, I'm missing my program.

Oh!

Yeah, you go watch

your program.

Where are your boys?

Couldn't you get Hank out

of the mental institution?

Bessie, we don't like to call it the mental

institution. Oh, what do you call it then?

We call it the nuthouse or loony bin to

show we have a sense of humor about it.

Well, where is he?

Where's Charlie?

I got myself two grown nephews

I've never even seen.

Now, I did invite you up to Ohio for

both of their christenings. Remember?

They're sitting in the car.

The car?

Bessie, Hank will do things

like this just to get attention.

They say I should just ignore it,

or give him an ultimatum.

He hasn't agreed to be tested

for the transplant yet...

because he knows it'll make him

the center of attention.

He hasn't?

No, Don't worry. He will.

I'll make him...

if I have to.

How are you gonna make him?

You can't make him come in from the car.

Hey, you two! Charlie!

Hank, what the hell are you doing?

I wanna hear number one. They're doin a top

100 countdown and I wanna hear number one.

Well, what number are they on now?

Eighty-six!

You get out here right now.

I'm warning you!

You get outta the car right now!

Do you hear me?

Hi, I'm your Aunt Bessie,

who you never laid eyes on,

and I don't care how grown-up you are,

I expect a big, fat hug.

Oh!

Oh!

Oh, no, you must be Charlie!

Huh? Well, hi.

Look who's here.

Look who's here!

Hank, Charlie, this is your aunt Ruth.

Come on, say hello.

All right, now which of you handsome

boys is in the mental institution?

Oh.

Give me a hug!

Well, would you all like to see Dad?

I know he's so excited about

meeting everybody. Yeah, sure.

Let me get him ready. I know

he wants to make a good impression.

Marvin, company's coming.

Company's coming.

Come, come. Oh, Marvin!

Well...

Dad? Dad?

This is Lee, your daughter.

And there's Charlie,

right there.

You see him? Yeah!

And, and...

Hank!

Your grandsons!

Hi.

It's okay, Dad.

Hank didn't mean anything.

I didn't mean to do...

He's just not used to a lot of people.

What did you do?

I didn't do anything. I said hello.

Maybe we should just

clear out of here.

Just give him a second!

Lee?

Hey, did your Aunt Bessie

offer you a chip yet?

Well, that's what they're there for.

Yeah, but he has to wait to be asked.

Put the chip back, Hank.

Put it back.

Put back the chip!

Lee, I put them out there

for the kids.

You have to understand.

He has to wait to be asked.

Hank, would you like a chip?

No, thank you, Aunt Bessie,

not right now.

Your aunt offered you a chip. Now the

polite thing to do would be to take one.

I don't want a chip right now.

Eat or no Disney World!

I could give a f*** about Disney World!

That's it, get out! Out, out!

I don't care where.

Just so I can't see you.

Charlie,

would you like a chip?

Go ahead, honey, if you want one.

Oh, take a bunch.

Not too many.

You don't want to ruin your supper.

And don't get any crumbs on

your aunt's nice, clean floor.

No, no, no! No, Lance.

No!

Not Amber, No!

No, Lance, that's Amber! No!

No, no, no, no.

Shh, shh.

No, Lance, that's Amber.

No. No.

No, no, no.

I'm not used to finding

somebody else out here.

Sorry. You want me to go back inside?

No! No. Unless...

Are you not supposed to be out

here? Will your mother care? Nah.

She's asleep.

I don't see any harm in it.

We're all really glad

you're here.

Yeah. We should do it again

in, like, another 17 years.

Well, your mom and I

haven't always gotten along.

That's... why I haven't

been in touch so much.

Uh... huh.

I wish you could have really

known your grandfather.

He would have loved

havin a boy around.

Do you ever wish

he'd just die?

Hank, don't ask that!

Why not?

Cause... it's rude.

You know, I haven't made up my mind

about gettin tested yet.

Okay.

What are you doing

with those tools?

Oh, I was just lookin' at'em.

I'll put'em back.

I didn't think you were gonna steal'em,

Hank. You can have'em if you want.

Really?

Well, sure!

You're just gonna give'em to me?

Sure. Why not?

Wow. These are

really cool tools.

Yeah. They were

your granddad's.

I think he'd like you

to have them.

The hospital probably

won't let me keep them anyway.

Well, you're not going

to be in there forever.

When i go back, they're going to

move me into a place for adults.

Why?

I turn 18in, like, three weeks.

Oh! Happy birthday.

If the fire hadn't spread up the street,

it wouldn't be such a big deal.

But now they want to make sure

I'm not some sort of a threat.

Oh, you're not a threat,

and I'm sure they see that.

You're probably the best one...

There's this one dude on my floor.

Held a razor blade under his tongue

for, like, five hours.

He talked to the orderlies,

he ate, and everything.

Why on earth

would he do that?

He was trying to break

my record.

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