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Like you're moving in slow

motion, and the world is...

zipping around you...

Hi!

Welcome.

There is a place that you get to

that's beyond all of that,

You move through to a place

of peace and acceptance.

And it's not just for you,

but for the person

that you lost, too.

And if you can just stay focused

on the positive,

every day find a way to

touch the positive in your life,

and eventually your journey

will lead you there.

- Eventually?

- Yeah.

It takes, I don't know,

as long as it takes.

- You know?

- Yep.

Anybody else want to share?

Jenna?

When you first lose that person,

you think you're not gonna be...

able to go back to normal,

you know,

and you don't,

but it changes and...

You know...

I really related

to what you said about...

Our next door neighbors growing

up had a kid with Asperger's.

You gave her your birthday,

or a date in history,

when Lincoln was shot,

she'd tell you exactly

what day of the week it was.

Not Adam Heywood.

Nope, just elephants.

He wears

the same shirt every day.

- Does he have parents?

- Foster parents.

His mom's a piece of work.

And for sure,

the dad has a record.

You've seen them?

Adam forgets his lunch

like three times a week.

And his mom

has to bring it to him.

And she is always

super-duper pissed about it.

Yeah, I can't believe

what she feeds them.

- What?

- Fried chicken, every day.

It's disgusting.

- Hey, how's it going?

- Hi, Pete.

You know it's a process, right?

Just gotta hang in there, man.

- That's all.

- Yeah.

Thanks.

This world is so

out of our control, you know?

Things just happen to us,

the worst things

and we just gotta...

be able, at the end

of the day, just say,

You know what Ted usually tells us?

"The only way past is through."

Yeah...

You know, I've never known

what happened to you.

Do you mind my asking?

Ahh, yeah, just...

It was my daughter.

My daughter,

she was coming home...

on her bike from a friend's

house, she had slept over and...

And this investment banker guy

was coming home drunk

from some bachelor party and...

And he hit her.

And, he took off, and he left

her on the side of the road.

And my marriage, it just...

My wife and I, we were just...

just...

It's been, what,

about two years now?

I still wake up every morning

expecting them to be there.

I even prayed to God, I asked

Him how to deal with this...

How do I live with it?

And He answered me,

and He said, "Look inside."

"Let that guide you."

You know, it's funny,

this city...

You know how you bump

into people all the time?

I keep thinking...

I keep thinking that

I'm going to bump into the guy.

Right, I mean, he did his time

and now he's out,

and what if I bump into him down in

the subway station with his kids,

waiting for the train,

train comes in...

And I push him.

I push him

right into the tracks.

You know, just watch his body

f***ing come apart.

- What'd you get?

- Drumsticks.

Is that it?

Hey, how do you know what

the word "inconceivable" means?

I don't know, I just do.

- What's that?

- Zarontin.

It's for my seizures.

It's an anti-epileptic.

"Anti" mean against and...

It's much better than Depakote

because it doesn't

make me constipated.

And of course,

to be taken with meals.

I'm doing bad in school.

It's a problem.

What subjects

are you having trouble with?

I don't know, all of them.

Did you know that elephants

walk on their tiptoes?

They have four toes

on their forelimbs,

and three toes

on their hindlimbs.

You're a really smart kid.

You know that?

No.

Can I have a sip of your soda?

No?

I'll just choke.

Turn the music off

for me, please.

I'm not gonna ask you twice.

Yeah, I'd be happy to. Come in.

What's the problem?

Thank you very much!

Guess what? The neighbors f***ing

called cause your beats are sh*t!

- Don't give me your finger!

- F*** you.

- Excuse me?

- You heard what I said.

- No, say it again.

- I said f*** you.

- F*** you!

- Hey, hey...

- You don't say that to me!

- Don't do that!

- Stop that.

- It's f***ing bullshit!

Do me a favor,

move over here, okay?

Actually, no,

go back to the room.

Why do I have go

in the other room?

Let me talk to her.

So I'm sorry to break her sh*t,

but she's running around town

f***ing everybody!

It's really hard for me not to!

Just go into the back...

Oh, little baby gonna cry?

Sorry, a**hole.

But look, it's not my problem?

What am I apologizing for?

What am I...? Okay, I'm sorry.

- For being a little b*tch!

- Okay...

- Cut the... Nice!

- Uuughhhhh!

Ahhhh...

Can I sit down?

Yeah, sure.

Can I assume that you're

the rational one?

Yeah.

Bullshit! Bullshit!

- He does not exist.

- I'm right here, baby!

I'm right here!

Has he ever hurt you?

No.

He's never f***ing hit me,

he's too much of a p*ssy.

Relationships

suck!

They suck!

Do you have a girlfriend?

- That's f***ed up, man.

- No, it's not f***ed up!

- Bullshit!

- Okay...

You two...

You're driving

the neighbors crazy so...

Figure it out.

- Have a great day.

- Wait.

Are you leaving?

Yeah, don't make me

come back either.

Wait!

I'm breaking up with you then.

Take care of your fish.

Have a good day.

Hi.

Hey.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, I'm just cleaning.

Are you getting rid

of these horrible things?

Un-huh...

- Unless you want them.

- Well, I...

Yeah, I didn't wanna ask,

but I saw this...

this one about "Feminine

Mystique," and I thought...

Oh, how appropriate.

Yeah.

You need any help with anything?

No.

You know, there was a...

I had a...

a house-sitting thing,

that sort of fell through,

and there was a...

a teaching thing,

and then I sort of...

You know, I don't know,

it's all just like...

I think I gonna go back

to Portland and...

try to apply back to

grad school though.

Hey, you know I feel like...

It seems like

I'm just hovering and I...

I'm just taking up space but...

I'll be out of here

before you know it.

But I wanted to say if

there's something that you need,

somebody to talk to,

that I've got big ears.

- And I'm a good listener.

- Okay.

Sorry.

Alright.

Have to... Okay.

Okay.

Alright.

Food okay?

Un-huh.

Why don't you eat something?

Just wondering

what he's doing right now?

Adam, we can't keep doing this.

- When's she coming?

- I dunno.

Soon.

Lunch is going to be over

by the time she gets here.

What the f***

is the matter with you, huh?

- What?

- Sorry.

- Right. What's new.

- Thank you.

Menthol Lights.

No debit card purchase

of under $20.

For real?

F***in' Christ...

Can you just...? Come on, dude.

Cash only.

- F*** me!

- I can get it.

No, hey, I...

You don't have to...

Yeah, it's fine.

Just put it all together.

You don't have to do that.

I know.

Thanks.

Hey, I got a pen in my car,

I'll get your address,

I'll pay you back.

No, it's okay.

No, really, I don't like

owing anybody anything.

It's not necessary.

Hey!

I sell supplements.

You know Metabolife?

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