Nine Lives Page #6

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He's everyone's favorite around here.

Would you say he's a leg man

or a breast man?

Your hands are a little clammy. You okay?

Bring you back

something to calm you down.

I don't want something to calm me down.

Don't patronize me.

What am I, a cat being neutered?

You should give your husband your ring

to hang on to.

F***. What the f*** am I doing?

Why did you let me talk to her like that?

Here.

- Sh*t! Oh, God. That's a bad omen.

- No, it's all right.

- Richard. Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.

- I got it. Hey! Hey, hey!

Cut the crap, okay?

Now just breathe a little. Come on.

Slow in. Come on.

Long out.

Very good.

I can't stop thinking about my mom.

What about her?

Seeing her naked when I was a little girl.

She was the most beautiful woman

I ever saw.

I'm going to be a freak, Richard.

Camille, no.

Hi. I'm Dr. Wyatt.

- I'm your anesthesiologist.

- Hi.

How do you feel?

- What's wrong?

- I'm scared.

You're gonna do well.

I'm going to be mutilated.

Well, yes, it is true.

It will take some time to adjust.

Get used to it, right?

You're supposed to get used to everything.

Like little animals.

- Well, is that so bad?

- No.

No, it's a blessing to be little animals.

Did you talk to Dr. Chiprut

about reconstructive surgery?

I don't wanna be reconstructed.

Why don't you say something?

Why are you standing there like a zombie?

- That's my husband.

- Hi.

Hi.

Well, let's see. Have you had anything

to eat or drink today?

Not a thing. Not a thing.

Okay. I'll see you inside.

Scares me to death to be put to sleep.

- What scares you about it?

- No consciousness.

No consciousness is death by definition.

- It's like sleeping.

- No, it's not.

When I'm asleep,

I'm with everybody from my life.

Past, present.

For better or worse, I'm connected.

I just feel f***ed up.

You know, you're gonna have to try to relax.

- You're just making it worse on yourself.

- We're nothing, Rich.

- Do you ever think about that?

- No, no.

- We're nothing.

- We're a lot more than nothing.

No, we're f***ing nothing.

We're dreams and bones.

You know what I hate? The surgeon

doesn't come in here to say hi to me...

touch base with me. He's in there hiding,

waiting like an executioner.

- My mouth is so dry.

- I'll get you some water.

I can't drink anything.

Hello? Does that ring a bell?

Just sit.

You have that same face you've always had.

Well, that's a relief.

Try to understand what I'm saying to you.

- What're you saying?

- I'm saying you...

I don't know.

It's got something to do with...

F***. Do I have to explain myself always?

You were a stranger once.

What's that?

- Something to relax you.

- No, no. I don't want to go to sleep yet.

- I'm not ready to go to sleep yet.

- You won't go to sleep. It's just to relax you.

God, I don't like her.

Horrible to be at the mercy of others.

We're not at the mercy of others.

- We're connected, like you just said.

- Connected?

My connections feel very frail right now.

That shot helps, actually.

Good.

They run this place well, don't they?

Yes.

What?

- What, what?

- What did you just say?

Nothing. You said something.

- Yes.

- What did you say?

Yeah.

We're so lucky.

Lucky, how?

To be a part of something.

What are we part of?

We cling on... We cling on... Oh, God.

Cling on...

What did you say?

About what?

- You said something.

- I know.

- You know what?

- I know I said something.

I'm not out of it.

Well, what was it that you said?

About what?

About what you said.

I know.

We're gonna be together forever.

Are we lost?

Of course not. We're almost there.

I'm thirsty.

Thanks.

How many graves

do you think there are here?

Wow, I don't know, Maria.

In school, we used to have those estimates.

With Miss Ronson, remember?

- How many marbles in that big jar?

- Yeah.

I won one time.

I guessed 212 and there were 223.

I was the closest.

Miss Ronson.

Careful not to step on the gravestones.

Now, stop that!

- I'm not stepping on them.

- Well, it's not nice.

How come nobody visits all these graves?

Because most of the people who

used to come and visit them have died, too.

Are they buried here, too?

Well, some are.

Look, sometimes there's a grave...

and then the wife or the husband

of that person is buried nearby.

And those big ones?

They're called mausoleums.

A whole family's buried there.

When people die,

they just put them in with all the others.

Who puts them there?

Whoever's left.

Why are you laughing?

I don't know.

Look at that.

- Look, she's on another one.

- Yeah, she's king of the hill.

Why?

Well, she can do whatever she wants here.

She has her run of the place.

"Her run of the place."

That's a funny expression.

- She lives here.

- Yeah.

Wow, can you imagine?

She eats here. Poops here.

Maybe she poops on the graves.

Yeah, maybe she does.

How come you only come here once a year?

Do you think I should come more often?

I don't know.

Can I have a sandwich?

Look what I've got.

Yummy!

You remembered these.

How come they say cats have nine lives?

You know, I don't know.

Do you think it's true?

No, no. Just one.

Can I still eat it?

Yeah, just brush it off.

Who waters the lawn here?

Probably have sprinklers on timers.

- So nobody sees it.

- What do you mean?

Nobody sees the sprinklers watering...

because they're on timers

and everyone's dead.

You funny bunny.

I need to pee.

- I asked you if you needed to.

- I know.

- In the parking lot, I asked you twice.

- I know, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- Can you hold it?

- Yeah.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

Because if you can't,

we can go behind a tree or something.

- No, I'm fine. I'm fine.

- Okay?

Here.

Your hair looks good, Mom.

Thanks. Not too short?

- Well, everything helps.

- Helps what?

Old age.

You're not old.

Well, I'm gonna be. I hope.

We move on.

What?

We go on.

Everyone here went on

with all their f***ing baggage.

My father used to say that. God bless him.

Your grandfather.

What do you mean, "baggage"?

All the stuff you have to carry around.

Yeah, I don't know how anyone does it.

I don't remember my grandfather.

What's wrong?

You need to pee?

Let's go.

Here you go.

Can I get up on the tree?

- I don't think so, honey.

- Just to there. Just that branch.

Okay.

Up!

- Got it?

- Yes.

All right, now don't stand up,

'cause it's dangerous.

Okay. Just right here.

There we go.

- Okay.

- Just a little longer.

I'm taller than you up here,

and I'm all grown-up.

I spy with my little eye...

something blue.

- The sky.

- No.

- Those flowers over there.

- No.

- That sign?

- No.

- I give up.

- No!

Yes.

The dress of a little girl.

No.

I'm tired, honey.

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