Paranoid Park Page #4

I just wondered. Yeah...

Well, we're gonna go see a movie.

You wanna... come with us?

No, thanks, I'm good.

Rather sit here and...

pretend to look at sports?

Yeah, sports section.

OK, um... Yeah,

I guess I'll talk to you later, then.

OK.

So... yeah. Bye.

See ya.

That's a good one.

Thanks.

No no no...

- What...?

- You put a mirror in the...

How? It doesn't make sense...

I don't know, you...

you throw it down there...

Why would that...

... look at yourself?

Yeah, how would you...

But it'd be all mucky,

you won't be able to see.

I don't know, Gabe told it to me.

I didn't get it.

That's a terrible joke...

I mean, Alex...

Alex. Alex...

Awkward...

- Awkward.

- As in Alex.

That... that just...

Do you think we should do it again?

Or... maybe we should wait.

You know, we're gonna need more condoms.

We should go to Rite Aid and get 'em.

That's where um...

Pauline and George get theirs.

Yes, we totally did it.

Oh my god, I know right?

No, it was fantastic.

OK, OK, I gotta go. All right.

Do you think Lu knows

more than he's telling us?

Like what?

I don't know, like he's...

trying to trick us or something.

That's what detectives do.

No dude, don't be paranoid.

Why even worry about it?

I mean, he like, doesn't know anything.

He just like acting like he does.

Yeah, but that was pretty weird, though.

The detective coming to the school,

and only talking to skateboarders?

Yeah...

Dude, cops are like that.

I mean, why do you think they're cops?

They get paid less than a janitor.

Yeah, but I mean they do it

for other reasons.

Like what? Grownups do stuff for money.

There is no other reasons.

Cops do sh*t like that.

Just random sh*t.

Hey babe.

Hey.

Did you get the condoms yet?

Nope.

Do you wann get 'em, after school?

Maybe.

What's the matter? Are you mad?

No.

Well, you sure do act weird sometimes,

because you'd think after what we did

you'd be a little more happy to see me.

It was your idea.

What?! What is that supposed to mean?

Nothing.

So having sex was my idea.

You didn't want to. You just went along.

No, I'm just saying.

You were the one that,

wanted to get the condoms, so...

I thought we'd get 'em together.

Oh. OK, sorry.

I thought you were

talking about something else.

No, that's all I meant.

OK, well, we'll do that.

Hey, Alex.

Hey, Dad.

Oh, sh*t, wondered where this was.

Are you gonna take that?

I'm just gonna borrow it.

Your Uncle Tommy and I are going up

to the lake this weekend.

Do you need this?

Yeah... thanks.

Look I wanted to talk to you,

I don't... I don't know

what you've heard or...

what your mother's been telling ya.

Um... but I'm probably

not gonna be comin' around here anymore.

Um, we're still working

on the details, logistics and,

you know, trying to figure out

what's best for... for you and Henry.

Uh, working with your mother is...

not the easiest thing in the world...

as I'm sure you know.

But if there's any special

considerations that you have...

um... be sure and let me know.

How's school going,

how are your classes?

School's good.

How are Parker and those guys?

They're fine.

I saw Parker's dad the other night

at Outdoor World.

Yeah?

Yeah...

Are you still skateboarding?

Yeah, a little.

Right on.

Well, listen, I should be uh...

getting' my homework done, so...

Look, I...

I just want you to know that...

I feel horrible

about this whole situation.

I never, never in a million years wanted

anything like this to happen.

If there's anything, anything

that I can do to make it easier for you

... please, let me know.

I know how you feel, Dad.

Jennifer! Jennifer.

I can't believe you.

You think you can break up

with me after we had sex.

Why would you give up free sex?

She was even hot.

Yeah dude, hope you have a backup,

or somethin'.

Dude, her and her friends

were just drama.

Dude, I don't know

what you're talking about. You're crazy.

Dude, I didn't like her either.

But getting laid is always better

than not getting laid.

Yeah, man.

True that.

How's it going?

Good. Do you guys have,

caramel cappuccinos?

No, we don't have caramel cappuccinos.

Damn. Do you guys...?

That's only... that's only Starbucks.

Robin, can I get a slice of pie?

Mm hm.

This looks really good.

Hey, guys. Need a coffee.

Say that again.

Let me pick this up actually.

Coffee.

You remember... you remember Tina...

the llama?

I think so.

"Tina, you fat lard,

come get some dinner!"

And uh, remember he's at school,

the chapstick part?

He's like, with the nurse he's like...

he's like,

"Can I use the phone?"

"Why?"

"'Cause I don't feel good!"

And, he uses the phone...

he... and it's his...

brother Kip, he's kind of a wuss.

He's like, he's like, he's like,

um, "I... is Grandma there?"

He's like, "No, Napoleon... "

"Can I... Well, where is she?"

"At the dunes."

"Since when does Grandma

go to the dunes?"

"I don't know,

she's with her boyfriend.

"He's like, "What?"

And he's like,

"Can you at least bring me

my chapstick?"

He's like, "No, Napoleon.

"He's like, "God!" And then... he says,

"Come on, just...

just borrow some from the nurse,

she has like fifty sticks

in her drawer."

And he's like,

"Ew, I'm not gonna use nurse chapstick,

you sicko!"

And then he hangs up. And then, um...

We should be out now, dude.

What are you talking about?

- The war... Iraq...

- No.

Oh.

What do you think?

I really don't care.

Geez... that's the kind of thing

that's wrong

with people today. Apathy...

What?

Oh, not caring.

I don't really know much about the war.

Figure it out, dude. Read the newspaper.

I hate... reading the newspaper

about the war.

OK, I'll never...

Hello? Hello?

Bad...

Why are you lying in the middle

of the driveway?

Because...

Is it fun down there?

You know what, just push me.

Wait wait wait. What about your face?

Just go. Pedal.

Hold on a sec.

I have the answer.

To what?

Like when you were saying...

if something happened,

to you and you couldn't tell anyone.

It doesn't matter, just forget it.

See, what I would do is...

I'd write a letter.

To who?

The person you did it to.

Like, an apology or whatever.

Or... maybe to someone else,

like a separate person.

But the point is,

to get it down and off your chest.

And then, you can stop stressing.

And, what am I supposed to do

with the letter... after?

Doesn't matter, like, save it,

send it, burn it, you know?

Th... writing it down

is the important thing.

So... yeah. I mean, once you get it out

there you'll feel way better.

It's a big relief.

I don't know, Macy, it sounds like

a homework assignment or something.

Trust me, it's

not a homework assignment.

You know...

it just feels good to have it all out.

Yeah... maybe.

But, the trick is... write it

to someone you can really talk to,

like someone you're comfortable with.

Not your parents or your teachers

or whatever.

Write it to a friend.

Yeah.

Write it to me.

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