Queen of Earth Page #4

How do you mean?

Just prying into people's business...

You know, last year he didn't ask me

two questions about myself

and now he just wants to know everything.

I wonder why. That's all.

- He just knows you better.

- He doesn't know me at all.

- He's curious.

- Well, curiosity killed my father.

Depression killed your father.

I'm sorry, I really can't do this,

if you're not gonna sit still.

Frank and Sylvie's house?

- I'm their niece's guest.

- Virginia?

Yeah.

Been here before?

Just once, last year.

They're terrible people.

Well, they're not here right now.

I know.

That kind of money

rubs people the wrong way.

When were you here last?

About the same time last year.

Nice season, last year.

Yes. Seemed OK.

You be careful now. You never know.

Never know what?

Exactly.

- Hey...

- Why are you in the bushes?

Where am I?

- I'm suck.

- I think you mean you're sick.

Mm-hm...

Come on.

Oh, hold on...

- Here's your hot water.

- Thanks.

Nice place.

Thanks. It's not mine.

- I think I came to a party here, once.

- Oh.

Did you throw that...

that "Dressed to Get Sexed" party

on Labor Day, last year?

How many times do I have to

f***ing tell you this is not my house?

But I've seen you here, though, right?

Maybe. I was here last year.

I knew it.

I thought you said

you'd never been here before.

No, now I think about it,

that party was at some other place.

- You want to go for a walk?

- No.

Why not?

I could murder you right now

and no one would ever know.

Hm...?

What, do you live here now?

I heard you walking around

super-late last night.

It sounded like you were...

talking to yourself.

Yeah, I was... I was talking to myself.

Why would I be doing that?

- Can you please get out of my way?

- Yeah, here!

No, I'm good. I'm just going to get my own.

What the f***... What are you doing?

I don't understand why you're here.

You don't live here.

What's your problem?

My problem is that I'm trying to have

a nice time with my best friend,

and you're just... here all the f***ing time.

- Ginny invited me here, you know.

- Don't call her Ginny.

- Take it.

- I don't want it.

- I made you a cup of coffee.

- No, I don't want it.

Are you... f***ing serious?

Jesus f***ing Christ...

You're a real f***ing spoilt b*tch,

you know that?

You ain't sh*t, just 'cause of

who your father was.

How much of that did you see?

Oh, well...

- What?

- Nothing. I was just thinking.

About what?

Just about us.

I feel sick.

I feel messed up.

I'm sorry.

My face hurts. All the time.

Like a headache?

No, it's like...

the bones are grinding, beneath my skin.

I don't think that's a thing.

It just makes it really hard to concentrate.

You haven't been sleeping. Have you?

I could do without the attitude...

The whole "Catherine is crazy" attitude.

I didn't say you were crazy.

You thought it.

Don't tell me what I think.

It's just... I know that...

you bring Rich round

so that you can talk to him about me.

Not everything is about you.

I know.

It's fascinating...

I feel like I'm...

seeing you for the first time.

What do you mean?

I always thought you were so perfect.

I thought you had it all figured out.

But you were just

surrounding yourself with men.

With James, with your father...

They took care of you.

Without them...

here you are.

Hm...

I think the best hope for me now is...

to not end up like my father.

How's that going?

Mm...

Touch and go.

I just don't really feel

like I exist anymore.

And the only two people

that really cared about me

abandoned me.

- In one form or another.

- I care about you.

No, you don't.

You have to hold very still

because I have to do the features now.

Dudes. Question.

You drive a car...

fly a plane...

ride a bike...

What's the analogy for a boat?

- You drive it, as well.

- I don't know, Catherine.

Can you drive a canoe?

- Can you steer a boat?

- Can you steer a canoe?

Enough with the canoe.

Can't you find a counterpoint

besides a goddamned canoe?

It's a valid question,

is all's I'm saying, K.

Make sure you put that on. I don't

want you falling in and drowning. Or...

something horrible like that.

- Ready?

- Hold on. I'm not buttoned yet.

- Ready, I guess...

- No, I'm not snapped in.

Ready.

Hey, K.

K...

Hey, K.

My name starts with a C.

- Are you for real?

- Mm-hm.

I've been calling you K for a whole year.

That's awesome.

It's not that awesome.

Well, thanks for coming out

on the lake today.

Thank you very much for inviting me.

OK.

You know, I figured you'd probably just

want to be some place where...

people weren't talking to you about...

how you're doing, and all that stuff.

And look what you're doing now...

You don't know what I'm doing.

You're a real mystery, Rich.

Face thing?

Yes.

Hurts to talk.

All of a sudden?

It comes and goes.

You realise how fake this sounds?

Do you realise how insulting that is?

Just trying to understand.

No. You're trying to judge.

I don't feel like myself.

She's good, but... you know...

She has this guy hanging around

and he's super-creepy.

I just get a bad feeling.

'I don't feel safe.

'Yeah, well they took me out

on a boat, today,

'which was really weird.

'It was just dumb...'

And I miss you too.

Yeah?

I'm sorry, can I call you back?

OK.

OK, fine.

Who were you talking to?

It's none of your business.

I'm just... curious.

Well, I'm serious.

It's none of your business.

- Was that James?

- No.

Catherine...

I know.

Hey, do you stay around here?

- Um... I'm a guest.

- Where?

- Here.

- Here where, though?

Here, in this house.

What do you think I mean?

Wait, wait. I recognise you.

I'm sorry. From TV.

I remember. Yeah. It was your dad

that tried to rip off all those people.

That's not how it happened.

No, but then you had people thinking

you knew where the money was.

No, that's not what happened.

You obviously don't know me.

So, have you known Frank and Sylvie long?

I've known them for...

Oh, God. Since I was a kid.

Yeah.

It's 20 years. No, like... 18 years.

You would never believe anything

that anyone said about him.

Even after people came forward

and testified,

I was always, like, "No. Absolutely not."

Nothing weird. Nothing strange.

Are you OK?

Oh, my, Jesus Christ!

What the f*** is wrong with you?

You all right?

Catherine.

This is Warlock.

And Dragon.

No! No! No!

Leave me alone! Leave me alone!

Well, that's not how

I was taught to leave a party.

- ...to express my opinions.

- Of course you are.

But could you also take it down a notch?

Oh, I hate it when you say that!

So, what's on the agenda for today?

A walk?

I was thinking a swim.

- You wanna go for a swim, sweetheart?

- What?

Swim?

You wanna go for a swim?

Swim?

Oh, I don't know... Maybe another time.

Take your time.

My time...

I'll take my time.

I didn't expect anybody to be up.

Yeah, me neither.

I just wanted to tell you that I wasn't

interested in you

or anything about you, last night.

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