Racing with the Moon Page #4

my eagle come charging over the hill.

Just come charging

over the hill.

There's a war out

there somewhere, Hop.

So they're in this

submarine, right?

And the Japs are going at them

with everything they got.

Guys are drowning.

Guys are on fire.

There are sharks,

and they got guns.

So you know what

Tyrone Power says?

He says, "F*** them!"

Just like that.

Tyrone Power never said,

"F*** them. "

Right.

And that's when he does it.

He just... He just surfaces

in the middle of Tokyo Harbor.

Jeez!

What balls!

Maybe we should join

the submarine corps.

Pussies.

- What?

- They're pussies!

No, Tyrone Power

is not a p*ssy.

You wouldn't know a

p*ssy if you saw one.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah. You know why?

You know why?

Because you drink too much.

- Me?!

- Pisses me off!

Pisses me off badly!

Because when you drink too much,

it makes your brain soft.

Let me see...

I gotta show you something.

Before I started drinking,

I could not do that!

- Why would you wanna do that?

- It gives me pleasure.

Right here!

Clear across my

goddamn chest.

- A real patriot, huh?

- Damn right!

In just four short weeks,

me and my buddy here

are gonna be proud members of

the United States Marine Corps.

Lucky us.

Listen, kid,

I'm gonna do you a favor.

I'm not gonna put

anything on your chest.

That way, when you wake

up in the morning,

you still will have that wonderful

baby-pink skin.

You'll thank me, believe me.

Hey, wait a minute. This is the bird

of freedom we're talking about here.

Ain't no American that wouldn't be

proud to carry that over his heart.

You ought to cut down

on the newsreels, kid.

Hey, what is this,

you give tattoos or advice?

All right, how much

do you boys got?

I...

...got $1.25.

I got 13 cents.

A dollar thirty-eight will get

you a sparrow on your elbow.

- A sparrow?

- Or how about a snake

coming out of your navel?

Now, that's real popular!

You've gotta be kidding!

He's kidding, right, Hop?

I'm talking about the high-flying red-

white-and-blue bird of freedom here!

Bird of freedom

don't come cheap.

A snake coming

out of my navel.

He's probably some

kind of a Nazi.

Hey...

...listen.

It's the train.

Touch the rail with your shoe,

you can feel it.

Let's race it,

like when we were kids.

We're drunk.

Who cares?

I wanna race it.

- We'll get killed.

- No, we won't.

No, we won't.

This train's an old friend.

It would never hurt us.

Here she comes!

Come on, Hopper!

Race with me!

Race with me!

Race with me!

Race with me, Hop!

Nicky!

Nicky!

Nicky!

Hey, Nicky, where you going?

Hey, wait up, will you?

Are you all right?

She's late, Hop.

What?

Sally.

She's pregnant.

What are you talking about?

Three weeks till we leave,

and she hits me with this.

She told me this afternoon.

You gotta help me, Hop.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

To get the money.

Money?

For an abortion.

An abortion?

Nicky!

Didn't you use anything?

It just happened.

Just happened? Nicky, you been

seeing this girl for four months!

So?!

- So Jesus Christ, Nicky!

- "So Jesus Christ, Nicky. "

"Jesus Christ, Nicky!"

I'm paying for it, all right?!

No, she's paying for it, Nicky!

She's paying for it!

Hop.

Hop, since when did you

become such a saint, huh?

Huh, Hop?

The only difference between me

and you is you've been lucky.

That's all!

That's it, Hop!

How much?

Annie says it costs

150 for a clean one.

A hundred-fifty? Nicky, where are

we gonna get that kind of money?

Do like we did last summer,

when we needed a transmission

for the Plymouth.

We almost got killed!

Well, what other

way is there?

I'll think about it.

Come on.

My dear friends in Christ,

we are gathered here today to lay to

rest the soul of Thomas Alan Lester,

who gave his life for the

service of his country.

To the flag, face!

To the front, face!

Forward, hup!

To the flag, face!

Hello there, stranger.

You up early or late?

Late.

Let your mother know next time,

all right?

Okay.

You wanna talk?

Let's hurry, nurses,

we don't want to lose anyone!

More volume, Arnold!

And remember, soldiers,

if you're wounded, remain lying

down until a nurse reaches you.

If you're dead,

remain lying down.

Try and give a little comfort

to your patient.

Remember,

blood doesn't bother you,

because you're

professional nurses.

I think he might be dead already.

Oh, sorry.

- Where are you hurt, soldier?

- He slipped away.

Wait a minute,

I seem to be coming around.

- I'll come back when you got this.

- No, wait! Please, nurse!

I wanna show

you my wound.

- R.D. Stop.

- Why?

Get on!

- What are you guys doing?

- Go to the records.

You're looking after a sick man,

so be very, very careful.

That's the idea.

That's the idea.

You might get some bandages

there on your left.

Arnold, go to the office. Your mother

called. You gotta call her right away.

- What about my records?

- We'll watch them!

- But...

- It's an emergency, Arnold.

No "buts," man! Hop to it!

It's your mom!

Hurry! Berlin Blitz

is just about to end.

Prepare for the

worst shelling yet.

What the hell is going on here?

Stop that carrying on, will you?!

Just hold it!

Stop that!

That's not funny.

- It's a joke.

- It's not funny.

- It's not a funny joke?

- No.

You know, you're really

stupid sometimes.

What's that supposed to mean?

What're you doing right now?

- Bleeding.

- I can see that.

Why don't you go get yourself

cleaned up and meet me outside.

- Where are we going?

- You'll see.

- It's a hospital.

- That's right. Smart.

- Hi, Barbara.

- I'm smart.

- Yeah, you're smarter than you look.

- I'm smarter than I look?

That's good.

Good idea.

You having fun?

- I'm having a real good time.

- Oh, I'm glad.

I'm glad you're having fun.

Hi!

You know who's in here?

- Sick people.

- That's right. You wanna go in?

- You bet!

- Okay.

Here we are!

All right.

Henry Nash, right here.

Henry Nash.

He's my bodyguard.

All right? So don't try any funny stuff,

because I know what you're up to here.

Henry, give each person

on this side a book.

Leave one on the empty beds,

because that means they're in therapy.

Good. Hi.

I'm glad you're up.

- Oh, good, you found it.

- They had it on order or something.

- What would you like?

- You got any Hammett?

- Hammett?

- Yeah. Dashiell Hammett.

- I'll check the cart.

- That's okay. Forget it.

- It'll just take a second.

- No, that's all right. Relax, forget it.

What's your name?

Henry, sir.

How old are you?

Seventeen, sir.

How old do you think I am?

I'm 22.

You call everybody

who's 22 "sir"?

No, sir.

I mean, no.

My name's Frank.

Guess they'll be calling you

up pretty soon, huh, Henry?

February 12th.

Go ahead, look at it.

I do.

All day long.

Sometimes, you know,

I can still feel it.

That's the God's truth.

Only I half-believe it's gone.

Get it?

Half.

I'll just... Give me whatever

you got there, I don't...

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