Reach Me Page #5

you if you want a cigarette,

you don't whine and say,

"I'm quitting".

Quitting intimates that you're

struggling with something that you like.

You're not struggling. You don't

like smoking. You don't smoke.

I'm Roger, and I don't smoke!

I'm Roger, and I don't smoke!

I'm Roger, and I don't smoke!

- It bit me!

- Beezy, come here. Bad boy.

I've had it with this dog.

He's jealous of me, and I hate him.

Aw, come on. I've been thinking.

We could breed him and

make a lot of money?

Breed these demons for a living?

Get another girlfriend. I quit.

Quiet.

- Who's there?

- I'm the assistant manager.

There's an emergency

call for Denise-Denise.

Just put it through.

I'm sorry. Our switchboard's down.

No one knows we're here.

Only my mother.

- Your mother?

- Oh, my God, it's her heart.

- What are you doing?

- Coming right out!

No, don't open...

Quiet, Beezy.

- How high can he jump?

- Jump?

To the ceiling.

He's a jumping dachshund.

- Shoot him while you have a chance!

- What?

- Shoot it. Frank told you to.

- No, no, no, no. Don't shoot him.

Please, don't shoot him. Don't shoot

my dog. Please, I love my Beezy.

- Frank told you to!

- Shut up, Denise-Denise!

You know what? That's it.

Enough, man. I'm done, I'm toast.

- Whoa.

- That's it.

Okay, Mr. King, would

you like a little smoke?

- No.

- I think you would.

I think you'd like to have

one until it kills you.

You know, my wife died of lung cancer.

3 million people a year do.

And I think maybe

you'd like to as well.

- No.

- No?

I mean, I'm Roger, and I don't smoke.

- You quit smoking?

- No, I don't smoke!

All right, well, then this

pack of cigarettes, take it,

- and let's just throw that into the sea.

- Ceremonial. How quaint.

Oh, yeah. There we go.

Why are you always touching me?

Stop touching me.

What's the matter? You afraid of intimacy?

All right, we'll work on that one later,

but right now, I want you to yell with

all your soul, if you even have a soul.

I'm Roger, and I don't smoke!

Do you want it good or you want it fast?

Then fire me. I've been fired before.

I'll see if I can get

you a few lines.

Yeah, yeah. All right, girls.

Mind how you got it.

Sorry, mate. I don't do

autographs while I'm...

- What is your major malfunction?

- Come here, you little b*tch.

Whoa, whoa.

No, no.

Look, look, she wanted it. You know?

No!

What?

Is that a fake Robert De Niro mole?

Dom, "the habits that don't

get you towards your goal"...

Shut up.

"You can't live the same old life

and expect a different result."

Thumper, shut up. Okay? Shut up.

"If you want success,

you've got to love being successful."

Didn't have to do that.

I don't want to hear any

more of that stupid book.

It's all garbage!

It's meaningless garbage!

Self-help is for punks.

You want to be a punk?

- I don't want to do this anymore.

- Well, then go!

Go. You're a half-wit and a retard.

I've been taking care of you since I was

in the third grade, and I'm tired of it!

So you want to go? Go.

I'll finally be free. Go!

Wait!

- Thumper, where you think you're going?

- I'm gonna go realize my potential.

Thumper, you think I want to work for

Frank all my life like my father

worked his father? End up dead,

45, from a heart attack?

With nothing to show for it?

That's not what I want for my life.

Look, I know my time's running out.

I never said this before, but I got

a heart murmur like my dad did.

So every night, I go to sleep wondering

if I'm gonna wake up the next morning.

You're a good cook. You always

wanted to open up a restaurant.

Let's do it now.

It'll be less stressful

for your heart.

Courage means moving forward

in spite of your fear.

You understand?

Courage means moving forward

in spite of your fear.

Let's do it. Let's do it now!

Come on.

Come on.

Someone's got a new driver.

You gonna hit another bucket?

- Dominic.

- Yeah, it's me.

- Hey, you take good pictures?

- No pictures.

You can't find Tommy and Denise-Denise?

I told you right where they were.

My heart ain't in it.

This ain't who I want to be.

Just do what I tell you to.

You hear me?

We don't want anymore. We quit.

You...

it ain't allowed. It ain't allowed!

It ain't allowed! It ain't allow...

A man is only as good as his word. If you

give your word and then you break it,

you're nothing but a worthless,

vacuous loser. Do you hear me?

Yeah, I hear you.

Now, Roger, I want you to close

your eyes and promise yourself

that you will never,

ever smoke again.

This is between you and you.

Now, you close your eyes.

You promise yourself.

Now, just do it, man. Just do it.

What the...

Oh, I'm sorry.

- I must be in the wrong apartment.

- Are you looking for Wolfie?

He's... he's not here right now.

He... he went with my niece

to go pick up some breakfast.

- And you are?

- I'm Colette.

- Are you from around here?

- No, actually, I just got out of prison.

My husband... we had

a problem with a fire.

Actually, I burned the

whole house down.

I'm just sorry he

wasn't in the house.

Want a cup of coffee?

No. Get him out of Chicago.

I have a job for him in California.

Hold on, hold on.

A couple guys quit on me.

I want 'em taken care of. Yeah.

I'm on the green, yeah.

The weather's beautiful.

Yeah, so do that, okay? Yeah.

I got to go.

Sir, we do not allow

carts on the green here.

- Heard your men quit.

- I'm gonna get the money.

Out here? On the sixth hole?

What's par? Par four?

You here in two?

You're here in two? Answer me!

Yeah. I mean, yes.

So while your men make a fool of you,

you're out here trying to make par.

I'm gonna get the money. I just

need to find out where they are.

What is wrong with you?

Why are you always such a screw-up?

I make you captain. I promote you.

Why? Because I believe in you.

- I must be delusional.

- You're not delusional. You're...

When your men make a fool of you,

you are making a fool of me,

and that is unacceptable.

Do we have an understanding?

You will take care of all of them.

Tommy, Dominic, and Thumper.

- What about the girl?

- This is what's wrong with you!

Your mind is still on that

bimbo you met in night school!

Well, this is why you got

in trouble in the first place.

Take care of business, Frank.

Okay.

If you don't,

I will take care of you.

Hey! Wait up! Where you been?

I've been looking all over for you.

You gonna go to this thing tonight?

- No.

- Oh, come on.

How could you not want to

hear your words read out loud?

Because I don't want to.

- Where's your cigarettes?

- Why would I have cigarettes?

I don't smoke.

And I've been smoking two

packs a day since I'm 14.

Haven't even thought about

one since you mentioned it.

Is that what you did with Kate?

Made her shout at the ocean?

Man, people would dig you

if you appeared in public.

Look, don't write a story

on me, okay? Please.

Something's not right with you.

It's more than just grief.

- Just let it go.

- I can't.

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