Red Knot Page #3

Um...

It's your turn still.

You have another, um...

Perfect, perfect.

So I can use that...

Hey.

Hey.

Um... I think you have

another move.

I need to talk to you, okay?

Look.

I'm in the middle

of something right now.

I wanna talk to you too,

but we'll do it later, okay?

Is that your move?

Yeah, that one's blocking...

Hey, Chloe.

Hey.

Did you do that?

Yeah.

That's beautiful.

- Thank you.

- Yeah, looks just like Jaime.

- You think?

- Yeah, I do.

He must've been thrilled.

Yeah, I think he liked it.

I think I'm gonna

give it to him.

Good. Good.

Anyway, I have to go.

Okay.

Small.

Backwards?

Yes.

Good job.

Who's next?

John's next.

- Farm boy?

- Yeah, farm boy.

Landlocked.

That's right.

Landlocked farm boy

ends up at sea.

Well, I shouldn't think it was

the first time it's happened.

Hmm.

Ever married?

Yeah.

I was, once.

What was her name?

Doesn't really matter,

does it? I...

Not anymore.

I can't...

Come in.

It's me. Can I still come in?

Sure.

- Can I sit down?

- Yeah, what's up?

Just wanted to chat.

About what?

Just missed you.

- Is everything okay?

- Yeah, everything's...

Everything's fine.

- I feel I owe you an explanation.

- Okay.

Things got a little bit

out of control earlier.

It was just

a big misunderstanding.

To be honest,

I think you over reacted before I

had a chance to really explain.

Look, Peter, did you come here to

apologize or tell me how to behave?

Chlo, can we just cut through

some of these problems

and deal with them

when we get home?

No.

Why not?

Well...

Because it's not

just about the book deal.

- Okay, I mean...

- Is that what you thought?

Oh, my God, Chloe, okay.

So what else is it about?

- Come here.

- Peter, come on.

- Come here.

- Stop it. Peter. Stop.

- Baby, I miss you so much.

- Peter!

I'm sorry, it doesn't

work like that.

I mean, let's be honest,

you didn't come in here to apologize.

You didn't come in here to say,

"Oh, I feel terrible,

I want to know what you're going through."

You think I'm being childish,

you think this is a game.

You aren't going to trek

across the poles anyway.

What do you mean?

- What do you mean?

- You're a writer, Peter.

- So?

- You won't be able to write about the poles.

- F*** you!

- Crossing them yourself? I mean...

You don't think I see you,

you don't think I'm a good husband,

you don't think I can go

to the North or South Pole,

you don't have any f***ing faith in me.

So what is this about?

Are you leaving me?

Is that what this is about?

Are you leaving me?

Just be honest? Just, what's...

They want me to go to Antarctica

for a few weeks, maybe a month.

And I said,

"That's simply unacceptable,

I won't go anywhere

without my wife."

You said that?

Yeah.

Can I come in?

Chloe, are you okay?

Hey, come on, it's okay.

You're gonna be okay.

Let's go inside.

You're going to be sick.

Bathroom? Bed?

- Bed.

- Okay, here we go.

Okay, here.

Here, let's get this off.

You pass through it,

you get on the other side,

and things

are different. I...

You're just different.

Seems kind of lonely

out here. That's all.

Sometimes.

Do you ever get homesick?

You know, I do. I do.

But at some point,

you have to choose what's important to you.

And I made my choice.

From the point down to the end,

you can see the wind.

- Yeah.

- There's another pair of binoculars

Beautiful scenery, breathtaking.

It is.

You never get tired of it.

You ever trekked through

a country like this?

Yeah, it can be tough.

What's the weather forecast,

the next few days?

It's good, it's nice.

Though I don't trust

the forecast.

It's like anything in life,

I guess, always changing, right?

Yeah, I suppose so.

So, what are we going to do? We're going to

go out through this passage, right here?

Yeah, right this way and around.

We don't want to hose ourselves

into any new problems.

Yeah.

I trust that you will

steer clear of any danger.

I will.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- What's up?

- It's a good movie.

Brought you an apple.

You brought that for me?

I don't know,

I just brought it with me.

Um...

Thanks for taking care of me

the other night.

You're welcome.

You're feeling better?

Yeah, I feel much better.

You look great.

Thank you.

Well, I'm going to let you get

back to Life In The Water.

- You okay?

- Yeah!

Everything's fine.

I'm just going to go.

Peter? Peter!

I'm here, Chloe.

Peter?

The Poles have pulled at me

for as long as I can remember.

Ever since I was a kid,

reading about the great explorers.

Shackleton, Amundsen, Scott.

They were all drawn here.

I don't know what

I was hoping to find.

But it's not out here.

It's inside.

Just between us.

It's her.

It's us.

There's no book.

No walking to the poles.

It was just me

wanting to be something more.

And she's right.

I really didn't see her.

But I want to.

February 23rd.

Sixty eight degrees south.

Antarctic summer.

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