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Figure it out.

Wear...

Wear, uh,

some kind of a bra, and then

have some sort of a dress.

It's not that hard.

Okay, thank you.

Bye.

What's for dinner, Ame?

Spaghetti, I think.

Where is Sam?

What happened?

Well, I just received

some tough information.

- Got me a little upset.

- What information?

This guy...

wanted to pay me $9 an hour

for construction.

$9 an hour my ass.

That's pure and utter

bullshit.

Well, 9's better

than freeloading.

It's good to stand up

for your rights.

I stood up.

- You don't look so good.

- I'll be all right.

Here.

Since you didn't get a job

and you can't pay the rent,

maybe you could pick me up

tomorrow from detention.

Oh, no, you don't have

to do that.

Oh, it's cool, you know?

I'll do it.

Thanks.

Is your last name Bear?

Yeah.

Sadly now, I'm a simple man

Hang my head on what I can

Overdone and overwrought

There ain't a fight

that I haven't fought

I'll

Go home

From here

I have this hope,

this dream

that if we're good,

if we live our lives well,

that there's something

after all this, you know.

Just like this,

but better because...

there's no fear.

No one leaves.

No one dies

because we're eternal.

Forever in paradise.

Paradise.

Yo.

Hey!

Sorry I'm late.

How was school today?

Not too bad.

Yeah?

Did you go to all your classes?

Most of 'em.

- Hey, what's that?

- Adderall.

It's fun.

Creature's

having a party later.

Creature?

I don't think

that's his real name.

You should come.

He's old, too.

I mean, not like you.

Like, really old.

And most of the people there

will be older than me,

so you won't have to feel,

you know, like a pedophile.

What's Adderall

make you feel like?

Just really social,

and focused,

and on, and kind of speedy.

Can I try it?

It'll cost you.

How much?

30 bucks.

Is there, like,

a family discount?

'Cause you're f***ing Amy?

All right,

I'll give you ten bucks now,

and 20 when I get a job.

Cool?

You comin' to the party?

I don't know.

Maybe.

Okay.

You shouldn't do

so many drugs.

- I'm only 16.

- So?

I got plenty of time

to straighten out.

Yeah, good point.

Sam is coming

to Creature's party tonight.

Oh, yeah?

I don't know.

You want to go?

Me?

No, I'm good.

My party days

are kind of over.

But you guys have fun.

Yeah.

Here's your magic pill.

Lucy, I've told you,

no drugs in the house, okay?

Except for pot.

- It's Adderall.

- So?

- It's not a drug.

- Yes, it is.

- It's legal.

- Only if you need it.

Hey, if it bothers ya,

I won't do it.

You can do

whatever you want.

How come he can take it

and I can't?

You know what?

Both of you can do

what you want.

Just do whatever

you want to do.

- Did I piss you off, Ame?

- No.

- 'Cause I feel like I did.

- You didn't.

- Give it back.

- What?

The Adderall.

Give it back.

- Why?

- You didn't piss me off, okay?

Here, I'll give it back.

Look, I don't care!

Both of you just do

what you want.

Do whatever you want to do.

See what you did?

Nat was right.

You are a snake!

What do you mean

I'm a snake?

I don't have to go

to the party, Amy,

or I could come home, like,

with a curfew.

Lucy, would you please

just stop being a baby

for five minutes?

- Please, just stop.

- I hate you!

Oh, sh*t.

Lucy.

Lucy.

Sh*t.

Lucy.

Wait!

Lucy, come on.

I love you.

You didn't do anything wrong.

All right?

Come on, now stop this.

Stop.

Come on, let's go back inside.

- Let's go.

- Amy.

What?

I got bruises.

What?

See?

Oh, God.

What is it?

I don't know.

I got 'em on my legs too.

What do you mean,

sweetheart?

- What are they?

- I don't know.

Are you sick?

- No.

- She should see a doctor.

Lucy, why didn't you

come to me, huh?

Why didn't you tell me?

That's what you do.

You come to me.

- Why didn't you tell me?

- Hey, hey, hey, relax.

There's no point

in getting upset

until we know

what it is, okay?

Okay, we'll go

to the doctor, okay?

Come on.

That's my ride to the party.

Okay.

Come here.

Have fun tonight.

Ow, Ame.

You're squashing me.

Okay.

Be safe.

Don't worry about it.

You'll take her to the doctor.

I hate the frickin' doctor.

He's got nothing but bad news

for this family.

Did I miss the drama?

- Yeah.

- That's a relief.

What's up, man?

Amy, get me a carrot.

Oh, I'll get it.

Look at us, like a family,

me getting Nat a carrot.

I can get my own carrot.

Look at that, Nat.

Amy's smiling, see that?

It's good having me here,

isn't it?

Is it?

- It's good, right?

- Is it, Amy?

Is it?

I'm not saying

it's not good, okay?

Let me tell ya

how I really got in a fight.

What do you mean?

I thought

you had a job interview.

Well, I did, but that's not

why I got in a fight.

You see,

after the interview,

I was feeling kind of down

and all, you know,

so I went to the bar, and...

you know,

I was talking to this guy,

and he basically said

you used to be,

you know, a little...

What?

You know.

No.

I used to be a little what?

Well, he said you used to be

a little slutty.

You see, but the point is,

it doesn't matter.

You see, I thought it does,

but it doesn't.

As long as you're my slut,

who cares?

I'm nobody's nothing, okay?

Get the hell out of here,

all right?

Amy, you don't understand.

That's not what I meant.

God or Jesus or somebody

is gonna come back,

and they're gonna judge who's

been good and who's been bad.

And the good will go to Heaven,

and the bad will go to hell.

Well, Amy,

she'll go to paradise.

Do you know...

Where will you go, huh?

She'll go to paradise,

all right?

What did he say it was

supposed to be like, paradise?

This is paradise right here.

This is it.

Yeah, this is paradise.

Halle-f***ing-lujah

What?

Can I just come in

for one minute?

Look, I'm sorry, okay?

I can be stupid, and I just...

Well, you should be sorry.

I went to college.

A year.

But I had a frickin'

scholarship.

And then my parents just leave,

just up and gone.

They just left.

And I had to come back

and be a mom.

I'm sorry, okay?

So I got a little stir-crazy.

What was I supposed to do?

Look, it's just, you know,

how we met.

I guess I was feeling

a little uncomfortable

with how you kind of picked me

up in a bar.

Whatever.

It doesn't matter.

I picked you up in a bar

because I'm a slut. Duh!

Why'd you come home with a slut

if they freak you out so much?

You have a nice butt?

Screw you.

You're a liar.

You're probably not even

from Cleveland.

I'm from Cleveland, Ohio.

My brother died,

and I went to Mexico.

You went to Mexico?

I drove there.

Lots of cigarettes,

listened to a lot of music,

and then I came through here

and met you.

I like it here.

What was it like?

What?

Mexico.

What was Mexico like?

Well, it wasn't

like anything.

It was warm and beautiful.

And you were really far away.

See, I was reading

this book...

about Morocco,

and there's sand.

There's warm sand

under your feet.

And sometimes there's thunder,

only it's not scary.

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