Rocky Balboa Page #2

to sit down around here.

It's all right.

It ain't all right! It's depressing

and freaking cold!

What's the matter with you, Paulie?

You're living backwards, Rocko!

Change the channel from yesterday!

Yesterday wasn't so great!

- It was to me.

- Not to me!

You treated her good.

You had the good times.

I treated her bad.

I don't have to think about this.

She always loved you, Paulie.

Sorry, Rocko,

I can't do this no more.

Can I help you?

No, no, I used to come down

to this place a long time ago.

I was just looking around.

No big deal.

Can I get you a drink?

- All right. Maybe just a short beer.

- Okay.

Go. Go on.

Yeah, go on.

Get him to buy a round.

Get him to buy a round. Go.

Get him to-- He's got it.

He's spending money.

Listen, I don't mean to cross the line

or anything...

...but I read about your wife's passing

a few years back.

Yeah, it was woman cancer.

Yeah. I always heard

she was a nice person.

Yeah, the best.

- Do I know you?

- We met a long time ago.

We did?

When I was a kid,

you walked me home.

- I did?

- Told me to stop smoking and things.

Stop smoking... .

Are you Little Marie that used to

hang out at that Atomic Hoagie shop?

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah, now I remember.

I walked you home.

When you got there, you turned

around and said, "Screw you, creepo."

- I didn't say that.

- Yeah, you did.

- You sure?

- Great insults last a long time.

Yo! Yo, is that you?

Is that really you?

- How you doing?

- I think he wants to drink alone.

Well, then give him his drink, then.

I ain't stopping you.

What's that, your man or something?

No, I don't think so.

Anyway, me and my friends,

we're right down there.

Think you could buy us a round?

You got the money. Just one round.

Hey. Thank you.

What are you doing

pushing my hand away like that?

- What's your name?

- Angie. What do you wanna know for?

- Don't be playing a fool for that guy.

- A fool?

- Yeah.

- A fool?

I'm the fool? You're the fool, not me!

You got it twisted. You're the fool.

I'm a person, just like you.

You ain't no better than me. You think

you're a big shot now? You're nothing.

You ain't no better than me.

No better!

Glad you dropped in?

I think the neighborhood

is changing a little.

- What was that all about?

- I don't know. Forget about it.

I'm gonna lock up, so if you wanna

take off, I'll tally everything up.

- Yeah, thanks.

- How you doing, Rock?

I'm good, thanks.

- You live around here?

- About eight blocks from here.

Eight blocks.

You need a lift?

All right.

Did you ever get married?

- Yeah, sort of.

- Sort of?

- Yeah, well, he took off.

- Poof, just like that?

Yeah, just like that.

- You sort of have any kids?

- Yeah, I got one kid.

Yeah? Me too. Me too.

Wonderful boy.

Hey, tough guy! What's the matter,

you can't buy a round?

The girl was being nice

to your dumb ass.

- What you doing with that pig?

- Think you can disrespect us?

- She ain't nothing but a jealous b*tch!

- Come on back!

Hey, don't listen to them.

Both of youse,

you ain't no better than me.

Come over here, you'll get

your head kicked in around here.

- You punch-drunk, goofy bastard.

- You ain't no big shot, look at you.

You ain't even got a car

to take that pig home.

You all right?

Yeah.

What are you doing?

Don't get out. It's all right.

No, Little Marie. It ain't all right.

- Yo.

- What?

I'll tell you what. Get inside.

- You get inside. Yeah, you.

- Hey, leave him alone!

- Yo, man!

- See it?

- You see that? You see that?

- Yeah. All right.

- What do you say?

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry!

Get a job!

That guy sends his apologies.

Okay.

Martin. Martin. Yo, Martin!

I see you still got your key.

Yeah, I got a key.

You got time to talk?

I got a lot of time

since your people let me go.

You know I had

nothing to do with that.

Yeah.

Yeah, we moved in

about a year ago.

- Yeah?

- Yeah, I mean, it's only temporary.

- Yeah, I could see that.

- I'm gonna look for an apartment.

Apartments are nice.

Yeah. It is what it is, you know.

Yeah, it is what it is.

This place used to be pretty nice.

There's a lot of history around here.

- Yeah.

- Like down the street...

...is the Cambria Fight Club.

They used to call it

the Bucket of Blood.

I took some massive beatings there.

But it was nice. Good memories.

And I heard these buildings are like,

I don't know, 100, 150 years old.

If I was 150 years old, I'd be falling

apart too. So it's okay, building.

Does that light work?

- No, it's burnt out or something. Yeah.

- Yeah?

Listen, thanks for the ride,

and I'm sorry about those guys.

Some of those guys just got their

brains on backwards and stuff.

- What's he doing out so late?

- Is that your kid?

Yeah. Wish he wouldn't

stay out so late.

- Amazing.

- Yeah, what's that?

Last time I seen you,

you was a kid...

...and now you officially

got one of your own.

It's amazing.

You know, he sort of resembles you.

He's got that big Irish hair.

Yeah, it's the other one.

- Yeah?

- His father was from Jamaica.

Jamaica? European.

Was you on a cruise ship

or something?

- No, not really.

- What's his name?

- Steps. Short for Stevenson.

- Makes sense.

Does he look mad at me, or is it

maybe the angle I'm standing at?

No. He's a good kid.

- You wanna meet him?

- It's getting kind of late.

- I got so many things to do.

- Yeah, yeah, I understand.

Thanks again for the ride

and everything else.

I'll see you.

You too.

Hey, Steps, come on. Let's go.

Say good night to your friend.

What are you doing out

in the cold with no hat on?

- Did you get something to eat?

- Yeah, I already ate.

All right.

- You're late, you know.

- I can take care of myself.

Yo, Little Marie!

Ain't you gonna

introduce me to your kid?

- How you doing, Steps?

- What's up?

Listen, I got this place, this restaurant,

nice little eatery not too far from here.

What's all this junk? Got a tissue.

Sometimes I feel like a kangaroo,

all the stuff in my pocket, you know.

Here you go.

I got a card, there it is.

And if you ever get a chance,

it'd be great...

...if both of youse

come down there and eat.

It'd be great, free. You know.

Anyway, I'll leave it over there-- Here.

I'll leave it on the steps. Steps.

See you later.

Come on, let's go.

You've known what's best for you

since you were 10.

Since you walked in here alone.

Got everything money can buy...

...except what it can't.

It's pride. Pride is what got

your ass out of here.

Losing is what brung you back.

But people like you, they need

to be tested. Need a challenge.

That ain't gonna happen.

Ain't nothing out there.

There's always somebody

out there. Always.

When that time comes

and you find something...

...standing in front of you

that ain't running...

...that ain't backing up, hitting on you,

and you're too damn tired to breathe... .

You find that situation on you,

that's good.

Because that's baptism under fire.

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