Runaway Page #2

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can start living like a normal kid.

That's what I keep telling him.

Look. Just look.

One second --

I want to show you something.

Check it out.

Right there. That's it.

That's Alaska.

I got my, uh, pilot's license there,

and I would fly and air taxi

in and out of a national park.

That's what I did.

How'd you pick Alaska?

Well, um, I was young,

and it was cheap.

The cost of living was less, so...

How much?

Uh, to get set up and such?

it was a chunk of change,

but it was not undoable.

That, that's Mt. Denali.

That is the most beautiful sight

I've ever seen.

I would fly past it twice a day.

You'd have to see it to believe it.

It's so beautiful.

You know, stuff like this,

that's what makes life

worth living, Michael.

You know why I say that, don't you?

Because I don't want you

to hurt yourself again.

Can you promise me

you won't hurt yourself?

Why did you try

to hurt yourself, Michael?

Because I'm not a good person.

You're not a good person?

Why do you say

you're not a good person?

Because l, I'm not normal.

You're not normal?

What did you do...

...to make you think that you're not

a nice person, you're not normal?

Because I'm sitting here with you --

I'm sitting right here with you,

and you know what I see?

Nice person, normal person.

Well, you're wrong.

Oh, Michael,

um, I'm leaving work today,

and Rosy drops it on me.

On Saturday I have got

a closing at 1 1:00 o'clock.

I've got that function

I've got to go to Saturday night,

and Sunday

I have the open house,

so can you, uh, help me

with Dylan this weekend?

Yeah, sure. No problem.

Oh, hey, that's not necessary

'cause Dylan and l

are going camping this weekend.

So you're off the hook, little action.

Oh.

Okay. Fine.

Well, I told you.

I mean, I did, l, no,

that's why we went.

That's why we went shopping.

I got a sleeping bag for me,

a little one for the little guy,

a whole bunch of stuff,

because, well,

this one is for you and me, right?

This one is for us.

Yeah, it's for us.

Yeah, there you go.

-Where are you guys going?

-Just up the lake.

We've got to figure out

what we're going to eat, right?

A lot of people eat this

freeze-dried stuff, which is nasty.

Why?

Just...

What do you mean?

That's a ridiculous question.

We're just going for fun.

That's why we're going.

So, we've got to figure out

what we're going to have food-wise.

Can I come, too?

No. You know what, Michael?

I think, I mean,

I think you're old enough

not to go camping with Daddy,

don't you think?

Hey...

Dylan!

What are you doing?

Why are you jumping on the bed?

-I want to go outside.

-Well, we can't go outside.

-We're going to sleep in a minute.

-I'm not tired.

-Well, I am.

-You're always tired.

All right, stop.

Stop it. Stop it.

Stop.

Can we play Scooby Doo?

Like, we pretend

to be real Scooby Doo guys?

Maybe if you calm down we can.

But we need to do it outside.

No.

Then it won't be any fun.

We need to have it scary.

That's when you solve the mystery.

Well, you know what? You're going

to have to solve the mystery

right here in this hotel room.

I can tell when a Scooby Doo episode

is an old one or a new one.

You know how?

Because in the old ones,

the ghosts are fake...

People in the

other rooms are going to hear you.

...and in the new ones,

the guys are faking at first,

but then the ghosts are real ghosts.

-I said, they're going to hear you.

-Uh-unh!

-Yes, they are.

-Uh-unh!

Knock it off!

I said knock it off if you

want to play the monster game.

I've got you.

Now I eat the brain out of your head.

-Hey, Mikey.

-Hey.

What brings you here

in the daytime?

-I came to get my paycheck.

-Paycheck?

Didn't I already

pay you once this month?

That's funny.

Couldn't wait for your shift?

What's the hurry?

-You need some extra cash?

-I just want my check.

Uh-huh.

-Find an apartment yet?

-Mnh-mnh.

How about a phone?

You having problems?

Because if you got a problem,

I gotta know.

No. I'm fine.

I -- look. I can't help, you know,

unless I know. That's all I'm saying.

I'm okay.

Yeah, oh, come on.

If you're working for me,

you're not okay.

How's the night shift going?

-Oh, it's going all right.

-Yeah?

Things, uh, progressing

with you and Carly?

What do you mean?

Well, I hear the two of you

have gotten kind of cozy, huh?

-No. I'm just helping her out.

-You're helping her?

Yeah. She's, you know,

she's getting her GED.

-She's going to get her degree.

-Hey, Carly.

Hey.

Give me my money, you old fart.

Come on.

-What are you doing here?

-Same as you.

Mo, people

who don't have green cards

make more money than we do.

I know the pay is low, but I hear

the fringe benefits are outstanding.

Who told you that?

-I got my sources.

-Really?

Tell him.

F***, you're shy.

When we work together, we play

this game where we invent a porno.

Last night we played

Convenience Cock.

We did it from one end

of this store to the other

every way you can imagine.

As a matter of fact, we did it

right here on this counter.

Ooh, it's still a little sticky.

That's sounds like a good game.

-You want to play?

-Why, that would be terrific.

Sh*t, I forgot.

There's an age regulation.

You have to be under 30 to play.

You're filthy.

You have a filthy, filthy mind.

See you later, lover.

I gotta get these

security cameras fixed.

Hey.

Thanks.

What?

You promised that when

you started to work nights

that we could go outside

in the daytime.

No, no, I didn't. I told you I'd look

for safe places for us to go.

I haven't found any,

and, anyway, I just got home.

So?

So, I'm tired.

I want to get some sleep.

But you promised.

I didn't mean the minute

I walked back in the door.

You lied to me.

Dylan, I didn't lie to you.

You just got to listen to me

when I talk to you.

I heard you. You lied.

-Come on, Dylan.

-I want to go outside!

I'm never going

to get to go outside.

I'm just going to be stuck here

in this dumb old room!

I'm never going to get out!

I never get anything!

-I hate it! I hate it!

-Okay! All right! Quiet!

Hey.

Hey.

I'm sorry.

Let me get some shut-eye,

and then I promise I'll go out and

find us a safe place to play, okay?

Just wake me up in an hour.

Okay, uh, what is language?

Language? Language is

the arbitrary system of symbols

that take on a common meaning

between people?

-Yeah.

-Excellent. Do me again.

All right, uh,

what is a proposition?

You don't know

what a proposition is?

Um...

A proposition is a statement

that affirms or denies something

or a subject

for discussion or analysis.

-Yeah.

-I'm good.

Nice job.

So, what do you think about Mo?

Oh, I like him.

I think he's a nice guy.

-Yeah? He likes you, too.

-Yeah?

A lot.

He's sweet.

He's like an old lady.

He's all worried about you.

He thinks you're a runaway

and your parents are looking for you.

-Are you?

-Hmm?

-A runaway?

-No.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah.

How old are you?

Really, tell me the truth.

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