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I'm 21.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

Okay.

Show me your driver's license, then.

-I don't have one.

-Why?

Because I never took the test.

Why not?

Because I never had

any money for a car,

so I never needed one.

Are you from the city

where you don't need to drive?

Are you from Manhattan?

Why are you asking me

all these questions?

I don't know. I'm curious.

Why don't you ask me something?

Girls like that, you know.

Yeah?

I don't know what to ask you.

Anything you want.

Where are you from?

Oh, I can't answer that.

Lighten up, okay?

Lighten up.

Okay.

I want another question,

and I want it to be good,

and I want to get it right.

There's this one girl.

She works at the grocery store,

and I see her there pretty much

once a week when I go shopping,

and, uh, you know,

she's really, she's really pretty.

And this,

this last time I was there,

I got all my stuff,

and I went to the checkout aisle,

and I started

checking out my groceries,

and she came up

and she, she switched places

with the guy

who was working at my register,

and she started

checking out my groceries.

So she, she finishes.

And she's smiling at me,

then she leans over and, uh,

and she writes,

she writes her number

on the receipt,

and then she handed it to me.

Whew.

-And then what?

-That's it.

I, you know, I just left.

So, do you like the girl?

Oh, yeah.

She's, you know, really pretty.

-She seems nice.

-Aren't you going to give her a call?

-Uh.

-You want a written invitation?

I mean, she's giving you

her phone number, man.

I mean, ask her

to dinner or something.

You know, it could be good.

Yeah... I don't...

I don't, I don't really have time

for that stuff, anyway.

I got a lot of stuff to do at home.

Mm-hmm.

And, uh, you know, a lot of,

a lot of chores and stuff

and, uh, whatever

they ask me to do, you know.

I do a lot of cleaning.

I do the dishes, I do the laundry,

I mow the lawn, you know.

Whatever they want me to do, I do it.

And I watch out for Dylan a lot, too.

You know that?

How old is he?

-He's 8.

-ls he a nice kid?

Yeah, he's a great kid.

He's the best.

But he's, he's really young, you know,

so he's really, he's really little

so he's a very fragile kid,

and, uh, you know,

kids at that age, they don't,

they don't really understand

the way that the world works

at that point, you know,

so you've got to...

you have to watch out for them

to make sure things

don't happen to them.

Ow!

Did you gain weight?

Of course!

You've been working out, huh?

Whoaaa!

Toss it back to me.

All right, long one. A long one.

I've got you, fellow.

I've got you.

You are mine!

-Hey, stranger!

-Hey.

Me and you are going to have

some fun today. Get in the car.

-I can't. I gotta go home.

-No. Don't be such a p*ssy.

You can sleep

when you're done. Get in.

The door is busted.

You've got to hop. Hop in.

Climb, climb over?

Okay.

The guy who teaches class,

his name is Earl.

He's, like, 50.

He's got terrible skin. His face looks

like a f***ing pizza, and he's fat.

He wants everybody to kiss his ass

just because

he's the teacher, you know.

He thinks he deserves respect,

and, um, the other day we had

this test, and I bombed it, you know,

so I walked up to him afterwards,

and, um, I took him

to the bathroom, and I blew him.

So we don't have to study anymore.

It's pretty much sewn up.

I'm going to get an A.

Oh, wow.

I'm totally f***ing with you.

You think I'd blow some guy for an A?

What the f***?

-I don't know.

-You believed me.

Jesus, I'm not that bad.

I'm all talk.

-So, class is going better?

-Yeah.

It better be getting better.

I've got to pass.

-I've got plans.

-Yeah? Like what?

I don't know. A house, yard.

I, um...

I'm kind of thinking

about becoming a legal secretary.

-Yeah?

-And you got to go to college for it.

-You make, like, 50 grand a year.

-Wow.

I don't know.

I want kids... someday.

What about you?

Hmm?

What do you want to do?

-I don't know.

-Come on.

It's not a right or wrong answer,

you know. You've got to dream.

You want to pump gas

the rest of you life at Mo's?

-No.

-No.

I, um...

I always kind of, kind of had

this dream of, um, being a pilot.

-Pilot?

-You think that's stupid?

No, that's cool.

You could do that.

What, do you have

to go to pilot college, or...?

Yeah, you go to flight school,

and there's a, there's a place

I know about up in Alaska.

It's supposed to be great,

and it's not that expensive.

It's, it's Mt. Denali.

Apparently, it's just,

it's just breathtaking beautiful.

Alaska?

You're going to go all alone?

No. I've...

What?

Um...

Hello? What?

I've got to, I've got to,

I've got to go back to my apartment.

I have forgot something.

Well, I thought you were

going to come see my place.

I, uh, yeah, l, I can't.

Sorry, um, I've got to do this.

-Okay. I'll give you a ride.

-No, I'll walk.

That's fine.

I'll give you a ride.

-lt'll take me, like, five minutes.

-I'd really rather walk.

-Look, I had a really good time.

-Yeah, I can tell.

I'll see you at work.

Uh, let me ask you a question.

What about your parents?

Do they watch after Dylan, too?

No, they,

you know, they don't really,

they don't really

watch out for him, no.

Hmm, 'cause, you know,

that's kind of

a parent's responsibility.

It's kind of their job

to look after a kid,

especially when he's little.

That's not my experience.

So, how does that make you feel

about your mom?

Like I don't think she gives a sh*t.

What about your dad?

Are there clean sheets?

Why didn't you strip the bed yet?

Don't forget to put

the dirty bed clothes down the chute

when you're finished.

Quiet!

I'm Scooby Doo and you're a monster!

Big, fat monster,

and you can't catch me!

-Quiet.

-Na, na, na-na, nah.

-Big monster! Big, big, big, big...

-Big monster!

Dear Dr. Maxim,

a lot has happened

since my last letter,

and I don't really know

where to start.

Maybe I should just tell you what it

is that's been on my mind the most.

I know this is going to sound stupid,

but I met a girl.

She's not like anyone else

I have ever known in my life.

We work together at night,

and when she's with me

I forget about everything else.

I forget about where I am, where

I came from, and where I'm going.

Hurts me to say this,

but sometimes I even forget

about Dylan, and that's the problem.

I can't do this right now.

It's not fair to him.

He depends on me,

and I can't turn my back on him.

The other night I went out with Carly

and came home five hours late.

I won't do that to him again.

I called in sick three days in a row

just to make it up to him.

That led to more problems.

I don't know how much longer

I can keep this up for.

Whew.

How's it going, buddy?

Okay.

What are you building?

It's Dracula's castle.

Scary.

I don't think

he's going to fit in there.

It's not ready yet.

Yeah.

So, you excited about

this camping trip you're going on?

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