Running on Empty Dreams Page #2

I try to.

You're special.

I mean you're young and ambitious,

and you know what you want,

and you have a purpose,

and, I don't know.

I'm just trying to figure out mine.

You know? Still asking God.

Since when did

start talking to people?

Yes, baby.

Romey and Jules forever.

That was a poorly-written script.

Mm-hmm, and they

made it into a movie.

I know. It stunk.

And that guy made it.

I can write better than that.

Yeah, you're right.

You can, and you have.

Okay, so what are

your all-time favorites?

'American Beauty'.

'Boys Don't Cry'.

'Girl, Interrupted'.

Oh, all time favorite,

'Shawshank Redemption'.

Yeah, it's this guy who gets framed

for the double murder of

his wife and her lover.

He's in prison by society,

but not in his mind.

His mind, he's free.

Otherwise, what would keep him, you know,

moving forward 'cause he's

physically in bondage, so...

Wow.

You know, I've never

met anybody like you.

Well, we're even.

'cause I've never met

anyone that God talks to.

Hey!

Daddy, what'd you bring me?

Hey, Buddy. Guess.

Dad,

What'd you bring me?

You know I wouldn't

forget about you, Buddy.

Hey.

What's it been, two weeks?

I'm gonna burn the sauce.

Come on.

Turn on some cartoons for Matt,

take you in the bedroom and turn you on.

Stop, please.

Was there something

you wanted to talk about?

Hi!

Did I interrupt something?

And you are?

Jane!

And my sons. This is Tony and John.

Right. She's out jogging.

Well, she is a runner.

Yeah, she goes out running

when she wants to avoid confrontation.

Did you do something?

You shouldn't give her

anything to confront.

Happy wife, happy life, right?

Right.

Well, just tell her I said hi,

and I'll see her tomorrow,

if you could.

Come on, baby.

Hey.

Sorry about earlier.

Is that so bad I

just want to make love

to my wife sometimes?

Come here.

If anybody bothers you,

you let me know, okay?

If you have a question,

just ask the teacher

or raise your hand.

Mrs. Harris, it's

okay to feel nervous.

It's the first day of kindergarten.

Matthew's going to be just fine.

Have fun, okay?

That's one weird-ass chick, Syd.

Hey.

Can we talk?

Yeah.

No, I don't have much time.

Come here.

Are you okay?

Matt's across the street sleeping,

and Corey's out of town.

Come here.

My God, you're worrying me.

You're going to

think I'm completely crazy.

Yeah, maybe.

Just, I don't know, say

what you want to say.

I don't think I can.

Try me.

Sorry, I've wanted to...

F***, Jane, I've wanted to kiss you

since the first day that I met you.

Come on.

What? Why haven't you said anything yet?

Well, what was I supposed to say?

It's not like I can tell you

what you want or decide for you.

I can't do this.

I could lose everything.

I think the universe has a way

of balancing everything out,

and if you want something,

you should go for it.

You know, I tried to

stop this from happening.

I did. I prayed, and nothing.

I just don't, I don't get it.

You know, God shows us all these things

that we can't have and we can't touch,

and then He wants us to pray to Him

for strength not to want those things?

I think maybe some things

aren't meant to be stopped.

Man, as long as I can

still have sex with my wife,

then I'm good to go.

Man, I could be deaf and blind,

have both my arms and legs blown off,

and I'd still be happy with just my dick.

Man, you saved my life.

I didn't do sh*t, man.

You only got one leg.

But I gotta chance to be happy.

I was an ungrateful piece of sh*t before.

Life's too short to spend it being unhappy.

You're a f***in' hero, dude, I'm free!

You know what your problem is?

You had this picture in your

head of what it'd be like

to save somebody, how they could walk,

or they could run,

but you can't write the ending

to somebody else's life, man.

It ain't up to you.

You lying son-of-a-b*tch.

Looks like your back doesn't

hurt you after all.

Workman's comp, my ass.

Hey!

You're the woman from over there.

You always make it a habit to

water your plants at night?

Sh*t has to grow.

You're obviously not from around here.

People do all kinds of

sh*t at night in Arizona.

Geri Woods.

Short for Geraldine, but

your ass can call me Geri.

Sydney, and your

ass can call me Sydney.

Yeah, see you around.

You sure you really want to do that?

And what is it that I'm doing?

Settin' yourself

up to fail, big time.

I'm sorry. Do you know me?

No, I don't, which

is pretty f***in' weird

becuase I still know you're

settin' yourself up to fail.

You know what?

I'm just bringing donuts to my friend.

And I'm f***in' Miss America.

You know, who do you think you are?

Whoa, look.

Don't get your panties all in a bunch.

I'm just tryin' to help you out.

Hey.

You'll figure it out.

Hey!

Hey, I...

I was just coming to get Matt.

Yeah, the boys are playing.

Here, I brought you these.

Thanks.

You okay? You wanna come in?

No I'm just...

I'll come get him later.

Hey, what if this was your one moment

to actually be happy?

Wouldn't you want to see

what it looks like?

Hey, Tony.

Come here, hon.

Can you get your brother's stuff together?

Your mom's going to be here soon.

Thanks, hon.

Welcome.

This friend of yours, Jane,

seems interesting.

So, she had an interview this morning?

Yeah.

Then what's she been doing for money

this whole time?

She's...

I think she's been working

as a spiritual healer,

but that was a long time ago.

Really? Equipped

with a crystal ball?

No, Corey.

She's been on disability.

You know, she's had a rough childhood.

Maybe you should give her a break.

A burn victim on disability?

Sounds like a claimant to me.

You know, not everybody's cheating.

Hey.

Thanks for watchin' the babes.

That's awesome of you.

My wife's the one

with the big heart.

Aww.

We met overseas.

High school sweethearts.

Daddy's little girl never saw me coming.

Yeah, Corey was in

the Marines at the time,

and I was a military brat.

He proposed to me three days after

my high school graduation.

Wow.

Yeah. God, my parents flipped.

Well, that's really young.

I mean, you shouldn't stop

fishing on your first bite,

and, Corey, I mean, robbin'

the cradle just a little bit,

don't you think?

Just a little bit?

I'm just kidding.

I'm a little nervous.

Ehh, it's only 'cause

it's your first time.

Want a bite?

No, I'm good.

Are you sure?

Okay, one little one.

So do you believe in this whole

forbidden fruit thing?

Oh, no. I don't think about that.

What do you think about?

I don't know.

I think people should do

what they want to do,

be who they want to be,

as long as they follow Karma, you know?

Ready?

Mm-hmm.

Hi. We want a new look.

Yeah, something

really small and tasteful,

please.

Hmm. Awesome.

We'll get you back here in 8 weeks,

at which point we'll start you on

the Synthroid medication, which

is just a tiny little pill

you'll take once a day for

the rest of your life.

Wait, I'm sorry.

Did you just say the rest of my life?

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