Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World Page #6

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You know what? I think

there's a hide-a-key.

Okay, here we...

Go.

You are insane.

Come on.

Looks the same. Smells the same.

So what are we Iooking for?

Something with an address, I guess.

Oh, my God!

What? What?

We have exactly the same wallpaper

in our kitchen!

Don't do that, please.

Isn't that wild?

Aw!

Oh! Wow. Okay.

Oh. Oh, I Iove this house.

Wow. And I can make something with this.

I'll go check the bedrooms.

Yeah, we used to break into people's

houses when we were kids,

me and my brothers.

I mean, we wouldn't steal anything.

We'd just eat their ice

cream and watch cable.

Then this one time, Benny,

who must've been about, Iike, seven,

he took off all his clothes

and he got onto this old

man's exercise bike...

Um, Penny?

Oh, wow. How Iong was I out?

Couple of hours. Think you needed it.

Well, I've Iost a third

of my Iife to sleep,

what's another couple of hours?

Can you grab the wine?

Yeah.

Okay, so explain this to me. Mmm-hmm.

You picked the tomatoes,

you made the sauce.

You went out and harvested the wheat.

Yes, I harvested the wheat.

That was actually good.

I don't know. It was the best I could do,

but just imagine a big juicy ham

instead of the canned beets.

Mmm. Perfect.

Aw.

How could anyone abandon this face?

Look at that Iittle face.

Look, Iook, he's got bits

of gray in his beard.

Highlights.

What'd you do? Before.

I think you could say that I dabbled.

How did you Iearn to cook Iike this?

Mmm.

I watched everything my mum did

and did the exact opposite.

My dad had the real talent,

and my mum was sort of a cheerleader.

You've never seen two people more in Iove.

I think that's the reason

I can never settle

for anything Iess than amazing.

You know? They made it Iook so easy.

There's a reason that opposites

are supposed to attract.

I'm the result of two romantics

getting together.

I'm totally screwed.

Mmm. I Iove this song.

I can't believe I nearly

never heard it again.

You know, this was the first

record I ever got.

I stole it from my dad's collection.

Pretended that he didn't know,

and then I'd hear him whistling

it the whole time.

Just to torture me.

Is that how you got into records?

Yeah, he started it, but...

I don't know, I just... I Iove records.

I mean, they're not for

everyone, you know?

You really have to take care of vinyl.

It's very delicate, it can

get wrecked so easily.

You really have to Iove it.

Do you hear how full it sounds?

Now, what you want to buy is a thicker

record. They're more stable.

The grooves in them are sort

of deeper and wider.

You get more detail.

I mean, they're harder to carry

around 'cause they're heavier,

but they're worth it.

You know, my parents have this...

It's an amazing turntable. It's

vintage, cherry wood Victor 45.

Oh! Perfect tone. AII the original parts.

I can't wait to hear it again.

So, what else are you going

to do when you go home?

I'm going to...

I'm going to Iisten to my mum play piano.

I'm gonna sit in my dad's garden.

He grows the most ridiculous sunflowers.

They're Iike 10 feet tall.

I'm going to hang out with my brothers.

I'm gonna play with my

niece and my nephews.

I'm gonna do all the things I

missed out on for so Iong.

That sounds great.

It is.

I'm not gonna waste my time

on the wrong person.

I'm not gonna waste my parents' time

introducing them to some future stranger.

And no more days spent picking

out what you're gonna wear

for nights that don't mean anything.

No more wondering whether you're

with the right person,

or if this is the guy that you're

meant to have kids with.

AII those ridiculous questions.

It's Iiberating. That's what it is.

Maybe you just haven't met the right guy.

You're a really nice person.

You are an awful judge of character.

I'm gonna fix that.

Okay.

What do you think Sorry would Iike to do?

I don't know. Lay in the sun somewhere.

We could Iook for a Frisbee.

Or I could set up a squirrel hunt.

Do you think he's horny?

Oh, yes, I think he is

definitely girl-crazy.

Maybe he wants to find his owner.

You know, abandonment issues?

You know what? Maybe we're enough for him.

I don't know, he seems comfortable.

What is it?

It has a return address.

Is it close?

Yeah, it's pretty close.

That's great.

So, uh...

We'll go first thing tomorrow.

Okay.

Okay.

Uh, should I, um...

Should I disappear?

No, stay here in the car.

What happened?

What's happening?

Was she home?

Yeah, I think so.

Did you knock? Why are we driving away?

I wrote her a Ietter. I put it on

her door. She should get it soon.

You wrote her a Ietter?

Well, what did it say?

It just... It doesn't matter.

I don't understand. Why don't you

want to see her? What's happened?

We really can't talk about this, Penny.

Why not?

Because I don't want it

to change anything.

Change what?

You have somewhere you need to be.

And what about you? What's changed?

Dodge!

You're not taking this very seriously.

No, it's very good.

Wait. Keep practicing.

Hey!

Where are we?

Come on.

Who's there?

Frank?

Hi, Frank.

Dodge.

Is it a bad time?

Why, no. No, of course not.

Come in. Please, come in.

Thank you.

Dodger!

I can't believe it. You're here,

you're really here. Who's your friend?

This is Penny.

Penny, this is Frank. Hi.

Hi. I'm his father.

Oh! Oh, it's Iovely to meet you.

You, too!

Welcome. Well, you must

be hungry or something.

Actually, I was hoping that I could

talk to you for a minute.

Sure. Uh, go right in there. Go ahead.

Is there a restroom?

Yeah, right at the top

of the stairs. Here.

There you are. Thank you.

Top of the steps on your

Ieft. There you go.

What's the dog's name? Sorry.

What? Sorry?

She your girlfriend?

I don't know.

She should be.

Did we get old or what?

So you're here to tell me all

the things I did wrong?

No, you know all the things you did wrong.

I came here to ask you something.

I know I could have handled

things differently.

I don't want to talk about it.

You know, your mother didn't

make it any easier...

Don't. Don't say another word about her.

We were so young when you were born...

And now you're not, and neither am I.

And we had our whole Iives

to figure it out.

I'm just trying to say I'm sorry.

Well, just say it, then.

I'm sorry.

Now what?

I don't know. You were the

one with the question.

I guess I just couldn't believe

you didn't wanna see your old man again.

Your mother wouldn't take my calls,

she ripped up all my cards

and Ietters to you,

but, you know, I figured

when you got older...

Not that it was on you, no, no.

No, I did that.

I know I Iost all my privileges

when I Ieft.

You know, when you were a baby,

she used to hold you so tight sometimes,

I thought you couldn't breathe.

Um...

Maybe that was just me.

I really am sorry.

It doesn't matter anymore.

We're in the same place now.

Well, I know I wasn't there

for you back then.

It's not too Iate.

May I propose a toast?

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