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when all those f***ing

football players surrounded me,

and they were taunting me,

calling me sissy

and f***ing p*ssy and queer?

And you came

to f***ing defend me?

I mean, I'm the older brother.

I was supposed to defend you.

The only reason I went out

for the football team

to begin with

is because I wanted to be

close to you.

I know I sucked.

Remember that little

f***ing water boy,

Chuckie Jones,

the little f***ing f*ggot?

God, I wanted to suck him off

so badly.

Coach Rippington.

He never put me in once.

I didn't give a sh*t.

You know,

sometimes I wish I was gay.

- Why?

- You know, artists are supposed

to be open-minded, right?

I mean, they're supposed

to be experimental,

open to anything,

willing to try anything.

I think I always had

the potential to be gay.

Think it's too late for me,

though.

It's too repressed.

You know?

Because of Dad.

Dad was a homophobe.

What was the name

of that hot dog stand

we used to go to?

Remember the one that

closed down when we were little?

What was the name of that place?

- Gary's Footlongs.

- Gary's Footlongs, yeah.

Dad took me to that place

one time.

And there were two people

sitting in front of us,

and one of them

had pink spiked hair,

and the other one had earrings.

And Dad turned to me,

and he said,

"Look at those

two goddamn faggots."

Then he asked me.

He said, "Amos, are you

a goddamn f*ggot?"

And I was terrified.

I said, "No, Daddy.

No, I'm not a goddamn f*ggot."

And he slapped me in the face.

He said, "Don't you ever curse

in front of me, boy."

I hated that goddamn

son of a b*tch.

I miss Mommy.

Don't you miss Mommy?

You know, I thought about

killing myself so many times.

But I didn't

because I knew you'd come home.

Why'd you leave us?

- Blood in the water

Mud on the ground

Skulls in the forest

Evil is all around

Smother the demons

Smother

the demons

both:

Smother the demons

Smother the demons

[together]

Smother the demons

Smother the demons

Smother

the demons

- Smother the demons

[knocking at door]

- Savannah.

- Hey, it's all right.

Hey, it's all right.

- Who's this guy?

Who is he?

- He look like

a caveman junkie to me.

- Do you want to play Horse?

- Horse?

- Horse?

- For $50?

- $50?

Do you got $50?

- You got $50?

- I have $50.

- Horse?

We can play one-on-one.

- Play you one-on-one for $50?

- Play one-on-one, $50.

- Okay.

Should I shoot for it?

- I'll just let you

have ball first.

swish!

- Ooh.

- Boy can shoot.

Whoa.

- He won't make another one.

- Oh, yeah?

[rim rattles]

- Whoa.

- Eat him up, baby.

- It's time to play now.

Sh*t!

- Whoa.

Damn!

- Mike, he killing you.

- Where you learn that from?

[laughter]

[coughing and retching]

[groaning]

- Yeah.

Nice and comfortable.

Nice, cozy princess.

- No.

No, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

No, no, no, no, no, no!

Amos, there is a very serious

development afoot.

What are you doing?

- I'm thinking.

- I am missing

my very important last piece

to my very important puzzle

that is very important to me.

Have you seen it?

- Uh, yeah, I think

I have seen it, actually.

Is this it?

- No, that is not it,

and you know it isn't.

I swear to you, Amos,

if you have anything to do

with this,

you are going to be

very, very sorry.

- It's pretty important to you.

- Yes, it is

extremely important to me.

- I took it, okay?

I was just trying

to get your goat.

And I'm sorry, Ezra.

Okay?

- Amos.

You are on my last nerve.

Do you understand that?

My last one.

I could spit hornets,

I'm so mad.

You are going to sleep

in that tire,

and Wilbur's going

to come inside.

And you are never going to see

a roof over your head again.

Is that perfectly clear?

- You're the reason

Mom killed herself.

- What?

You take it back!

- Get off of me.

- You take it back,

and you get your ass

right in that f***ing house

before I rip it in half.

You hear me?

You hear me?

- Get off of me!

- Oh, the plumber's here.

- You see what's

going on here?

These people are crazy

as shithouse rats.

You stay in this van.

You understand me?

You don't get out of this van.

What the hell

does this smiley want?

What?

- Double or nothing?

- Are you sure about that?

It's $500.

- Just throw the can.

- So it's just

the four of us now.

It's the two boys and Wilbur,

who takes care

of the maintenance.

Our parents are long gone.

We don't even farm anymore.

- Yeah.

- The government pays us

not to farm, so we don't.

- [laughing]

Yeah, I figured you guys were

a bunch of freeloaders.

[tinkling music]

- What's that?

- I think it's a music box.

- It's pretty.

- It is.

Do you want it?

- No.

He'd never let me.

- Who?

- The Red Rooster.

- Well, listen,

you should take it.

It's a present.

You have to take a present.

[saw whirring]

- Hey.

Hey!

- Ah!

- Ah.

You all right?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

- You are?

- Mm-hmm.

- What are you doing over here?

I mean-

- I'm just working on stuff.

What do you want?

- Have you seen a little girl

around, a little girl?

- I saw one by the van earlier.

- Yeah, well, that must be

the one I'm looking for.

Have you seen her down here?

- She's not in here.

- Oh, well, okay.

Boy.

- Wow, look at all this.

[whistling]

A screaming tree.

[laughs]

That's very-God,

that's pretty cool, spooky.

How much you want

for that screaming tree?

- It's not for sale.

- Well, I'd give you $10 for it

right now.

Take a check?

- You don't remember me, do you?

- I don't think so.

- Coach?

You were a football coach,

right?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, I was on your team

years ago.

- Oh.

- My name's Amos Rawlings.

I wasn't very good.

My brother Cornelius was

on the team too.

He was great.

You liked him a lot.

- Really?

- Mm-hmm.

- Savannah!

[sweet music]

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

- He wants me to have this.

- So have it.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's get in the truck.

- And this is why

we keep walking,

'cause if we don't,

no one else will.

both:
And why were we chosen?

- Because we were.

- Well, I think this Red Rooster

is doing a fabulous job.

He's a little gruff,

but I think he's a professional.

- I think he sucks.

- Why do you always do this?

Why the both of you?

Why always so angry

and negative?

Do you not know

how unattractive that is?

- As always, Ezra, you have

no idea what's going on.

You're clueless, as always.

- Yeah, that is true.

And do you know why?

Because neither of you

ever tell me anything.

- Ask him.

Ask Cornelius.

The Red Rooster,

Coach Rippington,

they're the same person.

He was our football coach.

I know why you left now.

It was the game

against Highbrighton.

You dropped the ball.

Big deal.

It was third game

in the season.

It didn't mean anything.

I waited for you after the game.

Coach called you in the office.

I waited a long time.

That's when he did it, right?

- What's he talking about,

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