Sex, Death and Bowling Page #2

It's just he would

have been so much better

if he hadn't done the chemo.

I thought

he was...

He wasn't... I mean, it's

not the doctor's fault.

He as much as said that he had no hope.

But you know him, he's

always ready to fight.

So how's life across the pond.

God, his friends brought this in here.

It's so big and it's a mess.

It's good.

Good.

It's good.

So we saw the article in

"GQ" and he was really proud...

and Eli too.

Yeah.

So, have you... have you...

have you talked to your father?

No.

Just Evie.

Yeah, Evie's been really great.

She's been helping so much.

How are you?

Really good...

I... I'm good.

And Eli?

Yeah, he's... he's as

good as can be, yeah.

I just... your dad stopped

coming to see Rick.

What?

When?

Yeah, this last week.

You know, you remember he

did that with your mom too.

And Rick doesn't really say anything.

I'll talk to my dad.

I'm so glad.

He's going to be so happy to see you.

Thought you said he

played in high school.

Just give him a chance.

At least he hit a pin this time.

Yeah.

Hey, maybe I could play.

No, rules are rules kiddo.

Are you hungry?

Here.

Go get us a couple of burgers.

We're going to head out now.

We'll come tomorrow at lunch and see

if we can't make any progress.

Right, Ben?

Some mechanism of the wrist

that I just can't seem to get.

I'm going some of my videos.

Watch Earl Anthony.

He was a southpaw too.

Still, Dick Weber was the best.

In what universe?

Are you kidding?

Weirdo Anthony couldn't touch Weber.

I'd say Earl's record speaks for itself.

And I would a nerdy weirdo over show

boat any day of the week, Hal.

Well, don't worry.

I'm usually able to master

concepts very quickly.

Come on.

A guy like you...

a piece of cake.

Well, we'll see you tomorrow.

Hey.

How you doing?

Is it bad?

Mm-mm.

OK.

Where you from, Anna?

Lovely Newark, New Jersey.

What brought you here?

I needed a change of pace, to

start travelling a little bit.

I like it here.

People are nice.

There air is clean.

It's quiet.

And it has the most beautiful

sunsets I have ever seen.

My mom used to make

Sean and me sit with her,

wave goodbye to the

sun when we were little.

That's your mom, huh?

She's very beautiful.

Sometimes I hear her calling me.

How long ago did she pass?

Six years ago.

Uncle Sean.

Hey.

Eli.

Wow.

You've gotten so big.

Dad.

Sean.

When did you get here?

This afternoon.

There was a big car accident on

the road, and it took a while.

Where... where you

guys coming from?

The bowling alley.

Grandpa's got the

Fiesta Cup on Saturday.

Hal's still playing?

Oh, yeah.

And Hal's

son-in-law, Ben.

Oh, really.

How's he?

He's a disaster.

He's not so bad.

Oh, come on.

He's almost as bad a

bowler as your uncle here.

Come on, let's go see dad.

You know, I have to go.

I have to pick up Evie,

then I have to lockup so...

But...

grandpa...

I'll be back later with Evie.

Yeah, listen.

Good job keeping those stats, kiddo.

It's important.

Well, listen, I got to go.

See you later, OK?

He never stays.

Yeah, I mean...

he's just... so, Eli,

are you bowling in the tournament too?

No, I can't.

Kids aren't allowed.

Oh.

You know, my dad, Hal, and grandpa

won it five years in a row

before my dad went to Iraq.

Yeah, well... they were always

good bowlers, those three.

Are you as bad as he said you were?

Actually bowling

was my best sport...

which isn't saying much.

Do you want to go see my dad?

Sure.

Oh, Uncle Sean.

Would you mind not telling me dad

that Ben's not a good bowler?

Of course.

Come on.

Thanks.

So, you know, this is

difficult for everybody, but

young...

Hey, Dick.

Dan.

I, uh... just

getting some talc.

Getting ready, you know.

You're still in the tournament?

Of course I am.

Great.

Um. [clears throat] Charlie was

talking about maybe stopping by

to see Rick tomorrow.

Great.

There you go.

See you Saturday.

My best to Cora.

Yeah, she's in Phoenix.

What was that look for?

I can't stand Charlie Cornfelder.

We had to play ball with

that idiot for four years.

Way to go, Evie.

He asked about Rick.

People want to say goodbye.

This is happening,

and you can't...

What, Evie?

What can't I do?

I'm going to go see Rick.

Do you want to come?

I have to finish up here.

Here's mom with John's

neighbor, that crazy old lady

with one eye.

What was her name?

Miss Ramirez?

She... [laughs] Wait, wait...

She's... I thought she was

a witch.

She's... she's like, you

guys are going to go to hell.

Remember she caught us bombing cars?

What happened?

Yeah.

So, your dad and I, and John

were bombing cars with oranges.

And one of the car swerved

and clipped her fence.

So we were trying to run and get away,

and Miss Ramirez comes out and sees us.

Us?

You were the only one she saw.

You ran away and left me.

Yeah.

What happened?

Your dad and John were faster than me,

so I had to run up and

climb a tree to get away.

And I stayed in the tree

until dad came to get us.

What did grandpa do?

Yelled.

A lot.

I got a whooping.

Did you?

No.

Your dad took the fall.

Said it was his idea.

Yeah.

Was it?

Probably.

Hi, looks cozy in here.

I've Evie.

Hey, um, it's nice to

finally meet you in person.

Nice to meet you.

Hello, sweetheart.

Hey, guys.

I'm sorry to intrude here.

I just want to get this guy something

to get him through the night.

Glenn, you can give

him one of these pills

if he wakes up in pain, OK?

Can we just give him a lower dose?

I mean, it's just been

so long since we've all

been together like this.

It doesn't work like that.

Actually it's way

past someone's bedtime.

I don't want to go to bed.

Come on, go with Evie, sweetheart.

It's a school night.

I don't want to go to school.

We've talked about this before.

Come on.

I'll tell you a

story... a short one.

Your stories are never short, Evie.

I love you, kiddo.

I love you, too.

Will you come tuck me in?

Yes, in a few minutes.

Yup.

Goodnight, Uncle Sean.

Goodnight.

Long ago, there were two sisters.

Blue Dawn and Dancing

Wind, her younger sister.

One day, their mother told

them to get their baskets

and go fill like with

pinions for the coming winter.

She warned them, come home before dark,

and do not cross the river.

Well, they couldn't find that

many pinions near the puebla.

So they wandered further

until they came to the river.

On the other side of the river,

they saw trees full of pinions,

and Dancing Wind said

their mother would never

find out if they crossed the

river and filled their baskets.

Blue Dawn tried to

resist but she couldn't.

So they walked down the river

till they found some rocks

where they could cross.

Then they started picking as

many pinions as they could.

Soon their baskets

were fulled of pinions.

And they decided to go home.

On their way back, the sun began

to fade behind the mountain.

And it became very, very dark.

They couldn't find the

rocks to cross the river.

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