Sex, Death and Bowling Page #3

And they began to cry.

Raven heard their cries and

he flew down beside them.

He told them he would

carry them across the river.

But in exchange, he asked for

one of the baskets of pinions.

Then Raven grabbed Blue Dawn,

and flew her across the river.

He returned to Dancing Wind.

He picked her up and

began to cross the river.

But high in the sky above

the river, he stopped.

And he said.

Why don't you give me that basket,

I'll carry it in my beak.

The little girl refused.

And Raven became so

mad, he let go of her.

And she fell, far, far, far down

into the land of the night sky,

where true to her name

she danced along the wind

until she found a star

she could grab a hold of.

Far down below, she heard

her sister calling to her,

come back, come back.

And she began to sob.

The star asked her, why are you crying?

And she told him what had happened,

and how much she missed her family

and how she wished she

had listened to her mother.

The star took pity on her, and

he flew her back down to earth,

and landed her right beside her sister.

And now it's time to go to sleep.

Tell me the rest, Evie.

Tell me about the star.

When Dancing Wing went into

the land of the night sky.

She went where souls go when they die.

And your grandmother told you.

My grandmother told me that

when you see a falling star,

it's a soul coming back to

earth, getting a second chance.

Do you think my dad

will get a second chance?

I don't know, sweetheart.

So then my guy evolved to a Charizard

which has like 250 HP.

He's... he's like

a... he's a fire type.

He's a great, um, great Pokemon.

Now we're off on the world of

Pokemon I know nothing about.

You better get going.

Uh, Evie's not here.

She's not?

I'll stay with Rick.

You... you

go ahead.

No, Evie takes him.

You go to school that we went to, right?

Yeah.

Well, I think I know how to get there.

Go get your stuff.

I love you.

Eli.

I'll be here when you get back, OK?

We'll play Pokemon.

OK.

Love you.

Love you, mom.

Bye.

I'll be back.

So, you like school?

Sixth graders are a**holes.

Did you like school?

No.

Too many a**holes.

How come you never came to see us?

I came to see you.

Six years ago, when grandma died.

I was five.

Uh, my business took

off and... I don't know.

Mom told Evie you didn't

come because of grandpa.

Oh, yeah?

Do you believe in hell?

Uh, no.

But then again I don't really

believe in the afterlife.

Or God.

Why not?

I don't see any evidence for it.

Energy is neither created nor

destroyed, merely transformed.

First law of thermodynamics.

Meaning?

Meaning that if you think that

humans are energy, like I do,

they transform at death.

They don't just disappear.

Do you like designing women's clothes?

I design for men too.

Do you have to sew?

No.

I just come up with the ideas.

Other people sew.

Mom hasn't changed

clothes in like a week.

She doesn't play piano anymore.

She used to play for me before bed.

Good morning, guys.

How did we do through the night, huh?

He's OK.

Yeah, you didn't have to

give him too many pills?

None.

It... he

was OK.

I'm going to give you something now.

Glenn, you know where the morphine is?

What... no... you were the last...

you were the last one to give

him the injection, right?

I don't... some...

it was on the table.

Uh, Eli.

Your mom is going through a tough time.

If you need

to talk...

Yeah, I'm... uh, I...

I'm late for school.

I... I

should go.

Eli!

Hey, Eli!

I... I'll pick you

up from school.

Oh, no.

That's okay.

Well, no... I...

I'd like to.

Two o'clock?

Three!

What's going on, buddy?

Yeah, what's up, bro?

Yeah.

We're going to

get pumped today...

Sean?

Sean McAllister?

Oh, my God, it is you.

God, you're still gorgeous.

Thank you,

uh... Nan!

Nan, come over here.

Oh my God, Sean.

I just bought some of your pants.

That's crazy.

Oh my God, you don't

remember me, do you?

We were cheerleaders.

Ready?

OK.

You can do it, that's OK.

You can beat 'em anyway.

Of course, yes, yes.

That's right.

Hey, I'm so sorry to hear about Rick.

I mean he survives Iraq

and now this happens.

Yeah, um, Mike's going

to go see him later.

Shhh.

You know, I got to grab this.

Oh, sure.

Sean, this is Ana.

I was wondering if you

could swing by the pharmacy

and pick up your brother's prescription.

I got to... I got

to get going...

Oh.

Oh, OK.

Bye.

Bye.

See ya.

God, he's gorgeous.

And uber successful.

He's gay, right?

Yeah, I think so.

Bummer.

So remember, nocturnal emissions

or wet dreams as they are often called

are a healthy, normal part

of a maturing boy's life.

Any questions?

Nocturnal emission,

where's my history paper?

I... I didn't

have time.

Do you want to die?

Leave him alone, Wolf.

Who's going to stop me, four eyes?

We have an arrangement, don't we, Eli?

Don't we?

No.

No, Wolf.

I don't think we do.

I think I'm just staving off the

inevitable, that at some point,

you're going to cream me.

But you know what, Wolf?

You're going to fail at everything.

And not because you're

stupid, but because you're not

stupid enough.

If you were more stupid, you'd

be nicer, because being stupid

wouldn't bother you.

But you're smart enough

to know you're stupid,

which makes you mad and

scared, which makes you mean.

Anyway you'd look at it, you're screwed.

Our arrangement is over.

Hey, you!

You.

Go to the office!

You're dead.

Everybody go to class.

There's nothing to see here.

What happened?

Nothing.

Eli, I know your family's gone

through a rough time right now.

Would you like to go home?

No.

My mom thinks it's best

if I come to school.

Is there anything I can do for you?

I'd just like to go to class.

Hey.

Thank you so much for

taking Eli to school.

My alarm didn't go off.

No problem.

I was just picking up Rick's

medication down the block

so I thought I'd stop in.

Great.

Thank you.

I'll go get your dad.

No.

Uh... I can

find it.

Of course you can.

Sure.

Dad?

You tell me what happened.

Don't you lie to me.

Dad, please.

What did that coach see?

What do you think he's

just making this up?

Who was with you, Sean?

No one.

God almighty.

What you do reflects on our family.

I'm not going to tell your

mother and don't you either.

Don't you tell anyone, you hear me?

Well, this is a surprise.

Uh... I was just picking

up Rick's medication.

I thought I'd stop by.

John got that scholarship to

Northwestern and the brother

got into the Naval

Academy after that game.

I remember.

You know John's thinking about running

for mayor of Los Angeles.

I didn't know that.

So, how's England?

It's good.

Good.

I have to unload some golf balls.

I'll help you.

I'm going to go take Glenn some lunch.

You guys OK?

Nah, we're fine.

OK.

OK:

Would you mind bringing this to Ana?

Of course.

I'll see you after bowling practice.

Evie seems nice.

Yeah.

The store hasn't changed at all.

If it ain't broke, why fix it?

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