Slow Burn Page #5

I wanna... I'm gonna...

I mean, I wanna...

I'm gonna give you something.

You know,

half of something that's...

still, half's the best thing...

Probably anyone

has ever given you.

But before I do, I just...

I feel like I want...

I really want

that you should...

Shake my hand.

There's a gun

in your hand, Marcus.

What?

What the hell, right?

Good enough for you?

Anyway, I... see this?

Huh?

See this?

Your diamonds belonged

to my great-grandmother.

But I wanted to share.

No deal!

Oh, Jesus.

Marcus!

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh.

No. Hold on. Hold on.

It's pretty bad. Hold on.

Stop the bleeding, and it'll be fine.

Come here.

Hold on. Hold... hold tight.

Hold on. Come on.

Hold on.

Hold on tight now.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to.

Eventually I knew trina

would double back...

And look at the guy I shot.

Then she'll know I took the

diamonds, and she'll come after me.

As she must.

Maybe in another life...

I could have converted them

into cash,

found a charity,

washed my hands.

But, uh, that was before

this desert reminded me...

That penitents typically

travel on foot.

And so I have.

The one place I can end this

curse and pay for my crimes.

The desert will swallow

these diamonds again.

Forever.

And this time, even she will know

that they are gone for good.

And she will have no choice but

to drive out of this desert.

And these ghosts will

finally be laid to rest.

Duster.

I thought you...

no, the bullet just grazed

my head and knocked me out.

I'm sorry.

Well, he had it coming.

He was going to strand you out here,

take your truck and leave you to die.

And I was gonna let him try.

And then he was pumping you

about maps and compasses.

And I finished the new key, and I

traded my rocks for your diamonds.

All the pieces were there.

I put them together.

A prospector with

no prospecting gear.

And that key you were wearing

looked like an original to me.

The thing is, I don't have

your diamonds anymore.

What? No, I had 'em. I had 'em.

That guy was gone

when I came to.

Frank has them?

I found his truck.

And believe me,

I searched through it.

But there's a hole in the radiator.

He must have set out on foot.

You know, he could have

gone in any direction.

No, no, he couldn't.

No, he's... he's got to

cross the flats first.

No, Texas is still a long way, and

this thing's just patched up.

No, we...

we just take his truck.

Come on. Come on.

We can get him.

Trina, maybe it's better

this way.

Help me start the truck.

Maybe it's better this way.

Look at what the diamonds

did to Marcus...

And what they did to the

woman who had them first.

Well, that woman was my

grandmother, and she lost them.

Look at what they did to her.

She didn't understand.

Look at what they did to her!

I spend my whole life here.

Every year. Every day. Please.

You wanna know why I gave

up my rock collection?

You traded it for my diamonds.

I'd rather have my rocks

than yours.

The first time I ever picked one

up was for my parents' funeral.

And the second was the day I moved

in with Marcus. I had 38 of them.

The day I got

my locksmith's license,

the day I went to prison,

the first day of freedom.

Some are good and some are bad,

but when you put it all together,

it's a whole life right there.

Yeah?

Well, I threw your rocks away.

I-I guess that

just makes us even.

Besides, I kept

the most important one...

the day you kissed me.

All's I need is one more, and

I can start a new collection.

You don't understand!

Trina, this ain't

about the diamonds.

Your dreamin' and the diamonds,

they ain't the same thing.

You've been looking for

these stones for so long...

That you forgot what you were

looking for in the first place.

You don't gotta

be like that no more.

I mean, it's simple.

All's you gotta do is just

walk out of this place.

You gotta make a choice.

You just gotta make a choice.

No, wait!

Look. All of this

is gonna be the past.

It's all gonna be the past.

Oh.

All right.

Just sit back, trina.

We'll be at Frank's truck soon.

I'm ready to live again.

Go get the truck.

Baby, I'm sorry that you

had... how could you?

I have to get the diamonds.

I know I can get along

without them.

Maybe they ain't

even good for me.

I can't just give up.

What do you mean,

you can't just give up?

It'll all have been

for nothing.

For my father, for his father,

for my great-grandparents

and for me.

And now it's all down to me,

and I am good enough.

I am the one.

How can I start a new life when I

ain't even finished the old one?

What if I don't go with you?

You can't go with me.

You should take Tracy with you.

No. I'm comin' back!

No, she'll be all alone. Take it.

I'm comin' back!

I'm comin' back! Take it!

I'm comin' back.

- I promise you.

- Okay.

Tracy.

Tracy. Tracy, I'll be back!

Stay away from me, trina.

I mean it.

Aw, come on, Frank.

You've been here before.

It all went wrong.

Now you've got a chance

to undo your mistake.

That's what I'm doing.

Give me the diamonds.

This has got nothing

to do with you.

It has everything

to do with me.

What, you don't wanna

give them to me?

You wanna keep them for yourself?

Is that it?

Okay. Well, you're gonna

have to kill me first.

Trina.

I won't give them to you,

trina. I won't.

You did it for my mother.

You can't have them.

- Why won't you give them to me?

- Listen to me.

- Because they'll destroy you!

- It is over between your father and I.

You stole for her.

You lied for her.

- Did everything she ever asked you.

- It has been for a long time.

- No.

- It was wrong. I should never have done it.

- What's wrong with me then?

- There's nothing wrong with you.

I can't stand here and let him squander

your whole life. No, you're leaving us!

Why didn't you tell me, huh?

What is it?

- No, I wouldn't leave you.

- Am I stupid? Am I ugly?

What did she do?

What do I have to do?

Shut up!

I'm taking you with me.

Trina! No!

Where did you put them, huh?

No! I'm not leaving without you!

- Where are the diamonds?

- I am not leaving you.

- Where are the diamonds?

- Listen to me!

- Come on.

- Damn it! Calm down!

- Trina! - No. Stop!

- Where are they?

- No!

- Trina, I'm taking you with me. Trina!

Wha... Frank. Frank!

Wha... Frank.

Wh...

You can't go.

Dad's gonna find the diamonds.

Where are the diamonds?

Oh.

Oh.

No.

No!

No! Frank, come on! Come on!

No!

No!

Amazing grace

how sweet the sound

that saved

a wretch

like me

I once

was lost

but now

I am found

I was blind

but now

I see

through many dangers

toils and snares

I have

already come

and it is grace

that brought me safely

thus far

and it is grace

that will lead me home

yes, and when

yes, when this heart...

This heart

and flesh shall fail.

And flesh

shall fail

and mortal life...

And mortal life

shall cease.

Shall cease

I shall possess

within the veil

a life

of joy

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