Smitty Page #5

Well, time to get to work.

Come on, Dog.

Don't you want a ride?

No, I'm leaving early.

I should be good.

Thanks for taking me

to the fair, Grandpa.

You're welcome. I'll pick you up

at the same time.

Well, we did it.

Come on, Dog.

What are you doing?

I'm taking a break.

We're almost done.

It'll keep.

So how much you got

so far?

680 dollars.

Well, all right.

This stump can wait

till tomorrow.

Here you go.

You go into town

and pick up your guitar.

You earned it.

And you remember,

always finish what you start.

Thanks, Mr. Smith.

What the--?

"Mr. Smith",

We're friends now.

It's Smitty.

Okay, Smitty.

There you go.

Get out!

Get out! Go!

Go on!

(Barking)

Stick the money

in the register.

Okay, I will, Smitty!

Okay, Mr. Stump.

It's just you and me now.

(Barking)

(Grunting)

(Barking)

Come here, mutt.

Don't hurt him!

Austin,

get the guitar.

Hey! That's mine!

I worked all summer for it!

I don't care.

I got what I want,

you guys get what you want,

and let's get out of here.

Stop it!

What are you

gonna do about it?

Please, stop.

Don't hurt him!

Wait! I have money.

It's $700.

Give me back my dog.

Travis,

get the money.

Give me back my dog!

He's a mutt anyways.

You tell anyone about this,

we'll kill your dog

and then we'll kill you.

Help!

Somebody, help!

Smitty! Smitty!

Smitty?

Mr. Smith?

Smitty?

Smi--?

You okay?

How long do dogs live?

Ten or 12 years.

Well, how old

do you think Dog is?

Oh, about four.

So I have about eight years left

with him, and that's it?

Try thinking about it

this way.

Every year for us,

is seven years for Dog.

So 56 years is how long

he's gonna live?

Could be.

Hmm.

Fifty six years.

Thanks, Grandpa.

You bet.

Promise we'll be

best friends forever?

It's worth

at least $700.

Call the police.

Tell them you've got

a man in your store with a gun.

I get it now.

I gotta go finish

what I started.

For Smitty and for me.

Stay here, Dog.

Grandpa!

We got somewhere to go.

And you can't say no.

Grandpa, look!

It struck twice!

What?

The lightning,

it struck twice.

Smitty said, if lightning struck

in the same place twice,

He's trying

to tell you something.

You better listen.

He's right.

Okay!

You're gonna drive.

What?

It's just like

the lawnmower.

When I say "go",

you stomp on that gas.

Yeah? Okay!

Let's get this done.

Start the truck!

Okay!

Put it in drive! "D".

All right!

Go!

Okay!

Hit the brakes!

Punch it!

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop!

Punch it!

Go, go!

All right!

For you, Smitty!

Rest in peace,

my friend.

I love you, Grandpa.

I love you, Ben.

GRANDPA:

He's a farm dog,

right?

He doesn't know anything

about cities.

Traffic, stop lights,

they don't mean anything to him.

So never

take him off his leash.

Yes, sir.

I'll take care of him.

(Barking)

I'll call you

as much as I can, Grandpa.

Good.

Come on.

Here's your phone back.

You earned it.

Thanks, Mom. Now I'm gonna

call you every day.

All right!

Oh, Ben,

almost forgot.

What's that?

That's your $700.

That's a lot of money, Dad.

He earned every dollar

of it.

Thanks, Grandpa.

You're welcome.

Thanks for everything, Dad.

You bet.

See you soon, Dad!

Bye, Grandpa!

See you soon.

Bye.

I'm gonna show you the city,

so when school starts,

you'll know where me and Mom are

all day, and you won't worry.

This is my school.

I'm here till 3:
00, and I'll

be home after that every day.

This is where

my mom works.

Food's good,

and it's free.

And this is where

I got into a lot of trouble.

Which is weird,

'cause if I didn't,

then I never would've

met you.

I'm getting a part-time job

to pay the rest when I can.

I hope you guys

can accept my apology.

Thank you.

Hey, you wanna

go play at the park?

(Barking)

Cool, because I have

something to tell you.

You wanna know

what it is?

PEABO:

Hey, loser.

Quit spreading rumours.

Don't flatter yourself.

You're an idiot, and a vandal,

and everyone knows it.

Sit and stay.

I'm gonna be right back.

So you have nothing to worry

about. Stay there.

PEABO:

We're going to settle this.

BEN:

Leave her alone!

Hey, I said,

leave her alone!

Hey, convict,

how was juvie?

I didn't go to juvie,

and neither did you

because I kept

my mouth shut.

You were the guy that trashed

my family's restaurant?

Heck no! He's lying.

Come on, Tia,

I'll walk you home.

She ain't going nowhere

with you.

Now you walk away,

juvie. Come on.

(Barking)

Let her go or

I'll tell the police everything.

Dog! Dog!

(Brakes squealing)

I didn't see him.

He's a farm dog.

He knows nothing

about the city.

I'm sorry, kid.

Dad!

Amanda!

I'm so glad you came.

How bad is it?

I don't know yet.

You're a doctor.

A veterinarian.

Good.

Very good.

How's Dog?

He's pretty bad,

but I'll try to make him

as comfortable as possible.

Where's Ben?

He's in the back with the dog.

If you'll just

follow me.

How long

has he been there?

For hours

since before I called you.

He won't leave his side.

God, I know

that lightning strikes twice

and bad things happen,

but it wasn't his fault.

And I'm asking you

for a favour.

A really big one,

and I know I don't deserve it,

but be got hurt

because he's my dog

and he loves me.

And I love him.

We promised that

we'd be friends forever.

And if you die,

we can't be.

You're the best

and only true friend

I've ever had.

I figured out

a name for you.

I hope you like it.

Smitty.

You've done

all that you can do.

Wait.

RUSSELL:

We should let him rest now.

Smitty?

Smitty!

Mom!

Grandpa! Russell!

It's a miracle.

We need to watch him carefully

and check his progress

but I think...

He's going to be

just fine.

(Barking)

AMANDA:

So this is it.

Oh, my goodness!

Can you believe it?

Oh, darling,

I'm so proud of you.

Give me a hug.

Your mother

would've been so proud.

Thank you, Daddy.

Hey, Ben.

Saturday, 8:
00 a.m.

I'll be there.

Thanks for the job,

Russell.

What job?

It's just part time.

It's great experience, Mom,

because I'm thinking

about being a veterinarian.

That's great, sweetheart.

Thank you, Russell.

No problem.

He's a great kid.

Yes, he is.

Look what I found.

Whoa.

Where'd you get this?

Well, when the police

were done with it,

they gave it to me.

Now it's yours.

And here's

lesson number one.

You should play.

Oh, no.

Will you get up there

and play, please?

Only if Ben comes up

to play with me.

MAN OVER PA:

It's open mike night

at Stella's.

Go on, Ben.

What?

You can do it!

You can do it!

Yeah.

Let's go.

(Cheering)

Smitty!

(Barking)

Come on, baby

and rescue me

Come on, baby

and rescue me

'Cause I need you

by my side

Can't you see that I'm lonely?

Rescue me

Come on

and take my heart

Take your love

and conquer every part

'Cause I'm lonely

and I'm blue

I need you

and your love too

Come on and rescue me

Come on baby

and rescue me

Come on baby

and rescue me

'Cause I need you

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