Spivak Page #5

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Wally!

Wally, stop.

Wally! Oh!

Lately, I've been thinking

About what's right or wrong

I've been thinking

About what is to misbehave

And why do I choose wrong

Lately, I've been wanting

To move through life as I please

I've been wanting to not worry

About a thing

Would I still think I'm wrong

Oh, right.

Right. Look, it's the librarian.

Jump, jump, jump.

Jump, jump, jump.

Jump, jump, jump!

All right.

Gentrifier.

Tourist! Your vacation is over, man.

Go home.

Go back to the Westside, man.

E-mail.

E-mail.

E-mail.

"Haven't heard from you for a while.

Hope you're okay.

Love, Mom and Dad."

"Still waiting for the book.

Best, Chuck."

F***.

F***.

F*** you, Chuck.

F*** you.

F*** me.

No, no, no.

Please unsend. Unsend.

Your file has been successfully sent.

F***.

You too, Rex.

You too.

Hello?

Morning, Wally.

Chuck?

Yes, Wally, it's me.

I called Jesse and got your number.

Chuck, I didn't mean anything by it.

What are you talking about, Wally?

I'm not sure. I just woke up.

I know it's early. I just...

Just... I couldn't wait to tell you.

I stayed up all night reading your book,

and I just finished it.

You finished?

I really need to talk to you about this.

And the water will come down

And wash you down

And let you see

What you would be

If you didn't know

What's right or wrong

Or what is fun

Woke up early, feel that itch

What am I doing now in this niche?

Do I belong?

Who is it that I am?

What is it that I'm for?

Who's that in my skin?

Wally.

This place is amazing.

Listen, um...

I haven't read much,

so I don't know if this would mean

anything to you, but, uh...

I loved your book.

What are you saying, Chuck?

I'm saying, Wally, that I loved your book.

And while I was driving over here,

I had all these questions

I wanted to ask you, all these things,

but then, I realized that maybe,

maybe the questions aren't even meant

to be answered, you know?

Maybe, maybe they're just meant to linger.

I'm just... Correct me

if I'm wrong, Wally.

I'm just trying to understand.

You're serious, aren't you?

I have never been more serious in my life.

Chuck, this is crazy.

You're not wrong.

You got it exactly right.

Everyone wants answers

when there are none.

You don't know how long I worked on it,

how many people

who I thought would understand...

didn't.

Chuck.

You're the only person who has ever gotten

through to the end of the book.

Wally, it's so weird, right?

'Cause when I was reading it,

I just kept thinking

about that dude who cut his ear off.

You know, he did all those paintings,

and then no one bought them,

and he killed himself.

-Van Gogh! Oh, Wally.

You remind me of Van Gogh.

You have to stick this out, man.

You are going to be published.

Thank you, Chuck.

Hey, Wally.

Sasha, we are a little busy.

No, it's okay.

Uh, join us. I'm Chuck.

Hi, Chuck. I'm Sasha.

So, uh, how do you two...

Oh, Wally dates my fiance's best friend.

You... You do, Wally?

Oh.

Wally never told me that.

Are you a writer?

Well, of sorts.

I'm studying cultural anthropology.

I'm waiting on my grant to come through

to study in China.

She's been waiting a long time.

Well, not nearly as long

as Wally's been working on his book,

which I see you've downloaded, huh?

"Sunset Junction."

It's quite a grind, isn't it?

Hey, guys.

-Yeah, I sure am.

What reading?

Robby LeBeau's.

Who?

Hello, hello, everyone, and welcome.

This afternoon, I would like to introduce

a real forward thinker,

someone who has put the ethos

of Eastside Los Angeles on the map.

Ladies and gentlemen, please,

a warm welcome for Mr. Robby LeBeau.

We love you, Robby.

Now, this guy is the real deal.

Thanks for coming.

"Ursula stood at the corner

of Sunset and Alvarado.

I knew her life was at the crossroads,

but I didn't think to take her literally.

Fountain and Virgil, Figueroa and Temple,

Santa Fe and Seventh,

Stadium Way and Chavez Ravine.

Dodgers win.

The roar was loud,

the haze was thick with gutted cars,

driveshafts, and gasoline."

Robby.

This is Chuck Westrum.

He loved the reading.

-I appreciate it, man.

Mr. LeBeau, hi.

I've never been to a reading before,

but I think I can safely say

that I will never be the same again.

Right.

Thank you.

Hi, Wally.

-Jesse.

What's up?

-I need to borrow your car.

I'm quitting writing.

I'm getting out of this town.

I need to tell someone goodbye.

I just finished Robby's book.

It really wasn't that good.

By the end, it pretty much sucked.

Jesse tells me you're leaving.

Please don't go, Wally!

Do something, Rex!

Just open the top of your head,

and let all thoughts float out.

Finish getting dressed, Wally.

We are gonna be late.

Okay, okay.

Kevin.

I'm almost done.

Hi, Rex.

I just wanted to say that I'm sorry.

You wanted to be my friend,

but I wouldn't let you.

I'm gonna make it up to you. I promise.

I'm hoping one of you is Wally Spivak.

-I'm Wally Spivak.

Thank God.

I'm Hugh, Chuck's brother.

Hurry, hurry, hurry.

I'm afraid he's going a little mad.

Oh, finally.

Come in. Not you. You stay out there.

Come on. Just...

What's going on, Chuck?

I, uh...

I don't think

I can go through with it, Wally.

What?

I know, I know.

The timing, the timing is just...

terrible, but, uh...

I don't know what to do. I'm...

panicking, Wally, I'm panicking.

It's just wedding jitters.

It's more than that.

I don't...

I don't want my children growing up

the way Jeanine and I did.

I don't want my son walking around

with nothing in his head.

I don't want my daughter

playing beach volleyball.

You should understand that.

Huh?

I want worldly children, Wally.

And, uh...

I can't give that to them.

And bless her, but Jeanine can't either.

Chuck, you've lost your mind.

I want to have

intellectual conversations, Wally.

I wanna have intellectual conversations

at the dinner table.

I wanna have them in the car. I want...

I want them in bed.

-Chuck, you're a golf pro.

-Don't patronize me.

I'm in love with Sasha Perez.

It's true.

Charles, please.

Go away.

No. I've come all this way

to be here for you!

Go away, Hugh!

And what do you expect me

to tell Mother and Father?

I don't care! Just go away!

I'm a horrible person, Wally.

I broke the agreement.

I slept with somebody else

after Valentine's.

You're talking about Sasha, my friend,

from the coffee house

who I introduced you to?

She takes my breath away.

Wally, she's...

the most intelligent woman I've ever met.

I mean, by far.

She's stupid, Chuck.

Don't get ugly now, Wally.

I know you've got a soft spot for her.

-Uh, no, I haven't.

Yes, you do.

You've been trying to date her for years.

She told me. It's fine.

How long has this been going on?

Every day...

since you introduced us

at the coffee house.

Every day?

Oh, Chuck.

I was hoping you could convince me

to stay, but...

Wally,

I can't be mad at you.

Without you, I'd never have found myself.

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