Strange Weather Page #7

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pretty obvious he was upset.

It was obvious

he needed somebody to talk to.

I was at work that night.

I didn't get home

till it was nearly dawn.

So did he say anything

about me by any chance?

I don't think so.

I mean, come on, guys that age,

we don't talk about our moms,

you know what I mean?

Why'd you give him the bullets?

- What?

- The bullets.

All these years, I've been

trying to figure it out,

and there was that

one missing piece,

but now it all makes sense.

Walker says he's given up

on his dreams,

y'all get all lit up,

you go in your room,

you give him the bullets.

No, oh, no, no, ma'am.

Then you drove Walker

back to my house,

let him go in, shoot himself.

And you got to take away

his business plan.

- Perfect, right?

- No, ma'am.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,

slow it down now.

You stole everything

from my child.

I swear, ma'am, I swear,

I n... no, don't shoot me!

I swear on my daughter

Bella's life,

I never gave Walker any bullets!

Dennis.

Remember Dennis?

Oh, my god,

please don't shoot me!

He told me he saw

a box of bullets

in Walker's hand when

he came out of your room.

I had guns and ammo

lying all over the place!

I didn't... I didn't even keep

my bullets in a box!

What about buford? Buford

said you saw a door open up,

and you walked right through it.

You took Walker's plan...

My daddy told me

I had to come out of school

with something to show for it!

After Walker passed, I guess

I figured I'd get something.

I knew daddy could get behind

a restaurant chain.

I could make it fly, so...

So...

You took Walker's plan...

To stay out of trouble

with your daddy.

Then why'd you go and try

and turn yourself into Walker?

Getting a dog like his,

taking his memories,

stealing his ideas, why?

Didn't you have any memories

of your own?!

I didn't have any stories

that good.

I didn't have what he had

back at that time.

I didn't have anything

that seemed like it would work.

I remember thinking

I wish my mom and me

could be like you two were.

It's funny 'cause

he thought I had everything.

At the end of the day...

No, no, wait!

Please, please, please.

What did it feel like for him...

In that moment?

- Stop!

- Cold.

Scary.

And then...

...Black.

No.

You know, it's funny,

sometimes I'll be going

down the sidewalk,

not thinking about

anything in particular, and...

I'll feel your hand

sliding into mine.

Even though

I know it's not there.

Even though I know

it's never going to be there.

I can't tell you

what I would give...

To hold your hand again.

My baby boy.

Glad to see

you made it home okay.

Judging from your shirt,

looks like you still got a job.

I do, and you can tell geri

she can start working her magic.

You got it in?

Tell her yourself.

She'll be out here in a sec.

Well, you must be sick

of driving.

You could still shock

the known world and be practical

and change your application to

pre-law or something like that.

No, I started out

studying literature,

and even if I never do

a damn thing with it,

I know it's gonna improve me,

just the way I see things

and think about things,

and spend some time with

some really good sentences.

It's... well,

I think it's expansive.

Why the hell

has he changed his patterns?

Whole world turned upside down

when Clayton Watson

keeps stepping out on

the main street before noon.

- Jesus Christ, stop the car.

- You don't wanna be late.

Take that.

Won't take long.

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