Summer of 8 Page #5

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Staminance?

Staminance, yeah.

- Okay.

- What?

You're over buzzed.

Why am I...

How is that hopeless?

That's staminance.

The f***?

Emily asked if I'm ready.

Hell, no.

I mean,

throw a whole bunch of

scared shitless,

confused kids

into a brand new world.

And, oh, yeah,

let's make sure

they're totally alone.

I mean, whose f***ing

great idea was that?

That's why

I'm taking it so hard.

I'm scared too.

Yeah, we all are.

You're scared?

Of course.

Never seen you scared.

You're the toughest girl know.

Really?

Yeah.

I always assumed you thought

i was kind of a nerd?

A nerd?

I voted you

most likely to succeed.

We all did.

I... I think

we're all just

nervous about

leaving home and

starting something new.

- But...

- But

that's also

the coolest part about it.

Exactly.

The thing

that makes it terrifying,

is the same thing

that makes it

f***ing awesome.

I mean, we get to

get out of here

and start all over.

That's just it, though.

I really like this.

I really liked it here.

Sh*t, I...

I love this.

We all do.

Speak for yourself.

We all do. Even Jen.

But this isn't

going anywhere.

We are.

All I know,

or knew, anyway...

But it seemed a little

less horrible with

my best friend there.

Maybe that makes me

a coward.

It's a precious

and fragile thing,

someone counting on you.

You were always there

for everyone, dad.

Oscar.

Oscar...

Weren't you afraid

of letting them down?

- Hmm?

- Let me get another.

No.

There's... there aren't...

There's no more, man.

Nope. Gone.

All right.

I'm gonna get some more.

You should grab me one.

- What's up?

- So, what's up?

Can I at least

sit on the couch?

I would give my life

for these guys.

But that's easy

to say, isn't it?

Don't get too close, Oscar.

I don't know

what you're about to

do to me.

If I'm being honest,

I'm not sure

I'd do a great job

of actually

putting their lives,

their hopes and

dreams before mine.

Am I supposed to?

Did you?

I guess

my brain knows.

But my heart still sees

my parents like I did

when I was a little kid

and I kind of love that.

Really?

I'm jealous.

Wait, what're we

talking about here, what?

The punch-the-gut moment

when you realize

your parents are

flawed and screwed up

human beings

just like everybody else.

It's brutal.

It's really like

a moment though?

I feel like...

I feel like it's more

like a process.

Like a... like a

rite of passage.

You know, like...

Like every kid has

to go through it.

Not every kid.

I've never really

thought about it before.

But

maybe I just

discovered the one

beautiful thing

about my dad,

passing away when he did.

In my eyes,

my dad is perfect.

It's the only way

i ever saw him.

And it's the only way

i will ever see him.

My dad will

always be perfect.

He is perfect, man.

Well, for me

it was a moment.

One moment.

It was the day after

my 16th birthday and

I was still sad

the night before 'cause

my dad got in

yet another fight

with his flavor of the

month girlfriend and

basically ruined

my birthday.

He whispered something to

her at the restaurant and

the next thing I knew,

she stormed out.

You know, it was actually

a thrill to see

the b*tch go.

But even though he stayed,

he wasn't really there.

His mind and his heart

were clearly

somewhere else.

And maybe

I'm being like,

a bit selfish,

but i

sort of thought that

his mind and his heart

should be on his

16-year-old daughter.

But the actual fight

wasn't...

The...

The punch,

it was the next day,

when I asked my dad

what had happened,

turns out, he said to her,

"you are the most

beautiful woman

in this restaurant."

And before pouring

her wine on him

and storming out,

she said,

"how dare you look

at every other woman

in here."

Wow.

Yeah.

Wow.

And in that moment...

I asked myself,

"what kind of person..."

Can actually say

something like that?

No.

"What kind of person

"would date a person

"who would say that?"

That was like

a gut punch.

Yeah.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

I don't know.

You made me cry.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Gonna miss you guys.

Honestly.

Hmm.

I never thought

I would hear those words

from your mouth.

I know.

Who are you?

It feels heart.

Oh, no,

i was going to, um...

Ah, sorry, I thought...

Are you in a hurry

to get back?

Get good grades.

Get your

extra-curriculars going.

Get sat tutors.

Get good sat scores.

Get into a good school.

I just realized the entire

purpose of my life so far

is been to get

into college.

That's true.

And what do we do now?

What do we do

now that we've done

the thing we've spent

our entire life doing.

I guess we do

the next thing we'll spend

our entire life doing.

So, I guess in a way

our first life is over?

I guess it is.

Any regrets?

Who's got time

for should have,

would have, could haves?

Em...

I am not your type,

i get it.

Em...

You're beautiful.

You're smart.

You're every guy's type.

Not every guy's.

I think you're amazing.

I... I just...

So if my first life

is over and my next life

starts tomorrow,

that kind of means

this didn't happen, right?

A monkey can type Hamlet.

I guess that whole

space-time continuum theory

can make

this moment disappear.

Wait... what moment?

What?

You know I was thinking

of trying to get laid

before going to college.

Yeah, I kind of

figured that out.

I was thinking

it could be you.

Kind of figured that out too.

It's magical, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

It's a perfect...

Chill spot, right?

That's exactly

what I was going to say.

Didn't know anybody else

used that term.

Right tribe,

and the right chill spot.

That's all you need.

How long have I been

rubbing this peach?

F*** it!

Come on, staminence!

Let's see how amazing

you really are.

What? What?

Are you coming or not?

With you?

Yeah, let's go.

Oh, yeah!

Go!

F***, yeah!

- Okay.

- And bring a blanket.

Move, please.

Have fun

storming the castle.

- Hurry up, staminence.

- Coming.

Look at this.

Incredible.

I can't believe

this is happening.

Kissing you feels...

I'm sorry, I know it's not...

...amazing.

What?

I think you're amazing.

What?

How did I not

see it before?

How did I not see you?

I think you're beautiful.

Ridiculous. Um...

I guess good

old-fashioned missionary

for me.

I know, I know.

It's pretty boring

as far as that stuff goes.

Is this really happening?

Yeah.

Is it boring enough for you?

It's the perfect amount

of boring.

Purple, chicken

and waffles...

Uh-huh.

Shakedown street.

Dead poet society...

Oh, and...

Okay.

Sixteen candles,

the big lebowski,

dazed and confused,

Annie hall,

groundhog day...

Uh-huh.

One flew over

the cuckoo's nest,

it's a wonderful life.

Right.

Toy story, stand by me.

Breakfast club, fight club...

I just...

I could never pick just one.

So, yeah, uh...

Oh, and...

Being on top.

I, uh...

I haven't seen that one.

It's not a movie.

Okay.

I don't ever want

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