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been doing it.

- Yeah okay, it's probably true.

- So what's the deal

with your dad and Carine?

I mean she's clearly

got a crush on him.

- Yes.

- What?

- I don't know.

He tries to fake it but

inside he's still just nuked.

- You both must be.

- You know, for a long time

we barely even talked.

We didn't go anywhere,

we didn't do anything.

Then one day I just

started doing stuff again.

I kind of felt bad about it.

Like maybe he'd think I

didn't deserve as much.

That wasn't it,

I just can't think about

it all the time you know.

All that does is just

makes it even worse.

What?

- I don't want to do that.

- Why not?

- Because if we do

then you tell somebody

and then they tell somebody

and then pretty soon

the whole school will find out

and then it just

becomes another episode

of let's drink crappy

beer and make out.

High school bullshit

that doesn't mean

anything to anybody.

- So you think I'm the guy that

goes to school and

tells everybody.

- No, I don't know maybe.

- I'm not.

- Yeah, I know I'm just.

- Just what?

- I'd like this to

be better than that.

Look, I like you, okay.

You're gonna make

me say it out loud.

I'd like to go slow.

- Okay.

So.

What you're saying is

that you like me so much

that you don't want to kiss me.

- Something like that.

- Okay.

I mean at least

not again tonight.

- That's right.

- But,

maybe,

possibly,

later.

- Yes Wesley, maybe

possibly later.

- That's all I needed to know.

- I like what you've

done with the place.

- Yes, thank you.

I think it's called

negligent minimalism.

- I hear it's all the

rage in German prisons.

Would you excuse me?

- Of course, yeah.

- Bill.

- Yes.

Was being with her

something you wanted to happen?

- Yes.

- Why?

- I thought it might

take my mind of things.

- Did it?

- No.

- You feel like you were

doing something wrong?

- Yes.

- Why?

- Because it just made

me think of Jeanie.

- Think what exactly.

- That Carine

could never be her.

- No one is replaceable, Bill.

That doesn't mean

someone else can't play

a special role in your life.

Listen, we'll try

a new medication.

And an augmenter

on top of it but

I'm worried one of the

things holding you back

is your own belief

that feeling better

would be a betrayal of Jeanie.

- I don't think that's the case.

- The larger point I'm

trying to make here is that

to have a chance

at feeling better

you have to want to feel better.

- Dad?

Dad?

- Yeah.

- You okay?

- I'm fine.

- You sure?

It's pretty late.

- I said I'm fine, Wes.

I just need a little air.

I'll come in soon.

- Okay.

- Do you have

any idea how you sound?

God forbid you spend

one single moment

thinking about

anybody but yourself!

- Exactly what

I'm talking about.

It's just because

I don't believe

that my life has to

be a living hell.

That's make me wrong.

- Sometimes

you have to be an adult.

- Hey we just picked

up a sh*t ton of beer.

What do you say?

Didn't I tell you?

The girl can drink.

- Give me another.

- There we go, yes,

there we go, drink up.

She's outdrinking you, Rios.

- Come on Rios.

- Come on, juice

box, what's this?

- Come on, man, let's go.

- Rios, bring him back here.

- Hi, it's Lacy.

I don't understand

what I'm doing.

- You're a smart wonderful girl.

Just because people around

you want to hurt each other

doesn't mean you should

do the same to yourself.

You understand that, don't you?

- Hey man I'm just

trying to understand

whether or not you're with her.

- I promised I

wouldn't talk about it.

- So that means

there's most certainly

something to talk about?

See that right there.

I knew it.

How often do you

get to see this?

True happiness.

Don't you think that's great?

- Yeah.

- What?

- Nothing. I agree it's cool.

- That was great.

- Yeah who we

picking up next time?

- Whoever Mason

wants, right Mase?

- Hey.

- I'm not doing the

homework thing anymore.

- Wait, why?

- I don't know, Lacy,

why don't you ask Mason?

- Wes, wait.

Look, I don't know

what you heard but--

- Yeah, I heard enough.

- Hey, well, I'm sure

that was bullshit.

- Yeah, right.

- Don't laugh at me.

- How can I not?

At first you tell

me you're afraid

I'll talk about us and

then what do you do?

You go out with the one

guy who's guaranteed

to tell the whole

God damn school.

- We didn't go out,

it wasn't like that.

- Then what was it?

- It was just an excuse

to get drunk and--

- And what?

- And I don't know,

it was just stupid.

- Stupid high school bullshit?

- Yeah.

- Like you wouldn't do with

me but you will that jackass.

Who do you do all

this for anyway?

- Do what?

- What you do with Mason,

what you do to yourself

'cause it sure as hell

isn't doing you any good.

So who's it for huh?

Is it for your parents?

'Cause I'm pretty

sure they're too busy

hating each other

to give a sh*t.

- Well, I'm sorry

I can't be like you

and just pretend like

nothing bothers me.

I guess I'm just one of

those unfortunate people

who's actually affected by life.

- Okay, for your

information I am affected.

The only difference

is I don't think

the answer is cutting

myself to pieces

or being Mason Bank's first call

when he's looking for an

easy piece of late night ass.

- Look, I may be

incredibly messed up,

and I may do some

incredibly stupid things,

but at least I'm not

a self righteous prick

who goes around pretending like

he's God's perfect little gift.

- Good luck in French.

- Good job today, fellas.

- Thanks, coach.

- Hold up, Wes.

You want to do better don't you?

- Doesn't matter.

- It only matters if

it matters to you.

Look, I'm not exactly

the Vince Lombardi

of running coaches but

I could tell you this.

Cross country is all about pain.

Not denying or it pretending

it doesn't exist but

recognizing it for

exactly what it is

and then finding a way

to push through it.

- Thanks, Mr. Abernac.

- Bill?

Hi.

- Hi.

- I wanted to thank you again

for inviting me to your party.

I had a very nice time.

- Good.

- There's a free concert on

Saturday at McGiffen Park.

Chopin, Verlouse,

perhaps you'd like to go?

- I don't think

that's a good idea.

- You mean the concert or?

- No, I mean

you and I spending

more time together.

I don't think that's a good

idea for either one of us.

- I'm sorry if I pushed you.

- You didn't.

- I did and I should

have known better.

Saturday, it doesn't

have to be a date.

I mean

- Carine, please.

- We can listen to music and--

- Please.

You're a lovely wonderful woman.

Any man would be

crazy not to see that.

But I just, I can't do this.

I need you to understand that.

- Yes ,I do.

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