The Book of Love Page #6

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about to lose your job,

and I guess that's good.

You know what? I don't

really give a sh*t.

This is madness.

No, it's not!

And you're wrong, Julia!

This isn't madness!

And penny would have loved this.

She would have loved

building this raft with us.

All she ever wanted for me

was to do something nuts,

do something crazy.

Well, congratulations.

You've succeeded.

And all she ever wanted from you

was to love her for who she was,

not for who you

wanted her to be.

You're Millie?

Yes, ma'am.

I'm really sorry

about your daughter.

Did you know her?

No.

But I know what it's like

to lose people you love.

I lost my ma when

I was little, and my pa,

he did the best

he could, considering.

And that's really

all Henry was doing.

He's helping me,

and I'm gonna help him.

See, I'm leaving

tomorrow on my journey,

and I was thinking I

would take penny with me.

I think that she

might like that.

Yeah.

Yeah, she would.

Look, we ain't

lost our minds, ma'am.

We just lost our way

a little bit.

Ain't you ever felt that way?

She was...

She was...

You call me if you

finish that obituary.

Ah.

Thank you.

I got it.

Hey, what's wrong?

Nothing.

Scared?

Are you sure you

still want to do this?

Yeah.

Hey, Henry, is that all?

Um, I'll go check.

We wanna put this bait...

Hi.

All right.

What the hell is this?

How did you get this?!

Penny always kept this

in her car.

Why the hell do you have it?

Henry, I can explain.

I...I should've told...

Told me? Told me what?!

Come on.

Come on now.

No, no, no!

I want to hear this.

Explain this to me.

Why do you have this?

Hey! I knew

I'd find you here.

Oh, sh*t.

You're gonna pay for my car,

you stupid little b*tch.

Who are you?

Mind your goddamn business.

You're coming with me.

Get off of me, you a**hole.

Ah, hell.

Ah, come on.

Hey! Hey!

Get his legs.

Get off now!

Quit moving!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

What are you doing?

Millie!

Millie!

33% of deaths happen

while someone is watching.

But Henry wasn't there

on that Tuesday penny died.

I wonder why it is,

when life turns on you,

you go back to those places

in your mind,

those places you knew,

that made you happy,

made you feel safe.

Sometimes it's the spark

of a memory,

like the places we've been,

things we done before,

or people we knew or loved.

In the end, I think

that's what it's all about,

the people that left

a mark on you.

You want to hold on to 'em.

You want to take 'em with you,

but you can't.

When you're in trouble,

you hold on to anything

that makes you feel right again,

but it's like holding on

to water in your hands.

No matter how hard you squeeze,

it all drips away.

You're Mildred's father?

I'm, uh, her...

Her guardian.

She's a very lucky girl.

She took quite a hit,

but she'll be fine.

She has a severe concussion,

a couple of stitches

in her forehead.

We'll need to keep her

for a few days.

She's awake,

but heavily sedated.

Hey.

Hey, kiddo.

I talked to the doctor,

and she said everything's

gonna be just fine.

Just got a little bump

on your head there.

But you look...

Like sh*t?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, kind of.

I should have told you.

It's okay.

You know how?

You were there.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I'm so sorry.

Hey, it's not your fault.

I'm actually glad.

I'm glad she wasn't alone.

My daddy died seven years ago,

disappeared off the

coast of Tahiti.

That's what they think.

I always knowed that.

I just miss him, you know.

I miss him to the bone.

He left me.

He left me behind.

She was thinking of you

when... when she...

Wait.

How do you know that?

I just know.

Henry, it's Wendell.

It's been a mon...

Henry, if you

don't call me back wh...

Listen, Henry, just call me back.

The inve...

No new messages.

I can't believe this

is ours, our home.

You know, our kids

are gonna live here.

You happy?

I'm stupid happy.

Dr. glass, line two.

Dr. glass, line two.

I figured we could use

an extra set of paws

for our trip.

You look different.

Oh. I shaved.

Uh-uh, no.

Something else.

You know, I just realized...

I don't know where we're going.

Doesn't matter.

We'll make it.

Bon voyage!

And don't forget to write!

My pa used to say

every great journey

is filled with surprises.

Henry and I's was no different.

Hey.

Hey, you should see this.

Ain't never gonna be

in no history books

what me and Henry done,

but that's all right.

That ain't why we done it.

It's just our story.

Most stories are the same.

There are good guys

and bad ones.

Some have happy endings.

Others have shitty ones.

Our story ain't

what we expected,

but it's the one we got.

People always be ending stories

with something like "the end"

or "happily ever after."

I think that's dumb.

I don't think much

is ever that simple.

Like most stories don't

really start where you think,

they don't end

where you think neither.

I've read in a book once

that 67% of people die

when nobody's looking.

What I never could find out

is how many people lived

while nobody's watching.

But I guess they

just don't print sh*t like that.

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