The Boy Who Could Fly

Well, here we are.

What do you think?

lt's nice.

What do you think, Louis?

l think he likes it, Mom.

Ride your bikes, too.

lt's really dark.

Let's get some light in here.

Listen, guys, there's only one bathroom.

So we're all gonna have to share.

lt's the only drawback. This is yours, Mil.

What do you think?

Of course,

we'll have to change the wallpaper.

The people who lived here before us

had two boys.

So both the kids' bedrooms

have boys' wallpaper.

This looks great, Mom.

l think you're going to like it.

lt's really very subtle.

Condo.

Shipwreck.

Barbecue.

Hi.

Hey, what's going on?

What's he doing?

l'd say an F-15.

Let's go, Max. Move out!

This goes over here.

Excuse me.

These your groceries?

Yeah.

l'm Geneva Goodman.

l live down the street.

l guess you'll go to Taft.

l go to St. Monica's Catholic School.

Shitty cafeteria.

l suppose this is your Coke, too.

We're going to be great friends.

Excuse me.

Drop in again some time, will you?

We're going to miss you, you stupid goof!

You're finished, pal.

Heel, Hitler!

Well, look at this.

Where do you think you're going,

Soldier Boy?

Just around the block.

Just around the block?

Nobody goes around the block here

unless you get our okay.

And you don't got it.

See, l'm new,

and l just moved down the street.

-So l didn't know.

-Shut up, Soldier Boy.

What do you say, guys? 10 seconds?

We'll give you a 10-second head start,

then your ass is grass.

One...

Wait a second.

...two...

three...

four, five, six...

seven, eight, nine, ten.

Go on! Get him!

Get back here, you coward!

There he is! Let's get him!

Get him!

lt's a fantastic mall.

Movie theater, all the best clothes.

-How much allowance do you get?

-Mom...

l'd like you to meet Geneva.

Geneva, this is my mom.

This is my brother, Sonny.

Hello.

Say hello to your new neighbors, idiot.

Nice to meet you.

-Well, see you later.

-'Bye.

See you later.

So you guys thought

you weren't going to make any friends.

Mom?

Hi, honey.

l was in bed.

l was almost asleep, and l just....

l got the strongest feeling

that something was missing.

That we forgot something at home.

So l came downstairs

and started going through everything.

l checked all the furniture.

l went over the inventory

from the moving company.

lt's all here.

And l realized...

what it was.

lt's not going to be easy, honey.

l'm really going to need your help.

l know, Mom.

Yeah, l know you do.

You better get to sleep.

You've got a big day tomorrow.

Good night, Mom.

You didn't forget anything back home,

did you, girl?

We're late! Move it!

Louis, get dressed real fast. We're late.

Come on! Pretend you're a fireman.

You guys aren't moving very fast.

Where's your shirt?

l can't find my shirt.

-Would you help me....

-l got it, Mom. We're gonna be so late.

lf there's slobber on this shirt,

you're gonna get it.

You've got to take him to room number 3.

lt's right next to the school office.

Here's lunch money, honey.

-No soda.

-l can find it.

Milly better take you.

-No problem. You guys are already late.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah, no problem.

-Okay.

You be good.

First days count.

The name's Louis Michaelson.

lf this is the third grade, l got to be here.

So where do l sit?

Now, as to the theme....

Hello. You must be Amelia.

Yes, ma'am.

Come, Amelia.

Sit in this middle seat, will you, please?

Class...

this is Amelia Michaelson.

She's a new student here at Taft...

and l hope that

you will make her feel very welcome.

Amelia, we're discussing

Romeo and Juliet today.

The theme:
young love.

Pure, passionate, ill-fated.

lt was not original...

even when Shakespeare

wrote this play in 1596.

The charm of Romeo and Juliet

is its language.

When Juliet learns who Romeo is,

she speaks:

''My only love sprung from my only hate!

''Too early seen unknown,

and known too late! ''

l was approaching the red light and

l was coming through this point here.

l put on my brakes,

and the guy smashed right into me.

Please make sure Collins takes that file

to the conference in Chicago.

-Yes, Mr. Brandt.

-Mr. Brandt?

Yeah.

Hi, l'm Charlene Michaelson...

Donald Michaelson's wife.

Yes, of course.

We're all very sorry to hear about Donald.

He was a delightful man.

Thank you.

So l understand you're going to give

the insurance business a go.

Well, l'm not new to the business.

l was a regional manager

when Donald and l first met.

l can't imagine

things have changed so much in 13 years.

Louis?

-Starting a new graveyard?

-Yeah, Duke got killed.

He was one of your favorites, wasn't he?

He was a good man, but he got careless.

A sniper got him.

You got to be careful in this war.

Why don't you come on inside

and set the table, okay?

Okay.

-Hi! l'm home.

-Hi, Mom!

How was school?

l got homework already!

What are your teachers like?

Mrs. Sherman, Mom. She's great.

-What about yours, Louis?

-She gave me homework already!

Yeah, well...

guess what?

Your mom's got homework, too.

What?

Suddenly it seems the entire

insurance business is run by computers.

Oh, no.

They got me working on a trial basis

till l can figure it out.

He sent me home with

a whole carload full of books to study.

-lt's okay. l'll be all right.

-l'm sure you will.

l found out about the boy next door.

His name's Eric Gibb.

They think he's autistic.

He's got some marbles loose, or what?

Well, they don't exactly know.

But he's never spoken a word in his life,

and he doesn't like to be around people.

There's some institute

that wants to come and take him away...

but Mrs. Sherman says

he's better off with his uncle.

He's in my class at school.

Mrs. Sherman used to teach

those kind of kids.

She thinks that maybe being around

normal people will help him, or something.

Where are his parents?

That's the weird part.

When Eric was five years old...

his parents went on a trip

to Spain or France, or someplace like that.

The plane crashed and they died.

Oh, dear.

Now, what l heard...

is at the moment the plane went down...

Eric was alone in his room.

And without anybody

even telling him anything...

he started to pretend to fly.

lt's like, somehow he knew

his parents were about to crash.

The way he figured he could save them

was by being an airplane.

He's been one ever since.

We have the staff and facilities

to give individual care.

He's doing fine at home, and

l'm giving him special attention at school.

-He'll be safer with us.

-He doesn't want to be there.

You saw how sick he got last time.

He had a fever. lt had nothing to do

with being in the institute.

Look, he still exhibits antisocial behavior.

lt wasn't the fever,

he's afraid of being confined.

l think, gentlemen, if you let him go,

you'll find out he'll go in by himself.

Be careful with him on the stairs.

You need any help?

Mil, what's happening?

He's going to hurt himself.

Nothing is prepared here for him.

The windows don't have screens on them.

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