The Edge of Seventeen Page #6

Okay. Calm down.

Just relax.

Um...

Sounds...

Cool.

Sounds cool.

Thank you, thank you,

thank you, thank you!

Oh, geez!

Oh!

Oh.

Ooh.

Better than this a**holes. Please

hurry the hell up and graduate.

Hey, one sec.

Oh, tell Krista

about the time when...

What? Wait. Slo... slow down.

What do you mean?

Okay. Ma, you... calm down.

I do my best to pick you up.

I'm just saying we could

have won every game.

I, uh... I'm gonna catch up

with you guys later.

Are you kidding, man?

It's a long story.

See you.

See you, man.

Hey. Hey, what happened?

No, it's fine.

It's not fine.

No, you're having fun. You should stay.

I'll come with you.

Thanks.

Yeah.

Hey.

You look cute.

Thank you.

So... so do you. Yeah.

Mom?

Hey, mom.

No.

Oh.

- What are you doing?

- It's going to goodwill.

All of it.

Everything

that's on the floor, gone.

- Mom, why don't you just calm down, okay?

- I'm done putting up with it.

All of this.

All right, hey, hey, hey.

Can you believe it?

It's okay.

What is this?

What is all this crap?

Please stop for a second.

She left her flat iron on.

She wants to burn the goddamn house down!

Please stop for a second.

This is going.

Okay, all right.

Stop. Just give it to me.

Hey!

Just give me the bag.

I am the adult here, not you!

Then why do you always call me?

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god. You're right.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I just don't have anybody else.

You're the only one.

What are you doing?

I'm handling it.

Wow. Look at this view.

It's amazing.

Look, you know what to do.

I'm not gonna be

an a**hole and tell you.

Look, you know what to do.

I love this song.

I can't believe

this is happening.

There's so much that I've

wanted to tell you and ask you,

and I just can't believe this...

Um...

Bzzzz.

Oh, wow. It just keeps

going back, doesn't it?

- I'll move this stuff.

- Oh, good.

Yeah.

I don't know if...

Yeah.

Oh, I'll get it.

I don't know if I should... no.

Get off!

- Get off! Off!

- Okay.

Get off.

Okay.

- What the hell?

I, um... I really liked

that song earlier.

- What was the name of it again?

- I don't remember.

I can...

I can just Google it.

Anyway, do you maybe wanna go

for a walk or something?

We could maybe...

Catch a movie.

Or we could sit here silently in

your Mercury Marquis all night.

Are you serious?

What?

Now you're making fun of my car?

What? No. I-i-i was

just being specific.

I wasn't saying that

because it's shitty.

All right.

No, god, no.

Look, I love your car.

I don't even have a car.

I'm just acting weird,

and this is just all a lot.

- And please stop.

Please don't leave.

- F***!

- What?

I don't understand you.

What do you... what?

What do you want?

What do you mean?

What do you want? To talk,

to get to know you,

not just do it

in the first five seconds.

You wrote me a novel about how you were

dying to blow me in Petland, you psycho.

I'm not here to get to know you.

This is so stupid.

So stupid.

Why didn't I listen

to my friends?

Come on.

Come on.

Now you're gonna try to make me the bad

guy? You're the one who messaged me.

I hope you hit a tree

in this piece of sh*t!

I hope you get

f***ing paralyzed!

Let's go, lady.

Did you get a doughnut

from these people?

No.

What the...

Why is that baby in your house?

Oh, sh*t. How the hell

did that thing get in here?

Hello.

This is Toby, and this is Greer.

- Hi.

- How are you?

Good. How are you doing? Good.

- Nice to meet you.

- Hi.

Now, your mother's number.

And who's got the stinky feet?

Who's got the stinky feet?

Let me smell. Hold on.

Oh. Oh. Oh!

Toby's got the stinky feet.

Don't stare.

Makes him self-conscious.

Can I get you something else? Any ice cream

or anything before I put the baby down?

I'm good.

Thank you.

No, no. I can feed and water

her from here. All right.

All right, come on, tiny man.

It's you and me, buddy.

Big boy.

There you go.

Yeah.

Look, I just want to say, I don't know the

whole story, but whatever it is, it'll pass.

I went through a rough time

not too long ago too.

- But look where it led me.

- This is the face of hope.

Ah.

All right.

Good night.

I'll be in in a minute.

All right.

Good night.

Good night.

- Say night-night.

- Good night.

Night-night, daddy.

Night-night.

Oh, I think that's for you.

Come on.

No, that's... that's not my mother.

Don't open the door.

Hello there!

- What are you doing here?

- Get in the car. Let's go.

- No, mom's picking me up.

- No, she's not.

Get in the car.

Well, I don't feel like getting

in the car with you and her.

Do you know what I've

been doing all night?

I'll find another ride.

Hey. Hey.

Get in the car.

- Stop! -No, you think

this is fun for me, huh?

- Let go of me.

- You think I like this?

Where were you? You can't

pick up your phone even once?

You don't need to pretend you give a sh*t

about me just because people are watching.

- Oh, give me a break.

- Oh, face it.

You can't wait to take me home so you can be

mom's little hero. You live for that sh*t.

Just let it go.

Darian.

Darian! Darian!

I just want you to know you're

right, Nadine. Darian, we don't...

You're right about everything.

I don't give a sh*t about you.

I'm only here for me, and my

life is f***ing incredible.

I love it.

No, I love spending another night

talking mom off the ledge.

I love only applying

to schools nearby

because who knows what'll happen in

that house if I'm not around to fix it.

And I love...

That the one person who makes me feel

like I can take a f***ing breath...

I can't have without

completely destroying you.

So you're right.

You're right. It's a blast.

I win.

Can you give her

a ride home, please?

Thanks.

Look, I'm not very good

at this kind of thing. Uh...

But I think we both know

what needs to be said right now,

so I'm just gonna come

right out and say it.

Get out of the car.

Bye.

See you Monday.

Hey.

Um...

Look, I just... i just

wanted to say, um, that...

I'm sorry for being

a b*tch tonight.

And for the past

couple of weeks.

And the past 17 years

before that.

I know this isn't any easier for you.

I know that.

I think some deranged part

of me likes thinking

I'm the only one

with real problems.

Like that makes me special.

You know,

ever since we were little,

I would get this feeling like...

Like I'm floating outside of my

body, looking down at myself...

And I hate what I see...

How I'm acting, the way I sound.

And I don't know

how to change it.

And I'm so scared...

That the feeling

is never gonna go away.

I'm sorry.

Really.

Good night.

Hey, Nadine.

Uh...

Ah.

Good night.

Good night.

Hey.

Hey.

You're up early.

Uh, yeah. I, um...

I got a thing to go to.

Yeah.

Well, have a good day.

You as well. Have a...

Have a good day, both of you.

A great day.

Thank you.

Um...

Can I call you later?

Okay.

That was good.

Mm-hmm.

Right?

That was so good.

I miss her.

Nadine?

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