The Falls Page #4

You okay?

You okay?

What?

You-you just seem

distracted recently.

What do you mean?

I don't know, you

know what I mean.

No, no go on.

It seems that you don't

want to be here sometimes.

Why would you say that?

I don't know.

When we started out, you're

up at 5:
30 in the morning

and you're excited about

teaching but...

But what?

It just seems like you're kind

of slacking off a little bit.

It just seems like you're kind

of slacking off a little bit.

Well, thank you for bringing

that to my attention, Elder.

I appreciate your

honesty and you're right.

You're right.

I'm gonna get back

on track and...

Elder, I was just

making an observation,

I wasn't judging.

I just want to make sure

that you're all right.

I just want to make sure

that you're all right.

It's not something I can

explain easily. I'm sorry.

It's just... I don't...

I don't know.

It's just I've been

thinking a lot lately.

I mean, take our dinner that we

had with Mr. Davis last week.

I mean, take our dinner that we

had with Mr. Davis last week.

All right, here is a

man who is pretty

comfortable with his life.

And content without

any organized religion.

We go into his

house, 20 years old

with the intention of

teaching him and his family,

to rethink their

entire existence?

Yeah. But that's what

missionaries do I mean,

that's what we've always done.

Well, three weeks of

training at the MTC doesn't.

Well, three weeks of

training at the MTC doesn't

make me qualified for that.

Elder, it's okay to have

doubts. Everybody does.

I know.

I know it's difficult.

I know it's

difficult for you too.

But I-I hear you

listening to secular music

on your headphones.

I saw the way you

look at Sister Tulsa.

What? No, no, no...

I don't have a...

You can't... you can't

tell me that your

testimony isn't being tested...

all the time.

Of course it is.

So, how are you holding up?

I'm okay sometimes.

Sometimes, I

want to be at home,

sometimes I want

to be at school.

All and all I like being here.

All and all I like being here.

I like being here too.

I like being here with you.

You're a good companion.

Thank you.

Everything's

gonna be all right.

Hey!

You two always that friendly.

You two always that friendly.

Excuse me?

I just noticed he was, uh,

rubbing up on his arm there.

It's cool with me. You know,

I just want to know if

you're all like that.

You're Mormon, right?

I got this.

Yeah, thanks.

IDS?

Church of Jesus Christ

the Latter-Day.

Saints, right?

Saints, right?

Where are you going?

Don't leave.

Are you guys supposed to

try and convert me, right?

Give me the lessons?

So, I got a letter

from my mom yesterday.

Oh, yeah.

She was trying to set me

up for this girl back home.

Do you know her?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, for my whole life.

I don't know, maybe if I

just ignore her, you know?

She'll just get married before

I can say, "No, thank you."

I don't know man.

It's dropping like

flies back home.

Maybe you should

keep tabs on Elise.

Oh, I know.

It is what it is,

plus, I always said,

"If it's meant to

be, it's meant to be."

You noticed what happened

to Elder Harris?

What?

When we're living together, his

then girlfriend sent him a

letter saying, "Hey,

I met somebody else,

I'm gonna marry him."

And that was it.

Wow, that's tough.

- Oh sh*t.

- What?

It's those guys from

the restaurant.

Just keep walking.

Hey.

Where you all heading?

You need a ride?

No, no we're good. Thanks.

You know, you shouldn't

be out so late,

uh, unsafe people

come out at night.

- Let's just go.

- Hey, hold on.

Once you get in, we'll-

we'll take you over.

It'll be safer.

Come on.

Come on get in.

Let's just go, Craig.

You know, it's all

right with us if,

uh, you all like to

touch each other.

You're from Utah, right?

What part?

I'm from Utah.

A little town called, Ferron.

A little town called, Ferron.

You ever heard of it?

You know my father, my

father couldn't get a job

'cause of you people, drank

himself into oblivion.

Y'all take care of your own,

don't care about nobody else.

Hypocrites.

Faggots.

That don't make you

angry, f*ggot, huh?

Elder, what are you doing?

C'mon. Let him go.

Don't hold him back. Let him go.

Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm still a

little shaken up.

Yeah. I'm still a

little shaken up.

I've never seen

you angry before.

I'm usually passive-aggressive.

You probably just sent him

out of the emergency room.

I know it's terrible.

Well, I hate to say this...

but he deserved it.

Mormons aren't

supposed to fight.

(whispers) Mormons aren't

supposed to do a lot of things.

I think we should

keep this to ourselves.

I think we should

keep this to ourselves.

I agree.

Are you sure you're okay?

Yeah. I'll be all right.

Your hands are all bruised up.

Come here.

I'm sorry.

That's okay - thanks.

Did I look cool?

Yeah, actually.

Pretty cool.

Anyone's gonna look

cool fighting 2 guys in

a long sleeve white

shirt red tie.

- It's gonna be you.

- It's gonna be me.

This is really cold.

Yes, it's ice.

Yeah. You got it

from the freezer.

I did get it from the freezer.

Elder Merrill's indifference

has been contagious.

We haven't been teaching

much this week or last.

And we're not supposed to but

we decided to see

a movie tonight.

I figure it's not worth

being on a mission if you're

not going to

have fun sometimes.

So, why do you never talk

about the wrestling thing?

No need, it's

just something I do.

But thanks for your

help the other night.

You would have done

the same thing for me.

You're kind of scrawny for a

champion to be brutally honest.

And you talk more

about basketball

than you do wrestling.

I'm sorry I was being such

an idiot that night too...

I don't know.

You're not being an idiot.

Well, thanks for

listening, anyway.

No problem.

Your feelings were completely

valid and totally normal.

What feelings?

Doubt, confusion.

So you have those two.

Of course.

Have you ever been tempted

out in a mission field?

Tempted to do what?

I don't know... anything,

anything a missionary

shouldn't do.

Yes.

You have to excuse me Elder,

I'll be right, um,

probably use the restroom.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Sorry, I have to go too.

I guess we just felt that little

bit of stage fright, huh?

Probably.

Well, false alarm.

Wait.

Yeah?

I guess what I'm really

trying to get at is...

Yeah?

Were you gonna

kiss me that night?

What?

I was half asleep but I

saw you standing over me.

I, um, I don't...

Hey, hey.

It's okay if you were.

Elder...

I try and keep these

feelings at a distance.

I try and keep these

feelings at a distance.

I've prayed to God in tears

before and hopes that I may

one day love a woman and

want to take her as my wife.

That I might want to kiss her,

hold her and have sex

with her but I can't.

It's not how I'm built.

When we were done,

we both prayed,

and got on our bikes,

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