The Girl Who Invented Kissing Page #6

- I'll get it!

- DONNIE:
I got it. I got it!

[LIGHTER FLICKS]

- [DOOR OPENS]

- [DOOR HINGES]

THE GIRL:
Hey.

Mind if I join you?

No, I don't mind.

PATTI:
I love your hair.

THE GIRL:
Thanks.

[CHUCKLES]

So how long have you

known Jimmy and Victor?

God!

[SCOFFS]

Long time.

Since junior high.

Jimmy was my prom date.

He says you're

not from around here.

No.

I'm just from here, there,

but mostly there.

He says you and Victor

been hanging out a lot.

Yeah.

- Victor's a real sweetheart.

- Yeah.

They're both nice boys.

So, you know what happened,

then?

- What do you mean?

- He said it was an act of God.

Hmm.

It wasn't an act of God.

Old man was a drunk,

running the same bar.

He was picking them up

at Turtleback Zoo in the winter,

Jimmy, Victor, their mother.

He turned up an hour late.

He was drunk

after a day at The Oak.

He, uh...

told them to get in the car...

and then he drove it

off the bridge...

into the f***ing Passaic.

Their parents both died.

Victor was the only one

to make it out,

but he went back in.

He went back into

the freezing water.

He pulled Jimmy out.

- Victor did that?

- Yeah!

Almost drowned.

By the time the police

turned up, he was...

he was floating in the water.

He'd lost oxygen in his brain,

he went half deaf.

God...

that's so sad.

He saved Jimmy's life.

I guess there's your act of God.

Does it bother you, what you do?

Does what bother me?

Being on your own,

sleeping outside,

sleeping in strange places.

No.

Come on, there's a lot

of crazy people out there.

Yeah, well, they better be

careful, that's all I can say.

I may not look tough,

but I'm not afraid

to protect myself.

My first day

in the park here, you know,

some guy wanted to get high

with me,

so I was like, yeah, okay.

We did an A-bomb

and some uppies,

and then he started grabbing me,

and I didn't want him to.

Wasn't really anything, I just

didn't want him touching me,

and he wouldn't cut it out.

What'd you do?

Stabbed him.

[SCOFFS]

[LAUGHING] What, did he die?

I doubt it,

I stabbed him in the ass.

DRUGGY:
Someone

stabbed my ass!

I just might've

given it to him if he asked...

but some people figure they

can just take what they want,

and who gives a sh*t?

But when they take

what they want,

and you're not ready to give,

then what's taken

can never be replaced.

You stay that way forever.

I look around and I see people

who've been taking,

and I see people who've been

taken from their whole lives.

I look at you.

You look at me how?

- I don't know.

- PATTI:
Come on...

what does that mean?

I just mean, how long have you

been taking from Jimmy?

I don't know

what you're talking about.

I meant how long

have you been screwing him

behind your husband's back?

I don't care

how many drug dealers

you stabbed in the ass,

you keep your mouth shut.

You come here to make trouble?

You got off on the wrong stop.

Leave Victor alone.

Stay the f*** away

from Jimmy too.

Get back on the f***ing bus!

- You tramp!

- [SOBBING]

[DOOR OPENS]

Thanks for the cigarette.

[DOOR SLAMMING]

[MUSIC PLAYING OVER TELEVISION]

Hey, Victor.

I'm a little tired.

You mind if I go upstairs

and lie on your bed for a while?

Sure.

[MOTOR ENGINE REVVING]

THE GIRL:
Victor,

I got a good idea.

Let's bury ourselves,

and then when someone comes by,

we'll jump out and scare

the crap out of them!

- Come on!

- VICTOR:
Yeah, yeah.

[THE GIRL GIGGLING]

- Okay.

- Okay?

Victor?

Someone coming?

If you could do anything,

I mean...

if you had the money to do

something you always wanted

to do...

what would it be?

Like...

- anything?

- Anything.

Is there something

you always wanted to do,

but you

couldn't afford to do it?

I would wanna buy

Jimmy a new car.

No.

Something for yourself,

not necessarily an object but...

is there someplace

you never been...

something you always

wanted to see?

I've... I've never been

to the Grand Ole Opry.

It's in Nashville.

It's where Ernie Tubb

discovered Hank Snow.

It's where his memorial is.

Well, let's do it!

Let's go there!

Go there?

How?

Well never mind how.

Listen...

I have some money.

It's just money to spend

for something like this. It's...

money no one cares

about any more.

Yeah?

F***!

Come on!

We'll go out,

we'll get all new outfits,

I'll buy some makeup

and paint my nails.

We'll go get the bus tickets

and we'll leave tomorrow.

[SALSA MUSIC PLAYING]

Come on.

Listen...

this will just be

our little secret, okay?

VICTOR:
But what about Jimmy?

THE GIRL:
Don't worry

about Jimmy.

We'll write Jimmy a postcard.

THE GIRL:
Psst!

You like?

Um, you got no pants.

You like purple, right?

Mm-hmm.

Hey, wait a minute, I got

a few others I wanna show you.

Oh, no.

Where are you going?

Hey, it's okay.

We're buds, right?

Victor?

Haven't you ever seen

a girl undress before?

It's okay,

there's nothing

to be ashamed of.

They're just titties.

You don't have to be shy.

Do you wanna touch me, Victor?

You don't have to,

but if you want to, if you're...

if you're curious.

- [THE GIRL SCOFFS]

- Here.

How's that feel?

Soft, right?

Victor.

- Victor, what's the matter?

- Oh, no.

- Oh, f***!

- Oh, no.

- Oh, no.

- Victor,

Victor, look what I made you do.

VICTOR:
No, it's not funny.

Victor, you came!

[GIGGLING]

- Victor, you came!

- [VICTOR MOANS]

[LAUGHING]

- Sh*t! Let's get out of here.

- It's not funny.

[LAUGHING]

Shh.

[SIREN BLEEPS]

FREDDY:
Hey, heads up,

scumbag, you're under arrest.

- Hiya, Freddy.

- What are you doing there, Vic.

Huh? You staying out of trouble?

Yeah?

Hey Vic, when are you

gonna play us something

on your violin there?

- Someday.

- NOLAN:
No, come on, man,

- I want to hear maestro...

- Nolan, stop!

Come on, Vic's a good guy.

But seriously Vic,

Patti says you're pretty good.

What, do you only

play for the chicks?

No.

Oh, I don't know,

Patti says you're good.

What about your girlfriend,

you play for her?

She's not my girlfriend, Freddy.

We're just good friends.

Okay, what about Patti?

Jimmy and Patti

are just good friends, too.

Oh, you f***ing knucklehead.

What I'm saying is,

Patti said that you're good,

so she must've heard

you play, right?

No, she's never heard me

play before.

All right, Victor, you just stay

out of trouble, all right?

Hey, hold on a second.

Vic, come here, I just wanna

talk you to for a second, okay?

Look...

Vic...

what'd you mean by...

"Jimmy and Patti are

just good friends,"

like I know it's true,

but what does that mean?

Jimmy...

Jimmy said him and Patti

are just good friends, Freddy.

Oh, when did he say that?

See, it's weird to me,

it's like,

why would he say that

like why would he say that

him and Patti

are just good friends,

I don't understand.

Because she's his friend.

You're right.

Jesus Christ, sometimes I can

be a knucklehead too, Vic.

Hey, thanks for your help,

I appreciate it, all right?

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