The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter Page #6

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That's not why I'm calling.

Buck, have you been drinking?

A little. I'm not drunk.

We talked about you calling

when you're drunk.

That's not important.

I got a bone to pick with you.

What's this I hear about you telling

Jaden that he can call Greg "Dad," huh?

Look, let me just say,

that is never gonna happen, Linda.

We may not be a family,

but I'm still the boy's father.

I have a say in this,

and there is no way I'm ever gonna

let my son call another man "Dad."

Okay? Not now, not ever.

- I have to go, Buck.

- No, wait, Linda! Linda, wait.

Linda...

Are you really going

to marry this guy?

- Huh?

- I have to go, Buck.

Linda? Hello?

Linda!

Damn! Sh*t.

I hate the new Camaro. It's ugly.

I bet you get a lot of pretty girls

wanting to get a ride in that, though.

Girls don't know crap about cars.

My ex thought a Honda Accord

was a good car.

My girlfriend knows more about cars

than I do.

She's a certified mechanic

and a registered nurse.

- That's pretty cool.

- It is cool.

First time I met her, she's like, "I'm a

certified mechanic and registered nurse."

I'm like, "Yeah? I got a busted truck

and a heart condition."

Then she looks at me and she's like,

"We're gonna get along just fine."

She's quick.

She's a very funny woman.

Have I showed you photos of Kimberly?

You showed me some.

Bet I didn't show you

that picture, huh?

Whoa!

Look at that. These ain't the

pictures I showed you. Look out.

Who are all these black dudes?

That's just her thing. She's just

into black fellas. She's wild.

Let me tell you what,

look how many of 'em I got.

These guys are

high-fiving each other.

This guy is Phillip.

He's our insurance adjuster.

These were before y'all went out?

Oh, no, sir, these are recent.

Yeah, no, I took these photos.

Look at this one here. See?

That's my foot in that photograph.

- What on God's green Earth?

- Hey, Buck.

What are y'all looking at?

Uh, these, nothing, just the...

These are the photos of Kimberly.

You know the ones.

You've seen them. Look out.

I know what photos

you're talking about.

- Leave, Don, right now!

- Of course.

- Please and thank you.

- All right. See you, Jaden.

You tell me what was happening,

Jaden Ferguson.

He was just showing me

pictures of his girlfriend.

Those are adult images

you have no business looking at.

I thought you brought me on this trip

because I'm mature now.

Why do you keep treating me

like a dumbass kid?

'Cause you are a kid when it comes to

nudeness and sexual relationships!

He knows better than

to show you that.

What's the big deal? Greg has

worse pictures than that at home.

- Mellow out!

- He...

Oh, that dirty son of a b*tch!

Goddamn Greg. Goddamn Greg!

Okay. Buck, that was on me, okay?

Don't get mad at Jaden.

We were talking about girls--

I don't wanna hear it.

Jaden doesn't need to

be shown that junk. Okay?

- No discussion, case closed!

- Okay, you're right.

I don't want you to teach my son

not to respect women.

You've known me for 25 years.

I respect women.

You're the only person I know

that thinks letting his lady

do an orgy is respectful.

Buck, I was just trying to

speak with him like a grown-up.

He's not a grown-up, Don! He's 12.

Even a grown person doesn't need to be

exposed to your sexual peccadilloes.

- My sexual what?

- Peccadilloes!

- Peccadilloes?

- Yeah.

What are you saying? I'm nasty?

Okay, I guess I'm nasty.

Fine, I guess.

Damn right. You think it's a

normal thing to show people?

Black guys pulling a train

on your girlfriend?

What the F, Buck?

You have crossed the line this time.

Oh, have I?

You wanna know the real reason

I'm retiring?

Oh, please, don't tell me about

your stupid dream of watching TV.

No, it has nothing

to do with television.

The real reason is

because you're an a**hole,

and I'm sick of traipsing around

these forests for nothing!

To lose a goddamn big toe,

that's all.

You don't care about anybody,

you don't give a sh*t about me,

and you never gave a sh*t about Jaden

until his mom left you.

You can talk all the nonsense

and Billy Bob bullshit you want

about me and Kimberly's relationship,

but the bottom line is,

at least I got somebody.

At least I'm not alone in this world.

Goddamn. F***.

You broke my nose.

You damned broke my nose and

smashed it to the side of my face.

- Is it broken?

- Get your hands off me! I'm done.

That's it. I'm sick and

tired of the mistreatment,

disrespect and condescension.

I'm not dealing with it anymore.

You know what? You can take this hunting

video and stick it up inside your a**hole.

Good luck taking that gear

out of here by yourself!

Twenty miles from the nearest road?

Good luck.

Cars, cars and more cars.

Crowds, pollution, global warming.

These are all things

our modern civilization creates.

Cities full of people caught up in

the hustle and bustle of the rat race.

As you can probably tell,

I'm not a big fan of city life.

I much prefer the joy and solitude

of good old Mother Nature.

Not that it would be

all smiles and meditation.

Scaling this mountain is gonna take

a lot of old-fashioned elbow grease.

But I have faith that God is watching

and he will reward our hard work.

And if it be his will,

Jaden and I will find that old

whitetail we've been looking for.

If my calculations are correct,

our non-typical is on the other side

of this hill.

What if we get there

and don't find anything?

It will be there,

but if we're gonna make it,

we can't be negative.

It'll be a hard climb.

You wanna get that deer,

this is what we gotta do.

I gotta say, this deer really isn't

a top priority for me anymore.

Basically, I'm good

if we don't kill the deer.

Ain't like it's gonna affect my life

in some significant way.

Of course it will.

The reason we're out here

is so you can shoot a deer.

How else are you gonna love hunting,

huh?

Oh, we're way past me loving hunting.

Why don't you go up there

and kill the deer,

- and I'll chill here?

- You listen to me.

We are gonna finish this thing, okay?

I don't care if I have to drag you

up this mountain myself.

- Come on.

- Please kill me now.

- Come on. Now.

- Fine.

Well, I think I finally found me

A sure-fire way to forget

It's foolproof

Well, it's foolhardy, maybe

But who knows

Anyway, here I am walking toward

Where the cold dark water flows

'Cause all it takes is

One dyin' and a buryin'

One dyin' and a buryin'

Some cryin', six carryin' me

Jaden! Come on! Let's go!

Oh, I wanna be free

Free from all this

Heartache and regret

And free from pining

For the love I can't forget

The love that once was warm And

then just somehow turned to hate

Made my life a prison

From which there's only one escape

And that's one

dyin' and a buryin'

One dyin' and a buryin'

Some cryin', six carryin' me

I wanna be free

One dyin' and a buryin'

One dyin' and a buryin'

Some cryin', six carryin' me

I wanna be free

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