The Lesser Blessed Page #3

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Killed by a muskox.

Got him in the back with his horns,

it pierced his heart and

his lungs from behind.

Hit him so hard that, um...

that muskox couldn't pull out.

They were stuck together.

That man must have bled to death.

Muskox couldn't eat...

They died together.

That woman killed her kids for nothing.

Ahhhhh!

Here, dude...

Listen, Lare...

I gotta teach you some moves.

Yeah?

You better.

Next time someone like Darcy gets to you,

just remember it's three hits.

You hittin' them,

I'm serious...

and then... the ambulance

hits ninety...

All right...

Okay...

Come at me...

Gimme your hand...

With your hand

on my chest...

Ugh!

Lare, come on...

You're supposed to block it.

Wanna know what is embarassing?

That muskrat mouth.

Time for a shave

there...

Juliet will be here in a bit.

Maybe she'll bring a friend.

Go to the bathroom and shave

that fuzz off your lip.

Sometimes your shirt slips down

and I see some scars on your neck.

Well?

Well what?

Larry, man, what the hell happened to you?

I was born this way.

Lemme see that neck...

Those are f***ing burn marks, Larry.

I had an accident.

Yeah, I guess you had an accident.

When was this?

Why is Darcy teasing you with fire?

Well?

What the f*** happened to you, man?!

I got kissed by the devil, man.

They're f***ing hickeys!

Hey, Donny, what are you doing?

What does it look like, chief?

What's up, Dog-lick?

Were you pushin' or pullin' in there?

I said were you pushing

or pulling in there?

WHACK!

Lare!

WHACK-WHACK

WHACK!

WHACK!

Holy sh*t, Larry.

If you were Mexican, you'd be Rocky.

Yeah, man...

You didn't have to do that though.

You totally busted his nose.

You owe me for wiping up

the blood, by the way.

Gimme your gum.

Chief!

You got purple eyelids

and gum in your hair.

What's your point?

My point, dick-smack,

is you got purple eyelids

and gum in your hair.

Sh*t.

Classy.

Real classy.

You really did it, buddy.

Now, you're in.

And now you really got

to learn the rules of fighting.

Next time you're at a party

and someone wants to fight,

they might grab you.

Well...

You are fair game now.

If you get into a fight

and you get hurt bad...

just stay down.

You stay down and you cover your head.

And the person you're fighting's gonna

take that as a surrender.

It works 99% of the time.

If they're drunk, you run your Indian ass

the hell out of there.

'Cause drunks like to keep kicking.

I know.

Larry?

Jed took off again, didn't he?

He was called up north.

What calls him up north?

Why won't you marry him?

He'll be back.

Hey, killer...

F***in' freak...

Psycho f***in' Larry!

Guys...

Guys, what's happening?

Darcy told everyone what happened

before you came to Simmer.

He said that you burned your dad.

Is this true, Larry?

No, he didn't come back home.

I tried everywhere, no one's seen him,

no one's saying anything.

WHACK!

No, dad!

Ahhhhhh!

Ahhhhh!

I'm your father,

Larry!

Your my blood!

Ahhhhhh!

Ahhhhh!

Larry!

Larry!

Larry Sole!

Hey...

Hey, Larry...

Hey, what are you doing

way out here, pal? Huh?

Hey, little buddy.

Everything's going to be all right.

I wanted it to stop...

I didn't want anymore

broken veins under my skin.

I didn't want to see my mom

all bruised up anymore.

We both burned to death that night.

Except I'm still alive.

You know, now is not the time to...

to just walk away.

I can't go back.

They all know about me.

I can't face Juliet...

and Jonny.

I've seen guys like Jonny before.

They don't know how to love anyone.

Hey, Jed...

'Member the Dogrib story you told me?

The story of how our people came to be?

Yeah.

'Member those kids that

made it back to the bag?

The ones that turned back to pups?

Yeah.

What did the mother do with them?

She killed them, Larry.

A person has maybe three chances in life

to stare down the devil

right in the eyeballs.

This is your most important one.

So, don't turn your back.

Don't be scared.

I would have done the same.

I'm sorry, Larry...

...I just said

I was pretty good,

I learned it up on patrol.

Stay home, Lare.

You don't have to go out.

Sol later.

Sol.

Hey, Larry!

Hey...

Where's Johnny?

Mr. Hay River?

Who cares!

Juliet, I have

to tell you something.

You wanna dance?

Get crazy!!!

I have to ask you something.

Okay.

How does it feel to have

the best ass in town?

What?

I mean...

Do you wake up smiling, knowing that

you break hearts with that ass?

Larry, really, when you think about it,

what's an ass even for?

Oh, Larry.

This is my favourite!

Let's go...

I gotta go get

my jacket...

Okay.

You got some guts comin' here tonight.

Listen, man, I'm sorry about your nose.

I guess we're even now, eh?

WHACK!

WHACK!

Now, we're even.

Come on, man,

let's go...

Larry?

Hey, hang in there, little buddy.

Hey...

I was dreaming.

About what?

A long time ago.

A mother said her boy died in a fire.

She was so sad

that she quit drinking.

Became sober.

But she became haunted.

So she asked her straight

out what had happened.

So she told her.

She said:

I see my boy in fire.

He wants to die

but he's not dead.

He's suffering, my boy,

and it's all my fault.

If her boy had any clothes that he loved?

The Medicine Woman told her

that she must burn them.

And she must tell her boy to sleep

to rest and to die.

She made the fire

and her boy came.

She was crying,

she wailed.

"My boy,

I'm so sorry."

And she offered up

his clothes to the fire...

and she told him to sleep.

To rest, to die.

And she never saw him again.

Hey...

Shhhh...

Now, now...

Hello?

Uh, good evening, miss.

Is... Juliet home?

She's grounded.

What's up, Larry?

The old lady's not in, huh?

Can we talk?

So...

It's getting pretty cold out there, huh?

Yeah, skidoos will start coming out soon.

You still got that Phazer?

Lare, I'm being sent to a group home

for what I did to you.

Just thought you should know that.

Juliet is having a kid.

Are you serious?

Do I look f***ing serious?

She called me up, crying.

Sh*t dude, the whole town knows.

She's going to Edmonton.

Tomorrow.

She's gonna be living with her aunt.

Does she want the kid?

Yeah, she says she f***ing wants the kid.

I don't know,

f***...

You gonna speak to Jonny fuckhead too?

F***in' cock.

Won't even speak to her.

...stupid piece of sh*t!

You ungrateful f***ing brat!

Get the f*** out of here

and take your dirty

filthy f***ing clothes with you!

Jon!

Don't bring them back when

you're done with them!

Says mother

of the year!

What's going on?

F***...

Stupid kids!

You freak, man...

Can't talk, Lare...

Dad's here to pick us up.

Where are you going?

Back to Hay River?

To Yellowknife.

Jon, get

in the truck!

What about Juliet?

For f***'s sake, Jon, get

in the f***ing truck!

What about her?

Jonny...

What about Juliet?

She fucks good.

I'm just a kid, Lare...

For f***'s sakes!

Let's go!

Sol later.

I'm sorry about the dance.

I'm not.

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