The Living Page #2

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parm... the... the cheese.

I mean, if you

want spaghetti, we

can go to a place

that does that.

I want the spaghetti here.

All right?

All right.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Sure.

You do anything fun today?

No.

Fair enough.

Whatever.

You're gonna be all

right to get home?

Yep.

I'm good.

Well, maybe I could swing

by after work tomorrow?

Maybe bring something

by the house,

or... or we could go out

again, if... if... if you want.

I got no problem with that.

I'll cook something up.

Is that all right?

What did I just say?

I guess I'll see

you tomorrow, then?

What you want?

Uh, does Howard Blake live here?

Who's that?

My name is Gordon.

Do you know where I

can find Howard Blake?

Come on in.

Come on in.

What you want?

Uh... I... I just... we spoke the

other day on the phone about

a potential job?

Why you come around here?

I'm ain't got no work for you.

No, it was... it was

about me hiring you

for a job in, uh, Pennsylvania?

Oh.

You're the man with the money.

Yeah.

So, how do we... how do

we go about doing this?

Take your shirt off.

What's that?

Your shirt.

Take it off.

I don't think you understand.

No, you don't understand.

Take your god damn shirt off.

Whoa, no, no, no.

Take your shirt off!

Can you please

just put that down?

Take your god damn shirt off!

OK!

Shirt's coming off.

It's off.

Pants.

No.

Please, sir.

Now!

Get them god damn britches down!

Shorts!

You don't need to think.

Get your shorts down.

Hands up.

I'm fixing to put you

down with this, here.

OK.

OK.

Turn around.

Look, I have the money.

And you'll still have

it when we're done.

You look clean.

Put your shorts up.

What the hell was that?

Well, now we both know

you ain't wearing a wire.

Cops do that, you know?

Well, you could

have just said that,

and made this whole

thing a lot easier.

Yeah, well it seemed

pretty from over here.

Looked like you'd

done it before.

No.

No.

Calm yourself.

Sit down.

Take a seat.

So, what is it

you want me doing?

Um... well, I got

this brother in law.

Yep.

He's... he's a bad guy.

I mean, really bad.

He... he beat sup on my sister.

Yep.

I mean, the other day

he almost killed her.

So, what do you want me to do?

Well, I was wondering

if... you know,

you... you could

take care of him?

Oh.

You want me to kill him.

Yeah, well, I would like

to talk more about that.

How much money you

got on this, again?

Um... $2,000.

Back home.

Well, let's go get it.

I mean, maybe we can

discuss it a little more,

if... if that's OK.

Sure.

We can talk about it in the car.

Girlfriend, and she says...

She says, how did you know?

All I did was drink

iced tea all night,

and he didn't hit me once.

And the girlfriend

says, she says...

Says that that's what happens

when you keep your mouth shut.

Right?

You ain't thinking that's funny

cause of your sister, I guess.

Well, some people

got a sense of humor.

Sorry.

Uh... so how long you been

doing this kind of thing?

What thing?

The killing thing?

Well, a while.

But it ain't exactly

full time, you know?

It's hard telling how many

fellas want a man dead enough

to pay for it, but not

enough to do it themselves.

And you've done this...

You've done this kind of thing

before, right?

For... for money?

Oh, sure.

So, how do we... how

do you go about it?

Well, you... you give me your

money, I shoot him in his head.

Ain't like I'm teaching

Portuguese, or anything.

No, I just, mean, you

know, why do most people

want to do something like this?

Jesus Christ.

You keep nipping at my heels,

you're gonna buy me dinner.

Those motel walls

were so thin, all

I was hearing for a week was...

And he's

wanting to bust

his nuts, so he's

like... you know how that is?

Oh yeah, baby.

For a week, man.

I'm telling you,

it drove me crazy.

These burgers are

f***ing fantastic, man.

I'm... I'm impressed.

Mm.

So what do you like

to do in Mississippi?

Well, I keep myself

company just fine.

Are you from there?

Mm-mm.

Mm.

Born in Utah.

Come out here about...

He's a terrible man.

You said that.

I wish I could

just do it myself.

Yeah.

I mean, that's moral, right?

If it saves my sister, and... and

he goes off somewhere better?

Refill?

And the check, please.

I'll get that

right for you, hun.

How do you square

yourself off with God

with something like this?

Seriously?

Son, if you hadn't figured

out that this stuff was

bullshit by the time you reached

puberty, I got nothing for you.

What, you don't believe in God?

Well, what the f***

are you saying?

We just die, and that's it?

I couldn't live like that.

Well, that's great, but it

just exists in your head.

Ain't none of my business.

I mean, I got my thoughts,

and you have yours, you know?

Who knows, right?

So I just... I just want

my sister to be happy.

Well, whether it's your

religion or your sister,

you tell me what you

hold close, and I'll

tell you where you're

lying to yourself.

You be careful, boy.

What are you looking at?

What?

Not you.

You've been looking over here

for the past five minutes.

You want to tell me why?

I don't like the way

you talk about religion.

Maybe you want to shut up.

I don't give a good

god damn what you like.

You better put those eyes

back in that soup boy,

or you ain't gonna

have much use for 'em.

I'll look wherever

I want to look.

Yep.

I guess you're gonna.

Look, maybe I made a

big mistake with this.

What?

Maybe I can just drive

you back home, and...

What, cause of that?

No, I'm just, you

know, thinking...

Why don't you go outside

and bring the car around?

We gotta wait for...

No, I'll take care of that.

She'll bring it, we'll

square it up later.

You go and get the car.

I'll meet you outside.

Oh.

OK.

Get In the car.

I didn't see you come out.

I got kids.

Oh, sh*t.

Hey.

Hey.

Look at me!

Get in the car.

No, no, no, no.

No, no.

Hey!

Come here!

You get in the car.

You wanna talk about this,

we'll talk about it later.

Get in the car!

Hey, you look... you look great.

I got... I got you these.

Thanks.

Come in.

Tastes good.

You've had it before.

Yeah, I know... I know.

It's just... tastes like you

did something different.

Little bit.

Well, what'd you do?

It's just a new recipe.

Oh.

Well, yeah, it's...

t's interesting.

Thanks.

Was it a recipe

with poison in it?

I mean, it's like,

really, really bad.

It's not good.

I'm sorry.

No, no.

No, you tried.

It's just... wow.

Don't you work in a restaurant?

Now you don't get to finish.

No.

Wait, wait.

I'm... I'm eating.

I'm eating.

Now I'm embarrassed.

Never cooking again.

That might be smart.

OK.

Now you're done.

Wait.

It's all right.

I'm not going to hurt you.

I know.

I don't remember

the other night.

You know that, right?

I'm not saying that makes it OK.

It doesn't.

But it wasn't me.

Do you know what I mean?

Yes it was.

So don't forget that.

Wait.

I can do that.

Sure.

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