The Living Page #5

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and you know it's wrong, or...

Look, if I wanted to

bring it up, I would have.

I'm not saying

that his is an act.

I just... I don't really care

how you feel about anything.

Fair enough.

He really can't wait to

get off that hook, can he?

Mom.

Men always change

until you give them

the chance to change back.

So, what?

I'm supposed to move back here?

Start over?

I have a life that

I like, and there's

more to it than a couple

nights that went wrong.

You stay, you may never realize

how good life could have been.

Who's got it better?

You?

Gordon?

I don't know what this

better life looks like,

but I don't see it here.

You sound like

someone who's trying

to seem real reasonable about

doing something god awful.

Just like your husband

on that one, huh?

I love that you just

assume I'm stupid.

It's not about

intelligence, babe.

It's... it's a

matter of judgment.

And you're in love with

him, so you don't have any.

Won't you please just

listen to me for once?

Ever since you turned 16, you

just stopped listening to me.

It makes sense, I guess.

16 year old kid.

Older than her mom

was when she was born.

I can't... I can't blame you

for thinking that that made me

And you've been smart,

up to this point.

But you cannot have kids

with a man like that.

They are all the same.

And I can't approve

of this, not one bit.

Not on my watch.

It's not your life.

It's not Gordon's.

It's not even Teddy's.

It's mine.

Fine.

Fine.

Next time I get a bloody

pulp on my front doorstep,

I don't know if I'm

gonna let it in.

You don't have

to worry about it.

Cause I don't want

anything from you.

Good Cause you're

not getting anything!

Let's go.

We're leaving.

What?

Oh, yeah.

And f*** you.

F*** me?

Oh, you're not coming back.

Not ever.

Like I would.

Mom.

You stay out of it.

I'm done.

I'm done with this house, OK?

I hope you have a

lot of cover up.

B*tch.

Leave me alone, will ya?

Just go back inside.

Pull over.

Stop the car!

Ugh!

I can't stand that woman!

Yeah.

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

You all right?

Does that hurt?

Sweetheart?

Yeah?

I need something.

What?

I don't know how to tell you.

What?

Anything you want, you got it.

I'm thirsty.

Oh, come on.

Oh, come... no.

No, please.

OK.

OK.

F***.

I fed the dog.

All right.

Fine.

Mm.

Where are my pants?

They're on the floor.

OK.

OK.

All right, here we go.

But you owe me so

big for this, OK?

You hear me?

Here.

Are you just gonna

stand around all night,

or do you wanna

come back to bed?

Yeah.

Sure.

Give me one sec.

I'm thinking of having a beer.

Just one.

Is that cool?

Yeah, if you want.

Just one.

You know?

It's not like...

If you want to, you should.

All right.

It's all good.

I know.

Jesus.

Hey.

This better be...

You mother f***er!

F*** you!

Son of a b*tch!

Hey!

Hey!

You wanna die?

Wanna die?

Huh?

You wanna die?

Huh?

You wanna die?

I shouldn't have yelled.

What?

Nothing.

Mom...

I said nothing.

I didn't think you'd come.

What do you got

under that blanket?

Nothing.

I got nothing.

Nothing.

Nothing.

Hey.

Hey!

You want to do this?

Come on, man.

You really want to do this?

The hard part

ain't the doin' it.

The hard part is livin' with it.

I'm already living with it.

You do this, it's

gonna change you.

You won't know who you are.

I'll know that I'm alive.

Might not mean much to you, but

it'll be more than you have.

I got a brother in Colorado.

I want you... I'm

gonna give you...

I'll give you his phone number.

You call him, and tell him

that I am sorry about the...

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