The Lucky Ones Page #3

I don't see you

for almost two years, and then...

I don't know.

Well...

I don't know, either.

Well, I guess they say that...

you know, that...

it's difficult at first, and...

I'm sorry. I jus... I really am.

I just can't do this.

Everyone told me to wait,

but I don't see the point.

You know me.

I'm no good at pretending.

Pretending about what?

Fred, you're not gonna like this.

Okay.

Okay.

I think I w...

I need a divorce.

What?

I'm sorry.

But to go around pretending

for a week that it's not true,

well, that didn't seem fair to you, either.

Wait a minute...

I come home, and...

Why do...

Why do you want a divorce?

I didn't plan it this way.

It just happened. You were gone.

I'm sorry, but I've moved on.

You gotta be kidding.

I got a new job, and I'm finally happy.

Finally happy? What...

You mean you weren't...

you weren't happy before?

Well, I guess I was. I don't know.

I... I...

You seeing someone else?

- No.

- You can tell me.

I'm not seeing anyone else.

I don't want to see anyone else.

I'm happy being alone.

I want to be alone.

I know that sounds harsh,

but it's the truth.

I am happy.

Without you.

Oh, my God.

This is what makes a guy flip out.

He's gonna strangle her.

If it were you,

you wouldn't strangle her.

Okay.

Shoot her. Whatever.

Hey.

- What's up?

- Hi.

Who are you?

Friends of your dad.

My dad?

- He's...

- Scott.

Dad!

It's good to see you.

Wow! Look at you.

How are you?

I'm good.

How are you?

Just great.

So.

Did Mom tell you?

Yeah.

You surprised?

Yeah.

Can you believe it?

Stanford.

- What?

- I got into Stanford.

What?

Yeah, I got in!

You got into...

I got into Stanford.

Oh, yeah!

Oh, my... Yes! All right!

- I did it.

- I knew you could do it!

Yeah, and I got a scholarship

that'll pay for half the tuition.

- Fantastic.

- And I made six grand working this year.

- Excellent.

- And I need $20,000 to pay for the rest.

That's not so great.

Well, I told him I'm not sure

we can come up with the $20,000.

It's doable.

I'll just get my old job back,

and if we have to,

we'll take a second mortgage

on the house.

We have a second mortgage already.

Well, then we'll sell

the f***ing house, all right?

Okay. Well, it took the Schneiders

two years to sell theirs.

I need the money in three weeks

or I lose my place.

I'll get you the money.

I promise.

Can I talk to you?

What are we doing here?

We should be focused on Scott.

I am focused on Scott.

We gotta make sure we can do this for him,

pool our resources, whatever it takes.

Why do you need a divorce right now?

I just don't get it.

I'm sorry, Fred.

But this is what I want to do.

Now, I've had some papers drawn up,

and I just want to stick to the plan.

Listen. We're gonna keep it together.

We're gonna stay calm.

Look, there's no killing yourself

or anyone else, okay?

Hey, you're gonna get through this.

All right? Do you hear me?

This is fine right here.

Here you go.

Cheaver.

Cheaver.

Come on, what's your plan?

I'll take you guys to the airport

and then I'm gonna drive

straight to Salt Lake,

see my brother.

I'm not going back home.

I can tell you that much.

What about your kid?

I'll figure something out.

Your brother should lend you the money.

My brother is in Debtors Anonymous.

Fred?

I thought that was you.

You're back.

Hey, Carl.

- Hi.

- What's up?

How'd it go over there?

Great.

You know, it went great.

Well, we all missed you...

you know, seeing you every day.

Well, I'm coming back.

I'm just gonna take a few days off,

and then it's nose-to-the-grindstone time.

I gotta earn some money.

Yeah.

But, you know,

since Alan's been in charge,

he's just been running

the company into the ground,

and then that lawsuit...

you heard about that.

No.

Already laid off 60 guys, including me.

Sh*t.

They're shutting down

the whole place next month, so...

F***.

Yeah.

F***!

- Hey!

- F***!

Oh, my goodness.

F***!

Okay, there's no need for that.

Take good care of yourself.

Don't drive straight through, okay?

You'll get into a wreck.

Not a bad idea.

What?

Catch a telephone pole going 90.

Collect some life insurance money.

No, no, no.

No, no. Forget that.

'Cause insurance doesn't pay for suicide.

Yeah. Not if it's an accident.

- Enough with the crazy talk, please.

- Yeah.

- You're not being serious...

- I'm kidding, I'm kidding.

- Okay, good. Good.

- It's just a joke.

Yeah, have a nice flight.

And good luck to you.

- All right.

- Drive safe.

- You're on the wrong side, pal.

- Yeah, I know.

You know what?

It's all right, 'cause I'm driving anyway.

What?

We're coming with you.

- No, you're not.

- Yep.

Of course we are.

- No, you're not. You got a...

- Yes.

You have a flight to catch.

We'll fly out of Salt Lake City.

I feel pathetic enough, all right?

Crying don't mean you're pathetic, okay?

I'm fine.

Yeah, you're great.

That's why we're coming with you.

We want to meet your whole family.

This is what you gotta do.

Okay, Cheaver, you gotta get

your finances in order.

All right, you buy a house,

you gotta have an exit plan.

You gotta know how

you're gonna sell it.

You're right.

Hey, easy there, cowboy.

It's for my back.

So what you gotta do

is buy an apartment house, rent it out,

live in the basement for free.

Six months later, you borrow on it

and buy another one.

Am I still living in the basement?

Absolutely.

Take a left.

You can get around this.

Yeah, a man's gotta be indispensable.

You want to move up in the world,

you gotta have skills.

Basic skills.

Yeah, what are your skills?

Leadership.

I'm a leader.

Me, too.

No, you're a private.

That's the opposite of a leader.

You know computer?

Yeah, kinda.

You're at a disadvantage

if you don't master computer skills.

You gotta build on that.

Learn a new word every day, and...

get comfortable with it.

Do you know where you're going here?

I got a sense of it.

I think you might be making your way

around to the east.

No. I'm good.

Cheaver, we going the right wa...

Do you think he's okay?

He took a ton of those pills.

Cheaver!

Wake up, man!

Cheaver!

Come on, man! Wake up!

T.K., watch it!

Oh, my God.

Holy sh*t!

Oh, my God.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Oh, my God, T.K., you're so lucky.

Yeah, well...

I'm a lucky guy.

What the hell were you doing, T. K?

- He stopped short.

- It was a red light.

It was a red light.

There's nothing I could do.

He stopped...

I can't f***ing afford it!

Hey, guys.

I think it opened up.

Come on, keep pressure on it.

They said a left at Templeton.

Did you see Templeton?

There it is.

What the hell?

We need a doctor.

Well, the doctor isn't in till 3:00,

so you're gonna have to wait.

Oh, it can't wait.

Is there a nurse?

No.

You know what?

I'm gonna treat her myself.

What do you mean?

I'm a doctor. An Army medic.

You can't just go in there!

You have to wait!

Yikes.

Here, you're gonna

have to take off your pants.

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