The Other Half

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Hey, um, you weren't there

to meet me at the station,

so I'm, I'm just walking home so

I hope you're not on your way,

'cause I'm nearly there.

Um.

Well, I'm looking forward

to seeing you all;

I hope everything's okay.

Alright, um...

Are you coming over?

Wha-what's wrong?

Dude, what's

the matter with you?

The f*** you doing?

You wanna f***ing go?

F***ing f*** you up.

Nick?

Yeah, mum, it's me.

How's my boy?

Yeah, I'm fine, mum,

how are you?

Fine.

Did you go to mass, son?

Yeah, uh-huh.

Good, good.

Was a beautiful day

here actually.

How was the weather there?

Um, yeah, yeah.

It's a beautiful day, yeah.

Strange, isn't it?

That today should

be so beautiful?

Yeah.

It is.

Yeah, it is.

You have one

minute left on your call.

Mum, maybe I better go.

Already?

Yeah, well, this phone

card is running out,

and time seems to be taking

its toll ay-de-ay-de.

It's lovely to hear from you.

Yeah.

I'm really sorry I couldn't

be there today, mum.

Mum?

Hey, man.

Oh, hello to you, too.

You, you alright, man, you,

you were late again.

Sorry, Sam.

I'm sorry, it's fine,

I don't really care.

I probably care about this

job as much as you do so.

But just, uh, you know,

try to show up on time.

I don't wanna have to fire you.

Ah, can you go clear some tables

or, ah, you know, take

someone's order, anything?

Please, thanks.

Um, don't look over there, but

there's a guy who looks...

Don't look over there!

Don't look over there.

Oh, uh, table 7.

Table 7.

Table 7 perhaps?

You want something?

You don't remember me, do you?

Of course I remember you.

Stare much?

Huh?

Stare much?

Are you serious?

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

whoa, whoa, whoa.

Whoa guys, settle

down, settle down.

He started it.

Hello, that guy started

it, we saw, we saw it.

Yeah, he totally did.

He totally started it.

- He was being a dick.

- Huge dick.

Yeah.

Enormous, enormous dick.

Huge dick.

He was, get him out of here.

I've already had you once, mate.

- Hey, come on.

- Kick him out.

Get him out.

Kick him out, right outta

here, get him outta here.

- Out.

- Out.

I want him outta here,

we want him outta here.

Hey.

What's your name?

Her name's sue.

You can't speak for yourself?

No, she can't.

Wow, you're a serious wacko.

Come on, em.

I mean sue.

I'm, I'll be right there.

Ya sure?

I'm watching you, wacko.

So how'd that go for you?

Yeah, it was good, I got fired.

- Great.

- Yeah.

I've got another job so...

Well, hopefully you don't

kill anyone there.

I can't promise.

Where do I know you from?

I saw you at the club

the other night.

That's not it.

This is our favorite restaurant.

You probably just saw

me here before...

No, that's not it either.

Where's your girlfriend?

What?

Your girlfriend, the one

you were dancing with.

Oh, she's not my girlfriend.

- Does she know that?

- Yeah.

What about you,

you got a boyfriend?

I should probably go.

Okay.

Nice to meet ya.

Give me your hand.

Pretty girls make you wait

though, that's all I'm saying.

Maybe we should call

them or, I don't know.

Nah.

Give me your phone.

Oh, hi, you alright?

Yeah.

Um...

I'm sorry, it's Anna, right?

Yeah.

- Sammy.

- I know.

What happened to your hand?

Nothing of particular import.

You won't tell me?

You're not from around

here, are you?

No, I'm not from around here.

So why'd you come here?

Work?

School?

I heard you girls had really

good oral hygiene.

- We do.

- Yeah?

Go on, show me then.

So, is this just what you do?

What?

Go from girl to girl to girl.

No, it's not what I do.

So you wanna come home with me?

Get a f***ing room.

Whoa, Nick.

Hey, whoa.

Hey!

Nick?

Wrong eyes.

Scary.

Am I?

Oh, no.

Uh, I really hurt

myself that time.

Ugh.

No, I'm joking.

Good though, right?

It's funny?

What time are you

getting off work?

Soon. Why?

I was coming to rescue you.

Oh, I don't need rescuing.

Guys, this is Nickie.

I don't want this sword,

swap me.

Okay.

Up against the wall.

Go time!

Ahhh!

Oh, I'm saving you.

Bang.

I've got her, I've got

her, I've got her.

No, no, no, ah, no.

Ah.

- Sammy.

- How's it going?

- Hi, how are ya?

- Good.

Hey, Nick, where's your friend?

Well, we didn't know you guys

were coming, so she's not here.

Sorry. You're adorable,

you know that?

Yeah, tell that to your friend.

She gave me her number,

and we were texting last night,

and then, I told her

that she dazzled me,

and sent her that,

like, the three stars,

and the, like, the, you know,

the whooshy symbol thing.

She likes you, she likes you,

man, you just need to text her

and tell her that

you think she's great,

and just be really direct.

She doesn't like guys

who are, like, you know,

so just make a decision.

He has to be patient, right?

Nickie?

What, what, wha...

Why are you being weird?

I'm not being weird.

Okay.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Hey, Emily!

Just two seconds, two seconds.

- Hey.

- Hi.

- Hey, how are you?

- Good, how are you?

I'm good. Good.

Where have you been?

Here and there, everywhere.

What does that even mean,

here, there, everywhere?

I've just been busy.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, sorry.

So what's been up?

I've been trying to reach

you and stuff like that.

Yeah, I mean, I don't really

have a phone right now,

I'm kind of going on

without a phone...

Yeah.

So I don't really have, I'm

trying this no-phone thing so.

But yeah, but I'll see you...

No, no, no, please just

stop walking around,

and walking everywhere

like that, just...

- I'm not a violent person, I swear.

- Okay.

- No, ah, Emily, I'm not.

- I believe you.

- I know what you must think of me, I know.

- I believe you.

But I'm not, okay, I'm not.

Why did you do that then?

I don't know, I didn't even

think to do it, I just, I just,

it's not something

I even thought about.

It's a bit of a hard

time of year for me.

What does that mean?

Nothing.

Why won't you tell me?

I don't think I can do this.

Okay.

Is that what you want?

Okay.

I'm confused, Nick.

I'm just not really

used to this.

I'm not really

good at it, you know?

Mm-hm.

Em, I had a really nice

time with you today.

I had a really good day.

It was really fun.

I know I shouldn't have...

Em, you didn't do anything.

I got ex...

I got nervous.

Emily, it was my fault.

Are we gonna

continue to see each other?

Mm-hm.

Can we not see anybody else?

If you were seeing

someone else right now,

I'd throw her into a volcano.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

My dad won't be home until late.

Em.

You're beautiful.

You're so, so beautiful.

You're so very beautiful.

Shh.

Em, em please.

Beautiful man.

Shut up.

You are beautiful.

What is this, Nick?

This right here?

Hmm?

What is it, Nick?

It's a date.

What date?

What date?

Em, my brother disappeared

5 years ago.

My little brother.

On the way to school one day.

And that's the date,

that's the date that

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