The Other Sister Page #3

I mean, do you want the... do you want the

kid to remain a child the rest of her life...

or do you want to let her grow into an adult

and take the same risks that you and I take?

I want her to take risks.

It's the kind of ri... Are you a parent?

Uh, no, not yet, no, no,

but I have worked with children...

including yours, for ten years.

Y... You think she should

go to school and be on her own?

Independence can

give Carla something...

that you and I will never

be able to give her.

- Dignity.

- What?

- Dignity.

- Dignity.

- To the left. - Thanks a lot.

- Okay, honey, here we are now.

- Uh, you sure you don't want me to walk you in?

- No, Dad, I'm not... I'm fine.

Come on, man. You got to remember

to lock your bike up, man.

Your mama's gettin' tired

of buyin' you bikes.

Citizenship test?

The courses are English,

History and Political Science.

Mmm. Hey, new girl.

You lookin' to score, huh?

Hey, send me some vibes, wolf eyes.

Yo, mama.

Welcome to the party.

Hey, don't run, baby doll.

Don't run.

Where are you goin'?

- Oh, yeah, baby. Oop! She's got the pepper spray!

- She definitely has the pepper spray!

- She's packing now.

- Go on through, wolf eyes.

Go on through.

- I have everything you need to get started, I do hope.

- Next.

- Hi, my name is Carla Tate.

- Nice to meet you.

- Uh, you're taking Computer 101.

- Yeah.

- That's okay, isn't it?

- The only requirement at Polytechnic is that you pay.

That's fine enough.

Here's your receipt. You're registered.

Thank you very much.

Next. Hello!

Let's keep the line moving, please.

- But he's next.

- So?

- He doesn't know it. Look at him.

- You're kidding me?

- He's asleep.

- That class is closed? It'll take an extra semester.

You're next in line.

Oh. Uh...

Ow! Watch what you're doing!

What is the matter with you?

- Uh, he's a retard.

- Oh, and that's supposed to be my problem?

- He nearly broke my toe.

- Hey, special boy, why don't you get back on the short bus?

Hey, don't talk like that.

Be nice.

Hi, little puppy!

Hello, puppy.

No, no, don't touch. He's not

for petting. He's for drug sniffing.

- He's on a break.

- Okay. Sorry.

Well, hello, ladies.

How are you doin'?

Oh, Mr Taylor, hi!

I just have to tell you this is the best

computer class I have ever taken.

- Well, looks like you're doing just fine.

- And it is such thanks to you.

Before I came to this class, I just

didn't even know the difference...

between, like, a ROM

or a RAM or a bit or a byte.

So, um, I don't know

if you're interested or not...

but, um, do you give

private lessons?

Uh, well, no, not really.

- I'm gonna stay right here.

- Okay.

- So how 'bout you, Carla?

- What?

How are you doing?

Well, I-I know the difference

between a bit and a byte.

Okay. Well, you keep up the good work.

- Thanks.

- I'll be back if you need me.

- He's kind of cute, huh?

- Uh, yeah.

And how are you doing

over here, Mr Garbis?

Hi.

Do you give private lessons?

- Hi, pumpkin.

- Oh.

I brought some of that

nice brewed tea you like.

Yeah. You just put it

right by the bed, Dad.

I'll do that. And I'll leave you

all alone so you can do your homework.

- Okay?

- Okay.

- Okay.

- Good night.

Good night, pumpkin.

Come on, Danny. Here we go.

Hold on one second. Let me put it down.

- You're really strong, Rachel.

- Yeah, Danny, thanks.

Watch it.

L- I'll see you later, Rachel!

- Hi!

- Hi.

Hi. My name's Daniel McMahon.

I know. I asked someone

what your name was.

My name is Carla Tate.

Hello, Carla Tate.

Thank you for helping me the other day

with re... with registration.

It was really confusing.

Yeah, I know.

You're welcome. Okay, bye.

Yeah, thank...

Where are you going

right now, Carla Tate?

I have to go phone my father

to come pick me up...

because I got out

of school early today.

- Well, okay.

- Do you... You wanna... You wanna get a soda and something to eat first?

L... 'Cause I know

the greatest place, and I can drive.

Well!

Is this a date?

No, it's just getting sodas

and something to eat.

Good. 'Cause I don't

want to date yet.

Look at the buses.

Watch 'em.

Why? What are they gonna do?

They pull in, and then

they pull out, and they turn...

and they back up.

I went... I went to a regular school.

I went for

a long, long, long time. Hi!

L- I finally quit

when I grew a moustache...

'cause I looked older

than the teachers.

Stop it. I don't like

when people laugh at me.

No, I wasn't laughing at you.

I was just making a joke.

- Oh.

- T-This is the Falcon Bar.

And this is where

all the bus people come.

- "Free tids and bits"?

- You can eat till you burst.

Sometimes I-I mess up

on my allowance...

and then... and then

I- I just come here.

Um, a-a-and I can eat all I want.

You see that girl over there?

Don't ever play pool with her

'cause she'll beat you.

They call her the Black Widow.

She has really long hair.

L- I-I like short hair.

It's easy. You just... You just

get on, and you give them a ticket.

But what if you take

the wrong bus?

Uh, th-the driver

just throws you off.

See, okay, I been on...

I been on most of these buses...

and I been... I been thrown

off most of them too.

You must like taking

bus rides, Daniel.

Uh, no. Well, no,

'cause I... 'cause I...

I- I gotta take

the buses to see, uh...

to see marching bands

at the college football games.

Th... um, this one takes me

to UCLA, Stanford...

and th-this one takes you...

- Hi, Francis.

- Danny.

This one takes me

to Western Pacific State.

Well, you must really like

marching bands then.

Yeah. Yeah,

I love marching bands.

L- I even got a job

working with one.

Here. You can sit here right there...

'cause this is where I usually sit

when I'm waiting for buses.

Okay.

And I-I usually sit there,

but it's usually empty.

If it... If it was empty,

I could... I could sit next to you.

Thank you, sir.

Bus 45, express service to Sacramento...

Wow. Daniel, you have a job?

- Yes.

- Wow!

How much does it pay?

- Nothing.

- Nothing?

Well, uh, I get... I get... I get

to keep... keep lots of marshmallows.

Your job pays you

in marshmallows?

Well, during... Okay.

Well, during the games, the students

throw marshmallows onto the field...

and they... and they try

to get them into the tubas.

You know, they think

it's fun and stuff.

And then... And then on Mondays, um, uh,

I get... I get to clean out the tubas.

I love marshmallows.

I like the way they taste.

What are you...

What are you writing down?

Oh, I'm just writing things down

about different jobs...

because someday

I'm gonna have a job, too...

and I need to be responsible...

so that my parents

get off my back.

4:
30 bus to Las Vegas

is now departing.

I have to go back

because my father is coming.

He'll come and pick me up. Oh.

I shouldn't have

come with you, Daniel...

but you have

a really nice smile.

L... I-I-I also got a job

that pays money.

- Really?

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