The Scent of Rain & Lightning Page #4

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what really happened.

[sighs]

I mean, honestly, I think

I'm the only one left

that actually does.

[sorrowful string chords]

[sighs]

[suspenseful music]

[The Flaming Lips'

"Do You Realize??"]

[upbeat alternative

rock music]

Do you realize

That you have the most

Beautiful face

Do you realize

We're floating in space

Do you realize

That happiness

Makes you cry

Do you realize

That everyone

you know

Someday

Will die

And instead of saying

all of your goodbyes

Let them know you realize

that life goes fast

It's hard to make

the good things last

You realize the sun

doesn't go down

It's just an illusion

caused by the world

Spinning 'round

Do you realize?

[choir vocalizing]

Been looking for you.

Well, here I am.

I don't think Billy Croyle

killed my folks.

[inhales deeply]

All right.

That's all you're gonna say?

I-I...

I mean, what...

what am I supposed to say?

I thought you'd tell me

I was wrong.

That ain't gonna

bring them back.

I wish I could have met

the Chase Linder

everyone talks about...

New woman

on his arm every week.

Been hearing some stories,

haven't you?

If I asked you

about my mom...

would you tell me the truth?

Not about how pretty she was

or... that she couldn't cook.

I can't help the memories

that I can keep.

Was she f***ing someone?

What?

Was she f***ing you?

Are you mourning her or my dad?

[thunder rumbling]

What is that on your shirt?

Is that a bumblebee?

What?

Uh...

I think it's a little

more abstract.

- It's, like, artistic.

- Where the hell

did you find... artistic?

Those are little, tiny

bumblebees on a grown-ass man.

[laughs]

Bumblebees.

- I think it's just a design.

- Looks like a baby's bib.

Hey, you're on me tonight.

Hey.

Y'all got room

for a thirsty cowboy?

- Always.

- All right.

Don't you have

any other friends?

Yeah, but I ain't drunk

enough to stand them yet.

You're just gonna have

to bear my company for a bit.

You all pouring these

on the floor?

Got to stay in your family.

- Hey.

- Let's do another round.

- Another round?

- Whiskey.

- Whiskey?

- Whiskey?

Yeah.

[all speaking at once]

You're certain

you want whiskey?

Yeah, one more.

- Belle wants a whiskey.

- It's spring break over here.

I say... I...

[laughs]

I'll make sure

you feel included.

All right.

That's very kind of you.

Well, you're

such a small thing,

make sure you're not

doing yourself in too quick.

- I'm fine.

- All right, you guys.

I'm fine.

I'm just asking.

Mm-hmm.

All right.

All r...

[patrons cheer]

Oh, really?

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

no, they just

came back on here too.

Yeah. All right,

I-I'll t... I'll tell them.

I promise.

I'll talk to you later.

Hey, your dad called.

Highway's washed out at 41

up there at the Frog Creek.

So he's got a room over here

at the Pollard Inn,

and he got you a room,

and he said you're

staying at Laurie's.

- I'll stay where I want.

- [laughing]

That's what he figured.

He told me to tell you

specifically that she is

not staying at your place.

- All right.

- Ooh.

Well, then we'll both

just stay at the shop.

Yeah, that's right.

You go ahead

and show dad who's boss.

No, I'm serious.

It's good you find

your spine and everything.

I'm gonna take

a couple six packs.

Drink your beer, Chase.

I think we're just born

into the wrong family.

- Mm-hmm.

- Seemed like the right family

when you was cutting that grand

opening ribbon to your shop.

- Oh, shh, shh.

- Whoa.

It's not funny.

- If you'll excuse me.

- [chuckles]

Now you got me in trouble.

[murmurs indistinctly]

I'm sorry.

I don't know what

your problem with her is.

Oh, come on.

You can't tell me

your whole act

don't run you, slick.

I think you ought

to consider what it's like

not to be one

of the Linder boys.

There's a cold wind

blowing

[screaming, laughing]

[soulful piano ballad]

Been helpless

'Cause I'm selfish

Yeah, I know

I know, I know

Where do we go

You gotta stop him

in his tracks.

He was just trying to get

a rise out of you, and...

I'm gonna get back out there,

and I'm gonna get on his ass.

I'm just gonna kick his ass.

[laughing] How are you gonna

kick his ass?

- I'm so tired of...

- You got to try this.

- I just got it.

- I'm stronger than I look.

- Oh, no.

- This is power lipstick.

- That's really not...

- No, you gotta...

- It's really not me.

- You're gonna kick his ass

- in this lipstick.

- No.

You know, Meryl doesn't

really go for all that.

Meryl?

No.

See, makeup is not about men.

Makeup is-is for you.

Like, the only thing

that matters

is that you feel pretty.

- [murmurs indistinctly]

- What?

There's a cold wind

Blowing

This feeling

It's healing

I've been helpless

'Cause I'm selfish

I know when

I'm not right with it

Where do we begin?

[slamming, glasses clattering]

Well, well, goddamn well.

Here we all are, together.

Where's my chair?

F***!

Here we go.

Hey, family.

How we doing?

Huh?

We got the homely

Holly Hobbie over here,

the f***ing fake-ass

f*ggot cowboy.

You ain't never gonna be...

you're just the same as me.

- You from the same goddamn...

- You're right.

- Side of the tracks as me.

- You're right.

You're absolutely right,

but this is not

- the time or the place.

- But no, he went

- to law school, and this one...

- Something going on over here?

- Yeah, yeah, he's just drunk.

- What about this one?

Hey, set me up.

Four more of these on his tab.

- He's rich.

- That's a great idea.

- You think that's a great idea?

- Sorry, man.

- We're all right.

- Oh, we just funning.

We were just getting ready

to leave.

- We just funning!

- We're getting ready

- to leave, right?

- We are just funning!

[all shouting at once]

[unsettling ambient music]

Finish that last mile

With a drink

and a permanent smile

I know it must

have been hard

Why don't you all keep on

drinking,

- and we'll keep pouring?

- Yeah!

[patrons cheering]

- All right.

- [laughing]

All right!

Damn... [mumbling]

[all talking indistinctly]

- All right?

- Yeah.

Look at us, the sober ones.

Mm, you are terrible.

Mm-hmm.

Jesus, did you not get

the heat fixed in here?

We got enough heat

right here.

- Come on, now.

- Meryl.

- Baby.

- Oh, you want to go

- to the couch?

- Mm-hmm.

All right,

let's go to the couch.

I'm gonna put this heat

back there.

- Hey, gimme that...

- ...any wood back there?

Sit.

You need to sit.

- You just need to relax.

- Mm-hmm.

- Just sit.

- Let me put a blanket down.

- Meryl!

- Just let me put

- a blanket down.

- You are so uptight.

- I'm not uptight, baby.

- Baby.

- Just give me a second.

- Come here.

Baby, come on.

Come on, Meryl.

Are you gonna lay down with me?

Wood back there, maybe?

Do you got

any wood down there?

Here... oh, yeah,

you know where it is.

- Come on.

- Did you get that?

- This is just hysterical.

- I know.

Well, maybe to you,

but I'm not gonna cross Senior.

Come here, come here,

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