The Sleepwalker Page #4

Well, I didn't..I didn't

mean it like that.

Guys f***ing love it.

If second base didn't

freak them out enough,

just wait until they

take my pants off.

Jesus.

I really didn't mean it like that.

I just-I didn't expect it

to come out like that.

I was trying to say

that you are beautiful,

and I expected it

to be even worse.

God, man, Kaia, I don't want

you to be mad at me anymore.

Kaia.

I came here to make amends.

Well, I'm fine.

And Andrew doesn't mind.

I'm very happy and

very lucky to have him.

I think it's the other way around.

He doesn't deserve you.

How the hell do you know

what I deserve, huh?

Hey there, pal.

Something to nurse the hangover?

Oh, no.

I don't like to drink when I work.

Okay, fair enough.

Need any help?

Yeah, you want to give me

a hand with this?

Sure.

Where are we putting this thing?

Just out front.

I'll bring it to the dump

in a few days.

All right.

- Ooh.

- Got it?

Yeah.

All right, watch your step.

So Kaia's shop must do

pretty well, huh?

Really seems to be

coming along, the house.

Yeah, well, it's her father's money.

But she does good, yeah.

She told me that you

want to be an architect?

It'll probably be worth a lot

when it's all done..this.

Yeah, you said that already.

What is it that you do again, Ira?

I studied political science in Paris,

but I just started working

as a human rights

officer at the UN.

All right.

I figured I'd end up

doing something

a little bit more normal,

but, you know...

Yeah, now this is normal for you.

Nah, not really.

F***!

Heavy motherf***er.

Sorry about that.

Hey, how did your father die?

Plane crash.

Oh, yeah.

Those little planes

are dangerous, huh?

It was a commercial airliner.

Oh, yeah.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Yeah, we were too.

I got to say,

you and Kaia,

you don't seem to be

treating this situation right.

Christine, you mean?

Yeah, Christine.

Okay.

And what would you suggest?

Well, you know,

you're well off.

You can get her the best

help that there is.

Doesn't make sense to me

that we're all just

letting her go on and on and on

and not doing nothing about it.

Well, thanks for

your concern, pal,

but I think I got it

under control.

I remember Christine

from growing up now.

Doesn't seem like things have

changed very much with her.

That's funny, 'cause Chris

told me that you went to jail

when you were kids.

Yeah, I did.

Look, dude, I came out here

to break the ice a little.

Why are you being

so hostile with me?

Those two are family,

which I guess makes us

family, too, for now.

Oh, yeah, no, we're family.

I'm gonna go take a piss.

Hey, do me a favour

while you're out here.

Make sure she doesn't

burn the whole place down.

Be a awful lot of work

down the drain.

Cool, brother.

Good talk.

- Stop the car.

- What?

Stop the car.

What the hell is that

doing out here?

Andrew's cleaning out the garage.

Yeah, who told him

he could do that?

I did.

Why do you care?

You just told me

to knock it down.

You want that stuff?

Tell him to put it back.

Why?

It's my house too!

Whatever he took out of there,

you tell him to put it back!

Jesus.

What's going on now?

Apparently it has some

sentimental value to her.

I'm sorry, dude.

That couch does?

Yeah.

Jesus Christ.

Christine.

Christine, what are you doing?

Christine, stop it.

Stop it.

Christine!

Christine, stop it!

Get her out of here!

Get her away from me!

I'm sorry.

I'm up.

What's going on?

Hey, what's wrong with you?

She walked into the room,

and they started fighting.

What happened?

She was masturbating

in our bedroom!

All right.

It's all right.

Chris?

Chris, I want to talk to you.

Just a second, baby.

- Hey.

- Hey.

She...

She's not feeling so well today.

Okay.

Well, I really need to talk to her.

Can you give her a sec?

She's almost asleep.

- Sure.

- Okay.

We'll see you in a bit.

Still sleeping?

Can I ask you something?

Was your father ever abusive

with you guys in any way?

No. Why do you ask that?

It's Chris.

She just hates him so much.

Well, that's not true.

What, she never told you?

Not that she hates him, no.

So you guys got along, then?

Yeah, he was fine.

I mean, he was

a little despondent,

but he was nice with us.

Despondent?

Despondent how?

Well, let's put it this way:

Some years we'd celebrate

Christmas and birthdays,

and some years we wouldn't.

Hmm.

But there was always

food on the table,

and I had a really nice

room all to myself.

That's pretty different

than the picture she painted.

Yeah, well, that's bullshit.

She got treated

a lot better than me.

Look, I don't know

what she told you,

but you've got to take Chris' stories

with a grain of salt.

Yeah.

Yep, I know.

She has a hard time separating

her fictions from realities.

I guess I just thought that

the way he treated her

maybe explained something.

I'm grasping at straws here.

Sorry that I asked.

Despondent...

Maybe depression just

runs in the family, huh?

Well, I'm fine.

Yeah.

Yeah, I know.

I know you are.

Would you take a walk with me?

I'd like to ask you something.

I'd like that,

but I should head inside.

Okay.

Later then.

- Morning.

- Morning.

You're up early.

Yeah.

I couldn't sleep.

I had two fresh bags

of cement out front.

Did you move 'em anywhere?

No.

Those things weigh

more than me.

I don't know where they are.

They still here?

His car is here.

They're just out, I guess.

They weren't here

when I woke up.

Nice.

Will you remind me

to call my niece?

Sure.

We got to go up

there some time.

You'll love those kids.

My brother, he's a great guy.

I'd love to.

I'm sure there's

some good vintage spots

up there you could check out,

might find something good.

Maybe I'll tell them Thanksgiving

we'll spend with them..

Hey!

What's wrong?

Have you seen Chris?

What?

Have you seen Chris?

No.

She didn't come back?

I thought she was with you.

No, she wasn't with me

when I woke up this morning.

I went out to look for her.

Doesn't she do this all the time?

Huh?

Christine!

Christine!

Christine!

All right, everybody

needs to calm down.

She could have gone into town,

or she could've gone back

to the city.

I checked my wallet.

Normally when she disappears

like this,

she takes some money.

Okay, Kaia, did you check yours?

Kaia?

No.

Well, maybe you should.

She didn't go for a walk, Andrew.

Okay, don't talk to me like that.

If you don't want to help,

you don't have to.

I'm helping, you idiot.

All I'm saying is that yelling

like we're looking

for a f***ing poodle

is not the way to do it.

Hey, can you not talk about her

like that, please?

We have to go back

and get flashlights.

I'll go.

No, you stay.

I'll go.

Wait here with me.

Christine!

Christine!

How far are we?

It's not too far.

Christine!

This is where we go swimming.

Oh, Christ.

Come on, it's dark, Kai.

We can come back in the morning.

Let's go to the truck.

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