The Spectacular Now Page #3

- I got it.

- You good?

- Yeah.

See the water?

Do not go in there.

Too disgusting.

I think people poop in there. Here.

- I'm good. I don't really drink.

- Just hold it.

It gives off the illusion

you're having fun.

You don't have to drink it.

What's up, guys?

How you doing?

This is Aimee Finecky.

I don't know if you guys know her.

Cody, you're a reader, aren't you?

Have you read those

Gleaming Planet books?

- One or two.

- One or two?

I forgot to tell you,

I started reading one last night.

- You did?

- Yeah. It was really cooI.

- Which one?

- The one where Shirei Migoto...

fights that cosmic superlord

and starts f***ing him up.

- I know! Right? She's awesome.

- She is awesome.

I love those books.

Have you read Solar Bolt?

Yeah. Solar Bolt is great.

There's so many awesome,

rad parts between-

Sorry to interrupt.

I don't think we've met.

I'm Sutter Keely.

- I'm Cassidy.

- How's it going?

- That's a nice handshake.

- Thank you.

Do you want to go get a beer with me?

- I'm having a conversation right now.

- She'll be here.

You'll be here, right?

We'll come back.

- We're just gonna grab a beer. Come on.

- You're unbelievable.

- I will be back.

- Please. Thank you.

Don't smile at me like that.

I can't help myself.

You know that I can't help myself.

Please.

- Maybe just-

- Cassidy?

- Hey!

- Hey.

- Sutter.

- Marcus.

I gotta get going.

- You riding with me?

- Yeah.

- Let's go.

- Yeah.

- It was good to see you.

- Next time.

Just a flick of the wrist.

It's done in half the time.

Hey. What's up, man?

- What's up?

- Everything cooI?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

I was gonna go for a walk.

You wanna come with me?

- Yeah. I would love to.

- All right. CooI.

- All right.

- Cheers.

- Nice to meet you.

- It was good to meet you.

- I'm sorry if that guy was bugging you.

- No, he's fine.

- Totally fine.

- Yeah? Okay.

Are you done?

- Can I try that?

- What, this?

- This is pretty serious stuff.

- Just a taste.

Are you sure?

All right. Here you go.

Go for it.

It's pretty strong.

- Oh, my God.

- Yeah.

Yeah, I know.

I know! I told you.

- How do you drink that?

- I don't know.

I've just been doing it for a while.

I don't know.

- You know who gave me my first beer?

- Who?

- My dad.

- Really?

Yeah. I was probably six years old.

Used to take me to baseball games

every Saturday and let me have sips.

- Did you get drunk?

- No, I didn't get drunk.

But it tasted really nice.

It felt warm.

Where is he now, your dad?

- He's an airline pilot.

- Really?

- Yeah, he flies all across the country.

- That's awesome.

He is awesome. I don't know what he was

doing with my mom for that long, but-

Are they divorced?

Yeah. She made him leave us

a long time ago.

- You want some more? Try it?

- Sure.

Yeah? Why not?

- Sounds like we have the same mom.

- Yeah? How so?

Well, for example...

I got into college today, but there's

no way that my mom will let me go.

You got into college today?

That's awesome!

- Yeah. Thank you. In Philadelphia.

- Congratulations.

Which is really cooI, 'cause that's

where my sister lives, but-

I don't know what to say.

Dude, that's awesome.

- Congratulations. Very cooI.

- It's not that big of a deaI.

And there's no way that I'll go, so-

- What are you talking about?

- I have to help my mom with the route.

What does your mom have to do

with this? The paper route?

- Yes. She's alone-

- Your mom is a grown woman.

She can take care of

the paper route herself.

You are definitely going to Philly.

A hundred percent,

you're going to Philly.

- Yeah, no.

- Yeah, you are.

There's no "buts" about it.

Don't you understand?

You are this incredibly

gifted genius person...

and you got all these people around you

telling you that you can't do sh*t.

And that's gotta stop. You need

to start standing up for yourself.

- How?

- How? I'll teach you.

Take another swig of that stuff.

Get that down there.

Down the hatch!

Now repeat after me.

Mom, get off my motherfuckin' back.

- What?

- Yes.

- No!

- Yeah.

- I can't-

- Say it.

Mom, get off of my back.

No. You gotta do the "motherfucking. "

- I can't.

- Yes, you can.

- Do it. Say it.

- Mom, get off of my f***ing back.

- Motherfucking.

- F***! Motherfuck!

- Go! Motherfuck- Yes!

- Motherfucking!

Get off my motherfucking back, Mom!

- Yes!

- God!

- God!

- Yeah!

- Motherfuckin'! That's good!

- That feels awesome!

Who else? Who else? I like this.

I don't know- Stay out

of my motherfucking business, KristaI!

- F*** you, KristaI.

- Yeah, f*** you-

What about ex-boyfriends?

- We need an ex-boyfriend in there.

- No. I don't have any.

Who's an ex-boyfriend that really

pissed you off that you should-

that you hated and they're just-

I don't have an ex-boyfriend.

- What?

- Yeah.

You're 17 years old.

You don't have an ex-boyfriend?

- No. Guys don't look at me like that.

- That's shocking.

Absolutely, guys look at you like that.

I just saw two guys look at you like that.

Erik Wolff and Cody Dennis

were 100% hitting on you.

- We were just talking.

- A hundred percent.

- There was absolutely no way-

- Yes, they were.

Why don't you think

they were hitting on you?

- Because I'm just- They weren't.

- Because you're what?

- You're absolutely beautifuI.

- Oh, my God. No!

Of course you're going to the prom.

I'll take you.

Please go to the prom with me, Aimee!

Yes.

You're taking her to prom?

Yeah. It's no big deaI.

It's you making plans, Sutter.

It's kind of a big deaI.

Relax. I'm just trying

to help this girI out.

- Right. I forgot. Sutter to the rescue.

- Exactly!

And if she falls for you,

what happens then?

Shut up!

Are you kidding me?

Hey, Sutter. It's Aimee.

I didn't know if we were

gonna study today or not...

but I hadn't heard from you, so-

Yeah, yesterday-

I had a really great time with you.

Thank you.

I'll talk to you later. Bye.

Or the lightning storm.

On the roof.

That was amazing.

I've never felt like that with anyone.

It's not very often.

Except with you.

Actually, I think

I'm feeling it right now.

I'm feeling a moment right now.

- Stop it.

- What? Cass, look. Seriously.

When we're together,

it's like we're invincible or something.

All this sh*t- the responsibilities,

all the problems, that stuff-

that just disappears

when I'm with you.

But you can't just have fun all the time.

You have to be serious.

Hey, I'm 100% serious.

- About what?

- About not being serious.

Did you even apply to college yet?

I don't need college.

Who needs that sh*t?

Look, it's not-

I got everything I need right here.

I've got a job, I've got a car...

I've got a beautifuI girI

sitting next to me.

You think beauty's in some classroom

or some textbook, and it's not.

That's not what it's about.

This right here.

This is beautifuI. All of this.

That's all you need.

You're drunk.

I'm drunk?

Whatever! You're drunk!

It doesn't matter.

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