The Ticket

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Is he in his room?

He's sleeping.

Let's not make any sound.

Oh!

I thought we weren't

making any sound.

Where are you?

- I'm right here.

- Oh, there you are.

Mmm.

He wouldn't listen to my

free throw shooting advice.

You're the blind father

giving basketball advice now?

Yes. Yes, I am.

Really?

I used to be quite

the all-star player, you know?

- Mm-hmm.

- I was!

How's my favorite

blind man doing?

Still very much in the dark.

Now we're even.

Will you do

the silly dance for me?

No.

Please.

- No.

- Come on, please.

- No way.

- Come on.

You're really

gonna make me do it?

Mm-hmm.

I'm not buying up.

Yeah.

Oh, fine.

I bet you look

so good right now.

Oh, Bob told me a story today.

Honey, I have

to get up early tomorrow.

Fine. Okay. I won't tell you.

It's a good story, though.

Okay, fine. Let's hear it.

Hmm. All right, so...

There's this man...

And he really wants

to win the lottery.

So, he prays to god.

Every night for 50 years.

Night, after night,

after night, he prays.

"Please god, please,

let me win the lottery."

Mm-hmm.

And finally,

an angel goes to god,

and he says,

"god, why don't we let

this guy win?"

And you know what god says?

What?

God says,

"i want to..."

"But he's never bought

a lottery ticket."

- Oh.

- You see?

- It was a good story.

- Yeah, it's all right.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Dear god, I'm thankful

for everything I have.

I am deeply satisfied with

my life and everything in it.

And I live for today,

and I enjoy what I do.

I do not compare myself

to others.

Dad?

Yeah, son.

Is everything okay?

Yeah. Yeah, of course it is.

I was just getting some air.

Here, let's go back inside.

You have school tomorrow.

Come on.

Oh, my god.

Honey?

What's wrong?

- I... I can see you.

- Huh?

I can see you.

How did this happen?

How?

How?

How did this happen?

How did this happen?

I don't... I don't...

How can a pituitary tumor

just disappear overnight?

It didn't disappear, it shrank.

It is rare, but not unheard of.

But the good news is

it's normally pushing up

against the optic chiasm.

Which is how he can see?

Mm-hmm.

We'll only keep him here

for a few days.

We just wanna make sure

there isn't cause for concern.

So, you need to admit him?

Just for a few days.

Welcome home!

They're brushing Joan out.

Oh, and I called your work,

talked to Bob.

He's gonna talk to them.

And hr told you to take

as much time as you need.

And they're fine with you not

coming in

until you feel up for it.

So, um...

Here, let me get that.

I can do that.

Oh, I know.

I'm just gonna call work

and tell them

that I'm not feeling well.

Stay home.

I need to do

something with my hair.

Now that you can see me.

I have no idea what to do now.

I'll go make us some lunch.

Okay?

I'll... I'll be fine.

You know?

- I'll be fine.

- Yeah, I know.

Here I am.

This is crazy.

I know.

Took me 30 minutes

to find that place.

Does it hurt?

No. Nah.

No, not at all.

What did the doctor say?

He...

Couldn't explain it.

So, it's a miracle?

Well, you could say that.

Are you gonna tell me

what happened to your face?

Mom said not to tell you.

She... she saw this?

She came at lunch.

They called her from school.

Hmm.

What happened?

Got into a fight.

It's not a big deal.

Well, who gave it to ya?

Don't worry about it.

Jonah...

Mom... mom said

she'll take care of it.

Jonah, who gave it to you?

You don't need

to worry about it.

Who told you that?

I just don't want you

to expect too much

and be disappointed.

Why would I be disappointed?

It's a little sad-looking.

Come on.

What do you think?

Do you believe this?

Hang on. Let me put my bag down.

Come on.

Well, say something.

What do you think?

This is so strange.

I know.

Aw, I want to see

the silly dance.

Okay.

Thank you.

We're gonna have

a better life now.

We already do.

Not just my eyes.

Everything.

Even if it is just your eyes.

I'm gonna get that promotion.

We can go on vacation.

We can get a bigger house.

I like our house.

One with a big backyard.

Take you shopping.

Thank you

for calling millennium realty.

How can I help you?

They say the point is,

in Africa,

when the sun comes up,

you'd better be running.

Good afternoon,

this is rob boucher

from the millennium

real estate corporation.

Is Ms. nepoli at home, please?

Oh, good.

I just want to make sure...

Can you believe this? Really?

When that guy was sitting

at this desk,

he didn't move a single house.

I've been here longer.

I've put many more houses

on the board.

Why is he the boss?

No, seriously.

A simple question.

When that guy was sitting here,

he didn't do squat.

- Okay?

- Bob.

Yeah?

Hello?

My name is James Harvey,

I'm calling

from millennium realty...

How are you doing today,

Mr. Dixon?

Fine, Bob, how are you?

You're doing a great job.

Thank you.

- Really great.

- You, too.

Thank you.

Am I gonna get my own room?

Nope.

Hi.

Um...

We have a reservation.

Have any cream on my face?

Hmm?

No, you're good.

Okay.

- Can you hold this?

- Sure.

Comin'?

Come on!

It's beautiful.

What are you doing in there?

Stop spending time

in front of the mirror.

Hey.

Mmm.

Mmm.

Oh, I've tried

for a long, long time

tried to find a guy

that I could call mine

a good man, my baby, my baby

is so very hard to find

mm-hmm

need someone to love

I relax

and act like the happy girl

I've never seen anything

like this.

You don't vacation much.

I don't do much of anything.

It's one of those things

that feels better than it looks.

Mm-hmm

I think I know what you mean.

Need someone to love

I'm here with my wife and son.

I'm here with my husband.

I should probably

go check on them upstairs.

But I've waited,

yes, I've waited

so very, very, very

alone inside me

sometimes I wonder

Would you like to dance with me?

Sure.

Come our way

one day I will know

if my wish will come true

I'm gonna find

a good man to love

just like you

I hope it's real,

so, yes, I do

but until I do

mm-hmm

need someone to love

oh, I know, I know,

i know, girl

need someone to love

I'll drop you guys off at home

and take the car

and go grocery shopping.

Oh, man, I do not feel

like going back to work.

I wish we could just stay there

for the rest of our lives.

It would be nice, wouldn't it?

Can I ask you something?

What?

Did Jonah ever

get in fights before?

What do you mean before?

You know, this year.

He's 13.

They get into fights

all the time.

I mean, serious fights.

Honey...

Black eyes and stuff.

You never told me.

Never that bad. No.

It is 8:
04 A.M.

Excuse me.

Hello, my name is James Harvey,

and I'm calling from...

Good afternoon,

this is Robert boucher.

Mr. abbott, I'm calling

from millennium realty...

I was just wondering if, uh...

You might have seen

a mailer from us.

Maybe we have to start

with the market as a whole.

Just give me a second.

Hello.

Mr. umberto,

it's James Harvey,

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