The Yellow Handkerchief Page #2

I should, too.

Thanks a lot for the ride.

I don't think I have enough

to get me home.

I can cover you,

if they're running at all this morning.

Might take them a while.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

Where do you work?

I used to work on the oil rigs,

in the ocean down south.

You want a cookie?

Like down south,

like, near New Orleans?

Couple hours from there.

I've always wanted

to go to New Orleans.

You been married?

Have you been?

Are you interviewing for the job?

'Cause you're a little young.

- You wanna walk?

- Yeah.

- So where is she?

- Who?

Your wife.

Why do you think someone

would want to be married to me?

Well, I can see that, easy.

Well, you can't always trust

what you see.

Was that your dad

you were talking to last night?

Yeah. I think he has

a girlfriend now.

He didn't even tell me.

Mmm.

I bet he's picking her up

to do the runs with him.

Mm-hmm.

I used to go with him sometimes.

Oh, yeah?

We stayed in that motel once.

No.

How weird is that?

Yeah.

We should go.

No messages.

Not one message.

I left for a day.

He probably tried you at home.

You heard me crying?

Last night?

I wonder how many times a day I cry.

I should count one day.

I bet I'd be amazed.

Do you cry?

No.

I don't anymore.

You can cry around me.

If you want to.

Well.

Well!

Well, if it isn't the general hisself.

Guess what?

I heard on the radio they've

suspended all public transportation,

so I'm your only way out of here.

Well, that was kind of you

to come back for us, Gordon.

No problem. You sure do need

saving a lot, don't you?

Where did you get the coat?

Oh. It's kind of different, huh?

I wondered when you'd notice.

We noticed right away.

We just didn't know what to say.

Well, I got it because it's hard

for me to find a coat that really fits,

'cause I have really wide shoulders.

I don't know if you've noticed,

but I have unusually wide shoulders

and a small tapering waist.

I guess it's a little weird

for me to buy,

you know, since they killed

my people and all.

You know.

It's a problem to find a coat

that fits though.

See? Wide, small.

Oh, I have the pics.

Yeah, I got them done.

That one-hour

was the first place open.

There were

all these news stations there.

They wanted anybody's pictures

of the storm.

Oh, my God!

They're awesome.

Look at that.

You didn't think I knew

what I was talking about, did you?

Why are you on the road, chief?

Me?

Yeah, you.

Oh, I just go

to see something new.

I can get a job anywhere.

I have money to last me.

I'll probably see my dad

in New Orleans,

if he didn't get washed away

by the storm.

You know, I haven't heard

from him in a while, so...

What do you do?

I fix computers that can't be fixed.

How about you?

Why are you on the road?

Everybody's gotta

go somewhere, right?

Excuse me,

I have to use the bathroom.

You know, when you think about it...

he's a--he's a stranger.

We just picked him up.

We don't really know him.

Maybe we should--

Maybe we should just leave him.

I know him better than I know you.

We can't just leave him here.

We gotta take him

somewhere he can get a ride.

Excuse me,

do you know anyone

who does handy work,

boat work for a little money?

No.

Thanks.

I'll do it.

- What?

- Stuff I know how to do.

For the Whaler.

The Boston Whaler.

Little speedboat.

The dirty one up front.

Oh.

So l--I don't know

if you want to let it go.

Nope.

Well, thanks anyway.

Hey!

Whenever you think the trade is even,

you can stop.

I like being here down by the water.

Well, I don't really like

owing anybody anything.

You can stop me anytime.

I'm going back out to the oil rig

for a month to make some dough,

so I'll be gone for a while.

Well, then the boat's yours.

Not yet.

You should probably know that.

Yeah, I probably should,

but I don't.

I know.

It's worth more than most here.

You want to go out

and test the boats before you leave?

Yeah, sure.

# Do, Lord, do, Lord #

# Do, Lord, do, Lord #

# Oh, do, Lord,

remember me #

# When I'm on my knees #

Don't you know that

when you read a map,

you keep it pointed

in the direction you're going?

You turn it when we turn

and you read it

from the top to the bottom.

Just read it

from the top to the bottom.

I have totally been reading it that way.

You don't have to yell at me like that.

I don't know

how we could've gotten so lost

when we had the river

to the left at all times.

Well, you know,

you read the map then!

I'm not your maid.

Is there a bathroom?!

Please, is there a bathroom,

please?!

Hello?!

Please, is there a bathroom?!

Anyone?!

Oh.

God, he's such a loser.

We're gonna need some help.

Maybe he ate some bad crawfish.

Anybody here?

No, no one.

We got a problem.

Oil leak.

- There's a leak?

- Pretty serious.

No--I can take care of that.

I pretty much built this car.

You always this talkative?

Nope.

How long do you go out on the rig for?

Oh, month, usually.

Why did you come here

to this part of the world?

A mistake.

You think?

Yeah.

Then again, I never thought through

a major decision in my life, so...

So that's it then.

Yep.

So?

Not much to say after that one, huh?

Nope.

I think I can go one better.

What?

I don't think I've ever made

a major decision in my life.

Geez, I wish I had a cig.

Don't look.

All right.

No. Come on, guess.

You know what it is

if you think about it.

What do you like?

It's a plant.

No.

But it comes from a plant.

You're hot. Very hot.

Well, thank you.

Oh, please.

What did you want?

Oh! Well.

Oh, well.

Mmm.

I like your face.

Hey! Hey!

Stop!

Sh*t!

Who are you with?

I'll fix it

when you're gone tomorrow.

Could you leave, please?

Please.

I checked my messages at home.

Nothing.

I'm glad everybody's

so worried about me.

We could just keep going.

I could live with you.

You could take care of me.

Do a staring contest with me.

What is he doing?

He's not so bad.

I think you should

cut him some slack.

Me?

I mean,

he's the one who tried to rape me.

Oh, get off it.

I guess he's just--he is pathetic.

I wouldn't use that word.

I'd say young...

for his age.

I don't think he could

quite handle your...

My what?

My battery's dead in my phone.

I can't believe

neither of you have a cell phone.

Horror of all horrors.

Two human beings out of touch

with the rest of the universe.

I don't know how

you can even hang out with us.

That must be hard for you.

This is why they're useful.

Hey, pal.

Hey. You're embarrassing yourself.

I think you like her,

so it's a shame.

Yeah, right.

She's a stuck-up b*tch that thinks

she can do better than me.

Maybe she just wants

to get to know someone.

Why would you think that?

They're not afraid to see us

as we really are.

When they love,

it's personal.

Well, I'm finding something

to help soak up some of that oil.

You better be able to get me home.

I'm gonna start walking soon.

Fine. Walk.

That would never happen again.

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