Trucker Page #3

who you f*** with!

All right? You got it!

[ Door Bell Rings ]

F*** was that?

Whoa.

And a pack of generics.

[ Panting ]

[ Panting Continues ]

I'll get dressed.

Ow.

[ Monitor Beeps ]

Ow.

[ Grunts ]

I know

it hurts, son.

You could hold

his hand.

Sorry.

Here you go.

You drink coffee?

Yeah. Why not?

Thanks.

I like a lot of cream.

Can we stop

and see some stuff

along the way?

We already lost

half a day.

Right.

That's a good stick

you got there.

Thanks.

Oh, no, you didn't.

Get back here. Hey!

Hey, Diane!

[ Laughs ]

Just hang tight,

all right?

Hey.

Okay, we're

all set, honey.

Great.

I just can't give you

your on-time pay.

Jonnie, I always

deliver early.

I know.

My boss just won't let me--

Jon, that's

a bunch of bullshit.

Is that your kid, hon?

Yeah, it's my kid.

But I'm gonna be rid of him

in less than a month.

All right?

He lives with his dad.

Does he go to school?

No, he don't go to school.

Yeah, Di,

but federal law and all.

Jon, I need new tires.

Look, it's been

a little light here.

I'll-I'll call you

when we get

something in.

Right.

All right, let's go.

And I'll be rid of you

in a month too. B*tch.

I didn't mean that.

[ Door Opens ]

You didn't say one word

since Texas.

You think it's easy being stuck

in a cab with an 11-year-old

who doesn't say anything?

Well, it ain't easy, all right?

It'll drive a person crazy.

Dude, and that's what

you're doing right now, man.

Living with you

will drive me crazy.

[ Objects Clattering ]

Listen, you have no idea

what my life was like

before you got here.

And you walked through this

door and expect everybody

to roll right over for you.

Well, I didn't ask

for your dad to get cancer,

and I didn't ask

for you to show up either.

Well, then why

did you have me then?

- I didn't wanna have you,

goddamn it.

- [ Objects Hits Window ]

[ Object Hits Counter ]

I didn't mean that.

I wanna see my dad,

and I'm gonna

tell him everything.

Everything!

Hey.

Hey! Hey!

I got a name, b*tch!

You stop calling me that.

I am not a b*tch.

Look, I knew what you were--

just a lot lizard tramping

around in dirty truck stops.

That's not

was I was, dude.

You little sh*t.

That's not what I was.

Goddamn you.

[ Quietly ]

That's not what I was.

[ Water Starts Running ]

[ Water Stops ]

Dad!

[ Len ]

Oh!

[ Speaking, Indistinct ]

I missed you.

Wow. I missed you.

How you been?

All right?

Dad, I'm gonna

get some ice cream.

Hey, get some

whip cream on mine.

Okay. I'll get some too.

[ Sighs ]

You know,

after you took off,

I-I planned on

how it was gonna be

when I saw you again.

[ Laughs ]

Well, 10 years later,

this ain't it.

You look fine.

You dating anybody?

Dating?

Yeah?

You ever think

about marrying again?

To who?

Not me, I guess.

I'm not very good

future husband material

these days.

Yeah, well, you'll be

making Jenny miserable

soon enough.

So did he turn out at all

like you thought he would?

He looks like you,

doesn't he?

He did when he came out,

so I figured he'd stay that way.

What the hell are you

trying to pull, Leonard?

Listen, Di, I--

[ Chuckles ]

I had no choice.

All right? I--

I couldn't find anybody

to take him.

Well, when is Jenny coming back?

She's staying with her dad

a little bit longer.

I can't keep asking her

to watch after him

all the time anyway.

I mean,

she's got to work too.

I need your help.

I'm-- I'm talking

about a month maybe.

I'm on the road

two weeks at a time,

sometimes more, Len.

[ Exhales ]

I'll pay you.

F*** you.

Goddamn it.

You always knew just

what to say to make me

wanna break your neck.

We made this arrangement

Yeah, we did.

Yeah, we did.

I know.

Ten years ago,

and that's that.

So shut the hell up,

'cause you're gonna

be just fine.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

[ Sighs ]

They're all

white trash out here.

Yeah, but they're

California white trash,

and they all got suntans.

Listen, I got

to make that run, but

I won't be back too late.

I'm trusting you now,

right?

[ Bell Ringing ]

Runner will

check in on you.

I'll be fine.

[ Exhales ]

[ Engine Starts ]

Hey.

Oh, hey, Runner.

What are you doing?

I thought I'd finally build

that gate for your mom...

so she can lock up her stuff

when she's doing long trips.

Wanna help me?

Oh, I'm not great

at stuff like that.

Ah, everybody's good

at stuff like this.

It's easy.

And it makes you feel good

even if you do it half assed.

[ Sighs ]

Here. Hang on to this.

[ Groans ]

I'm good.

Trust me.

You're gonna love this.

It's lots of fun.

I don't wanna

mess it up. Here.

Making mistakes

is the only way you learn.

And trust me.

I learn like four

or five things every day.

All right.

All right.

Grab a bunch,

slap it on the edge,

just like you're

putting icing on a cake.

Your mom is gonna

be real surprised

when she gets back from Phoenix.

She's been doing a lot

of short hauls lately,

hasn't she?

I guess.

Perfect.

All right.

Grab one of these.

[ Grunts ]

Try to set it down nice.

A little more that way.

Like that?

Uh-- Good.

You know...

when I was a kid,

my folks got divorced.

I tell ya,

the best day of my life

was when my dad left.

Now he had

the meanest left hook.

Never could see it coming.

Think that's why I did

so good in the army.

Diane said you got shot.

Yeah. And it hurt

like a son of a b*tch.

Still does sometimes.

So what are you,

in grade six now?

Yeah.

You into that new school?

Well, there's

this kid I like.

I might try out for baseball

even though I suck.

Yeah?

Baseball's good, sure.

Oh, yeah, your dad

used to play, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, your mom told me.

She used to go watch him.

Your mom's pretty good

with a glove. Should ask her.

Probably give you

a few pointers.

Yeah, maybe.

[ Diane's Voice ]

All right, man, you just

gotta lean into it, okay?

Really, really lean into it.

[ Peter ]

All right.

Whoa!

What was that?

Oh, my God. I thought it

was gonna get me.

You just gotta keep

your eye on it.

All right, I'll be easy

on you this time.

[ Sighs ]

Whoa! Are you

trying to kill me?

I didn't say walk into it.

Let's do it again.

I'm afraid of you.

What's there to be

afraid of? Come on.

Just don't get crazy

with that thing.

Ohh! Ohh!

I didn't mean that.

Goddamn it!

Dude! Dude!

Dude, that is not cool.

I got to go.

Yeah.

But listen.

You have to take a swing at that

thing if you wanna get anywhere.

I just wanna hit it.

That's all I wanna do.

You can hit a home run.

No, I can't.

I know what I can do

and what I can't.

Why, because

somebody tells you so?

No, because I know so.

And you think you're so tough.

Trying to tell everyone

what to think.

But you're the one who's

always scared of stuff.

You're the scaredest

person I know.

[ Horse Whinnies,

Nickers ]

[ Sighs ]

Hey.

[ Diane ] Nice gate

you got going here.

Well, it's a start.

You know, I was thinking

maybe you and me and Peter,

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