Vision Quest Page #7

Just think of all the wonderful

world you haven't seen yet.

How can I think about

it if I haven't seen it?

What about wrestling,

college, and stuff?

What about vision quests...

And all the girls

you'll make love with?

Name one.

what I'm dyin' to say I

is that I'm crazy for you

touch me once

and you'll know it's true

I never wanted anyone

like this

it's all brand-new

the feelin' in my kiss

I'm crazy for you

it really does make you

hungry, doesn't it?

Ok, you can have

one more bite, all right?

Ah! Hey! You're in

training, remember?

I can't remember why

I started all that.

Think. Maybe it'll

all come back to you.

I must've been crazy,

temporarily insane or something.

Louden, you can't

give up because of this.

You'll never forgive yourself...

Or me.

I was all right, wasn't I?

I mean... I was ok.

if you read my mind

you'll see

I'm crazy for you

touch me once

and you'll know it's true

I never wanted

anyone like this ii

it's all brand-new

the feelin' in my kiss

you'll feel it in my kiss ii

because I'm crazy for you

touch me once

and you'll know it's true

I never wanted

anyone like this ii

it's all brand-new

the feelin' in my kiss

I'm crazy for you

crazy for you

crazy for you

crazy for you j'j'j'

Vvould you just

promise me something?

Anything. You know that.

Make the weight.

Get on the mat

with this Shute guy.

See it through the way

you always planned to.

Is that all you want from me?

Ok, for tomorrow,

read Emerson's essays

on self-reliance

and the over-soul.

I want to know

how these ideas apply

to modern-day spokane

and the people who

spend their days here.

Thank you.

Mr. tanneran.

Hey, louden.

Thank you.

For what?

For being a terrific teacher.

Hey, what can I say?

And not sticking it to Carla

like I thought you were.

See, I just want everybody

to know how I feel,

in case tomorrow night

I end up getting mangled and

paralyzed from my eyeballs down.

You know something, louden?

For the first time,

I'm starting to worry

about that other guy.

Ok, fellas let's circle it up.

Ready.

Go!

Beat shut e'.!

no more words

tellin' me you love me

while you're looking away

no more words

no more words and no more

promises of love

Carla!

n o in?

Kuch, where's louden?

I don't know, coach.

He'll be here.

Yeah, who is it?

Hey, elmo, it's louden.

Hey, come in, kid.

I'm getting dressed.

I was at the hotel.

They told me you

took the night off.

I thought you were

sick or something.

Of course I took

the night off, dummy.

Isn't this the night

you wrestle Shute?

You took the night off for that?

Yeah. Shaved, got a

haircut and everything.

You never took a night off

to see me wrestle before.

They'll dock you for that.

Hey, kid, money

ain't everything.

It's not that big a deal.

It's six lousy

minutes on the mat.

You ever hear of pele?

Yeah. He's a soccer player.

A very famous soccer player.

I was in the room here one day,

watching the Mexican

channel on TV.

I don't know nothing about pele.

I'm watching what he does

with a ball and his feet.

Next thing I know,

he jumps up in the air

and flips into a somersault

and kicks the ball in

upside-down and backwards.

The god damn goalie

never knew what hit him.

Pele gets excited,

and he rips off his Jersey

and starts running

around the stadium,

waving it around over his head.

Everybody's screaming

in Spanish.

I'm here sitting

alone in my room...

And I start crying.

Yeah, that's right.

I start crying...

Because another human being,

a species which

I happen to belong to,

can kick a ball...

And lift himself...

And the rest of us

sad-ass human beings

up to a better place,

if only for a minute.

Let me tell you, kid.

It was pretty god damn glorious.

It ain't the six minutes.

It's what happens

in that six minutes.

Anyway, that's why

I'm getting dressed up

and giving up a night's pay

for this function.

Hoover 101 -pounder?

Ray ave ry.

Step on the scale, please.

Good.

Step off.

100 3/4.

Thompson 101-pounder.

Connor Flynn.

Step on the scale, please.

Hey, Kuch, think

he's going to show?

He'll show.

Hoover 108-pounder.

Actual weight, 215 pounds.

Step off, please.

Coach, we can't wnt any

longer for your 168-pounder.

This is a tough one.

Just five more minutes, ref.

Just five more minutes.

Come on, ref.

You'll be getting

a forfeit at 168.

Brian Shute.

Step on to accept your forfeit.

What's the hurry, Shute?

You afraid he might show?

The man's all mouth.

168 pounds even.

Step off, please.

Cheap win, Shute.

Cheap win!

If he had any guts,

he'd be here.

If you had any...

Hey, now, look!

Hold it!

Hey, he's here!

All right, Swain!

This is him, ref.

This is our 168... Louden Swain.

Get him on there.

Thompson 168-pounder,

step on, please.

You're over, son.

I'll dcuble-check the scale.

Damn.

Think light.

168 even.

Whoo! Yeah!

All right, you made it.

You made it.

You did it!

Yeah, yeah, look out!

Listen up a second, fellas.

This is one special night.

You know it, and I know it.

Now let's go out there and make

sure hoover high knows it.

All right? Let's go.

Nothing's ever going

to be the same again.

You're out there now.

I'm aware, Kuch.

We got to go

for all the answers.

Vision quest, man.

I don't even know the questions.

You don't have to.

You here alone?

Good. I was afraid

I'd see 20 bare-ass boys.

Did you make the weight?

You just took off.

You didn't even say goodbye.

If I hadn't,

you wouldn't even be here.

You were ready to forget it.

What should I say, thank you?

I don't want you

to say anything.

I just think people should

do what they set out to do.

Do you?

Louden, I didn't

mean to hurt you.

I never wanted to do that.

I just didn't know

how to say goodbye.

So goodbye.

Carla.

I'd do it all again.

So would I.

Hey, louden.

Kick his ass.

lunatic fringe

I know you're out there

you're in hiding I

and you hold your meeting

I can hear you coming

n you know what you're after

we'll ride

to the distant end

ride to the distant end

won't let you

kill the laughter

whoa, no

oh, oh

lunatic fringe

in the twilight's

last gleaming

but this is open season

n but you won't get too far

'cause you gotta

face someone

you're all in confusion tin'

wrestling at 168 for

Thompson high, Louden Swain!

Ok! Come on!

And for hoover high,

returning state champion,

also of the 168-pound

weight class,

with nine straight pins,

Brian Shute!

Shute! Shute! Shute! Shute!

Shute! Shute! Shute! Shute!

Good match, fellas.

Good match. Shake hands.

Timers ready!

Go, louden!

Out of bounds. No take-down.

Come on, louden!

Come on, come on!

Take your positions.

Get set.

Let's wrestle.

2, take-down, green!

2 points for Brian Shute.

1 point, escape, red!

Louden Swain, 1 point

for escape.

2, take-down, green!

2 points for Brian Shute.

Ok, that's time.

Score after the first round,

Brian Shute, 4, Louden Swain, 1.

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