What Separates Us Page #5

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(SLOW PIANO MUSIC)

No, you f***.

No, Jack, no.

No.

You come back.

You come back.

Oh

Ah

Yeah

Oh

Ah

Ah

Goddammit.

You know, if Danny

would've been there,

we could've taken those guys.

Come on, Robby.

Let's just play the game, man.

No, in the old

days, it would have

been Danny, Jack, and me.

The Three Musketeers.

It's not his fault, Robby.

Just drop it, man.

You know, I used to be

able to depend on Danny.

Now, no.

Yeah, if Danny would

have been there,

Jack would be playing this

game with us right now.

(LOUD CRASH)

(ROBBY AND DANNY GRUNTING)

They need this, man.

(HEAVY THUDS)

(ROBBY AND DANNY GRUNTING)

(DOG BARKING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

I fold.

(DOOR OPENS)

DANNY:
Is Jack in his room?

Yeah, bro.

Robby's with him.

Hey, Danny.

How you doing, man?

Really good, man.

Danny, you'd be proud.

We kicked their asses.

Sure you did, dude.

JACK:
Where's Robby?

Doctors say he'll

never be the same.

Look, Rob.

I'm sorry too.

Give me a cigarette.

Got a light?

'Sup?

My god.

Do you like it?

I love it.

I gotta go hang out with Robby.

I thought we were going

to the movies today.

I know, babe, but I got to.

This, this is beautiful.

Danny.

Look, I was at the gallery

and I talked to Heller.

And?

Danny, where is this relationship,

where are we going?

DANNY:
I don't know, forward.

Forward.

Yeah.

Look, look, I'm sorry, okay?

What about?

DANNY:
No, I don't because

I'm not a f***ing mind-reader.

I don't see you anymore, Danny.

Just, can you stop please?

Look, I'm sorry.

PARKER:
Don't.

Dammit.

PARKER:
What did you say to him?

The truth.

PARKER:
The truth?

After everything

that you've done...

Stop.

It's my life.

It's smothering you.

Look, you've got so many

late and missing assignments.

You're not gonna pass

unless it changes today.

Look, a year ago, there's

no way I could have done that

and I started doing that

when Danny came into my life.

Parker, you've got the passion.

All you need is the drive.

You just need to find a

balance before you burn out.

Otherwise you're gonna

find yourself stuck.

Wait.

What's this?

Pack for New York.

(PARKER CHUCKLES)

(SLOW MUSIC)

I was wondering when you'd show.

It's over, Vince.

It is over.

You gonna be a little p*ssy now?

You gonna be a

little chicken sh*t?

(GRUNTS)

How's your boy Jack doing now?

Your retard.

(SOFT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Come on, Vince, it is over, man.

Are you serious?

Hit me.

Okay.

Get out of here.

Get out of here.

Get the f*** out of here.

(CAR STARTS AND DRIVES AWAY)

(SLOW MUSIC)

Babe.

Babe, your eggs

are getting cold.

(SIGHS)

Parker.

Are you okay?

What are we doing?

PARKER:
What do you mean?

I mean, you're obviously

not happy with me right now.

Yes, I am.

You're the one who's not happy.

Maybe you're right.

What?

I don't know, I

love you, Parker.

I love you, I just,

but...

But what?

I don't know.

I feel like you're smothering me

and I'm smothering you.

This is news to me.

Parker, one of my best

friends almost lost his life.

So this is what this is about?

I just feel like I need to

spend some time with

those guys, okay?

All right?

All right, I am sorry.

If you wanna break up with me,

why don't you just do it?

Are you serious?

Danny.

Maybe just a break.

A f***ing break?

Yeah.

I don't know.

I'm sorry.

I just,

I just can't.

I just,

I'm not the man

you want me to be.

I,

I wish I was.

PARKER:
Why, Danny?

I don't know.

I'm sorry.

(MELANCHOLY PIANO MUSIC)

(SOBS)

(SLOW ROCK MUSIC)

JACK:
Danny's going to state.

You're gonna smoke 'em, Danny.

Can't do it.

Danny's going to state.

Number one, Danny.

Danny's number one.

Come on.

Come on, Parker, pick up.

Hey.

Hey.

How are you doing?

Yeah?

How you doing?

Yeah?

New York, that's awesome.

Yeah.

You're gonna go?

Yeah, can I meet you there?

Okay.

All right.

All right, see ya.

Man, four years went

by way too f***ing fast.

I'm gonna miss you guys so much.

(LAUGHS)

Come 'ere.

(LAUGHS)

Are you guys gonna come

to New York and visit me?

JANICE:
Yes.

(PARKER LAUGHS)

Of course.

(SOFT ROCK MUSIC)

Jameson, man.

(FOOTSTEPS)

Larry.

What up?

How's your friend been?

Nate, Nate has

been spiraling down.

I meant Parker.

You know Parker?

LARRY:
I see her at the

shelter all the time.

(DANNY CHUCKLES)

Does she talk about me?

Not lately.

(COUGHS)

You're a good kid, but

you're me 10 years ago.

I had a chance to

stop coming in here.

I had a chance to fix it.

Don't let your habits get

you, that's all I'm saying.

Take me to the shelter.

And oh, Lord, won't

you please lift me up

'Cause I, I

I'm everything but fine

Hey, what'd you think

of that book I gave you?

Oh.

You liked it?

Yeah, it's all right.

Good.

DANNY:
Nate.

NATE:
Hey, Danny.

I didn't know you

worked here, man.

Oh, it ain't work, Danny.

This is love, man.

You should come help.

Come on around the counter here.

All right, I will.

I'm Danny, how's it going?

Going good, how you doing?

Good, it's chilly.

Jimmy, this is Danny.

Nice to meet you.

I have trouble

scooping that b*tch up.

Ribs.

(LAUGHS) I know.

Well work on it.

(LAUGHS) Oh, okay.

(SLOW MUSIC)

(WATER RUNNING)

(DISHES CLATTERING)

What are you doing?

Quitting my day job, man.

JESSIE:
You hit me up,

cousin, you hit me up.

(WHOOPS)

(INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC)

You are one insane

son of a b*tch, Danny.

So Parker's leaving

for New York today, huh?

DANNY:
Yeah.

You miss her?

So anyway, dude, what

are you doing tonight?

Haps, man.

There's this girl, Nancy.

So what were you

saying about Colorado?

Accepting walk-ons?

Yeah, dude, I looked into it,

but sh*t, I had a full

ride there once, Robby.

Isn't that right, Jack?

Man, sh*t.

Woah, woah, woah, dude.

What's that about?

I miss seeing you spill

your guts on the track, Danny.

I mean, I'm gonna drink

beer and get in fights

and hopefully get laid

every once in a while,

probably for the

rest of my life.

I'm a f***ing cook.

Now I got Jack

following me around

like a f***ing dog

and I love him,

but that's my life and I dig it.

I'm happy.

You got all this angst.

Ever since the

accident happened, man,

you haven't been happy.

You weren't even

happy with Parker.

I don't know what it is you

gotta do, but you gotta do it.

Get the f*** out of here.

(DANNY CHUCKLES)

You keep that left

hook strong, Jack.

I'll see you soon, man.

(CARS DRIVING BY)

Parker, Parker, Parker, Parker.

Daniel.

Look, I made some

mistakes, I know,

but I realized a lot of things.

When I looked into your eyes

You caught me by surprise

I love everything about you

And I see all

that you can do

(SLOW MUSIC)

(CAR DRIVES AWAY)

(SLOW ROCK MUSIC)

(SLOW GUITAR MUSIC)

You know that I've

been missing you

At least you know

that I tried

You let me go, I

went with him

I had no way to

know if you tried

Now I lay in the darkness

'neath the light of a moon

And I know that my

heartache isn't yours

I may never get over

missing you so long

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