Where Hope Grows Page #6

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I'm good, yeah.

Nice.

Come on, go get a pizza.

- Pizza.

- Talking your language?

That's unique.

I know how to do this.

I love laser tag.

Thanks.

Hey! We're on

the same team, remember?

Hey, Katie.

Come on.

- I wanna play.

- No, we can play later.

Come on, guys,

it's the last game of the night.

Then we can come back tomorrow.

We're on the same team,

remember?

I'll protect you.

My gosh, you got me, man.

Come on, guys.

It's just a silly game of laser tag.

- Come on, Katie, let's beat 'em!

- Let's go.

- What?

- What do you need to be so rude for, Katie?

- What does that mean?

- Remember? Remember you used to say you loved me?

- No, Colt. What are you doing?

- Once upon a time.

- I just wanna talk, that's all.

- Okay, well, I don't wanna talk.

- Yeah, you don't need to talk.

- No, you need to put your hands off me.

No, no, listen,

I just want you to lay back down right now.

- That's it.

- You're disgusting.

- Disgusting?

- No, my dad was right about you.

- My God.

- Stop!

- Stop! Get off!

- Shh!

This would be easier if you just...

- Hey, I shot you guys!

- Get out of here, Produce.

No! Is that Miss Katie?

- Get out of here!

- Shut up, Katie!

- No!

- Now!

Shut up!

Will you shut up?

Shut up. Come on, shut up!

- Dad!

- Yeah?

Dad, please come help.

Hurry!

What's wrong, baby?

What's wrong?

Produce hit Colt

and it's really bad.

What?

No.

Hey, should you call 911?

Yeah.

What did you do, Produce?

- You're not proud of me?

- No, I'm not proud of you!

You cannot hit somebody

with a fire extinguisher!

I mean, are you...

are you crazy?!

I thought we'd be like brothers!

You go call your mom right now!

And you bring her here, Produce.

Dad, it wasn't his fault.

He was just trying to

protect me from Colt.

- Wh... what do you mean?

- I don't know what would have happened if he didn't...

Baby.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Now is he gonna be all right?

Once he gets treated,

we'll take him in

and interview him, find out a little

bit more about what happened.

- Okay.

- Where's the kid?

Obviously, we'll need

to talk to him.

We don't know.

Um, he just took off.

Okay, I'll send some officers to...

to go look for him.

Is he gonna be in trouble?

Produce?

I don't foresee that.

I think it's...

we just need to ask him

some questions.

Find out a little bit more

about... about what went on.

All right, well, it's my fault,

so I'm gonna get in the car

and I'm just gonna go

look for him.

All right, I'm gonna stay here and

see if I can get ahold of him.

- Okay.

- Okay, I'll go with you.

- Thank you, Officer.

- Certainly.

- Let us know if you find out anything.

- Absolutely.

We can't just be

driving around blindly

looking for him all night.

- We have no choice.

- Yeah, we do.

I think I'm gonna take you home.

Maybe just wait for him there.

Maybe he'll show up

at the house.

No, he's not gonna

show up at the house, Dad.

And I'd rather be

with you right now.

What does Milt want?

Hey, buddy boy,

what do you need?

Let's meet up, man.

Let's meet up.

No, I can't right now.

Katie and I are looking for Produce.

- We're just driving around.

- I talked with him.

- Can't do that right now.

- Frank, he said he wasn't sleeping with her.

She wanted to.

I believe him, man.

Jeez!

Hey! Milt?

Hey, answer me!

Milt!

Hey. Hey, Amy.

Hey, is Produce okay?

No, not good.

- Are you his father?

- No.

Dr. Jones wants to speak

to his next of kin

to discuss what's going

to be happening today.

All right,

we'll call his mother.

No, she died over a year ago.

What?

He talks about her all the time.

I know.

I'm... I'm so sorry.

I thought you knew.

Ho... ho...

hold on a second.

So you're telling me

that he lives all on his own?

Even... even with his...

with... with his condition?

Yeah.

Does that really surprise you?

The patient with DS is...

really wants a book or his book...

You know what? Let me talk to him.

I'll talk to him.

I'm sorry.

I'm only allowed to have family back there.

- Please.

- Ma'am, we are the only family that he has.

- Okay? Amy, do you mind sticking with Katie?

- Yeah.

- I got it. Thank you.

- Where is he?

Thank you very much.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, buddy.

How you doing, Produce?

Hey, Produce, how you doing?

- Hurts so bad.

- Yeah.

I bet you do.

Hey, I just wanted

to say that I'm sorry.

Okay?

Back at that laser tag place,

I... I realize you were

just trying to protect Katie.

I just wanted to say thank you.

You're welcome,

Mr. Campbell.

I'm sorry, Cal.

- I want to have my book.

- You want your book?

Yes.

- You want your book?

- Yes.

You want your book!

I'm gonna go get your book.

I'll be right back.

Hey.

Your wife's on her way.

- Hey, darling.

- Hey, Dad.

Hey, sweetheart,

will you run to the car real quick

and grab Produce's Bible for me?

- Hi. How are you doing?

- I'm fine. Fine.

- You okay?

- I'm fine.

I just saw Milt.

He looks good.

He's gonna be all right.

Wanna go back and see him?

Actually, um, I'm not sure

he wants to see me.

Okay.

I mean, I think...

I think that he would wanna see you.

You sure?

You know, I don't wanna

get him all worked up.

- Okay.

- So...

Okay. Okay.

You okay?

Yeah.

Hey, here's the book I got

that you asked for.

It's not for me.

What are you...

what are you talking about?

It's for him.

We're looking at blunt trauma

to the left upper abdomen,

ruptured spleen, severe internal bleeding,

and hypertension.

Should I order an

exploratory laparotomy?

No time. Make sure we're prepped

for a splenectomy, stat.

I don't wanna lose this kid.

Okay.

Mr. Campbell.

You're gonna be all right,

kid, I promise.

Please don't leave me here.

Hey, I'm right here, Milt.

I'm right here, pal.

Look what the kid gave you.

- He's a good kid.

- Yeah.

- I'm scared, Cal.

- Hey, hey.

You're gonna be all right.

My mom used to do that

back when I was a kid...

read me the Bible.

I used to like Matthew.

I can't remember why.

Hey, Sue?

Come on.

All right.

Pick up.

"...who are weary

and burdened.

and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you

and learn from me.

- For I am gentle and humble in heart..."

- We need to get him

- into surgery now.

- "...and you will find rest..."

Give me another set

of retractors.

I see some bleeding

in the left kidney.

Get two units of blood, stat!

More suction!

- There you go.

- Bring that in closer.

Hey, thanks.

What did you say?

- When?

- When you prayed.

I don't know.

I said a prayer, too.

That was the first time

I've actually prayed.

Yeah?

Me, too.

I-I asked that Milt and

Produce will be okay.

- Do you think it'll happen?

- I hope so.

I hope so.

But I don't know if that's the

way it works, sweetheart.

Well, then, what good is it to pray

if you don't get what you ask for?

Okay.

Growing up, did I get you

everything that you ever asked for?

- Of course not.

- No.

But I love you so much

and I want you to have

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