White Frog Page #3

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At dusk, homeless people

would get ready for sleep

next to their shopping carts,

and Chaz would always ask,

"Why can't we

take them home, Mommy?"

Do you remember, B.B.?

Years later, we were

driving through Skid Row,

and Chaz spotted

an abandoned firehouse,

old and charming,

squished between tenements.

And he said

he'd buy it one day

and he'd keep it open

for everyone.

He said everybody

should have a place

where they feel safe

and protected.

What's your password?

"I".

"O".

"E"?

I didn't realize

we lost so much.

But nobody could read people

the way Chaz could.

$25,000?

That's gotta be more

than my entire family has.

My mom cleans two,

three houses every day

and the church once a week.

You gonna volunteer up there?

I'm not sure.

I'll go with you

if you change your mind.

Any friend of your brother's

is a friend of mine.

I'll be right back.

Hey, dude, where are you?

Uh, something's come up.

Yeah, right.

I took care of him yesterday.

It's your turn.

Try and remember how you felt

when you turned 15.

What do I have to offer

some 15-year-old kid?

Just look further ahead

and relax.

Bemod, dude. Come on.

Come on, shake it off.

Nick, stop!

Good job.

Almost hit a lamppost,

but good job.

Do you want to

volunteer at the firehouse?

No. But don't let that

stop you, buddy.

Did Chaz have sex

with that Miss Lee,

or was he in love?

Wait, what?

Did he have sex with who?

Didn't you see the pictures...

Of them dancing?

And?

You can tell me...

Were they in love?

Why are you laughing?

'Cause Miss Lee's a lesbian.

A lesbian?

She came out in the school newspaper

before she left.

I... I can't crack

Chaz's password.

Huh?

Chaz said I could

read his emails

if he was abducted by aliens.

Nick, Chaz was joking.

Nobody wants other people

to read their stuff.

But I'm his brother.

Come on, let's go again.

Concentrate this time.

Please don't hit a lamppost.

It's expensive.

- Okay.

- All right. Reverse.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Glad you made it.

Hey, do either of you dance?

Nick can play the piano.

How'd you know that?

How do you think?

He said, I'm your dad.

Look, I brought you a Barbie.

I hope you'll be as pretty

and famous as a Barbie

when you grow up '

Then he went to talk

with my uncles.

I never saw him again.

Lucy, I am so proud of you.

Let me know if you

want this to be in our show.

Otherwise, no one will see it.

What's in there?

Video diaries

Chaz was collecting

to show at our

fundraising event.

Chaz thought this would

be a good way

for the Firehouse kids

to get stuff off their chest.

Most of them have

made more than one.

Did Chaz make one?

I want to see it.

Sorry, Nick, I don't have it.

I was gonna ask you

to check his computer.

His laptop's gone.

Then it's probably gone.

He said he needed to edit it.

What would he talk about?

Sorry, Nick...

I never saw it.

Nick, wait...

You should make one.

When did Chaz lose his virginity?

God, you're one-track-minded.

"If I have ever made

any valuable discoveries"...

Stop.

What are those?

Puffins.

Chaz's favorite cereal.

It was?

Pretty good.

You're not the only one

who knows stuff about him.

I'll take those.

Mmm.

Damn...

Nick does it again.

Have you ever heard

of jamie Gold?

No.

Jamie Gold was

a Hollywood producer

who won $12 million in

the World poker Championship.

And... I don't know, man...

Your brother was good.

Chaz was really good.

But you're... better.

You know?

Get these cards mixed good.

How do you do it?

I mean, I'll say this...

If you want to go pro,

I'll be your financial backer

and your manager.

Thoughts?

Hmm?

Suggestions?

Ideas?

Okay.

Let's flop it.

Okay...

Fold, too.

Randy! He's bluffing.

He's bluffing, bluffing,

bluffing, bluffing.

Can you shut up

for once in your life?

Ooh, I didn't know it was

that time of the month. My bad.

I call.

Let's see 'em.

Sh*t.

No way. No way, dude!

Thank you very much.

Don't mind if I do.

Yo, I'm sorry, man.

I'm wrong.

And, you know,

it happens occasionally.

You know, just occasionally.

Knew it!

Hey, Nick,

come outside with me.

Come on.

Good job, bro!

What were you gonna say next?

You lied.

You're not stupid,

so what are you?

Willfully obnoxious

or just mean?

You threw the game

on purpose.

What, and you were

gonna tell everyone?

Seriously? How would that

have made Doug feel?

Answer me.

You broke the rules.

Doug's been nothing

but nice to you.

Since when are the rules

in a stupid game

more important than

your friend's feelings?

It's never just about

the cards or the money.

Tell me you get it.

Tell me you can

understand if you try.

Chaz?

Are you hungry?

B.B.?

What are you doing?

Good dental hygiene

is very important.

You can't do that.

That's gross.

Good point.

Chaz was the only one

who made me feel normal.

Now you have to

do that yourself.

How can I do that?

By practicing the things

that Chaz made you do.

Without him?

I... I can't.

It's not easy.

It's not gonna

happen overnight.

But that's what

bemod is all about.

You gotta keep trying until you

start to feel normal.

That was a really nice thing

you did for Doug.

I shouldn't have jumped

all over you.

I'm sorry.

Nick?

Luke wants to play

chess with you.

- No.

- B.B.

Nick, what did we agree on?

No!

We'll all have brunch,

and then you'll play chess...

We did this last week.

I gave him

the biggest handicap...

Queen odds...

and I still beat him.

Then give him Queen

and two rooks.

Okay...

For the love of...

Why can't you just

try to act normal?

I am tired of you

making me feel

like you're

a ticking time bomb!

Try to act normal,

or else!

- Oliver!

- Oh, that's it!

Oliver, stop it!

You're making such a scene.

I started to wonder

If maybe the hospital

had made a mistake

and given us someone else's son.

Really?

I read about a lot of cases

just like that on the internet.

But what made you think

it had happened to you?

No one in my family

or Irene's family

has Nick's problems,

and as he grew older,

he started to look

less like us,

less Chinese, even.

To me, he looks a lot like Chaz.

It was stupid.

I had a D.N.A. Test done.

And Irene

is like my mother...

she has a bad habit of opening

other people's mail.

Must've made her very upset.

Upset.

I know he's my son...

But still, I can't help thinking

of Nick as Chaz's shadow.

And now it's like...

Some cruel joke.

Chaz is gone.

That's my punishment.

For what?

Oh, isn't it obvious?

What was there?

B.B., you're back.

Did you go shopping with Randy?

Can I see?

He's spending too much

time with Randy.

Just stop it.

It's strange, don't you think?

Did you see?

He got orange.

Can you get him

to buy orange?

I thought you wanted him

to have friends.

I'm the one who's trying

to help him find friends.

At church, every week.

It's okay, Ken.

Don't worry about the cameras.

They're just there.

They're just In the corner.

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