White Frog Page #5

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saved me so much agony.

Agony?

Discomfort.

So, uh, what prompted

this confession?

Nick saw pictures

of me and Chaz

taken in a photo booth.

Nude?

Dad!

Is that it? Hmm?

'Cause if so, I really should

get back to my work.

No, no, it's about this

community service center.

Chaz's parents want to

close the place down today,

just because of a show that

they think is gonna out Chaz.

We need your legal help.

Oh, friends in need.

Wind in my hair.

I'm feeling young again.

Maybe I'll even crash

your poker party.

No, this is not

about being... homophobic.

You are slandering

the memory of our son,

who is not here

to defend himself.

I think you've misunderstood.

There is nothing on that video diary

about Chaz being gay.

But you think he was, don't you?

I know he was.

Acknowledging the truth

is not slander.

You're just saying that

because you are gay.

All gay people think

everyone is gay.

Come on.

I don't know why

you're laughing, Miss Lee.

You've broken so many laws,

I don't know where to begin.

Expired permits,

unlawful assembly,

rampant zoning violations,

contributing to the delinquency

of a minor,

creating a public nuisance,

countless failures

to obtain licenses or permits.

And I'm gonna guess you never

got any consent forms signed

by any of the parents, did you?

So here's the situation.

Either we shut this

place down completely,

or you hand over

anything created by

or pertaining to Chaz Young

to his parents.

Sorry to interrupt.

Miss Lee, your attorney,

Mr. Ira Goldman is here.

Dad, you remember

Mr. And Mrs. Young, right?

I'm sorry we're not meeting

under happier circumstances.

Please, Mr. Goldman,

don't interfere.

All we're doing is trying to protect

the memory of our son.

How do you think

Chaz would feel if he knew

you were trying to

shut down the Firehouse...

the only place in the world

where he could be himself?

That's not true.

What do you know?

A lot more than you think.

You all want the whole world

to think Chaz was abnormal.

You mean gay?

Like my son?

Your family is your business.

Our family is ours.

Speaking of family,

have you located Nick?

Jeez.

I'm Jesus...

I can help you.

Hey, Edie! Edie!

You want to play angel cards?

Boy, you pay in for the story?

Edie, go get us some burgers!

Eat your burger first.

What's so important

in that computer?

Chaz said if he was

abducted by aliens,

I could read

everything he wrote.

Maybe I forced him to lie...

By the way I am.

No. Lying to others is okay.

But lying to yourself

is not okay.

I used to have an

angel card for lies,

and if I didn't want

to tell somebody something,

I would just kind of...

I wish I had somebody

that loved me like that.

Will you cry for me

when I'm gone, Nick?

Mother of God...

"I love Nick".

What?

"I love Nick"!

That's the code!

You're... you're crazy.

No!

"I... Love... Nick".

That was the

stupidest password.

I mean, the only person

who really loved him...

Chaz!

Inbox, 48. Drafts, 11.

Dear Nick...

I need to tell you something.

But I can't seem to

do It In person,

so I'm gonna try It

the Fire house way.

I encourage the kids

that I mentor there

to tell storles In video diary.

The kids, like you,

look up to me.

But...

What you don't know Is...

Is that I'm a fraud

and a coward.

By definition,

I'm a different breed

from our parents,

and so are you, Nick.

You live in this bubble,

but you're always the real you.

And...

But you don't pretend.

And I've always been

jealous of that.

They say that Aspies

can't communicate.

Oh, they are wrong.

You... you laugh, you sulk,

you roll on the floor.

You communicate,

if not only in words,

in moods.

Soon I'm gonna tell

the world I'm gay.

And when the sh*t

hits the fan,

I'm gonna need you

to watch my back.

I love you, bro.

Chaz needs me.

Wow! I should take

you to 'Nam, man!

They love orange there.

The sun,

the monks' robes,

row houses painted orange.

Oh, those guys really

celebrated life.

Too bad we had to

kill so many of 'em.

Thanks, Jim.

Grandma said a long time ago

that Vietnamese people

used to eat coconut frogs.

Oh, yeah.

Coconut and frogs.

They'd take a coconut

and make a small cut

and Insert a tadpole.

Then, a few weeks later,

they'd open up the coconut

to find a blind frog

with white skin.

It had the smoothest skin

and the softest

coconut-flavored meat.

For most of my life,

I've been one of those tadpoles.

I can't believe...

You're charging us?

By the hour?

What happened to

"That's what family's for"?

I'm giving you

the not-for-profit rate!

Nick!

We're so sorry

for fighting with you.

Whatever you want to say,

we want to hear it, okay?

I found it...

Chaz's video diary.

That's great, Nick.

We'll watch it together

at home.

The lawyers can

settle this themselves.

Nick, your parents

and their attorney

are gonna sue Miss Lee if she

doesn't close down the Firehouse.

You're all acting

like we're heartless.

We're doing this

because we love Chaz.

We're starting

a scholarship in his name.

He was so smart.

Everyone liked him.

He had his head on straight.

We'll always remember him

as an ideal son...

But I knew.

Irene, no, no.

I knew.

I tried not to tell myself.

I thought if I didn't say it,

it wouldn't be true,

or it would just be a phase.

You know?

This is not about outing the dead.

This is pure speculation

on all of your parts.

Chaz isn't here

to speak for himself.

But I am...

I know.

Hey, guys, I'm sorry,

I don't want to interrupt.

But, um...

people are starting to arrive.

Send them home.

There's not gonna be a show.

May, you go home.

How can you...

You can't just give up...

She is billing by the hour.

I'm glad Chaz didn't die a virgin.

Nick, love the orange.

That's a nice shirt.

Ajit...

I didn't mean to say those...

It's all good, man.

All right, let's get this show going.

You know

how I, I, I, I do.

Don't worry about me.

I'm, I'm cool.

A II I need is me.

And my, my crew.

Feelin' like I'm brand-new.

You know

how I, I, I, I do.

Don't worry about me.

I'm, I'm cool.

A II I need is me.

And my, my crew.

Feelin' like I'm brand-new.

I'm brand-new.

Hey, hey, I'm brand-new.

I'm brand-new.

Hey, hey, I'm brand-new.

There's no way

you can't see.

Good evening, everybody.

As you know, we recently

lost one of our very own...

Chaz Young.

And I'm happy to introduce

Nick Young,

who has something

very special to share.

Grandma sald a long time ago

that Vietnamese people

used to eat coconut frogs.

Oh, yeah.

Coconut and frogs.

They'd take a coconut

and make a small cut

and Insert a tadpole.

Then, a few weeks later,

they'd open up the coconut

to find a blind frog

with white skin.

Go.

Go on.

After a couple of weeks...

You open the coconut...

And you'll see...

A blind frog with...

with white skin.

And it'll have

the smoothest skin

and the softest

coconut-flavored meat.

For most of my life...

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