Heatstroke Page #2

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Okay. What don't you drive,

Tally? I'll sit in the back.

Okay. Sure.

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

You know, young teenage hyenas

are always insecure about

their rank in the clan,

- especially the females.

- (ENGINE TURNS OVER)

They're always picking

fights about their status.

I want to talk to my mom.

JO:
It sucks here, mom.

It's hot and boring.

All anybody can talk

about is hyenas.

Hyenas, hyenas, hyenas...

There aren't even water

holes to swim in.

There's just nothing.

I really want to come home.

MIRIAM:
Okay. Well, let

me talk to your father.

Okay.

Mom wants to talk to you.

Hello?

- You'd be glad to get rid of me.

- No, Jo.

I want this to work, for

your dad's sake at least.

He doesn't really care.

I'm not a hyena.

They'll always come

first, you know?

- (SCOFFS) Please.

- (SATELLITE PHONE BEEPS)

Your mom wants you to try

a bit longer. So do I, Jo.

All right, Jo, why don't you

help Tally with the trailer?

That's fine. I've got it.

She's got it, dad.

PAUL:
Let me help you out.

All right, Jo, well, you can

help me chop some wood.

Teamwork is essential. Gives

you somebody else to blame.

I'm going back to the tent.

What?

- I really thought she'd like it here.

- She likes her iPad.

So, what can we do?

I got to talk to her.

- I just wish...

- What do you wish?

Maybe you could try a little

harder. She's just a kid.

I've been in Haiti helping children

who lost both parents. That's hard.

This isn't Haiti. This

is the way kids are.

She's my daughter.

Okay. I'll try.

Why aren't there any

birds or animals?

They've probably gone

somewhere else to find water.

Sounds like they have

more sense than we do.

(CHUCKLES)

- Do you like it here?

- Yes, I do.

(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)

Stark and peaceful beauty.

It sounds better in Russian.

- Everything sounds better in Russian.

- Then go back to Russia.

- Please, Jo, can we just talk?

- Aren't we talking now?

Look... (SIGHS) we

both love your dad,

- and I'd really like to be your friend.

- You'd really like to be my friend?

Or do you think if we're friends

my dad won't leave you, too?

Why are you so angry? What

did the world do to you?

(SIGHS)

When we were young,

I would so adore you

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Do you ever wonder why wild animals

sometimes eat their young?

(CHUCKLES)

And the sky is blue

(MUSIC STOPS)

Sh*t.

(SIGHS)

It's not working anymore.

The battery is dead.

Come on, Jo.

Can you fix it, dad?

- In the morning I will.

- No, now!

I don't understand you, Jo. You're

acting like a spoiled brat.

You're here because you were

picked up by the police.

- That wasn't necessary, Tally.

- It's the truth.

It's not your place to say.

I know you feel guilt, but you can't let

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