
No Light and No Land Anywhere
1
[somber tone]
My dad was making a sandwich
in the kitchen.
He toasted the bread
over the stovetop.
Mustard, mayonnaise,
chicken, no lettuce.
He closed the sandwich
and walked with it
into the living room.
He turned on the television
eating his sandwich.
He ate every bite
except the corner of one crust.
He set it, almost gently,
down on the table
in front of the TV.
He dusted his hands,
freeing himself from crumbs,
and walked out the front door.
That was the last time
I saw him.
I was three.
[airplane engines whirring]
Toothbrush, phone, three books.
Five pairs of underwear,
two pairs of shoes,
one lipstick, one mascara.
The only three photos
I have from my father.
[somber music]
One sweater, one coat,
two bras, sunglasses, no hat.
Wallet, sleeping pills.
Ladies and gentlemen, we've
If you wish to read,
please use the light
Thank you.
Last known address,
three pairs of socks,
one skirt.
I've been waiting
to do this my whole life.
[door closes]
[dog barking in the distance]
[water running]
[breathing sharply]
[distant TV chatter]
[distant children playing]
[breathing deeply]
[distant playful screaming]
[distant siren wailing]
[distant car horn honks]
[bed creaking]
[helicopter blades
thrumming overhead]
[door squeaks]
[cell phone chimes]
[coins clanging]
[panting]
Mm.
[gasps]
- Hello?
- Hi.
It's Lexi.
How you doing?
I've come to America.
You're in America?
I'm in Los Angeles.
- You're joking?
- No, I'm not.
I'm here.
I fucked everything up.
Everything's gone.
I've moved out my house.
It's just so horrible
with David.
It used to be really nice,
and now it's just so horrible.
It's completely over.
I don't really have
enough money to be doing this,
so I've basically
taken everything that I've got
and I've come here.
I don't know what I'm doing.
I don't know what I'm chasing.
I mean,
I've lived all of this time
without talking to my dad.
I don't really know...
- [child babbling]
- One sec, Lexi.
- [babbling continues]
- Off you go.
Just go ask Daddy.
Go speak to Daddy.
Close the door for me, baby.
Go on. Off you go.
Give me a second.
Mommy's on the phone, okay?
- [babbling continues]
- Just go ask Daddy.
[somber music]
[birds chirping]
[dog barking in the distance]
[dog barking in the distance]
[doorbell rings]
I love the light.
And the table.
[chuckles]
And the view.
Yeah.
You just don't get that
in London.
[chuckles]
I guess.
No, they're...
Open. They...
It's so open.
It's so...
Yeah. It's lovely.
When I lived
in Northern California,
I thought L.A.
was the pits, you know?
And then I moved down here,
and it was a revelation.
Anything you want to do,
you can do in L.A. somewhere.
What do you think
Go to the beach.
[clock ticking]
It was 20 years ago.
He and the family
had been here for dinner,
and then the next thing we knew,
he was gone.
He had just deserted them.
We really didn't want
to stay in touch with John
because we felt
he was not a very good man.
I know that you don't know
where John is...
But I've come here today
because I'm hoping
that you'll be able
to give me Ethel's address
so that I can
get in touch with her.
Maybe she knows.
[waves crashing]
[seagulls crying]
[flies buzzing]
[exhales deeply]
[gasping]
[seagulls crying]
[flies buzzing]
[somber music]
[dog barking in the distance]
[game tune playing]
[vehicle approaching]
[engine stops]
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