The Best of Me Page #3

a sheriffs deputy. You understand that?

- Yes, sir.

- Do you understand that?

Yes, sir.

All right, then.

Sh*t!

"Little Miss Can't Be Wrong")

Good night, Amanda.

J' Little Miss, Little Miss,

Little Miss can't be wrong J'

Where is he?

- I decided not to come.

- Mm, yeah, I got that.

I didn't know how to get a hold

of you.

Oh, I was at Squeals. You could

have gotten a hold of me there.

Do you live out here?

Is this some kind of game

you're playing?

Huh'? With your friends? A little science

experiment you got going on? What is it?

- That's crazy.

- Thafs crazy, is it?

Or maybe you just like strays.

Or maybe I like sman guys who

haven't had it handed to them.

Right.

God, you just don't get it,

do you?

I guess I don't.

You know, I just wanted a date.

I wanted to go somewhere and maybe

have some coffee or some ice cream.

Come on, you know, you ask me

questions, I ask you questions.

And if we just so happen

to like the answer, Dawson,

then maybe we'll go on

another one.

And if we don't, then we won't.

But God, I mean, ifthafsjust

too much to ask, then fine.

Forget it. I'm exhausted.

I'm done.

This is why I didn't want to

go out in public.

Well, then take me

somewhere private.

So whafre you

gonna do after high school?

Uh...

OK, I'll go first.

l'm going to Tulane in the fall.

Double majoring in child

psychology and public policy.

L'm hoping to intern

at a law firm while l'm there.

And then after law school,

l'd like to work for a non-profit.

Maybe in another country,

that deals with children's issues.

- You wanna work with children?

- Mm-hm.

You wanna have a family

of your own?

Yeah, I would.

l'd like to have a little girl.

Maybe name her Bea.

That's a real nice name.

Ifs really beautiful out here.

L've never seen so many stars.

I've always loved the stars.

I feel closer to them up here.

When I was a kid,

I built my own telescope.

- Wow.

- No, it's pretty easy.

Yeah, for you, maybe.

Humans have always

looked to the stars.

Instruct their way of life,

consult them.

You were gone

for a while.

Yeah, my dad made me

quit school when I was 16.

He said he needed me

around the home.

How do you feel

about that'?

I don't know. I guess

I didn't like it much.

It was a hell ofa fight to

come back.

Is it weird to be there now'?

Kind of.

I mean, ljust

wanna finish, get out.

Where do you want to

go to college?

Do you think everyone goes

to college?

People who build

their own telescopes usually do.

I don't know, it's just...

ifs not something I can do

right now.

Is it something you want to do'?

- Why do you care'?

- Why won't you answer?

You are gonna be

a really good lawyer someday.

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