The Boy Page #2

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one of these days.

Isn't that right, son?

Mornin'.

Honey,

not too close to the highway!

Honey!

Uh!

Oh, Jesus.

Hey, you comin' in or what?

- I don't have a bathing suit.

- Go in in your shorts.

Okay.

I'm ready...

And away we go.

F***.

Come on.

I'll be right back.

Well, the best that I can do

is call a mechanic.

How long you think that'll take?

Mmm. Long as it takes, I guess.

- Yeah.

- Are you kidding me?

- Appreciate it.

- Yep.

Okay, you can come out now.

Sh*t. Get in.

Okay.

Got it.

You want it?

Guests always leave

their junk behind.

Yeah, like what?

Old magazines and things.

Weird adult stuff.

Occupational hazard, I suppose.

Where do you live?

Nowhere now.

I guess you're staying with us

for a while.

If I didn't know better, I'd say you

stranded me here on purpose.

What's in the box?

Well, when people die,

they either bury 'em in the ground...

or they're burned down

into a box like this.

There's a person in there?

How do they do it? In an oven?

Yeah.

Do you watch them?

Can I see?

No.

Why not?

You know what?

We better get goin'.

Come on.

It's just you

and your dad here, huh?

Yeah. Mom's in Florida.

Oranges grow there all year,

and there are 27 types of palm trees.

Hmm. Sounds nice.

I don't really

remember her much.

Left with a trucker

that was staying in Room 5.

Florida, huh?

Never been.

You wanna go?

Can't say I know

where I'm going exactly, but...

you never know.

If we drive straight through,

we can make it in two days.

Or we can stop at a motel for a night.

What kind of car do you have?

- What kind of car do I have?

- Yeah.

I've got a totaled car.

That's what kind of car I have.

It's smashed to hits.

Thanks again.

Drive safe now.

We got a customer?

Inside, Ted. We need to talk.

How's it gain?

Get your hands

out of that drawer.

Listen...

We got ourselves a little business

coming our way this weekend.

- What kind of business?

- It's called the prom.

You remember that

from a couple years ago?

- Isn't that the dance?

- That's right.

We're gonna have a dance here?

We're gonna have the after-party,

at least.

An after-party?

Just a little harmless fun.

Let boys be boys.

Let girls be girls.

You understand what I'm saying, Ted?

Just for one night, all right?

Keep your hands out of there.

Sorry about earlier.

I didn't mean to scare you.

It's okay.

Wanna see somethin'?

I promised my mom

I'd stay close to the hotel.

It's a motel, not a hotel.

All righty.

Well, it's an electrical issue is all.

Wire had come loose,

and your fuse box shorted out, so...

Replaced the fasteners,

for good measure.

- Oh, thank you.

- Don't mention it.

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