Turn The River Page #2

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one more time, okay?

I can't, Mom.

I swear, it's horrible.

Forget it. Forget it.

Go on, don't be late.

Okay.

Kailey, Jesus.

Look at you.

I know, I know,

I know.

I've been up for a few days.

I'm not so sure

it's the long

hours hurting you.

Yeah.

Well, I see Gulley

every day.

He looks good.

I saw him

this morning.

His arm's broken.

I saw that.

It's okay.

Yeah. He's

doing great.

He's a good kid.

Is there a game around?

You see anything?

Even if there

were, I mean...

you're a mess.

You got enough

for hotel room?

Yeah, but, uh, I'd rather

use it to get a game.

Want to sleep here a bit?

You mind?

Go ahead.

Thanks.

Come get me if there's something

I should be awake for, okay?

Got you.

How was that

English project?

The what?

That thing

you had to be in early for.

Oh. It was good.

Yeah? What book

was it on?

Gulley?

It wasn't

a book.

It was...

We had to make

an advertisement.

Oh. For what?

Well, everybody got

different things.

What did you get?

Hot chocolate.

- Huh.

In English class?

Why would they do that?

I don't know.

They didn't

give you a reason?

No, they did.

Well, what was it?

Gulls, your dad's

talking to you.

Don't call me Gulls.

Hey.

Lose the tone, young man.

Now, what was

the reason?

My teacher says

that poets sometimes make

advertisements for money.

So, instead of writing

a poem, we could do an ad.

Hmm.

Swear to God,

if it was up to me,

you'd be in

public school so fast.

So, how'd you do?

We won.

- You did?

With hot chocolate?

- Yeah.

Well, what

was your ad?

We made a picture

of some mountains

with a cottage and smoke

coming out of the chimney,

and we called it

Jungfrau Hot Chocolate.

Jungfrau. What's that?

It's a mountain in Switzerland.

No, it isn't.

Yes, it is.

Jungfrau?

Yeah.

It's nice you won.

It's not pronounced that way.

But it's real?

But it's pronounced Yung Frow.

But it exists.

Not pronounced that way,

it doesn't.

Hey.

Hi.

Do me a favor, okay?

Sure.

Maybe don't lecture me

on mountains in Switzerland.

I-I didn't think...

You might think you know

everything under the sun,

but trust me, you don't.

I know.

Just don't

lecture me.

Think you can

handle that?

Okay.

Terrific.

Well, good morning.

Hey.

How'd you sleep?

- Terrific.

Place looks a little better.

Oh, yeah.

It's great for

a week night.

There a game here?

Yeah, maybe.

That kid in the

stupid track suit--

he'll play you.

But he only plays

ten dollar racks.

That won't even be gas money.

Who are the guys

playing one pocket?

The older guy

is Duncan.

The other fella--

I don't know his name.

He's gonna quit soon.

I ain't never seen him

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