Where the Heart Is Page #2

Here.

I'm here the first Friday

of every month, 12 to 6.

Take care.

And remember...

...give that baby a name

that means something.

I will, I promise.

ANNOUNCER:
Attention, Wal-Mart

shoppers. It is 9:00...

...and Wal-Mart is closing.

Please bring your final selections

to the checkout counters.

Wal-Mart will open again

at 9 a.m. Tomorrow morning.

And, as always, thank you

for shopping Wal-Mart.

(GROANS)

(NOVALEE COUGHS)

(TOILET FLUSHES)

(ROCK SONG PLAYS OVER RADIO)

- Hi.

- Hey.

You need a hand?

I need a lift.

So where are you going?

Anywhere but here.

Where are you going?

Vegas.

Cool.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, no, no.

Thanks.

(DANCE MUSIC PLAYS)

(THUNDER RUMBLES)

JOLENE:

You're almost out of gas.

Somebody stole my wallet last night

right out my damn hotel room.

Maybe this will help.

Hey!

Well, I tell you what...

...you want it...

...come right on over here and get it.

Maybe I will.

Maybe you'll get yourself

a nice big sunrise.

(SIRENS WAILING)

Sh*t.

Two hundred and eighteen dollars

in your pocket...

...14 cartons of Winston Light 100s

in a plastic sack in the trunk.

By the strangest damn coincidence,

that's exactly what someone stole...

...from the 7-Eleven store

two hours ago.

Not to mention, Jolene,

how old are you these days?

- Fourteen.

- Huh?

OFFICER:
14?

(GRUNTING)

(ALARM CLOCK RINGS)

WORKER:
Listen, we have to coat

the floors with wax.

(WORKERS CHATTERING)

(PUCKERS)

(ALARM CLOCKS RINGING)

FORNEY:

What do you want?

Uh...

I'm looking for a book.

FORNEY:

What kind of book?

About... About trees.

FORNEY:

Trees?

Yeah.

You know.

Forestry, environment?

What do you want to know about trees?

NOVALEE:
A few weeks ago,

somebody gave me a buckeye tree.

Buckeye:

Horse chestnut,

belongs to the genus Aesculus...

...of the family Hippocastanaceae.

I think it's dying, my tree.

I could show it to the people who gave

it to me, but I'm embarrassed.

Here, look up buckeye in the index.

The what?

I'll start slower.

These are books. Are you with me?

- Hey.

- Here.

There. See, read.

"Leaf rot, root damage, ni...

Nitrogen def... def...

Defic...

- Defic..."

- Deficiency, keep reading.

Also a book...

(GLASS BREAKS)

Excuse me.

(CRASHING)

I don't know how I made that mistake.

You don't look like Ruth Ann.

It's good to see you again,

you come right in.

I want you to meet my gentleman,

Mr. Sprock.

- Mr. Sprock? Mr. Sprock.

- Hm?

Oh, howdy do?

Buttermilk?

Dear Lord, we pray

that you will bless...

...this food to the nourishment

of our bodies.

And we pray, Lord,

for a safe delivery...

...and a healthy child

for our new friend.

And we ask forgiveness, Lord,

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