Wonder Wheel Page #3

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You said they were looking

for a certain waitress.

But they're after her.

Shouldn't she move on?

Where?

I don't know, maybe

out of the country--Mexico?

What are you, nuts?

The hell's she

gonna do in Mexico?

Ah, they're not comin'

back here, she's right.

He knows how we feel

about each other.

Well, we did.

Different now.

Clouds been lifted.

I don't want guys comin'

around causin' trouble.

There's a kid here.

Ah, it's okay as long as

he doesn't burn himself

or kill somebody with those

goddamn fires of his.

He's a moody kid.

He's got a moody mother.

What's that supposed to mean?

Jesus Christ, I can't believe

Carolina's gonna

wind up a waitress.

Thank God Shirley's in her grave.

What about me

winding up a waitress?

It's not what I had in mind, either.

Hey,

you wanna go fishin' Friday night?

The boys are bringin' the wives.

I don't go fishin', Humpty.

How many times

we have to go over this?

Y-Y-You don't like fishin',

you don't like boating,

you don't like bowlin',

what the hell do you like?

Oh, you like the radio and

the movie stars, right?

Readin' those goddamn movie

magazines all the time.

I'm worried about Richie.

Yeah. Oh, let me tell you

something about your son.

He's gonna burn down somethin'.

There you are.

I knew I'd find you here.

Why aren't you in school?

Wanna see this picture?

It's the last day.

You can't not go to school.

Jesus, Richie.

That's why you're

in summer school

'cause you missed so many days.

They called again and

they asked, "Is he sick?"

I don't like school.

Doesn't matter

if you don't like it.

You know, I don't like

waiting on tables, but...

we need to eat

and pay the rent.

Some things in life you have to

do whether you like it or not.

Let me watch the picture!

Where do you get the money

for the movies anyhow?

I took 50 cents out of Humpty's

pants when he was asleep.

What? You steal

from your father?

He's not my father

and I hate him.

Don't you dare say that.

You know, he saved my life.

He's gr--he always--

He's a good person.

-Why does he hit you?

-He doesn't hit me.

Yeah, when he gets drunk,

he hits everybody

but h-he hardly...

he hardly drinks anymore.

I can't sit here arguing with you

I have to go to work.

Go to school, okay?

If I catch you playing

with matches...

Yes, it's a problem.

The kid makes fires.

And not such little ones.

He played hooky

from summer school

and even made fires on the

beach where it's forbidden.

What the hell

does the kid see

when he just stares

into the flames?

Is it the eternal power

of the universe?

The conversion of mass

into energy?

The Furies at work?

Whatever his motive,

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