A Country Called Home Page #3

But the thing is, Jack needs his truck tonight.

You can try your luck with that thing.

Is there any other way of getting into town?

(SCOFFS)

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

Don't do that again, Billy.

But I'm hungry.

You said you wasn't hungry.

Just...

Don't you start.

Don't. Billy, don't do that.

Stop it.

Billy, put... You...

Better put that back on.

You got kids of your own?

No.

Then why don't you mind your own business,

we ain't some TV show for you to gawk at.

G.D., woman!

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING IN BAR)

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING ON SPEAKERS)

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

RENO:
Well, I'm a wild one to ramble

The whole world out in front of me

I got places to go

I got people to see...

Is this fellow lip-syncing to some woman?

Or is he about two balls short of a sack?

I'm headed for the big town...

(GLASS SHATTERS)

(MAN SNICKERING)

(LAUGHING)

(PATRONS MURMURING)

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON SPEAKERS)

MAN:
Hey, can I get another one?

I really liked your song.

At least what I heard of it.

You know, it really pisses me off.

He's just wasting all that beer.

Does this happen a lot?

Uh, you mean, bottles getting thrown at my head?

(CHUCKLING) No, that guy doesn't come here that often.

-Cheers. -(BOTTLES CLINK)

What you got there?

ELLIE:
Mmm, it's a key.

Hold on...

Is this the key to my heart?

-(CHUCKLES) -Hey, I have been looking everywhere for this.

Yeah, I don't know what it's for.

Um, my father left it for me.

He... He's just, uh... He died.

Huh.

This is familiar.

-Is it? -Yeah.

You know, I can't remember where, but I saw this kind of key before.

So, you wanna hear my new song or what?

You're not gonna get back up there again, are you?

No. Uh, no. I think once is enough for tonight.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

Come on, let's go.

(PLAYING GENTLE SONG)

(SONG ENDS)

That was great.

Thanks.

Um, who is this?

That is Brenda Thacker.

Also known as my mother.

Yeah, she's been in a diabetic coma here for three days now.

I'm so sorry, is she gonna be okay?

Uh, yeah, I mean, they think so.

But you know.

They're not really sure.

On the plus side,

we never got along so well as we have these past three days,

have we, Brenda?

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Do you come here every day?

Mmm-hmm.

(PLAYING GENTLE SONG)

Hi.

(GRUNTS)

Hi, um...

I, uh, I don't know where Amanda is,

but I think she might be in the back.

Oh, we're here to see you.

Why?

Well, because you're our granddaughter.

Why wouldn't we wanna see you?

Yeah, we didn't mean to step on your beauty sleep.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

I carry this picture around with me everywhere I go.

Um...

Yeah, I, I remember this day.

Do you have any?

Any what?

Uh, she wants to know if you have any pictures of our beautiful faces.

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