American Fable Page #5

That's why it's us.

- You didn't tell me, Abe.

- And what am I supposed to tell you

when something like that happens?

- You're supposed to tell me

the truth!

- How am I supposed to tell you

that we're gonna lose the farm?

And everything

that we've worked for?

How am I gonna tell you that?

- I've gotta go to work.

We'll talk about it tomorrow.

- You came back.

- Yeah, um,

I have something for you.

You should probably watch out.

- Okay.

Thank you, Gitty.

Thank you for this.

You haven't told anyone

that I'm here, have you?

- No.

- Mmm.

- You're not a farmer, are you?

- No..

No, I'm... I'm not a farmer.

- Then what do you do?

- I buy land. Farms mostly.

- Did you buy

our neighbor's farm?

- I don't know, maybe.

- He killed himself.

- I didn't know that.

I'm sorry to hear that.

- Did you try to buy our farm?

- Gitty, I might have,

but, I... I..

You know, if it wasn't me

it would've been somebody else.

The, uh, these farms

are not doing very well

you know, they're all gonna be

bankrupt in a few years.

- A... are you a bad man?

Is that why you're in there?

- Gitty, no.

I'm a very good man.

You know what?

I'm... I'm..

I'm an important man.

- Important people don't

have to say they're important.

- You don't understand, Gitty..

Gitty?

- My dad says

it's a dog-eat-dog world.

- You know what,

your dad's right

it is a dog-eat-dog world.

You know what, Gitty,

tell... tell your dad..

You tell him

that I could pay him

double of whatever

they're paying.

Gitty, listen to me. You're not

listening to me. Gitty?

Tell him

that I could help you, okay?

Will you? Will you tell him

I can pay him. I can pay...

- why would you help us now

if you didn't before?

- God, Gitty, I..

Your... your, your father,

what's his name?

- Abe.

- Tell Abe to let me out!

I will pay him.

I will help him.

I promise you, and

I will not call the police.

Okay? Tell him that.

- I think you're lying.

- I'm not lying!

Gitty, I'm not. You... you go

tell him to let me out!

Now!

- Dad!

Dad?

- Okay, so how long

is he gonna be like this?

- No one knows.

He landed badly.

The fall broke his ankle.

There's a lot of pressure

on his spine

which is why he can't move.

Will you be having a nurse come

to wash him

and help with the bedpan?

- Um, no.

I... I can't right now.

I'll, I'll take care of him.

- Why isn't he in your room?

- We need room

for his special bed.

You wanna go say hi?

- Okay.

- Hey, mom?

Are you okay?

- Yeah.

What do you want, sweetheart?

- Does god really love us?

I don't think

he hears me at all.

- Look for him

in unexpected places, Gitty.

- After the recent passage

of a bill that would allow

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