Decoding Annie Parker Page #3

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We then need to figure out

why a mutation in a single gene

could lead to breast cancer

in so many women.

Wonderful.

See you first thing.

- Hey.

- Why are you playing in the van?

The acoustics in here

are incredible.

- Slow day, then?

- Strange as it may seem,

no one wants their pool service

this time of year.

And look at me.

I'm a Canadian pool man.

I'm like one of those

oxy... oxy...

- Morons.

- Morons.

Yes.

I'm gonna go inside.

Oh.

Okay. Well...

I was kind of thinking

maybe you should

hang out here for a bit.

Sha-la-la-la-la

Live for today

Sha-la-la-la-la

Live for today...

Yeah, yeah. I know.

But we were young,

and we had lots of time

on our hands.

Thumpity thumpity thump.

Gee.

Paul?

Paul?

What are you doing?

Nothing. Just,

you know, practicing.

- You okay?

- Yeah.

Paul!

- Paul!

- What?

- Joanie!

- Oh!

- Joanie!

- What's going on?

- She's pregnant.

- Paul.

- No, I mean, you know...

- Oh, my God! Honey!

- Okay.

- Sh*t!

He's... He's good-looking.

For a baby, you know.

In an ugly kind of way.

He's got bass player hands.

I mean, I'm not saying that,

you know, babies are ugly.

They just got that kind of

ugly baby thing going.

You need to borrow

Like the platforms

For no one can fill

All of those needs

That you won't let show

- You just call on me, sister

- Hey.

- When you need a hand

- Joanie. Hey.

After you had your baby,

did you, like,

do it less?

Honey, have you and Paul been...

It's really bad.

We're down to, like...

four times a week now.

Are you serious?

- That's actually quite a lot, Annie.

- It is?

Yeah.

Sorry.

Don't you dare!

No. No.

- Joanie, what's wrong?

- Are you okay?

- You all right?

- I'm sorry. It's just I...

Excuse me.

Joan?

I'm sorry.

Did I hurt you?

Oh, come on, Annie.

I make you cry, remember?

What is it?

Um...

Well, it might not be

as bad as it sounds.

Joan?

I found a lump

in my breast.

But you're gonna

be all right. Okay? Yeah?

You're gonna be just fine.

- Snap.

- Snap.

- I'm gonna be fine.

- Yeah. Yeah.

I love you.

I love you, honey.

- My big sister.

- That's right.

Four times a week.

Really?

Do you remember the man

in the room upstairs?

It wasn't a man, it was death.

Shh!

What, you think

if we don't say it,

it'll go away?

Okay, I'll whisper.

Did you ever go in there?

Just once.

Right before...

No. I never did.

Joanie! It's not funny.

It's so not funny.

- I can't stop thinking about it.

- Death?

Shh!

Yeah.

And...

Cancer?

Yeah.

It's stalking us.

Oh, you mean like that guy

you met at the Leafs game

who kept calling you and

sending you chocolate hearts,

and then he parked

outside our house,

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