Frozen River Page #3

Come on, Lila.

What? I've been saving up.

You know what.

Does Bernie Littlewolf

run your whole life?

No, but he told me

not to sell you a car.

I got to walk up 37 with

semis kicking up snow and mud

in my hair just

to get to work.

For you, all's I got is

the Civic and the Sundance.

I don't like Civics.

I figured.

Look, I'll give you

$1,000 for the Sierra.

Nothing with a trunk.

That thing's been sitting

out there for six months.

I don't want Bernie

in my face. Okay?

He doesn't have to know.

EVELYN:
Chance!

Come back in here before

you freeze your ass off!

Chance!

Mommy?

What's going to happen to our old

house when we get our new house?

They're going to flatten it

and send it to China.

Then what?

They're going to melt it down

and make it into little toys.

Then what?

Then they're going

to send them back here

so I can sell them

at Yankee Dollar.

Can you get me some?

That's right.

- Yes!

I'm not eating

this again for dinner.

We just have to make it

till my paycheck on Friday.

What about Rent-to-Own?

What about them?

They said they're

coming to get the TV

if they don't get

a payment by 4:
00.

You told me that already.

I know.

Here.

Lunch money.

I still don't see why you won't

just let me get a job with Mitch.

Who's Mitch?

He's got this whole business

he runs at school.

He sells pot to kids?

No, Mom, it's computers. Okay?

He fixes computers.

You're 15.

It's not going to happen,

so forget it.

This is so stupid!

We're going to lose the TV,

while I'm sitting in some Christmas

assembly when I could be out...

Your job is looking

after your brother.

Who's going to

take care of him?

T.J.:
Come on, we're going.

Take them with you, honey.

You need them at recess.

I still say we go

down to the rez,

get the Sentra and

kick some serious butt.

Matt? Could I talk

to you for a minute?

I need to come

on full-time.

I see you

as a short-timer.

What is that?

Not here for long,

not really committed.

When I started working here, you

told me it would be six months

before I could

come on full-time.

That was almost

two years ago.

That's my opinion.

You know, I mean,

at least I show up.

Pat's always late.

She's late now. Late every day.

See you tomorrow.

- See you.

I want my half.

You hear me.

I want my half.

I'll give you the money

if you give me the car.

No way.

The money's gone.

Then I want to get

more of those Chinese.

It's going to cost me

to get that hole fixed.

I froze last night.

Look, I just need enough

for the balloon payment

for my doublewide, and then I'm

out of this. I'm no criminal.

It's not a crime.

You people can call it

what you want.

I just want my double.

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