Growing the Big One Page #2

was planted with love.

Every tree grows with

a bit of our souls in it.

I just can't go to my maker

thinking it will be razed

to become a highway

or a parking lot.

I know you're not a farmer,

but I also know

how smart you are.

[Emma's voice continues

reading]:
"...To make sure

the place goes to someone

"I'm counting on you

to take care of the things

that I couldn't take care of.

I love you, my sweet girl..."

[Chugging engine approaches]

Hey, boys.

Hey.

Seth, it's been over a week.

When's my tractor

going to be ready?

You ready to pay me?

Oh, you know

the answer to that.

How about Betty bakes you

a couple of her delicious pies?

My freezer's already full

of Betty's pies.

I need cash, guys,

so I can open my shop.

So that I can earn the cash

to pay you.

Oh, yeah,

right.

Well, you

figure it out.

You know, this is why

mighty muffler's

going to put you

out of business.

Yeah, but mighty muffler

isn't going to have

my flexible pay-as-you-can

schedule, are they?

But at least

I'd have my tractor.

Ah, whatever,

it's done.

It's behind

the barn.

What?

Why didn't you just

tell me in the first place?

At least I can have a little fun

watching you squirm.

[Laughing]

Seth, take a look

at this thing.

Seems to be missing

something under here,

I don't know.

Well, for a couple

of your pumpkin seeds,

I will.

I don't think I have any

to, uh, spare this year.

I need that prize money.

Russell, how about you?

Well, no offense,

but I can't share

my winning seeds.

Why don't you ask your

new neighbor over there?

Walt's

granddaughter.

Now, she's got seeds.

Really?

Walt's seeds?

Yeah, and we all know

what that means.

Gigantic

pumpkins.

Monsters.

I might have to

check that out.

Okay, let's see,

what do we got here?

Uh...

[Steam hisses]

Ow! ow! Ow...

Okay, it's

good as new.

Obliged.

You know, Russell,

that boy's a lost ball

in tall weeds.

[Lock and knob rattling]

Hello, hi, there's someone

outside my house.

Uh, it's the silver farm.

Route 7.

Can you please hurry?

Stay where you are.

I have mace.

And I have wd40.

Okay...

Who are you,

and what are you doing?

I'm fixing the lock,

and I'm your neighbor.

I'm going to stand up now,

nice and slow.

Okay?

I'm Seth Cullen.

I live next door.

The junkyard?

Yeah.

Home sweet home.

Hi.

Emma silver.

So, do you always break

into people's houses?

Well, do you always threaten

to mace your visitors?

I'll have you know

that this is

a very sensible precaution

for a woman who lives alone.

Oh, well, maybe

you haven't noticed,

but these aren't exactly

the mean streets.

Okay, you could have knocked.

I did knock.

You didn't answer,

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