Take Me to the River Page #4

these leftovers for a week.

Why are you talking like that?

Like what?

You're just talking different

and I think that's weird.

I don't think

I'm talking different.

You wouldn't normally say "eating off

these leftovers" if we were at home.

Why wouldn't I?

Because you don't

talk like that.

You've been talking differently

since we got here.

I don't think

I'm talking differently.

Well, it's annoying.

- You sound like an idiot.

- Well, I... I think you're making it up, so...

I'm not.

There it's not

called "supper," okay?

And lunch is definitely not called

"dinner." That's just confusing.

Mom. F***. Mom...

I'm sorry, Son.

I thought you were asleep.

I was asleep.

I just came to

bring you a blanket.

I don't need a blanket.

Ryder, you're cold.

No, I'm not.

Gosh, this place is a lot

shabbier than I remember it.

I used to hide in here when I

wanted to run away from home.

Mom?

Yeah?

Why does Keith hate you?

What?

Why do you say that?

Keith and I...

See, when Grandpa

gave up the farm,

I got money to keep

going to school...

and, I guess, Keith wasn't

real happy about that.

But, at the same time, he got

to inherit all the land, so...

And you...

You are lucky...

because you are...

the only one.

You are the only Monkey Face.

I can give you

as much as I want.

Mom...

Mom.

Stop.

Go back to sleep.

Sorry I woke you.

- Mom?

- Yeah?

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Just go back to sleep.

Mom...

Is that a sleeping bag?

Yeah.

Why do you have a sleeping bag?

I'm just gonna take

a little nap on the floor here.

No. Are you serious?

Of course I'm serious.

Mom, go back inside.

Come on. It'll be like

when we used to go camping.

Mom, this isn't funny.

Go back inside.

Ryder, I want to

stay here with you.

Will you go back

in the house, please?

You know, this isn't

easy for me either, Ryder.

Just go back to sleep.

You can pretend I'm not here.

Mom?

Yeah, honey?

I really don't want you here.

Mom?

Yeah. Actually,

what time is it?

- Can you come outside?

- What?

- What happened?

- Just put your robe on and come outside.

What's going on, Ryder?

You... come here.

I want you to move

the car around back.

I gonna get something

to take off that pitch,

but we got to move it

before Grandma wakes up.

- You want me to move it?

- Yeah. Do you know where Grandma feeds her cats?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

F***.

Who would do this?

Are they trying to scare me?

See, look.

We're gonna have this

fixed up in no time.

There was...

There was motorcycle tracks

near the car.

Who's got a motorcycle?

Should we follow them?

Mom?

And what would we do then?

Darn it. Okay, Grandma should

be waking up about now.

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