The 9th Life of Louis Drax Page #5

- Thank you, sir.

All right, buddy.

Who was that lady at the park?

Um, just someone

I used to... used to know.

We used to be... friends.

Good friends, actually.

- Hey, Lou-Lou...

- Did you use to sex her?

Well...

we used to be married.

Married?

Yes.

A long time ago.

Oh.

Hey.

It's okay to be angry with me.

You had the right to know.

No. Why should I be angry?

You're married to Mom now.

You wouldn't have made me otherwise.

You'd have made two Chinese children

and a baby with a big stupid face

like Fat Perez.

Maybe.

I don't know what I would have made,

but you know, I think it's best

that we don't tell Mom

about meeting Caitlin.

You want me to lie?

No, I don't want you to...

I don't want you to lie.

Just...

you know, not tell the whole truth.

Your mom can be... very fragile.

Yeah?

Is that my favorite boy?

- Yes.

- Come here!

Mmm.

Oh, I needed that. Look at you. New shirt?

- Uh-huh.

- Uh-huh?

How was it? Come on. Did you have fun?

It was okay. We went to this restaurant.

- That was meant to be Hawaii.

- You did?

And we went on Journey to Atlantis

three times.

- Wow.

- And we met this lady

named Caitlin who used

to be married to Dad.

Oh.

Dad didn't want me to tell you,

but I don't see why you shouldn't know

because she has another family now,

two Chinese girls who are adopted

and a baby that isn't.

Lou-Lou, why don't you go up

to your room and watch some TV?

No.

Louis, do what you're told.

Go.

- Don't touch me.

- Oh, my god.

Jesus Christ!

- Shut up! Just shut up!

- Stop yelling at me!

Hey, hey, just shut up

for a second and listen to me!

Oh... oh, my god, I don't know

what I'm doing here anymore!

So why did you tell your mom

about what happened at Sea World?

Why not?

My parents don't love each other,

not the way that the lady and her husband

with the Chinese children do.

Maybe they hate each other.

Maybe all they want to do is get divorced.

They can't, can they?

They can't because of me.

Why is that?

They don't think I know, but I do.

Know what?

That my dad isn't my real dad.

He's just playing,

"Pretend You're His Dad."

Oh. H... how about your mom?

She's my real mom.

Uh-huh.

Well... who do you think your real dad is?

I don't have one.

Come on, everybody's got a dad.

Not me.

If you could choose anybody in the world

to be your dad, anybody.

- Anyone?

- Anybody, dead or alive.

You.

Me?

Just kidding.

Mom says you can come back now.

Didn't know I needed permission.

Are you the strongest man alive?

Not even close.

Is that why you stopped fighting?

I stopped because your mother asked me to.

And then I became a dad.

The strongest dad in the world!

Oh, man! Oh, oh, oh, ow!

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