The Bachelors Page #4

- You're Wes.

- You're?

- Annabelle.

- There's a girl at my old

school named Annabelle.

We called her Banana Bell.

- That's what Lacy calls me.

- Can I call you that?

- No.

- Why not?

- Because it's a privilege

you haven't earned.

- No one really makes friendly

conversation in

this house do they?

- That means you can go back in.

- Promise me you

won't tell anybody.

- Okay.

- No I need to hear you promise.

- Promise.

- Yo Palet, you

realize it's been like

three weeks since

you last upchucked.

- Oh look at Wes,

growing up so fast.

- Wes, can I talk to

you for a moment?

Hi, I just wanted to ask how

things are going with Lacy.

- They're fine.

- Do you think it's helping?

- Truth is Mrs. Oselle,

I really don't know.

She doesn't say much.

- I see.

Just wanted to check in.

Thank you, Wes.

Mrs. Westman, may

I speak with you?

How are you?

- Fine.

- Working with

Wes, is it helpful?

- Yeah.

- Good.

You know, Lacy, in a lot of ways

you remind me of me

when I was your age.

I think we should stick together

with all these crazy boys

running around right?

So tell me.

How are you?

Really.

Come here.

- I'm sorry.

- No no no, don't apologize.

It's good to cry.

Much better than keeping

all that crap inside, right?

What time you have

to be back to school?

2:
15.

- That's good.

That gives us a little time if,

if you'd like to talk a bit.

- Why are you doing this?

- Because I like you and

because I think maybe

you don't have

anyone else to tell.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Just doing some prep work.

There's too much

shade in the back so

plant the garden here, put

in some lettuce and beans.

- You okay, Dad?

- Yeah.

I don't know, maybe a little

out of it I guess.

Should probably tell the

doc these happy pills

are more like spacey pills.

What a drag your old man is,

huh?

Even on drugs, I'm no fun.

- Look, I really don't need you

to be Mr. Smiley

Face all the time.

- Be nice to get a break from

Mr. Droopy though, wouldn't it?

Tomatoes, lots of

tomatoes, of course.

- Right.

Well Mommatoes technically.

- Still the only

person I've ever known

that eats them like apples.

- Right.

Remember in sixth grade

I got in that fight

'cause someone called

her Hottie Tomatie.

- Yeah, you stuck up for her.

- Yeah.

- She'd be proud of you, Wes.

Making the adjustment to

a whole new everything.

- So exactly how much of

this are you digging up?

- I was thinking all of it.

- All of it, okay.

Well let's get to it then,

right?

- Feel free.

- What?

- Did you say something

to Mrs. Rousou about me?

- No.

Well she did ask about you?

- What'd she say?

- She asked how all

of this was going.

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