The Guest
You done with your breakfast?
Yeah.
Let's do this thing.
- I'll see you later.
- Okay.
- Drive safe.
- Bye, Mom.
- You got your lunch?
- Yeah.
Mrs. Peterson?
Yes. Can I, help you?
My name is David, Mrs. Peterson.
I...
I knew your son Caleb.
We trained together and served together
and, well, we came to be good friends.
Would you like to come inside?
Thank you, ma'am.
So, are you sure I can't
get you anything?
Maybe just some water would be nice.
How did you get here?
I ran.
I needed the exercise.
From the bus station, I mean, in town.
You ran that whole way?
Yes, ma'am.
Here you go.
All right. Thank you, ma'am.
When did you get out?
Well, I was discharged on Wednesday
and I came straight here
from Fort Kennilworth.
You came straight here first thing?
Yeah. I wanted to come by sooner,
but I couldn't get leave.
Why?
Well, I was discharged
'cause I was wounded.
I was in a military hospital for a bit,
so it wasn't really the kind of
thing you could get leave from.
But don't worry, it was just
a bit of shrapnel in my back.
I'm right as rain now.
No, I meant, why did
you come here first thing?
Well, like I said, me and
your son Caleb, we were...
We were pretty close.
I was with him when he died.
- Really?
- Yes, ma'am.
And one of the things he asked
was for me to check on you all.
You and your whole family here.
He wanted me to tell
you that he loved you.
He specifically wanted me
to tell each one of you that
he loved you and he was thinking
of you guys up until the end.
I said I'd do that and so, here I am.
Would you excuse me, please?
That's me.
Right there.
Well, I'll be...
I remember that day.
It wasn't my intention
to upset you, ma'am.
I probably should have called first,
but I don't own a cell phone yet and,
I guess, I just wasn't thinking.
I'm going to be on my way now,
but I'd like it if we
could exchange e-mails...
Wait. No.
Anna, Caleb's sister, she works
nights, and she sleeps late.
And I know she would love to meet you.
Would you stay a little while longer?
Oh, you're not just saying
that to be polite now?
'Cause you don't need to be.
No, I'm not. Please, stay. It's...
It's nice having you here
and I would love to hear
more about you and Caleb.
Well, all right.
...Caleb and me, we figure that sounds,
more like a challenge
than anything else.
So, that night after he falls asleep,
we kind of crept over to his
cot with a tube of superglue.
Oh, no!
We didn't do anything too bad to him,
though, we could have, you know.
Hey, there you are. Anna, this is David.
Very nice to meet you.
Caleb told me a lot about you.
David just got discharged this week.
He was a friend of your brother's.
You knew Caleb?
Yes, ma'am.
"Yes, ma'am."
Okay.
So, where are you staying?
Well, I noticed a motel off the
highway on the way here...
No, no, no, no. You will stay
with us while you're here.
Oh, no. I couldn't put you all out.
Nonsense. We would love to have you.
We have plenty of room.
In fact, you can stay
in Caleb's old room.
We insist.
Well, I won't argue.
Just for tonight, though.
Well, I've got to head to the diner.
It was really great meeting you.
Likewise. Very nice meeting you.
- I guess I'll see you later.
- Bye.
Can I show you to your room?
Great.
There are clean towels in the bathroom
if you'd like to freshen up.
Mrs. Peterson, are you sure you're
comfortable with me staying in here?
Of course.
I mean, it's not like
it's going to any use.
I think it could be a good thing for us.
I'm gonna go and let you get settled in.
If you need anything, just holler.
Oh, my God!
F***ing p*ssy.
Oh, my God!
Oh, it's okay, little baby, don't cry.
Hey, there.
How was your day?
It was good.
Great.
...giving him a chance,
it's that I don't like the idea of
some random guy off the
in my house with my family.
So, you knew my brother?
I did, pretty well, yeah.
He wanted me to tell
you that he loved you.
Oh. Thanks.
Even though he says he
was friends with Caleb.
He's in the photograph of Caleb's squad.
You saw the photograph.
- He was not a stranger.
- You know what?
What if he has the PTSD
or whatever it's called?
Some of these guys come back with
mental health problems, Laura.
Did you take that into account?
What if Caleb had come back different?
Did you take that into account?
Wow, that is...
Your parents are fighting about me.
Yeah. They argue a lot.
You look like you got hit or something.
Yeah, yeah, I got hit with
a football in gym class.
Yeah, that can happen.
Yeah.
No, no, you're right,
you're right. Let's talk to him.
Hi, great, okay.
David, we're very happy
to have you here.
I'm gonna have a beer before dinner.
Can I offer you one?
- Well, no, thank you.
- No. Okay. Suit yourself.
And dinner is gonna be ready in an hour.
So, Luke, why don't
you do some homework.
Okay.
David, can I get you anything?
Oh, no, thank you,
Mrs. Peterson, I'm fine.
Yeah, hit this.
Look out... Sh*t.
No...
- Now?
- No, I'm good, but thank you.
So, that friend of your brother's,
is he sticking around?
I don't know. I hope not.
Why? You said you liked him.
I said he seemed nice.
That's not the same thing.
Oh, okay.
Why don't you like him?
I don't not like him.
It's just, I...
I mean, you kind of knew Caleb.
We've all...
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