The Man in the Moon Page #3

to a tree.

Ha ha ha.

Well,

look at that corn.

I haven't got

a thing in the ground.

It's corn,

but it's short.

Abby:
No ears

on that corn.

This corn's good.

It's store-bought.

I'm hungry enough

to eat one of these kids.

Might be about ready.

Good.

Where's your Maureen?

Gone to a dance.

With Will Sanders' son.

Will Sanders?

What's old

Will Sanders up to?

Running his new

shirt factory.

And his big mouth,

as usual.

Billy!

Billy!

Damn boy's deaf.

Billy!

Hey, Billy!

Hey, boy.

Billy, you got yourself one

pretty little woman tonight.

I hope he didn't

drive too fast.

Honey, we're certainly

glad you could join us,

aren't we, Ilene?

Maureen, it's

so nice to see you.

Thank you

for inviting me.

You're a sight

for this old boy's eyes.

I can't see how Billy

got so lucky.

Let's find ourselves

something to drink.

Let's grab some food,

jump in the car,

and get off

by ourselves.

I got dressed up

to go dancing.

That's what

Im going to do.

You want to go off,

you can go by yourself.

Don't hit me!

Don't hit me!

Boys, I want you

to stay in the yard

where I can see you.

And no tree climbing!

What goes up

must come down.

I remember that much

from school.

Has it really

been that long?

Mm-hmm.

I had Dani

about a month after

y'all moved off.

We were really sorry

to hear about Beau.

I always knew the damn

pipeline would kill him.

Only I thought it would

be a little at a time.

Anyway, it seemed

like the best thing

for the boys and me

was to come back

to the farm.

Yeah. You can always

get some sort of living

out of good land.

Matt:
That's it.

Have you ever wondered

what would have happened

if Matt and Beau hadn't

switched partners

at that dance

I wondered.

But, hell, honey,

you had a crush on Matt

from the time

you was 12.

He was 17 years old.

He didn't know

I was alive.

I thought I was going

to have to get naked,

paint myself red,

and set off dynamite

to get his attention.

Well...

you got him.

Yeah, I did.

Mama,

this thing

ain't working.

Well, what's

wrong with it?

I don't know.

It needs

some more salt.

Well, we're

out of salt.

Matt,

we're going to need

some more rock salt.

Daddy, Ill go with you.

Court, could you run

into town for me?

Sure.

Dani will

show you where.

Dani!

Come on.

You don't

have to come along.

I can find the store

by myself.

It's an awful big town.

You always go where

you're not wanted?

You always act ugly

to people you meet,

or you practicing

to be a horse's butt?

Little girls

shouldn't talk nasty.

I'm not a little girl.

I'm 14.

My goodness.

You're not

much older. 16?

I'm 17.

My goodness.

[Horn honking]

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