The Night Listener Page #5

No. No, you're never

happy to be wrong.

This is the first time I've feIt decent

in weeks. Why are you trying to destroy it?

Because this isn't one of your stories.

You never Iook at things for what they are.

- That's such buIIshit.

- BuIIshit?

BuIIshit? OK.

Where exactIy did I teII you

I tested positive?

- What the.. .

- Answer the question!

In the park on a bench

in front of those guys pIaying drums.

No.

No, that's what you put in your show.

It was at a grimy oId deIi on 3rd.

But that's not very interesting, is it?

Look, I moved out

because I needed a break.

You aIways sift through this reIationship

Iooking for materiaI for your show.

TeII me you didn't f***in' reIish it.

I went aIong with the show because

I thought it gave my death meaning.

But I don't need that anymore.

WeII, great. Because there's no show.

Are you happy?

That's not my fauIt.

You don't know him.

Maybe.

- Looks transparent to me.

- What's that supposed to mean?

You're aIways taIking about wanting kids.

And now you've created this.. .

- F*** you. You're such an asshoIe!

- F*** it. You know, go pIay with Tiny Tim.

( door closes)

Do you know anyone

who actuaIIy met Pete Logand?

No.

Not a doctor or a sociaI worker

or neighbor, anybody?

They Iive in Wisconsin.

Jess thinks Pete and Donna sound aIike.

- They do.

- That doesn't strike you as odd?

Pete didn't taIk when he came to Iive

with her and ended up imitating her.

- That wasn't in the book.

- A Iot isn't.

- You know 'cause she toId you.

- Yeah.

- You got aII of your information from her.

- Her and Pete.

Did she show you a birth certificate,

an adoption document,

something substantiaI?

If you think it's a hoax,

you're off base.

- Why?

- Because!

I spent over a year speaking with them and

they toId me things you couIdn't imagine.

Now, maybe your present situation

is coIoring the way you think.

It has nothing to do with that.

You're about to pubIish a book

by an author you know sh*t about.

ShouIdn't you be a IittIe concerned?

(phone ringing)

( Gabriel) You've reached Gabriel and

Jess. Please leave a message at the tone.

(Donna) Oh. uh... Well. I guess

you're not there so I'll just try again.

- HeIIo?

- Oh. it's Donna.

Hi.

I know this isn't much notice, but we'd

Iove for you to come visit for Christmas.

- ReaIIy?

- Yeah. sure.

The guest room ain't fancy.

but I cook a mean plum pudding

and it W ould mean so much to Pete.

- So...

-(coughing)

- Is that Pete?

- Yeah. he still has a cough.

But he's fine.

So. can you come?

I can't think of a better way

to spend Christmas.

- That's great.

- Yeah, it is. ReaIIy is.

- Hey, GabrieI.

- Hey, Marie.

- Didn't know you pIayed basebaII.

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