The Presence Page #4

Would that be all right?

Maybe for once you could, you could...

- be happy about something?

- Happy?

Happy with you with you pushing me

and needling me?

"Why can't you be more this?"

"Why can't you just let go?"

I'm never gonna be good enough

for you the way that I am,

which is kind of broken,

but you just wanna sweep everything under the rug,

like nothing ever happened.

just like they did when I was a kid!

"Let's make everything perfect!"

"You have to be perfect"

Well, you know what? I'm not going to be.

It's not going to be perfect, ever.

All right, all right.

My fault. It's my fault.

Always the guy's fault.

Especially the one guy who

always stays when you run

even out here, in the middle of nowhere.

Where I didn't even want you to come.

This is my special place,

and you won't even let me have that.

You come here. You invade. You take over.

You start following me around and...

And don't look at me like that!

You're trying to control me

I know it. Just like he did.

How can you say that?

What have I ever done

that you could compare me to your father?

My mother didn't even know.

She wouldn't know. She wouldn't see it.

But I am not gonna sign up

for a life like that.

will not bring children...

- into a world...

-Stop it. Stop!

Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!

Who are you?

Calm down.

Do you know how many people came

to my father's funeral?

Five hundred.

Practically the whole goddamn town!

And there they were. They were singing

the praises of this good man.

They had no idea

what he had been doing to me.

So, how can you know me?

And how can I know you?

You know me.

You know me.

Yeah, maybe l do. Maybe...

Maybe finally l can see behind those calm...

beautiful blue eyes and...

and finally see you for...

for who you really are.

I'm done.

Done?

I'm done.

This was a mistake.

You shouldn't have come here.

All right, all right, I'll...

I'll leave as soon

as Mr. What's-His-Name comes back...

- and he can take me to the mainland.

- He won't come back for three days.

- I'll take the boat, then.

You can't take the boat. You're gonna get lost,

and Im gonna have to come and save you.

What do you want me to do?

I want you to call Mr. Browman, take charge...

and call him and ask him to pick you up

and get off my goddamn island, now.!

All right.

All right.

Unbelievable!

Phone's dead.

You left it on.

I'm taking the boat.

Okay.

Okay, All right.

We're done.

We're...

F***...

I'm not like those men in your family.

I know sometimes it's hard for you

to believe that, but I'm a good man.

Not perfect in any way, but I'm...

...good.

You can trust me

You can have faith in me.

Thank god.

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