The Ultimate Gift Page #5

One night. Hello?

Sorry. Your service has been disconnected.

-Can I help you? Yeah, shut up.

-No. Nothing, thanks.

Jason.

Um Uh,

what a surprise.

-Mom, you're never gonna believe this.

-I'm afraid I can't let you in.

I'm having a bit of a situation.

I need some help.

-I need to borrow some money.

-Of course you do. Everyone needs money.

Uh

Didn't your grandfather

leave you anything?

What are you talking about?

He hated me.

Jason, he did not.

He didn't come around much, but, uh,

I always thought it was because of me.

It doesn't matter.

Do you have any extra spending cash?

I would love

to help you.

-But I can't.

-You can't?

They told me specifically that you would be

comin' around for money

and that I was not

to give you anything.

But I'm your son, Mom.

That's what you're supposed to do.

If l violate

their instructions

I am out everything

everything.

So for the sake

of the greater good

I must insist

that you leave.

I'm not gonna upset

the whole applecart

just because you're facing

a few challenges.

I'm sorry. I just

cannot help you.

Thanks.

Ow!

Hey, man. You're

You're on my bench.

You're on my bench.

Beat it.

-A simple no would have sufficed.

-Fine. No.

-No, what?

-No, you cannot sit on this bench.

This is not your bench.

This is a city bench.

-Go sit on another bench.

-But it's my bench.

I've got just as much

right to it as anybody.

It's a free country, you know.

See, that's where

you're wrong.

Name one thing

in this country that's for free.

You need money for everything.

Without money, you're nothing.

Look at you.

No money. No food.

No family. No friends.

Nothing.

Besides, I'm sitting

on this bench now.

This is my bench.

Okay?

I'll flip you for it.

Fine.

I have a quarter.

Thanks.

Oh.

Well, aren't you gonna

chase him for it?

Beat it, kid.

I've been watching you.

You're not a real bum.

We saw you at a funeral.

Quite the entrance.

-What were you doing at

-My mother and I come here for lunch every day.

Except, right now,

she doesn't know where I am.

-Emily!

-Whatever.

Emily!

Oh! Emily.

-You must really be having a bad life.

-Come on. Right now.

I was just having a pleasant conversation

with this gentleman.

-Leave us alone, please.

-Dear, don't be ridiculous.

Sorry to disturb you. Come on.

That's okay. I'm not the one

who's disturbed.

Some friend you are.

Thanks a lot, poser.

You know what I've said

about talking to strangers.

-He's not a real bum.

-Hey. Whoa, whoa. Wait, wait, wait.

Okay, this is gonna sound

really, really strange

but I'm just gonna

come out and say it.

I'll make a deal with you.

I need a friend.

But only for a little while,

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