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Good morning.

This is a day I've been looking forward to and dreading at the same time.

Sorry.

God, I can't do this.

That's a big no can-do.

Today is the first day of school, the 11th grade.

I know that doesn't seem like such a big deal, but it is for me.

See, my life has changed a little over the summer.

The good side is, is that if I have to write an essay about what I did last summer, I've got an a plus story to tell.

But this story isn't just about me, it's also about all the people in my life who are important.

But most of all, it's a story about hope and why you should never leave home without it.

Hi.

Hi.

I, uh, just wanted to make sure you heard the.

Alarm.

I'd like you to meet my mother.

Yeah,

I heard it.

Okay.

Mom is an assistant district attorney.

I've heard she can be very scary in the courtroom.

She's nicknamed the killer prosecutor.

You'd like her if you met her, though.

As long as you aren't a criminal,

You might wanna wake your sister up.

I will.

Beth.

That's my sister Beth.

She's not what you'd call a morning person.

In my opinion.

She'd be fine in the morning if she didn't spend most of the night talking to and thinking about boys.

Beth, I, uh, I heard

Craig Buchanan has a crush on you.

What?

See what I mean?

You know what's on my mat?

Think Do every time a make a.

What's up, breakfast,

20 minutes.

Oh,

My brother John, on the other hand, is definitely not a morning person.

Now my sister Julie, she definitely is a morning person.

Julie.

Morning.

Mommy.

What.

Are you doing, sweetheart?

Homework.

Homework.

Yeah, it's for extra credit.

But Boogie School hasn't even started yet.

Today's the first day.

I know.

I thought I'd get a jump on the competition.

Oh, well,

Breakfast in 20.

Minutes,

I'll be on time,

Sweetheart.

Do they even have extra credit in the third grade?

You never know.

My parents sometimes wonder if Julie got switched with another baby at the hospital.

Maybe somewhere.

Right now, the real Julie is sleeping through her alarm clock like the rest of the family.

My blue blouse.

I cannot find my blue.

Blouse.

What?

Hey, sunshine.

Hey, dad,

I just, uh, want you to know I'm here if you need anything.

Thanks.

You need anything?

Uh,

Not unless you know where Beth's blue blouse.

Is.

No, I'm useless there or anything else.

No.

Thanks.

Useless.

I'm starting out my day feeling useless.

That's my dad.

He's a sports writer.

He tends to change jobs a lot though, because he's always getting mad at editors and telling them what they can do with their editing notes on his stories.

Okay, I'll see at breakfast.

Okay?

No, absolutely not.

If we get Judge Warren, this guy will walk.

Warren wants to be Judge Ito.

He wants to be a TV star.

Take over for Judge Judy.

No, Frank, his greatest desire.

He's.

Not gonna be until about nine 30.

My kids.

Starts school today.

You'll have to understand that the thing my mom and dad love best is a good fight with a worthy opponent.

To my comment last night on, please, you didn't tell me how much you think it sucks on the phone if.

You want.

Mom says, the reason they fell in love was because they had never met a more worthy opponent than each other.

Difference is that make if he was skinny or not.

You see my point?

You're bringing I'm making.

Him over easy.

Okay.

And put my plate in the dishwasher, mom.

Yeah, I understand.

I understand.

Why don't you just read it to me?

Why didn't anybody wake me up?

Yeah.

Right, right now.

No, I didn't hear that.

Fine.

As if anybody cares what happens to me.

No, I'm not gonna have time.

For that today.

What are you looking at?

Somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, Julie.

You're always gonna be short.

Mom.

John said, I'm always gonna be short.

Can you handle that, please?

Julie?

You're not gonna be short.

You're gonna be tall.

You're going to be very tall, okay?

I don't wanna be very tall, Julie.

You're not gonna be very tall, okay?

You're gonna be just right.

Thanks.

See, see.

Hey, John, have you ever noticed you're pretty short?

Yourself?

Hurry, mommy.

I don't wanna be baked boogie.

It's only a quarter.

Two.

I should be there already, mom.

I wanna get a desk right up front.

All the best students sit there.

Want me to put the pedal to the metal and run a few red light?

Yes, please.

One.

So, John, we're good to go for the first day of school, Johnny.

Yeah, sure.

I remember what it was like back when we first moved here.

A new school can be a scary place for a kid.

For my sister Beth.

It's terrifying.

In those days, I ran everywhere I went.

There.

It is right there.

I'll take her from here.

Anna, I think your classroom is down the hall.

Two 20.

I'm in room 222.

Don't worry.

I know where it is.

One of the hardest things for a kid is the first day at a new school, you don't know anyone, and you're absolutely sure that no one wants to be your friend.

But I was lucky I had Beth and she had me.

We always stuck together.

Okay?

Stay with me, Anna.

You don't need to be afraid, Beth.

I mean, it's okay if you want to.

I won't be embarrassed.

How you doing honey?

Anna?

Don't worry, dad.

I'm just fine.

I'm doing okay too, dad.

Oh, good, Beth.

That's, that's great.

My father being a sports writer and all felt I should be involved in sports.

Well, the truth is, he felt the entire world should be involved in sports.

But that's another story.

He did this interview with Mary Lou Redden for Sports Illustrated, and decided that gymnastics was the way to go.

20.

And, um, I think that it's, I watched the other girls practicing and I couldn't imagine ever being able to do what they were doing.

A year later, I began to believe I could be as good as some of the other girls.

And one day I was, it was a time in my life when it looked like everything was going my way.

Every day was good.

And every tomorrow looked even better.

Go for it, Anna.

But there was once this great athlete who said, no one is promised tomorrow.

It's funny.

But what happened then?

I remember as if it were something I had dreamt.

Have you ever had a dream where you can fly?

In my dream, I could fly like a bird, like Superman.

It was like being free freer than you could ever imagine.

If my dream had ended there, it would've been a wonderful dream.

Then that boogeyman gravity stepped in and ruined the whole thing.

Okay?

You want me to help you inside?

I got time.

That's okay, dad.

I'll take her from here.

That's funny.

What?

Your sister said the same thing to me on your first day of school.

Dad, you're so sentimental.

Yeah, except where the clippers are concerned.

I'm not feeling sentimental at all about the Clippers.

Have a great day.

Bye.

Dad.

We love you.

Oh, and don't cry, dad.

Our friends will think you're gay or an actor.

Well, John, you have a great day too.

It's Dad, I'm worried about most.

I think if he could trade places with me, he would.

It could be worse.

What,

What,

What are you talking about?

It could be worse.

Uh, she has a compression fracture, a T 12 I one, resulting in a major contusion with partial lesion.

Now, Dr.

Halper,

Neither of us needs to be handled with kid gloves.

Okay?

Just give us the bottom line.

We are going to do our best.

But barring a miracle, your daughter may never walk again.

This is awful.

Yeah,

I mean, it's awful that I have to just sit here helpless like this.

Wanna.

Get another cup of coffee?

You want one?

How.

Can you think about coffee at a time like this?

I need a cup of coffee.

All right.

I'll help you.

Mommy, sweetie.

You gotta try, sweetie.

Hey folks, just try to tell me it's not a beautiful day.

Just track.

I am Tommy t Tillman, and you must be Leslie Morgan.

How do you do I and you Rod Morgan?

That's.

Right.

You know, you once wrote a column about me saying, if I spent as much time working on my past, catching as I did on my end zone dance, I'd make it to the Hall of Fame.

Tommy t Tillman, Denver Broncos.

What are you doing here?

Well, I'm a counselor here, and it is my honor to have been selected to help Ms.

Anna here get to know her new vehicle.

Oh, uh, she's not feeling up to that right now, Mr.

Tillman.

So you're not feeling quite up to it, huh?

Well, I can help you with that.

Why?

Leslie, will you excuse us for a while, please?

There's some things Ms.

Ann and I here need to talk.

About.

Well, Tommy, I know, I know you, you, you came to help out, but I, I just, I I don't feel right about us leaving her right now when she's so down.

Right.

I appreciate it.

How much you love your daughter, both of you right now, that is the best thing this little girl's got going for her.

But sometimes mom and papa have to leave the nest.

So baby bird here can learn how to fly hard as it is.

We'll be right down the hall, sweetheart.

Everything's.

Gonna be all.

Right.

Doesn't quite ring true.

Does a sweetheart.

What?

That Everything's gonna be all right.

Doesn't feel like that right now, does it?

No.

Well, it just so happens That is true.

And maybe things aren't gonna be the way you want 'em to be, but they're gonna be all right.

I know this for a fact.

What happened to you?

The great American sport of football game against the Eagles.

It wasn't the hardest I've been hit either, you know, just to, I fell at just the right angle and it changed my life, and I felt exactly what you're feeling right now.

I felt like quitting, not giving up.

I was so angry.

I decided want anybody that was gonna help me.

Maybe I couldn't get up and run out of this hospital, but I could throw a bed pan like John Wick could throw it down and down.

And then one day I'm laying there and I had what I like to call a moment of clarity.

So I buzzed a nurse, took about a half.

I would even get up courage to peek in on me.

And then after that, I started trying just a little bit at first, you know, and a little bit more.

Next one.

I knew I had it.

Have what?

Hope.

That is the greatest gift we can give ourselves.

We've got to have it.

And when we get good at giving it to ourselves, see, then we can give it away to other people.

At least that's the opinion of yours truly.

Tommy t tell me.

See, that is what I'm doing here.

Anna, I'm gonna give you some of my hope till you can learn to make your own.

Now, we can do this tomorrow.

We can do it the next day or the day after that.

I'm a flexible kind of guy.

Or we can do it today and just get on with it.

So, what's up?

What do you say?

Dad says he is doing fine, but sometimes I'm not so sure.

Hey, Beth.

Hey.

Hey.

Um, let's shout.

I'll be right back.

How you doing?

I'm good.

How are you?

Yep.

You know, I hanging out and I mean, I, I was really phone.

Who is Brad Kilmer.

Oh, you're kidding me, right?

I, I mean, Brad.

Cute Brad.

Basketball team.

Blonde hair.

Oh girl.

Vulnerable.

Oh, you mean the brad That never gets in the game.

That is so besides the point.

Hi.

Hey, Kyle.

So you gonna get one night free from gymnastics?

So we can go to a movie or something?

Uh, you know, like real couples do.

Uh, maybe Saturday.

Definitely Saturday.

And don't call and say you're staying late at practice.

Hi, think Craig has a crush on me.

Hi, Anna.

Oh, hey, Sheila.

Uh, so how was your summer?

Hmm?

Rehab was great.

How was your summer?

Um, great.

Fine.

Um, listen, I'll catch you guys at lunch.

Can I go?

Just one, one?

I, Greg was.

Like, so Anna, I am so sorry you can't walk.

Gotta run.

I totally.

Took, I just really, really hope that.

That girl is personally responsible for the worldwide proliferation of all blonde jokes.

Proliferation.

That's a good vocab.

Why you like that?

Huh?

How about this?

Unilateral?

Wow.

But do you know what it means?

Um, I think it has something to do with.

Football.

Hello?

Uh, yes, this is Rod Morgan.

I'm Anna's father.

That's right.

That's, yes.

Hello, Ms.

Harcort.

It's nice to meet you too, but I, I believe we have met before.

Yes.

Uh, listen, Ms.

Harcourt, Alice.

Thank you Alice.

Um, I'm just checking in.

Is my daughter doing okay?

Great.

Great.

Yes, of course.

I'm sure you are Uhhuh.

Oh, yes.

It's a, uh, it's a very tough thing to, uh, to live through Alice.

Hey, Alice, you're breaking up here.

Uh, yeah, I'm on my, I'm on my cell phone and it's, I'm losing the connection.

Okay.

Okay.

We'll, we'll talk.

Thank you.

Bye-bye.

If your textbook is damaged, you must pay the full cost of your textbook.

If your textbook is lost or stolen, you must pay the full cost of your textbook.

You must treat your textbook as any other valuable piece of property.

That's because it is, in fact, a valuable piece of property.

To make things worse, I had missed almost an entire year of school.

The bad news was that I was repeating my junior year.

The good news was that I had a couple of classes with Beth, and the other bad news was that they were really boring classes.

Treat your textbook as if it were any other valuable piece of property.

Are you all right Ms.

Morgan?

Oh, oh, I'm hunky dory, Mr.

Bailey, right?

As rain, I was just stretching my legs.

Of course, I must get tired of sitting in that wheelchair day in and day out.

Eh, it's not so bad.

I mean, as long as I can take a break every now and then, you know, go for a walk, take a run.

It'd be pretty awful if I couldn't do that.

I can imagine.

No, you can't imagine.

Mr.

Bailey, you have no idea.

Ms.

Morgan, are you all right, Ms.

Morgan?

Um, I'm fine.

I'm.

Fine.

You just let me know if you need anything, okay?

Anything at all.

Will you do that?

Will you let me know if you need anything?

You wouldn't happen to have an extra spinal cord handy, would you?

Excuse me?

It was a joke.

That one always got a good laugh at rehab.

Yes.

Well, sense of humor is a wonderful thing to have.

Yeah.

Real lifesaver.

So I bumped into him in study hall, and he said that he thought that she was cool, and she thinks that okay anyways, I mean, she likes him, but he doesn't like her.

I mean, he likes her, but he doesn't like, like her.

Do you know what I mean?

Yeah.

You're saying he doesn't like, like her.

Exactly.

Is.

She making fun of me?

Of course.

I,

Okay.

Anyways, so she thinks that he's gonna hook up with her at the dance, but I don't think that he is.

Although when I'm talking to her, you know, I try to be positive because I think a person should always be, you know, positive.

So, Beth, what are you gonna wear at the dance?

I don't think I'm going.

You're just not gonna go.

How could you just not go?

You're going right, Anna?

I mean, um, you think that, uh, she should go, don't you, Anna?

Um, I got no, Sheila's not insensitive on purpose.

It just comes to her naturally.

I think she's right.

Wait, what do you mean?

Well, I think you should go to the dance.

Maybe.

I don't want to.

Oh, you want to?

You just don't wanna hurt my feelings.

Hi.

Hi.

So.

You're going to the dance on Friday?

Uh, yeah.

Um, I don't know.

Why do you ask?

Maybe we could go together.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

It's, uh,

It's been good talking to you.

Okay.

Seriously, did I come off like a complete idiot?

Not a complete idiot.

It's okay, though.

I don't really think he noticed.

I swore to myself I wasn't gonna go to that dance.

I thought that maybe we could rent videos and eat junk food.

Talk about how awful boys are.

Every single one of 'em.

Look,

It's okay.

I, I could have done it too.

I mean, it was any boy except Craig.

Why did it have to be Craig Destiny?

Think I didn't say it was a good destiny.

He could be a total jerk.

Like Kyle.

Yeah.

Kyle's just afraid my must be like the best person on the entire planet.

If you don't think Kyle's a jerk, I think he's a jerk.

I just think that part of the reason he's such a jerk is because he's so afraid.

The other reasons he can burn in hell for, well, I mean, if Craig's a jerk, I hope he's a nice jerk.

Well, I mean, he's so good looking that if he's a nice jerk instead of a mean jerk, it would be okay dating a jerk through high school.

I mean, lots of girls did jerks in high school, and then well, they become adults and go to therapy.

You watch way too much sex in the city.

I identify with all those women, eh, except for the women, the leather and chains.

Uh, you can always look at the positive side.

Craig could be the man of your dreams.

Ah,

Miracle could happen.

Oh, hi.

Uh, this is Leslie Morgan.

I'm Anna.

Oh, hello, Mrs.

Qua.

I was just checking to see how, if Oh, he did.

Well, I guess we're both a little anxious.

Not that there's really anything to worry about.

It's just, I wanted to make sure he had all my phone numbers in case something happens, or my husband forgets to pick her up.

Not that he would, he's a good father.

I, no, no, no.

I, I don't need to talk to her.

Yes, I'm sure you could.

I listen.

Um, that's another call coming through.

I am gonna have to take that call, but thank you for all of your help, Mrs.

Awkward.

Sorry.

Hi.

Hi, Kyle.

How's a gun?

Fine.

It's going just fine.

So how was your day?

Why are you always prying in my private life?

This son, I was talking to your sister,

Huh?

Um, my day was fine.

Um, I had a good day too, dad,

And I was just about to ask that.

Really?

Hello?

Oh, no, I'm sorry.

I just got in it.

Oh, here she is now.

Oh boy.

Named Craig.

Are.

You?

I'll get in my room,

Sweetie.

How is school?

Fine.

I'll be in my room.

What's she say in the car?

I wanna know her exact words.

(laugh)

Why do women always have to know the exact words?

What's wrong with paraphrasing?

Because we're more exacting than men.

Smarter, wiser, more important to the planet.

Oh.

Well, since you put it that way, I believe her exact words when I asked her about her day were, it was fine.

No, Beth, I am hanging up.

I couldn't care less about listening in on your phone conversation.

I need to find out who that boy is.

That's all she said.

Fine.

It was fine.

That's two words more than you got out of her.

Even though as a male, I am less important to the.

Planet.

And you let her get away with that all the.

Way home.

That's right.

Well, I am her mother and an experienced prosecutor.

She'll talk to me.

Well try not to hit her with a phone book.

Okay.

Because her counselor says that that could be bad for her self-esteem.

How's it going, pal?

Leave me alone.

Please.

That is so cool.

I would never know how to do that.

Maybe you could teach me.

I would love to.

Hi.

So how did it really go?

Just between us girls.

So how was her day?

Fine.

We shouldn't push her.

She'll talk when she's ready.

How do you memorize all those football plays?

You are so smart, Greg.

That is so cool.

What?

You could play a little hard to get.

I thought I won.

Oh, try harder.

Oh.

Oh, wait.

Um, uh, that guy, Tommy called from the hospital.

He says he wants to meet you at school or something.

Really?

Why?

I don't know.

Craig.

That is so cool.

He's talking about his car.

His parents are gonna get him.

I mean, all I have to do is say cool every few minutes and he thinks we're having a good conversation.

Well, could you get off the phone so I can call Tommy back in a minute?

I mean, surely he's almost done.

How much can he say about a stupid car?

Oh, Craig, that It's.

So cool.

Oh my god.

Crime scene photos.

Sorry.

Les.

Hmm.

Do you think Johnny's using drugs?

What?

Well, he sleeps all the time.

He's, he's completely disconnected.

I was just wondering.

I mean, what if he's using drugs?

You.

Think he's doing drugs?

Ma, ma, maybe he's just not getting enough sleep.

Oh, isn't that what those parents say in all those interviews after their kid gets arrested?

Oh, we had no idea.

We just thought little Billy wasn't getting enough sleep.

They're just speculating.

What are you doing?

I'm going to search his room.

Oh, we can't search his.

Room.

Yes, we can, but.

He'll think we don't trust him.

He's 13.

Do you trust him?

Well.

No, but I don't want him to know that.

Yeah, yeah, you're.

Right.

Okay.

Okay.

We will search when he's not here.

What do you mean?

Like a covert operation?

Well, this isn't the criminal justice system we're dealing with here.

Rod.

This is your son.

If we don't find any drugs, then we trust him again.

It's a mind easing investigation to restore the fragile, loving bond of parent-child trust.

I like the sound of that better.

Yeah.

I grew up during the Nixon administration.

Okay.

We searched tomorrow.

You know, maybe he's not getting enough sleep.

Oh, make it stop.

Good.

Morning.

Sorry, I just can't do it again today.

Who are you talking to?

God.

Mm, cool.

Oh, I can't do it either.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Looks like you're reciting something.

What is it A poem?

No, it's my book report.

I have to give it another, the class today.

Oh, what kind of book report?

Just tell what the book was about.

That's all.

I decided to write mine out too.

And memorize it.

Yeah.

I wanted to make sure I get an A plus.

How about just an.

A, an a plus.

Why an A plus?

Mom, I don't have time for our conversation right now.

What are you doing?

What does it look like I'm doing?

Looks like you're photographing a crime scene.

You are photographing a crime scene, aren't you?

We need before pictures.

Why?

So we could put everything back exactly the way we found it.

Have you done this sort of thing before?

No.

Not a lot.

Are you sure you wanna turn your math sheet in with Craig Digital all over it.

What?

I mean, I know this thing for Craig isn't like true love or anything.

Mm-hmm.

It's more like a, a addiction, obsession.

Psychosis.

Just thinking.

Crush.

Same thing.

Crush sounds better.

Puppy love makes me feel like I'm six years old.

Okay, fine.

Stick with crush then.

And crushes are acceptable at our age.

Just don't have this crushed child.

I feel bad talking to you about this.

Why?

It's not like no one will ever love me.

You know?

Well, maybe you'd meet somebody at the dance, but it's a dance.

I mean, people go there to dance.

I think boys don't really take me for the dancing type anymore.

Okay.

Sorry.

Sometimes, I guess I'm not as okay with it as I think I am.

But hey, it's okay that you can walk.

It's okay that you can dance.

It's even okay if you get a better grade on this math test.

Although I think the chances of that are pretty remote at this point.

Oh.

Too late.

See you.

What's this?

What do you got?

I think it could be cigarette paper.

It's a post-it.

Rolling grass in post-its.

Why didn't I think of that when I was in college?

Because they didn't have post-Its when you were in college, right?

My parents are stupid.

Do you think that's the drugs talking?

I doubt it.

He's always thought we were stupid.

Right?

So what do you think?

Inconclusive.

Okay, honey.

That's it.

Everything looks exactly the way we found it.

Mm.

Those sweat socks over there.

Move them about a half inch.

Well, inch and a half to the left.

You're kidding.

Okay.

Okay.

Yeah.

Okay.

I think we're okay.

You know, you could have made a great spy.

I've been told that.

Or thief.

I'm going back to work.

Yeah, me too.

Come on.

Come on.

Okay.

I think we're okay.

We're fine.

Who's that?

An early Christmas break.

Oh, what?

This is your first step towards racing.

No way.

What?

I'm not racing.

Why.

Not?

Because I don't want to.

That's why not.

I

Thought you were gonna live your life.

I am living my life.

I mean, I'm going to school.

Look, you don't have to worry about me, okay?

I'm a very high achiever.

Just try it.

No.

Oh.

Oh girl.

Just try it one time.

I don't want to.

Okay.

I have a lot on my plate right now, Tommy.

I appreciate what you're trying to do for me here.

But

I'll be here again tomorrow.

This time you decide to give it a shot, you'll be here too.

Fair enough?

Fair enough.

Anna, you've done great.

You have really done great so far.

Thanks.

But the thing about living life to us fullest is that the more you become, the more you realize you can become.

I thought all football players were supposed to be dumb.

Oh, baby, I'm dumb as a Greek.

Didn't you know that?

Right?

Well, maybe I'll be here tomorrow.

Okay.

Maybe I won't.

Maybe.

So

I have decided that I'm going to the dance.

Huh?

Really?

When did you decide this?

During the last 15 minutes of math class.

I was there, done with my test, and everyone else was still grinding it out and realized that I needed more of a life.

I mean, if I'm so understanding about why no boy is interested in me, I shouldn't not go to the dance because no boy is interested in me.

You, um, you lost me at if I'm so understanding, it's all right.

I'm not entirely clear on it myself.

Let's just say that I decided to go.

So I'm going, wow, you're so decisive.

You should be like a judge or something, or a dictator, an emperor conqueror in a wheelchair.

Anna the hun Anna the nun.

Anna the hun nun.

Wow.

Anna, you had the best attitude for a girl's life is just so terrible.

Did I say something funny?

I don't normally say something funny.

Anna's going to the school dance this weekend.

Beth, what wasn't a secret, was it?

That's great, honey.

No, that really takes a lot of, dad.

Just don't make a big deal about this, okay?

Okay.

You got it.

It's no big deal.

It's a regular deal.

No problem.

Cool.

That's awesome.

I'm I'm gonna read it tonight.

I told you that before I left the office.

Okay?

Oh, okay, Walter, I'll see you in the morning.

Goodbye.

So, how's the book report go?

You.

Use the phone for a while, okay?

Oh.

Uh, dad, when you tell mom about the dance, just tell her not to make a big deal out.

Okay?

You've gotta kill.

Hey John, wanna help me make dinner?

Hey, I don't want,

Oh, Craig, that is so cool.

Really?

Why.

Would you do that?

You're going to the dance.

Didn't.

Dad tell you not to make a big deal about this?

Yes, but you know, I don't listen to him.

Maybe you should try it sometime.

Maybe when we're old.

So you're going, you sure this is a good idea?

I mean, you should do this kind of thing eventually, but maybe this is pushing things a little too fast.

I, I I don't know.

What do you think?

I think that I'm going to the day it's, it's not that big of a deal.

Okay?

Okay, then,

You know, this is just the corny reaction I was trying to avoid.

I can't help it.

You know?

Dad didn't hug me.

He just gave me a pat and a wink, and he really wanted to hug me.

I could tell.

Your father's stronger than I am.

You tell him I said that.

You die.

You have a talk with her.

I wouldn't exactly call it a talk.

She wants to go to the dance.

Yeah.

I hope she's ready for this.

What if she's not?

She'll survive.

She survived worse, right?

Yeah.

Uhhuh.

Why don't the kids talk to me?

What do you mean they talk to you?

John.

Won't.

Talk to me.

John won't talk to anybody.

Beth doesn't talk to.

Me.

Beth only talks to the boys.

If you were just in Timberlake, she'd be talking your ear off.

Anna talks, if you wanna call it that.

I've had more in-depth communication with answering machines.

I mean, she doesn't exactly open up to me about what's really going on with her.

And something is bothering Julie.

She won't talk to me.

Is it me?

You, they're kids.

They go through things,

Isn't really an answer.

My question is it?

What about you?

Me.

We don't talk.

Isn't that the way we used to?

Honey?

We have been kind of busy and, and, and there have been a lot of adjustments to make with Anna and all that.

Do.

You remember when we first fell in love?

We couldn't get enough of talking to each other.

We would fight for hours and hours.

That was wonderful.

You.

Know what we're gonna do?

And things settle down around here.

We're gonna go away.

Just the two of us.

And I promise you that we will fight all weekend long.

Promise.

I

Promise.

Everything's.

Gonna be okay.

Everything is gonna be.

Okay.

That's what I used to.

You guys searched my.

Room.

No, we didn't.

Yes we did.

Yes, we did.

Why?

Because we were afraid you might be using drugs.

Why didn't you just ask me?

Why didn't you just ask him.

What you were the.

Well, are you using drugs?

What difference would it make if I said No?

You, you guys wouldn't believe me.

Would you?

Why don't you just figure it out?

Why don't you search my locker at school or the spare tire of dad's car?

Who knows where a druggie keeps his stash?

We made a mistake.

I agree.

His room was way too obvious.

I'm gonna go to school, check his locker first thing in the.

Morning.

Oh, you're not Leslie.

He's our son.

We're gonna trust him.

You're right.

I mean, no, you, you're right.

At least check the spare.

Tire.

The spare tire.

And that's it.

Okay.

Why don't they tell you?

Raising kids is so hard.

Because if people knew that before they had kids, the human race would become extinct.

Yeah.

So I was thinking in The Bahamas, I think.

Cause I like hot weather.

I mean, not that LA isn't nice, but I was thinking an island in The Bahamas.

That would be so, you know, romantic.

Craig.

Craig.

I, um, I think he fell asleep on the phone.

Well, I'm sure it wasn't anything personal.

No.

I mean, I think he sleeps a lot.

I wonder if that's a tren boys that are tense.

I was thinking shallow.

Yeah.

Well, I think you should go to sleep.

You can figure that out in the morning.

Do you think Craig and I will get married?

You haven't even had your first date yet.

I think it may be a little too soon to tell.

Come on.

Make believe with me.

You need a story to think about while falling asleep.

You must be really good at this when we were little.

Yeah.

Well, I've lost my touch.

I do it for you.

Okay.

Okay.

Do you want the crystal ball or great chief nose at all?

Crystal ball.

I, the great Anna Vagina will look into my crystal ball.

Yes, I see you, you are at the dance.

You look marvelous, my dear.

Good start.

You are alone.

Oh, that's so sad.

Oh, wait, no.

There he is.

It's Craig.

He's looking for you.

Oh, wait, no, he's looking for food.

Oh, okay.

Now he's looking for you.

He sees you.

You see him.

Your eyes meet.

You are walking across the room towards each other.

What's this?

You are surprised to find out that he's just as nervous as you are.

That cool, detached, macho thing is just a facade.

Oh my goodness.

This is a surprise.

What?

It turns out, he's really very deep and in touch with his feelings.

Oh, come on Anna.

Make it a little believable.

Okay.

You dance, you sweat like pigs.

And, uh, it turns out that he's not quite as shallow as a bottle cap.

Come on, it's getting late.

Can I have a fantasy, please?

All right.

Um, I see you dancing with him.

It's a slow song.

And as you dance, you realize that he is the one.

You look at him, he looks at you.

But before you can say he's the one, he says, Beth, you are the one.

It's it's magic.

It's kismet, it's Oprah.

This is great.

I mean, I have no idea what kismet means, but it's great.

Then what?

Then you date all the way through high school and college.

And he graduates from medical school.

You graduate from law school.

Uh, second in your class, just barely edged out by me.

And then you get married and you go off on your honeymoon to The Bahamas.

And then, then what?

Then you both die.

Oh, Anna, come on.

What?

It's the perfect ding.

Your life is peaked and you're just 25.

You needed it to be all downhill after that.

Oh, come on.

Okay.

Everything's the same through The Bahamas part.

And then you live happily ever after.

That's better.

Thank you.

My pleasure.

And I like The Bahamas part.

That's what I'm gonna dream about.

Do I ever walk again?

What'd you say?

Go to sleep.

You have like a whole decade of your life to cover before morning tonight.

Can I have the.

Hannah?

You okay?

You okay?

I'm just gonna be okay, Billy.

I promise.

I promise it's gonna be okay.

Promise.

It's gonna be good morning.

I don't have to do this.

Everyone would understand.

I'll just stay in my room for the rest of my life, right?

Poetry, like Emily Dickinson.

All right.

One more day.

And that's it.

I mean, it Got it again.

Yeah.

No, I'm not gonna have time for that today.

Why don't you just read it to me?

Yeah, right, right.

Now.

You all right, sweetie?

You look tired.

Do you sleep okay?

Yeah.

Mom, I'm fine.

Yeah, she, she slept great.

I promise.

Uh, no, I didn't hear that.

Anybody want more pancakes?

Why don't I always make some of the pancakes fine.

Eat without me.

Who wants to see with a criminal, right?

Want some pancakes?

What's happening to everybody?

Life, dad.

Life is happening to us all.

Anna, never mind.

You're my hero.

Thanks.

I don't know how much we're supposed to take Adam.

Work on that.

Yeah, I didn't know if I was coming, but you did come apparently.

So.

I mean, here I am.

So what now?

Woohoo.

Look.

At you.

You love it?

I do not.

I hate it.

Oh yeah, I can see that.

Haha.

I found his stash.

It's not drugs.

This is what's keeping him up late at night.

Little women.

He's addicted to chick.

Flicks.

Uh, this isn't little women.

This is big women with, and men, if he, he switched the labels.

You remember jaws?

You thought the shark was scary.

Did you watch.

Them all?

No, not all of them.

Well, not all of each one of them.

I did what I had to do.

Oh, this is a relief.

I mean, it beats the pants off.

Heroin, no pun intended.

Well, still, I'll put it back exactly where it was.

So it'll be better for when we confront him.

I'll talk.

To him.

Oh.

Oh, what are you gonna say?

I don't know.

Well, you don't have to tell me every exact word, but just gimme the gist of it.

I don't know the gist yet.

Oh, well, when you figure it out, you'll just run it by me before you.

Talk to him.

Honey, I'm perfectly capable of being a good father.

Well,

Why are you taking this so personally?

Because I think you meant it personally.

I I'm still his mother.

I have the.

Right to Leslie.

I'll handle it.

Okay.

Okay.

Covering a game by watching it on tv.

Good seat in the house.

It's really cute.

I gotta go, uh, home?

No, to the bathroom.

Oh, okay.

Do you have to go?

No.

Okay.

Okay.

Um, am I sweating too much?

Oh no.

Your sweat level's just perfect.

You know, sexy without being disgusting.

Craig, on the other hand, yeah.

It is amazing how much water guys can sweat off and still have to go to the bathroom.

Yeah.

So how's it going?

He's very good looking.

He sure is.

And good looking's important.

Especially when you're young and, well, I'm young, so what's wrong?

Oh, nothing, nothing important.

Is he not nice to you?

Oh, no, no, no.

He, he's nice.

I mean, whenever he has to go to the bathroom, he asks me if I need to go to the bathroom.

He's very attentive to my bladder uhoh.

Well, that's good.

It's not often nowadays that you find a guy who pays enough attention to a girl's bodily functions.

Right.

So what's wrong?

He's, oh, he's, um, boring.

Garden snails are much more interesting.

Maybe he's just nervous.

I mean, first date and all.

And that's what I figured, and that's what I was hoping for.

And well then, then he fell asleep during a slow song.

He fell asleep.

Well, I mean, not, not totally asleep.

He kind of sagged a little on him.

Was snoring baby.

He has sinus trouble.

Asked, said no.

He was catching a little shut eye, a little cat nap.

Stay loose.

He's athletes need to stay loose so that he developed a talent that he can sleep standing up like a horse anytime, anywhere.

Seem very proud of this.

He's very good looking.

What's your fault?

You know what I mean?

If I wasn't your sister, I would've grown up shallow like God intended me to be.

I'd be happy as a pig.

And I'll sweat right now.

Well, I'm sorry.

I forgive you.

Hey, how's it going?

Hey.

Well, uh, that was quick.

I didn't have to go after all.

False alone.

Better safe than sorry.

Right?

You wanna dance more?

Sure.

Should wish the play slow One.

Need to catch a little shuteye.

You guys have been talking about me, right?

Cool.

Hey, is that real?

What.

The wheelchair?

Is it, is it real or are you just screwing around?

I've got this, bro.

His name's Brad.

Bro.

Brad,

Sometimes we take his grandfather's wheelchair out and we mess around with it.

Ah.

Oh, well this one's all mine.

Oh, cool.

Hey,

Slow up.

Come on.

Let's go get some rest.

John.

Hey, John.

John, don't let me bother you.

Okay?

I'm just gonna pick out a tape to watch tonight.

What are you doing, dad?

Oh.

Is this yours?

I don't know.

Well, little women, you know, I don't think your mom has ever seen this.

Maybe we could watch this one tonight.

Okay.

Hey, in fact, let's watch it together.

It's gotta be pg.

Yeah, sure.

Cool.

I'll tell your mom and your sisters.

No, dad.

Wait, I just remembered I was watching some of the guys and I spilled coke on it.

You know what?

Probably wouldn't even play.

Probably ruin the vcr.

You know, this tape's completely no good.

Well, too bad.

Yeah, it's too bad.

You know, you could probably run it though.

Yeah.

Yeah, I probably could.

Hey, we haven't watched Star Wars in a long time.

Let's watch that one instead.

Okay?

No, no, no.

Well, let me guess you And the guys spill Coke in this one too.

As a matter of fact, I find it kind of odd that you and the guys have been watching little women.

So you wanna take a shot at being straight with me, son?

I don't know what you mean.

Okay.

Why don't you start by telling me what these really are.

They're, you know,

Porn films.

Right?

Okay.

So, uh, this is what's been keeping you up at night, huh?

Not drugs.

I don't do drugs,

And I'm glad about that, son.

Really?

I am.

Listen, I was just curious, you know?

Well, of course you were.

And that's totally normal.

Look, John, it's, it's one of the, one of the good things that, that God has given us.

And it's, it's very, very good, but especially when it's an expression of love, you know, or, uh, intimacy between people.

You know, what I'm trying to say is you're young and you're, you're, you're curious.

And that's, that, that's all cool.

But there's just so much to learn about life.

There is so much to learn.

Dad.

Yeah.

Are you okay?

Huh?

Yeah, I'm okay.

I'll, I'm trying to tell you something.

All right?

I'm just, I don't want you growing up without knowing what's important.

I mean, really, really important in life.

And, and, and, and it's, that's tough because it's, it's just hard to know what the right thing is.

John, am I a good dad?

What do you think I'm a good dad?

Well, yeah.

Sure.

Okay, cool.

Cool.

It's just, you know what?

I just want you to get rid of these tapes.

Okay?

Will you do that for me?

Yeah,

Sure.

I'll.

Good.

And, uh, this room is a mess, man.

I want you to clean it up, okay?

Yeah.

Cheryl, I'll.

Clean it up.

Good.

It's getting late, honey.

What are you doing?

Organizing.

Organizing.

I have my pens and pencils according to type.

I have my ball points, my roller balls, my belt tips, my number two pencils, my color pencils.

Of course, my crayons, but I can't find Periwinkle.

Oh, it's okay, sweetheart.

No, it's not okay.

No, I can't find Periwinkle.

What's really the matter, Julie?

I don't want to be any trouble.

But.

You're not any troubles.

I am.

You need your strength to take care of Anna.

Anna almost died.

No, she can't walk.

And you have to help her.

And I promise I help you,

But you do help me all the time.

I don't tell you thank you enough.

Not nearly enough.

But I see what you do.

You are a big help to mommy.

I am.

Yes you are.

You are the best daughter a mommy could ever hope for.

I didn't make an a plus.

You don't have to make a pluses.

Not for me.

I love you exactly the way you are.

I always will.

Now listen to me this weekend, I want you to just play no studying.

Not even a.

Little study.

No, just play.

Tomorrow I want you to pick something you wanna do for the two of us to do together.

I do wanna play Play-Doh hair.

Well then.

Play-Doh hair.

It is.

Can we cook?

I mean, are y'all cooking?

We're gonna make pancakes.

Pancake pancakes.

I love you, mommy.

I, I, so.

I only speak,

Can't.

Hey,

Are you sick?

No, I'm paralyzed.

Uh, what I meant was you looked like you were dizzy or stoned or something.

No, I'm, I'm fine.

I mean, except for the whole paralyzed thing.

Okay,

Good.

Uh, because if you were feeling sick, I'm trained in First aid and cpr, although it didn't look like you needed CPR or mouth to mouth or anything.

Mouth to mouth.

Huh?

Uh, it was a joke.

Uh, actually it was a really feeble, attempted a joke.

Um, okay.

I'm Neil.

Um, I'm new at school and I don't really know anybody yet.

So I thought I would come to the school dance and try and meet some new people, but I guess I didn't really think it through because if kids in class didn't wanna meet the new guy, then why would they change their minds?

Just because loud music is playing.

Right.

So, uh, so I've been standing around all night trying to act like I don't really care.

And I've been watching you standing up, sitting, sitting, um, around all night doing the same thing.

So I decided to risk complete humiliation and come over and introduce myself.

That's when I came up with that stupid line hair.

Are you sick?

Because if I was lucky and you were sick, then I would know exactly what to do and you'd be impressed, um, if you survived.

But, but you weren't sick and you were actually a lot funnier than me with that.

No, I'm paralyzed.

Come back, which I know wasn't technically a joke, but it does show you have a very cool sense of humor.

Do you always talk this much?

Actually, I'm really shy and I almost never talk.

I just kind of save it up until I burst or something.

Well, you're funny.

Thank you.

Not everyone gets my sense of humor.

I, I haven't, as they say, found my audience yet.

I'm not related to Neil Simon, by the way.

Um, I think my parents named me after Neil Armstrong.

He's really smart, but not especially funny.

You must be tired.

I'm talking so much.

Why don't you pull up a chair.

Sure.

If you're sitting, my jokes are dying.

No, that, that was, that was a good one.

You didn't laugh,

Eh?

It was a good one.

Not a great one.

One, yeah.

Yeah.

It was actually a lot like the jokes we used to make in the hospital.

He always had a very dark sense of humor.

Yeah,

I know I do.

Uh, my uncle was wounded in Vietnam and he's in a wheelchair.

He makes jokes like that all the time.

I mean, everybody in the family gets embarrassed except for me.

He and I are the only funny ones in the family.

Everyone sees something that's not funny.

Come to my family's Thanksgiving.

Um, I'm Anna Anna Morgan.

Neil.

Neil Kennedy.

No relation to them either, in case.

Yeah.

Well, congratulations.

Neil.

For what?

Well, you succeeded.

You came to a dance alone and made a friend.

So why did you come?

I don't know.

Maybe I was hoping to make a friend too.

Well then, I guess that makes us a couple of success stories.

Time Magazine should be calling Any minute,

Tuesday.

What will be feeling concrete?

Don't wait down.

Hi mom.

How was it?

And please don't just say fine.

I'm not the cops.

Pretend like I'm just your mom.

Remember when we used to talk about things?

Yeah, I remember.

I made on chocolate.

Oh, no.

Um, actually, I, uh, I, I did meet a guy tonight.

His name is Neil.

Like Neil Simon, but no relation.

So we talked.

I told mom about the party and about Neil and about how worried I had really felt about going to the dance.

It was a really nice talk.

It was the way we talked before my accident, before everything changed.

Ah, how is she?

She's good.

How are you?

I'm good.

How are you?

Oh, fine.

Oh, alright.

Yeah, yeah.

Okay.

Yeah.

Goodnight.

Oh, you gonna tell me who that was?

Maybe later.

We'll see.

Craig said I was the one really?

When, well, he was kind of quiet walking to the car, but then he suddenly perked up on the ride home.

He looked in my eyes and I looked into his eyes and he said, Beth, you had a girl for me.

I looked him into his heavy litted eyes and I said, Craig, you're not the boy for me.

No.

Then what did he say?

I mean, he just seemed disappointed for like a second or two.

And then he is like, you want to eat after two cheeseburgers?

He seemed okay.

Well, the right one will come along for you too.

Yeah, I know.

I met a guy tonight.

Really?

Yeah.

His name is Neil.

Ah, is he cute?

Yeah.

Well, he's no Kyle.

Thank God.

Thank God.

Is he the one?

No.

I mean, I, I doubt it.

Beth, you do realize that we are a little too young for the one.

I know.

It's fun looking though.

And I told mom about Neil.

She basically told me not to get my hopes up.

I mean, she didn't say it right out, but I knew what she was getting at and I understand why she felt like she needed to say it.

I mean, she didn't want me to be disappointed.

Sounds like mom.

I mean, really though, it's a little disappointment all that bad.

It's just part of life.

Yeah.

Like I guess it is.

Good night, Anna.

I say you can't let a little disappointment get you down.

I say keep your hopes as high as you can.

After all hope is what keeps us going.