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Did you think we were
gonna be together forever?

You know, you act
like such a little kid.

Like, you're a little eight-year-old
runnin' around, bein' goofy.

You know, I just
can't stand it anymore.

What do you want me to say?

Don't say nothin'.

Can I say I'm sorry?

It's too late.
Just don't say nothin'.

Can I kiss you one last time?

Tell me.
Tell me that you love me.

Do you love me?

They used to get around,

walkin' around, lookin' at stuff.

They used to try to find clues
to all the mysteries...

and mistakes God had made.

My friend George said that he
was gonna live to be 100 years old.

He said - He said that he was gonna be
the president of the United States.

I wanted to see him lead a parade
and wave a flag on the Fourth of July.

He just wanted greatness.

The grown-ups in my town,

they were never kids
like me and my friends.

They had worked in wars
and built machines.

It was hard for them
to find their peace.

Don't you know how that feels?

I like to go to beautiful places...

where there's waterfalls
and empty fields.

Just places that are nice
and calm and quiet.

Come back here!

You will not defeat me!

- Hi, George.
- Hi.

- What you doin'?
- Nothin'.

You will die in the graveyard of-
You know what I mean.

'Cause I am smooth!

Bam, bam, Bud-dy!

- Who's cat is that?
- This is Nancy the cat.

I'm baby-sittin' her for my cousin.

She's in Florida somewhere.

So, why aren't you over there
with Vernon and them?

My head hurts.

Yeah, my legs hurt.

I love you!
I love you!

This is war!

When I look at
my friends, I know there's goodness.

I can look at their feet,
or when I hold their hands,

I pretend I can see the bones inside.

This place is falling apart
faster than we can do anything.

You're supposed
to be a leader, Damascus.

You oughta look around
and see the hazards.

I'm holding you for a day's pay.

You're holding me
for a day's pay? A day's pay?

End of discussion.
I've got a train yard to run.

That's what I'm talkin' about.
I'm talkin' about conditions.

I'm talkin' about goin' home every
night and not coughing up blood.

I'm talkin' about I got burns
on the back of my neck.

I'm talkin' about animals
runnin' up, tearin' up track.

What am I 'posed to do when
one of those dogs bite me, huh?

Your workman's compensation
doesn't cover that, does it?

Think about it,
Damascus. You're a good worker.

Don't do anything you're gonna
regret six months from now.

Mm-hmm.

I'm thinkin' about it.

The first time George saw his dog,

it was sittin' in some feces.

It didn't have anywhere to go,
no one to love it.

It couldn't do no harm but walk.

Ears are nasty,
his head is nasty,

his legs are nasty,
his tail's crooked.

- Ahhh!
- Get off me, man! You play too much.

Hey, Augie, now that Damascus quit,
I bet my dad makes you supervisor.

Yeah, wouldn't that be fun?

Maybe you'll get a raise.
Hey, could I get a light?

I am absolutely disgusted with
all of you. Completely disgusted.

Look at what you eat for lunch.

Look at that. What is that?
That's preservatives.

- It's fudge.
- Euless.

- Nobody cares what you're saying.
- It causes cancer.

- You're gay.
- I'm not gay. I have a wife, okay?

It causes cancer. At least, if you're
gonna eat that, have some almonds.

How do you deal with yourself?
When I go to the bathroom,

I like to be proud of what happens.

I like to be proud
of the whole experience.

I like to know that it smells
sweet, not horrible.

Hold up, hold up.

There are two hot dogs with
chili somewhere in my pant suit.

Why are you always toting
that toothbrush around for?

I'll tell you what.
Why don't you guys try some salad?

- I have a mixed salad in my bag.
- Euless, I don't eat at all.

I don't eat at all.

And you don't stretch before you work,
either.

When I get a hankering for something
to eat, I chew it and spit it out.

Know what I'm sayin'?

Hey, there's those kids again.
They're trying to steal a car.

No. Uh-uh. Excuse me.
You'll not touch that. No.

It's that crazy nigger,
Rico Rice.

You just get off that bike.

My dad's at lunch right now,

but you know what he said he'd do
if he caught you around here again.

I'd like to see him try.

Sonya, excuse me, but you're already busted

for stealin' Nathan Worthin's car.

If my pop comes out here
shootin' his machine gun,

it ain't gonna be me goin' to federal
prison or sittin' in the electric chair.

Shock!

This piece of junk ain't doin'
nothin' but sittin' in a ditch.

Well, duh.
I gotta fix the damn thing.

"Well, duh.
I gotta fix the damn thing."

I believe it's on.

Whoo! Now say that to my face,
playboy! Whoo! Burnt bacon!

- Oh, man!
- Come on, get it on!

Break it, break it, break it.
Break it up. Break it up.

- Come on, man!
- You'll get us all fired.

Here's the story. Buddy, George
and Vernon, you can touch the bike.

Sonya, you cannot.

- What's happening, Buddy?
- What's happening?

- How're you doin'? Long time no see.
- Yeah.

- How's your moms?
- She doin' all right.

Yeah?

Still got trouble
gettin' to sleep at night.

- That's tough, man.
- Yeah.

- She's been through a lot, you know?
- Yeah, but she's okay.

I just gotta sing to her
before she goes to bed at night.

Otherwise, she can't get to sleep.

Kinda stupid, but it don't
bother me. Makes me sleepy too.

What kind of songs you sing to her?

Uh... she likes the theme
to Blazing Saddles.

- How's your pee?
- How's my what?

Your pee. Your urine.
Is it clear?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Good.
Means you're healthy.

Cool.

- Why are you tryin' to get pregnant so bad?
- Who's gonna have a baby?

I don't know. I guess
I just wanna be a baby's mama.

- What about Darrian?
- Oh, child, please.

He is too ugly
to be the father of my child.

Let me tell you,
guys ain't nothin'.

They break up with you,

then they beg you to get back,
and then they break up again.

You should've just left them
alone the first time.

I know. It's like if you don't wanna go
with a guy, and you break up with them,

then they beg you to go back
so that they could break up with you.

Then they can go tellin' their friends,
"Oh, yeah, I broke up with this girl."

I don't understand why they go through
all that. They get on my nerves anyway.

I mean, I swear,
my ex boyfriend makes me sick.

He always wanted to argue.
He'd act childish. He's older than me.

Y'all know y'all are not gonna
find nobody in this town...

that's, that's even close
to bein' perfect.

Y'all gotta get out, go travelin'.

You see Nasia and George
at the park today talking?

Yo, man, what's up with that, yo?

She better not be tryin'
to hurt my feelings,

and she better not
be hookin' up with him.

Man, this is something
that girls do, man.

They try to dump you and then
go with your best friend, yo.

It's just Denise and all them
puttin' words in their head.

She wouldn't be tryin' to talk to me,
yo, 'cause I wouldn't talk back to her.

That's why she's
talkin' to George.

I don't care about the other girls.
I care about Nasia.

I think about her all the time.

What's that?

Oh, I dug this up
in the ground yesterday.

Why you do that to it, man?

I don't know. I was bored.

Destructive kind, yo.
Cheer up, man.

Hey, George. You know,
your Uncle D walked out on us today.

That man's crazy.

I swear, Rico's father thought
he was gonna have a conniption fit.

I thought he was gonna bust.
What do you call it? A crazy move?

Nothing shocks my dad, man.
That's why he's the boss,

and that's why he just bought
a K-Car turbo, as in King Car Turbo.

That's right.

That's a good-lookin' dog.

He is a nice dog. Where'd you get him at?

I don't know.
I just found it.

Yeah, I seen a dog like that on
television. Man, that's rare as crap.

Smells like crap.

Have you had that thing
checked out for a hysterectomy?

I think it's got
halitosis or something.

You should give it cold lima beans
with a little bit of salt.

Anyways, are you
gonna keep that puppy?

- No. My uncle won't let me keep a dog.
- Oh, that's right.

Old Damascus would probably cut its head
off or somethin'. He's a crazy man.

I remember this one time we were over at
Barry's house. He was havin' a cookout.

And Barry's cat started
freakin' out, right?

Like he was high, like he
was physically insane, right?

And that cat starts pushin' over
people's drinks, you know,

usin' the restroom everywhere,
and Damascus shows up, right?

And he pulls a whip out
of his, out of his shorts.

That cat runs to the left,
and he pops it to the left,

then he runs to the right
and pops it to the right.

And then he pops that cat like
right on the bridge of its nose,

and that cat rolled over
and started shakin', right?

And it was so gross,
it was like a -

like a dead, old,
gross, dead... squirrel.

Ohh. Excuse me for a second,
would you, please?

I've just had my fruit cup.

You're gonna make me vomit,
talkin' about dead squirrels.

No, this -
This is little Bobby.

No, that's
little Bobby's cousin.

- Oh, it's just Richard.
- That ain't no Richard.

- It's Richard.
- Richard might be his middle name.

- It is too Richard. Look, it's on the back.
- You don't know him.

- Girl, no.
- It's written on the back of the picture.

Why do you let them
come over here?

Because you know without me
you won't know about things.

Oh, and here comes Vernon.
Look at Vernon.

- Please.
- That boy live here?

- Come in.
- Hey, Vernon, baby, how're you doin'?

- Lookin' good today.
- What's up, y'all?

All y'all lookin' good too.

I know I look good.

Hey, can I speak to Nasia?

- No, you don't.
- Uh-uh.

Nasia. Anything you got to say
to her, you can say it to all of us.

- Thank you.
- Shut up. I don't like you anyway.

- No way.
- Uh-uh. You don't come in here with that.

You don't come up in my house, dissin'
my friends. What is your function?

I'm just playin', Nasia.

What's up with your brother?
Why he ain't call me?

- Huh?
- Your brother. What's up with him?

Girl, Denise told me
he ain't had no muscles.

What do you want?

I want to know what's up
with you and Buddy?

What do you mean?
I mean -

You ain't been callin'
him or nothin', man. He told me.

- He said y'all don't even talk no more.
- Yeah, 'cause we broke up.

Broke up? For what?

Because he acts too
much like a little kid.

I'm looking
for a more mature person.

Man, he 13, you 12.
Y'all both little kids.

What else y'all
supposed to act like?

He's supposed to act more mature.

But you know what?
I found somebody better.

- Who?
- George.

George?
George is stupid.

- Oh, God.
- His skull ain't even fused together, man.

He can't even take baths.
He stink.

He wear the same jeans every day.

He don't even talk, man. I think
something wrong with that boy for real.

You know what? This is not
even your problem. Why-

- It is my problem.
- No, it's not.

Yes, it is, because Buddy is like
my little brother, all right?

And I'm just tryin'
to look out for him.

You his first girlfriend.

This is comin' from my heart right here,
you know?

You just tryin' to act like your sister
or somethin', tryin' to be fast.

- What's wrong with you?
- You know what?

I don't really care
what you think.

I mean, I like Buddy
up to a certain point.

But you know what?

He acts too much like a little kid,
so I found somebody else.

I don't want him goin' around goin' crazy
because some stupid little girl dumped him.

I just wanna know why
you two - why you trippin'.

Because he's too young. Case closed.

I've got people waitin' for me,
so I'll talk to you later.

All right, whatever.

George knew
if his uncle found his dog...

he'd end up killing it...

'cause he was always killin' stuff-

bangin' on things and makin' traps.

The dog was very old and lazy...

and just ugly...

but George still loved it.

It - It had bumps.
I mean, not bumps.

More like bugs and fleas and ticks.

All kinds of pests,
like, all over its legs.

Oh, that I were
as in the months of old,

as in the days
when God watched over me;

when His lamp
shone over my head...

and by His light
I walked through darkness;

when I was in my prime;

when the friendship of God
was upon my tent;

when the Almighty was with me;

when my children were around me;

when my steps
were washed with milk...

and the rock poured out
for me streams of oil.

Thank you.

Hey, is that the Bible
or Shakespeare?

I mean, they -
Yes, there are nice people here.

It's a nice town. I mean, it's
like any other place, I guess.

But it's got its good parts, and
then on the other side of the coin,

there are the bad parts too.

But it's really too bad you can't see
the stars on account of all the smoke.

Man, you know what? My room
ain't got no windows anyway.

Hey, man, are you still hanging
out with that girl Nasia?

No, man. She dumped me
last week at church.

- What?
- Yep.

- Geez.
- For my friend George Richardson.

- Uh-uh.
- It's kind of stupid, though. I mean...

I gave my all to her.

I mean, a plastic ring
and a kiss.

I mean, it's the thought
that counts.

George -
I mean, he's all right.

I mean, if-if somebody had
to dump you for somebody else,

George is probably a three
on a one-to-ten scale.

I miss having her around,

bein' able to talk to her
about my feelings and stuff.

I mean... she had
this glaze in her eyes.

Just made me tingle all over.

Yeah.

It's like that one time
I dated this white girl.

And everything was going good.
You know what I mean?

Like, everything was cool.

And all of a sudden, for no -
for no reason,

she dumped me for this dude
who was poor, fat and ugly.

And it's just like you said. It's like
I was lookin' at myself, like, man!

You know, and it just made you
feel like crap, man.

Like real crap.

Now the only women I even like
are my mom's friends.

Your mom's friends?

- Yeah.
- Hey, man, play your own game.

I just hope they're better lookin'
than my mom's friends -

all drunk and raisin' hell
every night of the week.

I mean,
my mom's friends are fine.

Man, my mom's all right, though.
I mean, she's a handsome woman,

and I'd say
she's almost perfect.

She's, like, just super nice.
You know what I mean?

She'll knit you a sweater
if you even shiver.

- You know what I mean?
- Yeah.

- Hey, Aunt Ruth.
- Mm-hmm.

Why don't Uncle Damascus
like animals?

He just don't like 'em, George.
They bother him.

Does he like lions, even?

I never asked him.

What about chickens?
Does he like them?

He'd like to eat 'em.

Does he like dogs?

Why not?

He just don't like
to be bothered by them.

George had to be
very careful never to get his head wet.

See, his fontanel
was very, very, very, very soft.

Like a baby's head.

And when he soaks it or itches it,

it irritates his brain.

He don't like it, 'cause if somebody
hit him in his head, he'd probably die.

Stop playin'!

Do you remember the first time
we made love to this song?

We were out in that field.

You buried me in that grass.

Why is it that every time you start talkin',
you sound like you're gonna cry?

- George.
- Huh?

- I miss Momma.
- You didn't even know Momma.

So, did she love me?

Not as much as she loved me.

Why not?

'Cause you couldn't do
the funny dance.

I can too.

Well, you can now. Back then,
you was only one years old.

You couldn't even stand up straight.

We used to call you Turkey Legs.

Good night, Whitney.

Good night.

# If ever you're afraid

# Don't feel all alone

# The Holy Spirit's watching you

Hey, Buddy, you ever been baptized?

No, man. I ain't
into that kind of stuff.

# The Holy Spirit is ever so near

# He will always hear you

# When you pray

Hey, George, you like Nasia, man?

No, man.

I saw you two talkin' the other day.

Man, we was just talkin'.
That's it. Nothin' more.

- We still cool, right, though?
- Yeah, man.

# Whenever you will go away

# He will always stay

Dunk man!

Help me!

- Come here, boy!
- Aaaah!

Dunk man!

Let go of me!

Aaah!

- Hi.
- Hi.

I'm Tyler.

I can hold my breath
for six minutes.

I got T.M.J.'s disease.

- What's that?
- It's a jaw problem.

How you get that neck brace?

I was trying to do a 360 on my
skateboard, and I ran into a wall.

Shut up! I saw you over there
talkin' to them Mexican girls, man.

You little punk,
you can't skateboard.

- Marco!
- Polo!

Shut up! You ain't even playin'.
What's wrong with you, man?

Man, I saw you bust today.
You can't even swim.

Talkin' about you can swim,
but you can't even swim.

- I bet you can't swim.
- I swim better than you!

- You can't!
- Can't none of y'all swim.

I saw all of y'all bustin',
doin' belly flops on the diving board.

- You can't swim, neither.
- I saw you doin' belly flops.

- You can't even swim.
- I had to get out of the water.
You was gonna drown me.

Man, you're crazy, man.

I be flippin' off old ladies' heads,
off buildings -

Can you do a one-and-a-half?
Can you do a one-and-a-half?

All right, see, that's my case.

- I can do a one-and-a-half,
but you can't.
- Man, get out of here.

- One-and-a-half is a flip.
- Man, y'all gotta see this cat
head when he get in the water.

His head starts swelling up.
His gums start bleeding, yo.

You know them little -
What you call this?

Little dinosaurs you put
in the water, they swell up.

Yeah, that's what he look like when
he get in the water. He like a sponge.

It's a damn shame!

Come on, y'all.
Let's get out of here.

- All right, bro.
- Man, what's wrong with your little brother?

What's wrong with you?

Man, you know what I want?
I want some "ah-cream."

Man, enunciate
your words, man. Pronounce.

Ice cream?
Is that what you said?

Ice cream.

Big money, baby.
I need a new pair of shoes.

I really need
a new pair of shoes.

Come on, big money!

Hah, y'all sad and blue now,
ain't ya?

- Hey, George! Check this out.
- Don't do that.

Y'all pitiful about it, ain't ya?

Well, look at you! You still tryin'
to get a decent woman.

At least I had one.

Hey, man,
she weren't that decent if she dumped you.

- Yeah.
- Man, I gotta use the bathroom, man.

Pee.

Who cares what you gotta do?
Don't tell the whole world.

Man, look at this place, man. Look like
a tor - two tornadoes came through here.

It even looks worse than my mom's, my
mom's yard, man, 'cause we don't mow it.

It even looks
worse than that, man.

Hey, man, what's wrong
with your mom?

Well... she just got a hard time
gettin' to sleep at night.

That's all that is.

I heard you gotta sing to her and stuff,
man.

Yeah. But that's
none of your business.

How'd you get here so fast?
I'll have to beat you up, man.

Shut up, punk. Bring it here.
I'll - Come here. Hold on.

What? Bring it on, baby.
Come on, baby!

Smooth.

Quit it! Come on!

Stop it! Put me down!

You about to cry, boy?

Sonya, quit playing
with that doo-doo, girl.

Sonya, put that doo-doo
down, girl.

Sonya, quit playing
with that doo-doo, man,

'cause I swear to God if you get
any on me, I'm gonna beat you down.

God dog, Sonya, you gotta be
the dumbest person in captivity.

Great. You broke my nose.

Good. Maybe you won't be goin'
around throwin' doo-doo on people.

Oh, God, y'all
stupid, man. I love every one of ya.

See? Now it looks like gravy.

Man, shut up, man! Don't ever
talk to me or touch me again.

Yo, George, I got my wrestlin'
uniform in the mail yesterday.

Kinda cool, huh?

It's too big, man.

It's like I could fit both
of my legs through one leg hole.

I gotta take a leak, man.

What's up?

Hey, George, guess what,
man. This Korean dude yesterday -

He told me this joke. What do you call
something that's brown and sticky?

- What?
- A stick.

- Man, that's the dumbest joke.
- Man, hell no!

Open up!

Not my nuts, man!

Gettin' out of shape. Are you gay?

When I break your heart,
I'll break your bones.

Everybody knows that,
'cause I am Buddy.

Man, hell no. My hand fell
in some piss. That ain't fair.

Yes, it is. Oh, God!

Help me, dude!

Come on!

Let go of me!

God, man!
You act so retarded.

- Ow.
- George.

Man, I didn't mean to do that.

Are you all right, man?

George, stay back, man.
George, come on, man.

I didn't mean to mess up
your head like that.

Oh, man!

Buddy? Buddy? Get up, man.

Ow. Oh, my head.

Aw, man, you bumped
your head hard.

You all right?

Man, I think I'll be all right.
This was my fault, man.

Man, George went crazy
with you, man.

I ain't never seen him
do like that before.

You ought to be a boxer
or somethin', George.

- You all right, man?
- Man, someone call my mom.

Man, someone get a towel.
I'm gonna wipe up this water.

George, man, what's wrong
with you? You crazy?

I never seen you do like that.
You didn't have to hurt him like that.

- Man, you're twice as big as he is.
- We was all just playing.

Weren't we, Sonya?

Buddy, what's wrong
with you, man?

What's up, man?

He's bleeding.

Buddy.

Oh, man! We gotta think.
This is private property, man.

We gotta get him, man.
We can't just leave him here.

We can't -
We gotta get him, man.

If we leave him here, man,
somebody gonna find out.

Man, if my dad found out, man -

- This is the worst!
- How will they know it's us?

Hey, shut up!

You're so stupid!

Man, it was stupid, man.
It was. It was stupid, man.

That's my boy.

I killed him.

I grabbed his head.
I pushed him.

It's my fault he's dead.

I killed him.

Get that spider off him.

Ain't nobody gonna find you here,
Buddy. Don't nobody come here.

What do you feed that dog?

Gummy Bears.

What else?

Sometimes syrup on a bagel.

See, that's why that dog
is so doggone skinny.

You don't feed it enough.
Just nothin' but junk.

You need to go and find him
some real dog food.

This is real dog food.
The dog's eating it.

- Come on.
- Don't look like it to me.
It's mostly on the ground.

Hey, Rob, are you gonna
go to that union meeting tonight?

I don't like that job.
I've been there 14 years.

All I'm sayin' is, they might want
you down there for a little support.

Rico, he has put in
a bunch of money down there.

- Uh-huh.
- And you haven't helped him at all.

- I'm workin' there just the same as he is.
- I don't care!

- Go on down the road. Leave him alone.
- Nice workin' with you, man.

- Hey, take it easy.
- Bye!

What's that dog's name?
Or do you just call it Dog?

My friend Vernon
calls it the Flash.

I don't like that name, though.
It gets on my nerve.

I hate that name.
It's too goofy.

I think Buddy ran away 'cause
he still has a crush on me.

You have nice hands.

Some men came by
my house last night.

Man, people have been talking.

What'd they say?

They wanted to know when
the last time I seen Buddy was.

Man, I can't do this.

I heard about the penitentiary, man.
I can't do that.

You didn't do nothin'
on purpose, Vernon.

Don't nobody care about that.

All I know is, I can't do it.

And, man...

I just, I just want out of this.
All my life -

It's like I can't trust
nobody, man.

All my life,
people have let me down.

I just want to be by myself
and just think about this...

and think about what I'm gonna do.

'Cause I know
I ain't stayin' around here.

I just wish I had
my own tropical island.

I wish I was -
I wish I could go to China.

I wish I could go
to outer space, man.

I wish I had my... own planet.

I wish - I wish there
were 200 of me, man.

I wish - I wish
I could just sit around...

with computers and machines
and just brainstorm all day, man.

I don't -
Man, I wish I was born again.

I wish I could get saved
and give my life to Christ.

Then maybe He'll forgive me
for what I did.

Man, and you - It's like you
don't even show no emotion, man.

It's like you don't even care
if Buddy's dead.

I don't understand you, man.

Man, I just wish there was
one belief - my belief.

When you walk
around with no one to laugh with you...

or to hold your hand, it's
a different kind of walk, you know?

I would have never even thought
of the truth that George knew.

I seen through your skin
and seen the words -

the things you done,
the chances you missed,

the loss of all things.

Soon as the swelling goes down,
I think he's gonna be okay.

Keep the ice on it for another
15 minutes after he wakes up.

Just like when you went
and got baptized in the lake.

That was stupid.
Are you stupid?

I just wanted to save that boy.

You make me sick
sometimes. You know that?

See, my first kiss was...
in the sixth grade.

- Uh-huh.
- It was with this boy Dimario.

He, um - We had been going out
for maybe two weeks.

- Two weeks?
- I mean, we had pop kissed
before then -

Pop kissed?

- But it wasn't like a French
until about two weeks after.
- A French?

You stuck your tongue in somebody's
mouth after two weeks?

- Yes, I did, okay?
- Oh, I don't know how to handle this.

- You are too young to be doin' that.
- Anyway, back to my story.

Okay. Sorry. Go ahead.

Anyway, it was after school,
and my friend Latrice,

she was like, "Oh, y'all need to kiss,
y'all need to kiss, and I wanna see it."

And I was like,
"Latrice, no, you can't."

And then we went outside, away from
the candy store where we were standing.

- We went outside in the courtyard.
- Mm-hmm.

- And he kissed me.
- Outside in the courtyard?

- I gotta watch you after school,
outside in the courtyard.
- Oh, goodness, please.

Yes?

Is this the home
of George Richardson?

I'm sorry. He's in bed.

My name is Pamela Hurst.

Your son saved
my son Tyler's life today.

Yeah, we all had a hard day today.

I understand there were
some complications.

Yes, George is not supposed
to go in the swimming pool.

His head is very sensitive,
and he's not feelin' very well.

Your son is a hero,
Mrs. Richardson.

George is not my son.
He's my nephew.

I almost lost my son today.

I appreciate you comin' by.

Hmm, I remember a time
I kissed somebody.

I kissed him on the steps.
His name was Charles.

I cannot believe I kissed him.
I just started goin' out with him...

like five minutes before I kissed him.

You're fast, man.

And next thing,
we was on the steps kissin'.

Lord, your cousin
reacted really crazy.

She spit out her soda.
It was terrible.

She was laughin' at you.

Yes,
then we saw each other later on that night,

and all we did was kiss,
kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss.

Ugh, that's probably why I don't
like kissin' anymore now.

If somebody stuck their tongue in my mouth,
I'll have a heart attack. I swear.

I can't stand that.

"Duh Da Nuh Na, a new kind of hero.

"George Richardson,
a 12-year-old New Street resident,

"saved the life of an unidentified
eight-year-old boy yesterday afternoon.

"The youngster had fallen into the water
at the New Main Street public swimming pool...

"while his mother was having a picnic
with friends at the nearby playground.

"'Carelessness,' the mother blamed.
'It's my own fault.

"'Thank God for giving George the courage
and strength to be such a hero.

He will always stand in my heart.'"

Why'd they put that picture
of me in my drawers?

That's what you were wearing
when they found you.

Oh, yeah. I didn't
want to get my pants wet.

Don't worry about it, baby.
You're the hero.

They'll get your picture
done right one day.

What does the term
"a rolling stone gathers no moss"mean?

If you start something, finish it,

otherwise you'll never
accomplish anything.

- I don't know.
- Has your life ever been in danger?

No, ma'am.

One time, my brother got my hand
caught in a bear trap.

There was gushing -
Blood was gushing everywhere,

and we couldn't go to the hospital
'cause we didn't have the money.

So we tried some tape.

When was the last time
you saw Buddy?

Um... about two days
after he disappeared -

before he disappeared, I mean.

And what did he say?

I haven't seen Buddy
in almost six months.

What was the last thing
he said to you?

He said, "See you later, man."

I broke up with Buddy because
I fell in love with another man.

Hi.

Hey, Daddy,
can I say something?

I just want to say that -

You remember when you told me
what happened was an accident,

and I didn't believe you?

Well, I do now.

And I, I love you.

I love you so much,
sometimes I can't even breathe.

Hey, you wanna get
outta here one weekend?

Y-You wanna leave?

Tsk. You need to get a new shirt.

Baby, you smell funky.

You smell good.

They found Buddy in a peaceful place.

The water washed... his hands.

Hello?

Hi. This is Nasia.
You can talk.

I don't feel good.
What time is it?

How's your head?

I don't know.
It's my stomach.

You wanna come over
to my house?

- I wanna see you.
- No.

I don't think
we should talk anymore.

Why not?

I just ain't got nothin' to say.

George always knew he'd be a hero.

It's like something he can sense.

He can tell
when somebody's in trouble,

so he's, like, always there,
trying to help out however he can -

walkin' old ladies
across the street,

teaching kids stuff so they
can walk across the street.

One time, George saw a dead man
sittin' in a ditch...

and he brought him back to life.

Just little things,

but they can kind of be bigger
to other people.

You know, the truth is,
I respect you.

People might laugh,
but you push on.

Endurance.
Like a real... athlete.

People have two faces -

one they have for the crowds,

one they keep for themselves.

People might push you down,
but you just gotta get back up...

and go back to work
the next morning.

You know,
I saved a man from death once.

I saved a man from death.

The truth is, we're all
fightin' for salvation.

But at the finish line,

you're probably
a better man than me.

I'd like to help you -

if you think I can cut it.

Get the hell out of here.

What are you doin'?
What you got your panties on for?

Just makin' notes.

That's good.

The backyard is full of fire
and electrical hazards.

- I'm just makin' notes of all violations.
- Oh, yeah?

Let me see what else
I can cut up.

Buddy's ma was a decent woman.

She didn't ask for no trouble.

But she would never let
the preacher come inside.

Too slow.
Go back to bed.

Damn, you seen George lately?

Ever since he saved
that little boy,

he been walkin' around
in this superhero outfit.

Crazy, man.
He ain't been talkin' to nobody.

He's been - It's like he
in another world or something.

Like he above us now since he...
saved that little boy.

I c-can't stop thinkin' about
Buddy's mama.

She was so nice, man.

She, she don't deserve this.

I remember one night...

we ain't had no food in the house.

So I left...

and I walked past Buddy's house
and his mama was on the porch.

And it's like she could feel
that I was hungry.

So she let me in, and we ate.

It was, like,
sardines and crackers,

but... I felt so bad
about eatin' it, man,

'cause I knew the next day
that they wouldn't have no food.

They'd go hungry.

Buddy was so skinny, man.

And I got all this in reserve.

I felt so bad about that.

Can you keep a secret?

I'm not a good person,
and I don't think nice thoughts.

Well, we all just a little
screwed up right now.

But when Buddy died,

I didn't cry.

What good is that?

Well, that's you, Sonya.

You're like... your brothers, man.

They don't cry, they don't talk.

Just go around tearin' up stuff.

I guess it ain't all that bad.

I didn't care at all.

It didn't upset me.

Vernon, I don't have much
to look forward to.

I ain't smart. I ain't no good.

My whole family ain't no good.

And for the first time in my life,

I don't got no excuses for my future.

You can come,
you can come with me, Sonya.

What if it's contagious?

What if everybody that touches me
loses what they got?

I ain't gonna catch it 'cause
I ain't got nothin' to lose.

Hey, what the hell you doin'?

Get away from my car!

Come back here!

You awake?

Your sister Whitney told me
you had a dog out back of the house.

That, um... it was
a little, ugly dog,

but, uh, that you loved it.

Do you think I killed your dog?

All I know is I come around back
of the shed the other night -

I just hid him in the bushes
and watched him bleed to death.

Yeah. He was pretty, uh,
cau-caught up, huh?

Look.
I just want you to know...

that, um...

dogs... scare me, okay?

And, um, dogs -
they really make me nervous.

And, um...

you know how...

dogs play around, right?

And they'll climb up on your leg...

and start, you know,
movin' up and down.

Well, one time...

I was about, um...
six years old...

and this dog did that to me.

And... he knocked me down.

And he started humpin' me
all over my body.

And, um...

it really messed my head up, okay?

And I wanted so bad...

to kill this dog.

I mean, I got a drill,
and I came back lookin' for him.

And, you know,
he had gone off someplace.

Someplace special.

I, um - Your dog...

never had a chance.

I never gave him a chance.

I mean,
nobody told me nothin'.

Okay? I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, all right?

All I can say is that...

that...

I-I messed up.

And, all of the sudden,
the only thing...

that hits me and I'm afraid of...

is God's judgment.

- Hey, what's been takin' you so long?
- My mom was yellin' at me.

Man, some men came by my house
today lookin' for me.

Man, we gotta get outta here.

In his heart,

I think his uncle cared about him.

He knew George's helmet hurt his head.

So he made him a soft, new hat...

out of the skin of his dead dog...

and an old raccoon's tail.

George said he wanted to meet
a real hero.

But I think he just wanted
to walk into that parade...

and take his place.

Maybe if no one
would look after him,

at least they'd look at him.

Um, excuse me.

Uh, I just wanted to say
I enjoyed the parade today.

Thank you very much.

I thought you were the best part.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- What you doin'?
- Nothin'.

- Some people are lookin' for you.
- I don't care.

You know, there's a place near
the Arctic Circle called Lapland.

The people there are called Lapps.

You know, how we're called Americans
'cause we live in America.

Instead of dogs, you know,
they have reindeer.

They do a lot of stuff
with the reindeer -

make clothes out of their fur...

and they eat their meat too.

Are you a hero now?

If I ever get in trouble,
will you save my life?

Just don't tell nobody my real name.

I'll tell 'em your name is Jorge.

That's Spanish for George.

Sometimes I smile and laugh...

when I think about all the great
things that you're gonna do.

I hope you live forever.

Vernon and Sonya finally stole a car.

But on their way out of town,
she flipped it...

and almost killed them both.

Do you see that?

What do you see?

I think the driver was, like,
drinking or something.

And he drove and fell down.
And then his car got messed up.

I was on my way to work,

and I just see a lot of smoke
and a lot of blood down here.

I looked down,
and I seen a car crashing.

And I hollered out for help.

Every time I look around, you
and your brother are out somewhere!

- What are you doing down here?
- I didn't do anything!

- I saw the smoke blazin', yo. Blood.
- All right.

First, because
it was going so fast, I guess.

But you don't see that.
But, see, what it did -

If the car would have backed up,
it would have fell or at least ran into the pole.

This is the eighth time
I seen you out here!

Next time I'm not gonna keep runnin' out
my house, looking for you and your brother!

I was just standing at the bus stop, and
I see this smoke coming out of the car.

- Okay, Momma.
- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

My heroes -

My heroes are...

the man that invented
the steam shovel,

Chubby Checker,
the Untouchables,

Dick Allen,

World Be Free,

Great Wall of China,

Uncle Sam and the president
of the United States of, of America.

What makes someone a hero?

I think a hero should be wise,

strong and very talented.

They should also have a list...

of dangerous and poisonous things.

What makes you a hero, George?

I'm a hero because...

I like to save people's lives.

Stuff like that.

Hey. Hey, where are the rest of your friends?
They're gonna miss the fireworks.

My friends are dead.

What do you mean, they're dead?
They died?

They all got killed
in a train wreck.

Man, that's tough.

What are you talkin' about?

All I know is I wanna be the strongest
man in the world sometimes.

Well, there you go.

Hey.

Look at my tongue. Ahhh.

We all want families who love us...

because friends go separate ways.

Some of us know our place,
our home,

our comfort.

But for some,
it's not that simple.

Buddy was just crazy.

He was playing in,

in the bathroom one time.

He slipped.

My friend George,

he told me
that he could read God's mind.

He told me he knew
what God was gonna create,

who He was gonna let, let die...

and stuff like that.

He also knew the future.

He said he would fight great wars,

lead nations and build back up
from a broken land.

Everyone thought
he was crazy but me.

And who am I?

My father was a banker,

and my mom invented new perfume.

Smile.

# When I'm walking

# In the shadows

# Down this twisted road

# Please watch over my soul

# And lift me

# Up so gently

# So as not to

# Touch the ground

# May your light shine

# All around

# Take me by the hand

# Across this broken land

# Until my days

# Are through