ANNA BRAD CHARLES GLORIA JAVIER JOHN LAURIE LILY PAULA PETER TEACHER TENNIS_INSTRUCTOR TEACHER Who’s next? TEACHER John? JOHN Yes. TEACHER Stand up, please. JAVIER Okay. TEACHER What’s the square root of 225? JOHN I don't know. TEACHER John, we have been talking about this for the last... TEACHER Come closer. TEACHER Closer. JOHN Okay. TEACHER And stop saying okay. JOHN Okay. TEACHER Take a look at this. TEACHER You understand it? JOHN Yes. TEACHER John. JOHN Yes. TEACHER What’s the square root of 225? JOHN I don't know. TEACHER Yes, you do, John. JOHN Fifteen. TEACHER Fifteen? TEACHER Are you sure? JOHN No. JOHN Yes, fifteen. TEACHER How did you arrive at that conclusion? JOHN I don’t know. TEACHER You don’t know? TEACHER Fifteen is correct. JOHN Can I sit? TEACHER Yes. TEACHER Okay, so now if you pay attention to... BRAD Good night, buddy. JOHN Good night, Dad. BRAD I have to stop by the office tomorrow, BRAD but if I don’t come back late, maybe we can go hit some balls. BRAD Practice that two-handed backhand? JOHN Okay. BRAD Good. BRAD Hey, buddy... JOHN What? BRAD When was the last time you looked under your bed? BRAD I think you better look under your bed. BRAD You okay, buddy? ANNA What's wrong, baby? JOHN Nothing... JOHN Just tired. LAURIE Can you pass me the water? BRAD You take the drone for a flight? JOHN Yeah. BRAD I hope you read the instructions. BRAD Always read the instructions. BRAD Hear that drone has a camera. BRAD The guy at the store said it had a pretty good one. BRAD 4K. BRAD It's the best drone they had. JOHN This morning I lost it. BRAD What? BRAD You lost it? JOHN I was looking for it... BRAD You lost the drone? LAURIE Oh, he's here. BRAD Who's here? BRAD Who's here? LAURIE Josh. BRAD Who's Josh? ANNA Next time ask him to knock and introduce himself. LAURIE Okay, I will. He's just really shy. BRAD Who's Josh? LAURIE Bye, love you! ANNA Love you too, honey! BRAD Did you know about this? ANNA About what? BRAD About this... BRAD Josh? ANNA Yes. JOHN I found the hole. BRAD What? JOHN The hole. JOHN On the other side of the trees. BRAD The bunker, you mean? ANNA You found the bunker? JOHN What bunker? ANNA The hole... ANNA The abandoned construction. That was supposed to be a bunker. JOHN A bunker? ANNA Un-huh. JOHN What's a bunker? BRAD Sometimes people... BRAD They build these underground homes. JOHN Why? ANNA In case something bad happens. JOHN Something bad? BRAD Yeah, like a big storm. BRAD Like a bunker is a house underneath the earth BRAD where you can hide from a big storm. ANNA Exactly. BRAD They started building it... ANNA when was this? BRAD But after a week... ANNA A month. ANNA They worked on it for at least a month. BRAD I don't think so, there's almost nothing there. ANNA They worked on it for a month, then they ran out of money... BRAD They didn’t get their permits approved. JOHN How long ago? BRAD Hmm, a few years. ANNA Five, at least. BRAD Five, already? BRAD My god! JOHN Are they gonna finish it? BRAD I don’t know. I’m pretty sure they still own the land. JOHN Who owns the land? BRAD I don't know, buddy. ANNA No idea. ANNA Are you all right, baby? JOHN Yeah. JOHN I’m just tired. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Knees bent. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR C'mon, John. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Finish the swing. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You got this. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR There you go. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Watch it. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Knees bent, John, c'mon. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You know this. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Okay, finish that swing, follow through. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Focus. LAURIE Can you please stop? JOHN Why? LAURIE What do you mean "why"? LAURIE Stop! JOHN Why? LAURIE It's annoying. JOHN Okay. LAURIE Okay, what? JOHN I'll stop. LAURIE Don't be an asshole, John, I'm trying to read. JOHN What? LAURIE What what? JOHN What are you trying to read? LAURIE A biography, Alexander the Great. JOHN How many pillows do we have? LAURIE What? JOHN Why are you reading that? LAURIE Book club. JOHN I can help you. LAURIE Yes, you can. You can stop with the fucking ball! JOHN I can't. JOHN It's not that I don't want to, I can't. JOHN You have to ask my body to. JOHN I literally can't. JOHN Hi, Charlie. CHARLES Hey, John. JOHN What are you doing? CHARLES I'm weeding. JOHN Weeding? CHARLES Yep. JOHN What's that? CHARLES Taking out the weeds. JOHN Why? CHARLES Well, they... CHARLES rob the other plants in the soil CHARLES of nutrients and water that they need. JOHN You like the lemonade? CHARLES Yeah. JOHN So... JOHN How do you feel? CHARLES Sorry? JOHN How do you feel? CHARLES Good. JOHN Good. CHARLES Very good? JOHN Great. JOHN You have a spider on your back. CHARLES What? JOHN A spider... JOHN On your back. CHARLES That's a... CHARLES A garden spider. CHARLES Also called a golden spider, writing spider, corn spider. CHARLES It's a good spider. CHARLES Keeps the garden clean. JOHN Clean of what? CHARLES Pests. JOHN Pests? CHARLES Yep. JOHN Like rats? CHARLES No... CHARLES Fuck! CHARLES Fuck. JOHN I’ll bring more lemonade. PETER Stop hitting the... PETER I'm there. Stop hitting the ball. JOHN It's your fault. JOHN No! PETER Yes! There you go. PETER Run after that one. See your energy disappear. JOHN Go fuck yourself, Pete. PETER And now a drop shot. PETER Did you see that? Of course you saw that. PETER You’re playing against me. JOHN I’m not playing against you, I’m kicking your ass. PETER Not for long. JOHN Of the last 377 games, JOHN this being number 378, JOHN I won 312. PETER, THEN JOHN That can’t be right. It’s right. PETER That can’t be right. JOHN It’s right. PETER You kept count? JOHN Yes. PETER That’s sad, John. JOHN You're sad, Pete. JOHN Sliced backhand chip. Now I charge. Break point. PETER Boston is sad. JOHN Boston's sad now that you live there. PETER Fuck you. JOHN Fuck you! PETER Fuck you. JOHN Fuck you! PETER Sorry Mom. JOHN Sorry Mom. PETER Fuck you. JOHN Fuck you twice. JOHN Want to play another one? PETER Sure. PETER How’s training? JOHN Good. PETER When do they start? JOHN Three weeks. PETER You’re not gonna make it. JOHN I will. PETER You won’t. JOHN I will! PETER How’s your sister? JOHN Fuck you. PETER Fuck you. JOHN Fuck you. PETER Say hi to her. JOHN Okay. I won’t. PETER How’s your mom? JOHN Same. JOHN Laurie? JOHN Hey... GLORIA You finally cleaned in here. GLORIA What did you use? GLORIA Show me your pajamas. GLORIA You wanna go to the bathroom? GLORIA Do you? LILY No. GLORIA You haven’t left the room since yesterday. LILY I like the room. GLORIA Yeah, of course you do. GLORIA You know when I first saw it I thought, GLORIA "This is Lily’s room." LILY I like it. GLORIA You want a banana? LILY No. LILY I dreamed something. GLORIA You mean you dreamt something. LILY Yes. GLORIA What did you dream? LILY I was a balloon. LILY A blue balloon. LILY Filled with blue air. LILY I floated. LILY The sun was blue. LILY The sky was blue. LILY Nobody could see me in the blue sky. LILY I was blue in the blue. GLORIA You were blue... LILY I was blue. GLORIA In the blue. LILY Yes, the blue. GLORIA Your dad has a blue car. LILY Dad? GLORIA Uh-huh. LILY Where is he? GLORIA I don’t know. LILY Is he coming back? GLORIA Yeah... GLORIA Of course he is. LILY When? GLORIA I don't know. LILY I learned how to dance. Did you? LILY I did. GLORIA I think you’re lying. LILY I'm not. GLORIA What did I tell you about lying? LILY I forgot. GLORIA Come sit. GLORIA You want me to tell you a story? LILY Yes. GLORIA Okay. GLORIA “Charlie and the Spider”? LILY No. LILY The one about the hole. GLORIA “John and the Hole”? LILY Yes. LAURIE Dad! LAURIE Dad, where are we? LAURIE Mom? LAURIE Mom? LAURIE Mom! LAURIE Hey, Mom! LAURIE Mom, wake up! Please! BRAD What time is it, baby? LAURIE Help, help... LAURIE Mom, wake up! LAURIE Dad, what...! LAURIE Mom! Mom! BRAD Where are we? LAURIE I don't know. BRAD What the fuck is going on? LAURIE I don't know. LAURIE I don't know, but Mom's not waking up! LAURIE Mom! BRAD Baby? ANNA Is there a window open? BRAD Are you okay? ANNA Yes. ANNA What’s going on? BRAD I don’t know. BRAD Where's John? LAURIE Where's John? BRAD Hello! We're down here! ANNA Help! LAURIE Help! BRAD Anybody up there? Hello! LAURIE HELP! LAURIE Hello, somebody? BRAD Hello! JOHN Hello, this is Bradley Shay. JOHN Hello, this is Bradley Shay. JOHN Hello, this is Bradley Shay. ANNA Hi, this is Anna. Leave a message after the beep. JOHN Hi, this is Anna. JOHN Hi, this is Anna. JOHN Hi, this is Anna. JOHN Charles? JOHN Hi, Anna Shay. JOHN Yes, hello. JOHN No, I’m calling to let you know JOHN that we don’t need you to come anymore. JOHN My husband has some health issues. JOHN His heart. JOHN No, nothing serious. JOHN But... JOHN He’s going to stay home for a while. JOHN He wants to take care of the garden himself. JOHN His doctor recommended... JOHN Charles, I understand. JOHN No, I'm... JOHN We don’t need you to come anymore. JOHN No, Charles. JOHN I'm sorry. JOHN I said I'm sorry. JOHN Paula? JOHN Up here. PAULA Hey, John... PAULA Can you tell your mother I'm here? JOHN No. PAULA We’re gonna be late. PAULA The rehearsal starts... JOHN She's not here. JOHN She left. PAULA What? JOHN She left. PAULA That's not possible... JOHN They all left. JOHN Mom, Dad and Laurie. JOHN They went to go visit Grandpa. JOHN He’s in the hospital. PAULA Oh... PAULA But... PAULA Anna never called me. JOHN They left in a hurry. PAULA Well, in that case... PAULA Yes, I hope your grandfather gets better... JOHN He had a heart attack. JOHN Mom told me he’s in a coma. JOHN Induced coma. They have to wait. PAULA So sad. JOHN Yes. JOHN Sad. PAULA Do you know when she'll be back? JOHN No. JOHN No one knows. JOHN I stayed because I’m training for the state qualies. PAULA Okay. PAULA If you talk to your mother, please tell her to call me. JOHN I will. PAULA Will you? JOHN I will. PAULA Thank you, John. PAULA Let me know if you need anything. JOHN I will. PAULA Good luck with the qualies. ANNA John! BRAD Oh, son, thank God you’re okay. ANNA Are you hurt? ANNA Is the house okay? ANNA What happened, John? BRAD Do you know who did this? ANNA Did you see anyone? BRAD Come on help us, buddy. What do you got there? A rope? BRAD Go and get the ladder, BRAD the one I use to fix the roof tiles. BRAD Remember the ladder? BRAD Go and get it. BRAD I'll help your mother and your sister. ANNA What are you doing? ANNA No! BRAD I don't know what you think you’re doing, buddy... ANNA Baby, please! BRAD John! BRAD John! ANNA Please! ANNA Call 911 or call Paula and... BRAD Run right now to the house and bring the ladder! BRAD You hear me? Right now? BRAD Stop looking at me like that! LAURIE He did it. ANNA What? LAURIE He did it. ANNA Don't say that! LAURIE He’s not going to help us. ANNA Shut up, Laurie! LAURIE Why'd you do it? BRAD You’re in so much trouble, little man. BRAD So much trouble! BRAD Go bring the fucking ladder, John! ANNA Brad, please! ANNA No! ANNA Where're you going? ANNA John! PETER Luckiest asshole ever. JOHN I don't think your guy wants to play any more. PETER When are they coming back? JOHN They don’t know. PETER Luckiest motherfucking asshole ever. JOHN Wanna come for a few days? PETER Third time the net helps you! PETER You need help from the net to beat me. PETER I’m playing against you and the net. JOHN What do you say? JOHN You can stay in my room. PETER Oh, the loser’s room. Sounds great. PETER Fuck you. JOHN So, what do ya say? PETER Ah, maybe the weekend. JOHN Weekend sounds good. JOHN I can pick you up at the station. JOHN I’m driving Dad’s car. PETER You're driving? JOHN Yeah. PETER Then I'm staying. JOHN Fuck you. PETER Fuck you! BRAD C'mon Laurie, just give me all you got, c'mon. Oh! LAURIE I can't. You have to jump. Just a little jump. LAURIE I'm done. ANNA Why don't we take a break? BRAD So c'mon, Laurie! LAURIE No, I'm coming down. BRAD No, c'mon, don't... BRAD Ahh! Goddamnit! ANNA Lemme down. BRAD Fuck! LAURIE Why did he do it? LAURIE I don't understand. LAURIE Why he did this. BRAD Laurie... BRAD Hey, hey, look at me. BRAD I know you can do this. BRAD Trust me. LAURIE I wasn't even close, Dad. BRAD Just one more time. BRAD Don't touch that. What're you doing? LAURIE Why? BRAD Don't do that. Don't! LAURIE What? BRAD Don't! BRAD We are not... BRAD We are not eating here. LAURIE I'm starving, Dad! BRAD Well, we can’t stay. BRAD We're not staying! ANNA There’s no way out. BRAD We can’t stay here. ANNA Gimme the bag. ANNA What’s going on, John? LAURIE Hey! LAURIE Talk to us. ANNA Is someone making you do this? ANNA Are they hurting you? LAURIE It's so cold down here. LAURIE Oh! LAURIE Why don’t you talk to us? Please. LAURIE At least... ANNA No. PETER I think I'm scared. JOHN Of what? PETER You... PETER Driving. PETER Dude, slow down. PETER Slow the fuck down! PETER What is this bullshit? JOHN No idea. PETER Turn it off. JOHN No. PETER How’s your grandpa? JOHN Same. PETER My mom wants your mom to call again. PETER Something about eating broccoli. JOHN Okay. PETER Have you ever tried to drown yourself? So? JOHN I was almost there. PETER Did you see anything? JOHN No. PETER Nothing? JOHN No! PETER My turn. JOHN Okay. PETER Okay? JOHN Gimme a second. PETER Remember, I start thrashing, hold me a little longer. JOHN Okay. PETER Okay? JOHN Wait. JOHN What's a little bit longer? PETER I don't know. PETER I don’t want to know. PETER If I knew, this wouldn’t make sense. JOHN Okay. PETER You ready? JOHN Yeah. JOHN Breathe. Breathe. PETER What the fuck, man! JOHN So? PETER So what? JOHN Did you see anything? PETER No. JOHN Nothing? PETER No. JOHN Nothing at all? PETER No! JOHN Fuck! JOHN What are we supposed to see? PETER I don’t know. JOHN You don't know? PETER No. JOHN You ever seen anything? PETER No! JOHN Okay, then who told you...? PETER My friend, Ethan. PETER In Boston. PETER Not my friend really. He saw the Virgin Mary. JOHN The Virgin Mary? PETER Yeah, Jesus' mom. PETER Wearing a swimsuit. JOHN Go fuck yourself. PETER It's true. JOHN I want to go again. PETER I told you, doubles suck. JOHN They suck 'cause you don’t know how to play it. JOHN You want to hit every ball. PETER No, I don't. JOHN There. That’s my side. JOHN I'm the left and you're the right. JOHN Ones that come to the middle are mine, JOHN That's where my forehand is. PETER I’m Roger fucking Federer! PETER My backhand is better than my forehand. PETER I hate you. JOHN I hate you. LAURIE Don't look. BRAD Oliver has to call the police. LAURIE Oliver has to call the police. ANNA Paula must be going insane. ANNA I was supposed to help her with catering... ANNA And centerpieces. ANNA She begged me to help her. LAURIE I miss Josh. BRAD You barely knew him. ANNA Last month John asked me something. ANNA It was a weird question. ANNA And I think I... BRAD What did he ask you? ANNA He wanted to know what it’s like to be an adult. ANNA He asked me what it feels like. ANNA When do you stop being a kid? ANNA It was... ANNA one of those weird questions ANNA he comes up with every once in a while. ANNA Like when he asked me... ANNA why does the water in the pool not feel like real water? BRAD Why people are allergic to nuts BRAD when nuts are a natural thing. ANNA I didn't know what to tell him. ANNA I have no idea what it feels like to be an adult. ANNA I said something about... ANNA responsibilities. ANNA I told him you never stop being a kid. ANNA That you get older... ANNA And grow up, but... ANNA You're still a kid inside. ANNA A kid with more responsibilities. ANNA I don’t think he liked that. ANNA I think he was... ANNA You know, disappointed. JOHN What are you doing? PETER What? JOHN What did you just do? PETER What? JOHN Don’t lick the spoon and put it back in the jar. PETER Why not? JOHN It’s disgusting. PETER You’re disgusting. JOHN Your mom's disgusting. PETER What did you just say? JOHN Nothing. PETER What the fuck. JOHN What? PETER Licking the spoon is not the same as spitting. JOHN Yeah, it is. PETER It's not. JOHN Yeah, it is. PETER It's not! PETER You’re so dead. PETER Sonofabitch... PETER I'm sorry. JOHN It's okay. PETER You sure? JOHN Yeah. PETER What should we do with the other one? PETER Oh! BRAD Leave us alone! PETER Where we going? PETER Why are we here? PETER John? PETER I'm gonna miss the bus. PETER Hey! PETER Hey. PETER Hey. PETER What's this? JOHN Money. PETER I know it's money, but what is it for? JOHN It's for you. PETER It's for me? JOHN Yeah. JOHN You can buy whatever you want. PETER Whose money is this? JOHN Yours. PETER You have an ATM card? JOHN Yeah. PETER This is crazy. JOHN What do you want to buy? PETER Nothing. JOHN What? PETER I don’t want to buy anything. JOHN Of course you do. What do you want? PETER Nothing. PETER This is a lot of money. JOHN Yeah. PETER Can I keep it? JOHN It's yours. PETER Thanks. JOHN So you don’t want to buy anything? PETER Nope. ANNA Ow! PAULA Is there anything you need? JOHN No. PAULA Are you sure? JOHN Yes. PAULA I mean, they've been gone for a while now. JOHN I'm fine. PAULA Is someone coming to clean the house? JOHN Yes. PAULA When? JOHN Next Wednesday. JOHN At two. PAULA Okay then. JOHN Wait. JOHN Don't go. PAULA Is there anything you need, John? JOHN Yes. PAULA What? JOHN Stay. JOHN Stay a little while. PAULA I don’t have much time. JOHN Just a little while. PAULA Okay. PAULA What do you...? JOHN Sit. JOHN I’m 13 years old. PAULA I know. JOHN How old are you? PAULA You don’t ask that to a lady. JOHN Why not? PAULA You just don’t. It’s rude. JOHN Okay. JOHN My mom is 50. PAULA I know. PAULA We had a big party in this house. PAULA I was here, don’t you remember? JOHN Are you also 50? PAULA What’s with you today? JOHN Nothing. JOHN Are you? PAULA Yes. JOHN How does it feel? PAULA What? JOHN To be 50. PAULA Not that bad, I must say. PAULA At first I was terrified, but now that it happened... JOHN Don’t you want the banana? PAULA It's all right, I already had lunch. PAULA I have to go. JOHN Don't. PAULA John! PAULA Please tell me if you need anything. JOHN I need something. PAULA Okay. What? JOHN I need you to stay. PAULA Stay? JOHN Sleep here. JOHN We can watch a movie. JOHN We have butter-flavored popcorn. PAULA I can’t stay here, John. I have a family, things to do. PAULA You know what? Lemme call your mother. JOHN Don't. PAULA Yes, this is crazy. PAULA They can't just leave you here. JOHN Don't call her. PAULA John... JOHN She left her phone here. JOHN They left in a hurry. BRAD Hey. BRAD What happened? ANNA What? BRAD What happened? ANNA When? BRAD Between you and John? ANNA What? ANNA Are you...? BRAD Tell me what happened. ANNA I don't know what you think... BRAD You can tell me, Anna. ANNA Turn that thing off. BRAD Just tell me. ANNA Turn it off! LAURIE Hey, what's going on? ANNA Nothing. ANNA Go back to sleep. BRAD I need to know what happened, because something had to happen. LAURIE I'm thirsty. ANNA Don’t drink it all. ANNA Nothing... ANNA happened. GLORIA Lily... LILY What? GLORIA I'm leaving. LILY Where? GLORIA It doesn’t matter. I'll be fine, I just... GLORIA I want you to know that you are on your own now. LILY On my own? GLORIA Yes. GLORIA I’m leaving and I’m not coming back. GLORIA There’s money for you in a shoebox under the bed. GLORIA It should last you ten months, GLORIA maybe a year, if you don’t misuse it. LILY Can I come with you? GLORIA No. LILY Why not? GLORIA Because you’re old enough to be on your own now. LILY I'm 12. GLORIA I thought you were 13. LILY I'm 12. GLORIA Well... GLORIA You know Grandma was 15 when she had me. LILY I never met Grandma. GLORIA Here, eat that. LILY You told me we were having chicken. GLORIA We’re not having chicken. GLORIA There's no time to cook a chicken. I’m leaving soon. LILY Don't. GLORIA I have to. LILY No, you don’t. GLORIA Yes, I do. They’re picking me up, Lily. LILY Who’s picking you up? GLORIA That's none of your business. LILY Dad? GLORIA No. GLORIA Stop it! LILY Take me with you! GLORIA There is no room in the car! LILY I can ride in the trunk. LILY I can hold my breath for almost a minute. GLORIA Okay, promise me something. LILY What? GLORIA Promise me you will not quit school. LILY I can go to school wherever you’re going. GLORIA You promise me. LILY No! GLORIA You promise me or I'm taking the money. LILY Take it, I don’t need it. GLORIA Yes, you do. LILY I have the house. GLORIA What house? LILY This house. GLORIA You don't have this house, Lily. LILY Yes I do, and I'm going to sell it. GLORIA We don’t own the house, Lily. GLORIA We pay rent every month and the money that I’ve left you GLORIA is enough so that you can continue to pay rent GLORIA every month for the next year, GLORIA if you don't misuse it, as I’ve said. LILY I’m going to misuse it. GLORIA Well... GLORIA Do whatever you want, it’s your money now. LILY And where will I go? GLORIA When? LILY When the money's gone. GLORIA That's not my problem. GLORIA This is your life. GLORIA You get to make your own decisions now. LILY I don’t want to make my own decisions. GLORIA Well, you have to. GLORIA Okay... GLORIA Enough. GLORIA That’s enough. GLORIA You are not gonna stop me from going. LILY I can work for you. GLORIA What? LILY I can do whatever you want. LILY I can be your assistant. GLORIA You are no assistant, Lily. GLORIA My daughter is nobody's assistant! GLORIA You're nobody's assistant, Lily. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Come on, John. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Focus. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You got this. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Let's go. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You're not. JOHN I am. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You're not. JOHN I'm ready. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR How's your mother? JOHN Good. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Still waiting on the checks. You owe me two weeks. JOHN I can pay you. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Are you following the diet? JOHN Yes. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR What d'ya have for breakfast? JOHN Low fat yogurt with cereal. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Everything okay at home? JOHN Yes. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Let me know if you need anything, I can help you. JOHN Okay. JOHN You don't need to. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR I want to. JOHN Okay. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Okay? JOHN You don't need to. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR I know I don't need to. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Just let me know how. It'd be a pity for you to miss out... JOHN I'm ready. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Stop saying that. JOHN Okay. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You’re not ready, John. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You need these last days. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You need to keep training. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You need me. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR These qualies... TENNIS INSTRUCTOR are tough. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Very tough. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR There are very good players out there. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR There’re kids your age who train every day, every hour, TENNIS INSTRUCTOR like professionals. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You know what I’m saying? TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Do you? JOHN Yes. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR I had my experience with parents TENNIS INSTRUCTOR who don’t support their children, TENNIS INSTRUCTOR who don’t believe in their potential. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR And let me tell you, I shouted at them more than once. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR This is your life, John. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR This is what you want to do. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR This could be who you are. JOHN I want to... TENNIS INSTRUCTOR You want to what? JOHN I wanna be who I am. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Are you gonna ask your mother to send me the checks? JOHN Yes. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Today? TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Great. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR Finish picking up your stuff and get outta here. TENNIS INSTRUCTOR I need to use the court. BRAD Did you hear that? LAURIE Did you hear that? ANNA Yes. BRAD It's like I have a dog inside. BRAD A starving dog. LAURIE He has to bring us something today. LAURIE When was the last time he brought us anything? ANNA Two days. Almost two & a half. LAURIE He's trying to kill us. LAURIE He’s gonna let us die here, starved to death. ANNA Don't say that. LAURIE Why not? LAURIE It's the truth. ANNA What if something happened to him? ANNA What if he never comes back? ANNA What? BRAD Not you, the dog. BRAD I think it’s the first time... LAURIE I think it’s the first time... BRAD The first time I've been... LAURIE The first time I've been... BRAD hungry. LAURIE hungry. BRAD Like really... LAURIE Like really... BRAD Really hungry. LAURIE Really hungry. BRAD It’s about to become... LAURIE It’s about to become... BRAD A pain. LAURIE A pain. BRAD A new kind of pain. LAURIE A new kind of pain. BRAD I've never been hungry before. LAURIE I've never been hungry before. LAURIE I'm always hungry. ANNA I hope nothing happened to him. LAURIE He's trying to kill us, Mom. CHARLES Fuck! CHARLES Shit. CHARLES I thought you... JOHN I'm fine. JOHN It’s just a game. CHARLES A game? JOHN Yeah. CHARLES Okay. JOHN What are you doing here? CHARLES I’m working next door. I came to see your dad. CHARLES See how he's doing. JOHN My dad? CHARLES Oh, my god... CHARLES Yes. JOHN He's not here. CHARLES Your mom? JOHN No. CHARLES The garden looks like shit. JOHN Do you want something to drink? CHARLES No. CHARLES Thank you, no. CHARLES I'll come back tomorrow. JOHN Tomorrow? CHARLES Yeah, after work. JOHN Do we owe you money? CHARLES What? JOHN I have money. CHARLES No... CHARLES No money, John. No money. CHARLES I just... CHARLES Tell him I said hi. JOHN I will. CHARLES Okay. CHARLES You’re a good kid, John. JOHN Tonight I’m cooking risotto. CHARLES Great. CHARLES Good for you. CHARLES I'll see you later. ANNA If blue bugs bleed blue blood, and black bugs bleed black blood, LAURIE If blue bugs bleed blue blood, and black bugs bleed black blood, BRAD If blue bugs bleed blue blood,and black bugs bleed black blood, ANNA do blue black bugs bleed blue black blood? LAURIE do blue black bugs bleed blue black blood? BRAD do blue black bugs bleed blue black blood? ANNA If blue bugs bleed blue blood, LAURIE If blue bugs bleed blue blood, BRAD If blue bugs bleed blue blood, ANNA and black bugs bleed black blood… LAURIE and black bugs bleed black blood… BRAD and black bugs bleed black blood… BRAD John... BRAD Hey. ANNA When are you gonna talk to us? BRAD Come on, John. You made your point. BRAD We’re not going to punish you. ANNA What is it you want, John? ANNA Help us. ANNA Let us help you. LAURIE Please, John... LAURIE I’m so hungry. LAURIE It stinks down here. BRAD This can’t continue much longer, John. BRAD Someone out there, somewhere... BRAD They're gonna get worried and call the police. JOHN I tied it to a tree. JOHN I cooked risotto. JOHN You have forks. JOHN You haven’t tried the wine. ANNA Your favorite. LAURIE Ahh. ANNA Mmm. JOHN I have mine. ANNA Mmm. JOHN Today I hit 300 serves. LAURIE John... LAURIE What time is it? JOHN I don't know. LAURIE Don't you have tennis soon? JOHN Yeah. LAURIE Thanks for the risotto. LAURIE We really liked it. LAURIE I'm sorry. JOHN For what? LAURIE I don't know. ANNA What are you doing? BRAD What do you think I'm doing? ANNA Stop it. BRAD Why? ANNA Laurie... BRAD I told you, she's asleep. ANNA She can hear us. So let's be quiet. BRAD She can hear us. So let's be quiet.