"Young Adult subtitle by Amir_T6262" "Do you want that?" "Allright." "C'mon Follow me." "Kendal Strickland wasn't just the prettiest girl at Waverly Prep." "She was a legend." "As a junior, the student council voted to dedicate the yearbook to her, even though another student had recently died." "look who's arrived" "Hey Mavis, it's me again." "Just calling to bug you." "We need that draft of Waverley 178." "We can work with something rough..." "Last one, honey." "I know you can do it...hopefully by Friday when you send something that soon, isn't it just for the inner circle?" "Not for the ex-girlfriend of the father, who doesn't even talk to him anymore." "Frankly, it's a slap in the face." "Right?" "You seem a little overly worked up about this." "I'm not worked up in the slightest." "I just wanted to tell you about something that happened." "God." "Well, good for them, right?" "Buddy seems like he'd be a decent father." "But can you imagine still living in Mercury?" "Trapped with a wife and a kid and some crappy job?" "It's like he's..." "It's like he's a hostage." "Yup." "We're lucky we got out." "Yes" "We have lives." "I just think me and Tyler are like, soul twins." "You know?" " Like, right before he texts me, it's like I can..." " Sense it." "Yes!" "Like psychically." "And it's like we have chemistry even over our phones." " Chemistry messages." " Like, textual chemistry." "Exactly." "Just as Kendal hit send, a message from Ryan popped up like magic." "It couldn't be denied ... they had textual chemistry." "So, I spent a year in Southeast Asia." "Why?" "I ended up a volunteer teacher in Phnom Pehn." "Oh my God." "Yikes." "Mm, yeah, it was probably the most rewarding thing I've ever done..." "Of course." "Sure." "Totally." "Mad Love, Buddy." "Young Adult subtitle by Amir_T6262" "Dolce, take a pee." "Dolce, pee." "Welcome to Hampton Inn." "Do you have a reservation?" "No." "Mavis ..." "Gary ..." "Is that a dog in your bag?" "Nope." "We actually allow small pets with a cleaning deposit." "Well, because I have a small dog, in my car." "Okay." "I'll put that you have a dog." " How many keys do you need?" " Two, please." "Expecting company?" "Hi!" "Personal." "Mercury, Minnesota." "Mercury, Minnesota." "Slade." "Hi Buddy." "This is Mavis. remember Mavis Gary." "I'm in town taking care of a real estate thing." "I don't know, I've just thought if you have time and you want to grab a drink catch up." "some like that allright listen call me and ... and let me know Okay, bye." "Hey, Buddy!" " Mavis Gary." "It's been... how long?" "I'm not sure!" "Gosh." "Wow." "So you're actually back in town." "Wow." "Oh, I'm just passing through." "I'm insanely busy." "As always." "Well, I don't know how long you're in town with your real estate thing, but I'd love to grab a drink." "Okay." "Well, if you're feeling spontaneous, I can be at Woody's in," "I don't know, 15 minutes?" "Spontaneous isn't really a thing these days." "I don't know if you heard, but I'm a new dad." "No duh!" "Everyone knows, the whole gang." "Yeah." "I got the announcement." "Thanks for that, by the way." "Hey, you're welcome." "So, uh, how about we meet at Champion O'Malley's tomorrow?" "Kind of fun." "Of course." "Yes." "How about 8:30?" "6 would be better." "At six is perfect." "Great." "See you at six." "Maker's Mark." "What?" "I'm sorry." "I believe we attended high school together." "At the same time?" "Yes." "You're Mavis Gary" " Mavis Gary-Crane now." " Matt Freehauf." "My locker was actually right next to yours." "For all of high school." "Matt Freehauf. yeah" "Your locker was right there, by mine." "It's not like we ran in the same circles." "You were pretty popular, if I recall." "You won "Best Hair."" "Really?" "What did you win?" "I didn't." "They only give out like 15 of those, and generally to the same five people." "Yes ..." "Well, I was glad to see you, Matt." "What are you even doing back in Mercury?" "You move back" "Of course not!" "Gross." "I live in Minneapolis." "I'm just here taking care of this real estate thing." "I have some property, so." "I read the "Sun" that you writer" "Yes, I'm an author." "Children's books, right?" "No." "Y.A. That's industry speak for "young adult."" "I write a very successful teen series." "You've probably seen it everywhere." "Vampires?" "Take that, liver" "Weren't you the hate crime guy?" "excuse me" "You totally were!" "you're the hate crime guy!" "My God!" "Why did not you say?" "Now I understand who you are." "Matt!" "The hate crime guy!" "Yes, Mavis." "When I was a senior-- when we were seniors a bunch of jocks who thought I was gay jumped me in the woods that's right!" "and hit my legs and dick with a crowbar." "with a crowbar." "I totally remember that" "It was national news." "I mean, until people found out I wasn't actually gay." "Then it wasn't a hate crime." "It was just a fat guy getting his ass beat." "Didn't you get to miss a bunch of school?" "Yes." "I "got" to miss about six months." "It was awesome." "fuck!" "How's your dick?" "Not good." "Does it work?" "Yes, it works ..." "Just ..." "Hard Jack." "See?" "This is what Buddy Slade drinks!" "I do not know." "The Buddy Slade." "The Buddy Slade!" "Interesting fact" "Come here." "Wanna know why I'm really in town?" "Yes." "I can't tell you in here" "All right." "They took me out here." "allright. here's the deal" "Buddy Slade and I are meant to be together and I'm here to get him back." "Buddy Slade allright" "I'm pretty sure Buddy's married." "With a kid on the way." "No, the kid's here." "She already had it" "I don't care though." "I have baggage, too, you know?" "Wait, are you not joking?" "My God, man, I get it people won't understand," "But, you know, but things like this happen." "In real life happens ..." "Usually they happen in slow-motion." "They get divorced, they reconfigure." "Society's okay with that if you take your time like a emotional glacier." "I am 37 years old!" "Mavis ..." "I would keep all this to yourself." "I would find a therapist a professional." "Matt ..." " oh boy ..." "Do not you get it?" "love conquers all." "Haven't you seen The Graduate?" "Or, I don't know, anything?" "Oh." "A taxi." "Yeah, we called it Mavis, hey?" "The Buddy Slade has life." "A life?" "Ha." "No, he has a baby, and babies is boring." "Having spent the summer outside the bubble of waverly prep," "Kendal looked around at her fellow students, thinking:" "did I really get that much better, or did everyone simply get worse?" "why was Ryan spending so much time with this dumpy new girl?" "Mavis, I'm Jim." "do you have any pages?" "I trying to help you, but I ..." "Oh!" "No, no!" "I don't need those" "Oh, you're going to want to try the popcorn shrimp!" " No, I'm not." "Two Hard Jack ciders Please." "Hey you!" "Wow." "Great to see you." "So!" "This is a midweek surprise." "I ordered us a couple of Hard Jacks." "I haven't had one of those since college." "I know, too." "But I thought to drink to remember the old days." "Basically I do not drink recently ..." "During the pregnancy of Beth ..." "Beth's nursing our girl, so I thought I'd, you know, show some solidarity." "Right." "So are you still at General Mills?" "Yeah, Ad sales now." "My dad is still there, so ... so we have lunch together most days." "We get pizza." "Sub sandwiches..." "I see." "I'm just working my butt off my city, Doing my thing in the city." "Right, down there in the "Mini Apple."" "Nobody calls it the "Mini Apple," Buddy, God!" "I did not know." "Hey, I'm just gonna grab those ciders." "Save our lady a trip." "How chivalrous." "Mavis?" "What are you doing here?" "I work here." "Bookkeeping, dealing with vendors" "A better question:" "What are you doing here?" "Just catching up with a friend." "Oh catching up with a friend." "Here is the Buddy Slade!" "there procuring a couple of mind-erasers at the bar" "You're not wasting any time, huh?" "It was nice talking to you yesterday evening." "It was nice." "Okay." "Hey, Freehauf, what's up man?" "Hey!" "Congratulations on the little one." "Thank you." "What a wonderful, permanent commitment to make." "It's a ton of work, though, and on almost no sleep." "I'm like a zombie these days." "But so rewarding, right?" "Nice to see you here, Matt." "Thanks for stopping by." "Please...." "You wanna join us for a round?" "I would love to." "But sadly, I've got work to do, and it takes me twice as long as an able-bodied man" " to complete even the simplest task." " Bummer." "And I do not want to invade ..." "... Meeting of your school, so ... go Injuns" "Actually, they changed their name to the Indians in '99." "the local Fon du Lac tribe and..." "I go." "Sucks what happened to Matt." "the poor guy has suffered so much just for being gay." "He's not actually gay." "I am sure it is." "No." "Didn't you call him "that theater fag" all the time in high school?" ""Theater fag" is an expression." "Well, whatever." "Mercury's changed a lot since that happened." "It's way less of a hick town." "Really?" "Well, we have this place." "Beats Woody's, right?" "And I heard they might be putting in a Chipotle at the mall." "I saw you got a "KenTacoHut."" "You know." "One of those combination Kentucky Fried, Taco Bell..." "Pizza Hut!" "Yeah." "Brilliant!" "Kentacohut!" "You sound like one of your crazy characters." "How is Alan?" "Allen is great!" "He's good." "Yes ... yes, well." "We're not married anymore" "But ..." "Sorry, no ..." "Do not feel sorry, okay." "Well, that's Allen's loss." "Sucks to be Allen." "Sorry I can't hang out longer, but I've got to relieve Beth." "She has band practice tonight." "Beth is in a band?" "Yes." "Yeah, it's just something she does with some other moms." "Wow." "Cool." "Beth's the drummer" "Oh my God." "Embarrassing." "Actually, Beth's band's playing here tomorrow night" "Why don't you stop by our house for a hang tomorrow?" "We'll have dinner, and then we can all go to Beth's show." "I would love that." "This is kind of silly, but could you sign one of those" "Waverley Place books for me?" "sure" "It's not for me, obviously." "It's for my niece, Kendra." "She wants to be a writer someday." "All right." "Of course." "But you know, my name isn't actually on the books." "I mean, it's on the title page if you check inside, but I'm basically a ghostwriter." "Still a pretty big deal compared to the rest of us." "It's so great to see you" "I always feel like we can pick up right where we left off." "Exactly." "You know what?" "You look the same." "I do?" "Yeah." "It's like the rest of us changed and you just got lucky." "See you tomorrow." "Yes, nice." "All right." "Hello?" "I just want you to know that what you saw today wasn't ... what you think it was." "Okay?" "Oh." "You're not trying to destroy Buddy Slade's marriage?" "It's way more complicated than you could possibly ever understand." "Buddy and I have years of history between us, and it's very rich and complex." "Yeah, sounds like it's definitely beyond my comprehension." "Don't open a new ranch until the old one is done." "What¿" "Sorry...my sister." "Forget it." "Just so you know." "I got it, thanks!" "Want to Get loaded or something?" "I'm Mavis." "I know." "From high school." "Right." "I made you Rice Krispies squares that one time, for your birthday." "I got your locker combination from the vice principal and put them in your locker." "Thank you." "Where is Matt?" "He's in his cave" "Welcome to the distillery." "Are you making moonshine?" "Screw you." "This is aged bourbon." "You know what?" "Wait." "Well, try this." "It is 8 years old." "Take a breath, but not very deep, because it is very possible ... ..." "It is limited ... not ..." " Mos Eisley Special Reserve?" " "More isolated"." "It's a Star Wars thing..." "Cantina..." "You know, let's leave that to mature a bit more   And I have another one here ..." "See if you can discern." "It's oak." " oak." "Come on now ..." "Well." "Like hiding, there, so when you drink a sip ..." "I was supposed to sip it." "Yes." "Here you are." "Woody." "Oak." "So how'd the rest of your little "date" go yesterday?" "Good, good." "It was eye-opening" "Buddy... he's clearly not happy." "he actually said that?" "He implied it." "You can tell he's suffering." "He looks completely exhausted." "He told me he feels like a zombie." "I was there, and I suspect he was being flip." "It's a pretty strong statement to make." "A zombie is a dead person, Matt." "I'm a fat geek." "I know what zombies are." "I think Buddy and I are having very similar feelings." "The question is, who's going to make the first move?" "I'm thinking it will be you." "Aren't you a little old for GI Joes?" "still be wet" "It's fine." "Jesus" "You make these?" "I combine them, mix and match." "I'm taking Copperhead and attaching Mongol's body..." "What was this thing." "I did it late at night, I was tired and drunk." "Do you ever make like, girl dolls?" "I'm not a weirdo." "I need to go check on something." "Okay." "No, no." "You must come with me." "I think this is it." "You think or you know" "This is definitely his house." "He drives a Jeep Liberty." "That's ironic." "Right?" "Because he has no liberty." "You're mentally ill." "You see this window there?" "Yes." "I bet Buddy's awake and secretly jerking off or something." "Or perhaps he's caring for his infant daughter." "The baby, the baby." "The problem that has no name." "Can I help you find something?" "Sure." "I'm not having a ton of luck." "Is this something for work?" "No, it's for a special occasion." "Not a formal occasion." "Something chic and clean, but also a little bit edgy." "Okay." "We have some adorable new dresses that just came in." "Do you carry Marc Jacobs?" "I don't think we have that one." "I'm going to a rock concert with an old flame, and I think there's a chance we may reconnect." "Let's show him what he's been missing." "He's seen me recently, so he knows." "But his wife is seeing me in a while..." "Well." "It's the end of my shift, and my son needs to be picked up at school, so I'm just going to send over another associate." "She's up on all the trends." "Shona!" "Do you have the Waverley Prep books?" "Yeah, they've got their own display table over there." "Wow." "They must be really popular." "Actually we just have a lot of surplus stock we're trying to clear out." "They were a big thing a couple of years ago," "And the computer says "Do Not Shelve," so..." "Are you writing in there?" "I'm the author." "I'm signing it." "You're Jane MacMurray?" "No." "Jane MacMurray just created the series." "I wrote the book." "I'm Mavis Gary." "Crane." "See?" "do you know Jane Mcmurray?" "Yes, I know her very well..." "Look, I wrote this book." "Okay." "Would you like a signed copy for the store?" "No, that's fine." "I'll sign as many as you want." "It adds value to your stock." "Yeah, but when merchandise is signed, we can't send it back to the publisher." "Why would you send these back to the publisher?" "!" "we're probably not going to sell them." "The series is done." "Come, I said, you can not ..." "Whatever bookman!" "subþtitle þbyþ Aþmþiþr_Tþþ6262" "Kendal Strickland never felt threatened." "If anything, she felt a deep sense of pity for this rebound girl." "Not in a competitive way she wasn't the type to show off." "That said, she couldn't help her own popularity." "It wasn't her fault that one year she was voted homecoming queen of a neighboring high school." "Yes, Kendal Strickland was attractive;" "that was obvious." "Other girls were so insecure, stressing about their faces and their figures." "Not Kendal." "Hers was an effortless beauty that glowed from within." "However, being that beautiful could also be intimidating." "Some guys went for girls who were more ordinary." "How could Kendal make sure her own perfection wouldn't scare away Ryan, the love of her life?" "What's up?" "What are you doing?" "Well." "Here's that book for your niece" "Oh yeah." "Thanks for remembering." "I'll send it to her." "There's a character in this one that I based on you." "what?" "In the book." "I mean, I named him Ashby, but it's so blatantly you." "When you read it, it'll be obvious." "I hope he's cool." "We're not even supposed to do that." "We're supposed to stick to this character bible" "Hey!" "Nice to see you again." " You too." "Wow, there it is..." "Adorable." "Thank you." "Do you guys want drinks?" "just water" " Can you bring me another Summer Ale?" " sure" "It's fine, I'll just pump and dump after the show." "Don't worry, I'm not trying to get my kid hammered." "Wow, look at that." "Ah yes, the Funquarium." "Always chills her out." "We're starting to get smiles." "Cute." "She's like Buddy's clone." "I can see you in there." "Really?" "A lot of you, in fact." " Thank you." " Ladies?" "So, how's it going?" "I know you're a writer." "I saw that nice article about you in the Sun." "Yes, I'm the author of a young adult series." "It's disturbingly popular." "I like your decor, what is this, shabby chic?" " Pier one." "And a little bit Goodwill." "Me and Buddy used to go thrifting all the time." "Remember that in the '90s," "We had a huge stupid T-shirt collection." "Just the dumbest things." "The 90s were awesome." "Yes." "Yes, I used to sleep in Buddy's shirts." "And boxers." "I still have a few, I think." "Hey, I still have one of my ex-boyfriend's T-shirts." "I can't bring myself to get rid of it." "What?" "What?" "I can not tell you." "What is this painting?" "Beth teaches special needs kids." "A lot of my kids learn emotions cognitively." "It doesn't come naturally to them the way it does for you or me." "So we need to show them:" "This is what happy looks like." "This is what anxious looks like." "And so on." "How about, like, neutral?" "What if you don't feel anything?" "That's kind of how they are a lot of the time, so." "Yeah." "Don't need to teach it." "Oh my God." "Is that Mavis Gary?" "Yeah, can you believe it?" "She came with Beth and Buddy." "Psychotic prom queen bitch." "Come time for tequila." "Salt." "So are they any good?" "Yes, it's fine." "I know this look." "It's terrible." "I knew it." "But they have fun." "Hey, look, Freehauf's over there." "he's always just lurking around, isn't he?" "So creepy!" "Look at his face." "He's so doughy." "He looks like a murderer." "he looks like he might own a few clown suits." "My God, you're awful!" "Dark." "No." "Hello, Mercury!" "I'm Mary Ellen Trantowski and we are Nipple Confusion!" "Please be kind, as this is only our second show and we all have small children at home." "Our first song's a cover." "This one goes out from our drummer Beth to her sweetheart Buddy." "She wears denim wherever she goes..." "Hey, do you remember we used to make out to this song?" "This song was playing the first time I went down on you." "The first time I went down on you." "Yeah, you guys were amazing." "Yeah, you guys were namazing." "I think someone's had a few too many." "Oh, hardly..." "It's interesting to see you hanging around again, Mavis." "Mary Ellen, you were great tonight." "It's inspiring to see a single mother with so much confidence onstage." "really we gotta get home." "Relieve the babysitter." "I want to stay out just a little while longer." "I'll drive him home." "Really?" "Buddy, let Mavis drive you home, OK?" "I'm gonna stay and celebrate." "Sure." "Have fun." "Thanks, Mavis!" "Easy." "My tolerance has really gone down since you knew me." "What do you mean, "since I knew you"?" "I still know you." "Come here." "Wait." "Don't you have that baby-sitter until 11?" "Yeah." "But we can't go anywhere." "I know, We can't." "but ..." "But time is just so precious." "For real." "It goes so fast." "Whoosh." "I know ..." "Man." "I just really love my daughter, you know?" "I know, I know ..." "I can tell you're a great father." "You're already going above and beyond in so many ways." "You've stepped up to the plate." "You do too much, even." "You think so?" "Yes." "You're such a good, good man, Buddy." "Don't ever shortchange yourself." "I thought I saw lights." "Yeah, um, Daniel." "I'm home." "Where's Beth?" "Beth wanted to stay out all night and party." "Well, we're all out of breastmilk and she doesn't want the nuk anymore." "I got it" "Goodnight, Buddy." "Good night." "Easy, great!" "I depression." "Then do exercise" "Take your poor dog for a walk for once." "Why don't you walk, fat ass?" "Oh, there's some low-hanging fruit You are low-hanging fruit." "No!" "I hate this guy over here." "Ugh." "My cousin Mike." "Mike Moran is your cousin" "Unfortunately." "Here comes the happiest cripple in Minnesota." "Mavis?" "Mike." "What is up, girly-friend?" "Holy shit, cuz, this is such a rad surprise!" "I'm just in town taking care of a real estate thing." "How are you?" "I'm great." "You know, Kim and I just had our six-year anniversary." "Six years, what is that, wood?" "Porcelain?" "Strychnine?" "Anyway, the kids are great." "Work is a trip, but I play hard, too." "doing a lot of rock-climbing." "What, like, rock-crawling, you mean?" "Nahh, I'm vertical, bro." "Believe it or not." "We can do anything a normal can do." "Probably more, because we've had to reboot for extra positivity, know what I'm saying?" "You should try it!" "You should try it!" "No!" "I love the way this guy talks." "He's like, "no."" "I'm so glad you guys are buds, I can totally see it." "It's like Will and Grace." "It is!" "No, it is not." "Look, I'm gonna roll back to my boys, but we should chat later!" "I'll buy you a scotch or whatever you've got there." "I love this place total time capsule, right?" "When did he get that chair?" "Sophomore year?" "Junior." "Car wreck." "He got so much attention." "Yes,he was the "popular cripple."" "Practically ruined high school for me." "well he ruined my Sweet Sixteen." "same weekend!" "You're a piece of work" "You're a piece of shit." "Damn it." "The kiss was electric." "Transformative." "Spiritual." "Enchanted." "It was like their first kiss all over again, except now they knew exactly what they were doing." "So I said, like, listen, Kyle." "You're everything to me." "You're my sun, my moon, my galaxy;" "when are you going to get this?" "And he was like, not getting it..." "Right!" "Hey!" "Hi, how are you?" "I'm great." "Last night was amazing." "How much longer are you going to be in town?" "I'm here for you." "How... how long do you need?" "I was just wondering, if you're still around this weekend, if you'd like to come to the baby's naming ceremony." "It's just a little hippie thing out in the yard." "Not religious or anything." "Buddy, I would love to come." "cool. allright" "Saturday, at the house, around one." "Perfect, I can not wait to see." "Great." "Hi, Mom." "you would not want to say hello?" "It's been so long, I almost forgot what you look like." "I wasn't avoiding you." "I was planning to call." "Why didn't you just come stay with us?" "I needed a quiet place to write." "You have no idea I have tons of work to catch up on." "Are the books still selling well?" "I can hardly keep up." "This is the money invested to purchase the property?" "I heard you were back here to work on some kind of real estate transaction?" "I was just surprised you didn't use Aunt Lena as your broker." "She's a little hurt." "Honey?" "Look what I found!" "Welcome!" "Thank you." "Be a real estate tycoon." "I do not know that." "What is this?" "The Dolce." "I hope you're eating enough in the city." "It's important to take care of yourself, sweetie." "Lean Cuisine is not a meal" "I think I might be an alcoholic." "Very funny." "You're not still pulling it, are you?" "Stop it." "It's just that your hair is so beautiful." "Mom?" "Can you please take down that picture of me and Allen?" "Which photo, sweetie?" "Our wedding picture?" "We're divorced." "We just thought it was a nice memory." "Of my failed marriage?" "The wedding wasn't a failure." "Remember that tiramisu?" "I like that Allen" "Dad, he's my ex-husband." "You're supposed to be on my team." "He's a nice guy." "That's all." "I didn't know there were teams." "Have you seen any old friends on this visit¿" "Actually, I've seen quite a bit of Buddy." "The old beau, eh?" "I remember you kids were so cute in high school." "It's funny how those initial instincts can often be so right." "You can make mistakes along the way, but the world has a way of bringing you back to the person you're meant to be with." "It's good to keep those people in your life." "People that really know you best." "That new baby of his is just darling." "Have you seen it up close?" "I suppose." "Is everything okay?" "I am sure he will be okay, is too early to tell." "Buddy always said we'd make pretty cute kids." "... In the world." "Hey, did you guys ever sell my Cabriolet?" "Yes!" "sweet ride" "What is it?" "Is that a drop-top?" "I just saw my mother and father." "Heavy." "What are they like?" "Horrible." "God." "I've been through a lot." "Want to become lioma?" "Why do you think I'm here?" "Let's go drink in the woods behind the school." "It is a little ..." "Come on!" "Well." "You can not walk more slowly?" "Our school is so ugly." "It looks just like a factory." "It used to be a rubber fabrication plant in the '20s." "You know everything." "These woods were like Hump City back in the day." "I remember being out here with a few different guys." "I never knew you were a slut." "I was normal." "So what's going on with old Buddy?" "How's the master plan unfolding?" "He called me today and asked me if I would participate in his daughter's naming ceremony on Saturday." "I do not know ... there's still so much that's unspoken," "but He's involving me in his child's life." "Buddy is a married man By all accounts, happily" "Yes." "happily married men go to bars alone with their ex-girlfriends all the time." "They call them privately." "They make out with them on the porch..." "He did not make out with you" "You were not there." "Kissed." "It was really intense and passionate." "He gave me the shirt." "Yes, I noticed." "They probably noticed in space." "And FYI, you look completely insane wearing it." "Look, I don't know exactly what Buddy's doing with you, or what you think he's doing with you, you need to move on." "You're one to talk" "All they care about" "All you care about is some scuffle that happened 20 years ago." "You lean on that crutch and you lean on excuses, and you and I both know that you've used the whole thing as an excuse to do absolutely nothing in your life" "A scuffle?" "You don't know shit about what happened to me." "Those jocks you used to blow during lunch they shattered my legs they bashed in my brain" "mangled my cock so I have to piss and cum sideways for the rest of my life," "and they left me for dead." "You know, Things aren't so great "down south."" "I can barely get off by myself let alone with another person." "You know, What's done is done." "You can't dwell on the past." "Are you fucking kidding?" "Talk about dwelling in the past. here you are, back in Mercury like a loser, trying to score with a guy who's happily married man" "Buddy is not happy!" "Okay?" "Stop saying that!" "You're hardly the authority on happiness, Sylvia." "You know what, Matt?" "It's really a shame that you're like this." "Because If you had a good personality, none of the other stuff would matter to people." "why don't you use my crutch as a metaphor again?" "That was brilliant." "That was masterful." "save it for your little teenage stories." "God knows you don't know anything about being an adult." "It wasn't the first time Kendal Strickland was let down." "For all the good they did, beauty and popularity didn't inspire much loyalty." "Would it be nice to have peers?" "Friends she could respect?" "sure." "but Kendal knew the lone march of being special a little too well." "She was used to blazing her own trail." "It was obvious that Ryan still loved her." "Crystal clear." "And perhaps that was unfair to his new girlfriend." "But Kendal Strickland was going to think about herself for a change." ""Who was taking care of Kendal?"" "And on the subject of fair was it fair that people misjudged Kendal's intelligence just because she was so beautiful?" "Was it fair that everyone thought her life was so easy when it was anything but?" "No!" "Life wasn't fair, and it was up to Kendal to step in and make things right." "Sometimes, in order to heal, a few people have to get hurt." "Hi, Jan." "Hi." "Well!" "It's been a very long time" "I've been a busy girl." "Yes, I heard." "Buddy's been very busy, ha ha!" "And Bethie." "I'm finally a grandma." "speaking of devil!" "Hey!" "Hi, how are you?" "How you doing?" "Well." "I brought gifts." "Thank you." "They're just burp cloths." "Great, we always need more pukers." "Hey Mom, I think Beth needs help with the endive thing." "Can we talk?" "Yes ..." "Having fun?" "are you having fun?" "Bravo!" "I think we should to talk privately." "Sure." "From here, follow me." "Good." "So what's going on?" "Ugh." "There's so many things I know we both want to say." "Okay?" "Let's not say all of them." "I gotta get Beth's gift ready." "I got her a drum set." "You are so thoughtful." "Even during all this." "Hey, she pushed it out." "I just wanted to tell you that I'm feeling everything you're feeling." "Buddy, These past few days have been some of the best of my life." "They have?" "You don't have to pretend" "And I know what's in here." "And I know what's here." "Buddy ... you're my moon." "My stars." "You're my whole galaxy..." "Mavis!" "what are you doing?" "Okay ..." "You don't have to be afraid." "It's okay." "You can come to the city with me, like we always planned." "What the hell are you talking about?" "!" "We can work it out." "You know that we ..." "We'll handle it like adults." "Mavis, I'm a married man." "I know." "We can beat this thing together." "You're better than this." "I have to go." "You should leave." "Look who's up!" "'Me to get, leave me." "Come here." "Do me a favor." "Will you get everyone to go outside?" "I want to prepare the gift of Beth." "Listen up, everyone!" "I think Buddy has a little surprise for Beth, so if you'll just direct your attention to the garage..." "Come on, let's go." "Mavis?" "What?" "Are you okay?" "I would be if I could get a drink." "There's some right here." "Thank you, Uncle Bob." "You know what?" "Oh my God." "I will bring something ..." "Fuck you!" "Fuck you!" "You fucking bitch!" "God, you should see your face." "It's a joke!" "You're just standing there like a big lump." "I love your sweater." "I'll go get a rag" "You guys sure have a lot of rags around here." "... Fucking Burp cloths, whatever." "You know what funny thing is,?" "I actually could have had this party a long time ago." "this very same party." "Buddy and I were together for four years." "... And we were inseparable." "JAN knows." "right Jan?" "Tell them." "No, don't worry." "It's silk." "It's fucked." "Mavis, sweetheart ..." "Mother, I'm trying to say a story here." "Buddy got me pregnant when I was 20," "We were going to keep it we were going to have a baby and a naming party and a Funquarium and all that." "And twelve weeks into it well, I had Buddy's miscarriage, which I wouldn't wish for anyone." "Maybe if things had been a little bit more hospitable, down south, in my broken body," "Buddy and I would be here right now." "With a teenager, and probably even more kids." "We always came back to each other." "Right Jen Tell them." "What the fuck?" "it's a new drum kit for Beth." "What's wrong?" "Nothing ..." "What do you mean, nothing?" "My God!" "What's wrong with you?" "Are you one of those kids who needs a chart to learn feelings?" "Stand up for yourself, Why does it cover?" "That's enough, Mavis!" "You're drunk!" "I've been drunk since I've been back and nobody gave two shits until this one got bent out of shape" "Mavis,What the hell are you doing?" "Why did you invite me?" "I didn't invite you." "My wife did." "Beth practically forced me to call you." "She feels sorry for you; we all do." "It's obvious you've been having some...mental, uh, sickness, some depression, and you're very lonely and confused." "So Beth made me invite you even though" "I knew it would be a mistake." "I knew it." "You're lying" "He's not." "well..." "What about now?" "Do you hate me now?" "It is easy because I hate you." "What the hell is wrong with you people?" "Mavis, honey..." "Do you know ..." "I came back for you." "For you." "And I hate this town." "It's a hick lake town that smells like fish shit." "But I came back." "I just want you to know that." "I screwed up" "I screwed up so bad!" "Where have you been?" "you're scaring me" "I'm crazy." "And no one loves me." "You don't love me." "Guys like me are born loving women like you." "I went to Buddy's house." "What happened?" "My dress is ruined." "I will bring ..." "I'll get ..." "Let me get you a shirt..." "No, I want yours." "You want the shirt I'm wearing?" "Hug me." "Why Buddy?" "He's a good man." "He's kind." "Are other men unkind?" "He knew me when I was at my best." "You weren't at your best then, Mavis." "Not then." "I saw you every day." "You had this little mirror in your locker." "It was shaped like a heart, and you looked at that mirror more than you ever looked at me." "And I was at my best." "Good morning." "Hi." "Coffee?" "Yes." "Do you still write those books?" "No." "The series is over. got cancelled." "I'm actually writing the last book right now." "What happens?" "I don't know." "Hey, do you know a girl named Beth?" "She married Buddy Slade, from school?" "Umm..." "Yeah, I know that Beth." "What do you think of her?" "I ..." "I ..." "I don't really like her." "And I think you're way prettier than her." "What happened to your dress?" "Sorry." "I said something wrong?" "Shit." "What's the matter What did I say?" "I have a lot of problems." "Can't you get a new dress?" "I..." "It's very difficult for me to be happy." "And other people... it's so simple for them." "I know." "They just grow up." "They're so... fulfilled." "I don't feel fulfilled." "Well  and frankly, if you don't feel fulfilled with all the stuff you have..." "Sandra, I need to change." "No, you don't." "What?" "You're the only person in Mercury who could write a book or wear a dress like that." "I'm sure there's plenty of people..." "Everyone here is fat and dumb." "Don't say that." "Do you really think so?" "Yes." "Everyone wishes they could be like you." "You know, living in a big city, famous, and beautiful and all that." "I'm not really famous." "Well, you know, special... or whatever." "Some days, during a slow shift," "I'll just think about you living in your cool apartment..." "Going out and stuff it seems really nice." "Yes ... but ..." "Most here seem so happy with so little ..." "They don't even seem to care what happens to them" "That's because it doesn't matter what happens to them." "They're nothing." "Might as well die." "Fuck Mercury." "Thank you" "I needed that." "You're right;" "this place blows." "I need to head back to Minneapolis." "Take me with you." "Excuse me¿" "Take me with you." "You know, to the Mini Apple." "You're good here" "Dolce." "I'm sorry." "oh baby come here" "Graduation turned out to be a bittersweet ceremony for Kendal." "While honored to be the valedictorian of her class, there was an unmistakeable air of sadness over the sudden death of Ryan Ashby." "Who could have imagined when Ryan and his girlfriend set sail that day that it would be the last time anyone ever saw them." "Poor Ryan, lost at sea." "They don't need these back." "You can put them in a scrapbook or whatever" "Just so you know, those donuts are for a honors members." "Kendal felt the weight of her high school years lifting off of her as she emptied out her locker." "Sure, she'd think about Waverly from time to time;" "cheer squad, the debate team, sneaking into the woods for a drink after class." "But her best years were still ahead of her." "Kendal Strickland was ready for the world." "It was time to look to the future A new chapter." "As she boarded the train to Cambridge, she took one last look at her small town and blew it a kiss, thinking:" "Life, here I come subtitle by Amir_T6262"