不用担心。 Don't worry about it.
我第一天干活的时候就把他们在课上 On-- on my first day, I forgot everything that they taught me
教的东西全忘了。 in those classes.
真的嘛？ Really?
是啊。 Yeah.
我说吧，第一天总会有点棘手。 I mean, day one's always a little tough.
你也能理解的，不管当时训练进行如何， It's like, you know, no matter how the training goes,
最后总会有这样那样无法预料的情况 there's-- there's always room for something that's just
会出漏子。 totally unpredictable.
噢，对了。 Oh, I--
要是你准备好的话 I've got a pretty good story for you if
我这可有个相当好的故事讲给你听 you're ready for it.
好啊。 OK.
嘿早上好。 Hey, what's up?
早上好。 Hey.
你们见过面了么？ Did you guys meet?
还没呢。 No.
我是奈特。 Nate.
你好。 Hi.
你好。 Hey.
我是杰西卡。 Jessica.
好啦，都竖起耳朵来听我讲吧。 OK, listen up.
当时我是第一周来上班， So it's like my first week on the job, and I'm
还是负责看门的，没错吧？ at gate duty, right?
什么是看门的？ What's that?
就如果有孩子想要离开了，按法律来 说我们并不能阻止他们， - If a kid wants to leave, legally we can't stop them, so
于是我们就在门口安排人守着 尝试劝阻他们这么做。 we put someone at the gate to try and talk them out of it.
哎妈你来得可真快啊。 - Whoa, you got here quick.
那还用说。 - I did.
早上好。 Good morning.
你好。 - Hi.
奈特，这是格蕾丝。 - Nate, this is Grace.
她是你的新上司。 She's your new boss.
你好。 - Hello.
你好。 - Hey.
认识你很高兴。 - Hi, nice to meet you.
我也是。 - Nice to meet you.
我要是你就不会戴那条领带。 - I would lose the tie if I were you.
而且要是你正在听梅森讲故事的话， And if you're listening to a story of Mason's, understand
可要注意他基本都是在胡说八道。 that there's very little reality in it.
哎我说，别败了大伙的兴头好么。 - Hey, don't piss in the water before we put our toes in.
？ - It actually feels pretty mellow.
好啦，所以作为我美妙的新上司， OK, so Grace, my wonderful new boss
格蕾丝当时就安排我看了三小时的门， at the time, she leaves me at my gate duty for like three
期间还一次厕所都不给我上。 hours without a bathroom break.
何况我当时还吃了他们这做的玉米饼 And I'm dying because I ate the tacos that they serve
肚子疼得都快挂了，而且她还没告诉 here, and she failed to tell me that
我这些玉米饼是出了名的泻药。 they're a known laxative.
所以呢这个比我还高一英寸，体型高大得 So this kid, 16 years old, this big fuckin' intimidating
他妈吓死人的十六岁男孩朝着我走来， dude, he's like a foot taller than me.
大摇大摆地就走出了门口。 He walks up and he just cruises out the gate.
这才是我第二天上班所以根本 It's my second day, so I don't know what the
不知道发生了什么事情。 hell is going on.
不过格蕾丝当时就站在那， But Grace, she's standing right there, and she
眼睁睁地就让他走掉了。 just lets it happen.
就听他瞎说吧， - Whatever.
反正当时我就看到梅森就在那儿默默坐着， What I saw was Mason just sitting there and Wesley
而韦斯利正从门的另外一侧对我微笑， smiling at me from the opposite side of the gate
他也知道我们没有办法干涉他。 because he knows that we can't touch him.
为什么呢。 - Why not?
他们一旦出了大门我们就没法管他们了。 - Once they're a foot outside the gate, we can't touch them.
所以格蕾丝就叫我去跟着他，我照着 指示做了几个小时， - So Grace tells me to follow him, so I do for hours, just
在他身后大概离着两三米。 walking eight feet behind him.
等到最后他登上了一台公交车，然后 我也跟着上了同一台车。 Eventually he gets on this bus, so I get on the bus too.
在这时候我大脑一片空白唯一能想到的 And at this point I can't think of anything but whatever
就是那些玉米饼如何把我的肚子闹得天翻地覆。 the hell these tacos are doing to my bowels.
所以我下了个决心，滚你妈的， So I make up my mind, fuck this.
我下一站就一定得下车不然我铁定就得 I've got to get off at the next stop or I'm going to lose
在大庭广众下拉裤子了。 it in my shorts in front of all these people.
而正巧在我作出这一决定时，韦斯利从 And exactly as I make this decision, Wesley leans his
过道另一侧扭过他那硕大无朋的脑袋， big-ass head over to me from across the aisle, and he says,
用非常冷峻的神情对我说，我下一站可 就要下车了，而如果你也跟着我这么做， really calm, I'm getting off at the next stop, and if you
我他妈就要把你老二揪下来 do too, I'm going to rip your fuckin' balls off and feed
塞回你口里。 them to you.
我的妈呀。 - Holy shit.
可别忘了我的警告。 - Remember what I said.
拜托这部分可是真的。 - Hey now, this part is true.
我当时真就在那儿。 I was there.
真的么？ - Really?
嗯哼。 Mm-hmm.
你真的确定？ - Are you sure?
那是。 Yeah.
然后公交车就停了。 So the bus stops.
韦斯利下了车。 He gets off.
我等了一会就往车门走， I wait a second.
但他就在车门几米开外的人行道上站着， I go over to the door, but he's just standing there on
双眼直直地盯着我，等着我下车。 the sidewalk like 10 feet away, staring at me, waiting.
可我还能怎么办？ What can I do?
我又没有别的办法。 I have no other choice.
于是我还是下了车。 So I step off the bus.
而就这一瞬间我一直紧绷的肛门终于坚持不住了， And the second that my feet touch the ground, it is like a
？ knot in my asshole untied, and the fiesta in my stomach just
comes pouring down my legs. ？
于是我就站在那，由着大号在我腿上奔流。 - So I'm just standing there, shit gushing down my thighs.
我他妈还把最爱的那对耐克给毁了。 I ruined my fuckin' favorite Nikes.
然后韦斯利就在边上笑得头都要碰到地上了， And Wesley is just there, doubled over, losing it.
他笑起来那种阵势，他妈的， And he's fuckin' laughing so hard.
我这辈子可还没见—— I've never seen anything--
奈特快跑！ - Here we go, Nate.
等会，咋了？ - Wait, what?
来啊奈特！！ - Come on, Nate!
快走撒。 - Go.
萨米！ - Sammy!
萨米！ Sammy!
诶嘿悠着点！ Hey, hey, hey, hey!
好啦好啦。 Hey.
诶我抓到他啦。 Whoa, I got him.
你们这些变态快他妈的放我走！！ - Let go, you fucking perverts!
好的。 - OK.
奈特，麻烦帮忙抓住他的脚。 - Nate, grab his feet, please.
我们就在这草地上坐一会， - Just going to sit down here in the grass for a while until
等你冷静下来。 you de-escalate.
冷静下来你妹啊操你鸭。 - De-escalate my asshole, you duck fuckers!
呃我不太特别确定操你鸭是什么意思。 - I'm not quite sure what you mean by that.
你也知道这种情况的啊萨米， - You know the drill, Sammy.
就等着发作期过去就好。 Just let it pass.
伙计你还好吧。 - You all right, buddy?
哇塞，他这次跑得可还挺远的， Whoa, he got pretty far that time.
我觉得好像还破了新纪录。 I think it's a new record.
所以话说回来，最后他决定跟我一起回来， So anyway, after all that he ends up coming back with me,
因为他还是忍不住自己去告诉大家 but only because he's so excited to tell everyone in
我拉了裤子这件糗事的心情。 our unit that I pooped my pants.
而且他也是这么做的。 And he does.
最后他告诉了所有人。 He tells everyone.
而且不知怎的这事居然还被我妈听到了。 Somehow it even got back to my mom.
萨米你也听过这个故事对吧？ You heard that story, right Sammy?
没错。 - Yeah.
你们还好吧？ - How are you guys doing over there?
好极了。 - Fantastic.
萨米你感觉怎样？ - How are you feeling, Sammy?
都发泄出来了么？ You got it all out?
想去休息下么？ You want to go take a nap?
好那咱们起来吧。 All right, let's get you up.
伙计走起。 Up we go, bud.
好啦我们办公室见吧。 - All right, I'll see you back at the office.
？ - man.
好吧。 - All right. ？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？
这家伙肯定是早上吃足了谷物麦片。 - This guy's been eating his Wheaties in the morning.
话说萨米你想过去参加奥运会么? Have you ever thought about the Olympics, Sammy?
跑跑径赛什么的。 Running track?
如果你想了解下这些孩子都经历过什么 - These are the files on our kids, if you want to see what
这里这些是关于他们的文档。 kind of crap they've been through.
他们在这要待多久？ - How long do they stay here?
通常来说不到一年，不过我们这 - Supposedly less than a year, but we have a few that have
有几位已经待了三年多了。 been here a little over three.
到郡里面决定他们之后该怎么办前 We just keep them until the county figures out where
我们就一直在这收容他们。 they're going to go next.
汤姆！ Tom!
快去刷牙啦！ Go brush your teeth!
- Mmm.
记住了，你既不是他们的家长， - Remember, you are not their parent.
也不是他们的医生。 You are not their therapist.
你来这唯一的目的就是为他们提供 一个安全的环境。 You are here to create a safe environment, and that's it.
了解。 - Got it.
另外既然你才刚到这，他们可是会 考验和测试你， - And since you're new, they're going to try and test you, see
看看你好不好对付的哦。 what they can get away with.
所以最好暂时对他们的要求一律拒绝。 So just say no for a while.
不好。 - No.
好吧。 OK.
在成为他们朋友前你大概 - Kind of got to be an asshole before you
要先学会唱黑脸才行。 can be their friend.
不过不用紧张啦。 You're going to be fine.
五分钟之后开始社区会议！ Community meeting is in five minutes!
路易斯你最好乖乖起床。 Luis, you better be up.
啊啊啊可我不想起。 Ugh, I don't want to be.
所以这就是我不起床的下场么。 So this is how it's going to be?
你还有五秒钟的时间。 - You've got five seconds.
我操！ Fuck!
Aah!
路易斯！ - Luis!
我也爱你。 - I love you too.
这可一点也不好玩儿。 That's not cool.
坎德拉，你愿意做今天的会议记录么？ - Kendra, will you be secretary for us today?
我想没问题吧。 - Sure, I guess.
好的谢谢。 OK, thank you.
社区会议现在开始。 - Community meeting is now in session.
有什么新通知么？ Community announcements?
什么都没有？ No announcements?
怎么啦伙计们？ - What's going on, you guys?
怎么都看上去死气沉沉的。 You look a little dead.
你都把他们咋了？ What did you do to them?
我也不知道。 - I don't know.
我在外面放了个屁。 I farted when I was outside.
大概是有些气体跟着我一起飘了进来。 Maybe some of it followed me in.
所以你又拉裤子了啊？ - Did you shart youself again?
谢谢你啊路易斯，不过我可没拉裤子好么。 - No, Luis, I did not shart, thank you very much.
而且那件事就只发生过一次， And that happened one time, and you weren't
当时你都还没来这呢。 even here yet, so.
还是很好笑嘛。 - It's still funny.
好啦我们说完了么。 - OK, are we done?
I've--
我今天光这故事都听三遍了。 I've heard that story like three times today.
没办法谁叫这是个好故事。 - Yeah, but it's a good story.
确实没错。 - It is a good story.
好啦，如果没有人想讲些跟大号无关的事情， - OK, if no one has any non-poop related
我这还有一件。 announcements, I have one.
正如你们大部分人都知道的， 马库斯马上就要18岁 As most of you are already aware, Marcus is turning 18
得离开我们了。 and will be leaving us.
我可以住他房间么？ - Can I have his room?
我们下周将给他举办一个 We are going to be throwing him a
小小的派对。 little party next week.
马库斯你有这什么要求么？ Marcus, any requests?
我能把我的头剃了么？ - Can I shave my head?
我指的是派对上想吃点啥. - I was talking about food for the party.
不不， - No, I don't.
我没什么想吃的。 I don't want food.
我就想剃个头。 I want to shave my head.
只要 - OK.
我一直拿着剃刀那就没问题。 As long as I hold the razor.
成。 - Cool.
其他人，有什么想法么？ OK, everyone else, thoughts?
马库斯派对上我们该吃点啥？ Food for Marcus' party, what are we going to do?
好啦，好啦。 - OK, OK.
麻烦大家一个人一个人来说。 Everyone, one at a time, please.
哦谢谢路易斯你还举了手。 Luis, thank you for raising your hand.
那边那个怪胎是谁？ - Who's the weird guy over there?
啊那是奈特。 Oh, that is Nate.
拜托不要让他难堪， Please do not be jerks to him.
这可是人家第一天来呢。 It is his first day.
你想来点自我介绍么？ Do you want to introduce yourself?
呃好啊。 - Um, sure.
好极了。 Great.
好的。 - Yeah.
大家好啦。 Hey.
呃，你也知道了，我叫做奈特。 Uh, as you know, my name's Nate.
我呢，呃，我刚刚 And, uh, I just--
从学校停了一年的课想着可以 I took a year off of school because, you know, I just
出来收获一些社会经验。 wanted to get some life experience.
而且我一直就很希望能照顾下 社会底层的孩子们。 And I always wanted to work with underprivileged kids.
你他妈的什么意思啊？ - Hey, what the fuck is that supposed to mean?
冷静点马库斯。 Marcus, settle down.
我没事，就想知道你说那句话是什么意思？ - No, I want to know what you mean by that,
“社会底层” "underprivileged."
我并不是那个意思。 - That's not what I meant.
那么说话前先他妈想清楚！ - Then think about your fucking words before you speak!
诶！ Hey!
你个菜逼。 - Newbie!
你被降级了。（？） - That's a level drop.
回你自己房间去。 Go to your room.
快点回去。 Go to your room.
对不住了兄弟。 - Sorry, man.
真的不好意思。 Sorry.
呃，级别和情绪，你们都了解规矩的。 - Um, levels and feelings, you know the drill.
路易斯开个头吧。 Let's start with you, Luis.
绿色。 - Green.
还成。 Fine.
银色。 Silver.
一般般。 Whatever.
黄色。 Yellow.
感觉很奇怪。（？） I feel funny.
绿色。 Green.
都还不错。 All right.
黄色。 Yellow.
有点烦。 Annoyed.
12月收容所（？），我是格蕾丝。 - Short Term 12, this is Grace.
这会就来？ Right now?
所以你觉得咋样？ - So what do you think?
嗯？ - Hmm?
我的新台灯。 - The new lamp.
还怪好玩儿的（？）。 It's really a trip.
你触摸金属部分就能开关。 You can turn it on and off by touching the metal part.
试试看呗。 Try it.
有意思吧？ Cool, huh?
嗯哼。 - Hmm.
话说，我这个点本来要参加一个小组会议的。 - Look, I'm supposed to be in a group session like right now.
你介意我们边走边聊么？ You mind if we walk and talk?
不介意。 No.
这是贾登。 - This is Jayden.
她今早刚被安排给我们。 She just got appointed to us this morning.
她爸爸是我朋友的一个朋友， Her father's a friend of a friend, real
人很好，很有文化。 nice guy, very cultured.
那她为什么不跟她爸一起住？ - Why isn't she with him?
哦他前几年丧妻了， - Oh, he lost his wife a few years back.
之后的时间贾登就没给她爸爸好日子过， Jayden hasn't made life very easy on him.
她在几个收容所进进出出好几回了， For the past couple of years, she's been in and out of group
都是因为危险行为。 homes for dangerous behavior.
上周她还把自己医生的鼻子咬了口。 Last week she bit her therapist's nose.
真棒。 - Great.
没错，所以我们将在工作日收容她， - Yeah, so we'll have her during the week, but she gets
不过她周末能回家。 weekend home visits.
好的。 - All right.
我告诉她爸我们会照顾好她的。 - I told her father we'd take good care of her.
我一向都照顾好所有人。 - I take good care of everyone.
我知道你是这么做的。 - I know you do.
这也是为什么我相信你会对贾登也这么做。 That's why I'm trusting you to do the same with Jayden.
她什么时候到这呢？ - When does she get here?
说不定这会儿已经到了。 - She might be here already.
我喜欢你的名字，贾登。 I like your name, Jayden.
这是个男生的名字。 - It's a boy's name.
真的么？ Really?
我怎么不觉得。 I don't think so.
威尔史密斯是这么觉得的。 - Will Smith did. （他儿子也叫贾登，不过不同于Jayden他的名字是Jaden）
好啦听着，这些东西你可不能留在房间里， - OK, well, these things you can't keep in your room, but
不过我们会帮你保管在外面的柜子里， we'll keep them in the closet out here, and you can check
想用就尽管来拿。 them out whenever you want them.
行了我知道规矩的。 - Yep, I know the rules.
不能留着皮带，不能留着剃刀， 不能留着剪子，也他妈不能留着自由。 No belts, no razors, no scissors, no fuckin' freedom.
别说脏话 - No cussing.
妈的我居然忘了这条。 - Shit, I forgot about that one.
刚才这条这么狡猾我就放过你了。 - I'm going to let that one slip because it was clever.
好了。 - All right.
走吧去看看你的房间。 - Let's go see your room.
就是这啦。 Here it is.
哎妈还真诱人。 - Wow, it's so inviting.
你在墙上挂什么都没关系， - You can put whatever you want on the walls as long as it's
只要内容合适的话。 appropriate.
所以阴茎的照片也不行咯？ - So no pictures of penises?
除非这些是科普性质的照片。 - Not unless it's very scientific.
哇塞。 Oh, wow.
看起来真棒。 This is really cool.
才没呢，都是乱画的狗屎。 No, that's crap.
这你都能叫狗屎。我真妒忌你。 - If you call that crap, I'm jealous.
上床前你要是把脏衣服挂在外头的话 If you put your clothes outside the door before
值夜班的人会来帮忙清洗。 bedtime, the overnighters will wash them.
还有，你不能把门关上。 And, um, you can't keep your door closed.
我现在已经不会那么做了。 - I don't do that anymore.
我并没有说你会这么做。 I'm not saying that you do.
我的意思是我真要想自残的话 - I mean, even if I ever did want to cut myself, keeping
这扇门他妈开着也没法阻止我。 the fuckin' door cracked isn't going to stop me.
我可已经警告过你别说脏话了哦。 - I already warned you about cussing.
那句话可要被算作降级哦。 That one's going to be a level drop.
天啊被降级了呢， - Oh no, a level drop.
我可该怎么办好啊？ What am I going to do?
你这种态度对我们谁都不好。 - Your attitude is not helping either one of us.
话说那家伙怎么了？ - Hey, what happened to that guy?
哪个家伙？ - What guy?
那个害你拉裤子的大个子伙计。 - The big kid that made you poop your pants.
你说韦斯利啊。 - Wesley.
对头。 - Yeah.
他之后又逃跑了，结果两天之后有人 - He ran away again, and then two days later someone found
在灌木丛里发现了他的尸体。 him dead in the bushes.
什么？ - What?
这才是这个故事真正的结局。 - That is the real ending to the story.
我一定也不喜欢这部分。 - I don't like that part.
亲爱的一起走不？ Sugar, coming with me?
我得去清醒下头脑。 - I'm going to clear my head.
奈特，第一天你还干得不错嘛。 That was a good first day, Nate.
谢谢。 - Thank you.
回见。 - See ya.
那好啦兄弟。 - All right, man.
嗯好保重啦。 - Yeah, take it easy.
行。 - All right.
明天见啦。 - I'll see you tomorrow.
你是格蕾丝？ - Grace?
进来吧亲爱的。 Come on in, Hon.
所以呢测试结果出来的确是阳性的。 So the test did come back positive.
太好了。 - Lovely.
你现在感觉怎么样？ - How are you feeling?
我在家已经自己做过大概七八次测试了， - I already did, like, seven of those tests at home, so I'm
所以并不会太惊讶。 not really surprised.
好，那接下来你有这么几个选择， - OK, well, you have a few options to explore.
我们可以一起来理—— And we can go over it for--
我们可以干脆就预约周六的检查。 - We can just make an appointment for Saturday.
你不想听听看你还有其他什么选择么？ - You don't want to hear the other options?
不用了。 - Uh-uh.
行。 - OK.
你以前怀孕过么？ Have you ever been pregnant before?
怀过一次。 - One time.
好。 OK.
你好啊懒虫，怎么这么久才回来。 - Hey, stinker, what took you so long?
噢别这样， - Oh, no.
我不知道你原来还留着那顶蠢兮兮的帽子。 I didn't know you still had that stupid hat.
这顶蠢兮兮的帽子我可是留定了。 - I will always have this stupid hat.
你这在干嘛呢？ - What's going on in here?
既然你跟你单车偷情去了， - Well, since you were out cheating on me with your bike,
我决定给做一点墨西哥菜， I decided I'd make myself some chiles rellenos, homemade
酿辣椒、玉米饼，还有我妈最爱的番茄辣酱。 tortillas, and my mom's famous salsa.
不错嘛。 - Mmm.
看起来我们两个人吃也够了。 Looks like there's enough for two.
好吧。 - All right.
可是我不这么觉得。 I doubt it.
梅斯，你可没必要嫉妒弗洛伊德。 - Mase, you don't have to be jealous of Floyd.
弗洛伊德？ - Floyd?
你的单车现在还有名字啦？ Your bike has a name now?
那还用说。 - Of course he does.
我们关系可好了。 We're very close.
我搞不懂他有什么好的。 - I don't know what you see in him.
我想想。 - Mmm.
摸起来很顺滑。 Nice grip.
坐上去很舒服。 Comfy seat.
怎么可能比我的还要舒服。 - There is no way his seat is as comfy as mine.
这倒没错。 - You're right.
我先去洗个澡好了。 I think I'm going to go take a shower.
弗洛伊德可是让我大汗淋漓。 Floyd got me all sweaty.
我恨死那部单车了！ I hate that bike!
操你妈的弗洛伊德。 Fuck you, Floyd.
好啦我的搞定啦。 OK, I'm done with mine.
啊好吧。 Oh, yeah.
好的。 OK, yep.
马上就好。 Almost there.
Um.
你这是在最后关头 - Those are some crazy last-minute changes you're
乱涂乱画吧。 making.
差不多吧，我鼻子画的太烂了。 - Yeah, well, I really suck at noses.
好吧，你先来。 OK, you go first.
我勒个去。 Aw, damn it.
你永远画得这么好。 Yours are always so good.
谢谢啦。 - Thanks.
不过我看起来好像流浪汉。 - I look like a homeless guy, though.
你本来看起来就像流浪汉嘛。 - You do kind of look like a homeless guy.
呵呵谢谢你哦。 - Oh yeah, thank you.
我脸上那是啥？ What's that on my face there?
噢在说这个？ - Oh, that?
是的。 - Yep.
- Mmm.
呃，那是你胡子上残留的一小片鳄梨。 Well, that's the piece of avocado that's in your beard.
不是吧。。 - No.
真就是的。 - Yes.
卧槽还真是。 - Oh, fuck.
我说吧。 - Yes.
它从头到尾可一直待在那儿。 It's been there the whole time.
真贴心啊。 - Ooh, yeah.
所以画出来的效果才这么好。 - So now you're all nicely painted.
提醒得真及时啊 - Thank you for saying something--
谢谢你哦。 sooner.
确实很及时啊。 - I did.
只是—— I just--
好啦， - OK.
来看一眼我的吧。 Um, all right, here we go.
平复好你的心情了哦，不然你看到可是会被 Just take it easy, OK, because you're going to freak out when
惊呆的。 you see this.
我觉得这是我目前为止最了不起的作品。 I think it might be my best one yet.
好吧。 OK.
怎么样？ - Hmm?
点评下嘛。 Come on.
哇塞。 - Oh, wow.
你他妈可不能小瞧这幅画哟。 - You can't fuck with that.
我确实他妈得不能小瞧这幅画哈。 - I can't fuck with that.
鼻子画得真太精彩了。 That nose is amazing.
那是。 - Yeah.
我就大概是照着蘑菇形状画的。 And I was going for kind of a mushroomy thing in there.
那是胡子么？ - Is that a beard?
哪里是胡子了嘛。 - No.
我只是， I was, uh--
我只是想制造些阴影而已。 I was trying to shade.
我觉得还挺好看的。 I think it looks pretty cool.
确实挺好看。 - Yeah, it looks very cool.
不过我头上长出来的是啥？ What's growing out of my head?
噢你在问这些东西么？ - Oh, these?
花。 Flowers.
啊哈。 - Mmm.
他们代表了你那美丽的脑袋里头的 - They represent the peculiar thoughts that grow out of your
种种奇思妙想。 gorgeous mind.
你为什么要对我这么好？ - Why are you so nice to me?
你这会儿是认真的么？ - You being serious now?
是的。 - Mm-hmm.
好吧，这很简单嘛。 - Well, it's easy.
因为你是这一生中见过 It's because you are the weirdest, most beautiful
最怪胎，又最美丽的人。 person that I've ever met in my whole entire life.
哇塞。 Whoa.
怎么了？ - Hmm?
呃， - Um.
没啥。 Nothing.
只是你好久没有这么热情地亲我了。 It's just been a long time since you kissed me like that.
又在说大话。 - That's not true.
你瞧瞧嘛，我们可已经九天又十三个小时 没有亲热了诶 - Well, we haven't had sex in 9 days and 13 hours.
还精确到小时是吧？ - Down to the hour, huh?
我做错了什么吗？ - Did I do something?
才没有呢。 - No.
你真的棒极了。 You're wonderful.
那是怎么回事？ - What is it, then?
诶嘿， Hey.
说句话吧。 Hey, hey.
你总得让我了解你在想些什么吧， Please, you have to let me in your head once in a while or
不然我在这都快要担心疯了，答应我好么？ I'm just going to go nuts, OK?
别说了。 - Shh.
你这么做都是为我么？ - Are you doing this just for me?
你还好吧？ You OK?
还好。 - Yes.
那好。 - Yeah?
你需要我停下来么？ You don't want me to stop?
停下来。 - Stop.
咋了？ - Why?
快停下来！ - Stop!
噢！ - Ow!
卧槽。 Shit.
又咋了啊格蕾丝？ What the hell, Grace?
好啦大伙们。 - OK, everyone.
我知道你们大部分人都见过她了，不过 I think most of you have already met her, but we have a
还是要说明下我们社区有新成员加入了。 new member of our community.
贾登你想自我介绍下么？ Jayden, would you introduce yourself?
呃， - Um.
请不要被我的不友好冒犯到， Please don't be offended if I'm not very friendly, but I'm
不过我很快就要回去跟我爸住了 going to be living with my dad soon, and I don't really like
所以我并不想在短期的友谊上浪费时间。 wasting time on short-term relationships.
就不是刻意针对你们其中的谁。 So, you know, it's nothing personal.
哇塞。 - Wow.
她看上去真是非常友好哦。 She seems like a really nice girl.
好啦，我相信我们大家都能 Hey, I think we all can
尊重她的私人意愿啦，没错吧？ respect her space, OK?
好啦，大家今天想玩些啥？ OK, what do we want to play for rec today?
威浮球怎么样！ - Wiffle ball, dude!
好啊。 OK.
得了吧伙计。 - No, man.
你永远都在玩那么幼稚的游戏。 You're always playing that stupid game.
那是因为你怎么玩都这么烂吧。 - Because you always suck at it.
除非你技术变好了，等到那时 Until you get good at it, maybe we could
再考虑别的吧。 stop playing it.
嘴别太贱了啊伙计。 - Watch your mouth, bro.
你们俩都够了。 Both of you, cut it out.
别人还有什么意见么？ Any other suggestions?
萨米你说？ Yes, Sammy?
我们可以玩大家伙与小家伙么？ - Can we play Big and Small?
这是个真正存在的游戏呢，还是你刚刚编出来的呢？ - Is that a real game, or is that a game you just made up?
这是个我刚刚编出来的真正存在的游戏。 - It's a real game that I just made up.
好吧。 - OK.
那也许你等会课可以把规则解释给我听。 Well, maybe you can explain that to me later.
排成一行啦伙计们。 - Straight line, guys.
我先去查下房，等会见吧。 - I'm going to do room checks, so I'll meet you.
嗯好的。 - Oh, OK.
纳斯你好啊。 - Hi, Nas.
大家加油啊。 - Come on, guys.
加油，桑塔，加油。 Let's go, Shawnta, let's go!
好那我们来玩儿棒球吧。 - All right, we got a baseball game.
来吧！ There you go.
你们都能没问题的。 You got this.
萨米。 - Sammy.
诶我说萨米！ Hey, yo, Sammy.
快，快去捡球啊！ Get-- get the ball!
快跑啊丫头，你快跑啊！ - Run, girl, run!
走啊萨米！ Come on, Sammy!
这游戏对你来说太幼稚了么？ - You too good for this game?
啥？ - What?
威浮球对你来说太幼稚了么？ - Too good for wiffle ball?
我不喜欢出汗的感觉。 - I don't like sweat.
话说康纳， - Hey, you know what, Connor?
你走过来点， Just come-- just come closer.
马库斯来了哦。 It's Marcus.
他肯定又打不中球。 He ain't going to hit it.
你确定你不用拿一根粗点的球棒么？ You sure you don't want to get the fat bat?
真的？ No?
看到了吧，一阵。 Strike one, everybody.
一阵了哦。 Strike one.
这可不算数啊。 - That wasn't no strike.
这可是刚好投到位啊拜托。 - That was right down the middle.
这可是大联盟的规则诶孩子。 This is the big leagues, boy.
你没办法遵守么？ You can't handle it?
你就继续吹牛吧。 - Better keep flapping them gums.
嘿， - Hey.
你可以来陪我们跳大绳么？ You want to jump rope with us?
呃， - Um.
我猜不可以？ No?
不好意思啦， Sorry.
我们不能陪你们。。 We're not supposed to.
我们说的可不是这意思。 - That's not what we meant.
我也能一起听么？ - Can I hear?
三振了哦。 Strike three.
出局了换人吧。 Change it up.
我猜你妈下周能见到你肯定很高兴吧哈哈。 Bet your ma is real excited to see you next week, huh?
马库斯。 Marcus!
你他妈说啥？ - What the fuck?
住手！！ Hey!
你这个贱逼你刚才他妈说我妈啥了？ - What the fuck did you about my mama, you little bitch?
快住手！ - Hey!
我说住手！ Hey!
你想干什么呢！ What are you doing?
快给我滚去长椅那。 Get your ass over to the bench.
行啦行啦。 Come on, come on.
大家来帮忙把路易斯抬走吧。 Guys, get Luis out of here.
马库斯还好吧？ Is Marcus OK?
你行么？ - You good?
行了我来吧。 - Yeah, I got it.
我们走吧路易斯。 - Luis, come on.
小心点。 Come on.
呃你身上，呃哪里疼了？ - OK, where-- where where-- where does it hurt?
来。 Come on.
在这坐下吧。 Come on, sit over here.
我们就在这休息会儿，好么？ We're going to sit down for a little while, OK?
你还好吧伙计？ You OK, man?
你感觉怎么样？ How do you feel?
感觉很糟。 - Not good.
这简直就疯了吧， I mean, that-- that was crazy.
他们真就这么野蛮地打架么？ They just fight like that?
奈特我可没在问你感觉怎么样。 - Nate, I'm not asking you how you're feeling.
是的是的。 - Right.
我错了。。 I'm sorry.
你还好吧？ How are you?
你得跟我坦白都发生了什么事。 - You need to tell me what the hell is going on.
暴力加上藏毒， - Assault and drug possession.
你知道这就够你去蹲少管所了吧。 You realize that's enough to get your ass thrown in juvie.
你觉得我他妈真的在乎么？ - Do you think I give a fuck?
你还有一周就可以离开这里了。 - You're out of here in less than a week.
你太聪明了，远远不该被困在这。 You're so much smarter than this.
我知道外面的世界很凶险。 I know it's scary out there.
我什么都他妈不怕。 - I ain't scared of shit.
我想说的其实是你真的不会想被 - All I'm saying is, getting thrown in jail is not what you
扔进监狱的。 want to do.
我爸在那儿被关了十年。 My dad has been in there for 10 years.
我不想你也遭遇这种事。 I don't want that for you.
直接回你房间。 - Straight to your room.
房间打扫完之前 No free time until all
可没有自由活动哦。 your chores are done.
他这又是咋了？ - What's going on with him?
他只是不想离开罢了。 - He doesn't want to leave.
我该找他聊一下么？ - Should I go talk to him?
再好不过了。 - Yeah.
好吧，那我就这样乖乖进去等马库斯把我 - All right, I'll just be inside letting Marcus kick the
揍个屁滚尿流吧。 shit out of me.
玩得开心点。 - Have fun.
- You got some new lyrics you want to try out on me?
- There's a lot of fucks in it.
- I won't tell.
Mm-hmm.
- Those are pretty much it.
It's slow.
- All right, let's see.
Let's see here.
Like that?
- Yeah.
All right.
It don't matter now, damn near 18.
All the pretty pictures in my fuckin' head is faded.
And when I think about that trick that raised me, I think
about sick, because the bitch is crazy.
Fuck that bitch, nigga, fuck that pain.
Your body's in a ditch inside this turned up brain.
I mean, I can't see how you claim it, you being ma?
Doctors snatched me out the snatch of pure
evil with eagle claws.
Ho, ho, ho, slut, fuck the way you want it.
Got your young, dumb son pitching pigeons for money.
I mean, it's colder than the bitch when it's sunny.
Blows raining down on the glow.
Got the nerve to tell me you love me?
I said, again?
Again?
Sell it again?
Bitch, I'm 10.
Let me go outside and function with friends.
You say you ma?
You mother?
You the father-fucking queen?
I say, all right, I love her so I flip it again.
No, not this time, bitch, because I'm stronger than you.
Not this time, bitch, swinging harder than you.
No, not this time, bitch, you ain't leave me a choice.
You just a body in a ditch in the brain of a boy.
All fucked up now, damn near 18.
All the pictures in my past ain't never fading.
I'm always wishing for something amazing, but when
your life is shit then it ain't no trading.
So put me in your book so you know what it's like to live a
life not knowing what a normal life's like.
Put a label on my head so you know what it's like to live a
life not knowing what a normal life's like.
Look into my eyes so you know what it's like.
Look into my eyes so you know what it's like to live a life
not knowing what a normal life's like.
- Yeah, I--
I don't--
I don't know what to say, man.
- It's cool, man.
I just need to shave my head.
You think Grace will still shave it?
- I like the new wall decor.
Thanks.
They're actually very informative.
- Can I draw with you?
When I was 9 or 10, I used to draw portraits of all my mom's
boyfriends.
And then I'd sell them to her for $10 apiece.
- How many boyfriends did she have?
- Enough that I was able to save up and buy one of those
portable CD players with anti-shock protection.
- You're old.
- Whatever.
Those things were cool.
You know what's weird?
Whenever I was drawing portraits of, you know, those
guys, I would always take forever.
30, 40 minutes just stringing them along, saying, oh, I've
just got to do a couple more shadows, or, I'm
just fixing the nose.
I don't know why I did that.
I hated every single one of them.
- Maybe you were just trying to keep them away from your mom.
- Yeah.
Maybe.
Are you done?
- Almost.
I've just got to add a few shadows and
fix the nose a little.
- You are such a smartass.
- That's a level drop.
- Oh no, not a level drop.
I wanted to play foosball later.
Hmm.
Too bad.
- OK.
Finished.
You want to take a look?
- Looks great, Marcus.
Check it out.
- Is it lumpy?
- What do you mean?
- I usually keep my hair long.
It's where she used to hit me at.
Is it still lumpy?
- No way, man.
Not at all.
See for yourself.
- Pretty smooth.
What about the back?
No scars?
No--
no nothing?
- Uh-uh.
It looks really great.
- Mason.
- Hmm?
- I have something to tell you.
- Yeah?
What's up?
- We're going to have a baby.
- What?
- We're going to have a baby.
- We are?
- Mm-hmm.
- Whoa.
Whoa.
OK.
Um.
Uh, give me a minute.
Oh, boy!
Holy shit.
Whoa!
OK.
Hey.
You know we can do this, right?
Because we are going to be some amazing parents.
OK?
I love you so much, Grace.
So much it's insane.
Let me see.
- Hmm?
You can't tell yet.
- Come on.
That is so crazy.
Hmm.
- Did you hear about Sammy?
- What?
- Last night they took all his dolls away.
His therapist is calling it a lesson in letting go.
- Bullshit.
- Those are all his sisters, right?
- He's not ready for that.
It's time for your meds, Sammy.
I'm sorry, bud.
Jayden, meds.
How'd you sleep?
- Like crap.
Can you tell the doctor I need a higher dosage of Trazodone?
- Mm-hmm, I will tell him.
Happy birthday.
And it comes with this.
Mason made that.
- Thanks.
- I heard your dad's picking you up.
- Yep.
- You excited?
- Whatever.
Dan, you have a visitor at the
front gate.
Dan to the front gate.
The barber of Seville!
- Bye, Shawnta.
- Bye.
- Bye, Shawnta.
- Bye-bye.
To encounter so many sharks can be--
The fact that this occurs on the eve of
the summer solstice left me wondering.
- Damn it.
Will you watch the kids?
- Sure.
Nate.
Jayden.
Come on, you know you can't keep the door closed.
Stop pushing on the door.
Hey.
Hey, Jade.
I'm really sorry about your dad.
- Why can't she close her door?
- She's a cutter.
I can fucking hear you, dick!
Maybe I'll just cut myself right now, and you'll all lose
your fucking jobs!
- Come on, Jade.
Don't fucking call
me Jade, you bitch!
- Jayden, come on.
Please Just. open the door.
If you just open the door, then we
won't bother you anymore.
- If you're not going to open the door, then we're going to
have to force it.
- Can you help me?
- Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
OK.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Get the fuck out of my room, you fucking--
stop touching me!
All right, easy, easy, easy.
One, two, three, down.
- Ah, fuck you!
- Luis, sit down.
- You're fucking squishing me, you fatass!
- Sorry, how's that?
- Let me go!
- You shouldn't be here, Grace.
- What's wrong, Mason?
Can't handle me for yourself, you weak-ass fuck?
Need the bitch to do it for you?
- Hold her good, Nate.
- Yeah, hold me good, Nate.
- Sorry, man.
- You're going to be OK, Jayden.
It's going to be OK.
- I hate you.
I hate you.
- That's fine.
You don't have to like me right now.
Just let it pass.
- How we doing, Nate?
- Not so good.
- You're doing good.
You're doing really good.
Grace.
How's my cupcake?
The ancient islands are cold.
- How is she?
- I guess she's in the cool-down room now.
I need that.
Common gray seals can be
found here in abundance.
In fact, Scotland is home to 40% of the world's gray seal
population.
- Everybody grab one.
Come on.
- You want to see mine?
- Shit.
- That one's from a sneeze.
Slipped and cut too deep.
Almost cut my achilles.
- Why?
- Hmm.
My mom died.
I went to live with my dad and--
it's impossible to worry about anything else when there's
blood coming out of you.
- God, I hate that thing.
- Me too.
- Take as much time as you need.
- Happy birthday to you!
- Blow them out!
Blow them out!
- Go!
Jayden!
- Ah, big booty, big booty, big booty!
- Big booty number four.
- Number four, number five.
Number five, number six.
- Number six, number five.
Number 5, number 10.
- Number seven, big booty.
- Big booty, number 10.
- Aw!
- Come on, she works here.
She should be embarrassed.
I am embarrassed.
Hey, it's OK.
It happens to all of us.
Let's go for another round Ready?
Ah, big booty, big booty--
- Hmm, slow this down a little bit.
Yo, y'all ain't got no rhythm, man.
- Tell me about it.
I'm trying to keep them in line.
It's just so hard.
- Mase, I love you like a brother but I got to
say that when it come to being discreet, you're a disgrace.
I mean, he think we all don't know about him and Grace on
the low undercover trying to date.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- Uh, I'm out the gate, right?
My name is Nate.
When I came here, y'all tried to player-hate.
- Everyone sit down, please.
We have an AWOL.
Jayden!
Grace!
- Stay with the kids!
I'll call you when I get her.
- This happens.
It's fine.
Jayden!
Jayden, can you slow down, please?
I feel like I'm going to barf.
- Keep-- keep the same distance.
Stop!
- OK.
OK.
- You can't touch me outside of the grounds.
- Well, can I walk with you?
- Walk all you want, but I'm not going back there.
- Let's walk, then.
Jayden, you know you're not supposed to be here.
- Hey.
Um, we're at her dad's house.
I don't think that anyone's here, but she went in anyway.
OK, thanks.
He's not home?
- Do you want to go back?
OK.
You OK?
I'll see you tomorrow.
- You want to hear a story I've been working on?
- Of course.
- Well, it's a kid's story, so there aren't any big words.
- OK.
- Once upon a time, somewhere miles and miles beneath the
surface of the ocean, there lived a young
octopus named Nina.
Nina spent most of her time alone making strange creations
out of rocks and shells.
And she was very happy.
But then on Monday the shark showed up.
"What's your name?" said the shark.
"Nina," she replied.
"Do you want to be my friend?" he asked.
"OK.
What do I have to do?" said Nina.
"Not much," said the shark.
"Just let me eat one of your arms."
Nina had never had a friend before, so she wondered if
this was what you had to do to get one.
She looked down at her eight arms and decided it wouldn't
be so bad to give up one.
So she donated an arm to her wonderful new friend.
- Wow.
- Every day that week, Nina and the shark would play together.
They explored caves, built castles of sand, and swam
really, really fast.
And every night the shark would be hungry, and Nina
would give him another one of her arms to eat.
On Sunday, after playing all day, the shark told Nina that
he was very hungry.
"I don't understand," she said.
"I've already given you six of my arms, and now you want one
more?" The shark looked at her with a friendly smile and
said, "I don't want one.
This time I want them all." "But why?" Nina asked.
And the shark replied, "because that's what friends
are for."
When the shark finished his meal, he felt
very sad and lonely.
He missed having someone to explore caves, build castles,
and swim really, really fast with.
He missed Nina very much.
So he--
he swam away to find another friend.
Jayden?
Did your dad ever hurt you?
Does he still hurt you?
We can't let her go back there.
- That's not going to happen.
You were pretty amazing today.
- Thank you.
- Hmm?
More, please.
More for everyone.
More of everything.
Anyone, dessert first?
Dessert?
Dessert first?
Excuse me, excuse me.
Hello, hello.
Hi.
Um.
Ahem.
But I'm going to say it in English so I don't embarrass
myself any more than I need to.
Uh, I just want to take a moment to say
thank you, Mama, Pops.
I don't think anyone here thinks of you as just our
foster parents.
I don't even know what that term means because to me,
you're just Ma and Pa.
And I think I speak for everyone here when I say,
thank you for taking us in.
For taking me in when I was just a punk kid who was scared
of everything.
When I had no one else, you accepted me and you showed me
what it was like--
um, what it was like to be loved.
And none of us would be here if it weren't for you.
Just look at this beautiful family you made.
So let's all lift our glasses to our king and queen.
Happy 30th, you guys.
Everything good in my life is because of you.
Salud.
- Salud!
- Will you marry me?
- You're serious?
- Yeah.
I'm dead serious.
- Mmm.
Who the hell is calling on the land line?
- Hello?
Yeah.
This is, uh, actually her, uh, fiance.
And if this is about her dad, it'd probably be best if you
just let me relay the message.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, shit.
- Who was it?
- Um.
That was someone from the probation department.
They said that your dad's probably going to get released
next month.
- Hey.
I really think we need to talk through some of this stuff.
- Not right now, Mason.
I'll be fine.
I just--
I just need to work.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Marcus' fish died last night.
- What?
- He thinks Luis had something to do with it.
- Did he?
Tell me you didn't do something to Marcus' fish.
- What?
- Luis, tell me.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
I swear!
- I'm really sorry, Marcus.
It wasn't Luis.
- It don't matter.
I'd like to be left alone, if that's cool with you.
- OK.
Just let me know if you need anything.
Have you guys seen Jayden?
- Uh-uh.
- Jess?
Where's Jayden?
- Oh, her dad showed up last night and took her on pass for
the weekend.
- What?
- Jack signed off on it.
- Are you fucking kidding me?
How could you let her go?
- Uh, Jan, let me call you right back, OK?
The man called.
He apologized.
He had a personal emergency.
- That's not even the point, Jack.
Did you read my report?
Of course I did, and I was very concerned.
But when Jayden's social worker asked her about it, she
said her father had never been abusive in any way.
- Of course she said that.
She's fucking scared!
What the fuck did they teach you guys in grad school?
Jack, in her mind he is always right behind
her, watching her.
When she is sleeping.
When she is taking a shit.
When she is alone with her therapist, he is right there
watching her, ready to pounce.
And you just expect her to just come out and say it?
Are you guys fucking stupid?
Because she was here asking for help, and you just send
her back to the fucking shark.
I realize you're upset, Grace.
But yelling at me isn't an effective form of
communication.
- OK.
OK, Jack.
Jack, I'm sorry.
Please cancel the pass until we figure this out, because I
know her and I know that things are not good at home.
- And how do you know that?
Because she read you a children's story?
- Don't fuck with me, Jack.
I am on the floor every day with those kids.
And last night, that girl sat next to me and she cried, and
she tried to tell me the only way that she knew how.
- Grace, you are a line staff.
It's not your job to interpret tears.
That's what our trained therapists are here for.
- Then your trained therapists don't know shit.
- Did she tell you that she was being abused by her father?
- She didn't have to.
- If I'm going to take that child away from her biological
parent, yes, she does.
- This is bullshit.
- Grace, I have been working with these kids longer than
you've been alive.
And there's not one of them that I wouldn't die for.
I look into those broken eyes.
I want to go out and find the asshole who did that to them
and beat the shit out of them.
But although I feel that way every single day, I know I
can't track down everyone who's hurt them.
I know I can't heal all their wounds, and I can't start
accusing all their parents of being sexual offenders.
- Especially when they're friends of
friends, right, Jack?
- We're finished here, Grace.
Jan--
- Sam.
Marcus?
What are you doing in Luis' room?
Oh, no.
Luis?
Luis!
- What?
- No.
Shit.
Shit!
Mason!
Somebody, anybody come!
Help me!
Luis!
Luis, I need your pillowcase right now.
Give it to me.
Quicker, please.
Marcus?
Marcus.
Marcus, please look at me.
Marcus, look at me.
You're going to be OK.
I just need you to look at me.
Marcus, look at me.
What the fuck is taking so long?
Now I have a real friend.
I'm going to call you, uh, Dudley.
Dr. Stone--
Blake Johnson, dial 93, please.
Blake Johnson, dial 93.
- They still don't know anything.
- I can't do this.
- Grace.
Hey.
Grace, where are you going?
- I can't do this.
- OK, let's go.
Let's go.
I'll drive us home.
- Don't want to go home.
That's not what I'm talking about.
- I know it's been a really fucked up day, OK?
- Mason, you have no idea what I'm going through right now.
- Then tell me.
That's how this works.
You talk to me about it so that I can take your hand and
fucking walk through this shit with you.
That is what I signed up for, OK?
But I cannot do that if you won't let me in.
- I can't.
I'm sorry.
- You're sorry?
Grace, are you serious?
I've been waiting for you for a really long time, and I
wouldn't take a second of it back because I love you so
goddamn much, OK?
But I have been waiting for three years for you to tell me
why you still don't trust me.
I've been waiting for three years for you to just once
take the advice that you give your kids every fuckin' five
minutes and learn to talk about what's going
on inside your head.
You can't do that for me?
Whatever it is, OK, just talk to me.
- But I can't do this.
I can't--
I can't marry you.
I can't have your baby.
I can't have any of it.
I can't do it.
- So what do you want to do?
Hmm?
Do you want to get an abortion?
- I already made the appointment.
- Do whatever you want, OK?
Because I'm done.
Kids don't care nothing about it.
Ed, do you want some vittles today?
I do, Granny.
I worked up a right smart appetite fetching
sticks for old Duke.
Yes, that's the trouble around here.
The critters are taking over.
Billie Mae has done made pets out of everything but my
pickled turnips.
What are we going to do for vittles?
Wait, I remember
someplace to drive near--
What are you doing?
That's a little extreme, don't you think?
- Are you going crazy?
- Probably.
When I was your age, I had to stand in a courtroom with a
bunch of strangers and tell them all the ways
that he abused me.
What he hit me with.
How he got drunk.
How he forced me to take a shower with him.
Got me pregnant.
I sent him to prison.
I didn't talk about it.
I didn't think about it.
Until I met you.
And I don't know.
I have a baby inside of me, and I don't know.
I don't know what I'm doing.
I was just trying to help you.
Oh my god.
- He loves the belt.
It's such a cliche.
- Jayden, we have to do something about this.
- Should go bash his face in with a baseball
bat while he's sleeping?
- Uh, we should get out of here.
- He'll sleep through anything.
- OK.
Now we should get out of here.
They're going to ask you a lot of questions.
It's going to be hard.
- I'll try to leave out the part about you breaking into
that house with a baseball bat.
- Thanks.
- You're going to be a really good mom.
I told him this was going to be the last time I came home.
Because I'm not going to take his shit anymore.
And that set him off, of course.
But I didn't care.
- I'm sorry.
I didn't mean what I said earlier.
I'm just really messed up right now.
- Marcus is going to get better.
- I think I am too.
- Grace, I know talking like this is really hard.
But this is our fourth session together, and I'd really like
you to try, OK?
- I don't really know what to say.
- Your dad's getting out of prison in a week.
Do you want to talk about that?
- OK.
- Are you OK?
- Mm-hmm.
- Watch that monitor over my shoulder.
I think he's-- there we go.
There he is.
- Stay with it.
Hang on a second.
Hang on.
That's-- that's the baby's heartbeat, man.
Oh, man.
So you need to get ready for this because it's so fucking
unbelievable.
It's going to seem fake, but I promise you it's not.
Grace will vouch for it.
- It depends if you tell it right.
- There is no way not to tell this right.
It is a storyteller's wet dream.
What?
- Get ready for this.
OK, just in time.
I'm going to start at the beginning, OK.
- OK.
- So three years ago, right, we have this girl
here named Liza Green.
She's 17, older than everybody else on the unit at the time.
And I don't mean this in a pervy way or anything, but
she's real pretty.
- She was gorgeous.
- All the guys on the unit want her, but she won't give any of
them the time of day because she was busy.
She was always studying.
- She was very smart.
- Mm-hmm.
- Really smart.
So two weeks before she turns 18 and leaves, we
get this new intake.
It's a 15-year-old guy.
He's really tough.
He's really quiet.
But he's cool.
He's just kind of like kicking back, checking out the scene.
And I swear I didn't hear him say a word the whole first
week he was here.
But then one day we were doing community meeting, and we ask
for announcements.
And this guy raises his hand.
And he looks directly at Liza Green and he says, I know you
don't know me.
I just got here.
But I just want to say that I've been watching you.
I think you're the most interesting thing about this
place, and I'm really sad I'm not going to get to know you
before you leave.
I just wanted to tell you that.
- What a pimp!
What did she say?
- Nothing.
Nothing?
- It was so awkward.
- Yeah, so fuckin' awkward I couldn't stand it.
And then she left, and never talked to him.
The kids teased him for like a year.
Aw.
- Oh, that blows.
- No, he didn't give a shit.
No, didn't even faze him.
It was like he knew something everybody else didn't.
- Who is this guy?
- That was Marcus.
- What?
I never heard this story.
- Oh, wait.
It gets so much better.
Yeah.
Yeah, so check this out.
Grace and I are getting coffee at Ronnie's this morning, and
we walk in.
And who do we see sitting there alone at a table?
Marcus.
- How's he doing?
- Oh!
He looks great.
- He's so good.
Buttoned-up shirt.
He's sippin' on a cappuccino.
- Marcus drinks cappuccino?
- Yeah.
Apparently.
- Yeah, I guess so.
Apparently now he does.
So we're talking to him and we're
catching up.
And he's telling us about his new job at the aquarium and
how much he takes home in tips.
And now he's going to start applying for
classes next semester.
Oh my god!
- Yeah.
And it's weird because I'm like, I have not heard Marcus
talk this much ever, since I met him.
Like, what is the deal?
Is he excited to see us?
Is he nervous about something?
And that's when I notice there's another cappuccino on
the table and an empty chair next to him.
And then just like in the fucking movies, bathroom door
flings open, out walks Liza Green.
- They were on a date?
- It was like their fifth one.
Yes!
- Oh!
- As soon-- as soon as she sits down, dude just goes beet-red.
He's so embarrassed.
- Oh, it was so cute.
- Oh, it was so fucking cute, I almost pissed my pants.
- Oh Jess, they look so happy together.
So happy.
And there's just--
- Here we go.