By Christopher Lake
Date: 6 March 2001
Scene II of 'Get Gone'
Scene II:
INT., Red's car, Austin at night, an hour later. Red and June are both drunk. Red is driving down Lamar Boulevard, veering toward the curb, then the center turning lane. They're both laughing hysterically. Music: 'Trip Like I Do' by Crystal Method
Red: Shit, this is one curvy motherfuckin' road.
June: Idiot! You're drunk. I'm drunk. How does this movie end?
Red: You tell me, baby. I go where you tell me to.
June: I didn't tell you anything!
Red: I'm in love!
June: [rolls her eyes] God...
Red: ...And I wanna drive til the road ends. I wanna drive... I wanna take you to the desert. It's only five short hours away, you know. Last weekend I drove to Sonora. Do you BELIEVE that shit? [laughs maniacally]
June: No.
Red: The chick in the Dairy Queen said I'd gone too far to go back. I had to go home with her. I'm glad I didn't listen. I could never have loved her.
June: Shut up already.
Red: She couldn't have loved me either. She just sensed that I was from someplace different. I'd carried the depravity of this city on me like cheap aftershave. She could smell it. You I could love. Don't ask me how I know.
June: Just take me to my apartment. Yeah we can get naked. You don't have to be in love.
Red: [looking hurt] Believe what ya want.
June: I'm a survivor. I'll survive even the likes of you.
Red: You won't if I drive this car into that Starbucks.
June: Watch it! You're insane.
Red: Just drunk. So are you, missy.
June: I'm gonna be sick.
Red: Hold that thought.
[He pulls into a convenience store parking lot. June opens the door, vomits onto the pavement.]
Red: Gotta learn to hold your liquor. Be a man about it.
June: [leans back against the seat. Her hair is wet and matted. It is April 1st and already hot.] Don't make jokes, Red. I'm in bad shape.
Red: [softening] Oh...hey...I'm sorry. Let me take you home and tuck you in. [Their eyes meet. He kisses her twice on the cheek.] I'm sorry I encouraged you to drink all that beer. Tell me where you live again. I'm not of sound mind at the moment.
June: Thank you...
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