Cody: Holy crap
Wind: What? What are you “holy crap”-ing about?
Cody: I just got a message on Spacebook from my cousin. He told me that he was going to come to Eastwood for a visit
Wind: Why would he want to do that
Cody: I don’t know. Something about hiding from his angry drug dealer who wants to shoot him for ripping him off or something
Wind: …. Drug dealer?
Cody: Hey, don’t worry. He only smokes marijuana?
Wind: And that’s good because…?
Cody: Well, it could be a lot of worse things
Wind: Whatever you say
Cody: I didn’t know you’d want to see him too
Wind: I just wanted to get a look at him myself
Cody: Yourself? Well, that’s kinda faggy
Wind: Everything to you is… “Faggy”.
Cody: I know. You’re gonna like my cousin
Wind: Why would I
Cody: He’s a funny guy. He was always there for his family, always thought of them before himself, and it just a great guy, who I know would never, and I mean never, do anything bad
(A bus arrives, dropping off a man who was dangerously thin and covered in sores)
Wind: Oh my god
Cody: Max
Max: Hey, there’s my cousin. Careful, don’t touch me. I think I have some kind of disease
Wind: …. Cody, what the fuck is this?
Cody: That’s my cousin, Max
Wind: ….. What the hell is wrong with him
Max: Oh, don’t worry. It’s just part of this weight loss product
Wind: Yeah, looks like you lost a lot of weight… Maybe a little too much weight
Max: I hear Michigan girls like a guy without much meat on their bones
Cody: Come on, Max. I got lots of places to show you
Max: Great
Wind: You… you do that. I… I gotta go… question humanity (Leaves)
Cody: (Sits at a table in the coffee shop) And this is the local coffee shop. Wind really likes this place. If I remember, he said something like… “It’s Mars Bucks, but you have half a chance of getting diabetes here”.
Max: Oh, I love coffee. That’s the best one
Cody: Yeah, it is. I’ll buy you a cup if you want
Max: Nah, don’t worry. I have plenty of coffee with me. Which reminds me, do you mind if I head to the bathroom for a second
Cody: Oh, sure. It’s right over there
Max: Thanks (Runs into the bathroom and locks himself in the stall) Just need some coffee (Tightens a piece of cloth around his arm) Just a little bit of coffee (Takes out a needle and injects it into his arm) Ooohhh… That’s good coffee.
Cody: (Arrives at home) And this is my house. It was nice seeing you today, Max
Max: Yeah… You too, Cody. Well… I need to go and get home, you know. But, it was nice seeing you
Cody: You too, Max
Max: (Smiles to him, looking at him) You know we’ll always be friends, right. No matter what?
Cody: Of course. We’re cousins after all
Max: Great. Great…. Well, I’ll see you tomorrow, Cody (Smiles to him, and heads off)
Cody: Yeah, you too (Heads inside)
(The Next Day)
Cody: Hey, Max. I’m just calling to let you know that I want to see you today. We got lots to do. Okay, bye
(One Hour Later)
Cody: Hey, Max. Still here. Just waiting for you to answer
(One Hour Later)
Cody: Max, where are you. I’ve waited almost all morning for you to pick up
(One Hour Later)
Cody: MAX! PICK UP THE PHONE!
(One Hour Later, in front of Max’s motel room)
Cody: Max, I’m coming in (Tried to open the door, but can’t) Thank god for all of James’s attempt to break into the girl’s locker room (Takes out a paper clip and unlocks the door) Max? (Slowly opens the door, only for his eyes to widen)
Cody: (Sits at a local bench, looking down at the ground, depressed)
Wind: (Walks over, carrying a cup of coffee) Cody, what’s with you?
Cody: … Max is dead. He must have overdosed
Wind: ….. Oh.
Cody: Yeah. The last thing he told me was that we’d always be friends… If I knew he was on drugs… I could have done something about it.
Wind: We all aren’t able to do everything. That’s what makes us human. We can’t fix things
Cody: But I should have done something
Wind: I think he didn’t tell you because he didn’t want you to worry about him or get involved in what was happening to him. He must have done it because he didn’t want you getting hurt
Cody: ……. Really?
Wind: I’m sure of it
Cody: … Why are you being so nice now?
Wind: Cody, I hate idiots. I REALLY hate idiots. And I hate just about everyone around me. But I’m not so much of a hateful person that I can’t be there to help someone, including a classmate
Cody: … Thanks… I think I need to be by myself for a while
Wind: Sure, I understand (Walks off, but leaves his coffee next to Cody as he does so)
Cody: (Sits there on the bench, staring at the sky)
Wind: What? What are you “holy crap”-ing about?
Cody: I just got a message on Spacebook from my cousin. He told me that he was going to come to Eastwood for a visit
Wind: Why would he want to do that
Cody: I don’t know. Something about hiding from his angry drug dealer who wants to shoot him for ripping him off or something
Wind: …. Drug dealer?
Cody: Hey, don’t worry. He only smokes marijuana?
Wind: And that’s good because…?
Cody: Well, it could be a lot of worse things
Wind: Whatever you say
Cody: I didn’t know you’d want to see him too
Wind: I just wanted to get a look at him myself
Cody: Yourself? Well, that’s kinda faggy
Wind: Everything to you is… “Faggy”.
Cody: I know. You’re gonna like my cousin
Wind: Why would I
Cody: He’s a funny guy. He was always there for his family, always thought of them before himself, and it just a great guy, who I know would never, and I mean never, do anything bad
(A bus arrives, dropping off a man who was dangerously thin and covered in sores)
Wind: Oh my god
Cody: Max
Max: Hey, there’s my cousin. Careful, don’t touch me. I think I have some kind of disease
Wind: …. Cody, what the fuck is this?
Cody: That’s my cousin, Max
Wind: ….. What the hell is wrong with him
Max: Oh, don’t worry. It’s just part of this weight loss product
Wind: Yeah, looks like you lost a lot of weight… Maybe a little too much weight
Max: I hear Michigan girls like a guy without much meat on their bones
Cody: Come on, Max. I got lots of places to show you
Max: Great
Wind: You… you do that. I… I gotta go… question humanity (Leaves)
Cody: (Sits at a table in the coffee shop) And this is the local coffee shop. Wind really likes this place. If I remember, he said something like… “It’s Mars Bucks, but you have half a chance of getting diabetes here”.
Max: Oh, I love coffee. That’s the best one
Cody: Yeah, it is. I’ll buy you a cup if you want
Max: Nah, don’t worry. I have plenty of coffee with me. Which reminds me, do you mind if I head to the bathroom for a second
Cody: Oh, sure. It’s right over there
Max: Thanks (Runs into the bathroom and locks himself in the stall) Just need some coffee (Tightens a piece of cloth around his arm) Just a little bit of coffee (Takes out a needle and injects it into his arm) Ooohhh… That’s good coffee.
Cody: (Arrives at home) And this is my house. It was nice seeing you today, Max
Max: Yeah… You too, Cody. Well… I need to go and get home, you know. But, it was nice seeing you
Cody: You too, Max
Max: (Smiles to him, looking at him) You know we’ll always be friends, right. No matter what?
Cody: Of course. We’re cousins after all
Max: Great. Great…. Well, I’ll see you tomorrow, Cody (Smiles to him, and heads off)
Cody: Yeah, you too (Heads inside)
(The Next Day)
Cody: Hey, Max. I’m just calling to let you know that I want to see you today. We got lots to do. Okay, bye
(One Hour Later)
Cody: Hey, Max. Still here. Just waiting for you to answer
(One Hour Later)
Cody: Max, where are you. I’ve waited almost all morning for you to pick up
(One Hour Later)
Cody: MAX! PICK UP THE PHONE!
(One Hour Later, in front of Max’s motel room)
Cody: Max, I’m coming in (Tried to open the door, but can’t) Thank god for all of James’s attempt to break into the girl’s locker room (Takes out a paper clip and unlocks the door) Max? (Slowly opens the door, only for his eyes to widen)
Cody: (Sits at a local bench, looking down at the ground, depressed)
Wind: (Walks over, carrying a cup of coffee) Cody, what’s with you?
Cody: … Max is dead. He must have overdosed
Wind: ….. Oh.
Cody: Yeah. The last thing he told me was that we’d always be friends… If I knew he was on drugs… I could have done something about it.
Wind: We all aren’t able to do everything. That’s what makes us human. We can’t fix things
Cody: But I should have done something
Wind: I think he didn’t tell you because he didn’t want you to worry about him or get involved in what was happening to him. He must have done it because he didn’t want you getting hurt
Cody: ……. Really?
Wind: I’m sure of it
Cody: … Why are you being so nice now?
Wind: Cody, I hate idiots. I REALLY hate idiots. And I hate just about everyone around me. But I’m not so much of a hateful person that I can’t be there to help someone, including a classmate
Cody: … Thanks… I think I need to be by myself for a while
Wind: Sure, I understand (Walks off, but leaves his coffee next to Cody as he does so)
Cody: (Sits there on the bench, staring at the sky)