STORIES
88 - Zoom
2006
Sunday afternoon ...
BRYNIE:
Zoom zoom errr beep beep.
LITHIUM:
hehehehehe
BRYNIE:
OK Lithium - final stop. It's lunchtime.
LITHIUM:
Soom soom?
RACOLO:
Thanks for playing with him, Brynie.
BRYNIE:
No problem. He loves going really fast.
phone rings
BRYNIE:
‘Scuse me, that's my cell.
ALESS:
B-but Tia - you love Los Angeles so why m-m-move here?
TIA:
Maybe I was missing you?
ALESS:
R-r-really?
TIA:
Are you saying I’m not allowed
to miss my brothers?
RACOLO:
You’re saying you missed me?
TIA:
Not so much, but it’s different with Aless.
ALESS:
It is?
TIA:
And then there’s Jesse. He’s coming to New York soon.
It just makes sense for me to be here.
LITHIUM:
Soom soom?
RACOLO:
You’ve got to eat first.
ALESS:
Jesse’s c-coming here too?
TIA:
I hope so. I told A-m about him and ...
LITHIUM:
Soom soom soom soom…
RACOLO:
Yes Lith, after you finish eating.
ALESS:
Wow Racolo, he r-r-realy likes that walker.
M-maybe you should f-f-feed him while he’s in it?
TIA:
Hey - I’m talking here. You want to
hear about Jesse or not?
RACOLO:
Exactly like I remember her - self-centered, obnoxious
and annoying. Who the hell is Jesse?
ALESS:
Her b-boyfriend. Daddy d-doesn’t like him. He t-told her that as long
as she was l-living under his roof - she wasn’t allowed to see him.
RACOLO:
So that’s why she’s here.
RACOLO:
I’m busy with my kid right now.
TIA:
Fine, be that way - both of you. I’ve got better things to do anyway.
Fin, Karanthir, Brynie and Orrie’s room ...
BRYNIE:
Fin, I’ve been looking everywhere for you.
FIN:
Where’s your bed?
BRYNIE:
Oh that? A-m sold it and ordered bunk beds for Orrie and me but
they haven’t arrived yet. So, since you’re sleeping in Daprima’s
room, we’ve been using your bed. That’s OK, right?
KARANTHIR:
My dear brothers, would you mind taking this important conversation
elsewhere? I not through sleeping yet.
FIN:
Karanthir it’s almost one. Don’t you think it’s time you got up?
KARANTHIR:
If I did - I’d be up now, wouldn’t I?
BRYNIE:
Forget him. Listen Fin, I just got off the phone with Xiao. She
can come to the Yankee game this Saturday, if you pick her up.
FIN:
Xiao?
BRYNIE:
My girlfriend. I told you about her last week.
KARANTHIR:
I’m sorry did I hear right? The little monster has a girlfriend?
This is certainly news. A monsterette-in-the-making eh?
BRYNIE:
Oh shut up.
FIN:
I thought you weren’t finished sleeping?
KARANTHIR:
I’ll gladly sacrifice my sleep to hear about such an important
occurrence in my dear little monster’s - I mean brother’s life.
BRYNIE:
Anyway, Fin, will you do it, please?
FIN:
I’m working Saturday.
BRYNIE:
... But you’ll be home in time for the game?
ORRIE:
K’ranthir, you awake!
KARANTHIR:
That’s right my boy. So how’s my favorite short stop today?
ORRIE:
I good.
BRYNIE:
Please?
FIN:
Can’t she take the train?
BRYNIE:
Maybe. But we’ll still need you to drive us to the game.
FIN:
Yankee Stadium is not far. You can walk there.
KARANTHIR:
Excuse me but did I hear correctly? Did you say walk?
What exactly do you mean by that? You certainly can't expect
me to walk to this … this ball game, do you?
FIN:
Why not? It’ll only take about twenty minutes.
What’s the big deal?
KARANTHIR:
In this humidity - my hair will frizz.
KARANTHIR:
… Besides, Orrie can’t walk all that way. Just look at him. Do you see
how little his legs are, he’s simply too small. Why, he’ll never make it.
ORRIE:
What you mean I not make it?
KARANTHIR:
whispers
Shhh - of course you can, but wouldn’t you rather get a ride?
Now help me out – go give Fin the eyes.
ORRIE:
Him right. It’s too far.
BRYNIE:
C’mon Fin, it’s only one game. You won’t have to drive us
to any others. I promise. Please …?
KARANTHIR:
Really Fin, it’s the least you could do. After all, I am taking
them to this silly game against my will …
FIN:
Alright already. I’ll drive you to the game and pick up Xiao.
Anything to stop all this whining. How I ever got such
a lazy bunch of brothers I’ll never know.
Fin leaves.
