1.7: The Lost Son
(Back at the Carr house, Erika and her friends went down to the kitchen to look for snacks and drinks.)
Tina: You shouldn’t have that.
Shawn: Well, I have it?
Kenny: What are you going to do with it?
Shawn: Drink it. That’s what grown-ups do to feel better. I want to feel better.
Kenny: You shouldn’t.
Shawn: Why not? Because some grown up said so? Well, some grown up said I had to go live with that David Stevens guy, cause he’s my dad. But he’s a stranger to me. I miss my old house, I miss my friends, and I miss my —
(Shawn paused fighting off tears)
Shawn: I miss my mom. But I could deal with my mom not being here if I wasn’t taken away from everything else. Now anyone else want a drink?
(The other kids stood around silent not knowing how to respond. They knew they should say no, but something kept them from saying it.)
(Then suddenly someone spoke.)
Erika: I do. I want a drink. I wanna feel better.
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