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라디오를 켜고 리듬에 맞추어
참여 거부를 외치시오
[주 : 1960년대 일과 학교를
거부하는 히피 사회 반발 문화]

"Subterranean Homesick Blues"
- Bob Dylan

1969년엔..

많은 사람들이
많은 일들을 했고

많은 사람들이 또한
그들의 일을 이해 못 했다

"러브인"
[주 : 히피 등의 사랑의 모임]

"히피족 모임"

"사건들"
그건 모두 별세계였고

이상하기 짝이 없었다

 

케빈, 누나
저녁 먹게 불러와

누나! 저녁 먹어!

하지만 우리가 사는 곳은
지극히 모든 게 여전히 평범했다

물론 한 사람
예외가 있긴 했지만..

우린 그녀의 이름이
캐런이란 건 알고 있다

하지만 그외에..

그녀는 어쩌면 화성에서
왔는지도 모른다

화성이나 명왕성에서..

수학이 'D학점' 이라구?

엄마

'엄마'라고 부르지도 마

내가 아는 한 가족내에서 누나의
주요 기능은 부모님과 논쟁하는 거였다

넌 수학은 늘 잘 했잖니

너같은 애가 없게 대학 진학 검사에
수학 문제를 많이 내야 겠네

아빠, 기하학은 인생과는
아무 상관 없어요!

수학이 'D'라니..

제 말은 듣지도 않으시네요!

누나와 나의 관계는 전적으로
관계 없음에 속하진 않았다

지금 상황에 집중하라

조심 좀 해!

하지만 늘 이런식은 아니었다

 

우린 함께 놀기도 했다

많은 걸 서로 나누며
누나의 비밀을 말해주기도 했다

날 웃게 해줬으며
재밌는 시간을 가졌다

하지만 그것도 옛날 얘기다

이봐!

사생활 좀 지켜줄래?

어, 물론이지!

누나에겐 자기만의 세상이 있고
나 또한 내 생활이 있으니

서로 마주칠 일은 없었다

그날이 있기 전까진..

타렴!

우리요?

어서 타
너한테 할 얘기가 있어

이게 뭐지? 공적으로
실적인 대화를 나눠보잔 걸까?

난 의심이 갔다

폴은..

생각이 없었다

우리 타야될 거 같아!

이건 좀 다른 걸!
추월 차선에서의 삶이라니..

이런! 꽤 급회전이었지?

그런데 우리 어디 가는 거야?

미쳐보러~ 같이 가고 싶니?

네 도움이 필요해

이걸 티나 데자리오의 사물함에
좀 넣어줄래?

누나 학교 말야?

1층, 복도 끝이구..

번호는 107이야

해줄래?

누나가 하지 그래?

그럴 수 없어
우린 학교 안 갈 거거든

오늘 쉬는 날이야

그렇지?

이상한 일이지만
난 의심이 갔다

쉬는 날이라구?

말하자면 자율 학습 시간이야

학생들 모두..

대체 날 뭘로 보는 거야?
천진난만한 작은 아이?

난 별로 내키지 않아

그러지 말고 침착해

그래, 케빈
침착해!

내 멋진 대처력을 알아보고
싸구려 호소를 하는군

누가 날 막으면 어떻게 해?

그러지 않을 거야
아무도 관심 갖지 않을 거야

만일 선생이 있으면..
네 책 가지러 왔다고 해

그게 학생이라면
상관할 바 아니라고 해

난 모르겠어

이번 한 번 만이야

날 위해서 해줘
그래줄래, 케비?

'케비라구'

몇 년 동안 날
그렇게 부른 적 없었는데..

좋아..

하지만 이번 한 번만이야

좋아, 난 하겠다고 말했다

이 일을 해내는 최선의 방법은
사물함을 찾아서 메모를 놔두고

일이 잘 되가고 있을 때
거길 빠져나오는 거다

좀 도와줄까?

난 결정해야 했다
학생인가? 선생인가?

신경쓸 바 아녜요

네가 해낸거니?

네가 정말 해낸거야?

제가 해낼거라고 말했잖아요

이런! 정말 멋지다!

맞다, 난 멋지게 해냈다

결국 난..

지금 어른과 놀고 있었다

그럼 이제 우리 어디로 갈거야?

너희들 수업 1분 남았어!

정확하게 내가 생각했던
바는 아니었지만

여전히 누나와 난
함께 나눌 뭔가가 있었고

해로움은 없었다

오늘 아침 줄리 차에 타고
캐런과 어딜 간거냐?

이론, 어쩌면
너무 빨리 말했나보다

물론 내가 신경쓸 건 아니지만

버스 정류장에서 너희들을 봤거든

그래서 그냥
궁금해서 말야

잠재력을 띤 비행을
알아내는 일은 웨인에게 맡겨야겠군

케빈을 태워줬니?

물론이죠!

어디까지?

학교까지요

그렇지, 케빈?

네! 학교까지요

줄리의 차로?

정말 잘 했구나

바로 학교에 가지
않았다는 것만 빼면요

그렇지?

아냐, 갔어, 웨인

아닌 것 같은데..

줄리 차가 탁탁 거려서

기름이 없을 때 나는 소리였거든

하지만 줄리는 주유소까진
갈 수 있다고 생각했던 거야

뭐라구?!

정말이셔

하지만 그때
케빈과 폴을 본거야

그래서 샌디가 '태워주자'고 했지

'밀게 될 때를 대비해서'

도와줘!

그리고나서?

그리고나서 우린
주유소까지 가게 됐지

그리고 거기 펌프질 하는
정말 귀여운 애가 있었어

그래서 잠시
얘길 하려고 멈춰섰고

그후에 학교에
케빈과 폴을 데려다줬던 거지

맞지, 케빈?

내가 무슨 말을 하겠어?

그 얘긴 통하지 않을거야

뭐..

너희들 운이 좋았구나

네?!

힉교에 지각할수도 있었잖니
너희 둘 다 말야!

엄마, 그런게 아니라

대체 줄리는 기름도 없이
왜 운전하고 다닌다니?

계기판 확인하란
얘기도 못 들어봤다니?

아빠

그 웃긴 계기판에
지침반 말야

캐런이 기름 넣을 돈을
좀 줘야 겠네요

놀랍네, 누나가
위기를 넘기다니..

부모님에게 보호 감정을
불러 일으켰잖아!

이제 숙제 좀 해야 겠어요

난 누나를
존경심을 갖고 보게 됐다

 

연료계라니..

정말 굉장한 얘기였어

엄마와 아빠가 그걸 믿다니
믿을 수가 없어

절대 들으시는 분들이
아니지

맞아

오늘 꽤 재밌는 하루였지?

뭐가 재밌었는데?

뭐 학교일 그런 거 말야

누나네 사물함도 우리네 거랑
크기가 같아서 놀랐어

우린 이제 정말
통하고 있었다

그런데 오늘은 어디로 갈거야?

케빈!

말 조심해

미안해!

너 숙제 할 건 없니?

그게..

방에서 나갈 때 문 닫고 나가
알겠지?

그럴게

그게 누나가 원하는 거라면

뭐 좋다

어쨌든 누나와 나의 관계는
이걸로 끝이었다

서로 다른 도움을
필요로 할 때까지..

 

해주라~

이게 마지막이야
약속할게

안 해! 지난주에
도와 줬었잖아

정말 중요한 일이야

정말 중요하다구

나두 꽤 중요한 일인 것 같아!

믿을 수 없군, 자기들 맘대로
날 껏다 켰다 조정할 수 있다고 생각해?

마치..

누난 곤란해질 거야!
학교를 땡땡이 치고 있잖아

엄마와 아빠가
알게 되시는 날엔..

우리가 생각했던 것 처럼
그렇게 멋진 애가 아닌 것 같다

좋아, 난 멋진 애 아냐

괜찮아

그 일 해줄 필요 없어
이해해

이런, 내가 돌덩인가?

가자구

지금 내 머릿속에 떠오르는 말들은
어리석은, 어릿광대, 잘 속는 녀석이다

안녕!

누나는 계속
중요한 일이라고 했는데

뭔가 학교를 빼먹는
이유가 있을지도 모른다

난 이해할 수 없는 어떤 것..

복잡한 일 같은..

그건..

"언덕?"

 

난 화가 나 있었다

이게 내가 위험을
마다 않고 이 일을 해야 했던 이유야?

정말 아름답다

브라이트윙 박쥐
[주 : 동화속에 나오는 박쥐]

"브라이트윙?"

비가 오면 모두 씻겨질거야
그럼 완벽하겠지

맙소사

이봐!

케빈

그 쪽지에 대해 얘기 좀 해야겠어
이 일에 대해 말야!

아무한테도 말하지 않았겠지?

안 했어, 하지만..

난 누나에게 이건
잘못 하는 거라고 말하고 싶었다

누가 알게 되기라도 한다면
누나는..

넌 믿어도 된다고 생각했어!

뭐 내일도 말할 수 있으니까

 

뭐 한 번 시작한 일은
끝장을 내라

그게 어떤 의미이든 간에

수요일 아침은
일상이 되어갔다

안녕

안녕하세요!

조지 핀치라고 해

케빈 아놀드에요

어떻게 지내니?

뭐 나쁘지 않아요

또 봐요, 조지!

 

그리고 수업이 끝나면
난 언덕위로 올라갔다

"Here's a little song
you can all join in with"

"It's very simple and I hope it's new"

"Make your own words up
if you want to"

"Any old words that
you think will do, yeah"

 

"Yellow, blue, what'll I do"

"Maybe I'll just sit here thinking"

"Black, white"

"Stop the fight, does one of
these colors ever bother you"

 

그건 재밌었다!

그들은 다 큰 청소년이고
난 어린 아이였기 때문인지도 모른다

뭐 어쩌면
다른 이유가 있었는지도

"Make your own steps up
if you want to"

"Any old steps that
you think will do"

 

난 널 피하는 게 아냐, 폴

나 혼자 타고 갔던 거 뿐이야
그래, 내일 보자

얼굴에 그게 뭐냐?

어..

난 그냥..

이런, 침착하고
누나라면 이럴때 어떻게 처리할까?

손가락으로 그린 그림이야!

손가락 그림이라구?

그래, 미술 시간에..

케빈, 손가락 그림은
4살 짜리 애들이나 하는 일이라구

착상이야
실험을 했던 거야

제발 계속 해줘봐

아주 재밌다

들어봐

 

웨인

웨인, 뛰어가서
반창고 좀 갖다 주겠니?

거의 들킬 뻔 했네

고맙다

그리고 갑자기 이상한
기분이 들었다

맙소사, 엄마는 내게 저녁을 만들어
주시려고 피까지 흘리시는데

내가 그 보답으로 드리는 거라곤
거짓말 뿐이라니..

얘야? 괜찮니?

그럼요, 엄마

창백해 보이는 걸

약간 베인 것 뿐이야
걱정하지 않아도 돼

거짓말 이시죠

 

문 열어!
거깄는 거 다 안다

열어라! 숨기려해도
소용 없어!

우린 너의 비밀을
모두 알고 있다

문 열어, 케빈!

엄마? 아빠?

그들을 잡아, 노마

갑자기 감당하기가
어렵게 느껴졌다

그리고 그 일이 일어난 건..
다음날 밤이었다

캐런?

학교에서 무슨 문제 있니?

없는데요, 왜요?

수학은 어떻게 되가고 있니?

좋아요

지금 공부중이에요

휴우~ 허위 경보 였네
그냥 숙제 확인이었구나

방금 전화를 하나 받았는데..

지도 상담원 이라더구나

조지.. 뭐라던데..

방금 '조지'라고 하셨나?

알고 있니?

네! 귀여운 사람이죠
젊어요

마치 학생 같죠

조지 핀치래

내일 회의에 와줬으면 하던데..

어떤 회의인데?

잘 모르겠어요

내일 의논할 거라고 했어요

이게 다 무슨 얘기야?

저도 모르겠어요, 아빠

어쩌면 제 미래에 대해
대화해 보려는 건지도 모르죠

제 삶에 대해서요

모두 말하고 싶은 게
바로 그거 아니에요?

불쌍한 캐런에게
무슨 일이라도 생긴 거 아닌지?!

와우!

또 한번의 훌륭한 연극이군

어쩌면 잘 해낼 수도 있었다!

어쨌든 지금은 당황할
때가 아니었다

나도 그 회의에
같이 가지

지금은 당황할 때였다

부모님께 말해야 해

우린 지금 말해야만 한다구

어차피 내일이면
다 알게되실 텐데!

그래서 뭐?

이 사람 머리는
시멘트로 가득 찬거 아냐?

지금 말씀드리면 이해하실 거야

몇 주 동안 외출 금지겠지만
엄마와 아빠를 알잖아

네 공상을 깨드리긴 싫지만..
엄마와 아빤 해나 달이 아냐

뭐?

사람이라구! 너나 나처럼!

무법자!

그게 바로
엄마와 아빠지

하지만..

케빈, 널 이 일에
끌여들여서 미안하다

하지만 모두 잘 될거야
이제 날 좀 믿어주겠니?

 

누나가 날 위해 뭘 좀 해준다면..

그게 뭔데?

더이상 학교 빼먹지 않겠다고 약속해

언덕에 가는 것도 그만 두겠다고
약속해야 하고, 그렇게 해줄래?

좋아

정말? 약속하는 거지?

학교도 안 빼먹고
언덕에도 안 가

갑자기 10톤의 무게를
내려놓는 기분이었다

모든 게 다 잘 될거야, 케비

그래

그래

 

그날밤 모든 건 좋아 보였다

모든 건 평상시대로 돌아왔다
좋아 보였다

 

저기요, 새벽 2시 30분인 건 알지만
우, 우린 딸을 찾으려고 합니다

줄리와 함께
있을 지 모른단 생각이 들어서..

아뇨, 줄리는 여기 없어요
누구요?

샌디 포터요?

아뇨, 제일 먼저 전화했었어요
어쩌면 티나네 있을지도 모르겠어요

대체 티나는 또 누구야?

누나가 나한테
거짓말을 했다니..

차고는 살펴봤나요? 차고요!
차고에 그 나사 풀린 차 지금 없냐구요!

이제 떳떳이
벌을 받을 때였다

누나가 어딨는지 알아요

그냥 확인해봐요~!

망할 차고도 확인을 안 해봤네

누나가 학교 빼먹는 걸
계속 돕고 있었어요, 그리고..

티나네도 확인해봐요

번호가 어떻게 되죠?

누나 말이 맞았다 전혀 내 말을 들으려 하지 않았다

누나가 어딨는지 알아요
언덕에 있어요that's where she goes...

줄리와 샌디, 티나 누나와
함께 가는 곳이라구요!

메모라구요

줄리가 메모를 남겼대

누나는 언덕에 있다니까요!

거기가 누나가 가는 곳이고
누나의 큰 비밀이라구요!

줄리의 차를 가져갔대
샌프란시스코로 갔다는군

도망간 거에요?

난.. 옷 좀 입을게

 

맙소사..

난 잠들지 못 했다
그저 거기 누워..

누나와 나, 우리 모두에게
무슨 일이 일어난 건지 생각했다

세상이 얼마나 넓은지 얼마나
많은 낯선 사람들로 가득한지..

그리고 난 누나를 다신
볼수 없을지도 모른단 사실에 대해..

"Catch the Wind" - Donovan

"In the chilly hours and minutes"

"Of uncertainty"

"I want to be"

"In the warmhold"

"Of your loving mind"

"To feel you"

"All around me"

"And to take your hand"

"Along the sand"

"Ah, but I may as well try
and catch the wind"

"When sundown pales the sky"

"I want to hide awhile"

"Behind your smile"

"And everywhere I'd look"

"Your eyes I'd find"

"For me to love you now"

"Would be the sweetest thing"

"It would make me sing"

"Ah, but I may as well try
and catch the wind"

 

"When rain has hung
the leaves with tears"

"I want you near"

"To kill my fears"

"To help me to leave"

1969년엔 사람들은 자아를
찾으려고 열심히 노력했다

때로 그들은 길을 잃기도 했지만..

때론 다시 그들의 길을 찾아
집으로 돌아오기도 했다

 

"Ah, but I may as well try
and catch the wind"

 

Turn on, tune in, and drop out.

"Subterranean Homesick Blues" - Bob Dylan

In 1969...

A lot of people were doing a lot of things...

A lot of other people didn't understand.

"Love-ins"...

"Be-ins"...

"Happenings"...It was...different.

It was weird.

 

Kevin, call your sister for dinner.

Karen! Dinner!

But where we lived, things were still pretty much normal.

With one exception.

OK - we knew her name was Karen.

But other than that...

She might as well have been from Mars.

Mars, or...Pluto.

A "D" in math?

Mom.

Don't "mom" your mother.

As far as I could tell, her main function in the family was an on-going battle-of-wills with our parents.

You've always been good at math.

There's gonna be plenty of math on the SAT's, believe me.

Dad, geometry has nothing to do with life! (Frowns.)

"D" in math...

You're not even listening to me! (Frowns.)

Not that my relationship with her was entirely nil.

Pay attention now...

Watch it!

But it hadn't always been like that.

 

We used to play together.

We used to share things. She'd tell me secrets...

She'd make me laugh. We used to have fun.

But that was then.

Hey!

A little privacy. (Nods.)

Do you mind?

Uh...sure!

Karen had her world...

And I had mine, and never the twain shall meet.

Until one day...

Get in!

Us? (Frowns.)

Get in - we need to talk to you.

What was this? An actual conversation in public?

I was suspicious.

Paul...

Was less so.

I think we should get in! (Smiles.)

Well, this was different! Life in the fast-lane.

Boy! Sharp turns, huh? (Smiles.)

So where are we going?

Going crazy - want to come?

We need a favor.

We need you to drop these off for us at Tina Desario's locker.

At your school? (Frowns.)

First floor, end of the hall...

One-oh-seven.

Will you do it?

Why don't you do it? (Frowns.)

We can't - were not gonna be in school.

We're taking one of our free days.

Right? (Smiles.)

Oddly enough...I smelled a rat.

A free day?

It's kind of an...

Independent study course.

We all take it.

What'd they think I was? A naive little kid?

I don't think I want to do it.

Oh, come on...(Frowns.) Be cool.

Yeah. Come on, Kevin - be cool! (Smiles.)

Uh-oh. A cheap, obvious appeal to my sense of cool.

Well, what if somebody stops me?

They won't. Nobody pays any attention.

Look - if it's a teacher...

Just tell them your getting your books. If it's a student, uh...tell him it's none of his business. (Shrugs.)

I don't know...

Look, it's just this once.

Do it for me. (Smiles.) OK, Kevie?

Whoa - "Kevie".

She hadn't called me that in years.

OK...

But just this once.

OK - I said I'd do it.

So the best thing to do is just find the locker, drop the notes, and get out while the gettin' was still good.

Need some help?

I had a decision to make. Student? Teacher?

Uh...

None of your business? (Smiles.)

You did it?

You you really did it?

I told you he'd do it.

Boy! That is so cool!

Yeah - I was cool.

After all...

I was I was playin' with the big guys, now.

So! Where do we go now?

You guys got one minute to get to class!

Not exactly what I had in mind.

Still, Karen and I had kinda shared something.

And there was no harm done.

Where you and Karen go in Julie's car this morning?

Hmmm?

Woops. Maybe I spoke too soon.

Not that it's any of my business, of course.

I saw you at the bus-stop. So, let's just say I'm...

Curious.

Leave it to Wayne...

To ferret out potential mis-doings.

You gave Kevin a ride?

Well, sure!

A ride to where?

To school...

Right, Kev?

Uh, yeah! To school.

In...Julie's car?

Oh. (Nods.) That was nice of you.

Except...they didn't go right to school.

Did ya, guys?

No...(nods)...we didn't, Wayne.

I didn't think so.

See, Julie's car was sputtering...

It does that when it's low on gas...

But Julie thought that we could make it to a gas-station.

What?!

Really...

But then...we saw Kevin and Paul...

So Sandy said, "Let's pick 'em up...

"In case we have to push".

Help!

And then?

And then...(gestures)...we made it to the gas-station.

And there was this really cute guy working the pumps...

So we stopped to talk for a while...

And then...we dropped Kevin and Paul off at school!

Right, Kev?

What was I gonna say?

This story wasn't gonna float!

Well...(Frowns.)

You were lucky.

Huh?!

You could have been late for school. (Nods.) Both of you!

Mom, they didn't -

Why the hell is Julie drivin' around with no gas. Didn't she ever hear...

Of checkin' the gas-gauge?

Dad...

That funny little dial on the dashboard.

Maybe...We should give Karen some money so she can chip in for gas.

Amazing. Karen had pulled it off.

She got them thinking like...parents!

Well, I gotta do my homework.

I was beginning to look at my sister with a new respect.

 

The gas-gauge.

That was some story. (Smiles.)

I can't believe Mom and Dad bought it.

They never listen.

Yeah...

That was pretty fun today, huh? (Smiles.)

What was fun?

Well, you know, the school and all...(Smiles.)

I-I can't believe your lockers are the same size as ours. (Smiles.)

Yep. We were really connecting now...

So, uh...where'd ya go today? Really. (Smiles.)

Kevin!

Be careful with that.

Sorry!

Don't you have any homework to do? (Frowns.)

Well...

And close the door on your way out. OK? (Frowns.)

OK...(Frowns.)

If that's the way she wanted it.

Fine.

Anyway, that was the end of my relationship with my sister.

Until...

We need another favor.

 

Come on, man!

Look - it's the last time, I promise.

No way! (Gestures.) I-I-I just did you a favor last week!

It's really important. (Frowns.)

Really...important.

It sounds pretty important to me!

Amazing. Did they think they could turn me on and off like a...

...like a...

Your gonna get in trouble! Karen - you're ditching school! (Frowns.) Mom and Dad are going to find out...

I guess he's not as cool as we thought. (Nods.)

Fine. I'm not cool.

It's OK. (Frowns.)

You don't have to do it. I understand. (Nods.)

Aw, heck. Was I made of stone?

Let's go...

OK...some words that come to mind, here. Sucker, stooge, push-over.

Hi!

Still, Karen had said it was important.

Maybe there was a reason she was skipping school. Something I wouldn't understand...

Something complicated.

Like...

"The Hill"?!

 

I was mad.

This was why I was risking life and limb?

That's really beautiful...

Brightwing.

"Brightwing"?

The rain'll wash it off. And then it'll be perfect.

Gimme a break.

Hey! (Frowns.)

Kevin...(Smiles.)

Look. We've got to talk - about the notes - about everything!

You haven't told anyone, have you? (Frowns.)

No, but...!

I wanted to tell her that this was wrong.

That somebody was bound to find out. That she c-

I knew I could trust you!

I could always tell her tomorrow.

 

Well, in for a penny, in for a pound.

Whatever that meant.

Wednesday morning's were becoming routine.

Hi.

Hi!

George Finch. (Nods.)

Kevin Arnold.

How ya doin'? (Nods.)

Not bad...

Seeya, George!

 

And then after school...I was up to the hill.

"Here's a little song you can all join in with"

"It's very simple and I hope it's new"

"Make your own words up if you want to"

"Any old words that you think will do, yeah"

 

"Yellow, blue, what'll I do"

"Maybe I'll just sit here thinking"

"Black, white"

"Stop the fight, does one of these colors ever bother you"

 

It was fun!

"Here's a little dance you can all join in with"
Maybe because they were big kids...and I was a little kid.

"It's very simple and I hope it's new"
Or maybe it was something else.

"Make your own steps up if you want to"

"Any old steps that you think will do"

 

I'm not avoiding you, Paul. (Frowns.)....I-I just went on a ride with myself - that's all......Yeah......Alright. Seeya tomorrow.

What's that on you face?

Uh...

I was, uh...

Uh-oh...Stay calm, now. How would Karen handle this?

Fingerpainting!

Fingerpainting?

Uh, yeah...in art class.

Come on, Kevin. (Frowns.) Fingerpainting is for five-year-olds.

Th-th-that's the idea...it was just...like, uh...an experiment.

Oh, please continue.

This is fascinating.

Uh...

See...

 

Ugh...

Um.

Wayne...

Wayne - run and get me a band-aid...

???????????

Thank you...

And suddenly I got this...

Weird feeling.

My God - my mother was spilling her own blood, making my dinner...

And all I was giving her in return were lies.

Honey? Are you OK? (Nods.)

Uh, s-sure, Mom.

Well, you look all white. (Smiles.) It's just a little cut. It's nothing to worry about. (Smiles.)

Lies.

 

-Open it up! We know you're in there!

-Open up! No use tryin' to hide from us...

-We know all about your secret!

-Open up, Kevin!

-Mom? (Frowns.) Dad? (Frowns.)

-Book 'em, Norma.

Suddenly, I felt in over my head.

And then...the next night...

It happened.

Um, Karen?

Is something wrong at school?

I don't think so. Why?

How's your math coming?

Fine! (Nods.)

I'm doing it now.

Phew - false alarm. Just a homework nudge.

I just got a, uh, call...

From a guidance counselor...

A George...something.

Did she say "George"?

Do you know him?

Yeah! Yeah, he's cute. (Nods.) He's young.

He looks like a student.

George Finch.

He wants me to...come in for a conference, tomorrow.

What kinda conference? (Frowns.)

I'm not sure.

He said we'd discuss it tomorrow.

What's this all about?

I have no idea, Dad.

Maybe he wants to talk about my future.

Maybe he wants to talk about my life.

Isn't that what everyone around here likes to talk about? (Frowns.) What's gonna happen to poor Karen?!

Wow!

Another great performance.

Maybe she could pull it off!

Anyway, now was not the time to panic.

I'm comin' with you to that conference.

Now was the time to panic.

You've gotta tell 'em. (Frowns.)

We've gotta tell them, now.

And they're gonna find out tomorrow, anyway!

So what?

Did this person have cement in her head?

Well, if we tell them now, they'll understand.

They'll ground us for a couple of weeks...(nods)...but you know Mom and Dad...they're -

I hate to burst your bubble, little one...

But Mom and Dad are not the sun and the moon.

Huh?

They're people! Like you and me!

Wrongo!

They were Mom and Dad.

But -

Kevin, I'm sorry I got you into this.

But everything's gonna be OK. Now, will you trust me?

 

Only if you do something for me.

What?

You've got to promise not to cut school anymore.

And you gotta promise to stop going to the hill. (Pause.) Will you do that?

OK. (Nods.)

Really? (Smiles.) You promise?!

No school...no hill. (Smiles.)

And suddenly, it was like a ten-ton weight had been lifted off me.

Everything is gonna be just fine, Kevie.

Yeah.

Yeah.

 

That night, it did seem fine.

Things were back to the way they should be. It was going be OK.

 

Now, look. It-it, I know 's two-thirty in the morning...and we're, we're just tryin' to find our daughter.

We thought she might be with Julie.

No - Julie's not here!...Who?

Sandy Potter?

No, I called her first. Maybe they're at Tina's.

Who the hell is Tina...?

Karen had lied to me.

Did you look in your garage?....The garage! Doesn't she keep that bucket of bolts in the damn garage?

It was time to face the music.

Uh, I-I know where she is.

Well check it, for - !

He didn't even check his damn garage...

Uh, I-I've been helping her ditch school, and, and-and...

Look, look, uh, check that Tina...

What's-her-name's number...

Karen was right - they never listened.

I-I know where she is! She's at the hill. It-it...that's where she goes...

With Julie and Sandy and Tina!

A note...

Julie left a note.

I said she's at the hill! (Frowns.) That's where she goes - that's her big secret! (Frowns.)

They took Julie's car...They've gone to San Francisco.

They've run away?

I'll, uh...put on some clothes.

 

Oh, my God...

I didn't sleep. I laid there...

Thinking about what had happened to Karen...to me...to all of us.

About how big the world is, and how full of strangers. And how I might never see my sister again.

(Music "Catch the Wind" - Donovan starts and plays throughout.)

"In the chilly hours and minutes"

"Of uncertainty"

"I want to be"

"In the warmhold"

"Of your loving mind"

"To feel you"

"All around me"

"And to take your hand"

"Along the sand"

"Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind"

"When sundown pales the sky"

"I want to hide awhile"

"Behind your smile"

"And everywhere I'd look"

"Your eyes I'd find"

"For me to love you now"

"Would be the sweetest thing"

"It would make me sing"

"Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind"

 

"When rain has hung the leaves with tears"

"I want you near"

"To kill my fears"

"To help me to leave"

In 1969, people tried so hard...
"All my blues behind"

"All my blues behind"
To find themselves.

Sometimes they got lost.
"For standing in your heart"

"Is where I want to be"

"And I long to be"
Sometimes they found their way home again.
"Ah, but I may as well"

"Try and catch the wind"

 

"Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind"