Courage

: OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS AT THE DINER,

IN 20 MINUTES.

THANKS, BUDDY!

I'M GOING TO CALL YOU BACK.

DAD?

HEY, HONEY.

EXCUSE ME?

HELLO?

YEAH?

OKAY, DAD IS SITTING ON TOP OF THE BOAT,

READING THE NEWSPAPER AGAIN.

YOU WANT M--

CAN YOU PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?

DO YOU KNOW HOW EMBARRASSING THAT IS?

WHAT'S EMBARRASSING?

OH, FORGET IT.

I'M EMBARRASSING CHRISTY AGAIN?

WELCOME TO THE CLUB.

SEE YOU GUYS IN A BIT.

HEY, GUYS.

SO, WHAT'D YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?

THE DEAL IS DEAD.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THE DEAL IS DEAD?

THE DEAL NO LONGER EXISTS.

NATIONAL BOOKSELLERS

WAS BOUGHT OUT BY A JAPANESE CONGLOMERATE.

SO THEY'RE NOT TAKING MY BOOK?

THAT'S RIGHT, ROBERT. THEY'RE NOT TAKING YOUR BOOK.

I TOLD YOU WE SHOULD'VE NEVER

LET HIM TALK US INTO HIS STUPID BOOK IDEA.

TWO WEEKS ON THE SHELF, NOT A SINGLE SALE.

WHAT, ARE YOU SAYING THIS IS MY FAULT?

YES, I'M SAYING IT'S YOUR FAULT.

THEY WERE NEVER SERIOUS, ROBERT.

THEIR INTEREST WAS ONLY SUPERFICIAL.

WELL, HOW THE HELL WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW

THEY BEING LESS THAN HONEST?

WELL, MAYBE IF YOU TOOK YOUR HEAD OUT OF Y--

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT--

EVERYONE, JUST CALM DOWN.

WE'RE CLOSING THE STORE.

WHEN?

TODAY!

SOON.

PROBABLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WE'RE FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY.

YOU'RE OVERREACTING.

NO, IT'S DONE, THE PAPERS HAVE BEEN SIGNED.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS?

WHAT ABOUT THIS TOWN?

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE FOREVER!

DON'T YOU MEAN WHAT ABOUT YOUR BOOK?

I MEAN, IT'S OKAY, ROBERT,

YOU CAN KEEP THE ADVANCE,

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.

ROBERT...

: HE DIDN'T MEAN IT--

ROBERT?

ROBERT, WAIT!

ROBERT!

LOOK, I'M SORRY ABOUT LOUIS'S TEMPER.

YOU KNOW HE'S OVERREACTING.

I KNOW... BUT WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

I MEAN, WE CAN SAVE THE PUBLISHING END.

GOT A GOOD ROSTER OF TITLES...

HEY, MAYBE YOUR LITTLE BOOK WILL CATCH FIRE

AND WILL SAVE OUR BACON.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL, UM...

I'LL-- I'LL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE, MOM.

YOU JUST HAVE TO GIVE HER TIME.

CHRISTY WAS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD

WHEN HER MOTHER PASSED AWAY,

SHE'S HAD HER DAD TO HERSELF EVER SINCE.

YOU REPRESENT A GREAT BIG CHANGE, HONEY,

ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS.

YEAH, I KNOW...

BUT HER MOM PASSED AWAY SIX YEARS AGO.

OKAY? WE'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR TWO YEARS.

SHE'S A TEENAGER.

YEAH.

HEY, YOU NEVER TOLD ME.

DID YOU GET THE RESULTS OF THAT PREGNANCY TEST?

I JUST GOT THE PHONE CALL.

THERE WAS A FALSE POSITIVE.

SO I GUESS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE

BEFORE YOU'RE A GRANDMOTHER.

AW, HONEY, I'M SO SORRY.

YEAH, I THOUGHT FOR SURE

THAT I WAS PREGNANT THIS TIME.

MOM, I'M STARTING TO GET SCARED

THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME.

OF COURSE THERE ISN'T.

YOU PUT TOO MUCH WEIGHT ON YOURSELF, HONEY.

I LOVE THESE AFTERNOON CHATS, MOM.

YEAH, ME TOO.

OH. THERE'S ROBERT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M GOING TO GO AND LET YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW.

HEY, HANNAH.

BYE, HON.

HEY, HANNAH.

HI, ROBERT.

HEY.

MM.

YOU LEAVING?

YEAH, SO MUCH TO DO, SO LITTLE TIME.

YEAH.

SEE YOU.

OKAY.

BYE.

HI, BUDDY.

THERE YOU GO.

THE NATIONAL DEAL FELL THROUGH.

WHAT?

JUSTIN AND LOUIS ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE STORE

AND DECLARE BANKRUPTCY.

LOUIS IS PISSED, HE BLAMES ME.

WELL, THAT'S NOT FAIR.

NAH, I WALKED OUT.

HEY, BABY, I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW...

WE'VE GOT A BABY ON THE WAY,

I CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO TEACHING.

AW, HONEY, I'M SORRY.

ME TOO.

I CAN JUST EAT LATER.

AND WHAT IS THIS STUFF, ANYWAY?

IT'S ALOO GOBI, IT'S EAST INDIAN.

YOU'VE HAD THAT BEFORE.

I DON'T SEE WHY I HAVE TO BE HERE.

YOU HAVE TO BE HERE BECAUSE WE'RE A FAMILY,

AND FAMILIES EAT TOGETHER.

I DON'T SEE HOW IT'S A BIG DEAL.

I DON'T THINK YOUR DAD MEANS FOR IT TO BE A BIG DEAL.

I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

YOU'VE GOT A FEW DAYS OFF SCHOOL,

I GOT SOME TIME ON MY HANDS,

THERE'S PLENTY OF GAS IN THE BOAT...

WHAT DO YOU SAY

WE GO CRUISING AROUND BEAR ISLAND?

ALL THREE OF US?

YEAH. ALL THREE OF US.

WE'LL CAMP OUT FOR A FEW DAYS,

WE'LL TURN AROUND, WE'LL COME BACK.

IT'LL BE FUN.

I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

YEAH!

I'LL GET MY MOM TO TAKE CARE OF CODY.

FANTASTIC.

WELL, CODY IS LUCKY.

HEY, WHERE'S CHRISTY?

SHE SHOULD REALLY BE UP HERE,

ENJOYING THIS CRUISE.

I SERIOUSLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO BE HERE.

ADULTS ARE LIKE THAT.

THEY DRIVE ME CRAZY.

YEAH, WELL, STEP-PARENTS ARE THE WORST.

HONESTLY, SHE'S ALL, LIKE, FRIENDLY AND KNOW-IT-ALL.

I MEAN, GIVE ME A BREAK.

WHEN MY PHONE RUNS OUT OF MINUTES,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL DO.

BUY SOME MORE MINUTES.

: YEAH, 'CAUSE THERE'S A STORE ON BEAR ISLAND,

WHERE I CAN BUY MINUTES.

: STAR! OFF THE PHONE!

DO HOMEWORK!

: I GOTTA GO.

THE ADULTS ARE COMPLAINING AGAIN.

LOOK, MY ADVICE TO YOU IS THIS--

JUST BECAUSE THEY FORCED YOU TO GO

DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO ENJOY YOURSELF.

THAT'S TRUE.

- BYE. - STAR!

I'M COMING!

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT IS A GREEN ALGAE CALLED PYROCYSTIS LUNULA,

AND IT GLOWS WHEN IT'S AGITATED.

AT LEAST I KNOW WHAT "AGITATED" MEANS.

: LOOK AT THAT!

A TIMBERLAND WOLF!

WOW, I WONDER WHAT SPOOKED HIM.

I'M ONLY MILDLY INTERESTED.

MAYBE IT WAS A COUGAR?

MAYBE IT WAS A BEAR.

IT'S "BEAR ISLAND."

KIDDO, YOU ARE GONNA LOVE BEAR ISLAND.

ME AND YOUR GRANDFATHER

USED TO CAMP THERE ALL THE TI--

DAD.

I'VE HEARD THAT A THOUSAND TIMES.