The Sound of Balloons 2

Hunter what are you doing with my bag?

I'm looking for something.

Give me my bag!

Give me my bag! - Be quiet!

- Give me my bag! - Let go of me!

Let me go! - Give me my damn bag!

I didn't wanna have to do this.

You made me do this!

- Hey, Hunter! - Bingo.

What's going on?

Nothing.

Sam, what the fuck?

Stay the fuck outta this!

He's really hurt!

He's bleeding!

Fuck.

Hunter, hang in there.

I'm gonna call 911.

Samantha Lyons.

Turn left.

Your other left.

Samantha Lyons.

- Hello, Samantha. - Was I denied?

No, they're letting you out.

They're letting me out?

Yes.

When?

Tonight, right before five p.m.

Oh my god.

Oh my god, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thanks so much.

Samantha, are you going home to your family?

No, I-I can't go back to my family.

Um, they-they don't trust me.

I-I took everything out,

and sold what wasn't nailed down.

So what are you gonna do with your life?

Well.

Even though I was in jail, I-I'm still enrolled in OSU,

so I think I'm gonna, I'm gonna go back to school,

and, uh, get a degree.

Okay, how can you afford OSU

if you can't stay with your parents?

Well, I spent my 26th birthday in jail,

so I don't need their signature

to get a student loan anymore.

Samantha, don't take this the wrong way.

I'm only gonna lay out the facts.

You're skating on thin ice,

and they're setting you up to fail.

What do you mean?

On your paperwork, it says that you're

a paranoid schizophrenic.

On the deal that I had to strike to get you outta here,

it states if you don't take your pills,

they'll put you back in jail.

It's mandatory that you attend narcotic anonymous meetings

twice a week.

- I can do that. - I'm not done.

If you're late or fail to participate in meetings,

they'll throw you back in jail.

And when you think things couldn't get any tougher,

they assigned you to Charles Jackson.

Uh, who is Mr. Charles Jackson?

Mr. Charles is your probation officer.

He's a non-nonsense ex-military vet.

He has no problem locking your ass up.

Wow, is he that mean?

- Hello? - Hi.

Um, I'm here to inquire about a room for rent.

Hi, I'm Emily.

Please come in.

Hi, Samantha.

I'm Chloe.

That's Ally, that's Taylor,

and you've already me Emily.

- Hi. - Hi.

So Samantha, tell us about yourself.

Yeah, well, I'm Sam.

Uh, I am a senior at, uh, Omega State.

Yay!

OSU!

So what's your major?

Finance.

Ah.

Did you say finance?

Yes.

I'm a finance major.

I've never seen you on campus.

Girls, I'm gonna be very honest with you,

and very transparent.

I, um, I transferred from junior college,

and for the last two semesters,

I have been attending school online

because I have been in jail.

- Jail? - Yes.

Uh, I had, uh, a drug addiction problem,

and I worked really, really hard to get clean.

My goal is to graduate this semester,

and I took a $10,000 loan to cover rent.

Um, honestly, all I need is a break.

Uh, Samantha, will you please step outside,

and, uh, give us a moment to discuss?

Yes, of course.

So, what do you girls think?

Well, at least she's enrolled in school.

She has a police record!

Well, how about we vote?

Ally, she is a convicted felon!

I agree.

That's a good idea.

Let's vote.

- Aye. - Aye.

Aye.

Are you all serious?

Yeah.

Aye.

- That's it. - Great.

Welcome home!

Oh my god, thank you so much.

Come on in.

Let us give you the tour.

Thank you.

All right, so over here,

we have our first bedroom.

This is kinda where I stay.

Have you talked to your parents

since you've been out of jail?

No.

Who signed for your release?

My aunt Carol on my mom's side.

Why don't you talk to them?

When I was 16, I got hooked on drugs.

And I just became the black sheep of the family.

Did they say you were the black sheep of the family?

No, but they were embarrassed.

The way, the way I was dressed, my friends.

It was obvious I was on drugs.

And we would fight all the time.

There were horrible, huge fights.

What did you guys fight about?

When I was 18, there was an accident.

Dr. Kimbrough, can-can we take a break?

Sure.

Did you preheat the oven?

Of course I did.

So, do you make cookies for all of your dates?

Mm, this is our second date.

But I did hear that the best food

is the best way to a boy's heart.

Oh, who told you that?

Your mom?

For your information, my parents have been married

for over 30 years.

Ah.

Sounds very traditional to me.

There's nothing wrong with tradition.

Ally, what are you doing?

Nothing.

I always draw with wine by candlelight.

Your candle is a lease violation.

Are you trying to get us kicked out?

Hey!

What are you doing?

Come on!

What are you doing?

You've got the stove light on.

You don't need any more light.

Hey!

This girl.

Dramatic.

You girls are pigs!

Did she just call us pigs?

Yes.

You girls are disgusting!

All right, now we are disgusting pigs.

This is not funny!

God.

Oh, but it is.

Okay, Scott.

Let's go to dinner.

We're gonna miss our reservations.

How about we skip dinner

and go to my house and have dessert?

Ooh, that reminds me.

I made you

some chocolate chip cookies.

I don't even like chocolate chip cookies!

I worked so hard on those!

Let's go to dinner, okay?

After dinner you come back to my place?

No, it's only our second date.

What?

Am I supposed to take you to dinner and get nothing?

You're being kinda rude.

Why are you acting this way?

Acting what way?

One minute you act like you like me,

and now you're only trying to use me for money!

Take me home, Scott.