Go North

Fuck.

Don't ask me what happened,

because I don't have all the answers.

There is no one here to tell us.

I can put bits and pieces together,

but it won't add up to much.

Why can't I remember?

May be it's better I don't.

Same path as yesterday,

and the day before,

and the day before that.

It's me walking,

but it's like I'm not really there.

The real me is somewhere else.

Somewhere better.

Hey.

Hey.

Damn. You look even uglier than you did yesterday.

Yeah? Well, you sound like a hillbilly.

Hey, I got something for you.

I know you like that kind of stuff.

Thanks, man.

What does it say?

I never made it to cursive.

How far have you gone?

North?

Yeah.

Here.

All right, everyone. Take your seats.

Class is starting.

Oh, here comes tough dude

how about you shut up?

Sit down! No more fucking around.

Yo!

Teach said shut the fuck up!

Shut up!

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Get off.

- Hey! - -Come on, get up.

Get up.

Stand up yourself.

Pussy!

Hey! Do you wanna walk the line? Hmm?

No, sir.

- Sorry, sir. - Yeah. Pussy!

Leave the class.

Start it off.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

There is no before.

There is no yesterday.

There is only today.

And today, I prepare for tomorrow.

Today, we're going to learn how to find clean water.

The single most important thing you need to live is water.

If you're resourceful, know where to look,

you can find it, collect it, go drink your water just about anywhere.

If you're lost in the wild, chances are you'll be exerting yourself.

And you may be in a hot or cold environment.

Hey, what are you doing?

Getting supplies. - Hold up.

You're wanted back at the class.

- Get to class! - Yes, sir, brother, sir.

All right, everybody.

Okay.

So how many of you all ever been to a hospital?

Any of you all ever break a bone?

Okay, listen.

Tell me what it's about.

All right. That was three bells.

- That was three, right? - Yeah!

Let's see who it is.

The rules are the rules.

One of us has broken the rules.

One of us has something they shouldn't have.

This doesn't belong here anymore.

He turned his back on us,

so we turn our backs on him.

Bring him out.

Gentry.

It's your turn to judge a rule breaker.

The line.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

You made a choice.

You can't be here anymore.

We live together here, or we fend for ourselves out there.

I'm sorry.

Once you walk through to the other side, you can't return.

You leave the way you got here,

with whatever you carried on your back.

It's fear that keeps us here,

fear of what's out there.

Starvation,

isolation,

predators.

These things exist here too.

Oh, dude. I wish it was that guy from the first period.

Yeah.

Did you see that? He nearly actually pissed himself.

Oh, shut up! You'd shit yourself if you walked the line.

Hey! Jesus!

Where the fuck have you been?

Why, did you miss me?

- Miss you? - What?

Hey, come on, bro.

Hi!

Your dad will be home in a sec, Willie too.

Go finish your homework.

I did.

You're a horrible liar.

Sit down.

How's school?

The same. How's work?

Same. Smart ass.

Want to trade?

Not a chance.

Hey! You on your way?

Martin, stop fucking around. What?

Where? What... What are you talking about?

Martin, I'm listening, I...

I just don't understand. What happened?

God!

Ha-ha! Got him. You see that?

Jack needs to walk this line. Oh!

You see that?

Hey, fuck you.

Trigger line.

Bait stick.

Snare.

Remember them, they're important.

In case you run into one, you're gonna have to learn

how to dismantle an IED or tripwire.

- What? - Water's for everyone.

Oh, I think you've got some work to do over there.

- Thirsty. - No? Oh. Oh, yeah, okay.

You're right. You're right. The water is for everyone.

Um...

I'm sorry. I just...

Hey, here you go.

Oh.

We don't know how much longer

we have left on this planet.

Might as well try to enjoy it, right?

Fuck! - Shit.

Fuck!

Caleb! No, he didn't do anything!

Are you crazy?

Thirsty?

Hey!

Um...

I want to show you something.

Yeah, all right.

You brought me all the way here.

You did this?

Yeah.

Where does it go?

Somewhere safe.

How do you know that?

I don't.

But I believe it.

I'm leaving tomorrow before the first bell.

I can't go back now.

Gentry's not going to let what happened today slide.

I should go, if Caleb knew I was here...

I found this today.

You know what it is?

A leaf?

Means fall is coming early.

Did you see that pile of wood outside the school?

Mmm-hmm.

Early fall means early winter.

How long do think that wood will really last in the winter?

First snowfall, we have two weeks' worth of supplies at best.

Even less food.

How many kids we got at school now, like 50?

How many do you think we'll have in the coming spring?

What do you suppose we do about it?

When it happened, we were driving north.

My dad said it would be safe there.

He heard all these stories about them taking survivors up there

even after that night.

Maybe there's a reason.

Those stories... They're just stories.

You can't just go north.

You don't know what's out there.

I know what's here.

So what's stopping you?

I should go.

Hey.

Just think about it.

And Jessie?

Don't tell anyone. Okay?

Just cut all of it off.

Barber Connor over here doing pretty good.

- I got next. - All right.

Hey, let me get that score, bro.

Hey, are you okay, man?

Yo, what happened today exactly?

I told you.

Nasty kid just stacked some wood and he just flipped out.

What can you do?

Want a beer?