Issue #20 (2011) PDF - myweb - Long Island University
Issue #20 (2011) PDF - myweb - Long Island University
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Well, level with me. I don‘t understand.<br />
EMAMI<br />
FRITZ<br />
I know the score. You get sick, you vomit, you lose hair. One, two, three. So yeah, I could choose to<br />
go through with it. I might get through the suffering, the depression, the fatigue, the scarring. Fuck,<br />
the potential leukemia from the radiation. And I might come out the other side. It might be the only<br />
reasonable choice in the world and it might buy me some real time. But if you‘re asking me, I‘d<br />
rather die with hair.<br />
Hair Are you trying to get--<br />
What if I am<br />
EMAMI<br />
FRITZ<br />
EMAMI<br />
Then you‘re a moron for pride. Sam and Manny.<br />
FRITZ<br />
This is my decision. I don‘t want them taking care of me.<br />
EMAMI laughs.<br />
How can you favor death<br />
EMAMI<br />
FRITZ<br />
Sam and I have the same birthday. Did I tell you what that felt like<br />
EMAMI<br />
You said the world opened up and gave you its gift.<br />
FRITZ<br />
Everything changed when I had kids. You stop thinking about what feels good and you start<br />
thinking about how you‘re going to make their world better. Like dolphins. And when you look into<br />
their eyes you don‘t feel anxious about the future. You just feel… peaceful.<br />
You are a stubborn son of a bitch.<br />
EMAMI<br />
Pause.<br />
You know, when Lydia was a kid she was obsessed with Ancient Rome. She liked Nero, the<br />
Caesars—All of it.<br />
EMAMI laughs.<br />
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