PIECES OF ME - JULY 2020 91 .
Yeah , so ?
TEEN 2
ELI Well , some parents show their love with credit cards , not hugs or pats on the back . I ’ m not saying it ’ s right ... Hell , I put my daughter through way worse , but you have a place to sleep and food in your stomach . That should count for something .
TEEN 2 I guess you ’ re right .
ELI So why don ’ t you put the gun down ? You have your whole life ahead of you .
TEEN 2 How am I supposed to live like this ?
ELI Medicine ’ s come a long way . It ’ s far easier to fix a little scarring than a hole in the head .
( a beat ) I still manage to get out of bed . So let this be your defining moment , when you decided to change for the better . Otherwise , it ’ s jail time or--
He gets in the kid ’ s face . Really up in there , like spitflying close .
ELI ( CONT ' D ) This is could be your future . The choice is yours--
GORDON ( O . S .) Get away from him !
They both turn to Gordon , as he BUM-RUSHES Eli into the island .
AH !
ELI
He goes down and Gordon KICKS him in the stomach .