- [last lines]
- Kirsten Bennett: Hey.
- Charlie Salinger: Hey.
- Kirsten Bennett: I'm a little late. I'm sorry. They were having this garage sale down the block, and I found that famous painting... you know the one with the four dogs playing poker? And I didn't know whether or not to get it for you.
- Charlie Salinger: As a housewarming present?
- Kirsten Bennett: Well... yes. But that's the problem, because getting it for you would mean that I was okay with you being here. On the other hand, not getting it for you was like saying that I didn't understand what having your own place meant to you.
- Charlie Salinger: So you didn't buy it?
- Kirsten Bennett: No, actually, I did.
- [both laugh]
- Kirsten Bennett: It's downstairs. I couldn't bring it up myself. It's kind of huge.
- Charlie Salinger: Will it fit in the back of my truck? Turns out I've already lived here. Oh, different apartment, maybe, but... I've already lived the life that I wanted to have here. The partying, the drinking, the staying out all night and waking up with a hangover and some girl's number in my pocket. I've been that guy, and I thought I wanted to be him again. Turns out, and this is the funny thing, turns out I don't really like that guy very much. I mean, i don't like me when I'm him. A year ago, I didn't have anyone to think about except for myself. Nothing to tie me down. I could just pick up, take off whenever I wanted. No one needed me, I mean, really needed me. And I used to think that made me the luckiest guy in the world. You know?
- Kirsten Bennett: And now?
- Charlie Salinger: Now...
- Kirsten Bennett: So?
- Charlie Salinger: So... Let's go home.
- Charlie Salinger: [Charlie sees Claudia resting home] Hi. What are you doing home? It's a school day.
- Claudia Salinger: I just have a little bruise on my forehead. Mrs. Hartsell sent me home.
- Charlie Salinger: Let me see.
- [he checks her forehead]
- Charlie Salinger: Hmm. What happened?
- Claudia Salinger: I sort of fell asleep in the middle of geography. I hit my head on my desk.
- Charlie Salinger: In the middle of geography, huh? What do you think that is, boredom, or something else?
- Claudia Salinger: Well, I'm having a little trouble sleeping. I keep having these nightmares.
- Charlie Salinger: Really?
- Claudia Salinger: Yeah.
- Charlie Salinger: Last night again? They caught the guy, Claud. I mean, he's in jail. You're completely safe.
- Claudia Salinger: I know.
- Charlie Salinger: So what are we going to do about this? They say it makes it better to talk about it.
- Claudia Salinger: Okay. Well, I'm in the house, right? And it's, like, completely empty, and everything's really creepy, you know? And I can hear you talking, and I'm, like, running after you, but I can't find you. And every time I open a new door to a new room, it's completely empty, and your voice... Your voice keeps getting softer and softer and softer.
- Charlie Salinger: So there's no guy with a gun, huh?
- Claudia Salinger: Nope. What's it mean, Charlie? I mean, do you know?
- Charlie Salinger: Yeah. I think so.