There is nothing safe inside this world…but there is a world inside the world. A special world, and I’m going to show it to you.

Aaliyah

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• Added: August 26, 2023

Aaliyah: Did you think about this morning?
Cruz: I don’t know what to think about this morning.
Aaliyah: Me neither. But, it’s all I think about. Have you thought about it?
Cruz: Yeah, I’ve thought about it.
Aaliyah: Come here.

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• Added: August 26, 2023

Look at me, I know how it feels. Always on guard, no one you can confide in. There’s alone, and then there’s you. I get it. I also know that you have been abused and ignored, you have no family. You have no friends, and you gave yourself to the Marines, and then to me – and now you have a purpose, and it is noble, but it can’t make you feel loved. It can’t make you feel wanted, and people need that. She made you feel that, and I’m glad, but don’t delude yourself into thinking she’s in love with you. You’re her last hurrah before she assumes the role of baby-maker and baby-raiser.

Joe

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Kate: Is it dangerous? Where you’re going?
Joe: Yes.
Kate: Could you be killed?
Joe: Yes.
Kate: Are you going there to kill someone else?
Joe: I can’t answer that, Kate.
Kate: You just did.
Joe: Hey, I need you to give me your word this stays between us, okay? And only us – you can’t even tell your father about this. Promise me.
Kate: I promise. Are you scared?
Joe: Very scared.
Kate: You promise me that you’ll come back.
Joe: It’s bad luck to make that promise. I promise you I’ll try.
Kate: Mom?
Joe: Yeah.
Kate: I love you.
Joe: I love you, too.

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• Added: August 26, 2023