In Their Eyes

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Addison's grandmother, Gaylen, is outside when Buddy and Addison pull up to the house.

They drive up to the barn. Gaylen has a shovel.

She hides behind a nearby tree so they dont see her.

She watches them from the tree.

Buddy unloads the truck into the barn. Addison takes some hay and starts feeding Rocket.
She pets along his neck. Buddy unloads the last bale. Addison looks back at him.
"So, this is the famous Rocket, huh?", Buddy asks, approaching Addison and Rocket.

"Hes a beauty.", Buddy says, rubbing Rocket's head.

"You understand what im saying, dont you?", Buddy says, talking to Rocket.

"Every word you're saying.", Addison says. "Yeah?", Buddy asks. Addison nods a little.

"Well, in that case, do you think Addy here would ever be interested in seeing a guy like me?", Buddy asks.
Addison's eyes meet his. Both look at one another. A few moments of silence passes.
Addison turns and walks away, not knowing what to do or say.

She walks over to the barn door, just by the hay storage is.

"In the city...", she starts. "My mother and i had a cat.", she continues. "Addy...", Buddy says.

She turns to Buddy. "I liked the cat. Crapped in her boyfriends's shoes every chance it got.", she says.
Buddy comes up behind her. Her back faces him. "What happened to the boyfriend?", Buddy asks.

"She married him.", she says, turning around and facing him once again.

"They got rid of the cat.", Buddy says. Addison makes eye contact once again with Buddy.

"Look i...", Buddy starts. "Im not great at this, and when i get nervous, i start talking too much.", Buddy continues.

Buddy steps forward a little bit. He reaches out gently and slowly. "I, uh...", he starts again.

He grabs her hand. Addison looks down and then up again. Buddy whirls around.
They sound of grunts and screaming can be heard. Both look out the barn doors.

Buddy goes and investigates. Addison not far behind.

As they look out the barn, they look up at that hill with one single tree growing.

They see Gaylen up on the hill. They see her digging and throwing dirt.
Buddy watches her. "Is that your grandmother?", Buddy asks.
Grunting and crying, she digs up whatever shes looking for.

Buddy rubs the back of his neck. Addison starts to panic.

"Thank you for the hay, but please just go.", Addison says, sounding like shes almost on the verge of tears.

Buddy turns back to her. He looks at her and his eyes shows sadness.

Addison turns her back to him. "You wouldnt wanna come?", Buddy asks.
Addison stops in her tracks. She turns back towards him.

"I mean, i gotta get the rest of this stuff up to Bernardi's.

You ever been up there?", Buddy asks. "Its really something.", he says, trying to convince Addison to go with him.
"I mean, only if you want to.", he says. "Id love to.", Addison says. Buddy smiles. "Okay.", he says.

He goes around to the passenger side and opens the door for her. She walks up and gets into the truck.

During this, Gaylen finally digs enough and starts using her gloves to keep digging further.