Post by Danny O'Callahan on Aug 21, 2010 16:58:24 GMT -6
~Danny O'Callahan is walking down the street in the old neighbourhood. As he approaches his apartment a large middle aged man sits on the steps. He notices Danny and walks up to him.~
Danny - Uncle Darren, what are you doing here?
Uncel Darren - Your friend Sammy tells me that you said you weren't interested in the job I lined up for you.
Danny - Look Uncle Darren, I don't want that life no more. I'm tryin' to turn things around.
Uncle Darren - It troubles me to here you say such things. Haven't I always taken care of you, haven't I always been good to you? Didn't I look out for you when you're old man got popped and your momma couldn't stay sober long enough to keep a job?
Danny - Yeah you did.
Uncle Darren - So why don't you wanna help me out now?
Danny - I'm just tryin' to stay on the straight and narrow now.
~Uncle Darren scoffs and smiles a bit. Danny does not smile back.~
Uncle Darren - You kids these days, you always think that you can come and go as you please. No sense of loyalty or debt for that matter.
Danny - What debt? I don't owe you nothin'
Uncle Darren - Oh you don't? Have you forgotten about that deal of yours that went south. Who was the one who put up the dough to the old man and covered for you so he wouldn't put you out on the street.
Danny – You told me that I didn’t have to pay you back for that.
Uncle Darren – Things change Danny Boy. I don’t collect debts from people who are loyal to me. You on the other hand, owe me big.
Danny – Well, I’ll find another way to pay you back then. I’m workin’ now. I’ve got a job.
~Uncle Darren laughs again.~
Uncle Darren – Oh yeah, holding up the bottom of the card in the Sedition Wrestling Alliance. What does that pay minimum wage?
Danny – After I beat Duke Wallace this weekend that will all change. I’m movin’ up the card, and I’m goin’ places. I’m sick of workin’ for you, and runnin’ from the law. I’m out there earnin’ myself some respect.
Uncle Darren – Your makin’ a fool of yourself is what you’re doin’. You’re an O’Callahan. We O’Callahan’s are meant for much better than what you’re doin’. You’re bringin’ shame to mine and your fathers name. All your doin’ is getting’ beaten up every week by someone new. Worst thing is your puttin’ it on display in front of the whole world.
Danny – If anyone’s bringin’ shame to the O’Callahan name it’s you. I’m turnin’ the name around. As for the losin’ streak, that ends this weekend. I don’t want nothin’ to do with you no more.
Uncle Darren – You want out of the business fine, but your exit ain’t free. You will pay me back every dime that I spent coverin’ up your mistakes. Don’t watse time getting’ it for me either, cause if you don’t pay me willingly, I’ll find a way to take it out of ya. Good luck on Sunday kid, you’re gonna need it.
~Uncle Darren walks away. Danny looks at the camera.~
Danny – This Sunday, I don’t need luck. This Sunday I just need to bring every ounce of anger and aggression that I have to the ring. I need to release all my anger on Duke Wallace. This Sunday I won’t be seein’ your face Duke, I’ll be seein’ Sammy, and Uncle Darren. I’ll be seein’ everyone that keeps tellin’ me that I’m nothin’. Sure I don’t got much money, I don’t have a fancy car, I live paycheck to paycheck, but at least I make an honest livin’. Of course honesty is not somethin’ you know a whole lot about is it Duke? You aren’t even honest enough about who you are. You live on your high horse thinkin’ that you’re so much better than anyone else. The truth is you an I ain’t that different at all. We didn’t grow up on the same streets, but I can’t imagine life in the trailer park bein’ that much better than life in the Southie projects. The difference between you an me is you deny your past, I use my past to make me a better man. I don’t gotta lie to myself and try to convince myself I’m somethin’ I ain’t. I know that I’m nothin’ special. Instead of tryin’ to convince everyone that I’m somethin’ special, I’m gonna show them that I’m somethin’ special.
~Danny sits down on the steps.~
Danny – Talk is cheap Duke. All I ever here from you is a bunch of talk. You’ve claimed to be better than everyone else here, but you ain’t rackin’ up the victories any quicker than I am. You’re nothin’ but a wannabe. Now I may not be the best around, but I ain’t tryin’ to convince myself that I am. I know I’ve got a lot to learn. That’s probably the biggest difference between you and me. I(‘m willin’ to learn from my mistakes, you ain’t even willin’ to admit makin’ no mistakes. This Sunday, I’m gonna show you what I’ve learned. I’m gonna show you the lessons I’ve learned since out last fight. Then I’m gonna teach you a lesson or two about pain, Boston Style!
~Danny gets up and walks into his apartment as the camera fades out.~
Danny - Uncle Darren, what are you doing here?
Uncel Darren - Your friend Sammy tells me that you said you weren't interested in the job I lined up for you.
Danny - Look Uncle Darren, I don't want that life no more. I'm tryin' to turn things around.
Uncle Darren - It troubles me to here you say such things. Haven't I always taken care of you, haven't I always been good to you? Didn't I look out for you when you're old man got popped and your momma couldn't stay sober long enough to keep a job?
Danny - Yeah you did.
Uncle Darren - So why don't you wanna help me out now?
Danny - I'm just tryin' to stay on the straight and narrow now.
~Uncle Darren scoffs and smiles a bit. Danny does not smile back.~
Uncle Darren - You kids these days, you always think that you can come and go as you please. No sense of loyalty or debt for that matter.
Danny - What debt? I don't owe you nothin'
Uncle Darren - Oh you don't? Have you forgotten about that deal of yours that went south. Who was the one who put up the dough to the old man and covered for you so he wouldn't put you out on the street.
Danny – You told me that I didn’t have to pay you back for that.
Uncle Darren – Things change Danny Boy. I don’t collect debts from people who are loyal to me. You on the other hand, owe me big.
Danny – Well, I’ll find another way to pay you back then. I’m workin’ now. I’ve got a job.
~Uncle Darren laughs again.~
Uncle Darren – Oh yeah, holding up the bottom of the card in the Sedition Wrestling Alliance. What does that pay minimum wage?
Danny – After I beat Duke Wallace this weekend that will all change. I’m movin’ up the card, and I’m goin’ places. I’m sick of workin’ for you, and runnin’ from the law. I’m out there earnin’ myself some respect.
Uncle Darren – Your makin’ a fool of yourself is what you’re doin’. You’re an O’Callahan. We O’Callahan’s are meant for much better than what you’re doin’. You’re bringin’ shame to mine and your fathers name. All your doin’ is getting’ beaten up every week by someone new. Worst thing is your puttin’ it on display in front of the whole world.
Danny – If anyone’s bringin’ shame to the O’Callahan name it’s you. I’m turnin’ the name around. As for the losin’ streak, that ends this weekend. I don’t want nothin’ to do with you no more.
Uncle Darren – You want out of the business fine, but your exit ain’t free. You will pay me back every dime that I spent coverin’ up your mistakes. Don’t watse time getting’ it for me either, cause if you don’t pay me willingly, I’ll find a way to take it out of ya. Good luck on Sunday kid, you’re gonna need it.
~Uncle Darren walks away. Danny looks at the camera.~
Danny – This Sunday, I don’t need luck. This Sunday I just need to bring every ounce of anger and aggression that I have to the ring. I need to release all my anger on Duke Wallace. This Sunday I won’t be seein’ your face Duke, I’ll be seein’ Sammy, and Uncle Darren. I’ll be seein’ everyone that keeps tellin’ me that I’m nothin’. Sure I don’t got much money, I don’t have a fancy car, I live paycheck to paycheck, but at least I make an honest livin’. Of course honesty is not somethin’ you know a whole lot about is it Duke? You aren’t even honest enough about who you are. You live on your high horse thinkin’ that you’re so much better than anyone else. The truth is you an I ain’t that different at all. We didn’t grow up on the same streets, but I can’t imagine life in the trailer park bein’ that much better than life in the Southie projects. The difference between you an me is you deny your past, I use my past to make me a better man. I don’t gotta lie to myself and try to convince myself I’m somethin’ I ain’t. I know that I’m nothin’ special. Instead of tryin’ to convince everyone that I’m somethin’ special, I’m gonna show them that I’m somethin’ special.
~Danny sits down on the steps.~
Danny – Talk is cheap Duke. All I ever here from you is a bunch of talk. You’ve claimed to be better than everyone else here, but you ain’t rackin’ up the victories any quicker than I am. You’re nothin’ but a wannabe. Now I may not be the best around, but I ain’t tryin’ to convince myself that I am. I know I’ve got a lot to learn. That’s probably the biggest difference between you and me. I(‘m willin’ to learn from my mistakes, you ain’t even willin’ to admit makin’ no mistakes. This Sunday, I’m gonna show you what I’ve learned. I’m gonna show you the lessons I’ve learned since out last fight. Then I’m gonna teach you a lesson or two about pain, Boston Style!
~Danny gets up and walks into his apartment as the camera fades out.~