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“I was born in Tulsa. Grew up in Oklahoma City.” I watch his face, noting the dots connecting in his brain to form a new picture of me. “You?”
“Tennessee,” he replies. “Born and raised in Memphis.”
“Really?” I look over at him. “Do you like Elvis?”
“No one from Memphis likes Elvis.” He chuckles. “Fox told me you like movies.”
“Did he?”
“He did.”
“What else did you get out of him?”
Boxcar chews his lip. “Not a lot but I get the feeling he doesn’t know much to tell.”
“That’s probably true.”
“What’s your favorite movie?”
I chuckle. “That’s a pretty loaded question.”
“Try and narrow it down to one.” He smiles with a cool confidence I haven’t noticed before. “Off the top of your head. First one you think of.”
“The Shining,” I say quickly.
He tilts his head. “Really?”
“Yeah.”
“Why?”
“It’s awesome. It’s scary and funny, often at the same time.” Excitement surges through me. It’s rare for me to find anyone out here who wants to talk movies. “I’ve always had an odd thing for Jack Nicholson, too. Even when he’s threatening to bash Wendy’s brains in, he never quite loses his adorableness.”
“You’re a little messed up, Caleb Fawn,” he jokes, grinning.
“Does that change your opinion of me?”
“Nah.”
“Well, what about you? What’s your favorite movie?”
“The Lion King.”
I pause. “Your favorite movie is The Lion King?”
“Hell yes.” He nods with zeal.
“Why?”
“You try watching that opening sequence and not shedding at least one tear!” We laugh. “It’s got everything. It’s heartbreaking, it’s hilarious, it’s got an artsy love scene set to a cheesy Elton John song. It’s perfect.”
“Okay.” I wet my lips, forcing my smile to calm down. “I’ll accept that answer.”
“Also... I always liked the idea of becoming something bigger than yourself,” he continues. “You might be a weak kid now but someday you’ll be a king, you know?”
I nod softly. “I guess I can relate to that.”
“Yeah?”
