- Take care, fellas. - Yeah, all right, Mike.Win Win · 2011 — Chapter 7 of 19 · 1'38" · B2
Mike Picks Up the Runaway Kyle, Explained: worried sick
A teenager has run away and broken into his grandfather's house rather than go home. When the adults ask why, he won't say much: "I can't live there anymore." The surface question is where he'll sleep tonight; underneath is a kid deciding he has no home to return to, and two grown-ups not sure how much to push.
What happens
Two men pick up a teenage boy who has run away from home and broken into his grandfather's empty house. Riding in the car, they ask why he won't go back. He's guarded at first, then admits he can't live with his mother, who barely seems to be around. They push gently, suggesting she's probably worried and just can't reach him.
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good luck with thatworried sickbreak intoasshole
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Phrase of the scene
worried sick
担心得要命；急坏了
迈克劝凯尔，说他妈妈可能正担心得要命，只是不知道怎么联系上他。
We were worried sick when you didn't call.
Also in this scene
- good luck with that
祝你好运（多半不看好，带讽刺）
- break into
强行闯入；撬开进入
- asshole
混蛋；讨厌鬼（粗俗辱骂）
Everything marked in this scene
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- Take care, fellas. - Yeah, all right, Mike.Then you decided you'd break into your grandfather's house?would for past intention
Then you decided you'd break into your grandfather's house?You mind if I have a quick smoke? Yes, I do. Get in the car.You wanna talk about it?liaison
You wanna talk about it?Not really.Well, good luck with that, pal.Oh, you'll see.elision
Oh, you'll see.Kyle, we can't help you unless you tell us what's going on.conditional with unless
Kyle, we can't help you unless you tell us what's going on.Kyle, you can trust us.I can't live there anymore.No. She's not even there. She's at a clinic or hospital or something.I'm living with Craig. Who's Craig?Her boyfriend, I guess. But he's an asshole.Does she even know you're here?My mom? She doesn't care about me.How do you know? She's probably worried sick and doesn't know how to reach you.How do you know? She's probably worried sick and doesn't know how to reach you.elision
How do you know? She's probably worried sick and doesn't know how to reach you.She could've called, right?could have done
She could've called, right?Mike Picks Up the Runaway Kyle, explained
What's really going on
The scene is a quiet standoff between adults who want to fix things and a kid who has already decided he's on his own. Notice how the questions stay kind but pointed — they name what everyone is avoiding rather than shout it: "Is there a reason you don't wanna go home?" Kyle answers with a fact, not a feeling: "I can't live there anymore." He deflects the bruise, shrugs off his mother ("She doesn't care about me"), and mentions her boyfriend with open contempt. The adults try a softer angle, insisting she's "worried sick" and simply can't reach him. It's the film's first real look at Kyle's damage, and at the instinct to rescue a kid the system overlooked.
Theme
Family conflictA boy would rather break into an empty house than live with his mother, laying out a broken home.
TrustThe adults keep asking him to trust them, but he has little reason to after years of being let down.
What you'll learn
- Use break into for forced entry
- Hear good luck with that as sarcasm
- Say worried sick for extreme worry
- Catch unless as the help condition
- Hear I can't live there anymore
Listen for
- Take care — elision
- talk about it — liaison
- you'll see — elision
- worried sick — elision
Kyle, we can't help you unless you tell us what's going on.The adults make their offer conditional: no help without honesty about what happened.
My mom? She doesn't care about me.His flat answer to whether his mother even knows he's around — he's convinced she doesn't.
How do you know? She's probably worried sick and doesn't know how to reach you.A gentle counter-argument: maybe she's frantic rather than indifferent, just unable to contact him.
I can't live there anymore.The core of it — not a mood, but a decision that his home is no longer livable.
Questions about this scene
Why did Kyle break into his grandfather's house?
He says he decided not to go home and needed somewhere to stay. The house belongs to his grandfather, who is no longer living there, so he treated it as an empty place to sleep.
Why doesn't Kyle want to live with his mother?
He says she isn't even around — she's in a clinic or hospital — and that she doesn't care about him. He's staying with her boyfriend, whom he clearly dislikes.
What does "worried sick" mean here?
It means extremely anxious. The adults suggest Kyle's mother is probably frantic with worry and just doesn't know how to reach him — though Kyle doubts it.
Do the adults believe Kyle's mother is neglectful?
They're not sure. They push back on his certainty, arguing that she may be worried and simply unable to contact him, while still trying to get him to talk.
Is Kyle telling the truth about his eye?
He denies his mother caused it and says she isn't even home. The scene leaves the real cause unknown on purpose, with the bruise as a visible clue.
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Chapter 1more like itMike's Family Breakfast
Chapter 2Tell me about itMike Stalls on a Broken Boiler
Chapter 3loadedMike Wants to Be Leo's Guardian
Chapter 4prints moneyMike's Panic Attack on a Run
Chapter 5spread too thinMike Volunteers as Leo's Guardian
Chapter 6the right thing to doLeo's Grandson Shows Up at the Door
Watching · Chapter 7worried sickMike Picks Up the Runaway Kyle
Chapter 8switch it upKyle's First Wrestling Practice
Chapter 9wrestle offKyle Wrestles Off for the Spot
Chapter 10leading by exampleKyle's First Dual Meet
Chapter 11got thrown offKyle Confesses Why He Got Kicked Off
Chapter 12Tough it outStemler's First Match Goes Badly
Chapter 13These things happenKyle's Mom Meets the Flahertys
Chapter 14a tough positionCindy Brings a Lawyer to Mike's Office
Chapter 15a pillar of the communityMike Weighs Giving Cindy an Exit
Chapter 16lay all the cards on the tableMike Reveals Leo's Will
Chapter 17return the favorMike Confronts Cindy After the Match
Chapter 18whatever you think is bestCindy Shows Kyle the Transcript
Chapter 19make money offKyle Brings Leo HomeChapter 7 of 19 · about 30 min to go