A scene from Ghosted 2023
Cole

Good news. Mortgage refinancing rates have never been lower.

Father

Any word? Maybe your phone's broken.

Sister

Yeah, maybe you should do a hard reset.

Cole
[Sighs]

There's nothing wrong with my phone.

Sister

Oh, no, no, no, I meant with your life. You know, grow a pair, move out of your parents' house.

Cole

Guesthouse.

Father

Well, I'm sure there's a logical reason for it.

Sister

There is. He came off way too strong, so she ghosted him.

Father

Ghosted?

Sister

Yeah. It's when someone breaks off all contact. For example, let's just say a young lady makes a horrible, horrible mistake one night, and then the guy just keeps on texting her with emojis, over and over.

Cole

She did not ghost me, okay?

Sister

Mmm. She did.
...

Father

Hey, pal, you're huffing and puffing. Why don't you take a hit off your scuba? Come on, hey. Let's go.

Cole

Oh, my God. [Breathing panicky]
...

Sister
[Cole comes in door in a hurry]

Sorry. You "did the-leave-behind-your-inhaler"? Come on. Isn't your asthma sad enough already?

Cole

It wasn't left behind. I forgot it in her purse. And it has one of those, uh, tiles on it. Those tracking things that I use. All right. Drumroll, please. The woman of my dreams is in... [Phone reveals location] London.

Mother

England?

Father

Oh, London, the Lady in the Mist.

Sister

No one calls it that.

Father

The Gray Lady.

Sister

No, that's New York Times.

Father

Are ya sure?

Sister

Yes.

Cole

She does travel a lot for work.

Mother

Well, there you go. That makes sense. She probably got called away last minute on this job and had to rush over there. You know, international calling plans and whatnot. I bet she hasn't even seen your texts.

Cole

Yeah, yeah, that makes sense. Okay.

Mother

Exactly.

Cole

Okay, so this is fine?

Mother

Absolutely.

Father

Yeah.

Mother

Cole, you should go over there.

Cole

What?

Mother

Yeah, show up and surprise her. It'd be a romantic gesture, something we can tell our grandchildren.

Sister

Mom, you can't be serious. Cole, going to London? No.

Father

Why not? This is a perfect opportunity to get out there and grab life by the horns.

Sister

She's gonna think you're psycho.

Cole

Or she'll think that I'm the kind of guy that's willing to jump on a plane at a moment's notice.

Sister

Wait, but you're not that kind of guy. You do not travel anywhere. You haven't even left the country.

Father

That's not true. He was conceived in Ontario.

Mother

Cole, you can do this.

Cole

Yeah, but what about the farm? There's so much to do. I can't just leave you here.

Father

Coleslaw, don't worry about the farm.

Mother

Yeah.

Father

By the horns.

Sister

Come on.

Mother

Yeah, go to her.

Cole

Oh, you know what I have? You remember that spring break where I was supposed to go to Spain and I gave up my seat and I got a voucher?

Sister

That is my point exactly, Cole. You missed spring break to get a stupid voucher, which you never used. I mean, that is the type of guy you are.

Cole

Not today.

Sister

Oh, you still have... [laughs]

Father

Oh, I've got goose bumps.

Mother

Oh, thanks for the warning.

Cole

I'm going to London.

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