▁messages . ▁But ▁then , ▁she ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁going ▁away ▁immediately ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁blind , ▁and ▁cannot ▁be ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁To ▁add ▁to ▁this , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁b iker ▁family , ▁Red , ▁passes ▁away ▁( pres umably ▁from ▁cancer ). ▁ ▁Also , ▁he ▁att ends ▁high ▁school , ▁where ▁none ▁of ▁his ▁friends ▁are , ▁and ▁where ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁ta un ts ▁with ▁wit ▁and ▁humor , ▁he ▁respond s ▁to ▁a ▁boy ▁by ▁pushing ▁him ▁against ▁a ▁lo cker ▁and ▁calling ▁him ▁a ▁son - of - a - b itch . ▁ ▁One ▁evening ▁when ▁Rock y ' s ▁" b iker ▁family " ▁is ▁visit ing , ▁Rock y ▁is ▁fighting ▁a ▁fier ce ▁head ache ▁and ▁quietly ▁withdraw s ▁to ▁his ▁room , ▁removes ▁the ▁tack s ▁from ▁his ▁wall ▁map ▁of ▁Europe , ▁and ▁goes ▁to ▁bed . ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁R ust y ▁tries ▁to ▁w ake ▁up ▁Rock y ▁for ▁school ▁and ▁f lies ▁into ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁gr ief - str icken ▁ra ge ▁when ▁she ▁real izes ▁he ▁has ▁died . ▁After ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁kitchen , ▁R ust y ▁m our ns ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Rock y ▁and ▁says ▁" Now ▁you ▁can ▁go ▁anywhere ▁you ▁want , ▁baby ." ▁She ▁then ▁re - p ins ▁his ▁map ▁of ▁Europe . ▁ ▁The ▁movie ▁ends ▁with ▁R ust y , ▁Gar , ▁and ▁Do zer ▁visit