[bell rings]

[indistinct chatter]

- [laughs]YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

WHY YOU READIN', BITCH?

- BECAUSE I LIKE TO READ,AND THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK.

- YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD BITCH,BITCH.

- WHY YOU GOTTABOTHER ME, MAN?

- BECAUSE.[dramatic piano music]

I'M NOT DOINGVERY WELL IN SCHOOL.

I'M READINGAT A THIRD-GRADE LEVEL.

I REALLY DON'T WANTTO GET LEFT BACK,

SO WHEN I SEE SOMEBODYREADING FOR FUN,

IT MAKES ME FEELTHAT MUCH MORE STUPID!

AND THEN I GET MAD![music stops]

- UM, I DIDN'TKNOW THAT. I--

THANKS SO MUCHFOR OPENING UP TO ME--

- SHUT UP, QUEER!

- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHY--I MEAN,WHY YOU GOTTA GO THERE?

[piano music]

- I'VE BEEN HAVINGSEXUAL FANTASIES

ABOUT SOME OFTHE OTHER GUYS AT SCHOOL.

- WHAT?- GIMME THAT!

I'M AFRAID OF THESE FEELINGSAND WHAT THEY MIGHT MEAN.

IT'S LIKE, BECAUSEI HATE MYSELF SO MUCH,

I GOTTAPOINT THAT HATE OUTWARD

TOWARDS YOU![snickers]

[music stops]

- YOU UNDERSTAND THISON SUCH A DEEP LEVEL THAT--

- I DON'T UNDERSTAND [bleep]!- WHOA!

- NOW I'M GONNAPUNISH YOU PHYSICALLY

FOR ACKNOWLEDGINGMY EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS!

- WAIT, WAIT, WAIT,

I WAS GONNA SAY IF YOUUNDERSTAND YOURSELF SO WELL,

THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULDTRY WORKING ON CHANGING IT.

- OF COURSEI WANT TO CHANGE IT!

BUT IT'S THE ONLYDEFENSE MECHANISM I HAVE

AGAINST DEEPER, MORE TERRIFYINGPROBLEMS BURIED INSIDE OF ME!

[brakes squeak]

YOU'RE LUCKY MY DAD'S HERE.[piano music]

- [banging]GET IN THE DAMN TRUCK, SON.

I NEED TO TAKE YOU HOME AND BEATON YOU 'CAUSE I HATE MYSELF.

AND YOU LOOK LIKEYOUR MOTHER WHO LEFT ME.

THEN I'M GONNA BLOCK OUTTHE GUILT I FEEL

OVER MISTREATING YOUWITH A RIVER OF VODKA.

- I'M GONNA INTERNALIZE THAT

AND UNKNOWINGLY TRANSFER ITONTO YOU TOMORROW.

♪

COMING RELUCTANTLY.