[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.