:25:01
- Dad!
- You made your point.
:25:04
- Good.
- It's my turn.
:25:06
I don't want you
skipping school anymore.
:25:08
- Just biology lab. I can make it up.
- It's not just a biology lab.
:25:12
It's a choice that'll affect
the rest of your life.
:25:14
First you skip biology.
:25:16
Then you don't get in the
right college, then you end up--
:25:18
Then you're a middle-aged guy
fighting in the parking lot at work?
:25:34
Miss Scheffer,
you missed fourth period again.
:25:37
Funny thing.
:25:39
You might have gotten away with it
if not for these little disappearances.
:25:43
- Gotten away with?
- Blending in.
:25:46
- Could you get to the point?
- Could you sit up?
:25:50
Go on!
:25:52
Hiding in the back of the classroom,
not speaking up. What, just skating by?
:25:55
- Is this about my grades?
- Yes, it is.
:25:58
I just pulled your elementary
school records. What did I find?
:26:01
StraightA's
right down the line, baby girl.
:26:04
Advanced courses
in math and English.
:26:07
Still trying to find the art fair,
:26:09
spelling bee or writing
competition you didn't win?
:26:12
I was an overachiever. I'm settling
into my natural groove now.
:26:15
But you just couldn't "vanilla down"
the writing, could you?
:26:18
In my 15 years as a counselor,
:26:21
I have never seen writing
like yours from a 12-year-old.
:26:23
Look at me.
:26:26
I understand you were invited to write
for the theater club and you said no.
:26:31
- What are you afraid of?
- Dogs. Not all dogs--
:26:36
How are things at home, Natalie?
:26:46
- See you, Meg.
- Bye.
:26:51
- Hey, Neva. Who's in there? Really.
-Joe Scheffer.
:26:55
Everybody is talking about this.
:26:57
- It is all over campus.
- Thanks.
:26:59
[Jeremy] There are plenty of people
I'd like to slap around.