7th Heaven s03e04 Episode Script

Have a good day.
Yeah, thanks a lot.
See ya.
Simon, wait! Thanks a lot.
You know, it feels like you're blowing spit all over the back of my head.
I'm just getting my chops down.
And it's your hair gel.
I don't use hair gel.
But someone has been getting their chops down every since we left the house, so I'm a little edgy.
A little touchy.
Grouchy.
It's not my fault? I'm a slave to the muse.
You don't even know what that means.
You just heard it somewhere.
For your information, muse is short for music.
It's musician talk.
Oh, and you are so I-7.
What? Put an I and a 7 next to each other.
What does it make? A square? You called me a square? Dig it, hip cat.
I think it's hep.
Hep cat.
Sorry, it's just that I'm a musician myself and it's hep cat.
It's definitely hep.
Hi Mr.
Lane.
Oh, no, you're welcome.
I said, "you're welcome" for the ride.
Hi, I'm Bob Lane.
Mark's science teacher.
Something I can do to help? Yeah, you can mind your own business.
You just made a big mistake.
& 7th heaven & & When I see their happy faces smilin' back at me & & 7th heaven & & I know there's no greater feelin' & & Than the love of a family & & Where can you go & & When the world don't treat you right? & & The answer is home & & That's the one place that you'll find & & 7th heaven & & Mmm, 7th heaven & & 7th heaven & I did that! It's ok.
It's gonna be ok.
I like it.
No, really, really, now wait, now listen.
Listen, it's Come on, it's like this with every pregnancy project.
How many lights and ceiling fans and toaster ovens did we go through when you were pregnant with Mary and learning electric? And how about plumbing with Lucy.
We were the only house on the block with an undertow in the basement.
But you know, you mastered those pregnancy projects and you'll get this one, too.
It'll just take some time.
Mary was plumbing, Lucy was electric.
Right.
Right.
I'll tell you what the problem is.
Me? The problem is I'm as big as shamu and I can't get close enough to the shrubs to cut them properly, even if I knew how to, which I don't obviously.
I think you're beautiful.
Yeah, yeah.
Is it too much to ask that the twins and I can share a special experience during the last few months when it's just the 3 of us? No, no.
I'm not in the sharing part anywhere, am I? Ha ha ha.
You've shared plenty, mister.
You know, at one time, I thought about taking piano lessons, but it just got too hard to find a teacher.
Oh, well, I'll I'll do that.
I'll do that.
I i i know somebody who might be perfect for you.
I'll just make a phone call and you'll be tickling the ivories in no time.
Why not? Yeah, that's the spirit.
"Goodwives," said a hard-featured dame of 50, "I'll tell ye a piece of my mind.
"It would be greatly for the public behoof "that if we women, being of mature age "and church members in good repute, "should have the handling of such malefactresses "as this hester prynne.
"What think ye, gossips? "If the hussy stood up for judgment before us 5 "that are now here in a knot together, "would she come off with such a sentence "as the worshipful magistrates have awarded? Marry, I trow not" excuse me, uh, Mrs.
mckee, uh, that was the bell.
Oh, of course, have a lovely day and think about dimsdale and our poor hester.
Ok.
Does anyone know what's going on in here? No.
I tried to read the book, but it's about puritans from a million years ago.
We should bag this class tomorrow.
It's not like we're going to miss anything or be missed.
It's a plan.
Hi, Simon.
Sorry to take you out of class.
I just need to ask you a few questions.
Ok.
You know Mr.
huff.
Sort of.
He's mark's dad.
Mm-hmm.
And, uh, I know you know Mr.
Lane.
Simon, I understand you witnessed an incident in the parking lot this morning.
It's ok.
Just tell Ms.
Howard what you saw.
Something happened between Mr.
Lane and Mr Mr.
huff.
Mr.
Lane pushed him.
But I was far away, I couldn't hear what was going on, and I probably didn't see everything.
Ms.
Howard: Thank you very much for your help, Simon.
Uh, Mrs.
Williams? Mrs.
Williams will take you back to class.
Hey, Simon You did great.
Hmm? You got it? So do you take care of this or do I call the police and file assault charges? Um, sorry to interrupt.
I just left my lunch in here.
Is that my lunch? I'm sorry, Lucy, I didn't know you'd be back.
You ate my lunch? Well, I figured if you were coming back for it, you would have been here sooner.
It's a long hallway.
A long, windy hallway filled with obstacles that walk and shove and get in your way on their way to eating their own lunches.
What's the shortest distance between 2 points? A straight line.
You know, if you applied what we talked about in class, you might have gotten back here quicker and saved your lunch.
I just don't understand geometry.
I can't do that kind of thinking.
I don't have that side of the brain or something.
Hmm, really, because it looks like you're not all that interested in geometry and aren't really giving it your best shot.
It's hard to be interested in something you know you'll never use.
I mean never get.
Oh.
That's ok.
Thanks.
This is not a drill.
This is not a drill.
Dr.
laroe is stalking you.
Gimme a break.
If a woman like that smiles at you, that's all the breaks you get in this life.
Dr.
laroe, hi.
What are you doing here? I got tired of grading papers.
Thought I'd come shoot some pool.
And no, I haven't gotten to either of your papers yet.
Ha ha.
You guys ok? Yeah, yeah, thanks.
Ok.
Hang in there.
Ok.
Smooth.
Very smooth.
What? I was just being polite.
It was either that or go into fugue state and stare off into space, but you already had that covered.
I'll handle women my way, you handle women 'em yours.
I wasn't handling anybody.
And how would you know how to handle anyone? You never go out.
I'll let you in on a little secret.
Not dating women gives me plenty of time to study them.
Wow.
And to think some people actually rely on experience.
Fools.
Come on.
What do we have to lose? Give me a minute.
It'll come to me.
Are you ok? Oh, yeah, just when I was about to nail a groove, blowing on that flute made me light-headed.
Well, do you want me to go get mom or dad? Nah, I'm just a little dizzy and I don't mind it.
See, for the flute, you have to breathe and blow in a certain way and man, that gets you in the head.
What a train wreck.
What happened to your trumpet? Did you know that trumpet had a spit valve? Yeah.
I didn't.
It's not for me.
Besides, Lucy took it from me.
Well, maybe you should think about choosing a different instrument.
I mean, even if you get real good at the flute, how much fun will it be if you get dizzy and pass out all the time? When you're right, you're right.
And you, sir, are right.
Really? Yeah, I just picked the flute because it came with the cutest little case.
Most instruments come with a case.
A cute one? Darling.
That settles it then.
I'll just go to band class tomorrow and pick out something else.
Good idea.
You'll be hitting your licks on another instrument before you know it.
I had no idea you could speak musician.
Well, there was a time way back when when I flirted with the woodwinds myself.
Oh, Simon, you're the bomb.
Yeah, I wish it were that simple.
She ate it.
I accidentally left my lunch in class and Mrs.
Reese ate it.
My lunch! All of it! Well, practically.
And to add insult to injury, she said that if I'd applied the geometry stuff we learned in class, that I might have made it back to the room in time to save my lunch.
Is there any truth in that? How would I know? I don't know any geometry.
Uh, allow me, please.
You owe me big time.
Does that mean you want Mary or Matt to help you with your geometry? No.
I want you to call Mrs.
Reese and tell her to stop eating my lunch.
If it continues, I will.
And it is possible that today was just a weird day.
And I don't want to upset you in your weakened and starving condition, but maybe you should take a stab at learning geometry.
Why? I don't get it.
I will never get it.
And I don't see how it will ever help me in life to get it.
It might help you save your lunch.
Annie, Lucy, this is Josh hinkle, Mrs.
hinkle's nephew.
Josh is your new piano teacher.
If you're interested.
Oh, yeah.
Ok.
Thanks for walking me out to my car, Matt.
Oh, it was my pleasure.
The only smart way to go at night.
I hope I didn't keep you from getting too much studying done.
No, I needed a break.
What are you doing? So, uh, she asked what you were doing while you were kissing her? There was still lip to lip contact, yes.
Yikes.
I misread the signals.
You think? What? Nothing.
Well, I mean, you look great.
Oh, I just gave my face a couple swipes with the washcloth, put on a little lipstick and some blush.
I must be looking wonderful lately if that's all it takes to get great.
Ha ha.
I just thought maybe you were going somewhere.
I am, to the living room.
I have my piano lesson today.
Ahh, what time is Josh coming? Oh, anytime now.
And you don't want to be late.
Of course not.
We're paying him by the hour, and I don't want to waste our money or his time.
Of course, there probably won't be room enough for both of us on the piano bench, and I won't be able to get close enough to the keyboard to actually touch the keys, but someone in this house thinks that I'll feel better once I get my pregnancy project underway.
Guilty.
I'll get it.
Ha ha ha ha.
Did anything Mrs.
Reese say in geometry today make sense to you? Oh, I don't know.
The whole thing gives me a headache, so I try to tune it out right from the beginning.
Hey.
We're not going to Mrs.
Mckee's class, are we? Please say no.
We've got the big game tomorrow and I for one could use a break.
It's not like Mrs.
mckee will ever miss us.
Ok, let's go.
Nothing to it.
Oh, girls, good, you're all right.
I missed you in class today.
- That one.
- The sax? Cool.
It's the biggest instrument we've got left and you'll be the only girl in the band rippin' on it.
It speaks to me.
That's what all the really hip gig musicians say.
Their instruments speak to them.
Remember, the most important thing about music, find out what makes you happy and you get down with it.
Boss, man.
You said it.
Did you hear? Hear what? Mr.
Lane got suspended from teaching today.
What? I was in the office and I heard Mrs.
Williams ask Mr.
Mackey if he'd cover his classes till they got a long-term sub.
Oh, no! Hi.
- Oh.
- Not again.
How could you leave your lunch in geometry class again? I don't know.
Because I love a frenzied, sweaty hallway sprint before lunch? Ok, where's the straightest line from here to our geometry room? I don't know.
You really gotta start paying more attention in class.
Ok, bye.
Oh, I'm sorry, Lucy.
I didn't know if you'd remember to come back again today.
No, I'm sorry.
I didn't know you'd start on my lunch again today.
Well, you should have.
It's called a given.
You see, this situation isn't all that different from a geometry proof.
"Why Mrs.
Reese eats my lunch.
" Your lunch is something to be eaten.
That's the definition of lunch.
Your lunch is in here to be eaten because you leave it in here.
That is a given.
I don't want it to sit and rot, et cetera.
That is also a given.
So what conclusion can we draw from this? That if my lunch is left in here, you're gonna eat it unless I get back here before you do.
Exactly right.
Which route did you take to get back here? The south hallway.
Ok.
G, that's our geometry room and f, that's you, famished.
Hmm.
If you draw an imaginary line from here to here It's a right triangle? And how could you have gotten to g quicker.
By going from here to here.
Yep.
You bisect the angle to the midpoint on the hypotenuse.
So can I have whatever's left from my lunch? Oh.
I had a light, light breakfast.
Missed you in class.
I walked Dr.
laroe to her car last night after we played pool.
And it took you till now to get back? We talked for a couple minutes and I kissed her.
Well, are you the kitty's cat? Yeah, right.
Turns out I misread the signals and she didn't want me to kiss her.
So I guess I'm more like the kitty's litter.
Oh, I don't get it.
I know women.
I mean, I could be a woman I know them so well.
And all the signals were there.
Well, this makes the day better.
What? I can't believe she did this.
What, bleed a red pen to death? No.
You make a pass at her, she doesn't like it, so the next day, she decided your work sucks.
That's like a harassment thing.
Only she gave you a bad grade because you're too willing.
Look, I admit I was wrong about the signal thing, but this is different.
We're not in high school anymore.
This is college and we're supposed to be adults.
You gotta confront her about this, like an adult.
Ok.
Ok.
I don't envy you, man, but you gotta do this.
It's a life lesson.
Hey, Simon, what are you doing? I know I should i shouldn't have left school, but I didn't know what else to do.
What happened? Mr.
Lane got suspended from teaching and it's all my fault.
What? Mr.
Lane pushed Mr.
huff in the parking lot yesterday and I saw it.
And the principal made me tell her what happened, but i i just didn't want to.
And I told her I didn't see the whole thing, and I didn't hear anything, but that doesn't matter 'cause Mr.
Lane's suspended from teaching.
It's it's all my fault.
No, no, listen, it isn't.
Listen.
You did the right thing.
I'm proud of you.
Mr.
Lane hates me now.
No, he doesn't.
He's he's a great guy.
I'm I'm sure he understands.
Why would he? I don't.
I'll talk to him.
I'll try to find out what happened, but for the moment, I don't know what else I can do.
Could you tell him I'm sorry? I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Hi.
I'm sorry to interrupt, but if you have a minute, I was hoping I could talk to you.
Sure.
I was just wondering if what happened last night had anything to do with this? No.
Did what happen last night have anything to do with your bailing on my class? Well, it's just that I've always done pretty well in English and this grade and the thing that happened last night seemed pretty coincidental.
Your lack of a sound premise and fresh analysis of the material had something, a great deal, in fact, to do with your grade.
This is how I remember last night.
We shot pool, you walked me to my car, you made a somewhat presumptuous, but otherwise harmless pass, and I went home.
That's it.
It's not the first unwelcome No offense, pass that's ever come my way and it probably won't be the last, but I don't have to give out a bad grade for revenge.
I'm an adult.
And up until today, I thought you were, too.
What a train wreck.
I really appreciate your meeting me here.
Simon is very upset.
He's got no reason to be.
He did exactly the right thing.
I tried to tell him as much, but I think he was too far gone to hear me.
Or well on his way.
So what happened? Pretty much what Simon told you.
Carl huff dropped his son mark off, and when he didn't thank him for the ride, he came after him.
Came after him? Yeah, it's hard to describe if you're not there, but there was something about Carl huff's voice, his body language, even in the energy that he directed at his kid It was wrong.
Wrong, how? I've been on the receiving end of that kind of energy and I know what it can mean, how it feels.
See, my dad knew only one way to cope with his life.
With anger.
I should never have laid a hand on Carl huff.
It was a mistake, but mark was terrified.
And when his dad charged our way, it was like some kind of switch flipped.
I was 12 years old again and my dad was coming at me.
It was a long time ago.
I thought I was over it.
I don't know how you ever get over something like that.
But, you know, talking to somebody, a professional, might help you to deal with it differently.
Maybe.
Definitely.
You can change your father's legacy and the one you leave, but it'll take a lot of hard work.
Well, if you can recommend someone, um, it looks like I'll have the time to do it.
Right after you called, the school called.
I was fired.
Yeah.
I need to take 5.
Music is exhausting.
The thing is, the sax used to speak to me, but now it's done talking.
And that doesn't make me happy.
Have you heard anything about the oboe? Not yet.
You should get a pierced ear, Simon.
It would look really boss.
Well, it's still America and I can get another slammin' instrument and just riff on it to my heart's content.
Sure, 'cause the week hasn't been bad enough.
How's the new pregnancy project working out? Perfectly.
You were right.
I feel more centered and balanced since I found my new project groove.
Well, I'm thrilled that Josh has made you feel better.
So where are the kids? Chained upstairs somewhere.
You know, all my pregnancy projects made me feel better, Josh is just my teacher.
Uh-huh.
What? You dress up, you put on a little makeup, you get ready early, it's got nothing to do with Josh? No, as a matter of fact, it has to do with me.
Sure.
Sure.
Let's face it, Josh is a great-looking guy.
You know, if you wanted to flirt with him and have him flirt with you a little, I i wouldn't blame you.
I ca I can't believe you're saying this.
I am a happily married woman with 5 children who's as big as all outdoors because I'm having twins by the man I love more than life! I love the sentimental stage.
Do you mind? I'm in the zone here.
The geometry zone? I thought you saw no use for geometry in your life.
It might help me save my lunch.
So would not leaving it in class.
I haven't met the fda's daily nutritional recommendations one day this week.
Do you really think it's a good time to get in my face with details? Don't you have a lifetime grounding to get to? - Mom and dad haven't grounded me.
- Yet.
All right.
I'm only going through this once.
Mom and dad have strict rules for us.
That's the definition of mom and dad.
One of their rules is no cutting school.
That's a given.
In the past, mom and dad have grounded you a week for hogging the phone, for a class, and one month for being late for your curfew.
Givens, all.
Therefore, because you cut a class, we can conclude you will never again feel the sunlight on your face.
You're scaring me.
I'm scaring myself, sister.
Do you need the tub? Maybe later.
I needed some privacy and quiet.
It was getting pretty loud around here.
I understand.
Believe me.
Look, I met Mr.
Lane down at the pool hall for a cup of coffee, and he told me what happened.
Is he still mad at me for spilling my guts at the principal's office? No.
He was never mad at you for that Or anything else.
He he takes full responsibility for everything that's happened.
Does this mean everything's ok? No.
But I'm gonna go over to mark's house and try to talk to his dad.
We'll see.
Yeah.
Here.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Uh-oh.
What's wrong? Well I got a c-minus on my English paper, so I went and asked Dr.
laroe if that thing in the parking lot had anything to do with it.
I'm guessing it didn't? Well, then you'd be right.
You're usually much better than this at reading the signals.
- What's going on? - I don't know.
But Scott's there, and he sees it pretty much the way I do.
Any possibility that you're just seeing it the way Scott does? Maybe.
But he said the whole thing's a life lesson, and that sounded right.
It is.
But it's up to you to decide what you want to get out of that lesson, and and it's up to you to decide how you want to be changed by it.
Ok.
I just came down to say that I'm sorry.
For skipping class or Getting caught? Or causing me to come and get you in the principal's office so that your teacher can tell me that for some reason, my 16-year-old daughter can't seem to find her way to class? Yes, but, mom, Mrs.
mckee just reads aloud every day, and it's boring.
Besides, I can read the book by myself.
- So have you? - What? Read the book! Well, some of it, but I can't get into it.
And besides, like I said, Mrs.
mckee reads the thing aloud in class every day.
Yes, but you have to actually be in class to hear it and benefit from it.
Y-you see where I'm going with this? Yes.
See, if, uh If my kid can't get anything, not even the tiniest little morsel, from a classic novel about societal mores, shame, scorn, and ostracism, then I look to my kid.
Not the teacher, not Nathaniel hawthorne, but my kid.
Of course, now that I know that my kid has read and/or heard very few of those actual words, I feel better.
Or a A different kind of worse.
I'm I'm not sure.
Well, Mrs.
mckee could've just suspended us for a day.
No, no, no, no.
See, I'm with her on that.
It doesn't make sense that the punishment for not coming to class is being suspended from more classes.
Of course, the fact that you're more concerned with the punishment than the crime Tells me something.
- You know what it tells me? - What? My kid is a weenie! But we're suspended from the first game of the season.
See? That's a weenie thing to say in light of this conversation! I'm grounded for life, aren't I? That's a given.
But you're learning.
Uh Sorry if I scared you.
When you weren't in your office, I figured I'd take a shot and see if you were in here.
I just forgot a couple of papers.
So.
To what do I owe the pleasure of 2 visits in a single day? Um A moment of lucidity, I hope.
Look, I just wanted to apologize for handling Well, everything so badly.
It's not a true reflection of me and nowhere close to the person I want to be, and I'm sorry.
Well.
You're handling this situation much better, so, um I'd say you've learned something.
Thanks.
Sorry if I've interrupted you.
Again.
But if you ever feel burnt out and want to shoot some pool Great.
Mark? Yeah? Hi.
I'm Eric Camden.
Simon's dad? You ok? Yeah.
II'm just looking for something.
Some wife you are, take your clothes and get out.
Mark! Get back in the house! I'm sorry to just Just show up like this.
I'm Eric Camden.
I'm the minister down at the glenoak community church.
I don't know why you're here or what you're thinking, but you picked a bad time.
I'm not a 12-year-old boy.
Oh, no! You'd better get off my property, or I'm gonna call the cops.
Go ahead.
It'll save me the trouble of doing it.
My family's none of your or anyone else's business.
Take a look.
Your wife and your son are terrified of you.
Look, I don't know what's been going on with you or what you've been taught, but You need help.
So does your family.
I have the right to deal with my family in my own way and in my own time.
Time's up.
Oh, honey Oh, honey & There was a farmer had a dog & & And bingo was his name-o & & B-i-n-g-o & & B-i-n-g-o & & B-i-n-g-o & & And bingo was his name-o & & There was a farmer had & Ohh Oh, wait.
Wait.
Ok.
These hallways are an "I.
" Uh, but these two make a 7.
Ok.
L-7.
That's a square.
Opposite angles are equal.
Bisect this one.
You told me to start paying attention.
This is the shortest way back to the room.
What do you think? Should I go for it? I mean, how much can you trust geometry in the real world? What do you have to lose? Nothing Except my lunch.
Mmm! Lucy.
How did you get here so fast? By recognizing that the hallways form a square.
I bisected the congruent angles and took a right at their point of intersection, and here I am.
Wow.
Very impressive.
Thanks.
I hit a groove.
May I have my lunch? You didn't bring one today.
What? You didn't leave one in class, so I'm assuming you didn't bring one today.
Oh, yeah.
Um Would you and Shelby care to join me? It's the least I can do.
Well That'd be great.
Thanks.
So I guess you can "use" geometry? I mean "get.
" Yeah.
Thanks for teaching me.
I didn't.
I taught you that with the right motivation you could learn geometry And probably anything else you put your mind to.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I'll go get Shelby.
Hi.
Uh 2 lemonades, a large popcorn, and a candy bar.
So what's the "a" for? Oh.
"Absentee.
" - What? - I cut class, got busted.
Now they're making me work here and wear this.
Lame.
Yeah, no kidding.
No, not the punishment.
You guys.
We're dyin' there without you.
I can't believe you'd do something so stupid and selfish when so many people are counting on you.
$5.
35, please.
Short-term thinking.
Why don't they just stone us? Yeah, no kidding.
Now I know what hester prynne must've felt like.
Ohhh! Thanks for rearranging your schedule to fit me in.
I didn't want to miss the first game of the wildcat season.
It's the least I could do for my favorite student.
I'm your favorite student? Yeah.
You're smart, dedicated, beautiful.
I only hope there's someone out there for me who's as incredible as you are in every way.
Good night, Annie.
Ok.
So I apologized to Dr.
laroe.
She accepted.
We shot some pool, shook hands, and went our separate ways into the night.
End of story.
You know, I'm proud of you for doing what you needed to do.
I'm I'm sorry you had to learn so much the hard way.
In my experience, there is no other way.
Hey.
How was the piano lesson? Fine.
But I owe i owe you an apology.
For? For Flirting with Josh and wanting him to flirt with me.
It it was completely unconscious, but I must've been doing it, because as he was leaving He told me I was Beautiful and incredible.
He's right.
Well.
Anyway, I'm I'm sorry, and, uh While it was flattering, um, the only thing I feel right now is Embarrassment.
There's no need.
But I understand.
Good.
Are you mad? No.
I know your mom loves me.
I know she doesn't like the way she looks during every pregnancy.
And after 5 of them, I've finally found the answer.
Josh.
See, if If I say that she's beautiful, your mom dismisses it because she thinks I'm biased.
But if Josh, a handsome young acquaintance, thinks she's beautiful It must be true.
Nice work.
Yeah.
We learn.
We cope.
We learn to cope.
You know, i i think she's getting better.
That's love.
Oh, yeah.
& There was a farmer had a dog, and bingo was his name-o & & B-i-n-g-o & & B-i-n-g-o & & B-i-n-g-o & & And bingo was his name-o & & There was a farmer had a dog, and bingo was his name-o & & B-i-n-g-o & & B-i-n-g-o & & B-i-n-g-o & & And bingo was his name-o & & There was a farmer had a dog, and bingo was his name-o & & I-n-g-o & & I-n-g-o & & I-n-g-o & & And bingo was his name-o & & There was a farmer who had a dog, and bingo was his name-o & & N-g-o & & N-g-o & & N-g-o & & And bingo was his name-o & I want to thank you for getting the school board to take another look at my case in light of the new information.
Don't thank me.
It was your commitment to counseling that cemented your rehire.
Well My life will never be the same.
And neither will mark's.
Well, mark's mother deserves the credit for that.
She's still afraid of her husband, but she found the courage to press charges, have him arrested, and get a restraining order against him.
And what she couldn't do, the court could, like ordering him to undergo abuse counseling.
Why is it so hard for those of us who need help to get it? Not everyone who wants help knows where to find it.
Yeah, I guess.
Hey.
Welcome back.
Thank you.
All right.
No, it's not a ghost.
I'm back.
Miss me? - Yeah! - Yeah! -Yeah! Did you get in trouble 'cause you pushed that guy in the parking lot? Uh, yeah.
And I should've.
My dad used to hit me.
Uh, I think his dad probably hit him, and he didn't know how to handle things any other way.
I wore long-sleeve shirts and pants all the time, even in the summer.
My friends used to think I was the biggest klutz alive because I was always telling them that i i got my bruises and black eyes and bloody noses from falling down or walking into things.
But I didn't.
My dad gave them to me.
And I used to think it was my fault 'Cause of something I did or didn't do, because I wasn't good enough or smart enough or something enough.
But getting hit wasn't my fault.
It was my dad's problem His sickness.
And he tried to give it to me.
And when I pushed that man in the parking lot, I realized he had given it to me Because I was ready to handle things like he used to.
But I don't want to Because it's wrong, because it is a sickness.
And one of the things that I should've been teaching you, along with the parts of the cell and photosynthesis Is that abuse is never your fault.
And you don't deserve to be beaten, no matter what you do.
And if somebody is hurting you, you have to tell someone who can help A teacher, a a counselor Someone you trust.
That's what I learned.
And part of my job as your teacher is to make sure I teach you that.
So.
Open up your books to, uh Page 47.
Got a lot of work to do.