American Teen Page #5

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I know it's wrong,

but I just believe in getting even.

What?

Okay, yeah.

Hey, Megan!

Someone looked in the window?

Dude, that was stupid.

Why? It's window paint.

It comes right off.

- Does it really?

- Yep.

- Are you sure?

- You're an ass.

Good morning, staff and students,

we have a very serious announcement.

This weekend, a student council

member's house was vandalized.

We urge anyone who has information

about this incident

to come forward immediately.

Thank you.

- I'm telling.

- No, you're not.

- I'm telling.

- You can't!

Yes, I can!

Megan, you should be ashamed

of yourself.

Dude, I am, okay?

I have forgiven myself, though.

How have you forgiven yourself?

It happened yesterday.

I'm a quick forgiver.

- So what are you gonna do?

- Nothing. Say nothing. Say nothing.

Hi, Dad. They know it's

somebody in the student council

that did the vandalizing.

They're accusing me of lying.

This was stupid, Megan.

More stupid if you can't do it

and not get caught.

...so, if that is something

that interests you...

Megan, come here, please.

This is a very serious situation.

It's sexual harassment because of

what was said and what was drawn.

Unwelcome comments were...

- "Fag," and...

- Yeah, yeah. Of a sexual nature.

If there had been a threatening word,

that could have been a Class D felony.

Normally we suspend out of school

for sexual harassment,

but because this is

really your first offense,

we have decided to suspend

your student council office.

It's a slap on the wrist of

what could have happened to you.

Vandalizing happens

every weekend in Warsaw.

It really is just unfair that

I'm being punished so much.

I'm worried that Notre Dame

will find out,

and I could not get in,

which is just going to kill me.

I'm scared.

I still want to give

that Air Force recruiter a call.

I think you'd be a fine soldier.

- Dad, I'm never going to the Army.

- Why?

One, I don't have what it takes to kill

a person. I could not do it. I'm sorry.

Well, they need cooks, too.

And two, I'm not going

to cook for them, either.

What are you going to do?

They've only so many comedians

in the world.

I could be a comedian if I wanted to.

You're going to slough through college

like you did high school?

I don't slough. I have a 3.3 grade point

average, or whatever it is.

I've got a 3.5.

- Shut up, Shaun.

- I do.

- No, you don't.

- Yes, I do!

Colin did homework once

in his four-year career.

Yeah, look at that. I don't even do

homework and I get A's and B's.

If you got A's and B's

we'd be getting scholarships.

I do, Dad.

You should've got all A's.

You're a smart kid.

Could've been a cook in the Army.

Thank you, Dad.

Good to know you support me.

Push down! Push down!

Push down, Colin!

... Clemens backs away, 18-footer. No,

way off the backboard first. No good.

Colin, get in here! Colin,

did you hear me calling push down?

That's not a very good shot, anyway.

Colin, come here.

You got to play patient.

I'm calling push down,

and you take a ridiculously bad shot.

- I want push down.

- I didn't know.

- I know it's a bad shot.

- It's a bad shot.

You don't shoot it

every time you catch it.

Cabrera looking for dribbling room,

throws it outside the lane...

Throws it in, Clemens, low block left,

shoots it up and missed it.

And the rebound...

Colin's one of my best friends,

but he can be selfish on the court.

Bounces to Clemens, faces up,

shoots it up there,

and couldn't get the roll again.

Colin, it's okay to take a couple

dribbles and just pass it.

He needs to impress college coaches,

so if he can get the shot off,

he's going to shoot it.

I'm sorry, that just is not a good shot.

And it's hurting our team.

Colin! Slow up!

This is where Colin

has got to grow up and mature.

And I don't like this shot selection.

He's just trying to come in

and get his shots in.

Everybody's losing their confidence,

and instead of encouraging more,

we kind of just yell at each other.

- What's your deal?

- Pissing off.

I said what's your deal?

The Tigers fall to 8-11 on the season.

They have lost five games in a row.

And Tracy, it's very simple,

Warsaw won't go very far unless

Colin really brings his A-game with him.

What color should I make this one?

This fish.

Like a rainbow trout.

I don't know if I should, like,

be able to see this,

what's going on underneath.

I applied to

San Francisco State University.

They have an amazing film program,

so I have completely made up my mind

to stay away from anything

like a boyfriend-type attachment.

I'm trying to be completely ready

to leave Indiana.

Knowing me, I will find someone

and I won't want to leave.

And I don't want that. This is one

of the most crucial times in my life

to make something of myself

and get somewhere,

and start having an education,

start having my own life, and I don't

want anything holding me back.

No one.

So, right now, I'm just trying to

focus on things that I love doing,

like creative things.

We got a great group of bands tonight.

You are going to be

thoroughly entertained.

They started already.

Dude, I am, like, drunk.

- Tell me about it.

- I am drunk.

We need to go backstage.

Are we next?

Dude! I will rock out.

Oh, boy.

All right, let's hear it for Strumtulescent!

Hannah Bailey. Four years,

and I have never met Hannah Bailey.

It's not too late. There's always hope.

I have a crush on Hannah Bailey.

Thank you.

My pleasure.

Do you know if you replace

the first letter of your name

with a "B," it's "B*tch"?

Do people ever call you "the b*tch"?

- My name rhymes with "b*tch."

- It does. It's so close.

You are so intelligent. You're the first

ever to make that observation.

I'm so impressed.

Do you need help?

I'm really good at pumping gas.

- Lf you want to.

- Yes.

Do you want anything?

If someone asked, "What's Mitch like?"

I would never say, "He's a jock."

I guess I would've before,

but now that I know him a little,

I'd say he's really nice,

and he listens when you talk.

You can actually tell

he's taking in what you say,

rather than just nodding

'cause he wants to get laid later.

I want her to look at me. I love the hat.

I like Hannah a lot.

I'm enjoying every second with her.

I feel like I can be myself around her.

I can be stupid, or kind of nerdy.

I like that one.

- I look horrible.

- That looks awesome.

I think they all taste the same.

No, they don't,

this is grape and that's strawberry.

This is just, like, unbelievable.

There's so many girls

that would give their left boob

to go on a date with him,

and he's so into hanging out with me?

Did the orbit of Earth

just reverse or something?

Did our axis just tip to the other side?

It's flat-out good.

She's a beautiful girl. I like that she

doesn't care how she looks or whatever.

Most of the girls at our school

have to wake up two hours early

to do their hair and put on makeup.

I mean, she just goes with the flow.

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