Angus Page #6

Look at this guy!

- C'mon, joke's over, man.

- Rick, leave me alone.

Hey!

Oh, what? Are you going to defend her?

- Your life, Bethune!

- Rick!

- Rick, stop it!

- I'm saving her from you.

Stop!

It's time I broke your nose, Angus.

Take your best shot, assho--!

C'mon, man! Keep--

Welcome to high school, Angus.

Good thing you're leaving.

I'm still here, a**hole!

I'll always be here.

You push me down and

I'll get right back up again,

again and again and again

and again and again!

I could beat you right here, right now.

But I don't wanna be better than you, Rick.

I don't wanna be better than anybody.

I wanna be who I am:

A fat kid who's good at science

and fair at football.

That's who I am.

I can live with it. Why can't you?

'Cause it's not normal! You're not normal!

And who is? You?!

Bet your ass.

And so, what? To be normal

we all have to be like you?

There are 400 people in this room

that are nothing like you.

Some of them are fat, some of them are skinny,

some of them are tall, some of them are short,

some of them have braces,

some of them have birthmarks,

or scars, or frizzy hair,

or ears that stick out!

But most of them probably walk through these halls

every day never telling anybody

the truth about what they really want, or need,

or believe, because people like you,

"normal people" like you, have them

terrified of being who they are.

I mean, if you're normal,

what does that make them?

So which is it, Rick?

Are you normal

or are you just one of us?

Whatever I am, it's something

you're never gonna be.

Thank God.

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ Music playing:
"You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" by Weezer ]

I wanna dance one more.

Okay, I'll wait over by the table.

No, I wanna dance it with you.

You don't understand. I can't--

Screw 'em, Angus.

Just dance.

[ Music continues ]

You wanna spaz out with me on the dance floor?

Watch all the d*ldos?

Troy, we are those d*ldos.

'Kay.

Buds!

Um, you broke his nose, um...

Wedberg. Troy Wedberg.

Angus, would you walk me home?

You mean tonight? After the dance?

The dance ended, school closed for the holiday.

Rick Sanford got suspended for his little prank.

I got into Jefferson but I didn't go.

I said, "screw 'em."

I finally knew what it felt like

to be on top of the world.

I had had my moment.

And then I heard my grandfather's voice

say to me, "Now go have another!"

Maybe I will. Who knows?

Maybe Melissa Lefevre actually likes me.

All I know is, I'm still here.

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