Candy Jar Page #6

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- Why do you do it if it's such a waste?

- Because they have nothing!

We give them something to hold on to.

You...

Bennett, you come from everything.

And you expect everything!

And anything less is a disappointment.

- No.

- No. That's what you're saying.

The expectations are so high...

Yale made it possible for a girl like me

who comes from nothing

to make something of herself.

- So it's Yale or nothing?

- That's not what I'm saying.

Then what are you saying, Mom?

Hmm?

Yeah. That's what I thought.

Bennett.

Good morning.

What do you have for me?

- Here you go.

- Thanks.

Can I help you guys?

I was just waiting to see Kathy.

Yeah, me, too.

I'm sorry. Uh...

Kathy passed away.

Kathy, the guidance counselor.

The candy...

Kathy was in an accident...

after school on Friday.

I'm...

...about to make the announcement

to the rest of the school.

I'm so sorry.

On the way over, I sort of thought

we were gonna see Kathy here.

I know that doesn't make any sense.

But, I mean,

it's, like, her funeral, and so...

she should be here, you know?

Yeah.

I felt that way about your dad's service.

You remember my dad's service?

We were six.

It was the first funeral

I had ever been to.

Yeah, mine, too.

Hey, uh...

I watched that fast food documentary.

You were right.

Eating that junk food

could seriously damage your organs.

I told you.

Yeah. Milkshakes are no good.

And fries.

Did you get in?

No.

You?

No.

What did we do it for?

What?

Everything.

I mean, I don't think

we were ever really high schoolers.

Are you telling me that I dreamed up

all those classes and tests?

No, I'm saying we never...

How many football games did you go to?

I don't believe in football.

Neither do I. How about parties?

I believe in them even less.

What about goofing off in class?

Or passing stupid notes?

Or laughing at a joke so hard

that you start crying?

Is that high school to you?

I don't know.

I was too busy with...

with homework, tests and debate.

Yeah, that's high school.

Okay, if it is,

how come you don't have tons of friends?

Shut up. You don't know me.

Hey.

If you're anything like me,

Kathy was the only person

you could really talk to.

What if everything we went through

will be the exact same in college?

You think so?

I'm pretty sure the Ivy League

has football games and parties,

and there's always gonna be someone

passing stupid drawings.

What's your point?

I wish I had one.

We could really use Kathy right now.

Yeah.

...and what makes this table so expensive

is it's made of desert ironwood

from a perennial flowering tree

of the Fabaceae family.

Desert ironwood? Are you sure?

You don't come across

desert ironwood every day, so yes.

Don't get me wrong, it's really nice

having you here on the couch,

but it's just not you.

State tournament's in a few weeks.

I'm sorry it's with Bennett...

Is there anything that you like

about Julia?

What?

Anything at all.

Her first ever campaign slogan

was "Julia Russell is the right stuff."

Never mind.

Come on!

New Kids on the Block? That's amazing.

We ran against each other

for class president and I kicked her ass.

That's right. The cheerleader

took down the bookworm.

It was brutal, though. We were vicious.

Still bugs her.

I'll tell you a secret.

I vote for her.

She gets things done.

She was on every Top 30 Under 30 list.

And then she adopted Bennett.

And then she became a senator.

And she seems to balance it all

on her own.

She's a great mom. It's very annoying.

I'm gonna finish my show.

Leave me alone.

So, after four years

of not agreeing on anything,

the first thing you both agree on

is to not compete in the state tournament.

So you both agree for the first time

and now you're both silent

for the first time.

Since when are you two the quitting kind?

So, you didn't get

into your dream schools.

There are greater tragedies in this world.

What, were you trying to prove

to your moms that you... what?

Prove what?

Oh, you two are so full of crap.

You're five-foot nothing.

You're a hundred and nothing.

You hardly got

a speck of athletic ability.

And you hung in with the best

college football team in the land

for the past two years.

And you're both about

to walk out of here

with a degree

from the University of Notre Dame.

Mr. Johnson, what are you talking about?

Oh, come on.

Don't tell me you've never seen Rudy.

That is one of the best, most recognizable

motivational speeches in all of film.

Everybody loves Rudy.

What's your point?

If you add state champions

to your rsum next month,

that's only gonna help

your chances everywhere.

I guarantee there won't be

a week in your life that goes by

that you won't regret walking out

and letting them get the best of you.

Do you hear me clear enough?

"I rode the bench for two years.

I thought I wasn't being played

because of my color."

Is this that movie again?

I am honestly nailing it here

but I'd like to go from the beginning,

- uninterrupt...

- Just stop.

I do things by myself.

I've always done things

by myself my whole life.

I want to win so bad

that it physically hurts.

Maybe it'll help me get into school,

maybe it won't.

I just... I want to win.

What are you saying?

I'm saying that we should play football.

Then let's play.

Okay. Rudy from the top.

Mom, Bennett and I are gonna be

working in here for a while.

- Okay.

- Hi, Mrs. Skinner.

Wait, what?

Whoa!

- Thank you for having me, Ms. Skinner.

- Of course, Bennett.

Mom, you should put on some pants.

You could focus on aff.

I could focus on neg.

Can I get you something to eat, Bennett?

Uh, no, I'm okay.

We're okay.

Something to drink?

- We've got water, juice, soda, beer.

- Beer?

I'm fine. Thank you.

Well, I made cookies yesterday

so I'll go get some of those

and, um, some milk.

I'm sorry.

Can you please give me a second?

- What's the matter with you?

- You didn't tell me he was coming over.

- I'm allowed to bring someone over.

- But him?

The last thing we need is Julia knowing

what this place looks like.

Or my exercise regimen.

Or my lack of pants.

- He doesn't care about that stuff.

- Yeah, well, she does.

Tell him the dining room table

is desert ironwood

from the penal flowering tree

of the Fibonacci family.

- You're being ridiculous.

- No, I'm not.

Get back out there.

You don't want him to think

we're talking about him behind his back.

I'm not. You are.

Thank you.

Wow.

Hmm.

Mm.

Wow.

They're my mom's recipe.

I'm sure you've had better.

No, I don't think so.

I like to let the cookie soak in there,

you know. It enriches the flavor.

You're weird.

For our guest.

Oh, thank you.

Whoa!

Thanks.

Try it.

Not... No, no, no.

Not a dip. Dunk it.

- Dunk it and hold it. Hold...

- I did dunk it.

Oh, my God.

- No. No.

- Yep.

Studying over.

- Special for you.

- Take a break. Take a break.

Yeah.

This is so good. What's in it?

You got milk on these.

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