Disconnected

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Come on!

It's really coming on

Yeah you're swimming down

Let's do it!

'Cause she's awake

That's me, and this is

the only decent part of my day.

After this my life

only looks good on paper.

Jump off

Let it go

Come on let's start again

You've got it now

You know you

Is besides

She's a tidal wave

Taking you out

She's a hurricane

Oh oh oh oh oh

It's in the air

Oh let it go

Get what you feel

All things you know

She's a tidal wave

Taking you out

She's a hurricane

Oh oh oh oh oh

Hey

- First time I killed one..

- Yeah.

So special.

All that blood was magnificent.

I watched it.

It wasn't that special.

And these are my friends.

They're a little weird.

Isn't that right, Sean?

'Look, we're just trying

to help you with your mom.'

Wait, so you want me

to slit her throat?

The Val Moreth

is your mom, Sean.

She's the most dangerous crafty

creature in all of Allenton.

She's ethereal.

'She's beautiful.'

'The kind of woman

knights would fight to save.'

But it's all a clever ruse

just to lure you in.

Can't go to her unprepared.

Unh-unh.

Too many good plans have been

sacrificed and slaughtered

at her perfectly manicured feet.

Hey, don't talk

about my mom's feet.

- That's weird.

- 'Focus, man.'

We're helping you here. It's not

like you're related so...

Alright. That's it. I'm out.

I don't need to hear that.

Alright.

So, are you coming this weekend?

I'll be there.

Thank you, baby Jesus.

Oh, for the record, I beat the

Val Moreth in under two hours.

- F***!

- Ouch.

Easy goes..

Two hours, dude?

- That's..

- You cheater.

'Your mom's a cheater,

and that's why you're alive.'

She can take me out

Alright, just look at page 92.

I have two women in my life.

One I wanna get away from,

and one I wish I could see.

The first is my mom.

She sends me a checklist

I have to complete

by the end of the day,

every day.

The second woman is Chloe.

She texts me all day

asking to hang out.

Even though she lives

on the other side of the state.

'Sean?'

Um, I don't know.

I didn't ask you a question.

Oh!

Oh, um..

My bad.

Anything you wanna talk about?

Uh, no.

Just spaced out a bit.

For the whole class?

Part of it.

I caught.. Yeah, I was spaced

out for most of it.

Mm-hmm.

Well, I'll make you a deal.

You show up on Monday,

alert and engaged

and I'll pretend you weren't

lookin' at your phone.

What if I wasn't

lookin' at my phone?

Well, then we have

to call your folks in

for a little chat.

So, Monday,

alert, engaged, and ready.

- Mm.

- Thank you, Mrs. Lucas.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Bye.

But I'm not going anywhere.

I'm my mom's favorite

science experiment.

She used to measure

the pH level of my pee.

Yeah, like a psycho.

Hi, mom.

'Lots of skateboard

traffic today?'

It's like a minute past 3:30.

Or was it that

the wave traffic was good?

Yeah, well, all we have

is a quiz review today.

So, I knew I aced that.

Oh. Did you now?

Read it and weep.

Well done.

Don't let that face fool you.

She's trying

to find a reason for me

not to go surf camping

this weekend.

She's great at saying one thing

when she means another.

Luckily, I know how

Be careful. It's hot.

Don't forget that

there's gluten in soy sauce.

You really wanna go?

I will text you.

I will call you.

I will email you

if there's 4G. Okay?

Go, seriously.

Have fun this weekend.

You and dad, 20 years together.

- It's awesome.

- Okay, little fish.

Well, listen, I'm gonna go

and pick up dad from work.

And I can give you a ride

to piano if you like.

Don't worry about me. Just go.

Always better to be early.

I am not going to piano.

I need a diversion.

I was thinking..

Is there any chance that we

could change piano to Tuesday?

Mnm-mnm, no. Math tutor is on

Tuesdays and so is tennis.

Maybe we could drop tennis?

'Sweetie, we talked about this.'

You know colleges are really

competitive right now.

You have to be well-rounded.

Just would really love

some time with myself, to..

Waste.

Can I at least skate to piano?

Please?

Alright. Okay.

But be careful,

and don't be late.

I won't.

Hey, have fun this weekend.

Mm. Yeah.

- I'll miss you.

- Miss you too.

Clean that up when you're done.

Okay? Thank you.

And that is how you

dislodge a helicopter parent.

I can't believe

she actually fell for it.

She's totally off her game.

Oh, Lord.

She's texting me now because

I should still be at piano.

Piano was explosive.

Not falling for that one.

This isn't good.

My friends are right.

The Val Moreth isn't going down

easy this time.

She's even roped my dad in.

But if I can crack him

she's done for.

So you guys haven't left yet.

We just wanted to check

on our piano prodigy.

Oh, honey, just let him explain.

The Val Moreth isn't going down

easy this time.

Maybe because I'm tired

of going to piano.

But you said that you agreed.

'No, I didn't agree.

You just made me.'

We pay for piano,

you go to piano.

Well, easy, fix it. Don't pay.

Look, Sean, how can we trust you

to be responsible

on a trip,

if you lie to my face?

Answer your mother.

Technically, you were the one

that said I could go

so that makes you the liar.

No, actually,

that makes you grounded.

- Ahem!

- 'You know, you promised.'

What makes you think

our promises are unconditional?

I don't know

what she promised him

but he's not budging.

I'm gonna have

to attack her where it hurts.

I don't know, maybe

because I thought you loved me.

You know what,

that may work with your mother

but you need to learn that

your actions have consequences.

Actions? What actions?

I don't even

get out of the house.

You know what, you're not going.

Great. Well, that's

what you wanted. Right, mom?

So, congratulations.

You win.

Just go tell Brent's mother

there's been a change in plans.

What are you doing?

I'm taking what's mine.

That was my birthday present.

When you start acting like you

deserve it, you can have it.

So, you're just gonna leave

me here without anything to do?

I'm sure you can find a book

or something to read.

It's not yours.

Stop it.

Nothing in this house is yours

because you didn't pay for it.

'Your clothes, your games

or your surfboard. Nothing.'

Well, maybe you should call

the adoption agency

and see if you can

get your money back, huh?

You know what, just stop

being melodramatic. Okay?

This is about consequences.

There's plenty of kids...

Whose parents let them do

whatever they want.

Please, could you point me

in their direction

'cause I would love

to find a set of those.

I am locking up your surfboards.

Little fish! Sean?

You made this choice, Sean.

So, you're gonna

have to deal with it.

'Lisa.'

Val Moreth always

rubs it in when she wins.

This is my life.

Be perfect or suffer.

But I'm done trying.

I'm gonna find the spare key

to unlock my boards

and then I'm gonna go surfing

until my parents

come home Sunday night.

Look, I swear to God

my parents are evil.

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