Excision Page #4

- ( coughing )

- How long it's been

l don't know

what to do about it

Summertime

We're all drinking beers

We can't live without us

We all work so hard

And l can't believe

How long it's been

l don't know

what to do about it

Too much in between

There's too much in between.

Where have you been?

The library.

l get a concerned call from

Principal Campbell

that you didn't show up

for school today.

And you expect me to believe

that you were at the library?

( screams )

You saw her at dinner.

She's disturbed.

- l want her out of this house.

- Bob:
She's a teenager.

Phyllis:
Bob, don't you

dare take her side!

l will divorce your ass so fast,

you won't see it coming!

- Come on, don't be--

- Bob, she's a f***ing menace!

No wonder all of her friends

have fallen by the wayside.

You have to be f***ing crazy

to want to spend time with her.

l have tried and tried!

And it is impossible to love her.

( sobs )

Across the freeway flow

Against the Western road

On pIotting shoes

l go to steal you out of tow

On the phone, l swear

And so l will do so

Up the access stair

To cash my paycheck there...

Don't make me regret

saving your Iife.

Very sorry.

You were already

too far gone.

PhyIIis:

Pauline, honey, we're home.

Pauline?

We're home.

Everything all right in there?

- ( knocks on door )

- I'm fine!

PhyIIis:

Gracie, Pauline, dinner time!

( breathing heavily )

Pauline, your toilet

is clogged again.

What on earth are you

flushing down there?

l must not be getting

enough fiber.

That's enough.

This is inappropriate dinner

conversation.

Honestly, Bob, sometimes l feel

as if l have a third child.

And just where do you think

you're going?

You haven't asked to be excused.

May l please be excused?

Not until you finish

your dinner.

l'm full, and l don't need

any more caIories.

We can't all use menopause

as an excuse for weight gain.

l think you look great.

Dear God, l've had a lot

on my pIate recentIy.

Last week l had sex

for the first time.

My little sister

is slowly dying.

And my mom, as l'm sure you

know, is a totaI b*tch.

l'd accept full responsibility

for all my actions,

but let's face it,

you gave me hormones.

l need to talk.

What did l do?

Nothing.

You didn't do anything.

l just want to talk.

I've been reading this

new book in my book club.

It's caused me to do

a lot of self-reflection.

Although, honestly, sometimes l feel

Iike I'm the onIy one reading it.

l swear to you, Pauline,

some of these Iadies,

they just use it as an

excuse to get together.

Anyway, it's got me

thinking that...

perhaps l could be

a bit more patient.

Sounds like you joined

the right book cIub

a few years too late.

Take it easy, Pauline.

Some of your behavior has been

downright sociopathic.

Solely based on the definition,

I don't know a teenager who

doesn't profile as a sociopath.

When l was your age,

my mother hurt me

more than words can say.

I'm stiII trying

to forgive her for that.

l don't want us to have

that relationship.

Are you finished?

Abigail:
Natalie, oh, my God,

you're a dumb ass.

C*nt is spelled with a C.

Natalie:
F*** off.

lf it's spelled with a K

you still know what it means.

lt sounds the same.

Abigail:
Oh, my God, cross it out.

You're an idiot.

- No, it's fine.

- C*nt is with a C.

Yeah, well, Pauline's

a f***ing moron, so it's fine.

- You're a f***ing moron.

- F*** off.

( rock music playing )

( chuckIes )

l don't understand it.

l don't. What-- what is it

with you, PauIine?

Have you no remorse?

I'm the victim here,

Principal Campbell.

It's not my fauIt I was born

with a chemical imbalance.

Will you stop making excuses

for yourself?

- l'm not making excuses.

- Yes, you are.

We've been all through your file

and there's no mention here

of any kind

of psychological problem.

Give me five minutes with

a clinical psychiatrist

and you'll have a doctor's note

that will clear this right up for you.

lsn't that how it's done?

No, no.

You will be held accountable

for your own actions.

You understand? You.

You, look super busy.

l'm gonna go.

Suspended indefinitely.

You're months away from graduating

and you pull this kind of stunt?

There's only one explanation

the way l see it.

l have borderline

personality disorder.

lt's gone undiagnosed for years

and this was a cry for heIp.

Go to your room.

Bob!

( knocks on door )

l need the plunger.

You and your father

are relentless.

Entering as you knock completely

defeats the purpose of knocking.

Oh, my God.

What did you do to your arm?

Relax, l'm not a cutter.

lt's sort of like a tattoo.

lt's hideous.

What on earth would compel

a young girI

to carve a crucifix

into her arm?

lt's the symbol

for the Red Cross.

Bob!

Why is everyone so sad?

We're not sad, honey.

We're disappointed.

Your sister did

a very bad thing today.

Do you have any idea

how hard l've worked

to get you into that school?

Now you're on the verge

of being expelled.

lt makes me sick

to my stomach.

I'm not one

to advocate violence,

but every now and then,

people like Natalie

need to be punched

in the face.

l've tried to be supportive,

but l'm finished.

You're deIusionaI

about a career in medicine.

I think at this rate,

you'd have a hard time

holding down a job

at a fast food restaurant.

Give it a rest.

l can always take the GED test.

Open up some sort

of private practice.

Like your father said,

you're delusional.

Never thought l'd say this,

but l'm starting to miss not having

the whole family at breakfast.

l can wake you up for family

breakfast if you Iike.

On second thought,

this is very nice.

Your father and I had

a long talk last night.

Jesus Christ.

Do not use the Lord's

name in vain.

Not now, not ever.

Go on.

l'm not gonna pretend to understand

what you're going through.

lt's over my head.

So your father and I have

decided to break the bank

and send you to see

a reaI psychiatrist.

The earIiest appointment

we could get is for next week.

HopefuIIy,

you'll have an easier time

opening up to Dr. Sadler

than you have to us.

lf money is tight, feel free

to dip into my college fund.

( sighs )

We are praying for a miracle.

lt'd be a miracle if Dr. Sadler

could undo the damage

caused by Reverend William.

We might not have always made

the best decisions for you,

but we have aIways had

your best interest in mind.

( phone ringing )

Phyllis:

HeIIo.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Dr. Gray called with bad news.

He's recommending that we put

Grace on the transpIant Iist.

l don't understand,

she looks so healthy.

Where's Mom?

Mrs. Taylor is sick.

She's taking a casserole

over to her house.

What are you doing?

Looking at pictures.

I hope I Iive Iong enough

to get married some day.

I'm going to do everything in my

power to make sure that happens.

What was that for?

I've been doing a Iot of

research on your condition.

And l read that your

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