Pay It Forward Page #7

-She told me about pay it forward.

How you helped her.

I'm doing a story.

You can't. That's private.

It upset my son. It was a social

studies thing and it didn't work.

Social studies?

Leave it alone. He just wants

to get on with seventh grade.

It's his birthday and it's a bad time.

-I'm sorry--

-No, I' m sorry.

I've been tracking this story

from Los Angeles.

Pay it Forward, the movement,

reached L.A.

-Come on. The movement?

-Yeah.

Your son had something to do

with this?

I really appreciate this,

Mrs. McKinney.

It's up to him.

-Ready, slugger?

-I guess.

Here you go. Up here, please.

Just Like you' re getting a haircut.

-You been interviewed before?

-No.

This is for you.

Hi. How are you?

-What's your name?

-Chris Chandler. Nice to meet you.

Less painful than the dentist.

Just be yourself, okay?

-Ready to go?

-I guess.

Come on, you got to have

some gusto here.

All right, Lets go.

All right, great.

Just be yourself. Relax.

It's gonna be a Lot of fun.

Okay, we' re on?

Hi, I'm Chris Chandler and I'm joined

today by an unusual seventh grader...

...Trevor McKinney.

Trevor, you must be pretty proud of

yourself.

No.

So you' re not proud at all?

I don't know. I guess.

Come on, you start a movement Like Pay

it Forward. You' re not proud?

I guess. I mean, I got an "A"

in social studies.

But that was just for the effort.

Stuff I did, it didn't work out.

-You' re here.

-Yeah, but--

I don't know. I tried real hard...

... but nothing really happened.

My mom's stuff worked.

She talked to my grandma.

Kind of made up with her.

It was really hard for her.

It was great for me, because my

grandma came to my birthday party.

And I had really missed her.

And that's why Pay it Forward went to

all those places...

... because of my mom.

Because she was so brave.

My stuff, I don't know. I think some

people are too scared or something...

...to think things can be different.

The world's not exactly...

...sh*t.

I guess it's hard for some people who

are used to things the way they are...

...even if they' re bad...

...to change.

And they kind of give up.

When they do, everybody--

They kind of Lose.

Hi, Arlene.

I don't want to be one of those people

he's talking about.

And I've become one.

I don't want to spend another

second of wasted air.

Please don't Let me stay trapped

in here forever.

I won't.

I don't want to spend another second

without you.

See you around.

All right, see you Later, guys.

Let me go!

-Stop it!

-Who'd you tell?

-Who'd you tell, tattletale?

-I didn't tell anybody.

I didn't say anything.

Help!

Stop it! Trevor!

Come here.

Let me go!

Cut it out! No!

Get out of my face!

Punch him! Come on!

No!

Leave him alone!

Someone get an ambulance!

I guess it's hard for

some people who...

...are used to things

the way they are.

... even if they're bad...

... to change.

I guess they kind of give up...

...and when they do...

... everybody kind of loses.

These moments make you sorry

to report anything.

This remarkable young man died

at 7:
35 this evening.

There are now confirmed incidents of

Pay it Forward in L.A., San Francisco.

In Phoenix, we 're checking...

...if the 16 foster children who

received computers...

...is connected to this movement.

It's hard.

You can 't plan it.

You have to watch people more.

Sort of keep an eye on them

to protect them...

...because they can 't always

see what they need.

It's like your big chance to fix

something that's not like your bike.

You can fix a person.

Is that what you want for your

birthday, everybody to pay it forward?

I can 't ask for that.

-Sure you can. Why not?

- Wouldn't work.

Why?

I already blew out my candles.

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