Reticent (2024)

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(Cameron panting)

(Cameron sniffling)

(wind rustling)

(birds chirping)

(bright music)

(wind rustling)

(feet shuffling)

Hey Sam.

Hi, Liv.

What are you doing?

Just collecting trash

stuff from the doors.

You good?

Get in here.

Have a drink.

I'm 18.

Not tonight, you're

not. You're 21.

One and done's not

gonna hurt anybody.

So what do you tell Lawrence

when you're gone for

an hour at a time?

I tell him I'm doing my job.

There's no cameras in the room.

Not yet, anyway.

I wouldn't put it

past him either.

Right.

So, how are your parents?

- Fine, I guess. - [Liv] Yeah?

Yeah. My dad moved out

and got his own place.

Mom and I are actually gonna

go and stop by there on the way

to the dorms tomorrow.

That's right.

Tomorrow's the big day.

The big move!

Are you gonna get a new job?

No, I like this job.

Plus it's not that far away.

It's a 45 minute drive.

Yeah. But tips are good

enough for gas money.

Okay. If you say so.

What about Beta Beta Chi?

You gonna join?

I don't know.

My brother's a brother.

Well, a frat brother.

That makes you a guaranteed in.

If I can get through hell week.

Oh, come on.

Nobody ever does any of

that hazing stuff anymore.

Too many frats get

in trouble for that.

That's not what Daniel tells me.

Uh, well even so, you don't

have anything to worry about

if your brother, your actual

brother has your back.

Yeah, I guess.

( knocking)

[Liv] Yeah?

Really kid?

You wanna be drinking alcohol

while you're still

living with the rents?

[Liv] The rents? Who says that?

Ah, it's just one and done.

Uh-huh, well, you are cut off.

Really? My kid brother.

He's a college man now.

What's up? - Lawrence!

He won't let me go even

a few minutes early

so I can get to the

concert at a good time.

He brought up the usual stuff.

When do you clock out?

If that's when you leave,

that's what's on the schedule.

That's what I'm paying for!

Like anything is gonna happen

in the few moments

that I'm gone.

I swear I should just block

his number and his email

when I'm not working so

he can't get ahold of me.

Aha, that'll teach him a lesson.

- Not a bad idea.

- [Frances] Yeah.

Okay, screw it. I'm doing it.

You should too.

- Consider it done. - Hm-hmm.

Sam. - What?

If we're doing it,

you gotta do it too.

It's a protest.

[Liv] Sort of.

You know what, forget it.

It's not your problem.

No, no, it's not that.

It's just, I'll think about it.

Okay.

Yeah, I like it.

Yeah, me too.

It's comfortable.

You know, it's strange,

but lately I've been

thinking about holidays.

We all think about how things

go when things are different.

- Our usual traditions and...

- Yeah, I see it.

We can put the Christmas

tree right there.

- You see it too?

- Yeah. It's nice, dad.

Yeah. Probably

nowhere near as nice

as your dorm's gonna

look though, right?

[Sam] Yeah, probably not.

- You excited? - Yeah. Sure.

So what do you think

about this arrangement?

I'm fine.

Fine?

We're fine. Fine as wine.

In fact, we wouldn't be

finer if we were having lunch

in a diner in North Carolina.

What are you doing?

I'm solidifying how

very fine everything is.

So you gonna miss me?

- Nope. - No!

You gonna call every

once in a while? Text?

- [Sam] Nope. - No?

You gonna experiment

with dope and alcohol,

and sex and drugs

and rock and roll?

Mom, please!

Did you do this when Fran

and Dan flew the coop?

Well, seriously, you know,

you're going to college

and what is this

about flying the coop?

You're only going to be

40 minutes down the road.

- [Sam] 45. - Right.

And you're still working

at that horrible hotel

with your sister who has

nothing good to say about it.

It helps pass the time.

Plus I like Liv, so.

Oh, Liv, how's she doing?

She's fine.

There's that word again, fine.

Are you fine?

You know, maybe I'm not,

but it's okay to not be okay.

The biggest part of that

is how you deal with it,

and you have lots of

ways of dealing with it.

I really don't

know how you do it.

Yeah, I don't either.

(bells chiming)

[Val] Sam!

Hey! - Hey.

Weren't you supposed to

be wearing a sweater vest,

or pins or something to

show that you're a pledge?

Oh, you heard about that?

Yeah, I might've asked around.

No, we only have to

wear those robot clothes

for special occasions.

Ooh, robot clothes.

Okay. I like them.

I'm gonna keep that in mind.

Where are you headed to?

- Library.

Yeah. Cool. Me too.

Oh, that's why you just

came from the library.

Yep. (chuckles)

Hey, did you hear

that Beta Beta Chi has a

disabled person pledging?

Yeah. That's JC.

Hmm. Do you think that

they just want diversity

to the mix?

Maybe, but I'm not gonna ask.

I wonder how that's

gonna work, you know,

during hell week with a person

that can barely walk,

trouble walking.

Yeah. I don't know either,

but I can't imagine that

they're gonna hurt him.

They better not.

I don't take that too lightly.

Good.

Hey, did I hear

you're performing

in open mic night

downtown or something?

Yeah, it's a standup comedy.

You know, I do a

pretty cool monologue,

so I might as well

try funny ones too.

Yeah. All right.

Congratulations.

That's really cool.

- [Val] Thank you.

I'm excited.

Don't they card down there?

No, not if you're a student.

Why are you trying to

try it out yourself?

No, no, no, no.

I could not do that.

Not any sort of performing art.

Not yet, anyway.

Is that why you're undeclared?

Yeah. But did you hear

about the axe m*rder*r

who was trying to get into

the computer system here?

[Val] Here? What?

Yeah. He couldn't hack it!

Ah! Okay.

Yep. I've heard worse.

- Yeah. Yeah, okay.

No, but seriously, you

should try writing sometimes,

you know, get some practice in,

you know, you don't have

to perform in that area.

That's true. And

it's probably safer.

Yeah.

Sam, you're in college now.

Why do you still

bother with this job?

I like it here.

Yeah, but it's a

further drive to school

and to the dorm, right?

I mean, doesn't

that aggravate you?

No. I like driving

Sometime I forget how

young you still are.

Soon enough, you're

gonna hate driving.

Are you wearing the

bracelet that I got you

for Secret Santa last year?

Thanks for noticing.

Yeah. Why are you wearing it

if you don't mind me asking?

Because it means

something to me.

Really? It does?

[Liv] It does. Really!

Hey, so guess what,

I am a pledge now.

Right on.

They start hell week?

Yeah, but nothing's

really happened yet.

Well, don't worry

too much about it.

It's just a little

welcoming present.

Yeah. Did Cameron go through it

when he went there?

Yeah, he did.

He would still talk

about it sometimes,

or he would still talk about it

if he and I were still talking,

which we're not doing

much of that anymore, so.

- I'm sorry. I didn't mean...

- You didn't know.

It's okay.

[Sam] I kind of liked him.

[Liv] Yeah, well. You

didn't know him like I do.

Don't tell me, you guys

are talking about Cameron.

Yep. That guy.

Yeah, he's here.

What?

[Frances] He's in the lobby.

sh*t!

He says he wants to

have a quiet talk,

"calmly and rationally."

So it sounds like he

wants to patch things up.

Do you want me to

tell him to piss off?

No, I'll talk to him.

He's not dangerous,

he's just pathetic.

- [Frances] Good luck.

- [Liv] Thanks.

So, what's up little brother?

You know, just this.

- Oh, congrats, by the way.

- Thanks.

Hey, I know you're

worried about hell week.

So I guess I might

as well tell you

what details I've gotten

personally from Daniel

and people have

gotten hurt, okay?

And there were even ones

that backed out midweek

and yeah, there

are some stories.

I don't know if they're true,

even the ones that

Daniel says are true.

And speaking of Daniel, I mean

everybody loves him, right?

He's Mr. Cool for a few years.

So yeah, sure they're

going to humiliate you,

but they're not

gonna hurt you. Hmm?

How comforting.

In a couple years, none of

this is gonna matter, right?

None of this...

Who's gonna remember

all this bullshit,

like long after

college is gone, right?

I don't know.

It's the moment though.

Like high school

doesn't matter now,

but in the moment it

mattered a lot, you know?

That's true.

Look, whatever happens,

just try not to bottle it up

if you can help it.

Not like you do with everything.

(muffled arguing)

[Liv] Grow up!

(muffled arguing)

(cellphone ringing)

Hello?

[Brett] Good morning,

little pledge.

Ready for your first

dedication ceremony?

Oh, yes sir.

Brother Brett, sir.

[Brett] Hey, we're not

brothers yet, pledge.

It's Sir Brett always maggot.

Yes sir.

Yes. Yes, sir. Sir Brett.

Sir Brett, sir.

[Brett] That's better, kiss a*s.

Now here's what you're gonna do.

(engine revving)

Hey, pledge!

That's not what

I told you to do.

Oh sh*t!

(keys jingling)

(alarm beeping)

No, no!

sh*t! sh*t! sh*t!

sh*t! No okay.

(Sam panting)

Sam! Are you alright?

Yeah, I just.

Are you okay?

Yeah, they had me do

like 10 laps around

the student center,

so I'm little tired.

And you weren't naked?

- No. - Ugh!

[Daniel] Calm down.

You know they have

to push it a little.

I thought this hazing

bullshit was ill*gal.

[Daniel] Are you

gonna tell someone?

No.

[Daniel] Look, Sam,

you just gotta man up,

face it and get through it

'cause it's only gonna

get worse from here, okay?

Okay?

(eerie music)

- Sam! - What?

Warned you about this before.

Are you bored?

You're not working.

I'll go restock the

vending machine.

That's more like it.

Don't let your sister

be a negative influence.

(eerie music)

- Daniel? - Where is he?

He's working.

What are you doing?

It's hell week.

Well, he has, you know,

a job, life, income.

Have you ever heard of it?

- Screw you! - Leave him alone!

Do you think Brett's

gonna leave him alone?

Well, Brett's not here, is he?

Go away!

Do you think it's gonna

look good to the brothers

when I come back without him?

Okay. Well, you know

them, don't you?

Just tell them to back off!

Oh my God, I'm trying to

save him some dignity here!

Do you think it's gonna look

good if he look like a p*ssy

when he is so close to

fitting in with Betas?

- Don't call him that.

- You know what I mean.

Yeah, I do. And you should

give him a break, okay?

Because he's, I don't know,

he is not confrontational.

He's tender and nervous,

and he's scared.

He's afraid of you, Daniel!

Why does he gotta

be afraid of me?

I'm his brother.

Brother? Okay, well then

what are you doing here?

Well, why does he gotta do this?

Because that's just

the way he is, okay.

Okay, look, do you

remember last year

when he did that photography

gig at the wedding?

He came home early.

Yeah. What about it?

Okay, you weren't there

that weekend, but I was.

Oh my God, he was like

so excited about it.

You should have seen him.

He not only got to be creative,

but he got to get

paid for it too.

So he got hired to do this.

And pictures of the

reception, at the wedding,

the DJ hired him.

Who did, I don't

know, like weddings

and bar mitzvahs or whatever.

Anyway, he came home early.

Mom and dad were

fighting again, you know,

big surprise, whatever.

And I was there

trying to help out.

But he came home early

and I asked him why.

And he said it was

because the DJ told him

that he wasn't

charismatic enough,

and was making

people uncomfortable.

Right. Anyway, I found

him in the hallway later.

I guess he was going

to the bathroom.

Oh my God, I will never

forget the look on his face.

He was so devastated.

And he just...

It was weighing on him.

And I looked at his hands and

they were covered in blood.

He dug his fingernails

in his palms.

I don't know. He

was just so sad.

And then he begged me

not to tell mom and dad,

because he didn't

want them to think

that it was because of them.

Sam's always had trouble

expressing himself.

He's just afraid

of annoying people.

Do you get what I'm saying?

Yeah. Listen, I'll tell him

that he got called into work.

You know, they have to agree.

He has a life, you know?

- Yeah. Thank you.

(upbeat music)

What are you?

How...

Hi. It's good to see you too.

What are you doing here?

I just wanted to

take a little trip.

A little 45 minute

trip off campus?

Uh-huh. Yep. So this

is where you work?

Yeah. This is where...

I wanna show you something.

- Oh. - Follow me.

Oh, (indistinct).

Yeah. We'll like watch

some TV or take a nap,

or sometimes Liv will bring

some alcohol and drink a little.

Doesn't your boss notice?

No. There are a couple of rooms

that are outside of his notice.

Hmm.

But it gets really boring here.

Don't you have a break

room or something?

Yeah, but Lawrence is

watching those like a hawk.

- Whack.

- This is the only place

we can go to get away.

Who's your favorite

Mario character? Go-Kart?

- Waluigi. - Ah, typical.

Typical! Who's yours?

Don't say Toad.

No Princess Peach.

The golden one.

- I was a 100%. - Rose Gold.

Going to guess you were

gonna say Princess Peach.

- But you didn't though. - No.

- You guessed Toad.

- No, I didn't guess,

I said don't say Toad

'cause he's the worst.

- You basically guess Toad.

- You're right.

Yeah, you did.

Yeah, you did accept it.

That's the first

step to recovery.

Well, you know what?

Next time you're gonna

have to place Bowser.

No. Straight up no.

Okay. So you see

this part right here?

Behold this part.

- [Sam] Yes. - Okay, good.

I'm very happy

that you saw that.

You see this right here?

[Sam] The doorknob. Yes.

Now imagine somebody

has like a firm card,

and then they just swipe through

and then it goes

like, (mimics machine)

then they have like a long

hanger or something, a hook,

and it goes like here.

Oh, wait, here.

So assuming that

there's not a dead body.

Right, right, right,

right, right. - [Sam] Yes.

Okay. I shall show you my trick.

[Sam] Okay.

Where's the closet at?

So we take two of these

hangers as so, right?

Hook it onto there.

Make sure that it's

nice and tight.

- [Sam] Yeah.

- And then we do like this.

And one second.

No one can get through.

Nobody can stop us.

- Done. - All right.

So then there's a gap.

- [Val] Huh? - Can still see us.

That's when you go over there

and just start punching

'em through the door.

Punching 'em?

[Val] Yeah. You have to

punch them specifically.

And if you can get your

butt in there sideways,

- I'll just use the key like.

- Yeah. just shake them

a little bit here and there.

And that'll do.

New tricks learned.

You ruining my artwork.

And you're closed.

Yep. Another day, another,

well, actually there

weren't any dollars today.

I was with you all day.

Oh yeah. I kind of

picked up on that.

You needed a distraction.

Get that from my text?

Yeah. I pick up on

a lot of things.

Can't really convey tone

through text though, right?

For me, I can.

You know what I mean

whatever I sent it, right?

- Yeah. - Press one.

So far.

Oh, lights up.

Cool. Great.

Yeah, so far me too. - Cool.

So you missed class today?

We have homework. - I figured.

What did I miss?

So I was thinking we

can work on it together

at the library tomorrow.

Okay. Yeah. Four o'clock.

Yeah, four sounds good.

Okay, cool.

We just have to make sure

that we don't like copy

each other word for word.

Okay. Okay. Easy fix.

I have a plan. - Okay.

So I copy your work and then

you rephrase your own work.

And then no one's the wiser.

- Full proof. - Full proof.

And is that a deal?

- Deal. - Awesome.

- Hey mom. - [Mom] Hey sweetie.

How's it going?

Well, you know,

just another day.

How's it going with you?

[Mom] You know, same old thing.

Your dad won't stop coming

over except when he does.

And he won't stop texting,

except when he does.

He's sending me stuff.

He's saying it was a joke.

He says he wants to start over,

and then he says things

are fine the way they are

and back and forth and

on and on like that.

Ah!

Man. What do you

do when he does,

like, when he stops

or quits or whatever?

[Mom] Well, I just

try to remind myself

that I don't need him.

Right.

(birds chirping)

Hey pledge. Prepare to die.

Put that on.

Seriously?

You went against the

brothers, time to be punished.

Where's Daniel?

He's where I'll take you.

No, put on the blindfold. Now!

I am disappointed, Sam!

I really am.

Sam, I am. I am Sam.

I get you into the greatest

frat this campus has ever seen,

the least you could

do is prove yourself.

Do you think it

makes me look good

when you don't follow through?

When you don't prove

yourself worthy and brave?

You can talk kid. I'm

not gonna hurt you.

I'm giving you a chance here.

Anything to say

in your defense? No?

Alright. You see that leaves

us in a bit of a predicament.

How am I supposed to let you

into this exclusive group

of the most reliable

people you will ever meet

in your entire life?

Then you just agree

with everything.

Why are you so afraid to

stand up for yourself?

See, you got principles,

and I can respect that.

But the thing is,

you gotta make us part

of your principles.

And by that I mean you

can't go against our wishes

for the rest of the week.

I think that's fair.

Okay. I'm gonna give

you an opportunity

only because your

brother vouches for you.

You do this, you're one of us.

No one ever touches you again.

No one ever touches you

again, again, again.

You know, that reminds me.

What the f*ck are

you doing, Brett?

Just one little punishment.

That's all.

- You don't have to do this.

What kind of example would

it set for the others

if I don't, I'm fair.

Fine. Okay. Just

this one time. Okay.

Hello, JC.

- Hello. - Stand here!

Face your fellow pledge.

Hi.

All right.

Now for starters, slap

him across the face.

Now tell him he's

not good enough.

You're not good enough.

Tell him to apologize.

Apologize.

I am sorry.

Oh, tell him to mean it.

- Mean it. - I'm tired.

I mean, I'm sorry.

Tell him that's too

bad and hit him again.

That's too bad.

Who the hell taught

you how to slap?

What is this

choreography for a play?

Hit him for real.

Harder. Harder!

I'm sorry.

Hey, I didn't tell

you to apologize!

This is like Simon says, right?

Now, tell him he

is not good enough.

You're not good enough!

Tell him he's lucky to be here.

You're lucky to be here.

Hit him again.

Now tell him, he's not

charismatic enough.

- You're not charismatic.

- That's enough.

Hey JC, get outta here.

Take him home.

What are you doing?

We're not done yet.

- Yeah, we are.

I'm taking my brother back.

You're not taking

anyone anywhere!

We agreed. - You're done.

- Whatever p*ssy.

- Oh, what did you just say

to me?

I said, you're a p*ssy!

sh*t! I said that's

enough, Brett.

Okay, JC.

[Sam] Are you okay?

Yeah, that's right.

You said you weren't

gonna touch him.

He's a pledge too, isn't he?

Is that part of your principles?

(engine revving)

Oh hell yeah.

(Cameron screaming)

- Cameron? - Hey, Daniel.

What's up my dude?

Someone moving in?

No. Did you not hear?

What the hell

curled up your a*s?

Hear what?

Dude, the alum party's

been called off.

Tell me you're

f*cking kidding me!

- No, dude, it's over. - f*ck!

Yeah. No, the frats

been suspended.

Somebody leaked a video

of of one of our hazings

to the dean. - Of course.

It got shut down.

- Of course they f*cking did.

- Yeah.

So what?

That's it? Just suspended.

No judge, no jury,

just executioner.

- Yeah, that's it, man.

Jesus f*cking Christ!

And it's hell week too, right?

Hmm-hmm.

f*ck! So what?

Dude, this house,

we f*cking built it.

Well not you, but like me

and your f*cking family.

The sh*t that I did

here, 20% of that sh*t.

Yeah, you remember.

You were f*cking here.

We did that sh*t to you.

Damn man! All of it.

It just makes you stronger.

These f*cking p*nsy

p*ssy f*cking kids, man!

They're never gonna

know what it's worth.

You good.

f*ck no, I'm not good!

Get my sh*t!

f*ck outta here!

I got sh*t to do!

Why did I even come here.

You guys f*cking suck.

See ya.

[Cameron] p*nsy a*s.

(muffled shouting)

- [Liv] Cameron.

- No, listen, Liv,

I need you to hear me!

I need you to really hear me.

You have no idea what

I've been through today.

I came here,

everything that I knew,

everything that I

loved is falling apart.

You're gone, this is gone.

If you are the last thing to

leave my life, I don't know

what the hell else I'm

supposed to be holding onto.

There is nothing left for me!

Do you understand that?

You are it!

I don't know if any of

this makes sense to you,

- but I have to do something.

- [Liv] Cameron,

you're not dying!

- With my f*cking life!

[Liv] There's more

fish in the sea.

So please, I've asked you

nicely, leave me alone.

I've set boundaries with you

and I expressed them

many, many times.

And I don't know what

it's gonna take for you

to respect those boundaries.

Are you drinking again?

Why do you f*cking care?

Yeah, I'm drinking again.

[Liv] Cameron, it's not my job

to help you anymore. Goodbye.

(console banging)

Okay, so I was looking

at this one too.

How about this one?

- Okay, sure. - Cool.

And then maybe if we

find like a comedy,

you know, something that

can give us some inspiration

for the standup.

What are you saying?

Steal some material

from that movie

for my own act?

No, no. I just...

I was just trying to help.

I know what you mean and no,

it doesn't have to be funny,

but story-driven though.

- Okay. - Mandatory.

Then how about a chick flick?

Oh, yes. Chick flick.

All that drama. Right?

So you want drama, huh?

- Sure. - Okay.

Like chick flick, drama

relationship type of drama.

Maybe somebody likes the

other person's type of drama.

Doesn't want them to

know type of drama.

- [Sam] Okay.

- Or ruin anything.

Like maybe perhaps there's

like this kindhearted,

sweet, somewhat tall girl, cool.

Some people might say.

I don't know, she likes this guy

and they're always hanging out,

and sometimes she might

interrupt him at his job,

maybe at a hotel or something.

Oh, okay. Go on.

Yeah. And like, she likes him.

She doesn't wanna ruin anything,

and she doesn't wanna

ruin the dynamic

or anything like that.

She's not quite sure, you know?

I mean, why wouldn't

he like her, right?

Yeah. Why wouldn't he?

Yeah. So, I don't know.

I'm just gonna stop

beating around the bush

if you don't mind.

You know who I'm

talking about, right?

Yeah. I think I might know.

Yeah. Because I'm so subtle

about these things. - Obviously.

Yeah. I mean, that's the thing.

So it's just...

Okay, whenever I hang around

you, I feel less homesick

and I really like you,

but I just don't know

if you like me too.

Well, I just don't wanna

ruin anything, you know?

Yeah. I worry about

that too sometimes.

- About what? - What?

That's the other thing.

You're so awkward

and adorably shy.

It's a nice change

of pace for sure.

- Really? - Yeah, really.

Study room's open.

[Val] So it seems.

- You wanna study? - Yes.

(door banging)

[Sam] Hey sis.

Hey, what's up?

Nothing.

What? What's going on?

Nothing. I dunno what

you're talking about.

Did you get laid?

No, we just kissed.

- And then? With whom?

- I'm not gonna tell you.

- Oh, well you should.

- I'm your guardian angel.

Yeah, later. Bye.

I'ma put this on

Facebook. Come back.

(Sam panting)

Listen, we're gonna

be closed a while.

I called the police.

She was m*rder*d in the

room she was sleeping in.

Cameron, her ex-husband,

came in and...

I don't know why.

I don't know anything else,

but we called the police,

and they should be here.

(gentle music)

(Cameron sobbing)

When you make a pledge, that

pledge becomes your life!

It doesn't matter if

the door's closed,

the pledge goes on.

The pledge f*cking goes on!

You and I stood in

front of our families,

our friends, in front of God!

And you told me you loved me!

You made a pledge.

What good is a f*cking pledge

if you don't make it...

if you don't make it in blood?

(g*nsh*t firing)

Sam. Sam, look at me.

You can only...

You really have to let this out!

You can only hold

this in for so long.

You could cry, you can scream,

you can run out in the woods

and punch trees as

many times as you want.

But you cannot keep

all of this bottled up.

Honey, it's not good for you.

This reticent thing, you can

only play that part for so long

before it takes you over.

Sweetheart, you can even

tell me to go to hell

if that helps.

(Sam sobbing)

I can't do it.

I can't say anything.

I'm scared because if I...

What am I saying?

I'm letting it get to

me and I can't take it.

I just...

I don't know what to do,

and it makes me so confused

and I get more confused

as soon as I try

to say anything.

I don't know what to do

when I feel so much

all at the same time.

And I'm afraid that

if I say something

that it's gonna

make it even worse,

especially for the

people that I love.

So just say something stupid.

At least that's how I

know that you're human

and you can...

That you feel.

I want you to

listen to me first,

and then you can say

what you have to say.

If you keep doing this, you're

going to end up hurting mom,

and me and my

brother and sister.

And it's probably

going to hurt you too.

You have to choose.

You can't have both.

What are you looking for?

I don't know.

I guess we're just looking.

So would it help if

you talked about her?

You know.

I don't know. Maybe.

Well, who is she to you?

I think I loved her.

Oh, I don't know.

She was a friend of the family,

and I definitely had

a big crush on her.

Like a big time crush.

I had it bad.

[Val] So you took

the job for her?

No, I think that...

She got me the job,

but she was just

trying to help me out.

Like, so that I

would have something

to go to after high school.

Plus it beat working in

a chicken restaurant.

Are you talking about Chicken

Express on College Avenue?

Yes. How did you know?

Believe it or not,

a lot of high school kids

go to College Avenue.

Okay. Yeah.

Well, can I see your act?

I guess, why not.

So, I wouldn't say that

it's funny or anything,

but I thought it was, you

know, comical in a way.

So there's like 70

kids in our life group,

kids church, you know.

While the whole

church is going on,

70 kids just run amuck.

It's pure chaos, right?

So I decided, hey, this

will be a good deal for me

to help out these kids.

I can take this.

This kid comes up

to me and he says

with the purest eyes ever,

he goes like, ma'am,

can I get some tea?

I'm like, hold up kiddo,

I'll get you some tea.

We'll go get some tea,

like right after we

start dancing, okay kid?

He was like, okay.

And he puts his hand behind

his back and he walks over,

waits until he started dancing.

And then like he leaves

out with another person.

I'm like, cool, cool.

He is getting his

tea. He's all good.

He didn't need me.

And so the next scene, I'm like

tussling with these two kids

because they're like fighting.

I said, guys, guys, seriously,

I know you guys love

each other so much,

but you gotta stop

touching each other.

And one of them goes

like, ew, I'm not g*y.

And he says it just like that.

And then I said, oh, how

do you know that word?

And then the other kid goes

like, yeah, I'm not g*y.

And then the other

kid goes like,

you don't even know

what that spells.

And he is like, no.

(Sam laughing)

So they start

tussling again, right?

I'm like, guys,

stop it. Stop it.

But in the midst of

it, I smell something,

chocolate, no.

The kid, the same

kid with the big eyes

that looked up at me

and asked for tea,

he's chugging down coffee.

No.

- Right in front of me.

- Oh my gosh.

While these kids are tussling,

so I'm like in the middle,

it was like in slow motion.

I was like, and this

kid, he goes like,

and lifts up that one eyebrow.

He did it on purpose.

Listen you little.

And so I was just

like, what the heck?

Turns out that kid was

like the ringleader

of the whole chaos.

I'm gonna tell you

that, it happened.

There's like, okay,

while we were supposed

to be sitting down watching

Jesus, JC up on the screen,

this kid's making other

kids run around everywhere.

Nobody learned a

lesson that day, oh no.

Nobody learned anything.

There's a rock climbing

place up there.

These kids are

falling off of it.

And then there's

other kids tripping

on other kids,

beating up other kids.

I'm like, I can't do this.

And the little grandpa over

here with his coffee just.

No, he's not even

sipping it like this.

He's looking at...

He pace back and forth

when he did it too.

He was like.

- Oh, that's so funny.

And so I'm like, I'm

on the ground like this

and like tussling with the kids

and so I have to look up at him.

And then he goes like.

[Sam] Down at you

with the coffee.

And he goes like,

with the eyebrows.

I couldn't believe that.

- He planned the whole thing.

- He did.

So, whoa. And he asked for tea.

Every time that

he asked for tea,

I go like, kid.

- [Sam] Don't test me.

Yeah. I was like,

we are not going to get coffee.

It's a no!

(indistinct).

(Sam clapping)

[Val] Thank you, I tried.

It snaps, it snaps.

- Am I interrupting something?

- Just a study session.

Very funny. Good to see

you again, shithead.

Because I've meaning to tell you

how I feel about

this whole thing.

Don't think I'm gonna

hold back anymore

on account of your brother.

You wouldn't have lasted a day.

Hey, what did I tell you, Brett?

What are you doing here?

There's more to life than

just the frat, you know?

What are you doing here?

You stalking my brother?

You gonna tell him something

he already thinks about himself?

Or you gonna have some

thoughts of your own this time?

Fine. I'm leaving.

Hey Brett, one more

thing. It was me.

You what?

You know what.

What the hell man, why?

We're brothers.

- Yeah. And we messed up.

And not just now.

This is what we get.

This is what we get!

Who the hell died

and made you Gandhi?

I knew something was

off about you lately.

You go join the

p*ssy pledges next?

I hear the b*tch has

a mouth for pleasure.

[Sam] Alright, that's enough!

What?

I said that's enough!

You think just because

there's no fraternity anymore,

you're not still a pledge?

Yeah. You know what, I

feel sorry for you Brett,

because you spent your

entire college career

thinking you a

part of something,

that turned out to be bullshit.

I'm just glad I figured it out

while I'm still a freshman.

Go ahead. Leave!

And remember when you graduate,

you're gonna feel

so lonely. Leave!

[Daniel] Damn, well that's

how you would've gotten in!

[Lawrence] Hey, if

I've told you once,

told you a hundred times,

you gotta answer my calls

and text in case

something comes up

and I need you to come in.

Oh. Yeah, that's gonna be a

little difficult, Lawrence.

[Lawrence] Why? Tell me why.

Pretend I'm stupid. Tell me why!

You have to pretend.

You really want to know?

[Lawrence] Yeah, I want to know.

Yeah, I blocked your number.

Why? Why would you do that?

Because you were being too

clingy in my off hours.

And I keep telling you

that when I'm on the clock,

I put up with your sh*t.

When I'm off the clock, I

don't answer to you, okay?

Now if you'll move along,

I have some work to do.

If you keep talking

to me like this,

you're not gonna

work here anymore.

(indistinct muffled talking)

God. Oh, and don't call me.

Oh wait, you can't.

Hey Sam, I need you

to run a message

by your sister for me.

Hey, Sam! Sam!

I don't know.

I'll probably get

a work study job.

Something on campus, that'll

save me some gas money.

Hmm. Look at you.

Standing up to people

left and right.

This is only the beginning.

What does that even mean?

Well, this world is

full of a lot of people

that need to be stood up to and

I think that's why I'm here.

Plus no one has their

best college experience

their first semester.

You wanna bet.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)