The Birch

Hey, Miller.

Mayor Bouchard?

Sir.

See, it's worse, Rachel.

It's worse. You don't understand.

If you could see what she did to that boy...

- But they're our daughters. - They're not.

Look, every time this happens,

we're the ones responsible, Rachel.

It's us.

Maybe you can live with that, but I can't.

I c... I can't do it.

- I just can't. - Well, then we'll find another way.

And Laura? What about Laura?

There's still hope for her, Rachel,

but they can't live under the same roof.

We have to send Lanie off. We can't wait on this.

Uh, no, you know, she's sick.

She doesn't need anything. You can go to the school without her.

Thanks.

Gregarious.

- Outgoing. - Good.

Sociable.

Polysyndeton.

Words strung along without a comma.

Example?

The moth lived and withered and died.

Just in a row like that.

Retrospection.

Don't you think that boards are a bit much?

Well, we can't have you over stimulated right now.

You're turning this place into a dungeon.

Do you know the word "hyperbole"?

I'm just a little thirsty.

- Well, I can get you some juice. - I need to stretch.

Are you trying to avoid study time?

Retrospection.

To growing older.

It's poison. Don't drink it.

Well, let's get back to it.

Yeah.

Lanie?

Rachel?

Lanie!

Okay, okay.

What did you do?

Lanie!

Lanie, what did you do?

Lanie, stop!

Open the door!

Stop! Open the door, Lanie!

Lanie, stop! Stop!

Hey.

Hey.

I cannot even begin to tell you

how grateful I am.

Thank you so much.

An enemy of my enemy is a friend.

Or whatever.

- You hear what happened last night? - No.

Um...

Thad's dead.

- What? - Yeah.

My stepdad said it was pretty brutal.

How?

No one knows. Some freak thing.

I hate to say it, but I'm actually pretty...

Hey...

It's okay.

Hey, we made it.

We made it. We made it.

Whoa.

Hi.

This stays between us?

My mom lets me crash on the weekends.

This is more my dad's place,

but he's not really around much, so, you know.

Um, it'll just be a minute.

What's your plan anyways?

Headed north. Going somewhere safe.

Cool.

Well, I have a little half brother.

If she needs anything...

I'll be there for dinner, so...

Yeah.

Was, uh...

Was Thad the,

you know...

Hey. Hey.

Little bug, little bug, what's wrong?

She poop?

Um...