Thirteen

Hit me.

I'm serious, I can't feel anything. Hit me!

Again! Do it harder!

I can't feel anything! This is awesome.

I hear this little "wah, wah, wah" inside my head.

That's your brain cells popping.

- Do it! - You want me to do it?

Hit me! Harder! Punch me!

Hit me really hard. Really.

- Okay, I'm gonna punch you. - Okay, go!

Oh, shit!

Yeah!

Come on, Hampton.

Come on.

Come on, baby.

Mom! Come on! It's 7:45. Let's go. Let's go.

I'm ready. Hey, Noel.

- Mason, come on! - Come on, Mason!

- Where's the new backpack? - Already in the back seat.

Let me fix this before somebody gives you the wedgie from hell.

- Mason! - Come on!

What's up, guys? Hey, Noel.

Bitch.

What the hell?

- You're not allowed to wear that. - Teachers look mean here.

Well, I promised myself I wouldn't get anything lower than an A. Careful!

God.

How you doing, man?

Guess what just happened.

Dude! Look at that shit! Damn.

- That shit is tight! - Mason.

Hey. Guys, this is my little sister.

- Hi. - Look over there, man.

- There's Evie Zamora. - She grew up this summer.

- No shit. - Hey, Evie. What's up, girl?

- Let's go say hi. - Be cool, dude.

What's up, Evie?

- Come here, I wanna talk to you. - You see that?

Shit.

Now look up at me. Looks great.

Yeah. Next time we'll do orange.

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It's okay, Mom. You can borrow mine. Again.

Thank you.

Rodney, I love the blue.

Hey, go like this.

You guys hungry? I did Italian tonight.

Hey, it's hot, guys.

Where'd you put the cheese?

Bye! Don't burn your tongue!

- Bye, Mel. - Oh, thanks.

So long. Jesus, $2 tip?

They ate half the lasagne.

Mom, you're way too generous.

Dad send the check this month?

Lay off him, Tracy. He just started the new job.

We're fine, hon. I'm hooked all week.

You'd look great with some honey-blond entertainment streaks...

right here.

It's not fair. I can't be mad at you when you do that.

Here, Mom, listen to this.

He was crippled But only his body was cracked.

Tracy!

- Hey. - Hey, Kayla.

Hi. The bus never came, and then it did.

I have to pee, and she hasn't eaten anything.

Well, that's okay. There's some stuff on the stove.

- Okay, then we'll go? - Tracy, I'm sorry.

I just haven't been to a meeting all week and you know I need to go.

I really wanna hear your poem. Come on.

- Please start over? - It's okay, Mom.

No, please. I really wanna hear it.

He was crippled But only his body was cracked.

It's not simple Nor is it an easy matter to explain.

"Let's just leave it at that," she says.

And closes the holy book of lies She covers her eyes.

Denying to herself What she thought happened.

That's really heavy.

And it scares me a little bit.

It's beautiful.

We gotta talk about it when I get back, okay?

Can we have some of this cake?

Oh, no, no, no! Shit!

That's Mario's cake! He's 12 years sober!

- Tracy, I want a piggyback ride! - Hang on.

Mom? Mom, Mom, Mom!

I told you I can't babysit. I have an I-Search project due tomorrow.

Baby, baby, cut me a break! You know I need to go! "Keep coming back!"

- "It works if you work it!" - Right, baby?

- Mom... - Bye, Mommy.

- Be good! - Yeah. Thanks again!

Evie Zamora. Hey, girl.

Evie Zamora has really pretty skin.

I heard she has a huge scar from when she saved her brother from a fire.

You guys, she's not Wonder woman.

- You guys, I'm wearing lip gloss! - I'll see you guys later.

He's so smart too. He knows German.

Nice socks.

Who let her out of the cabbage patch?

Thank God you're cleaning up your room.

You hungry, baby?

I'm not your baby.

Okay -

- Hey, what's wrong with those socks? - Nothing.

Then what are they doing in the trash?

I'm not going to wear them anymore. I need new clothes.

- How come? - Because I look stupid! Hello?!

Sylvia!

Sylvia! Stop!

Please! Emergency!

Mom. This one's okay. This is cool.

Yes. Mother scores.

Now I know I have another dollar in quarters here somewhere.

Hey! Is this enough? I could rinse these off.

Right on.

For the project, I'm doing J. Lo. What about you?

- I'm doing Usher. - I have to go to the bathroom.

- Okay. - Okay.

Cute shirt.

Thanks. Cute belt.

Call me after school. We can go shopping on Melrose.

Okay -

Write your number on this.

Oh, my God!

You get it?

Yeah, I have heard that one. Yeah, that one': Good.

Damn. I have gymnastics today.

- Oh, okay. - Okay.

- I'll see you later. - I'll call you later.

Bye. Love you. 'Bye.

I don't know. I just wish she liked me, you know?

- I've been there. - Tracy!

Mom says to clean your room before she gets home.

The number you have reached is not in service at this time. Please...

The number you have reached is not in service at this time.

What happened over here, Cockroachio?

Nothing, Lifeguard Boy.

Hey, come clean this shit up, Trace.

The pants without the pockets make you have a better ass.

Tried calling you guys, but I was coming here anyway.

My phone didn't ring.

Ban appétit, darling.

Shit. You guys, I only brought 10 bucks.

What?

I'm gonna go get a drink of water.

Loser.

What? What are you talking about? No! No... Hang on one second.

The number for you. It's right... Hang on one second.

I shouldn't be giving you the number, you should have it. No.

His name is Alberto. I don't know, it's something, some sort of...

5-5-3 number, or Alberto, I don't know. Something.

No. You just keep in mind that you work for me!

I have 35 people coming tonight. This is unacceptable!

I need the heater working. I have to have everything there.

No, this is not right. Let's see, hang on one second. It's 5-5-3...

- Not bad for 30 minutes. - Sales clerks didn't see shit.

You guys.

- You guys! - Check this out. Watch.

You guys, I totally just stole this.

- No fucking way. - From this lady over there.

- Let's see how much. - Have you seen what's in it?

- Holy shit, you guys. - Oh, my God.

- I've never seen this much money. - Let's go shopping!

Hell, yeah!

A few pairs of these.

That should cover that. Keep the change.

- Oh, yeah. - Let's go.

Hey, Mason.

Just out of curiosity, who do you think is the hottest girl in school?

I guess Evie Zamora.

Guess who I hung out with today.

Bull.

Melrose Avenue.

What? God, it's that hard to believe?

Mom, why are there four places tonight?

Mom?

Honey, he just got back. He's only coming for dinner.

Yeah, tomorrow he's just gonna tune up your car, right?

It needs it.

Why are you doing this to yourself?

You mind if I put this stuff in your garage?

So, Brady, how was the halfway house?

The same as the last one, Trace.

Evie, this is my mom.

No way. She's like the hot big sister.

What do you want me to do?

- Can you take us to Melrose? - Oh, let's go.

Find some really cute platforms, or maybe some of that body glitter.

No, Mom, it's okay.

Just drop us off and then go run an errand or something.

Oh.

Okay. I guess that'll be all right, maybe for an hour.

I have to talk to Evie's mom, though.

Brooke is just my guardian.

Great, thank you.

Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute. I haven't talked to Brooke yet.

Mom, please don't do this to me.

This is the best day of my life. I'll kill you if you embarrass me.

- Okay. - Okay.

Hi. This is Melanie. I'm Tracy's mom.