All language subtitles for 7th Heaven s05e01 Here We Go Again

I signed up for school today.

What school?

College. Crawford.

I want to get my teaching credentials in
early childhood education.

Now?

You do know we have seven kids now,
right? We have the twins and Ruthie. But

Simon starts high school tomorrow.

Lucy graduates high school this year.

Mary's out of high school and working.
And Matt is out on his own.

Matt. Hardly out on his own. He sleeps
out on his own.

They're still a kid.

Oh, stop it. He and Heather are
practically married.

No, they're not. That's just what we
tell each other every time we get

that those two might be shacking up.

And Mary is going to college.

She's going to go to college eventually,
I hope.

As soon as she figures out that she
doesn't enjoy minimum wage jobs.

Unfortunately, I think Mary's quite
happy with her stint in the world of

wage. Well, I'm not happy with it.

With my luck, she'll probably decide to
go to college when Lucy decides to go.

And then with Matt's, we'll have three
tuitions to pay. Oh, plus yours.

And by the way, who says that Lucy won't
have the kind of senior year that Mary

had? And Simon is starting high school.
Do you remember what it was like when

Matt started high school?

High school boys are... Well, they're
high school boys.

And we shouldn't forget Ruthie, who is
well on her way to being more difficult

than all the other kids rolled into one.
Oh, and bonus, the twins are entering

the terrible twos. They're not entering.
They are there.

So what are you saying? That the whole
family is so dangerous that I can't take

one or two hours away from them to take
one course?

I'm going back to college.

Fine.

You're going to college, and I...

I'm going downstairs.

Go ahead, but you might want to get some
sleep, because I have class at 8, and I

need you to watch the twins for a couple
of hours in the morning.

When were you...

Going to tell me this as you were
backing out of the driveway tomorrow

No, I planned to tell you just when I
told you.

Well, thank you, Mrs. Camden.

When I see their happy faces smiling
back at me, seven

heavens, I know there's no greater
feeling than the love of family.

Where can you go when the world don't
treat

you right? The answer is home.

one place that you'll find seven seven

seven seven

seven

You get delirious if you think life's
too serious.

You think by now that you would know.

You can't stop the world from changing.

But you could turn it around.

Cause you won't keep a good girl, won't
keep a good girl down.

How am I supposed to get to my new job?

What job?

I have a new job.

You've had a new job every week all
summer.

That's not true. I was a day camp
counselor for almost three weeks.

Oh, how could I forget? Three whole
weeks.

Just because you're mad at Mom doesn't
mean you have to take it out on me. I'm

not angry. The word is angry with Mom,
and I'm not taking it out on anyone.

Well, at least I'm not dating that loser
Robbie anymore.

At least.

I got a job at the pool hall
waitressing.

Oh. So now it's waitressing, is it?

Yes. And what is wrong with waitressing?

Nothing but... Can't you waitress
somewhere where I don't hang out? Well,

not going to have time to hang out.
Mom's going back to school.

Oh, very funny.

What time do you have to be at work?

10 .30. They want to train me or
something before the lunch rush starts.

I'll drop you off.

Um, no offense, but I don't want my
daddy dropping me off at my new job. You

know, it won't look very good. So I'll
drop you off.

So you can just...

Park my car in a parking lot all day
when I actually have a hundred things to

do? I don't think so.

What's wrong?

I need the car.

Well, I'm taking my car to school, and
Lucy's using the other car to take the

kids to school.

Why didn't anyone tell me that school
was starting again?

Other car?

My car? Lucy's taking my car? Unless you
have some objection.

At some point today, I have to go to
work.

Well, you can take my car when I come
home, which should be 9 .30 or 10. Until

then, you can't go anywhere anyway,
right?

Hello? Is anyone listening? I need a
car. Hello? Earn money and buy one.

You bought Matt a car. Why can't you buy
me a car? Matt was going to college.

You, on the other hand, are not going to
college. You're working, so you can buy

your own car.

How much money have you saved over the
summer?

Saved? On what I make?

Please.

You guys are forcing me to buy on
credit.

You are, and you can stop talking about
school because I'm not going to college

until I figure out what I'm going to
college for.

For to someday earn a living so you can
have your own house and drive your own

car? Maybe I don't want to own my own
home.

You don't own your own home. This is the
church's home.

But this house is a benefit of my job,
which I was hired for after five years

college.

And we do own a car. Two cars, in fact.
Well, three, if you count the one we

bought for Matt, who's in college.

Anyway, the twins have been fed.

Simon is putting on clean shirts for
them.

And they may want to snack before I get
back.

They're sort of on a banana kick, so
just peel one, cut it in half, and

juice cups in the refrigerator.

Remember me?

The daddy?

I know they're on a banana kick, and I
know where we keep juice cups.

Good.

Are you two still fighting, or is it
safe to come in? We're not fighting.

All I know is what everybody else tells
me.

We're not fighting.

Wow, are you getting a divorce?

We're not fighting, Ruthie.

We're just having a little disagreement.
Not even a disagreement, a difference

of opinion.

Well, it's not a difference of opinion.

We both think that Mom should be able to
go back to school if she wants. I just

don't understand why she wants to,
especially right now. That's basically a

difference of opinion.

No, it's not.

You know, I don't know why you're making
such a big deal out of this. It's a

minor adjustment in our day, two or
three days a week. That's all it is.

A minor adjustment.

They're all the same. Don't mess them
up.

Are you okay?

No, I'm not okay.

It's my first day of high school.

Nigel's in another school district.

Dean is in another state. And I have no
one. First day is always tough.

You'll make new friends. Not the new
friend speech again.

Please. Yeah, Lucy will be there. Lucy
will show you around.

Dad, what do I look like? A total geek?

I don't need my big sister to show me
around.

Sorry.

I remember my first day of high school.

We all do. You told us about it a
thousand times.

Thank you for remembering.

What if high school is just not a good
experience for me?

What if I'm unpopular? What if I can't
make good grades?

What if I never have a best friend in
high school? What if I never have a

girlfriend again?

What if this happens? What if that
happens?

You're going to drive yourself crazy
with that. Not to mention me.

Don't play what if.

Don't you wonder...

What if my wife meets some college
professor that she wants to run off with

she can get away from me and seven kids
and all that church stuff?

Yeah, that could happen. And if it does,
what are you going to do?

What are we all going to do?

Hey, Luke, better get a move on.

Wish me luck on the best senior year
ever.

Good luck.

Thanks.

Later, dude.

And is Andrew Nalos back from Europe for
his best senior year, too?

I'm counting on it.

Does he realize that you had your best
summer ever?

We had an agreement. Don't ask, don't
tell.

And now for something not...

Completely different. You think Andrew
Nalos' father just spent thousands and

thousands of dollars to send him halfway
across the world to keep you away from

him, and suddenly that's going to
change?

Dad, why do you think I'm dressed like
this?

I think you're dressed like that because
you assume that I have absolutely no

say in what you wear.

Okay, why'd you dress like that?

Because not even Andrew Nalos' father
will be able to keep Andrew from this.

What? No, I just want to... It's okay.

Perfect.

Bye -bye.

And I wish you'd choose your words more
carefully. I don't like that... this.

Don't like it at all.

What? How's Heather?

Why do you ask? Why shouldn't I ask?

I just wonder why that's the first thing
you ask. Why shouldn't it be the first

thing I ask? I don't know.

I don't know either.

Could you ask how I am first?

How are you?

Fine.

And Heather?

Fine.

Where's Mom? Why do you want to know?

Why wouldn't I want to know?

She's my mother.

I mean, is there something specific you
need from her? Something that I can take

care of for you? A sandwich?

Help with your laundry?

Problem with Heather?

Yeah, I can make my own sandwich. I can
do my own laundry.

And I'm not having a problem with
Heather.

Because?

Because... Why aren't you having a
problem with Heather?

Why would I be having a problem with
Heather?

Why don't I just ask you what I really
want to know?

I have no idea. Why don't you?

Maybe I will. Go ahead.

Be my guest.

Ask away.

Are you and Heather living together?

We did a really stupid

thing.

It is stupid.

Do you, Heather, take Matt to be your
lawful wedded husband?

Do you, Heather, take Matt to be your
lawful wedded husband?

Thank you.

Do you take me to be your lawful wedded
husband?

Maybe if you write it down.

I'm sorry.

I need a minute.

Oh, no, no.

Thank you, but I... I think that was a
no.

And so we didn't get married.

So back to what I really wanted to know
when I found out so much more.

Are you and Heather living together?

No, we're not living together. I mean,
we're together a lot, but...

We're not living together.

Don't ask, okay?

You're only going to make me mad.

It's angry, not mad. And are you ever
going to get married?

To Heather?

Yeah, to Heather.

I don't think I'd ever ask her again.

And if she asks you?

I'd have to say no.

There was a time when you forced Heather
and her fiancé to be honest with each

other.

Maybe at the time you forced yourself.

I can't. I just can't. I mean, if I was
going to break up with her, I should

have done it after the wedding. That
didn't happen.

Now it's too late. She has to break up
with me.

Hey, what if you... Not a chance.

I'm not breaking up with Heather for
you.

What if you just talk to her?

About? About, you know, how angry you
are that she left your son standing

at the altar.

Huh? No.

I'm not the one who's angry. I'm not the
one who needs to talk.

Now wait it out.

Hello, everybody.

I'm Mr. Russo, your new principal, and
today is my first day, too.

Unfortunately, your new teacher was
moving here from New York, and at the

minute she changed her mind. So we're
reshuffling the deck and drawing a new

card this morning.

We should have it all worked out here
shortly.

Oh, no, it can't be.

Some of you will remember Ms. Riddle
from last year. Well, she's been

to the fourth grade along with you.

Isn't that wonderful?

She called me stupid last year. She
called me a moron.

She called me an imbecile.

Maybe excuse them sick.

Hello, Miss Riddle.

Horsey?

Hey, have you seen Andrew Nailoff?

Uh, no. Haven't you heard?

Haven't I heard what?

Well, I hate to be the one to tell you,
but I think you found a girlfriend in

Europe.

So, this is America.

I heard he's not coming back.

What? Andrew Nalus is just going to stay
in Europe and miss his senior year?

Please, that can't be.

That's the rumor. But he has to come
back, even if he met someone over there.

Over here, I am his girlfriend, and it's
our senior year.

Don't yell at me. I had nothing to do
with it.

You know who did have something to do
with this? His father.

Camden, how's it going?

Jim, I can't believe it. I'm so glad to
see you.

You're the first person I've seen from
our old school. What happened to your

foot?

Preseason football practice.

Got another week before I can get the
cast off. Then they'll let me know if I

can get back into the game.

In the meantime, me and some buddies are
going to go teepee one of the

cheerleaders' houses tonight.

You want to come?

Hi. You think you could let me off for a
couple of hours?

Is it an emergency?

No, but the lunch rush is kind of over
and I'm not really needed.

Don't you think you should make yourself
needed? You know, so we don't feel like

we're paying you for nothing?

Oh, you don't have to pay me for the
time I'm not here.

I see.

Well, I'd have to give my boss, the
owner, a good reason for why you left.

You have a good reason?

I do. I'm going to buy a car.

Lunch tips must have been pretty good.

Yeah, $20.

And so I was thinking that in a whole
day, I could make $50 at least, and 50

times 5 is 250, and that's like $1 ,000
a month.

Plus my minimum wage, I can easily
afford a car, right?

Don't forget taxes and Social Security.

I get Social Security?

No, you have to pay into Social
Security.

Oh. And don't forget, you're not going
to make $50 a day in tips every day,

especially if you don't work a whole
day.

And besides, don't you think maybe you
ought to make sure you really like the

job before you buy a car?

I love the job.

You've been here three hours.

Yeah? You've got a lot more hours to put
in before you know if this is really

going to work out.

It'll work out.

It'll have to work out. I'm buying a
car.

So?

What kind of car are you buying?

Whatever kind someone will sell me.

Oh, and can I borrow your car to go look
for the car?

I'm a very good driver.

No.

Hey, you can take an hour for a meal,
but that's it.

No, no, no. I hate her.

Ruthie. You don't hate her. You hate
being in Ms. Riddle's class. And we're

going to do whatever we can to get you
out. By tomorrow? Because I can't go

there tomorrow.

Don't be an idiot.

Did you just call me an idiot?

Yeah, I did. No wonder you don't have
any friends.

Simon, that was uncalled for. Ruthie, we
know how upset you are, but you...

Where are you going?

I'm going upstairs. I have homework.

And where are you going? I'm going
upstairs to make new friends.

Maybe after that I'll make some gold.

Who wants pie?

Pie? Yes, apple pie. You had time to
bake a pie?

Yes, I had time to take a pie out of a
box and bake it, yeah.

It's a perfectly good pie.

Why don't you go get it?

Could you please get the pie?

Oh, sure. I can get the pie.

We're out of toilet paper. I'm going to
go get some and bring it upstairs in

case we run out again.

It's the laundry room cabinet.

Did Heather tell you that we're in class
together?

Yes, she did.

Oh, I get it. She told you we almost got
married.

Yes, she did.

Yeah, I told Dad.

I know. Well, did she mention the part
where she left me standing at the altar?

I know you're very angry with her.
Maybe, a little. But when you think

it was a very brave thing she did when
she walked away.

Yeah, I imagine it gets easier and
easier the more times you do it.

Matt, do you still want to spend the
rest of your life with Heather?

You know, something's not right.

What? Something's not right with the
relationship?

No, no, something's not right with this
conversation. What's going on?

Nothing, we're talking.

No, we're not just talking.

Heather asked you to talk to me, didn't
she?

No.

You're breaking up with me?

I can't believe my mom just broke up
with me.

Matt, hold on.

Matt.

He's gone.

I think you ought to go get him.

He and Heather just broke up. What?

How did that happen?

You broke up with Matt for Heather?

Yet, if I broke up with Heather for
Matt... Eat your pie.

I need you to do me a favor. Find out if
Andrew Nailoff is still in Europe and

why.

Sure, no problem.

Except I have no way of getting that
information.

Unless, of course, you call his house
and when he isn't home you ask why.

What's going on?

Andrew Nalos isn't at school.

And I suspect it's because his dad
somehow tricked him into staying in

getting him a girlfriend that's better
than me.

Well, first of all, there is no girl in
all the world who's better than you.

And secondly, if you really cared about
Andrew Nalos, maybe you wouldn't have

been binge dating all summer.

I just went out with those other guys
because I was angry with them. Well,

that wasn't the best way to express your
anger.

You have to be somewhere?

No.

Dad, you were saying?

Yeah, I was saying that you don't want
to put the person you're angry with on

the defensive.

You have to figure out how to be heard
and get what you want.

Now, what do you really want?

If it's not too late, I want Andrew's
dad to stop interfering in his life and

give me a shot at being his girlfriend.

He hasn't been very fair to me at all.

Well, if that's what you want, then
you're going to have to confront

dad. And if you do that, you might want
to think about how to take

responsibility for his not giving you a
fair chance, even if you're not to

blame.

Is there anything you'd like to tell me?

No. You haven't said a word about school
today.

Everything okay?

Everything is fine.

Was it as bad as you were expecting?

Pretty much, yeah, but maybe it'll get
better.

That's what I like to hear. It's all
about attitude.

Um... Uh...

I'm just trying to make some friends.

That's what you wanted, right?

Hello?

Hi, Mr. Naloff.

This is Lucy Camden.

I was hoping you'd answer.

Why is that?

Because I wanted to apologize to you.

Apologize for?

For whatever I did to make you think
that I was so bad that you had to send

son away for the summer.

I heard you're out every night this
summer with a different guy.

To be honest, I did it because I was
very angry that you sent Andrew away.

And I was angry that he left me here
after telling me how much he wanted a

relationship with me.

I thought sending him away was the best
thing to do.

And I'm sure I must have given you some
reason for you to think that.

And I wanted to apologize because
whatever I did...

It makes me very sad to think that I cut
myself out of a really wonderful senior

year with a very classy guy.

This girl's either a she -devil or a
saint.

I'm sorry, too.

Thanks. Really, thanks.

Um, is Andrew there? I heard he might be
staying in Europe.

He's flying in this evening. I'll make
sure he gives you a call.

Bite me.

I did something really stupid.

Yeah, that's right.

I don't know what you're so upset about.
You're taking it back.

I can't take it back. Well, you're not
driving it without insurance.

I got insurance.

Do you want to see my new car?

Yeah.

This is all your fault. Me?

How is this my fault?

You're the one who told her to buy the
car. If you hadn't been at school, you

could have stopped her. This is all
about my taking one course, one lousy

college course?

Yeah, it's always the mother's fault.
The mother's always the one to be blamed

for anything. If anything goes wrong,
well, fine. I'm going to bed.

Good night.

It's unbelievable.

It's just what I always pictured myself
driving.

And how did you picture yourself paying
for it?

I'm working.

This week?

Well, if the job at the pool hall
doesn't last, I'll just get another one.

big deal.

Hey, look at my new car.

Cool.

How are you going to pay for this?

That is not your problem.

Right.

Well, I was going to grab my bike, but
you want to give me a ride?

I'm just going a couple blocks.

To do what?

I'm meeting some of my friends at T .P
.A. House.

Right. No, really.

Dad gave me permission.

What?

Just don't tell Mom.

I'm gonna...

Dinner was great.

Dessert was a disaster. My mom broke up
with me.

You don't want you and your mother to
break up. Just you and me. I can't

this. Why?

That's why you weren't talking to your
father this morning, isn't it?

That's not the point.

No. The point is you've been angry with
me all summer.

When you keep trying to pretend that you
aren't angry.

You've never been angry with me.

Want me to tell you why? Because I'm
deaf.

You... Think you can't be angry with me
because I'm deaf and that translates to

feel sorry for me.

That's not true.

If it isn't true, then go ahead and say
what's on your mind.

Why don't you say what's on your mind?

Okay.

I love you.

But marrying you is not the right thing
to do.

Yet you said yes to the proposal.

I wanted to get back together with you.

But I never thought that you'd want to
get married right away. You took me by

surprise. What? I surprised you into
saying yes?

You could have said no, but you were so
surprised, you said yes! Even though you

meant no, you'd rather not, or you'd
like to wait. You were so surprised, you

said yes!

Well, excuse me for popping the
question.

What is so funny?

From a distance.

Angry people always look a little funny
to me.

I'm sorry. I can't see what you're
saying.

I'm sorry. I forgot.

No, please don't apologize.

That's exactly what I wanted you to do.

Forget.

So... So what now?

Frankly, I need a break.

And it's too soon to be fun.

Thank you.

No. Thank you, Mother.

See you on campus.

Just can't believe it's over.

Hello?

I called to apologize.

I should have just taken care of my
problems with Heather myself, and then

one would have interfered. Oh, Matt, it
probably wasn't the right thing to do,

but I just couldn't take watching you go
through what you just went through with

Shauna last year.

I mean, you're a young man with a tough
road ahead, and you should get as much

enjoyment out of life as possible.

Thanks.

Oh, and Matt, one of the reasons that
Heather wanted to let go was because she

was constantly paranoid that you asked
her to get married right away because

were angry with Shauna. You know, maybe
she's right. I don't know.

Well, if you and Heather are meant for
each other, you'll find a way back.

Just give yourself some time.

I will. Thanks.

Oh, and Matt, there's one other thing.

What? If you do ever marry Heather or
any other woman, I want to be there.

Good night, Mom. And your father wants
to be there.

Good night, Mom.

Oh, and he should marry you and whomever
you're marrying, and it should be in

our church.

Good night, Mom.

And Matt.

Good night. I love you.

Oh, so that's why you broke up with Matt
for Heather. You were upset that you

weren't invited to the wedding.

Oh, like you weren't?

And if this is a conversation about
misdirected anger, I think I might want

say something about that.

I think you're angry with someone other
than me.

No, I'm angry with you.

I'm angry with you.

Oh.

And... I came in here...

To tell you that I did a really stupid
thing. What stupid thing?

I told Simon that he could teepee a
house with his buddies tonight and he

have been home by now.

What?

Why would you do something like that?

Uh, I did mention that I'm angry with
you, didn't I?

I mean, I'd like to say that I just
thought it was a harmless way for Simon

make some friends, but that wouldn't be
the truth.

That's... That's nuts.

Not to mention childish, not to mention
irresponsible, not to mention that it's

not like you at all.

I said I shouldn't have done it.

And I should have had a conversation
with you about this school situation,

didn't. So now my going back to school
is a situation.

Face it.

You're not that angry that I'm going
back to school.

You're angry that Mary's not going to
school.

The bad news is these guys got caught TP
in the yard.

And they'll be expected to clean things
up first thing tomorrow morning.

But there's good news?

The good news is I'm the one who got the
call.

So no one's looking at this as
destruction of private property.

And bonus, I made a friend.

This is your fault, all your fault.

Great. I thought it was my fault.

Simon could have run off with the other
guys, but I dropped my crutches and he

waited for me. And that's how we got
nabbed. I couldn't just leave you there.

Yeah, you could have. The other guys
did.

I'll let you sort this out.

And if you don't mind, Jim asked if you
could call his mother.

Guys,

we have to talk.

Can we do it over apple pie?

If you...

Want to punish yourselves? We could
start there.

Hi, my dad just picked me up from the
airport.

Could I please see Lucy?

What's going on?

I'm surprised to see you.

Yes, I should have called.

I just got in, though.

I have to tell you something.

No, don't do that.

Don't smile at me.

Okay.

I did a really stupid thing.

Well, see, I... I met a girl.

I'm not asking anything.

Don't ask, don't tell.

Yeah, but the thing is, I asked.

I asked some of my friends how you were
this summer, and they all said the same

thing.

Busy, really busy.

So I got kind of angry with you, and I
got really angry at my dad for sending

away this summer, and I got even angrier
with myself for going.

And I, uh... You met a girl.

I didn't just meet her.

We... Okay, that's enough. That's more
than I ever would ask or even need to

know. I know, but... But what?

Why are you telling me this?

Because we got pregnant.

And I'm going back to France to live.

She's from Ohio, but she's got family in
Provence.

Yeah, my mom got married again.

She married the guy I got hooked up with
in my big brother program.

Oh, no kidding. You liked him, right?
He's a big football fan?

Yeah, but I liked him as a big brother.

You know, I felt a little betrayed when
I found out my big brother was dating my

mom. I mean, my dad passed away just
three years ago.

Now, to tell you the truth, yeah, I
wanted to get into a little trouble just

I could make both of them as mad at me
as I am at them.

Um, I think it's angry.

See, now I feel kind of stupid.

Sorry, I shouldn't have said anything.

No, no, I meant I feel stupid about
rolling the yard.

So if you don't mind, I'm just gonna
take responsibility for myself, and I'll

make the call.

Good luck.

I'll just step outside for a little
privacy, if you don't mind.

I was wrong here.

I knew that when you gave me permission.

But I'd had it up to here with the make
new friends routine, so I went ahead and

did it anyway.

I know you and Mom are never on separate
teams, and... Mom would have never said

okay. I told Jim I'll drive him home. I
just want to go apologize to Annie.

Should I ask?

Thanks to me, there is a pregnant
teenage girl in France.

And thanks to me, Andrew Nalos will be
completing high school in her

grandfather's village while living with
her family and working in a boulangerie.

Well, you never know what'll happen when
you do something out of spite.

Hey, what's with the doorbell? What's
up?

Nothing much other than Lucy's
apparently responsible for some young

France getting pregnant.

Yeah?

Oh, well, anyway, I'm sorry if I just
got mad at you guys and went out and

bought a car, but I do work, you know.
It's angry. The word is angry.

And I am angry with you.

For just giving up on college.

And now, unfortunately, I'm even angrier
because you bought a car. And that

particular car.

Did you know that I worked my way
through college and I've worked for more

20 years and a sports car is my dream
and I can't afford one?

Yeah, I know that, but can I help it if
I can afford it?

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight, nine, ten.

You bought it, you pay for it.

I'm going to let you be responsible for
you, even if it makes me...

Absolutely crazy.

And by the way, when you do decide that
you can't stand working at jobs that

have no meaning or purpose for you and
you want to go to college, you're still

going to have to pay for the car. If I
decide to go to college, I'll sell it.

Not for what you paid for it.

Great. If I can make money off it, then
I'll put it towards my tuition.

Look,

if I never go to college, are you really
going to be this mad at me the rest of

my life?

Yes. Because you're too smart not to
learn all you can as long as you can.

What about Mom? Does that go for her,
too?

She's in the doorway, isn't she?

Yes.

Go to bed.

You're right. I'm angry at Mary.

I feel like I've talked to her and
talked to her, and at some point, I gave

Let all my anger start festering inside
me.

I'm very good at telling other people
how to handle their anger, you know.

But taking my own advice, it's harder.

You're absolutely right. I used the
first opportunity I had to pick a fight

you. You don't need any reason to go to
school other than that you want to go.

I could have said that when you first
told me instead of acting like a big fat

jerk.

You know I'll do anything to help you or
anyone in this family get an education.

Oh, yeah?

Well, just let me get some sleep.

It's a school night, and I've got to get
out of that woman's class tomorrow.

She's mean.

She's really mean.

And she makes me want to do something
really, really bad.

You know, I can understand that. I mean,
it's...

It's hard to know what to do when you're
angry, especially when you can't talk

about it, or you do talk about it and
you feel like no one's listening.

We're listening to you, sweetheart. We
hear you.

That's it.

That's it.

Clad, before we begin the work that we
will now probably have to do during

recess,

Our new principal, as well as Ruthie
Camden's parents, insist that she be

allowed to express herself.

Ms. Riddle?

Ruthie?

This isn't just about Ms. Riddle and me.

When I thought about it, I'm not just
angry that I'm in her class again.

I'm angry about a whole lot of stuff.

Are we tired of being told to be quiet?

Yes. Are we tired of being made to feel
stupid when we don't know something?

Yes. Are we tired of not being able to
ask questions?

Yes.

We are tired of having no choices and
having grown -ups making bad choices for

us. Yes.

We are tired of bad school food.

Ketchup as a vegetable?

I don't think so.

Yeah!

And why do we have to be here at the
crack of dawn?

Yeah!

And if we have to learn about the stuff
that doesn't interest us, why can't we

also learn about the stuff that does
interest us?

Is it too much work to give us
individual assignments if we're willing

them? Yeah!

And why can't the adults do something
about school safety?

Aren't you scared that someone is going
to shoot you or someone at school is

going to get shot?

I am.

There are a lot of angry kids around
here.

And why can't someone help them do
something with their anger?

I can tell you, it helps just to talk.

And why can't someone help the kids who
come to school hungry?

It's not their fault their parents can't
feed them.

And why can't someone do something for
the kids who get hit every night when

they go home?

Can't someone protect them? Won't
someone help us?

I don't just need a new teacher. We need
a revolution.

Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah! Ruthie!

Ruthie! Ruthie!

Ruthie! Ruthie!

Ruthie! Ruthie! Ruthie! Ruthie! Ruthie!

Ruthie! Ruthie!

Ruthie!