The Squid and the Whale Page #3

- I called him last night.

I also told Matt and Dale.

And Dale? Sh*t, now everyone

will know. Jesus, Frank.

- Mom says we should tell people.

- Mom doesn't go to school.

Stop crying.

- Joint custody blows.

- I was told it's better.

It's miserable. My parents didn't

wanna uproot me and Rebecca.

So we stayed in the house.

They took separate apartments...

...and switched off coming to us.

Then my mom met Dexter.

My dad freaked out.

And then they sold the house,

and I go back and forth anyway.

God, joint custody blows.

Thanks. Yeah, I forgot to take these.

She has a few of my books still.

She wrote her maiden name in them

when she knew we were splitting.

But these were mine.

- Are you and Walt stealing from Mom?

- These were mine, Frank.

Watch it! Jesus!

Hey, brother. Walt.

Bernard, Joan says you have a check for me.

She said that? No, tennis is hers.

Our separation agreement says

she handles tennis and winter coats.

- I do sneakers and camp.

- Okay. I'll take it up with her.

Walt.

Ivan's a bit of a half-wit, isn't he?

It was important to me

to have a place like your mother's.

I'm gonna cook and run the household

like you're used to.

- This is nothing like our house.

- You mean, your mother's house.

- What?

- This isn't like your mother's house.

- That's what I said.

- You said, "Our house."

That's your mother's house.

This is your house too.

- No, this is your house.

- It's our house.

I hate Nastase. You know that. Ivan met

Nastase and said he was an a**hole.

- Well, I couldn't find Vitas Gerulaitis.

- I have a Vitas poster at home.

At Mom's. And all my turtles.

We can get some turtles.

I know you like amphibians.

Turtles are reptiles.

Here's a desk for you to do your homework.

Dad, this is for a lefty.

Dad got me a lefty desk.

Don't be difficult.

We need to be supportive of Dad.

- I hate it here.

- Don't be a chick.

- You can get a righty desk later.

- Why do I want a desk at home?

I don't want a chalkboard or a bell

going off every 45 minutes either.

- He likes being with us.

- He likes having us in the house.

You got books. I didn't get books.

Because these are the books Dad knows I like.

- I wanna go back to Mom's.

- Why? She caused this, chick.

- I'm not "chick."

- Yes, you are.

- Chick, this is Mom's doing.

- Stop calling me chick!

Mom told us they'd never get divorced.

So Mom's a liar.

F***! That hurt!

I'm not being a chick, you f***ing ass man.

You're hurting me, really hurting me.

One turtle would've made a difference.

You live in Park Slope, right?

My mom does. And I do sometimes.

I live on the other side of the park

half the time.

- Prospect Heights?

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