A Walk in My Shoes Page #5

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You know, you should read more

- and play fewer video games.

- Why?

- So you'll be smarter.

- Look at you.

Whammed your head and then, poof,

one nanosecond later,

you're, like, totally different.

That's exactly what I'm trying to figure out,

what happened today.

- You have any homework?

- Not much.

- Well, where's your backpack?

- The hook.

- Hook, hook, hook...

- In the hall.

Right. Yeah.

Hey, where did you get this backpack?

Guess what, I'm off the team.

- Justin?

Did you hear me, Mom?

She whacked her head today.

- What's this?

- Some kind of food.

Hi.

- Did you hear me?

- Yeah. What...

- What happened?

- Old Lady Fahey flunked me.

- Old lady?

- Yeah, that English teacher I told you about.

You know, the one with, like,

zero sense of humor.

I didn't flunk you.

I mean, she didn't flunk you,

she probably just gave you an incomplete.

Same thing. I'm off the team.

Well, turn your paper in

and you'll be back on the team.

Why are you on the teacher's side?

- You used to be fair.

- Yeah, Mom, what's wrong with you?

- Well, maybe you shouldn't sleep in class.

- I'm tired.

So spend less time on the computer

and try going to bed earlier.

In case you forgot, I just got off work,

which I do five nights a week

to help pay the bills around here.

- Justin...

- I'm out of here.

This is really good.

Hi.

It's not smart to sneak up on a vet,

you know.

- I mean...

- Sorry.

- You're a little odd, aren't you?

- Is that a compliment?

- I don't even know your name.

- Molly.

Molly...

- Molly.

- It's great. It's nice. It's short and sweet.

I checked your references, Jake.

B&B Construction? Lowa City?

Yeah, what about it?

Well, you quit without notice.

And the manager said

that you were trouble.

And then you worked as a security guard

in a mall outside Chicago

and you quit there early, too.

Are you running from something?

I'm dealing with things,

trying to find my way.

Is that okay with you?

All right. Here's my plan.

I set up an open account.

Plus an advance.

I want you, in the next half hour,

to put a backboard and basketball hoop

over the garage door.

Because it creates curb appeal.

And families love that sort of thing.

Are you serious? Now?

- Square root of seven is?

- Four?

No. No, no, think, think, think. Think.

- Mom? Phone.

- What?

- Your phone.

- Hello?

Uh, no, no. Yeah.

Yes, this is Cindy Kremer.

Mmm-hmm.

Final notice?

No, I've never missed

a mortgage payment in my life. It's...

What do you mean, I'm renting?

I'm gonna have to call you back.

- We're going to be kicked out of our house.

- No, no, of course not.

We are, aren't we?

We're gonna be homeless.

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