America Page #2

- Watch out!

- How about that!

- I'm in America, and America is me.

You know, I think my mom slept

with almost every guy in America.

Now she's started on Mexico.

She's a flake, but...

- You want some?

- No, thanks.

Food here's pretty

good. It's not that bad.

I mean, there's like

vending machines everywhere,

and they always refill

them every Friday, so...

Here.

So, America, I know you

don't want to talk about it,

but three months ago, you

tried to kill yourself. Why?

Why don't you read my file?

Why don't you read your file?

So interested in what it says?

I don't need to read it. I

already know what's there!

Look at you! Look at you, boy,

look You a man now! You a man now!

- Wanna talk about Mrs. Harper?

- No.

You lived with her and

her brother Reggie, right?

- Why you asking me what you already know?

- I don't know everything.

I know you were

taken from your mom

- when you were just a baby...

- Nobody took me.

Listen, I know this is hard stuff,

this is painful stuff to talk about,

to remember, to feel.

You were taken from your mom by

CPS, Child Protective Services.

They did it to keep you safe, America.

You were placed with a foster family?

They were rich and my skin was too dark,

so they gave me to their housekeeper.

- Mrs. Harper?

- Yeah, Miss Harper.

And she tried to adopt you?

You think about her a lot?

Yeah, I think about her. I

think about a lot of things.

- Like what?

- Like, you wouldn't understand.

Well, maybe I

would. So try me.

Well, listen. I saw

good work today. Really.

Nice job. I'm gonna

let you out early.

- America, are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

- Should I go...

- No! Just leave me alone, okay? I'm fine!

Are you mad at me?

No, I'm not mad at you, okay?

Just leave me alone, all right?

I'm fine. Go back to sleep.

I'm fine. Leave me alone.

We've got books, and

there's some good books,

and there's books

here for everyone.

So I want everybody to come

on up and take your pick.

Come on! Come on

up! Take your pick.

Okay, now, some of the books were

donated, but some of them are mine.

So, respect, please.

Lemony Snicket's A Series

of Unfortunate Events

You should like that, Marshall.

That one's pretty dark.

Okay, now just remember that you have

to give a little report on the book

that you choose to the

class. So choose wisely.

- This one's got pictures.

- That's good!

That's a good one for you.

Now here is a popular book.

It's called The

Catcher in the Rye

- I read it.

- Did you like it?

It's a good book.

You should read it.

- So what's going on?

- How long do I have to stay here?

Depends. How long is long? A

week? A month? A year? What?

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