Beware the Gonzo Page #3

What the hell are you gonna do?

-This was your one extra-curricular selling point.

-Mom, one notch, okay? Do me a favor?

- Oh, am I being shrill

-Yes

I'm sorry. It's just that we're killing ourselves

to put you into this fancy private school

you have to hold up your end

I'm a victim of injustice, mother.

What do you want me to do?

Why don't you apologize?

Get back on the paper.

- Apologize?

- Yeah

I will never apologize to Gavin Riley.

I'll say that right now.

I'd rather die on my feet

than live on my knees.

"Die on my feet, live on my knees."

That's pretty good. Did I just make that up?

- Zapata. Emiliano Zapata. Mexican revolutionary.

Is that all you have to say?

Have you even read this, Diane?

He's standing up for the underdog.

Can't believe they'd cut a word of this

-I hope you're sending this to the dean at Columbia.

-Oh yeah, I send everything I write to Dean Herbert

No response yet but I know he'll respect my stand

Thanks, Arthur. That's very helpful

- I love you very much.

-[phone rings] Hello. This is she.

Yeah, I'm showing it a week from Tuesday.

Your mother's right.

We have sacrificed a lot.

Small things like dignity and

a sense of shame but

for me this isn't about getting into college.

It's about how far you're willing to go.

There's always gonna be some

a**hole standing in your way

If there's something you need to do,

you have to find a way to do it.

-Alright?

-Yeah.

Don't you have any pride...

as a professional?

I don't cook this crap. I just serve it.

Great. What do you recommend? The stew?

Mac n' cheese?

Not the mac 'n cheese either

what about this vienna sausage that

looks pretty tasty. Is there anything...?

Well, man. I can't really eat saltines all year.

Just give me one of those sandwiches.

Russian roulette, bro.

Oh man, sloppy joe. Excellent.

Let me get some of that. Mmm

So what are you gonna do about Riley?

Sit down

It's not just that they cut my article,

or the heinous way they defiled Schneeman

We've been going to this school for three years

and it's like we've never even existed

This year was supposed to be different, remember?

Two weeks in they've got their feet

on our necks already? No way!

We're gonna start a f***ing revolution in this place.

- How are we going to do that?

- With a newspaper.

With our own underground newspaper

Screw Gavin Riley!

Gavin Riley owns this place.

He'll crush us like bugs.

He's just a man, Schneeman.

He's got strengths and weaknesses

like anyone else.

Too many narcs in here. Let's meet

at the usual place, okay? After school.

There are only 10 people in this school

that anybody knows or cares about.

I'm gonna write about everyone else

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