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on the varsity starting

rotation this year.

Why you worry about

something as trivial

as baseball

when you know your future

lies in the priesthood.

There you are, Terry.

Perhaps you can show

your brother around

when he gets to your school.

Gets to my school?

Yes, Terry.

You and your brother

are going to be attending

the same institution.

You want me to give him a tour?

That's a beauty.

I-I don't know if that's

such a good idea, Margaret.

He's two years behind me.

What am I gonna show him?

Oh, I'm catching up, though.

Have a seat, please,

so your sister can say grace.

I'm not hungry.

Yes, you are. It's your

sister's goddamn dinner.

You want me to eat

all my vegetables?

That's enough!

Ah, this is just great.

The Brady Bunch

got nothing on us.

What a sham all this is.

Is anyone here

really happy?

Terry, calm down now, mmm?

You all think I'm dumb.

I'm not dumb. I'm smart.

Smart enough to know

that if I study,

I get a "C,"

if not, I get a "C" minus,

so why bother, huh, Ma?

You and I both know

you could do much better

than a "C"

if you just applied yourself.

It's easier bein' a loser.

Nobody expects anything

out of Terry McKay.

Nobody here gives

a good goddamn about me

or what I want,

and none of you care.

Terry, that's not true.

Oh, it's not?

Then what's

my favorite color?

What's my favorite

baseball team?

Hey, Dad,

how come I didn't wanna

go to camp when I was eight?

Terry, I don't wanna hear it!

It's not about you tonight.

The money pitch.

Come here!

Think you're smart?

That's enough.

Stop it!

[blows landing]

[dog barking]

[Dad]

Damn it!

[engine starts]

[door closes]

[footsteps approaching]

Add one more

to the collection.

You'll have to take on

this wonderful chore

while I'm gone.

I'm so sorry they had

to pull you out of St. Mark's.

It's all right.

I'm actually--

I'm kind of

looking forward to it.

Change is good, right?

Yeah, and you'll do fine.

You'll be so far ahead

you won't have to do

any homework for two years.

There'll be girls.

I heard rumors they exist.

[sighs]

Yeah.

By tomorrow this should be dry.

Then you hang the hook.

Three inches above the hole?

Mm-hmm.

Are you gonna be okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm gonna be fine.

You should go to bed.

Pulling you out

is probably

a temporary thing.

I'll land another job.

I got part-time work

lined up already.

As soon as your sister's

taken care of,

I get back on my feet,

you're back on track

for the seminary.

It is what you want,

isn't it?

I'm not exactly sure

I'm cut out for it.

Since when?

You know, since--

since I've been

doing some thinking

on some of the vows.

Vows? Which ones?

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