Bloody Homecoming Page #5

the dance floor tonight.

Patterson said

not to call the police.

Look, if I want

to call my man, I will.

But, wait.

What about Annie?

It is kind of weird

she didn't have a note.

- I'll give her a call.

- Guys, come on.

Just chill.

Voicemail.

Do you want to go check on her?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

We'll go check on her again,

all right?

Did you try her house phone?

I talked to her mom last week.

They're in Florida all weekend.

Everybody,

please just calm down.

Like I said, we'll check on her

after school, okay?

How about we all check on her?

We can have a pre-party,

ration out her mom's stash

of hooch and happy pills?

That's not a bad idea.

I mean, I wouldn't mind

seeing Annie myself.

I haven't been the best

about checking in on her.

I mean,

I don't want to overwhelm her,

but a little reunion

might lift her spirits.

- You think?

- It's worth a try.

- I'm in.

- Me too.

All right.

After class, then.

Done deal.

Go ahead.

I'm gonna go to the ladies'.

- I'll see you in class.

- All right. See you soon.

Come on, Annie. Pick up.

Hey, it's Annie.

Leave a message.

Jesus, Fred!

Damn trash all over the floor.

Sorry.

Cleaning around here

sucks sometimes, huh?

Yeah, you sure know

about that... sucking.

Wake up, Mr. Mathis.

We stopped giving naps

after kindergarten.

I'd hate to see

you miss graduation... Again.

You're late, Loren.

Sorry, Mrs. Patterson.

I'm sure you are.

Everyone, open to page 32

of aphra behn's "oroonoko"

for discussion.

Hey.

I think I know who put

those letters in the lockers.

Who?

Really?

I know he did.

He's still pissed at us

about Billy.

Karl told me.

But how would

he have gotten into our lockers?

I don't know.

But he gets to school early

for extra football practice,

so he has time to do it.

It makes sense.

That slimy little...

little what, Jaclyn?

Uh... Um,

nothing, Mrs. Patterson.

Making reference

to the lilliputians, are we?

Um, no, Mrs. Patterson.

Perhaps

you'd like to give your thoughts

on the narrative position

of "oroonoko"?

Oh, uh, the narrator

inherits her stature

from her ancestors

without choice.

Behn doesn't want to

discriminate against oroonoko,

because she knows he's her

equal, even though he's a slave.

Behn has to stay in her place

to keep the status quo.

Well put, Loren.

Now, can anyone think

of modern-day parallels

to this view?

Well, high school is one

with a plethora of viewpoints

from ethnicity, to gender,

to something as intimate

as who we fall in love with.

In "oroonoko," behn unveils

that it is within our nature

to set boundaries on ourselves,

because they ultimately

help us survive.

- Yo.

- Any word from Annie?

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