Little Evil Page #3

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What kind of trouble?

Oh, poor little buddy.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I can make it down there right now.

Okay. Yeah, yeah. Love you, too.

Sorry. My stepson got into

a little trouble at school,

probably just throwing spitballs.

Ah, the Lord will never give you

more than you can handle.

- Got it.

- So, it's a deal then?

Yeah, absolutely. We have a deal.

- [SIREN WAILS]

- [POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

Hi. Um...

I'm here to pick up my stepson.

Lucas? Are you okay?

What happened?

You're Lucas' father?

Yeah. Or, I mean, I'm his stepfather.

Please come in.

[WHISPERS] It's okay, buddy.

- Have a seat, Mr...

- Uh, you can call me Gary.

Uh, Mr. Gary, I'm Principal Chandler,

and this is school psychiatrist,

Dr. Farrow.

Okay.

Mm-hmm.

How long have you been

the child's stepfather?

Well, his mother and I

just recently got married.

Mm-hmm.

Mr. Gary, have you noticed

any odd behavior from Lucas?

No. I mean, he's been a little withdrawn

since the wedding.

Mm-hmm.

I'm sorry.

W-Why do you keep "mm-hmm-ing"?

Mr. Gary, do you believe

in corporal punishment?

No.

Were you neglected as a child?

No.

Not entirely.

M-Maybe a little.

What was your relationship

with your own father?

- I didn't know my father.

- I see.

Do you mind telling me

what this is all about? What did Lucas do?

I'm afraid he spoke out of turn in class.

Well, this is quite the response.

He told his science teacher Mrs. Deeter

to go to hell.

Oh. Okay. Well, yeah, that is pretty bad.

Then she poured lye on her face

and hucked herself out

of a third story window.

Speared herself on the fence outside.

[BALLS CLICK]

Now, we're not blaming Lucas,

but we've gone through his file,

and he seems to have a habit

of pushing people over the edge.

We're gonna have to suspend him

for a week.

- Are you sure that's necessary?

- I'm afraid so.

And we want him to see a counselor.

I'm gonna recommend group therapy

for you as well.

Somewhere where you can work out

some of your own father issues.

Honestly, I don't have any father issues.

You can work that out in group.

[DOOR OPENS]

Oh, my God.

[MAN GRUNTING]

That's terrible.

I know. It's really tragic.

The way they're paying teachers,

I'm really not surprised.

I just can't imagine

what she must have been going through.

Shoot. I just...

I was hoping that Lucas would make

some new friends in this school,

and now nobody's gonna come

to his birthday party.

I'm not sure that should be

your biggest concern, hon.

I met with a clown today, Gary. A clown.

Do you know how hard it is

to have a conversation

with a fully-grown man in a clown suit?

Okay. I'm sorry, I forgot about that.

How did that go?

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