The 15:17 to Paris Page #3

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you should tell...

No, you don't think.

The constant calls

from the principal, all the

trouble you've been causing,

it's too much.

It's too much, Spencer.

Mom, I'm sorry.

And it is getting harder

and harder to come in here,

because every time I do,

I just leave disappointed.

- Mom...

- Go to bed.

(SIGHS)

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)

(SIGHS)

SPENCER:
Lord,

make me an instrument

of Your peace.

Where there is hatred,

let me sow love.

Where there is injury, pardon.

Where there is darkness,

light.

And where there is sadness,

joy.

For it is in giving

that we receive.

It is in pardoning

that we are pardoned.

And it is in dying that we

are born into eternal life.

Amen.

- (GUNSHOT)

- (PEOPLE SCREAMING)

(WOMAN WHIMPERING)

ANTHONY:
Spencer, go!

TEACHER:
FDR.

A man who did the right things

at the right times

to defuse dangerous situations

at extremely critical moments.

So if something were to happen

right now...

- (CLAPS)

- (ALL GASP)

Mmm-hmm.

Would you know what to do?

Would you know how to act?

Would you act?

(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

All right. Don't forget.

Test tomorrow.

And read the book.

Do not say I didn't warn you.

I'm talking to you, you

and especially you.

ANTHONY:
Thanks, teach.

- Glad you boys enjoyed.

- We always do.

Were you ever able to find any

battle plans

from World War II?

Ah, you know what?

Printed these out last night.

That should hold you over

until tomorrow.

Oh, my gosh.

Dude, check that out!

- SPENCER:
Oh, yeah.

- This is awesome.

- Thank you so much.

- Dude, thank you.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

Those boys.

- Attack! Attack! Attack!

- (TOY GUNS FIRING)

- (ANTHONY GRUNTS)

- Oh, crap.

(LAUGHING)

There's something

about war, man.

The brotherhood, the history.

In the trenches helping out.

Like your grandpa, I guess.

I wanna go to the prom.

You mean, like, with us?

No, man.

I mean, just in general.

We don't have it

at our school.

There's no prom here,

or homecoming.

I don't know.

No public school stuff.

Exactly.

So, are you gonna leave?

Yeah.

I mean, you guys are great,

but I need a girlfriend.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Well, we'll miss you, man.

Hey, I'll keep in touch.

I mean, someone's gotta

let you guys know

what it's like

to have a girlfriend.

(SPENCER SIGHS)

(FIRING TOY GUN)

ANTHONY:
Hey!

(LAUGHS)

SPENCER:

Maybe Anthony's right.

We should leave, too.

It sucks without him.

ALEK:
We don't have a choice.

We were lucky

to leave our last school.

Look, it sucks. But if we keep

our heads down, we'll be fine.

- (SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

- You've got to be kidding me.

We gotta go,

we're gonna be late.

We can't just spend

our lives in fear.

Guys, class. Now.

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