"Get out of bed Scott! We slept in." Scott curls up into a ball and pulls the covers over his face to cover the blinding light as his mother scurries out of the room. "Gary is taking you to school today. I have a business call."
She walks out of the room. Scott knows what's really going on. His mom got fired from her job as a secretary for not showing up to work, on the other hand Gary, his step father, is unemployed. He gets out of his bed and walks to his bathroom. Just as he opens the door he is hit with a stench of scotch rolling out of the bathroom. Scott takes off his clothes and walks into the shower turning the water as hot as it can go. It wakes him right up and he shampoos his hair like always and walks out.
After drying himself off Scott hears screaming. "Gary, get out of the house, now. Scott is 15. He can't see this."
Scott tries to block it out and puts on his clothes. He reaches for his backpack when his mother walks into the room. "Scott, can you get a ride home from school today? I don't think I have the time to drive you home between my three jobs." Scott doesn't respond. "C'mon, Scott, you know how much I love you and we can't still be thinking about your dead father. All it does is make us sad. Gary and I love each other and we can be a nice family."
Scott walks away from his mother trying to cancel her out of his life muttering, “We sure can’t be a nice family with Gary here.”
He starts towards the door and is stopped by his step dad, Gary. "Boy, you think you can talk to your mother like that?" Scott walks away when Gary grabs the collar of his shirt. Scott, trying to hold back his anger quietly lets out, "Get the hell away from me. You're not my dad."
“Get in the car, tough guy.” Scott walks out of the door and gets into the 1990 Volkswagen with the huge dent on the bumper from when Gary got into a car accident.
“Gary, are you sure you can drive Scott to school today?” Gary walks out of the door and starts heading to his car. Just as he enters the vehicle that same smell of scotch rolls into the car. They start going towards school which is 5 minutes away by car. Gary was always a fast driver and got into many car accidents. "Why did mom even choose this creep?" Scott thought to himself. They are almost at school when Gary stops the car abruptly.
“Get out of the car. You can walk from here.” Scott opens the door and walks out making sure not to say one word to Gary. Scott finishes his walk to school and heads to his first class, health.
“Today we will be talking about alcohol abuse.”
“Please, I’m already living it.” says Scott
Suddenly all of Scott’s attention is turned towards the door. Jenna, who Scott has loved since the 6th grade, walks into class and sits down right next to Scott.
“Hey Scott, what are we talking about in class?”
“Something about alcohol.”
“Oh god. Are you ready for the big math test tomorrow?”
“Yeah, I’ve been studying a lot.”
“Hey, after school you want to study together?”
“Sure, you can come to my house.”
“Sounds great. See you then!”
Scott, now in a great mood, finishes the class and starts heading to his next. The day goes by fast and all Scott can think about is after school when he gets to hang out with Jenna. After the last period of the day Scott walks to Jenna’s locker where he finds her.
“Ready Scott?”
“Yeah, is it okay if we walk home?”
“Sure, that's fine.”
Scott and Jenna walk home and pull out their math study guide. When Scott’s mom walks in Scott quickly introduces his mother.
“Mom, this is Jenna.”
“Hey! Nice to meet you. Do you guys want anything to eat?”
“I’m dying for pizza”, Scott replies.
“Okay, sounds great. I’ll order a pizza for pickup.”
“Do you think we should study now or wait till we finish the pizza?” asks Jenna.
“Well, we don’t really have to study that much. Why don’t we just watch some TV?”
Scott and Jenna go over to their couch in front of the TV and sit down. They turn the TV on and playing is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
“You guys are watching my favorite movie without me?!” says Scott’s mother excitingly.
“C’mon and join us!” Replies Jenna.
Scott’s mother comes to the couch and sits down.
“She knows every word to this movie” says Scott, playfully nudging his mother.
“Oh God Scott, Jenna won’t be embarrassed by me.” Jenna giggles.
Scott’s mother gets up and starts dancing to Twist and Shout like shes also in high school. They all start laughing hysterically and join in when all of a sudden they are interrupted by the sound of the front door opening. Scott stands up in alarm.
“You thought you guys could have a party without me?” Gary walks in and sits down.
“Gary, we need to talk” replies Scott’s mother.
“I don’t take commands from you,” replies Gary while he slowly stands up.
Quickly Scott’s mother gets up and says, “I think the pizza is ready, Scott. Jenna do you want to drive with me to get it?”
“You guys can stay and enjoy your love party. I’ll get the pizza.” says Gary.
“Gary, don’t do this. We both know you can’t dri-”
The door slams and Gary walks to his car. Scott’s mother puts her hand on his shoulder and they turn their attention back to the movie which is almost over. The movie ends and the credits are interrupted by breaking news.
“There has been a huge car accident just 5 minutes ago on Glen street. The driver of a 1990 Volkswagen is confirmed dead there is believed to be alcohol in the car.”
