just ten more minutes -- it's cereal, it's supposed to be cold. hey, mom. okay. we learned about dinosaurs, and i got in a fight with billy mankowski. he hit me. because i hit him. he said my dad ran off because he didn't like me. then why did he leave? so he ran away because he was scared of what was in the box? that's dumb. pinky-swear? did i miss amos and andy? are we still going to the movies tomorrow? who's that? oh. am i too heavy for you to carry? i can take care of myself. i'm not afraid of the dark. i'm not afraid of anything. we gotta try it! i'm not. i'm not afraid of anything. don't you want to go home? don't you want to see your mom again?