Boyhood2014/I

Mom:
[Driving Mason Jr. home from school] I had a good meeting with Miss Butler this time, I kinda like her.

Mason:
What'd she say?

Mom:
Well, she said that you weren't turning in your homework assignments. And I told her, "I know he does them 'cause I check 'em every night." She said she found a big chunk of 'em crumpled up at the bottom of your backpack.

Mason:
She didn't ask for 'em.

Mom:
Well, baby, she doesn't have to. You're just supposed to turn 'em in. And she said you're still staring out the window all day.

Mason:
Not all day.

Mom:
And said that you destroyed her pencil sharpener.

Mason:
Not on purpose!

Mom:
Wait—she said that you crammed a bunch of rocks in it.

Mason:
I thought if we could sharpen pencils, maybe we could sharpen rocks.

Mom:
[beat] Well, what were you gonna do with a bunch of sharpened rocks?

Mason:
I was trying to make arrowheads for my rock collection.

Mom:
...Hmm.