The Middle2009

Sue Heck:
So, Dad, you're not going to believe this. Brad came up to me on the stairs and said the most shocking thing to me. He said he has a huge secret.

Mike Heck:
Uh, Sue, you know, I don't think it's that big a secret.

Sue Heck:
No, it is. Guess what he said? A boy likes me!

Mike Heck:
Brad said that?

Sue Heck:
Yeah, he said a boy likes me.

Mike Heck:
That's what Brad said?

Sue Heck:
Right.

Mike Heck:
Uh-huh. Now, when he said that was that Brad talking or you talking?

Sue Heck:
Dad, there's really only one way to take this. Brad said a boy likes me.

Mike Heck:
I don't think so. Who's "me" in this scenario?

Sue Heck:
Me.

Mike Heck:
"You" you or "you" Brad?

Sue Heck:
What?

Mike Heck:
Let's say you wrote it in a book. Would it say, "'A boy likes me,' said Brad."?

Sue Heck:
Why would a boy like Brad? Wh-why would Brad say a boy likes him? That doesn't make any sense.