Detention

M - Marquee (16) O - Otis (17) . . ..

O: What did you tell your dad?

M: I'm in detention at school.

O: It's the weekend.

M: I'm in weekend detention.

O: That's a thing?

M: No.

O: You're going to get in trouble...

M: I know, that's why i turned my phone off.

O: Will you be okay? When you go back.

M: Yes...No. But just for a little bit. After that, yes.

O: How long is detention?

M: 8 hours.

O: That's so sad...What do you do at detention?

M: I sit on a fence and look at cows, and people milking cows.

O: *looks around*

M: One person milking one cow.

O: Is that fun?

M: ...I think so. I like to do it.

O: For 8 hours?

M: ...Sure.

O: I can't milk cows for 8 hours, i have other things i need to do.

M: Then i like looking at one person doing other things.

O: You like watching one person cleaning manure?

M: Yes.

O: Pulling weeds?

M: Yes.

O: Eating dirt?

M: Yes.

O: Breathing?

M: Yes.

O: Marq, it sounds like you just like looking at me.

M: I think that's what i said.

O: How straightforward.

M: I like you.

O: Oh...that's actually straightforward...Okay. Uh... Hm.

M:

O:

M: Do you like me?

O: I knew you would do that...Ah oh boy... uh.. hm...

M:

O: Uhh you want an answer...now?

M: ...I have 8 hours of detention today.

O: ...Do you think you could be in detention till tomorrow?

M: Then, instead of me, detention will get in trouble.

O: Then we'd be even, won't we? You're always the one getting into trouble.

M: If detention gets into trouble, I worry i'll never go to detention again.

O: I get it, i think. Then i'll give you your detention grades the next time you have detention.

M: Do you know what detention is?

O: No idea.

M: Good.