Neil opens his lunch box and Max looks at the food hungrily."Do you want some?" He asks looking at Max. Max blushes and says"N-no... I'm fine..." He looks down nervously. "Where is your lunch?" Neil asks.

"...I dunno..." Max says."I forgot it..." Max starts tapping his foot nervously."Peanut butter and jelly or ham and cheese?" Max looks surprised and says"Neither.  I don't need it..." Neil gives Max the penut butter and jelly sandwich and says"My mom packs me more then I eat. Just in case I make a friend and want to trade lunches."

Max looks at the sandwich and says"...thanks..." and quickly eats it."Do you want to talk about it?" Neil asks eating the other sandwich. Max looks up at Neil and says"...I'm a complete fuck up. No one wants me. The other kids don't. My parents don't. And most of the teachers don't. My parents tell me that I'm lucky they kept me instead of 'getting rid of me' so they make me cook clean and work so they have extra time to them selves. And when I mess up..." Max shivers."...they do things... and call them 'lessons'."

Neil looks around and asks"Why haven't you just run away it somthing?" Max laughs bitterly and says"I've tried. I've tried many other things too... none of them worked..." Neil looks concerned and says"You can run away to my house... I live right next door to you... and my family can help you... My sister even goes to this school."

"...they'll find out... and make things a hell of a lot worst... that's not going to happen..." Max says getting up."I'm going to class... and don't want you to follow me..."

Neil watches as Max leaves and says"...I just wanted to help..."