Modern family: Addition

Starry night (1)

Scene: Dunphy household

(Commentary)

Phil : What's my favorite way to relax? Throw on my track suits  and jogg into the nature. The
fascinating thing about nature is how, in the blink of an eye, it can go from a scene of total tranquil beauty to raw, primal violence.

(Back to the scene)

Claire : Could you seriously not hear me from there?

Phil : No, Give it a rest.

Claire : Sweetie! Focus.

Haley : Mom, why are you freaking out on everyone?

Claire : Because you are acting very irresponsibly. All of you.
Listen, honey, Luke has a giant project due tomorrow for school
that he hasn't even started, And Haley just informed me she needs 40 cupcakes for her school fundraiser, also due tomorrow.

Alex : I'd like to point out I completed all my assignments on my own and on time.

Claire : Very well. What about you Will?

Phil : Ya, What about you Will?

Me : School has waived my homework.

Hayley : What?!!

Claire: Why?

Me : Because I made a deal.

Alex : What deal?

Me : I will be participating in Math, Physics and chemistry Olympiad so I asked principal to reduce my class time and waive unnecessary things for me.

Alex : Really?!

Me : Ya.

Phil : What is Olympiad?

Alex : It's a exam which is conducted every year where excellent high school students participate and compete at different stages to win a chance to represent their country at international stage where students from other countries also come to decide who will win gold, silver and bronze medal at international level in different subjects.

Claire : Sounds like very big deal.

Alex : It is VERY VERY BIG Deal. Those who participate are best from their school, Area, state and country. Ultimately those who win at international level are considered best of the best in the world and they are the future mathematicians and scientists, who wins various awards eg. Fields medal (Nobal prize of mathematics) etc.

Luke : are you also part participating?

Alex : .....No.

Claire : I can understand about Hayley. How come you don't want to do it?

Alex : Because I know I'm not good enough and that I haven't studied many things which will be asked in exam and that I will not be able to reach even state level let alone national or international level and No one has guts to participate from my school.

Me : And not from my school as well. I'm the only one. And the fact that I Asked principal to register is enough to show that not everyone is as confident in themselves as I'm in myself.

Phil : Also not as intelligent as you are.

Me : I know.

Claire : Excellent. Okay, I think Alex and Will are sufficient on their own but we have two other children to take care of as well, who.....on the contrary are not so sufficient on their own, so, I will take the cupcakes. You do the project. It's on Vincent Van Gogh.

Phil : Done.

Claire : Okay, I need you to really stay on Luke, Keep him focused.
All right.

Phil : I'm...Actually gonna take a different approach, But...