Ripp finally realises what his bad grade means….

“I’m such a loser! I won’t get into college. And I still haven’t had my first kiss. Even my youngest brother has a girlfriend.”

Life’s hard, but to be fair, not everyone has to go to college. And there’s a lack of female teenagers who are single and close to your age in Strangetown, so…

“I bet even Tank will get his first kiss before me.”

… Probably?

*wails*

Days of not doing his homework have finally caught up on Ripp and he comes home with a D-. He’s three days away from growing up and it is Friday, so he probably won’t be accepted into college. He doesn’t seem to mind, though…