“No Brian, ” she said. “You’re going to say you’re sorry and I’m sure you are. You’ll say that you will change and I’m sure you want to.” She paused. “But you’ve said those things before and they don’t happen, do they?”
Brian shook his head glumly.
“Okay then,” she continued, leaning forward. “Now at this point I should probably let you go but I don’t want to do that. I like you Brian and I think you have terrific potential but you need discipline in your life. You need it here and you need it for your painting or you’ll never get anywhere.”
He nodded. This was a speach he’d heard before from numerous sources.