The story revolves around Billy, a 17-year-old who is failing math and English due to skipping school to play video games. His mother confronts him after receiving his report card and discovers that he's been lying about being sick to avoid school. She emphasizes the importance of his education, threatening to take away his video game console until his grades improve. 

As tensions rise, Billy tries to argue against his mother's decisions, claiming that the subjects aren’t useful in real life. The situation escalates when she threatens to throw away his Xbox to emphasize the seriousness of his academic failures. The story highlights the conflict between a teenager's desire for freedom and a parent's responsibility to enforce discipline and education.