A Madea Christmas Page #3

Lacey's not coming for Christmas.

That ain't no problem.

Children grow up.

They don't wanna come home sometimes.

Something's wrong.

- Eileen?

- What?

I know that look in your eye.

Don't go jumpin' to no conclusion.

I don't jump to conclusions.

Last time you went to

the doctor, you had a rash.

Walked up in there, told the man

you had cancer and you was dying.

Madea, many people in my

family have died of cancer.

- I know your family.

- Yes.

- My grandmother.

- Got hit by a bus.

But she had cancer. My uncle Bayrod.

- Drowned.

- Because he had cancer.

- Eileen?

- What?

No, no, no, no. Something is wrong.

Something is wrong with my child,

and I'm gonna find out what it is.

She's down there in the country,

and I don't know what's going on.

I haven't seen where she works,

where she live.

- It's just awful!

- Your daughter is grown.

Leave her alone. If she want to

come home, she will come home.

What you planning on doing?

I'm gonna go down there.

I'd like to see that,

'cause you don't drive.

- You do.

- Child, I ain't goin' to no Alabama.

Last time I was in Alabama, I was chained

to Andy Young and Jesse Jackson.

- You marched?

- We wasn't upright when we was marching.

- We gonna go down there.

- I'm not driving to no Alabama.

All my stuff is illegal. I don't

like driving through Georgia.

You think I'm gettin' ready

to drive through Alabama?

- I'll pay you.

- What time you wanna leave?

Okay. Good.

No, child. I can't get on

the road with my Cadillac.

It's got 4,785,000 miles on it,

and I just changed the oil in it.

Every light on the dashboard say...

"You crazy as hell if

you go anywhere in me."

- Madea...

- I can't do it, hon. I'm sorry.

Have you ever thought maybe she

just don't want to see you, Eileen?

My daughter loves me.

She loves spending time with me.

All right, honey. If you find a ride,

I'll go up there with you.

All right. Well, I will work on it.

Conner.

- What the hell you think you're doin'?

- What are you talking about?

I was down at the feed store.

They tell me you're planning

on planting corn this year.

Yeah, I was.

I plant corn.

Well, actually, what I'm

working on can help all of us.

- What you're working on?

- Yeah.

You think you learned something down

in that college that I don't know about?

- That's not what I meant, Tanner.

- No, you don't.

And you better find

something else to plant.

You been gone from around

here for far too long.

I mean it, Conner.

Otherwise, I'll be here every day,

kick your ass like I did back in school.

Eileen, we've had a lot of

complaints about your friend.

Oh, no.

Hey there. I was

getting ready to go...

- What's the matter?

- We're going to have to ask you to leave.

Good, it's about damn time.

I get out of... Give me my check.

We'll mail it to you.

No, honey. Eileen,

you better tell her.

Ain't nobody gonna mail me no check.

I didn't mail my work up in here.

You ain't mailing me no check.

Where's my money?

Madea, go home. I'll call you later.

I don't give a damn who calling who.

Somebody gonna give me my money.

Would you please leave quietly?

Oh, sure. You want

me to leave quietly?

You want me to leave quietly?

I will show you how

to leave damn quietly.

Y'all gonna give me my damn money.

But before I get my damn purse,

I'm gonna get money out this register.

- Excuse me.

- No, no.

No, you can't do that. Put... Madea.

Where my purse?

Unlock the damn thing!

I got my purse here. This is $150.

- This is what you owe me.

- Put that money back.

I'm gonna take something else.

I'm gonna take this dress.

- Stop it!

- Take whatever I want out of here.

What's this pulling on me?

You're embarrassing us.

What the hell y'all looking at?

What the hell all y'all looking at?

It's Christmas, and I'm takin'

what the hell I want up in here!

What y'all gonna do about it?

What y'all gonna do about it?

- I'll take this too.

- She didn't take her medication today.

You got me coming up here,

trying to work in this place...

and I don't know

what the hell gonna...

Get out the way!

What the hell goin' on?

- I know what the hell I'm doing!

- She has never acted like this before.

I'm fabulous. I'm gone

with the wind fabulous.

I am so sorry.

Hi. I'm Lacey Williams,

Bailey's teacher.

- Right. Come on in.

- Thank you.

- How are you?

- I'm fine.

I just stopped by to talk to you.

I graded another one of Bailey's

homework assignments...

Listen, I'm sorry.

He has to help his daddy at night,

so he doesn't get much time to study.

Then he gets up early in the

morning to work with him...

so I'll just have to get

on him to do better.

He can't get any better.

- He gets straight A's.

- What?

Yeah. And to know he works after

school and in the morning...

is even more impressive.

He really should go to a gifted

school with a fine arts department.

Wow.

I always knew he was smart.

I didn't know he was that smart.

Me and his daddy never

got much schoolin'.

You really think Bailey could

make it outside of this place?

I know he can.

I mean, that's really

all I want for him.

Bailey is always telling me

how good you are to him...

and that you defend him in front

of those other kids, so thank you.

- Well, he's a very special boy.

- Yeah, he is.

- Have a seat.

- Sure. Thank you.

- Can I get you something to drink?

- Yes.

Thanks.

Thank you.

He also told me you want him to

sing at the Christmas Jubilee?

Yes. He has a beautiful voice.

You think the Jubilee is

gonna happen this year?

Yes, haven't you heard?

I got a friend of mine to

get us a sponsorship for it.

So it's definitely gonna happen.

- That's great news.

- Yeah, it really is.

Oh, hell. What do you want?

- Hi, I'm Lacey Williams.

- I know who you are.

You're Bailey's teacher.

Bailey's gonna be late to school.

He's got a lot of work to do here,

that's if he makes it at all.

No need come around

here no more. Okay?

I am so sorry.

Merry Christmas.

Oliver, this is so funny.

I hadn't spoken to your mother

in a while, and we got talking...

and she said you were drivin'

to Alabama to see Lacey!

Miss Eileen, I'm happy

to have the company.

Did I tell you I take blood pressure

medicine that makes me have to pee?

- I'll have to go to the bathroom soon.

- Okay, go in the bush.

I'm not putting my tush over no bush.

I don't know what's wrong with you.

The leaves fell off

of it, but it work!

- Jesus. Baby...

- It the wintertime.

Just keep your eyes ahead.

Okay? No, no, no. She's always

like this, since a child.

- Yeah, since my childhood.

- Something's wrong.

Something's wrong, but we accept it.

You sure you didn't tell

her we were coming?

I wanted this to be a big surprise!

I'm sure.

'Cause she's gonna be

so happy to see you!

Madea, I told him how much

Lacey talks about him.

Why you hollerin' like I'm in the back

of an airplane and you in first class?

I can hear you. You right here.

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