All Things Fall Apart Page #5

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Well, that

was a lot.

I think they

liked me.

What's not to like.

I mean, worst case scenario, you know.

If it doesn't work out, there's

a position over at the dealership.

I mean, it's

not fashion, but...

Sean, it is so nice

to get a job for Sharon.

I would appreciate

that 'cause...

Hey, D, go ahead

and eat your food.

I'm almost half

done with mine.

Eric, if he's

not hungry...

you don't have

to eat, Deon, okay?

But I did make

some of that pecan pie.

You want some?

Pecan pie everybody?

I love pecan pie.

Bernie, you gotta at least

let him get his own stuff.

I mean, he's been

home for two weeks.

He's just been

sitting on his ass.

Look, you have

to be patient.

It takes time.

I know Deon.

He's going to do things

in his own time.

He goes to take a dump,

you're there to help him.

Okay, that's disgusting,

that's enough.

I don't feel like

hearing that.

Look, the cancer

knocked him down.

We just have to

be patient.

It's not how many times

you get knocked down.

It's how many times

you get back up.

Would you please stop with

that ra-ra football bullshit?

I know my boy, I know

he's gonna be okay.

He's not a boy. And you can't

teach him how to be a man.

The goddamn president of the

United States was raised by a woman.

Barack Obama was raised

by single mothers.

He don't play

football, do he?

He play basketball.

Shut the...

Look, get the pecan pie.

I'll get the dishes.

I have finals

and stuff

so I think I'll

be heading out.

I'll walk you out.

I got it.

Sorry about that.

That was embarrassing.

No, no,

it's all good.

They're all trying to help

you from their own perspective.

What about you?

What about me?

Things different now

that I got sick?

No. It's been tough.

It's just...

You interested

in somebody else?

Not at all.

I've just got...

I'm sorry.

It's my mother.

I'll call you later.

Okay.

Two.

Deon!

Seventeen.

Eighteen.

That is great!

You couldn't even do

that this time last week.

Look, I just came

to apologize.

Eric acted

so damn crazy.

You know, fussing in front

of... Sharon and everything.

Do you like her?

Yeah.

I see you

boxed up the TV.

Well, we just have to send

some of this stuff back,

that's all. It's

just a delay.

I know how much you

like that flat screen.

I do but it's just

a hiccup, that's all.

Sweetheart, you gonna get

better in your own time

and we gonna get rid of

this crappy ass little house

and we gonna be

down in Miami,

livin' it, honey.

And we gonna get everything

we deserve in life, you'll see.

I'm sorry, Ma.

I didn't mean

to get sick.

Oh, sweetie. Don't apologize for that.

What you sayin'?

I don't know why

this is happening.

I mean, I didn't do nothing to

nobody, I didn't do anything.

Well... it's a challenge.

It's just another

challenge, that's all.

And you will be fine.

We will be fine,

I promise you.

Why is God

doing this to me?

Oh, no, no. Don't say

that, sweetheart. Don't.

Hello?

Hey, baby. What's up?

Hey, Momma. I'm just checking out

the status of

some applications.

I thought you said the party

was supposed to end early.

Well, it was, but one of

my servers didn't show up.

So I had

to fill in.

I've been on

my feet all night.

I can stop and get some

pizza. What do you want?

Oh, I'm the

only one home.

Eric and Deon

aren't here.

They're not there?

Well, where the

hell did they go?

I don't know. They haven't

been here for hours.

I called both their

phones but nobody answers.

Look, just meet me

outside in five minutes.

I'll be right there.

Okay.

Bye.

How long ago

did they leave?

I don't know.

Hours ago, Ma.

Oh, Lord.

Damn. What's your

brother's cell phone number?

Oh, it's in the phone.

It's in the phone.

Ma.

Mom, look!

What the hell

is he doin'?

Jesus. Pull over.

Just pull over.

Look at that time, 44

seconds, that ain't sh*t!

My grandmother could

do that in her wheelchair!

I'm trying.

Get those knees up.

Don't try, do it!

You gotta get them.

Go get them.

Everything you ever

wanted is on the line.

Eric!

It's do or die time.

You don't have to do that, Deon! Stop!

Deon!

No, no, no.

Don't you f***ing

look at them!

I gotta get him!

Don't let them distract you.

Oh, you want a break?

You wanna run to Momma?

You wanna cry to your mother

or you wanna play football?

Show me something, Deon.

Show me something!

Eric!

Bernie. Now

you guys stop.

You have no idea what it takes to win.

You want it, you gotta

show me something.

You stop it! Eric!

You're gonna kill him!

- Don't do this!

- He needs to do this!

- What is wrong with you?

- He has got to do this.

- That's enough!

- He's got to do this on his own.

Bee, you got no idea! This is it!

He's passing out!

Sorry, guys, you're

gonna have to wait back here.

Seems Deon was

working late tonight.

Your son, he had a...

a heart arrhythmia,

and that depleted

him of his oxygen.

Is he gonna

be okay?

Yeah, he's stablized

for now.

What the hell happened?

Because the specialist on duty said

we need to get him up and active.

Now he's got pro football

tryouts in less than a month.

Professional football?

You kidding me?

He can't play football.

He's got a tumor

a centimeter away

from his heart.

Your son, he's never ever gonna

become a professional athlete.

He's lucky if he ever

rides a bike again.

You did this.

You did this!

These motherfuckers

don't know sh*t!

Everything they

told us was wrong.

We oughtta sue that

hospital for malpractice.

We should

sue the university.

They tested him

every year.

They had to know

this was coming.

That would call

for lawyers, Eric.

Lawyers cost money.

Who's gonna pay for that?

What you trying to say?

I didn't pay for sh*t?

I leveraged my

garage, baby.

I could lose

my business.

I put it on the line for your son.

Please don't talk to me

about money when they're

about to foreclose on

this house.

Everybody knows about

your little dream

to ride on my son's coat tails

for the fame you didn't get.

Your little dream

to manage my son.

Well, Eric there's

nobody to manage now.

Who you gonna

manage now?

Know when the best

times of my life were?

When I was on

that football field.

I don't care.

I wanted your boy to have

something good to look back on.

I'm tired of all your

loser football stories.

Every step of the way,

you blocked me.

He coulda done it.

He had the talent.

And remember, when you

ran off his real daddy,

truth be told,

I was there.

If that man couldn't see that he had

two beautiful sons and a beautiful wife,

that was his

goddamn problem.

Now let me tell

you something.

Me and my sons were fine long

before you came into this mix

and we'll be fine

long after you leave.

So you can just hit

the road right now

because it's empty.

There's no money.

Overdrawn,

insufficient funds.

There's no pot of gold

at the end of this rainbow,

so get the f***

outta here!

Okay!

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