All Things Fall Apart Page #6

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I'm right here!

You talking about me

like I'm dead already.

I'll pay this back.

I'll find a way to pay everybody back.

I'll find a way.

Hey, I have an appointment

to see Steve Fisk.

Stephen?

That's me.

You are?

Deon.

Deon, please

have a seat.

What's your last name

and student I D?

Barnes. Zero five one five.

I'm sorry, zero

two five one five.

Barnes, Barnes.

Deon Barnes.

You know we used to have this all

star football player by that same name.

Had an ego

the size of Texas.

Oh, man.

Listen, I'm sorry

about that.

Yeah, just tell me what I

gotta do to graduate, alright?

Well... it appears as though you

never actually declared a major.

GPA's at the minimum.

But you dropped out

during fall semester.

Probably looking

at the full two years.

It's... here are some

financial aid forms.

See if you can have those

completed and back to me

later this week, alright?

Financial aid funds?

I'm on a scholarship.

Come on, Julio, my granddaughter

can run faster than that.

Get the piano off

your back, Jonas!

Let's go!

stride out!

Listen, I heard you

revoked my scholarship.

I didn't have any choice.

Once you dropped out of

school, it was an NCAA thing.

Nothing else

I could do.

I just wish

you'd told me.

And what would

that have changed?

Set.

Go!

Bring it!

Come on, baby!

Let's go!

I thought you were

a running back, Deon.

That's who gets all the pretty

girls and make all the money.

Now give us some running back

time. Get back down there.

You got another

one in you?

Alright.

Just stride out. stride out.

This kid's nuts.

Yeah, he's the

best I've ever seen.

You know, I can remember

the exact moment

when I realized that I wasn't gonna

be playing professional football.

What are you

gonna do now?

I don't know.

Look, if you need a job,

why don't you come see me

at the end of the summer.

I'll see if I can

get you on the staff.

You'll work with

the running backs,

keep you close

to the game.

Ray. That's the last

drink for you.

Hey!

And I called a taxi,

it's on the way.

Bacardi coke?

Yeah, make it

a double.

You girls

talking about me?

Yeah, about how much

of a red hot stud you are.

So who's

taking me home?

She is, baby. I lost the flip, sorry.

Respect your elders, now.

Oh, we gotta get him

out of here.

We don't have that

kind of insurance.

When'd you start

smoking again?

Well, Eric left.

My son's sick.

The bills are mounting up.

And everywhere I look,

I'm in the damn brick wall.

You know what I did, I put

all my dreams in one basket.

Here I am back here

at square one.

I thought my days of

spoon-feeding infants was over.

And I'm here with... what?

Oh, sh*t.

Deon!

Deon!

Wait, baby, wait!

No!

Stop, look,

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean it like that. I just...

Oh!

I'm sorry.

Hey, man,

I'm looking for a job.

You hiring?

Hey, I'm looking for work.

You guys need any help?

Hey, Kerry, what's up?

Hey, do I... do

I know you?

Yeah, you... remember

we used to hang out.

I'm sorry,

I don't remember you.

So how did it go?

It didn't. I quit

that bullshit ass job.

Minimum wage, stand

on your feet all day

cleaning up

after motherfuckers.

Man, I don't know how

regular people do that sh*t.

To top it off, man,

this chick I used to hit,

she didn't even

recognize me.

What?

I don't need

that bullshit.

Man, f*** them

b*tches, man.

They were only there for

you because you was up.

Now that sh*t got kinda hard, you know,

b*tches ain't nowhere

to be found, man.

You don't need

that sh*t.

You still Deon.

Hey, how you doin'?

My name is Deon.

Maybe you can give

me your number,

I'll call you, we can hang out sometime.

Okay.

See if we can put

something together, right?

Right.

Karen. Alright, I'll holler at you.

You're right.

Sh*t.

Hey, you got a little

change I could borrow

till I get back

on my feet?

Man, I ain't got

nothing' right now,

till I get paid for that

last little party I did.

Soon as I get the

money for that,

man, I got you.

Don't trip.

Hey.

Hey, come in.

I was in the neighborhood.

Thought I'd bring by some food.

Well, Deon's not here

right now but I'm sure

he'll appreciate

you stopping by.

I hope so. We haven't

been talking much lately.

Yeah?

Have a seat.

I'm sitting here finishing up

Doctor RandalI's assignment.

The Green Project?

Let me see

what you got.

Take a look.

That's exactly

what I thought.

Right? Solar power.

Yeah, solar.

Exactly.

Especially in

the inner city.

We get hit

the hardest

with cellular towers,

pollution, everything.

This would be beautiful.

Exactly. I just want

everybody to jump

aboard with that,

you know?

Yeah, I think

that's good.

Thanks.

Do you know

how you met?

Huh? Excuse me?

Deon. Do you know

how you guys met?

At the bookstore.

Through me.

That day at

the bookstore,

I was gonna come

ask you out.

But before I could, Deon

blocked me and got your number

and then handed it to

me outside the door.

You're tripping.

Why do think it was me that

called you instead of him?

He had a lot

going on.

Oh, please.

He was busy.

Come on, Sharon.

Come on.

Do you really think you were

anything special to him back then?

Why are you telling

me this now?

You're a good

woman, Sharon.

Yeah.

Thanks.

I don't want to see you become

another one of his fools.

Hey. It was me that

was interested in you.

Yeah.

Shhh.

Me.

What the f***?

Deon.

Get out!

Deon. Let

me explain.

Just leave.

- No, you ain't gotta go nowhere.

- You, too.

This is more my house

than it is yours, okay?

You got it twisted.

Twisted? You're the one

here trying to f*** my girl.

It wasn't

even like that.

No, tell her.

Tell her what?

How you don't give a sh*t

about anyone else but yourself.

You don't care

about women.

You don't even

know how.

You jealous?

You always did want to

be me, didn't you, Sean?

What is that

supposed to mean?

You probably cheated on every

woman like a dozen times.

You too?

So I get sick and

you start this bullshit,

and you start

talking this sh*t.

I'm not covering

for you anymore.

It was all true, huh.

You said

you loved me.

I do love you.

Why do you keep

messing with all

these other girls

on the side? Huh?

Why you say that like you

know for sure I'm doing that?

Why can't you

just stop?

You're making this bigger

than it actually is.

Bigger than

what it is?

When I close my eyes and

I think about my future,

I see your face.

Do you have

anything to say?

I'm not the one that got

some explaining to do.

You were kissing

my f***ing brother.

And you the one

been lying.

I don't want

any part of this.

Sharon.

Hey, Sharon.

Let her go.

Hey, Sharon.

Please.

Hey, you happy, man?

She's gone.

F*** you, man.

F*** all of this.

Now you listen.

You've been living

off of us, man.

Alright? The family is broke

and divided because of you.

Mom has to work two,

sometimes three jobs

to help support you.

I got work study, man.

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