All Things Fall Apart Page #9
Is your family
going to be here soon?
It's just me
this time.
Look, I started
to gain my weight back.
I was feeling good...
and my hand
just seized up.
Look, you're the only one who's
been straight with us, Doc.
Just tell me the truth.
that...
the cancer's come back.
F***.
You got a metastatic tumor
in your brain that's appeared.
It's right above
the motor cortex,
and that's what's
affecting your hands.
I've 9,000 dollars
left to my name, Doc.
Can't drag my family
through this again.
Come on.
Come with me.
Isn't it f***in' ironic?
I quit a year ago but I
still like coming out here.
I figure as long as I'm not
lighting up, it doesn't count.
F*** it.
I don't understand, Doc.
I did all the treatments.
What's causing it?
I don't know.
I mean, environments,
cigarettes, genetics,
the sun. I mean, there's
hundreds and hundreds of reasons.
It's impossible to
pinpoint just one, Deon.
Understand?
Look, when I was a resident, there
was a patient that I'll never forget.
She and her husband
saved for years
'cause they wanted to
take a trip to Africa
to see the silver back
gorillas in the Congo.
We saw her tests.
We knew that any
treatment that we gave her
would just be
postponing the inevitable.
I mean, she was dying.
She was riddled with cancer.
I wanted to tell her,
we all wanted to tell her,
but the hospitaI's policy
was pursue a very aggressive
and expensive
series of treatments
regardless of the fact that
Her husband lost everything.
Their house, the savings,
he never got to take
that trip with his wife.
She died
a few months later.
Right there.
In this hospital.
Look, you came to me because I've
been straight with you, right?
Yeah.
Okay. Here it is.
The 9,000 dollars
is not gonna go very far.
This costs upwards
to 100,000 dollars,
and even that's only
gonna buy you a few months,
four months,
five months.
And I die anyway?
I'm telling you...
I'm telling you what the
tests are telling me, alright?
There's always hope.
But you can never run again.
There's no athletics, that's over.
Look, the question is...
do you wanna do it
in there...
with those machines
attached to you?
Or do you want to do
it on your own terms?
That's the question.
Honey...
I know it's raining
right now,
but you're gonna have
many more birthdays, okay?
Be happy and
celebrate today.
Alright? Will you do that for me?
Deon, you better wipe the
shower down when you use it.
Congratulations, Momma.
You movin' on up.
Like the
Jeffersons, baby.
What you talkin' about?
We got this big order
for Saturday night.
Top of the line.
"Sean Barnes has
been accepted
"into the Masters of Business
Administration Program
at Columbia University. "
You knew
about this?
They offered
me a scholarship.
Oh, baby. We've been
going through all this
and you've been helping me
and you had time to apply?
Oh, baby.
I'm so proud of you.
And you know what? I know
I haven't said that enough.
And I haven't
said thank you enough.
You've been helping
me so much.
What?
Ooh.
Check it out.
Check it out.
What?
Huh?
Oh, that's beautiful.
Oh my goodness.
It's what
you're wearing.
Who the hell are we
catering for,
Michelle Obama?
This is beautiful.
Who set this up?
Somebody must
have recommended you.
Okay.
Can I help
you with those?
You look
so handsome.
You look beautiful.
Really though.
I mean...
Well, it's
a party, Momma.
This is beautiful.
You didn't tell me
it would be like this.
Holy...
This is great.
I'm telling you.
Bizzy Bee Catering is
a big star right now.
But you know,
I'm so excited.
I went and looked
in my recipe book,
my gourmet book
and I found...
Hey, Mrs. Barnes,
you brought me some more
of that delicious food.
What's up, Sean?
Did you set
this up?
You like?
I love it.
It's beautiful.
I had to grow up
one day, Mrs. B.
Plus you know I've always
been an entrepreneur type.
How else was I gonna
pay for my weed?
You are...
Have a good
time tonight, man.
Let's do this, y'all.
It's beautiful.
Ooh. What is this?
Momma, I think
the guest of honor
would like to dance with you.
Look at my
two young men.
What is this?
Yeah, alright.
They're playing
your song, Momma.
This is a very
right here for a very
important lady out here.
And it's a special request
from our own host, Deon.
Let's get it down.
I don't believe
you all.
Here we go.
I need you to
do me a favor.
What is this about?
I need you
to promise first.
What is this?
Come on.
I know you up
to something.
Somebody wants
to dance with you.
Go ahead,
go ahead.
You...
Come on now.
It looks beautiful.
Yeah.
Thank you for this.
Thank you, man, I
couldn't do it without you.
Yeah, they're men now.
Look at them.
They're some good men.
You remember
this place?
Yeah, we used to play pee
wee league here together.
We had good times, man.
Yeah.
That's where all
the bullshit started.
Where it all started.
Hey, man, I have something I
shoulda done a long time ago.
Just wait a minute.
Sherry, can I borrow
Sharon for a minute?
Yeah.
What's going on?
You two look
great together.
I wanna see
you dance.
You hesitate, this is
gonna start all over again.
Get out of
here, man.
I can't dance.
It's okay.
Beautiful party.
And beautiful lady.
Oh, can you
believe this sh*t?
I couldn't find a tux in my size so
I had to settle for a size smaller.
I started out as a young
man playing quarterback
and I got old
and became a lineman.
Well, you busting
out of that, coach.
It makes me look
slim, don't it?
I'm glad you came.
Well, it means a lot
that you called me.
A lesser man would've held
Life's too short for that kind of sh*t.
Sure is.
We had some good times
together, didn't we, Coach?
Yes, we did.
Hey, I want you to...
hold onto this for me.
I know you know
where I got it from.
I know.
Thank you.
It's a party, man.
Get your groove on.
Yeah, okay.
Come here.
Yeah?
I thought he was sick.
What's he celebrating?
I don't know.
I think he just wanna go out on top.
Go! Go!
That's it.
That's my boy!
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