Aponi Page #4

I'll do anything"

you want me to do...

"I'm your sure thing!"

- Aponi Alright, ok what surprise?

And it don't bother me...

- Jack I rented this movie from the 20s

if it don't mean anything to you

I'm the one...

who knows how to lie...

friends ask me why...?

I'm always alone...

I'm the one...

who knows how to hide...

my feelings inside...

like I've always done...

"I'm your sure thing!"

I'll do anything...

you want me to do...

Im your sure thing

- Aponi...

and it don't bother me...

if it don't mean anything...

I dream of a day you take my hand...

we walk away together...

I find the way to let you know...

I only want to love you forever...

hi Jack Aponi's not here.

I know I came to see you.

- Oh ok..

- Can I come up?

- Sure come on up.

Oh hey Jack

- This is a surprise.

- Yeah

- You look well.

- So do you! Thank you

Let's go sit down, have a seat.

Jack what brings you up here to see me?

Is everything ok?

Yeah everything is really good, Aponi

and me, we've been dating for a while.

She's really special woman.

She's a very special woman Jack.

And I'm very protective of her.

I mean I never made a connection before

like this in my life.

I wanna ask her to marry me.

You've been married

before isn't that right?

What Aponi and I have, doesn't

come along that often in life.

You sure this is what you want?

I can't picture myself without her.

How does Aponi feel about this?

Have you spoken to her about this at all?

Yeah we have and we both want

the same things in life and

To have your blessing would

mean the world to me.

I trust you

And I believe you love my granddaughter.

But you gotta make me a promise that

you will love and take care of her

That's my little girl!

I love her very much.

I wanna share something with you.

- Alright..

This has been in my husbands family for

generations. His grandmother, his momma.

He gave it to me on my wedding day.

And when the time is right

I want you to give it to her.

- Are you sure about this?

- Oh yes!

This is incredible its beautiful.

I promise to love her and take care of her.

I know you will you have my blessing!

Just take care of her and love her.

- Oh Jack she loves you!

- And I love her!

Hey Mike I want to talk to you about

Aponi.

Yeah what's up, what do

you want to talk about?

I know there's a lot of sh*t going on

with this case and all but

We're getting serious I think I'm going

to ask her to marry me.

You gotta be kidding me?

You wanna marry this chick?

She tried to ruin my

career, my entire life!

She was doing her job,

don't take it personal.

What happen to you, your not the same guy

I knew?

I have my reasons.

Yeah you have your reasons well make

me understand? you make no sense?

Your upset because I

don't like black people.

Oh black people, thanks

that's the answer huh?

Yeah

What happen to you I don't even

know who are you anymore?

Imagine someone you love, Imagine they

get beating up real bad

now imagine that person is your mother!

You get it, she didn't even press charges!

I'm sorry about that,

but I get it they were black,

this hatred has

festered inside of you.

Remember that kid I shot, that black kid?

Well his Mom came to the hospital and she

forgave me, she understood

but these are people man,

you understand people?

Just like you and me Im in love with Aponi!

Why is that so hard to understand?

8 million people in this city and you

have to pick that girl?

The universe picked us ok!

Leave me alone, You, your girlfriend

and your righteous bullshit!

- I'm gonna wish you luck! -Yeah,

alright -I've had enough!

Grandma are you still asleep?

Grandma? I made you some coffee

I can make tea if you want?

Grandma, I probably gonna be late tonight.

One of the attorney's

called in sick.

I'm gonna have to do a couple of more

hours at the office if that's ok?

I can pick something up for us later,

what about Chinese?

Ok time to get up, time for breakfast

I got some coffee I know you

like that, what about some tea?

I can make you tea if you want?

OrI can make you

an omelette, you like that

Grandma? Its Hot.

Grandma?

I wont disturb you.

I can make you those eggs? Do you remember?

Do you remember when I was little

You would teach me how to cook, the first

thing you taught me was how to me eggs

First you should crack them

you should always use a fork,

cause if you use the side of the

pan the shell might get in.

Get a little bit of milk, then add the

basil in

But only in the end so it infuses.

Do you remember?

Maybe you want a bagel, remember we use

to go down to that bagel shop?

The one on twelfth, with Sal,

you remember that?

He always had that

stupid grin on his face

You don't have to get up Grandma

She was such a Joy and inspiration

in all of our lives.

And I remember once it must have been

early spring?

And we were walking to school and walking

through the park, that gnats were out

It was slightly humid, and something

just flew by me really quickly

and I asked Grammy what's that, she's says

She says it's a Rhopalocera

and I said, what's a Rhopalocera?

She said it means Butterfly

She said it was her favorite

because it reminded her of me.

Because in Native American my name

means Butterfly.

She told me you can learn

a lot from a butterfly,

you can watch them

they're so graceful

their beauty and ever changing ways

you should try to be like them.

As I got older I finally

realized what she meant.

I mean first butterflies

don't live that long.

Really it's the fact that in order to be

happy in life you've got to be graceful,

you got to always adapt cause you don't

what life is gonna give you.

She's very wise my Grammy

She'll always be in my heart.

Ok, why don't we sit down

and eat, let's rejoice,

celebrate her life that's

the way she would want it.

- So how long were they married?

- I guess

about forty five years

- forty five yearswow

- You can see the love - Yeah he was

devoted to her, and she to him as well

- You look so much like her -You think so?

- Yeah I do look

- She ah, went to walk the dog

in the snow, -two dogs -She loved that dog.

- The thing about Grammy is she's kind of

a Grammy to everyone around her. -Yeah

- Remember the time we went to the Theatre?

- Yeah

She was worried I was really

cold, she gave me her blanket

Actually you know

what she loved doing.

She loved ah showing pictures to

everybody, It didn't matter who you were

Show you pictures and pictures,

she had all the albums

Oh you know what there's a good one good I

had it blown up.

Actually there's one on the

desk in the other room.

Would you mind getting it for me?

I'd like to show every one.

It's just right there when you walk in,

Oh she had them everywhere remember the old

albums the one's when you stick them on.

Aponi it's the room

right on the right here?

- Yeah ah right there on the right?

- Ok

Who's this boy in the picture?

She's a very special woman Jack.

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