ATL Page #7

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Why you ain't shushing the old man?

See, now you wanna get buck, man.

He gone, now. He gone, fool.

Get in.

- Yo, what's up?

- Where you going?

- It's all right, it's my dad.

- It's your daddy?

Is he still with your mama?

Keep it up, hear?

Keep it up. Lie to me again.

Lie to me again.

What'd you say?

Get back down here!

How could you humiliate me like that?

You were supposed to be over at Holly's

house getting some rest before practice.

Baby, you been lying...

...about where you been going

and who you been with.

What if something happened to you?

I'm sorry, Mom.

Why can't I pick my friends

and choose things in life for myself?

Because you're not making

very good choices, baby.

I mean, you got a lot of

good opportunities to choose from.

Like what? Going to Brinton?

Oh, baby.

Spelman is a great school,

but your father and I just-

- But what?

- Well, we're saying...

...look at some other choices,

some other options.

- What?

- Keep talking to Mother like that...

...and your lips will beat you

to the hospital.

You know how lucky you are?

Yes, Daddy.

I do know that I am very fortunate.

Thank you for being a great parent.

But I knew if I were to ask to go over there,

you would've had a heart attack!

You damn right! You know why?

Because I was that guy.

I know what he wanted from you.

And it wasn't them big-ass earrings.

Why do you always think somebody

always wants something?

I work too hard.

I don't wanna see you go down-

I don't have to explain myself.

Why? If you don't have to explain,

I don't have to explain.

Because I said so!

You better go to bed now.

Okay, wait a minute, wait a minute.

Let's just calm down...

...and collect ourselves,

and talk about this in the morning.

There's nothing more to talk about.

End of conversation.

Yo, man, you all right?

Just checking on you, man.

You knew, huh?

All this time.

That was the same car

from the Garnett's house.

Man...

That's foul, man.

- Look, man, I'm sorry, I-

- Hey, hey, hey.

Man, get out.

- But just hear me out, man.

- Bounce.

I don't wanna see you, talk to you,

kick it with you, skate with you.

Nothing, man.

- Come on.

- You still here?

I'm gone.

What you gonna do with it, man?

- Hey- What up, man?

- Yeah.

And the rest of y'all niggas, man,

get the f*** off my porch.

- What we do?

- Man, you heard me, homes.

Hey, you ain't gotta tell me twice.

- Yeah, well, bust a move then, partner.

- Was it me?

Man, I think it was your breath.

It usually is.

Whatever, man. You always eating

those sunflowers, you country.

- Hey, hey.

- I'm tell- It's the A-Town.

Hold it, now.

- John.

- Yeah?

Not like playing golf, is it, boy?

Look, sir, this is fun...

...but I came to talk to you.

- What about?

I came to give you this back.

Did I make an error somewhere?

No, I made the mistake.

Not being honest with you before.

What about?

I live five blocks away from Cascade's

on the south side.

- You said you went to Mount Paran.

- I do.

I use the club address

to go to school in a better district.

So you're just a liar?

My parents can't afford

to send me to private school, sir.

So you knew Erin before you met me?

Yes, I knew Erin.

- But I didn't know you was her father.

- You expect me to believe that?

- I got your game, Ben.

- My game?

I don't play games, Mr. Garnett.

That's one thing I do not do

is play games.

I'm too busy trying to make it out.

I figured you knew that,

coming up on the south side.

As far as the letter, I just thought the letter

would give me a better shot, that's all.

We'll never know now, will we?

You can let yourself out.

You know, I read in this article...

...where you said being a CEO

didn't make you a proud man...

...being a proud man made you a CEO.

But a proud man doesn't hide

where he comes from.

Be careful.

See, with or without that letter,

I'm gonna make it.

And I won't forget Mechanicsville, Georgia,

made me who I am.

With all due respect, sir,

it made you who you are.

Might help your daughter

to know that too.

Come on.

Holler at your boy, man.

I made them come...

...so you wouldn't kick my ass.

Man, come on, dog. Damn.

Man, we friends, man.

We boys. Hear him out.

I just wanted to say sorry.

And if it mean anything to you,

I gave the letter back.

What you do that for?

- Hope you ain't think it was for me.

- It was for me.

I didn't want it like that.

Hey, look, man.

We about to go to Cascade.

Now, tonight is our night.

You already know what it is,

homeboy.

I mean, we're like the Yankees, baby.

We're like-

We're like the Bulls in the '90s.

We're like the Lakers.

No, not the Lakers.

But we're a dynasty.

When we're out on that rink,

nobody can touch us, man.

Nobody. Let's go.

No. I'm gonna let y'all have it.

I don't skate no more.

Oh, man, you acting like a female, man.

- Hell, man.

- Yeah, whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the moment

you've all been waiting for.

Skate Wars is here.

I just got word Rashad Swann

ain't here tonight...

...so the Ones are not in competition.

Damn. This sucks, man.

- It really sucks.

- Hey, man, my arm is skinnier.

No, no, no. Your arm ain't skinnier,

your face got bigger.

- Hate to put it to you like that, man, hey.

- You laughing, and we're gonna lose.

I ain't been down here in a while.

Love what you've done with the place.

Yeah, looks like you really let

your little partners piss you off.

I don't wanna talk about it.

Boy, I just came to tell you

there's some lemonade upstairs.

Best batch I ever made too.

Now, that's good.

Now, look, I ain't trying

to get in your business...

...but, I mean, I do know

a little something about being pissed.

I mean, it's all-

You know, it's all just feelings, man.

From females to friends to funerals...

...it's all about the feelings.

I just want you to recognize

the difference...

...between what you feel

and what's real.

That way you don't look back on life

with a bunch of regret.

- What's happening?

- This Ant?

- No, this ain't Ant. Who is this?

- Is this little big brother?

What the hell is you calling my house for,

man?

The streetlight's on

and our boy ain't come home yet.

I'm gonna have to get out here

and go find him.

Hell is you talking about?

My brother ain't your business no more.

Like hell. Y eah, and he ain't

into me for two G's either.

And I ain't about to put some hot sh*t

in his chest, you know what I'm saying?

You better stay away

from my little brother, partner.

Boy, stop.

What's up, Ant?

I ain't heard from you in a while, boy.

Boy, where you been?

No, no, I- I'm cool.

I mean, I'm cool.

It's just taking me a minute, that's all.

But I'm gonna straighten everything out

as soon as I get that money.

Cognac.

Remember what I told you, right?

- Yeah.

- What'd I say?

- It's grown-man business.

- It's grown-man business.

Got your ass.

Scared as hell, man.

- Goddamn, Carl Lewis, where you going?

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