Barbershop: The Next Cut Page #11

Don't lump us all in there.

You know, men aren't

just looking to cheat.

That's like saying every woman

wants a big package.

Because it's just not true.

They do, they all

want a big package.

I know I do.

Honestly, I thought

that it was more about

passion and love, and, like,

how you guys connected...

I mean, I have...

I believe he's gay.

Like that? Like that?

I'm a real man.

I don't feel like

I need to cheat.

Now that's just a lie.

Because if Halle Berry came

walking in right now

and offered you them drawers,

you trying to tell me

you wouldn't

take her in the back

and just bed her down?

Hell, no. Halle Berry

crazy as hell.

From Monster's Ball?

"I want you to just

"make me feel good."

No.

You crazier than she is.

I like them crazy.

Like one-eye open crazy.

Like gotta hide

your wallet crazy.

Solange crazy.

Kick me, b*tch,

in the elevator.

-Man, that's...

-Shut up!

I can't wait

to give her this D.

He crazy there.

This one.

Now that's dangerous.

Well, look,

maybe it's just me.

I'm a romantic.

One woman is

good enough for me.

Yeah, what's going on,

everybody?

I wanna send

a special shout-out

to Calvin's Barbershop

over on the South Side.

Hey!

They're right in the midst

of a 48-hour ceasefire

to increase the peace.

Doing it.

Keep it going, y'all.

Hey,

did y'all hear that?

Did y'all hear my name

on the radio?

It's all right.

Did you hear that?

All right, that's dope,

but it's still not

a trending topic

on Twitter, okay?

Don't matter.

Because this is my sh*t.

What the hell are you doing?

I'm dancing,

in a non-gay way.

Turn that up!

Bring it on, Eddie!

Bring it on.

Come on, girl!

Go, Calvin!

Rashad, baby!

Hey, what's up, Terrence?

Did you come

to get a cut, man,

or are you here

to see Eddie twerk?

-No, no, no, no!

-You don't talk!

Come on, Eddie! Show him!

You know I do no twerking!

Eddie, come on,

you can twerk.

Look, listen, guys...

There was a shooting

on 26th and King

-just a few minutes ago.

-Man! Really?

It was Anthony Clark.

-What?

-Wait, our Anthony?

God.

What happened?

He was walking home

from the library.

He died on the scene.

There was nothing

any of us could do.

God.

Calvin...

I didn't come here to bring

anybody down, okay?

I'm really proud of the work

you guys are doing here.

I mean, all the progress

you've made with the shop...

Progress?

What progress, man?

I mean, what are

you talking about?

A kid just died.

A mother's child...

A father's child is dead.

One of the best ones we got.

Yeah.

That ain't no progress.

That's failure!

Nothing we've done has worked.

We just wasting our time.

These kids ain't

gonna listen to us.

These kids, they like

to kill each other.

They like that sh*t.

We crazy to think that

haircuts can stop bullets.

Man, this is the f***ing

South Side.

This ceasefire sh*t

is over. It's over.

Calvin, come on, now.

It's over, man!

Calvin.

Calvin, we made a commitment

to see this thing through.

I don't give a damn

about no commitment!

What commitment?

The commitment of them

killing each other?

They ain't got

no commitment to us!

Look, I feel terrible about

what happened to Anthony.

We all do.

That's the reason that

we have to keep going

now more than ever.

How can you give up like this?

Because that's what he do.

He already had planned to

open up a shop

on the North Side.

That's what he put

money down on.

Is that right, Cal?

You already plan

to leave us behind.

Calvin.

Calvin, is that true?

Look.

I'm a father first.

My God.

You all gotta

realize that. Okay?

I got a son too, man.

Okay, you take care of yours,

I take care of mine.

Now y'all depend on me

to do a few things,

but Jalen depends on me

to do everything.

And I'm not about

to leave him out here

in these streets

to get hurt for you, you,

or this damn shop!

None of us have ever asked you

not to be a father!

None of us!

We are here because of fathers

like you and sons like Jalen,

and you didn't even tell us?

We get up every single day

and we work beside you!

We're supposed to be

your friends!

I am your partner!

When were you gonna tell me?

I was gonna say something

after the ceasefire.

-Man, that's bullshit.

-No, that's some real sh*t.

You weren't

gonna tell us

'cause you ain't care

about what we think.

-What?

-You sold us out, man.

I didn't sell nobody out, man.

I've been here for years!

Y'all are the only reason

I come to this damn shop!

I've been wanting

to leave here years ago!

I'm just trying

to do better, man.

That's it! For my family!

If you can't understand

that, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, but I'm out!

Wait, Calvin. Come on.

-Let's talk...

-No. I'm gone. I'm out!

Calvin! Calvin?

Thanks. Appreciate it.

What do

you say, Eugene?

Hey, hey,

what's up, Big Eddie?

Why don't you give me

a double shot of Hennessy?

You got it, boss.

Yep.

You got some of those

wasabi nuts?

Eddie, if you came in here

on some Ol' Man River sh*t,

trying to tell me

what kind of fool I am

for moving the shop,

I don't want to hear it.

Well, I might as well just

take my drink to go then.

Go on. Put that

in a plastic cup.

I'm gonna be real

with you, Cal.

I came in here to say,

thank you.

Now, I ain't want to say

this in front of everybody,

but you right.

Selling the shop is the best

thing for your family,

and the perfect excuse

for me to get out.

Go on and retire.

Retire? You?

Thought you'd die before

you left that shop, Eddie.

Yeah.

I ain't dying in that old

raggedy-ass unisexual shop.

What...

I can't even recognize

that place no more.

Hell...

I don't even recognize

the neighborhood no more.

Yeah.

Got that right.

All the more reason

for you to just go on over

there to the North Side.

I know what

you're doing, Eddie.

It's not easy, man.

Hell no, it ain't easy.

Hell no.

We black. It's hard.

Hard and us go hand in hand.

But we ain't never gave up.

I didn't give up.

I gave out.

I'm tired, Eddie.

I'm tired, too.

We've been up 38 hours.

Anthony's gone.

And that hurts like hell.

But we done lost

a whole bunch more

if we didn't do

that ceasefire.

Now we lost one.

He was special.

But we probably saved

more lives than we know.

And for that reason alone is

reason to keep up the fight.

-What's good, bro?

-Yo.

I can't do this, man.

What?

I gotta walk away.

So you just gonna leave me

out here with Yummy alone?

I ain't leave

you nowhere, man.

You ain't got to

do this either.

Can't believe

you doing this to me, yo.

What?

Look, my dad let me move

in with him and Terri.

They've been real cool to me.

I don't want

to hear that, man.

J, what are you thinking?

I mean, look at

what you have here.

Everything you need

is right here.

You got a moms,

you got a dad.

I'm not doing this.

If you were smart,

you'd do the same.

Do I need to check the closet?

You been gone all of this time

and answered

none of my messages

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