Burning Sands Page #5

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Yo, keep gulping that water.

Don't spill that sh*t on my floor, boy.

- You ain't never see this?

- No.

It's actually a good movie, bro,

if you ignore that romantic sh*t.

See...

This vampire saves this girl from dying,

'cause he love her,

but the thing is, he used his own blood.

I will return.

Yo, c.

How is that better than basketball?

Hey, don't throw up

on my f***ing floor, boy.

Hey, ain't nobody say y'all niggas

get out of your line.

About to teach you mutts a lesson.

I am.

Stick your hands out.

I got it, bro.

Any of you thinking about quitting yet?

Hey, hey, hey.

Hold up, hold up, hold up.

Sh*t.

Hey, go upstairs, read about the

history of the fraternity. Come on. Snap!

What took you so long?

Chill out, I'm here.

Hey, y'all. What's going on?

Hey. This is my girl candy.

Hey, everybody.

Hey, candy.

Y'all stupid.

It smells in here,

like y'all been working out.

Sh*t, I'm about to work you out.

Get your ass upstairs, girl.

- Get that ass upstairs.

- Boy, stop.

I'm gonna be back.

Hey, candy.

We got plenty of brews.

Okay.

Lambda lambda phi... founded 1902.

Fraternity quickly established

chapters where?

Hell, he is putting in that work.

Bro, he knee-deep in that p*ssy.

Stop. We need to read this history,

so we don't get our ass kicked.

Sh*t, what does it matter?

We gonna get our ass kicked anyway.

Wake up, bro.

No, no, no. No, sit.

Relax...

But not relaxed.

Who wants to f*** that girl?

So, none of y'all want the p*ssy?

Well, guess what?

You ain't got no choice in that matter.

Hey, yo, e.

Game on, bro.

Oh, hell, no, no.

Number 4, you first.

Get up. Snap! Get up!

Keep studying, keep studying.

Took you long enough.

Come on, get in here

before the club closes.

Mm.

Mm.

Ow. Stop, stop. Hold on.

Boy, what's your problem?

Damn. How about we just cuddle?

Cuddle? What?

Look, I see you can't do this.

Look, I won't tell the boys on you,

all right?

And besides, I don't wanna give you

the final blow

that sends you to the hospital,

because, boy, I will. I'm that good.

- Oh, you're that good?

- Yes, I'm that good.

Well... what's it gonna be, Kunta?

Kunta?

What you know about Kunta Kinte?

Boy, don't even get me started.

- Ow, ow. Ow.

- Ooh.

- I'm sorry.

- It's all right.

Why do you let him treat you like this?

Who? Edwin?

Please.

Nobody makes me do nothing

I don't wanna do.

Then why are you doing this, then?

Your girlfriend know

about this part of pledging?

Who says I have a girlfriend?

Oh, boy, please, I know your type.

Okay, Mr. puppy eyes, go to church,

respectable-type nigga.

You wanna f***...

But you gotta have a girl to do it,

or you feel ignoble.

You ain't no different than me.

I love f***ing, okay?

I just don't need to prove I got respect

by doing it with one man.

- I'm free.

- Mm.

Ignoble.

Do you even know what that means?

I ain't ignorant.

You do not have to go to college

to know stuff.

I learn from life.

- I'm gonna write me a book one day.

- Yeah?

Mm-hm. Full of fancy words.

All the white women in Oprah's book club

gonna be reading my sh*t.

Watch.

- Okay, I see you.

- Mm-hm.

All right, so you need to start

making noise.

- What do you mean?

- Ooh.

Wait.

What are you doing?

Would you start making noise? This is

the show or they gonna suss you out.

Yeah... f***, stop.

Okay, you need to get those ribs

looked at.

You might have a hairline fracture

or something.

How...?

Where do you learn this stuff?

Huh?

I'm serious.

What's your name?

Toya.

Just Toya?

Yup.

You know, my pops used to go here.

You're doing this 'cause your pops did?

No, he dropped line.

Mm-hm.

What does he think about you pledging?

All right, now you better start

making noise.

Come on.

Look at you, all up in Toya's sh*t.

Toya, damn. God damn.

Don't stop, don't stop, don't stop.

Look, I'm sweating,

and we didn't even do nothing.

Whew.

Thank you, Toya.

- For real.

- Boy, get your ass out of here.

Come on, let's go.

You gotta get out of here. Go.

Where's the bathroom?

Go. Next!

Go.

So, where'd we leave off?

See?

It's not so bad.

Community service is good for everyone.

Now, all this work got me hungry, man.

Get that out of my face. Get it out

of my face. What's wrong with you?

- You ain't hungry.

- I don't want no dog food, bro.

Oh, it's dog food, huh?

- You a nasty motherf***er.

- Line up, line up, line up!

I want you all to hear this.

Don't forget you all been touched.

You are following in the footsteps

of the most prestigious black men

in American history,

and thus far, you've done good work.

Yes, sir, Dean Richardson.

Number 4, step forward.

Your father must be proud of you.

Yeah, he is, sir.

Your father didn't cross line back

in the day, but you will.

You are in the good hands of generations

of tradition and honorable brothers.

Thank you, sir.

Make me proud.

And that goes for all of you.

I am the master of my fate.

I am the captain of my soul.

He seems really nice.

So, that's the one.

Remember, I was telling you.

- Girl.

- There is nothing like some fresh dick.

No, but those new lambda Pledgees

are fine as hell. Did you see them?

- Yes.

- Right.

- Girl, you don't discriminate.

- Mnh-mnh.

- What lambda you ain't f***ing?

- Oh, girl. And it was wild.

Hi, excuse me.

Did you say that you slept with...?

- Excuse me. Can I take your order?

- Yeah.

- Excuse me.

- Oh.

What is your name?

It's right here.

Did you say you slept

with the lambda dogs and their Pledgees?

None of your business.

Did you come here to order or what?

- Or not?

- Was there a guy named Zurich there?

Was there?

- We're not hungry.

- What you mean?

- Bye. Have a good day.

- Bye.

- Head back to campus and study. Yeah.

- Bye-bye.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Did she just walk up to me?

- Kimberly, go.

- No, you need to go talk to that girl.

She is not the one that needs talking to.

Come on, let's just go.

Come on. For real.

Hey. What's up, babe?

Mm. Uh...

What, I stink?

Sorry. They have us busy all week.

- I ain't showered, so...

- Did you sleep with another girl?

What are you talking about?

What girl?

Some girl named Toya was up

in what-a-burger

talking about how she slept

with the whole line of lambda pledges?

- Well?

- Well...

Well, it ain't true.

Okay, okay. Um...

All right.

There was a girl there,

but I didn't sleep with her.

Other guys did, but I didn't.

Okay?

Look, you gotta believe me.

Look, I've come this far.

And after that, I'm all yours.

I done told you.

Do you remember when we met last semester?

How we stayed up all night,

talking about our hopes and dreams?

- I couldn't wait to get to know you...

- Please.

- Don't try and talk me out of this.

- Zurich.

We're done.

Please don't do this.

Why are we doing this?

Huh?

- Why are we doing this?

- Dog.

- Hold on. Hold on.

- Hey, z.

Z, the car waiting.

Go.

Your bro's calling.

Come on, the car waiting.

The car waiting. Come on.

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