Case Christmas Page #3

Season #Winter

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Diana:
We’re here. *Steps on Max’s hand*

Max grinds her teeth.

Mo’nique:
Um...You know that Max was there!

J.B:
That’s Max? I thought she was a maid. Anyway, how have y’all been?

Tuffy comes in.

Tuffy:
What’s up? *Looks at Junior* Oh hell no!

Junior:
I knew I smelled something bad. And I thought it was Maxine! I smell “Someone owes me some money”!

Tuffy:
Uh, I don't owe you sh*t! Your friends owe me some money. They didn’t tip me for those blowj*bs.

Tuffy and Junior continue to yell at each other.

Diana:
Tuffy? I thought you’d get here in a week. Did your car break down again and you took a bus?

Tuffy:
I’m not some charity case! Just because I spend my money on wine, drugs, food, and beer. Doesn’t make me poor. Speaking of which, how is your business doing? Oh, I forgot, y’all lost it!

Junior:
Just like you “lost” the money you own me?

Tuffy:
Whatever! What are you wearing, anyway?

Max, Diego, and her brothers sneak the suitcases into the garage and start opening them up.

Max:
Ok, what did we get in these bags?

Diego:
Um….We got some wigs in Diana and Vera’s. Wine is also in Vera’s bag. There is some rope in J.B’s.

Max:
Wait, did you say “rope”? Why does he need rope?

David:
Maybe he’s going climbing.

Max:
Climbing where? Bag it! *Sees something else* Hold up, what’s this? Oh, never mind. It’s just a wine opener with some- I’m gonna test this and see if it’s wine. *Takes everything to the lab* Ok, we’re done with these bags. I’m gonna add J.B to the list. *Sighs*

The boys go back inside when Diego sees Max looking sad.

Diego:
Um, why don’t you guys go get a snack? I need to talk to Max.

Boys:
Ok.

Diego sits next to Max.

Diego:
You ok?

Max:
Hmm? Oh, yeah! It’s….Do you ever feel like someone dead is still talking to you? Like, helping guide through life?

Diego:
Sometimes. Let’s go inside.

They go back inside the house, where they find Diana. J.B, Junior, and Tuffy being nice to each other. Max sees more of her family and they’re getting along.

Max:
*Thinking* Well, this is a first. They’re being nice to each other. Maybe I should leave the room more often.” Um, what’s wrong with David? What did he eat?

Janet(Her aunt):
Some of Vera’s food. Um, Baby, Vera doesn’t think she is really cooking dinner this year, right?

Max:
Oh. Ok, first of all, Vera’s gonna think 15 times if she thinkin’ she cookin’. Plus, Mona always believed anyone can pitch in.

Others:
*Agreeing*

Sky:
Nana let me snap the beans.

Relly(Tuffy’s sister): Yea, They would make Junior and I clean the tubs of the greens. They’d say “Kids, make sure you get them bugs out ‘em greens!”

Diana:
Yes, and I was the only one who had the most bugs in my greens.

J.B:
Yea. You did. *Laugh*

Tuffy:
Remember? After I got married, Nana let me help her out and I made the stuffing by myself that year.

Teddy:
*Whispers to Junior* At least one of those was good.

Tuffy:
What did you say?!

Junior:
She said “At least one of ‘em work” And which one are you talking about?

Tuffy:
It don’t matter. And you just can’t help yourself, we were talking about our family and somehow, you made it about my marriage.

Junior:
I wasn’t talking about that. I meant your divorce.

Tuffy:
You just had to bring that up?!

Others:
*Arguing*

Tuffy:
Forget it. Kids, pack your things. We’re going to a hotel. Max, you won’t have to worry about these kids for once.

Max:
*Thinking* These kids being with you and that thing you call your boyfriend IS what I’m worried about!

Everyone goes upstairs to pack their bags. Max stops them.

Max:
Guys! Get back down here, Now! *Thinking* “Well, at least i didn’t start this for once” What’s wrong with you two?

Tuffy:
I didn’t start this.

Janet:
Both of y’all started this when you were born.

Relly(Tuffy’s sister): Yea.

Tuffy:
Who asked your stupid ass?!

Everyone’s at each other’s throats.

Max:
HEY! (3x) What would Nana say if she can see this? Five days. Just five days for you all to act like a family. To act like you have the good sense you were raised with. *Thinking* “Which was none.” Five days, we can make it till Christmas. Can you do that?

She goes back to the living room. Mo’nique goes in by the stairway.

Relly:
She’s tiffin’.

Mocha:
And you a dumbass. Each one of y’all

Others:
*Yelling*

Mocha:
Shut (4x) up! Just shut the sh*t up. Now, Sidney and I are sick of it. Now, she just wanted y’all to act right and be a family, for once. Now, if y’all don’t get your asses in and apologize to your cousin right now, I’m gettin’ the glove and kicking everyone ass in here. Let’s go! *Sits downs* It don’t make no sense. I’m not even drunk yet.

Everyone comes downstairs to see Max gone. David comes back from the bathroom.

David:
Hey-o!

Sidney:
Um, where’s Maxine?

Mocha:
*Sighs* Daddy, come on.

Mocha and Sidney go out to find Max.

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MEANWHILE:

Mo’nique:
Found her! *Sees Max sitting on a tree branch* Babygirl?

Max:
Hm? Oh, hey Mocha! Hey Sid!

Sidney:
What are you doing out here?

Max:
Just looking through some pictures of me when I was a baby. Question: They’re not gonna make it till Christmas, are they? And be honest with me.

Mocha:
*Sighs* Honestly, not a damn chance. *Sips some wine from Max’s cup* That's some good liquor right there, baby.

Max:
*Laughs* Ma, you crazy. I gotta go somewhere. I’ll be back at the house later. * kisses her parents on the cheeks and leaves to go to the lab* Ok, whatcha got for me, Uncle Franks?

Franks:
Well, the wine opener has wine on it. I’ve seen a lot of weird things while testing, but your family takes the cake. The blood on the rope and the rag isn’t Mona’s or Lizzy’s. I’m still testing the rest of their clothes. And I got more allibes. Diana and J.B were in another state while your aunt and Lizzy were killed. Tuffy could’ve either been f***ing another man or at some bar.

Max:
Thanks. *Leaves*

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Junior:
Tony(Cousin #4), don’t you think you should wait for Dad to help you?

Tony:
Hey, I’m doing it for the kids. All of our kids.

Max comes back from the lab.

Max:
Um, what the hell is he doing to my roof?

Relly:
Um, fixin’ it. Cause you never do.

Max:
*Sighs*

Tony:
My hands are going up your ass. Ain't got no gloves or nothing. Last time a man gave you a prostate exam with no gloves on?

Max:
Well, this is kinda sweet of y’all. Wait, where are my lights?

Relly:
What lights?

Max:
The ones that were next to Santa.

Diana:
You mean those ugly ones? Child, we threw those out!

Max:
What?! Mona made me those for my 14th birthday!

J.B:
She did? No wonder they were ugly as all hell.

Max:
*Sighs*

She goes inside her house and has an idea. She looks at the plugs and plugs her phone changer.

Max:
*Thinking* “I know what y’all thinking. No, I didn't know one of the plugs was for Santa till I unplugged it. But, I had to plug in my phone.” What’s that noise? *Goes outside* What was that sound?

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