Diary of a Mad Black Woman Page #5

the next bus doesn't come

for at least an hour.

I'll be fine.

Why are you being

so mean, woman?

Why are you being

so nice, man?

You know, there are still

a few of us nice guys around.

All right. Suit yourself.

Come on, now.

This makes no sense.

You'll take me straight home?

I'll take you wherever

you want to go.

Just get in the truck.

Come on.

You all right?

Yeah.

This is some weather, huh?

Hey, you know what?

I'm kind of hungry.

You want to stop

and have some dinner?

I have food at home.

I was thinking you might like...

a nice little salmon dinner

at one of my favorite spots.

Where is that? McDonald's?

Actually, it's a little

jazz bar called Chandra's.

I love that place.

There you go. All right. So?

Are we going?

-I can't afford Chandra's.

-No, no, no, no. I got it.

You got it?

Yeah, I got it.

And what do you do?

Because I don't hang

with drug dealers.

I work twelve hours a day

at McWorth steel, all right?

I got the bill.

Yeah. Well, this is not a date.

Yes, ma'am.

What are you looking at?

A beautiful black woman.

Is that all you see

when you look at me?

No. No, not at all.

I also see a woman

who's been hurt...

a lot...

and she's taught herself

how to be tough...

real tough.

But, you know, the key

is to be tough, not hard.

And how would you know

what the key is?

Let's just say

I had to learn it, too.

Is that what you tell

all your women?

I don't have women.

I had a bad breakup last year.

And I guess

you could say I've...

I've been happily single

ever since.

Well, I guess...

we've both had

bad breakups, then.

Hello. Welcome to Chandra's.

I'm Chandra Currelley.

This one is

for the new couples...

here for the very first time

tonight.

How do I start?

Where do I begin?

I've been hurt so much

I just need a friend

Could it be you?

Will you break

through these walls?

Are you willing

To help them fall?

I want to love again...

So, what did you do?

What?

Well, men always do something.

Did her looks change?

Did you grow tired of her?

No.

She decided she wanted

a pro ball player.

He had a lot more money

than I had.

I'm sorry.

It's not a big deal.

...with you

You don't know that

These...

Dance with me.

No. I'm in my uniform.

So what? Who cares?

Look at me. Come on.

No, no, no.

Is driving me crazy

Oh, my mind,

my mind says no

But my body says yes

You're...

Dear diary...

this man is fine.

How does he know

I like to be held like this?

Am I holding you too tight?

Lord knows, I wanted to say,

"Yes. Back the hell up."

But he felt so good.

It's OK.

Dear Jesus,

please let this man let me go...

before I lose my mind.

And he smells so good.

What's the catch?

Please let him

say something stupid...

like all men do at this time.

You know,

this feels like a fairy tale.

No, he didn't!

That was the right thing.

What do you mean?

Just me holding you like this.

I used to believe

in fairy tales, but...

I don't anymore.

And I'll, I'll do the rest

Your every smile,

your gentle touch

I've...

never been this close

to any man...

other than my husband--

my ex-husband.

Charles--that's his name.

He was supposed

to be my fairy tale.

He was my first...

and my only.

Here it is.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

You know,

I'd like to see you again...

if that's all right.

Orlando, I'm just getting

out of a relationship and--

You know, it's so easy to say no

sometimes out of fear.

So how about just taking

the hard road...

and saying yes?

Just this one time.

I mean, what's so wrong

about being friends?

Nothing, I guess.

Yeah. Nothing.

So, I'll see you tomorrow?

So, you're asking me out again?

This wasn't a date, remember?

-OK, I'll see you tomorrow.

-There you go.

I'll see you tomorrow.

-You got it?

-I'm trapped.

It's old-school. I got it.

-I'll see you tomorrow.

-OK.

-Good night.

-Good night.

When you're finished,

you need to leave.

Leave?

I don't have nowhere to go.

What do you want me to do?

Open the house up to you?

Give you the keys?

You put me and these

kids through enough.

You need to go.

You still have that picture.

What happened to us?

You.

I don't want to do this

anymore, Brian.

Help me, please.

No. Every time

I try to help you...

you disappoint me.

This time,

you got to help yourself.

But I can't.

God knows how many times

we've been through this.

You say that every time,

and I wake up...

the next morning,

my wallet is gone.

No, but I'm serious

this time, Brian.

Come on, please.

I can make you feel good.

Don't you want to feel good?

It's time to go.

I really am trying.

Damn thing working

on my nerves.

You know, I was watching

the Animal Planet channel...

and they say that

when a coyote is trapped...

it will eat its own foots off

to get out of the trap.

You want some hot sauce?

In your case,

it wouldn't be a coyote.

It would be a elephant!

A big old giraffe!

A big old giraffe!

Say one more thing, Joe.

Say one more thing.

I don't hear you. You're quiet.

Can I buy a vowel?

It's open!

Come on, Tiffany.

Hey. Got to drop the kids off

because I got to go to court.

My cigarettes.

How you doing? You all right?

Hey there, little boy.

What's going on?

How you doing?

Good to see you, B.J.

What's wrong with you?

She wants to sing

in that church choir.

You can join in at twelve.

Go on in there and watch TV.

Let me talk to your daddy.

Madea, I don't want to hear it.

She's not singing in that choir.

Roll your eyes at me,

get slapped.

Brian, just because singing

led Debrah to drugs...

don't mean the same thing is

gonna happen to your daughter.

And why you put Debrah out of

the house the other night?

You need to try to help her.

Hell, no! Don't do that.

That is stupid!

I've done all I can, Madea.

You right. You right.

Let me tell you something...

what I learned.

You can't turn no whore

into no housewife.

I'm telling him.

I tried it with your mama.

Whoo, that was terrible.

Come on. Let's go out there.

Madea, I can't keep putting

these kids through this, OK?

Brian, you is using them

children like a crutch.

You understand

what I'm telling you?

Any fool could see you love

that woman with all your might.

You need to help her.

And at the same time,

it might help you.

Don't do it! Don't do it!

Don't do it, I say!

Don't do it!

Listen, you take your daughter

on down there...

and let her sing

in that church choir.

That is constructive,

what she's doing.

She need to do

something constructive.

Love is stronger

than any addiction, baby.

Hell, it is one.

You got time to eat?

August 30.

Dear diary...

some random thoughts for you.

Orlando and I have been out

every night since Chandra's.

That was almost four months.

I keep waiting

for him to change...

to be this evil person...

but it hasn't happened.

I didn't know a man

could be so thoughtful.

It's like second nature.

What?

I'm just sitting here

trying to think of a way...

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