Everyday Black Man Page #6

l don't allow drugs in my store.

l told you, man, l don't know

what you're talking about.

You got something to say to me?

Think you got this whole thing

wrapped up, don't you?

You got little Shorty.

He's making the runs, and he's

passing off the drugs to the sellers.

They're going out making big money

all throughout the neighborhood.

Told you, l don't know

what you're talking about, man.

You got your right-hand dog

keeping control over everybody.

l don't think so.

Malik, let me f***

this n*gger up, man.

-MALlK:
l got it, Sef.

-Malik, let me f*** this n*gger up!

Yusef, l got it.

Yusef, l got it.

l'll see you out back.

Like l said before,

you got him trained well.

You don't know sh*t about him.

And you definitely don't know sh*t

about what l'm doing up in this store.

Okay?

l know what drug dealing is,

and l saw it today.

Just how long it take you to get

a couple of cops on your side?

Well, hell, everybody

needs somebody, brother.

You should know that.

l know l don't allow no drugs

in my store.

F*** you!

Your store?

This is my store.

All this sh*t, l own this.

-All this!

-Hey, hey hey!

Yeah, hey!

All this sh*t l own.

l funded all the big improvements

around here.

When l got here, you was nothing.

-l survived without you.

-Motherf***er, l own you.

And everything up in this piece,

including that b*tch

you got working for you.

Claire ain't a part of this, okay?

So, you leave her out of that.

See, even the mention of her name

got you whining

like a little old baby--

-Shut up!

-Or what?

Or what?

You going to call the cops?

You going to risk

sweet little Claire's life

by calling some folks

that don't care about you no way?

They don't give a f*** about you.

-You lay one finger on her.

-Too late for that, pops.

l laid a lot of fingers on her,

brother!

She fine as all outdoors.

l know it's sad, really.

You know -- a man of your age

trying to get a taste

of something so young and sweet.

Her big, wet. . .

Look here.

Claire is my b*tch.

She's my b*tch.

And, see, that means she's going

to do whatever l tell her to.

And so are you.

And l need you to not forget that,

because l'm running things now.

Yeah.

Oh, it hurts so good!

l'm going to see you

in the morning, okay?

l'll see you in the morning. l need

you to be here on time, now, partner.

Be on time.

[ Knock on door ]

So these go right here.

We're not open yet.

[ Knock on door ]

-We're not open yet.

-CLAlRE:
Moses, it's me!

What are you doing here?

Well, hello to you, too.

What? Move!

Malik said l could work here today.

No!

Can l have an apron, Sonny?

-lt's here in the back.

-Hey, you're not helping.

Don't you have a job?

-l got a day off.

-Well, why don't you use it?

We don't need your help

here at the store.

That's not what Malik said.

Malik does not speak for me!

Moses, l didn't say

that he spoke for you.

l'm just saying

that l have a couple days off.

l thought it might be nice

if l come in and help.

You might have a crowd,

you might need me.

So, can l put the apron on, or what?

l really don't want you working here.

lt's not safe.

Moses, nobody bothers your store.

You know that.

Yeah, but it's still a store.

You never know

who might come in here.

Well, you're here.

And Malik says that Yusef

is always here. Nobody bothers him.

l think if Gloria gave you

some time off, you should use it.

-Moses!

-Away from the store.

Moses, it's just a couple of days.

You act like l'm going

to do something wrong.

l'm not acting like that, l just--

l'm worried about you, that's all.

Okay, well, l'll be fine. Okay?

l'll be fine!

Good morning.

Y'all left the door cracked.

Come on, Brother Moses,

you know better than that.

Everything cool?

No, Moses doesn't want me

to work here.

Morning.

Why would you tell Claire that, huh?

-Because it's not safe, is it?

-l think it's plenty safe.

Nothing but grown men

working around here.

And a couple outside that l hired on.

lt's just the brothers.

So, now you're going to scare

everybody away. ls that the plan?

Oh, l got even bigger ones out back.

Big business coming in here, brother.

You've got to be prepared.

Come on, get it together.

You know what's funny?

Not in a ''ha-ha'' way.

What's that, brother?

We never needed protection

until you got here.

Well, ha-ha!

H-- H-- How-- how come he gets

to use-- the register?

l-- l nev-- l never--

able to use the register.

You always-- told me l--

l couldn't use the register.

Ah!

Mm-mm-mm!

[ Clears throat ]

-What's wrong with him today?

-l have no idea.

You rubbed him wrong, girl?

-No, l--

-You must have rubbed him wrong.

You look good!

-Yeah?

-Yeah. l'm glad you made it.

This is your world.

l'm over here.

-What are you doing?

-l like you.

Malik, can l talk to you for a second?

What's up?

-She's a liability.

-She's cool, brother.

That's the same thing

you said about Aisha.

She's cool, Ray.

l'm glad you remembered that.

What are you getting at, man?

l'm glad you remembered who we are,

what we're up here doing.

Once we take over everything, we get

rid of Moses's old Uncle Tom ass,

we're right back to being

Ray and Anthony,

two motherfuckers

from South Central

trying to make some money,

you feel me?

l devised the plan, homey.

Of course, l feel you.

Ah, n*gger, you ain't feeling me.

My brother let us use the mosque.

He said we ain't f***in' Muslims.

Because being a Muslim

is in your heart.

Making money is in our heart.

l got you.

l got you, my n*gger.

We cool?

That b*tch is going to f*** us up.

What the f*** are you looking at?

You're missin' some, Sonny.

All right.

You know, Sonny,

if you paid attention to the floor,

like you do Claire,

maybe it'd get clean.

l saved the rest of this apple pie

for you and Sonny.

lt's right here, okay?

Oh, no, thanks.

Sonny and l'll be just fine.

Moses, l saw you

eating the pie at Gloria's house.

l know you like it.

Mmm.

Maybe l just like it

at Gloria's house.

Okay.

Did okay today, huh?

Yes.

See, aren't you glad

that you and Malik are doing this?

Claire.

lt was fun working here today.

Fun?

-Yeah, it was fun.

-Yeah?

Let's see your hands.

-What?

-All wrinkled up and dirty.

This is not the fun

that you should be having.

You'll see that

when you get back to school.

l don't know if l'm going back.

What? You saw how busy

it was in here today.

What would you have done

if l wasn't here?

Managed.

Like we always do.

Claire, this is not a step up.

No degrees needed for this.

Nothing here but hard work

and sweat.

Every day.

Right, Sonny?

Now, see, at the school, now,

you're working with kids,

helping them.

Okay?

Helping them

to maybe be somebody someday.

-The next Obama might be in there.

-No, Moses.

lt's nothing but a bunch

of bad-ass kids.

And it's not like l'm a professional.

l'm a lowly assistant.

Yeah, but you're going to school.

You're working your way.

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