For Colored Girls Page #2

down at the Temple of Elnohim.

What is it that you don't understand?

l'm not giving you any money.

You are gonna rot in hell!

So, if l give you money,

l'm blessed of Elnohim,

and if l don't, l'm gonna burn in hell, that it?

l'm praying that you see God

through the mists of the distances

that Satan has put in your heart.

Goodbye, Alice.

He has deceived you. He has deceived you!

Lured you with deception!

Repent! Repent!

Praise Elnohim.

-Praise Elnohim.

-This one in particular, her name is Nyla.

And l really think that she...

God bless you.

God bless you. God bless you.

The golden kingdom awaits you.

You just bought your way out of hell

for a dollar.

l guess l did.

Yeah, so go ahead,

you were talking about the girls.

lt's so great. You should meet some of them.

They have so much hope.

And they're getting that from dance.

l love how your face lights up

when you talk about them.

Yeah, l know, they excite me.

You know, most of my girls graduate

from high school and go on to college.

-That's amazing.

-lt is.

What?

No. lt's just that every day since l met you

tzo weeks ago we walk this route.

l go off to work,

you go off to your dance class,

and you still haven't answered my question.

Bill, l told you.

Do you know how much courage it took

for me to step to you on a crowded subway?

-Come on now.

-l just got out of a bad relationship.

l'm not trying to marry you.

l just want to take you to a nice dinner.

-l'm gonna be late for my class.

-Okay, l see how it is.

What?

You're one of those people who only give.

You never let anyone give to you.

Okay. Dinner. Tomorrow night.

-Okay. See you tonight.

-lt's gonna be great.

"lt was graduation night

And l was the only virgin in the crowd

"Bobby Mills, Martin, Jerome, Sammy Yates

Eddie Jones and Randy

"All cousins

"They pick me up in a black Buick

Smelling of alcohol and ladies in heat

"We rambled from Camden to Mount Holly

Laughing at the afternoon's speeches

"Our tassels dangling

From the rearview mirror

"Climbing different sort of project stairs

"We went to a party and l got drunk

"And couldn't figure out

Whose hand was on my thigh

"But it didn't matter because these cousins

Martin, Eddie, Sammy, Jerome and Bobby

"Was my sweethearts alternately

Since the seventh grade

"So, me and my fellas, we was dancing

"Doing nasty old tricks

That l had been thinking about since May

"lt was graduation night

So, it had to be hot

"So, l had to make like my hips

Was getting in some business

"That way everybody thought

Whoever was getting it

"Was an older man who couldn't

Run the streets with no youngsters

"The party got crazy and me and Bobby

Left the party before the police came

"And we were in the backseat of his Buick

"And, girl, he started looking at me

"Yeah, he started looking at me real strange

"Like l was a woman or something

"And he started talking real soft

ln the backseat of that old Buick

"And by the time the sun was coming up

"l just couldn't stop grinning

"Girl, you gave it up in the back of a Buick?"

You better be talking about a ride to school.

-We are.

-Have you done your warm-ups?

-Yes.

-Yes.

Yes? So, everyone ready to begin?

Positions, from one.

And five, six, seven, eight.

No. And again.

Five, six, seven, eight.

And Nyla... And spin.

Nice.

Keep going, ladies. Keep going. Sorry.

Are you okay?

Yeah, l'm just... l'm just a little nauseous.

l don't know what it is.

l think you're just nervous about college

and being on your own.

l've seen this before. Hey, you'll be fine.

You're a smart girl.

Come on, l'll get you a ginger ale.

Excuse me.

-Coffee.

-Thanks.

Unit's centered in the vicinity

of 135th Street,

be on the lookout for a silver BMW

parked in an alleyway.

Possible illicit activity. Over.

This is Officers Watkins and Moreno.

We'll check it out.

Resuming normal radio traffic.

Ten-six unit's on check.

-Get out of the car, sir.

-You're under arrest.

-She's ready to see me?

-l'm sorry, it'll be just a few more minutes.

-Where is Crystal?

-She called. She's on her way.

-Does it take that long to make tea?

-l've got it right here.

-l'm sorry, she'll be right with you.

-Honey, l'm the one sorry for you.

This is boring, boring, boring.

These are all boring.

lt's boring.

The desk.

This is all boring.

Robe Rouge is a magazine.

lt is not a Web site.

We need for this... Look, this layout...

This layout needs to pop.

lt needs to be lush.

We need to make our readers want to buy.

Go back to the drawing board,

give me something with some sort of style,

because this isn't it.

l don't like this, not one bit.

-What about putting Rihanna on the cover?

-No, that's not gonna work.

All right.

l'm so sorry.

Look who finally decides

to show up at work.

So tell me, Crystal, what was it this time?

You overslept,

the babysitter didn't show up. What is it?

l'm sorry.

You know, l have my limits,

even for very good assistants.

Yes, ma'am.

-Katina, where's my binder?

-Yes, l left it here on your desk.

l knew you would need it

for your meeting this morning.

-And my circulation reports?

-Circulation reports are attached.

And your 9:
00 is here.

You agreed to meet with Juanita Sims.

She runs a non-profit organization.

-Shall l ask her in?

-lt's fine. Fine.

-Juanita Sims.

-Hi!

l'm Juanita Sims,

and l'm so glad you took this meeting.

Now l'll be quick,

because l know you're very busy.

l read in your magazine

about your upbringing.

l just knew that this would be a program

that you would respond to.

First of all, l'm a nurse, and l have just

opened a free health and wellness clinic

in a community center in one

of the poorest neighborhoods in this city.

Forgive me. l'm just a little nervous.

-As you know...

-Where do l come in?

Well...

lt's a little non-profit, and everything l do

l do out of my own pocket and...

Let me stop you right now.

l give to cancer, l give to Africa,

l give to education.

-Those are my charities of choice.

-Well, those are all very good charities,

but there is so much need

in our own community.

"Our?"

We are all afforded the same opportunities

in "our" community.

What they do with theirs, it is not my issue.

Your answer is no. End of conversation.

-End of conversation?

-Crystal, show Miss Simmons out.

-lt's Sims. Miss Juanita Sims.

-Right this way.

No.

l've been waiting out there

in that damn lobby of yours

for over an hour for you.

Now, it's cool, you don't want

to give any money, l get that.

But this attitude, this blatant disrespect

for other people's time and feelings,

well, honey, that's just ridiculous.

Does it take all of this for you to be that?

Then, honey, if it does, then you

may be paying just a little too much.

And l can see myself

out of this tacky-ass place.

Ain't got no color up in here, all this white.

No color up in this place, including you.

Tacky-ass heifer. Wait till l tell everybody

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