For Colored Girls Page #4

-Don't say a word.

-Q word.

-B*tch.

l make sure that her rent is paid

and that she has groceries.

-What more does she want?

-She needs some money.

For what?

Look, l have to pay

my college application fees.

What?

l got a scholarship to college,

but l have to pay my application fees,

and she didn't want to tell you that,

because she knew you wouldn't do it

if you knew it was for me.

How much?

$300.

Girl, you think l'm Boo Boo the fool?

That don't sound right.

lt's true.

You've been f***ing.

-What? No, l haven't.

-l can see it in your face.

-Are you pregnant?

-Not everybody is like you, Tangie.

Yeah, but you are, little sister.

And Mama is so proud of you.

-Wait till she finds out you're pregnant.

-l'm not pregnant.

How you gonna go to college like that?

Mama's gonna die. You know it.

l can't wait.

He didn't use a condom?

Baby, you've got to use a condom.

l remember the first time l got pregnant.

l was so scared.

l went to this apartment on 1 38th.

A red building in the middle of the block.

Down a back alley. Apartment 331 .

l didn't have money

for no college application.

But l wasn't pregnant anymore.

l'm not giving you any money.

l'm not pregnant.

l've been trying to reach you all night.

Yeah, my battery died.

Your battery died. And you couldn't call me

from another phone and tell me that?

You know, Carl, l was so worried about you

that l even called the police.

You called the police? What they say?

They told me to call back in 24 hours,

but you could have at least called me.

Fine, Jo.

This is about the fight the other night,

isn't it?

No. l said my battery died.

Yeah. You're still angry. l can hear it

all in your voice. You're still mad.

Jo, l'm not mad, l'm not angry.

Good, 'cause you don't have a right to be.

Well, you could have told me, you know?

-l could have told you. l could have told you.

-Yeah, you could have told me.

l could have told you just the same way

you could have told me

that you were gonna take $200,000

of my money, put it in some stock,

and you didn't check with me,

not one time, Carl.

lt's always about you and your damn money.

Yes, it is. lt is. l earned it.

Jo, l'm a broker.

Everybody down at the firm

knows who you are.

lt's embarrassing to me

that l can't come home and make a decision

as a man in this house, so l took it.

Okay? l took it, and l said l was sorry.

l don't want to talk about this sh*t anymore.

That's fine. Don't talk about it.

You're gonna listen.

Yeah, you're gonna listen, Carl.

l know l have issues with trust,

but when you make choices like this,

it doesn't help me, not one bit.

You don't just have trust issues,

you got issues.

l'm gonna go take a shower.

Can l take a shower?

Do l have permission to take a shower?

Thank you.

-Hey.

-Hey.

You're up late.

l can't sleep.

-How was the rest of your day?

-lt's where l left it.

l understand that.

-Are you hungry?

-No, babe.

-You want to know what happened?

-You want to tell me what happened?

Do you remember my friends from college?

-Kiana and Nicole?

-Yeah.

"The three of us were like a pyramid

Three friends

"One laugh, one music

One flowered shawl knotted on each neck

"We all saw him at the same time

"And he saw us

"l felt a thump in each one of us

Didn't know what to do

"We all wanted what was coming our way

So we split

"But

"He found one

"And l loved him"

Okay.

"The other tzo were tickled

"And spurned his advances

When the one who loved him wasn't there

"l couldn't figure out what was happening

"And then the rose

"l left by his pillow

"l found on my friend's desk"

There was nothing to say.

Eight months later l woke up

with the worst cramps in my life.

And now l can't give you a baby.

Baby, you give me

so much more than l ever need.

l love you. lt doesn't matter.

We'll get through it.

Let me lock up so they don't steal this thing.

-Jesus.

-Hey, baby.

-Leave me alone, Frank.

-Can't we at least talk about it?

Go home.

That's right, you ain't got no home to go to.

-What?

-Somebody told me

you moved out of your apartment.

What you do, move back in with her?

-Hell, no!

-l'm sick of your lies and sh*t.

Baby. Baby, l'm sorry.

l'm sorry. l don't know why

l keep going back there. l mean...

No, listen. This time it was different, baby.

The whole time l was there, l just...

The whole time

l was just thinking about you.

l mean, listen, if l can't have you, baby,

l don't know what l'm gonna do.

What would l look like

letting you back in my life

after all the advice l give

to the women at my clinic?

-Babe, listen to me.

-Frank, you listen.

Every time l let you move back in,

you do the same thing,

and every time l come home

and you're not here, l do the same thing.

l go through that closet,

l go through the drawers

to see if your things are gone!

l have to set an example for my women!

You want me to be honest.

Now, l'm telling you the truth.

-Baby, please...

-l'm not listening to this sh*t no more!

lf you meant that, how come

you didn't say it in the first damn place?

Because l didn't know how. Okay?

l didn't know how. Kiss me, sweetie.

-Frank, just leave. Okay?

-Just kiss me. Kiss me.

-Frank, no. Go. Frank. Frank.

-You love me. You love me, baby.

-Frank.

-l love you, sweetheart.

-Oh, my God, l love the way you smell.

-Frank. Frank, no. Frank.

l missed you so much, baby.

Let me stay. Please, let me stay.

Frank.

You got any condoms?

l called Dr. Belken.

He can see you this afternoon.

Okay.

These are from your husband.

He's on line three.

What a pleasant surprise.

Look, babe, l just called to tell you

how sorry l was for the way

l've been acting the last few days.

You're so right.

l should not have taken the money

out of your account.

l guess l just thought...

Well, l thought l was helping you,

or us, l should say.

And l thought it would gain interest,

and l thought it would make you

really proud of me.

But obviously l was wrong,

so l'm just gonna say l don't blame you

for taking my name off the account.

lt won't happen again, baby.

l'm really sorry.

Thank you.

l got you tickets to the opera tonight.

You really must be sorry

if you're gonna sit through that again.

What did you call it last time? Water torture.

Yeah, water torture. Water torture.

But not with you, babe. Anything for you.

See you tonight.

-Bye.

-Bye.

-l love you.

-l love you, too.

Bye.

-You Yasmine?

-Yeah.

-lt's your birthday?

-No, just a guy l went to dinner with.

He's nice. A gentleman.

He wants to f*** you.

Can l help you with something?

Yeah, l'm here to pay

for the college application.

l don't know what you mean.

Sorry, l'm Tangie, Nyla's sister,

and she said that she had $300 to pay

for a college application or something.

-No, everything here is free.

-What?

Everything here is free.

Nyla's one of my best students. l'm sure

she won't have trouble getting in anywhere.

That little slut!

B*tch! She your favorite

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