Goodbye Solo Page #5

William.

William, I want to help you.

Did you talk to him?.

William, please.

- Did you f***ing talk to him?.

- No, I didn't.

But he doesn't know

who you are, does he?.

Why don't you tell him?.

I want you to get your sh*t

and get the f*** out of here.

William, why are you speaking this way?.

- William.

- Get the f*** out!

We're friends now, and you want

to leave me and him, the boy?.

Who the f*** told you

you could get into my life?.

Who the f*** do you think you are

that you can touch anything

that belongs to me?.

I got to tell him.

I got to bring him here

so you're not going to--

You're not going to tell him a damn thing.

You understand me?.

I told you from day one,

stay the f*** out of my life!

I put the photo back.

William, please, don't leave.

I want you to stay.

Alex wants you to stay

and the boy wants you to stay...

if you tell him.

I got to get some ice.

- No, I'll get it for you.

- Sit down and shut up!

Sit down!

I want you to get your things,

leave, and don't come back.

- But, William--

- No!

Our deal for the 20th is off.

You're no longer my driver.

Sh*t. F***er.

Slow down, man.

Jesus Christ.

Mom saw the letter.

She doesn't want you to come in.

- Did she open it?.

- No.

- What happened to your eye?.

- I just fell.

It doesn't look like you fell.

Did someone hit you?.

- I miss you, Alex.

- I do, too.

I need to start going.

Wait, wait.

You don't want to know?.

Yeah, you can just text me!

Good luck!

Bye, Alex.

Hi, William.

It's me, Solo.

I wanted to tell you I got

the results of my interview.

William, I failed.

I thought you'd want to know.

Yeah, you were clear,

but I thought you'd want--

Yeah, but--

Come in, Cab 75. 75.

Holland Avenue.

Alex, what are you doing up so late?.

What?. Right now?.

I'm going to be there!

I'll be there right now!

Pork Chop.

Please, give me the keys.

Give me the keys for 64.

- What's wrong, Solo?.

- Girl, I got to go!

- Please give me the keys, girl!

- I can't do it.

No, I'm not going to do it.

- You need to calm down.

- Yeah, I'm sorry.

Don't be running up in here,

acting like that.

- I'm sorry.

- Give me the keys back.

I told you you couldn't get the keys.

Hurry up, Solo.

Where were you?.

- Hurry up!

- How is she?.

- She's fine. It's a boy.

- It's a boy?.

- Yes.

- Oh, my God.

Where is she?.

She's over there,

but I need to check in.

- Over there?.

- This is my step-dad--

Come on, let's go.

Is this Quiera Diop?.

- Yes, that hallway.

- Okay.

Wow, how's the baby?.

You see the baby?.

I got a boy.

Quiera, you all right?.

I told you a hundred times

we are both fine.

I like that you speak Spanish to him.

He's going to grow up

speaking four languages.

And how is he supposed

to learn French and Wolof, huh?.

Tell me.

I just don't understand.

I saw how happy you were

holding the baby

in your hands just now.

You know we love you.

And you know that we want

what's best for you.

And I know you love us.

You can't leave.

Solo, you have to trust me.

I wish you could trust me, too.

And that's the problem.

Quiera, you know I love you,

and I'd do anything for the family.

But I've always tried things your way,

and you never gave my way a chance.

And I wish you can understand that.

I'm going to come back.

I'm going to call you to see if you need

anything else before I come.

Have a good night.

Hey, can I help you?.

Sir?.

- Hi.

- Hey.

You work here, right?.

Excuse me?.

- You work at night.

- Sometimes.

Would you like to see a movie?.

Sir?.

Do you know this old man called William?.

Excuse me, who are you talking about?.

We have some screenings in an hour.

Would you like a ticket?.

Sir?.

- Sir?.

- Sorry.

Forget about it.

Sorry about that.

Okay.

Come on, Cab 64.

Pork Chop, who's been

to the King's lnn Motel since yesterday?.

Come on now, 64.

No, really, girl.

You got to help me out here.

Mamadou.

A half an hour ago.

Mamadou?.

And where is he at?.

Around the Baptist area.

All right, 6-4 out.

Mamadou, this is Solo.

This is Solo, 6-4.

Mamadou!

Pull over, pull over!

Mamadou, unroll your window.

What do you want?.

I want to ask you something.

Pull over!

Pull over right here.

I can't do it.

I got customers in my car.

I got to talk to you.

Mamadou, I got to talk to you.

All right, fine.

Follow me.

Hey, man, what's going on?.

I got a trip.

I want to ask you something real quick.

Listen, did you pick up

an old man 30 minutes ago

- at the King's lnn Motel?.

- Yeah. So what?.

Did he offer you a trip

for tomorrow morning?.

- No.

- Why are you lying?.

What the f*** is going on?.

Okay, whatever deal

you guys have is cancelled.

- The deal is not f***ing cancelled.

- Mamadou, the deal is cancelled.

- The man paid me $200 deposit, man.

- I don't give a sh*t about his $200.

And plus, you see?.

You're a f***ing liar.

- Are you calling me a f***ing liar?.

- You're a liar!

Mamadou, I'm talking to you.

- Don't f***ing grab me.

- I'm talking to you--

Hey, come on, you guys.

Mamadou, I don't care

about the money, all right?.

But you're going to tell me

where you dropped him.

F*** you, man!

I swear you're going to tell me

where you dropped him.

- Hey, man. Easy.

- Come on, chill out, man.

- Come on, dawg.

- Mamadou, where did you drop him?.

Hold on. Hold it, man.

What do you want?.

I'm here to take you

where you want to go.

Where's my driver?.

I didn't ask for you.

William, I'm here to take you

wherever you want to go.

Where to?.

The motel.

William, I saw the other driver

and he canceled the trip with you.

I'll take you tomorrow morning.

That was our deal.

What time should I pick you up?.

William.

Good morning.

Morning.

Thank you.

You want to wash up?.

Then we'll be leaving.

"l made a joke about

how bad a film was,

"and when he laughed,

his lip twitched.

He looked just like his mother."

"He's studying hard.

"I'm trying to help him the best I can.

I think he will pass."

"l don't think Solo knows

that Alex fixed the curtains.

"She is so smart.

I wonder who she will become."

Isn't that nice?.

See?. Almost new.

You like that?.

It's very nice.

Thank you.

William, I have a favor.

- I want Alex to come with us.

- No.

William, I just can't come back alone.

I can't believe you're saying that. No.

I need Alex with me.

Please allow me that.

Hi, William. Hi, Solo.

- Hi, Alex.

- You ready?.

Come on, hurry up.

Hurry up, slowpokes.

Blowing Rock's this way!

Come on!

Hey, Alex, don't you want

some ice cream?.

No. I want to go to Blowing Rock.

We will, but let's go get

some ice cream first.

They have cookies and cream.

- They do?.

- Yeah.

Wow! Come on, William.

What are you going to get?.

Alex, William has to go meet a friend.

He's going to be late.

- So let's go, and we'll meet him later.

- Are you sure?.

Yes.

Okay. Bye, William.

Bye, Alex.

Hurry up, Solo!

Solo, come on.

Come on.

Isn't this place so pretty?.

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