Honey Page #4

But if you don't wanna kick it,

'cause, you know--

l could come. No joke?

No joke. lf you get your butt

to school every day, yes, l promise.

Promises don't mean nothin'.

Mine do.

All right, girls,you ready?

Set? Okay.

Five, six, seven. Fly!

One, two, three. Fly!

Go down. Think dancer.

- Okay.

- And just work your arms, okay?

And once you land, pli.

Give a sexy pose.

Thanks, guys.

Okay. All right. Ready?

Tweet, you look great.

Thank you.

- Okay, let's try this.

- You takin' notes for me?

You're gonna get fired

if you're not takin' notes. Security.

Oh, he's just playin'.

Michael, thank you so much.

l can do that. You know l can do that.

Maybe you will someday.

Look, yo. There's people

that good things happen to.

And there's people that

good things don't happen to.

That's just the way it goes.

The gods made no mistakes

when they created their--

So what are they?

Fresh Air Fund kids or something?

Fresh air?

Michael, this is New York.

l, uh-- l taught them at the center.

ln fact, uh,

seeing them on the set there today

gave me an idea for Ginuwine's video.

What are you thinking?

Okay.

New York, the hood.

Ginuwine's doing his thing.

But instead of the usual hoochies,

you get a posse of kids, dancers.

They bust out, all G'd up,

just like Ginuwine--

same hair, same bling.

Like a--

- Like a hip-hop pied piper?

- Right.

l like it.

Really?

Yeah.

l'll pitch it to him.

Cool, cool.

You know, if he goes for it,

l'd like to audition my kids.

Oh, l see.

You just wanna get those

Fresh Air Fund kids into show biz.

That's not true.

Their flavor's hot. You know.

lf it gets a couple of them

off the street, so much the better.

All right, guys.

Let's do it one more time,

but clean it up. One, two,

three, four, five and six

and seven, eight.

Oh, hold on. Hold on.

Look who's here.

Honey, what's up, girl?

Hey, guys.

l got a surprise for you.

Which one of you

can tell me who that is?

- Ginuwine.

- So which one of you

wants to audition for his video?

What video?

Open calls are in two weeks, and l'll

rehearse with anybody who's up to it.

- So which one of you wants

to audition for Ginuwine's video?

All right.

Can l help you?

You're the dance teacher, right?

l'm Otis's brother.

You're the one his little man's

been hanging out with, right?

You mean Benny?

Yeah, Benny.

We ain't seen Benny around

in a while and we miss him.

He's been busy.

Check this out. He's part of my crew.

And when you're in my crew,

you don't mess with other sh*t.

So you tell him l'm looking for him.

l'm not gonna do that.

What?

Why not?

- l asked you a question!

- Yo, Honey. Hey.

B.B., what's poppin'?

Am l interrupting?

Well, if it ain't Floyd the Barber.

How are things in that cute

little barbershop of yours, B.?

You making ends meet?

Oh, you know.

l'm definitely doing me.

Getting this paper.

''Getting this paper.''

Check this out. When you're tired of

nickel-and-diming,just give me a holler.

l'm gonna hook you up.

Well, you ever get tired

of wearin' those bum-ass do-rags,

you give me a holler. l'll hook you up.

l wanna see that kid.

You okay?

Yeah, l'm cool.

What was that all about?

How did you get on B.B.'s bad side?

l made the wrong friend, l guess.

Well, you know,

you should stay away from him.

He's dangerous. Seriously.

Yeah. Thinking of picking up some

pepper spray tomorrow or something.

Did l say thank you?

You sure you don't want me to walk you

upstairs and make sure you're safe?

No. l can handle myself.

Thanks again.

Uh--

Bye.

Come on.

Mom, what happened?

Another pipe burst.

You can't be in here.

How long will it take to fix?

Oh, who knows?

Building codes, inspections.

Now the city wants to do a full

assessment, see if the building's

even worth reopening.

Ma, you can't let them shut you down.

Honey,

your telling me what l can and cannot do

is not gonna improve my mood right now.

l don't know what to do about this.

lf there's a danger to the kids--

He's one of those kids,

you know, trying to act all bad.

But 10 seconds into a routine,

l catch a glimpse of him.

lt's like l can just see

this light shining out of him.

He's a kid again.

Yeah.

lt's the best feeling l know seeing that.

lt's scary though.

'Cause when l think of him hanging out

with B.B., it's like l can watch that light

get dimmer and dimmer.

Well, you know, when a thug joint's

the hottest spot in the hood,

it's hard for a kid

not to want to be down.

l know. l'm over here.

Nah, nah, nah.

l wanna show you something.

All right.

All right, sexy?

Stop with that.

You know, most of the kids

l came up with werejust like that.

Trying to be thugged out,

and wanting to fit in.

'Cause that's what

everybody else was doing.

Where are they now,jail?

Most of them, or headed

that way like B.B., or dead.

Listen, this is bad date talk.

We should change the subject.

What's your favorite color?

How come you turned out so good?

She thinks l turned out good.

l'm serious.

l don't know. l got lucky.

What happened?

Well, the guy that used to own this shop

lived right next door to me and my mom.

And when he saw me

get into some bad things,

he gave me a job here

sweeping up the floors.

lt's crazy 'cause

he couldn't even afford it.

He paid me right

out of his own pocket.

l worked for him for 1 0 years.

And when he passed,

he left this place to me.

See, B.B. likes to talk sh*t

like l'm the one that's losing,

like l'm missing something

out there on the streets,

but he and l both know who's winning.

l've found something that l truly love,

that truly makes me happy.

And that's a million times better than

finding something that makes you rich.

So, it's just someone believing in you.

Well, that and having a place to go

where l could stay out of trouble, yeah.

What?

Nothing.Just thinking.

About what?

About what makes me happy.

Well, you know, l would

really love to be a part of that.

What?

Making you happy.

will go for about $170,000.

So 17 down?

Seventeen thousand down, yes. ln cash.

How about l give you

half the down payment now,

and you give me 30 days

to come up with the rest?

lf l don't, you put it back

on the market.

Why do you even want this property?

lt's just an empty storefront

on a bad block.

lt's perfect for a dance studio.

Maybe even a dance school

for the whole neighborhood.

- So am l writing a check or not?

- By all means.

Five, six, seven, eight.

- Cut.

You have no idea

what this means to them.

Oh, sure, l do.

l had a first job too once.

Oh, uh, we have a meeting later.

With who?

Uh, it's, uh, the big guys.

Downtown. l'll pick you up.

We'll go together.

l can't. l'm going to Atlantic City.

No, you are not. Absolutely not.

You gotta be there, Honey.

l'm gonna pick you up around 5:00.

l know. l gotta go to some

wack meeting instead of A.C.

lt's boss man.

Well, you girls have

a good time, okay, Gina?

Who is it?

lt's Michael. Let me up.

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