Honey Page #6

You don't need me.

You just need to trust

and believe in yourself.

Like l do.

Come here.

Don't worry, baby,

you'll find work real soon.

You're too good not to get hired.

All right?

l just don't have the time

to wait for people to wake up to that.

l'm gonna lose the building

at the end of the month.

lf l can't earn it, and l can't

borrow it, and l can't steal it,

l could raise it.

What do you mean?

Well, l'm trying to get

a space for kids, right?

lf people knew about it,

they'd want to help, wouldn't they?

Yeah, probably.

l could put on

a benefit performance.

Charge a cover.

Get some donated food.

Put on a great show. l could do that.

Why couldn't l do that?

'Cause l don't have a space,

that's why. Damn it!

Come here, mami. l got an idea.

That's love. Nah, baby,

l got you on my Christmas list.

All right? One, one.

lt's just off the B.Q.E.

lt used to be a church.

The cat l was just on the phone with,

he used to own it.

But in three weeks they're converting it

to office space, so it's empty now.

lf you want it, you better jump on it.

What's it like?

lt's dirty. lt's old.

But it has a floor, right?

Yeah.

l'll take it. Thank you.

Hey, guys.

Hi, Honey. What's up?

l know what you're thinking,

''What the hell we doing here?''

Don't worry, it's temporary.

This is what we call a means to an end.

Nobody's gonna give us a space,

that much is clear.

So we're gonna raise the money

and buy it, straight up and legal.

Y'all ever heard of a benefit performance?

- What do you mean? LikeJerry Lewis?

- Sort of.

l'm Jerry. You're the kids.

Let's get to work.

Orange. Good color for you.

l spoke to your moms.

She said you're getting out tomorrow.

That's right.

When you do,

l want you to come hang with me.

Nah.

You could have a good life, Benny.

lt doesn't have to be like this.

What do you know?

You ain't got no job.

You ain't got no money.

- Matter of fact, you ain't got nothing.

- What l got is a clear conscience.

Yeah? What you gonna buy with that?

lt breaks my heart seeing you

selling yourself short like this.

So leave. Get.

Let me ask you something.

You know your homies,

those guys that got your back?

- Yeah?

- How many times they come to visit you?

You think about that.

l don't know

if this is gonna work, Missy.

But, uh, nah, Katrina's gonna make this

so sexy, it's not gonna matter.

Katrina?

Who the hell is Katrina?

- That's Katrina.

- Hey.

Katrina is the sh*t.

She just did Ginuwine's new video.

l don't care if she just showed

MichaelJackson how to Harlem shake.

l said l want Honey.

Honey Daniels. Duh.

Let's just try it once.

And if you like it, we keep it.

lf not, then we fix it.

So there's no problem.

Let me see what you got.

What you gonna do?

l was thinking something a little more

sexy, maybe in the hips. Lenny.

- No. No, no, no.

What is this, this?

Look, let me tell you something.

l don't backup dance for Heather Hunter.

l don't know what kind of

pornography y'all got going on here.

This has gotta be a joke.

Anyway, when you get in touch

with Honey Daniels, you call me.

You, you need to call M.C. Hammer,

let him know you're stealing his stuff.

Y'all two crazy people in here.

Give me my phone.

Don't make no sense.

That's ridiculous.

Missy, hold up. l got an idea.

Honey, what you been up to?

Bye, Michael.

Wait, come on.

Honey, come on.

Hold on. l came to apologize.

l'm not interested.

Give me a break.

What l did,

the way l handled things

was uncool, and l am so sorry.

Hey, and l want

to make it up to you.

ls that so?

l've got you three new jobs.

And you want me to do the choreography?

l am begging you.

Oh, l get it.

The artist asked for me, and

if you don't deliver, they're walkin'.

Am l right?

They want you, sure.

But so do l.

Michael, you got yourself

in such a bind.

Good luck getting out of it.

l'll pay. You know l got the money.

l don't want your money.

Are you sure?

You sure about that?

Because, uh, l could buy you

a little dance studio.

What about that? What about

you come back to work for me,

and l'll get you this.

You know what's funny?

When l first met you,

you were 1 0 feet tall.

And now l look at you,

you're this big.

l don't need your help. l'm gonna get

that dance studio on my own.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Hey.

- So you came.

- l had to.

l can't let these bustas get

in front of an audience doin' no--

- That's wack.

- ls that so?

l'm gonna give you something better.

'Cause it breaks my heart to see you

selling yourself short.

Oh.

- Let's see you bust.

- Let's do this.

Five, six, seven, eight.

So you pick that up in juvie?

That's right. l believe in making

every experience educational.

All right, guys, let's clump it up.

We only got a few rehearsal days left.

Let's make it count.

Music.

Okay.

- Count 'em in.

Five, six. Five, six, seven, eight.

Good.

Nice.

One more time.

Keep it tight, okay?

Can you see the stage all right?

Yeah? Okay.

Hey, chica.

Gina.

Oh, you know my homegirl

Mrs. Strom, right?

Your friend came by the bank and

told me what you're trying to do here.

l do banking for some

nonprofit arts foundations.

- l know some people.

- Some rich people.

Some people who would find

the opportunity of funding

a project like yours very interesting.

Are you serious?

l've invited them tonight.

Oh, my goodness.

Thank you so much.

Don't thank me yet.Just go out

there and put on a good show.

How am l supposed to know

if l'm dressed right if you won't

tell me where we're going?

What you're wearing is fine.

Are you sure?

l'm sure we're late.

Where are we going?

l'm not telling.

You better tell me something.

l'm not telling.

Here you go.

Does the set look okay?

Yeah, it's cool.

l don't know. l feel like

l should've had brighter lights,

or a different backdrop, or colors.

l don't know. Here.

Yo, Honey. lt's good.

Just chill out. We got your back.

Now get out of here.

We got a show to do.

Wow.

You have no idea

how beautiful y'all look.

Thank you for coming.

This means a lot to me.

This means a lot to all of us.

These kids are good kids,

and, man, do they love to dance.

Dancing isn't what they do,

it's who they are.

And you coming here tonight

says you wanna get to know 'em.

That means more

than you could imagine.

So, thanks again.

Peace.

And l hope you like it.

That was beautiful, baby.

Beautiful.

Encore, encore!

- Beautiful, beautiful.

- Come on.

Honey, Honey, Honey!

lt's Tweet.!

You stupid.!

Man, open this damn door.

Open the door. l'm late.

Open the door. Open the door.

You big dummy,

how the hell y'all don't know

how to get to the B.Q. E.?

Let me explain something to you.

lf you make me miss my hookup

with Miss Honey Daniels,

l'm gonna straight barbecue

your Big Bird-lookin',

Men in Black wannabe,

Driving Miss Daisy ass.

What's up, girl?

Hey, Missy.

Man, good to see you.

You too.

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