Honey 2

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(ALARM BLARING)

(WOMAN OVER PA) Rec time

ends in five minutes.

You ever get tired of

getting clowned, girl?

Because I'm

gonna be honest...

GIRL 12 Fight! Yo!

Get her, Maria!

(HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING)

MARIA:

That's the best you got?

GIRL 2:
Take it, girl!

GIRL 3:

You got her, Maria!

(ALARM BEEPS)

(cheering)

Maria Bennett.

It's time to go.

Miss Bennett,

yesterday in court,

you received an order to be

paroled into foster care,

which made you eligible

since you won't

tllm 15 fOl' 3 few fTlofllhS.

Right?

Uh-huh.

Don't "uh-huh" her.

What?

I know you know better.

She knows better.

Mmm-hmm.

Okay, now, Mrs. Daniels,

you do understand

that as Maria's

appointed foster parent,

you take full responsibility

of this minor?

(CHUCKLES)

Do l ever'.

Okay. That's it.

CONNIE:
That's it?

Yes, it is. Just follow the

yellow line down to the exit.

And good luck

Thank you.

Thank you so very much.

Thank you.

I was talking to Maria.

Connie:

All right, follow me.

Going to come out here,

and we are going to

put you to work.

Great.

Okay.

Lets start

with these.

An right.

And let's set

a couple of rules.

Like what?

Like curfew at 9:00,

and you're not allowed to

hang out with your old crew.

You ain't got to

worry about that.

They ditched me

a while back.

Any more rules?

Well, not a rule,

but I would like you to start

thinking about your future,

Like, what do you

wanna do with your life?

If it was up to me...

Whatever.

It doesnt matter.

What about your dancing?

You used to love that.

Look, I got to get a real job.

It's not like I can make any money dancing,

Excuse me? Honey built this

studio with her dance career.

We all can't be like your

daughter, Mrs. Daniels.

Well, if anybody

could be, it'd be you.

What have you...

Give me that!

This ain't no

mirror cleaning.

Now, see, your problem is,

you are not motivated,

Now, look at that. That is what a

mirror's supposed to look like.

Mr. Kapoor:
No, come on.

Please, Maria.

MARIA:
Oh, come on.

Maria, please. Please. What?

I don't think you working

here is a good idea.

Why? You want to hear the truth?

I don't trust you

anymore. Okay?

Mr. Kapoor, you know me.

I messed up one time.

One time!

You know what they say.

Once you go bad,

you never go back.

Wait, no. It's...

it's once you go "black,"

you never go back.

But that makes no sense.

How can you go...

Is that what

they really say?

Hmm. I'll try to

remember that.

Besides, Maria, I'm running a

business here, not a charity, okay?

I'd really like to help you,

but I just can't.

All right, maybe not.

But I can help you out.

Right?

And how's that?

Hey!

Put it back.

Put what back?

I ain't got nothing.

Yeah?

Damn!

How did that

get in there?

I saw you take

the bracelet, too.

Hey! Nobody steals from Kapoor!

Big Lester, grab him!

Grab him!

(EXHALES)

Big Lester,

did you see him?

It was just her.

Oh, God.

These frigging kids.

Now, tell me, how did you

know she was stealing?

When she walked in, I just had

this feeling something was up.

Mmm. Maybe l could

use you here after all.

So, I got the job?

Yes, but on

a trial basis.

Okay.

If you screw up...

Whoop! Outside, okay?

Out, yeah.

Thank you.

Can you start today?

(HIP HOP MUSIC)

(TURNS OFF MUSIC)

I see you ain't

lost your sexy.

Damn it, Luis.

How did you get in here?

The place is locked.

Since when has

that stopped me?

What do you want?

I heard you were here,

and I wanted to see you.

Well, you saw me.

Now leave.

It's like that, huh?

Yeah.

I thought we could

hang out.

Maybe catch up.

That's what you get

for thinking.

You still tripping off

that stuff that happened?

Did you really

just ask me that?

You need to

get out of my face.

What did you

expect me to do, Maria?

It ain't like we

would've shared a cell.

You did juvie.

I would've got real time.

Hell, what l got

felt real to me.

And I wouldn't have even been

there if it wasn't for you.

So, what do you

want me to say?

Look, I'm sorry.

Oh, well.

There it is.

It makes it

all better now.

I didn't come here

to fight.

I got some good news.

What?

You heard about the 718?

What about them?

Well, we won the Dance

Battle Zone competition.

So?

So, I want you to come back

and dance with us.

Yo, we missed you, and we

still got mad love for you.

Yeah, I've had

your kind of love.

And you can keep it.

Look, I've changed.

I ain't caught up in all

that bullshit anymore.

I've been straight since you left.

No hustling or stealing!

I don't believe you.

Then let me

prove it to you.

I know you still want to be a real dancer.

I can make that happen.

You know what?

I think you should leave.

Right now.

Okay.

I won't push.

But do me a favor,

just think about it.

Okay?

Goodbye, Luis.

(EXHALES)

(ALARM CLOCK BUZZING)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

CONNIE:
Maria!

Maria!

MARIA:

What? I'm up!

Maria! Ge! up!

All right!

Damn. Crazy woman.

Ta-da!

Is that for me?

Of course!

But don't get used to it.

Now, you may be

living in Bay Ridge now,

but room service is

a one-time only thing.

Thanks, Mrs. Daniels.

You're welcome.

Now, don't you feel bad

for cursing me out?

Oh, I was having

a nightmare,

Yo.

What?

Damn!

That's got to be

the finest janitor ever.

Hell, yeah.

And you know what?

I think she needs some of

this pimping right here,

Darnell, don't do

this to yourself, man.

You got no swag and

no chance with that.

(SCOFFS) Come on.

Watch me, kid.

Darnell.

I'm telling you, man...

Excuse me,

sweetheart?

All right.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Excuse me, miss?

You are far too fine

to be sweeping these floors.

What if I told you I could change

your life if you just take my hand?

Uh.,.

What? Can't speak?

I'm waiting for

the punch line.

That was a joke, right?

Uh,

Awkward.

Yeah.

Of course.

Okay.

Yeah. All jokes.

I'll let you do

what you do.

You are the worst.

What? You couldn't

have did it, man.

CARLA:
Hey, boys!

Hey!

(UPBEAT HIP HOP MUSIC)

Whoo!

LYRIC:
Jump in there!

Whoa, whoa!

Can I help you?

Not you, her.

$38.75.

Pay up.

What? I don't even know...

That's how much you owe for

the stuff you tried to steal,

the mess you caused

and that bracelet.

You better

get out of my face!

What are you going to do?

First, you need to check your tone.

This is my cousin.

And please believe I will break

your little, skinny ass in half.

I wasn't talking to you!

You belief back Off!

Cool it!

I got this chick.

Back Off!

Tina, stop! Stop.

Look, now, I don't

know who you are,

but you can't just roll up

here and harass my crew.

She's a thief.

I caught her shoplifting.

You did that, Tina?

Brandon!

Who are you going to believe?

Me or this janitor?

I'm sure

the janitor has a name.

Who are you?

Don't worry about

who I am.

Just keep your little

hoodrat on a leash.

CARLA:
Damn!

I know that chick.

Her name's Maria, She used

to dance with Luis and them.

The 718?

Mmm-hmm.

Yeah, okay.

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