Life Support

I was with a guy that...

I knew was

shooting drugs.

He had $100,000

in this arm,

and he had $50,000

in this arm.

And I said,

"Okay, go to the doctor.

Get a test

before we even

do anything. "

And then I just threw

all that out the closet

and said "Later" for it.

Me and Slick used

to get high together.

Then he got locked up.

He called me.

He created

this story about...

his friends in jail had gotten tested,

you know, some of them,

and they came up positive.

And he thought that

I should get tested.

As soon as he said that, I knew it.

I knew it.

I knew it. I knew it.

I was ready to kill his ass.

I was ready to kill myself.

I was ready to kill somebody,

you know? Sh*t.

We have felt it.

"Oh, he loves me.

You know, he would tell me.

He wouldn't... " you know.

And I just told myself

a whole bunch of bullshit.

You know?

Just a bunch of bullshit.

- Yeah.

- I knew that he slept with other women.

I also knew that,

you know, he shot drugs.

But I was like,

"No, whatever. "

I guess in the back of my mind

I had this crazy thing

about how I was just

gonna, you know,

prove how much I loved him

and how much better

I was than all

the women that he had.

And I was going...

just I was going to show my love.

I was so stupid. And sometimes

I wake up in the middle of the night

mad at myself. I'd be like,

"Girl, you're so dumb. "

I was young.

He was older.

He looked nice.

I asked him.

He said no.

And that was it.

The condoms were sitting

right there in a basket.

They were sitting right there.

All I had to do was pick it up

and open it. But because

he didn't have that look...

and come on, I didn't even

know what the look was.

- But I just figured...

- There is no look.

Exactly. Exactly.

A lot of women

and a lot of men

they figure, "Well,

the people I've been with,

- all of them is clean. "

- They look clean.

Yeah, that "Everybody

I messed with, they was clean. "

- That's what I used to say.

- And I'm saying, so...

- Really?

... what that mean?

I know, right?

Right? I tried.

Ma, I can't find my sneakers.

They're probably under

the bed where you left them.

Don't make me come show you.

Under the bed, baby.

Good morning, this is WVKS,

the voice

of Brooklyn speaking...

Is that you making

all that noise, Slick?

Yeah. I love you too, baby.

Aw.

- Thank you for my foot rub.

- Mmm.

I couldn't sleep for sh*t.

Are you gonna stay off it today?

I will try.

I'll take the bus for sure.

- I'm gonna know if you're lying.

- You don't forget

your belt today.

And make two of them sandwiches.

- She needs two.

- Oh yeah?

Anything else I can

do for you this morning?

Give me the winning lotto number.

Ah. I'll get right on that.

Kim, you better be

almost ready.

And I want

those teeth brushed,

and no food

on that face, either.

Okay.

You want a sandwich?

No, I'm good.

You are stubborn.

You know you're supposed

to eat before you take that.

- Fine. Make me a sandwich.

- Good.

I found them.

Princess Kim.

Don't you look nice.

- Are you taking me to school today?

- No, your mama's feet hurt,

so I'm gonna drop you off

on my way to work.

No, Slick. I want to.

And I'm ready, so give

your daddy a kiss goodbye.

- Come on. Let's get a move on.

- Bye.

Bye, baby.

All right,

put these away for me.

- After you take yours?

- Yeah.

All right. I love you.

- Have a good day.

- I love you too. Be good.

Take care of yourself.

There goes your little

boyfriend showing off for you.

He's not my boyfriend.

- If you say you like him...

- He's too young for me anyway.

He is definitely

too young for you.

All right. Now listen.

I don't care what the rules are.

If you get hungry in the afternoon,

I want you to take out

that extra sandwich

your father made you and eat it.

And if they say something,

you tell them to call me.

- Okay okay.

- Ah. Hey.

- Love you.

- Love you too.

- Have a good day.

- You too.

- Bye. Be good.

- Bye.

Kelly. Kelly.

Kelly!

Come on, girl. Get yourself up

and go to school. I gotta go.

Okay.

- Bye. Be good.

- I love you, Grandma.

Love you too.

Oh sh*t.

Amare, what the f***?

I believe... come on.

- Did my grandma see you?

- Nah.

I waited till she left

so it wouldn't be no drama.

I've been up all night.

Yeah, no sh*t.

You smell like an ashtray.

Look at you with them cornrows.

When did you get them done?

I don't know.

Like a couple of days ago.

What's his name?

Why it always gotta

be about some guy?

Marcus.

What happened?

Your sister kicked you out?

Yeah, Tanya is

not feeling me right now.

F*** her and that b*tch-ass

garbage man n*gger

she married, you know?

You all right?

Yeah.

Hey...

I could stay with you?

Yeah yeah.

You can be here as long

as my grandma don't catch you.

Baby, your grandma needs

to learn how to forgive and forget.

Take off your shoes, fool.

And plea... ugh.

Please take a shower

before you leave here.

That is so nasty. Ugh.

Your bed feels like

the Four Seasons or some sh*t.

You need anything before I go?

No. I'm just gonna

stay a couple of days,

you know, until I can

get back up with Michael.

Michael?

What happened to Louis?

Man, that was last month.

You gotta keep up, girl. Come on.

Okay. Whatever.

What's up?

You know who it is. Holler.

Hey, Kelly.

It's your mother.

I picked up some new DVDs.

I got that Chris Tucker movie

and... I don't know, something else

that ain't even come out yet.

Anyway, I'll see you

at dinner tonight, all right? Bye.

We have to talk

about some funding, ladies.

We really need to make

sure that every time

we are at a site

or at a meeting

or at a forum

or what have you,

that anybody that you're talking to,

that you are referring to anyplace

for testing, counseling,

what have you, support group...

make sure you get those

stat sheets filled out

so we can hand them in

and we can get paid.

And we keep on doing

what we're doing.

Okay. The female condom, girls.

If we're teaching women

how to take care of themselves,

then they gotta

take care of themselves.

I have such a hard time

getting our young sisters

to just even try it.

They like, "What's that?

I don't like it.

- I don't think it's gonna feel good. "

- Yeah.

I say, "Well, listen.

This will put you in control

of protecting yourself

and your own sexuality... "

But a lot of the older

women don't know about

Reality and female condoms.

- Right.

- They never heard of 'em.

The Muslim women, they'll

take the Reality before they take...

and I don't know, maybe it has

something to do with their husband...

they get questioned

less with the female condom

- than they would with a male condom.

- Sure.

You could always tell them

that they can put that on eight hours

- before their partner get there.

- I think that's a good

little key right there.

We gotta definitely

let them know that they

can wear it for a while.

You know what I mean? Because...

before you go to the club...

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