Life Support Page #4

- Yes.

It's Ana Wallace.

I used to be friends

with your parents.

Kelly and Amare

used to play together...

Yeah, I know.

I know. I know who you are.

You haven't

changed that much.

Listen, Kelly said Amare

is in bad shape and whatever.

So, you know,

I work for this outreach program

and I was hoping that maybe

I could find him someplace to stay.

Yeah, well,

if I hear from him I'll let you know.

How is he gonna reach you

if you turned off his cell phone?

I didn't turn off

that boy's cell phone.

He probably lost it or sold it

or something for all I know.

- My bad. I'm sorry.

- Who you been talking to?

- I shouldn't have assumed.

- Uh-huh.

We're just worried about him.

Everybody's worried

about Amare but Amare.

And if he is not gonna

take responsibility for himself,

I'm not gonna be responsible

for him anymore.

Well, do you at least

know where he might be?

He works for a club promoter sometimes,

handing out flyers and stuff.

What about his friends?

He doesn't have that many.

There is one kid

that he hangs out with,

from the support group.

I think his name is...

- Ness.

- Light-skinned Ness

or Skinny Ness?

I guess he's kind of skinny.

I don't know.

He's always

eating up my food.

Skinny Ness.

What about his treatment?

Where does he go?

I don't know. Sorry.

Do you want me to call

you if I find him?

If you want, yeah.

I don't hate him,

you know?

He's my brother.

But I got my limits.

And I'm trying

to do something here.

I'm trying to get out

of the projects and finish my degree

and... start a family.

Hey, I understand.

We all gotta make our choices, right?

- What are you trying to say?

- I'm trying to say

if you wanna give up

one of 'em, you gotta live with it.

Oh, so now you're

all righteous?

Huh?

I remember you, Ana.

I remember you and all

y'all crackheads, uh-huh,

up in my house

with my parents.

And y'all didn't give

a sh*t about us.

I raised Amare.

Me... all by myself.

And I was a 13-year-old out there

in the streets stealing sh*t...

diapers and wipes

and Similac and all that.

So don't you talk to me

about making choices.

Okay?

"I go, Andronicus.

O, how this villainy doth

fat me with very

thoughts of it.

Let fools do good

and fair men call

for grace.

Aaron will have

his soul

black like his face. "

Very good. Very good,

Jean Claude.

You're really making

good progress.

So, see y'all next week.

Thank you. Very good.

Hey, Ma.

- Give me a minute.

- Okay.

You know,

I was thinking.

You should come to

that Liberty game with us.

All right, okay. I know

the seats aren't that good, all right?

But it's really more

about the experience.

You know, a family

outing, right?

You sure you're

gonna want me to come

even if Kelly

don't wanna go?

Of course, Ma.

What's the doctor say

about your feet?

Stay off of 'em,

which I can't.

What about the new painkillers?

I threw them away.

They gave me diarrhea

and started giving me these

weird sores in my mouth.

You better do what

the doctor says, Ana.

I'm just gonna buy some new

shoes. I think that'll help.

Something we need

to talk about.

What?

I'm putting the house up for sale.

What?

Why? Where you going?

Back down to Virginia.

Well, what about Kelly, though?

She could finish

high school down there

or she could stay with

you for another year.

At this point, I'm tired.

I need to go someplace

and sit myself down.

Well, I think she should

stay here with me then.

It's up to her, Ana.

I can't believe you

doing this to me.

I'm not doing

anything to you, Ana.

Ma, you took her

from me 11 years ago.

I kept your child

out of the system.

I know, but I'm still her mother.

I mean, how long are you gonna

keep punishing me for how I was?

Did you hear anything

I just said? I'm tired.

I'm gonna get myself a condo in Newport

News and I'm gonna relax for a minute.

I've been taking care

of everybody else for 40 years

and now I'm gonna do

something for myself for a change.

You ain't never gonna let me

get out from underneath this, are you?

You are a selfish woman, Ana.

You know that?

Why don't you try thinking

about somebody else for a change?

Kelly!

What are you

doing here?

I need to talk to you.

I'm Mrs. Wallace.

I'm Kelly's mother.

Oh, Mrs. Wallace, my name's Marcus.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Yeah, well, I'm gonna

be late for practice.

This won't take long.

- Hey, well, let me go then.

- Hold up. Before you go,

- let me give you something.

- Ma, don't.

Here, these should fit you.

I want you to read all this

literature from cover to cover.

Thanks, Mrs. Wallace.

You can thank me

by being safe.

I'Il... I'll call you later.

Ma, you know you just

embarrassed me?

What? I embarrass

you by doing my job?

Why are you here?

Did you find Amare?

Well, I got some leads.

Come on.

Come over here with me.

I need to sit down while I tell you.

So, you got a boyfriend?

Ma, just tell me about Amare.

All right, but first

let me show you these.

- They nice, right?

- Yeah, they nice. What'd you hear?

Your grandma told me she thinking

about moving back down to Virginia,

and I was thinking it might be a good

time for you to move in with me and Kim.

I really don't want to talk

about this right now.

Well, what about Markus?

What's gonna happen

to Markus if you go?

Look, are you gonna tell me what

you found out about Amare or what?

All right. Okay.

I talked to his sister.

She gave me the name of

this guy he hangs out with.

I think I know where

I can find him.

That's it?

You came all the way

over here to tell me

you might be able to find

some guy Amare knows?

Look, I got a job

and your sister to raise.

You asked me to help you,

Kelly, and that's what I'm trying to do.

Well, I got to go.

Call me if you find

out anything else.

- Well, answer your cell phone.

- Yeah, I'll see you.

Here you go, baby.

Did you put the protein powder in it?

- It's in there.

- Can I have some?

- What do you say?

- Please.

I need to look at

that homework, okay?

Go get it and bring it in here.

My mother not gonna do nothing

but talk against me on this.

I mean she sees how

I am with Kim.

She even pointed it out

the other day how involved I am

with her school and everything.

But when it comes to Kelly,

she acts like she's hers

or something now.

I think you're looking

for someone to blame.

Kelly's got a mind of her own.

Yeah, a manipulative one.

It's okay when she comes

to ask me for help,

- but when I ask her to do something...

- Wanting to move her in here

is a little more than

something, don't you think?

Besides, where's she gonna sleep?

You gonna put her in there with Kim?

She could sleep wherever

the hell she wants.

If she decides to stay,

we're gonna figure it out.

No, you're gonna figure it out.

It doesn't seem like there's a

whole lot of "we" going on here.

Well, no, you damn right it ain't.

This is my problem.

Kelly is my family.

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