Monster's Ball Page #4

don't you?

I mean... Lord have mercy.

My husband used to love him

some Jack Daniels.

Well, like I said, it's...

Yeah, it's a good drink.

You wait right here.

I'm gonna show you something.

Okay.

Sit right here.

What you got there, some kind of a,

some kind of an annual,

a school annual or something?

No. These...

These pictures right here.

These are my husband's drawings

right here.

Lawrence.

My husband, he drew those.

He got himself electrocuted

over there in Jackson.

He got himself...

These right here, these are my son Tyrell's.

He drew these.

- He drew all of these right here.

- Yeah.

Got his talent from the old man, then,

I guess.

Didn't he?

That's the only thing

that Negro ever gave that boy,

was some drawing.

Taught him how to draw.

- It runs in families, things like that.

- Yeah.

You know, he's...

He was a good kid, you know?

He was a really good kid.

He was so good.

He was... He really loved me.

- He really loved me.

- I understand.

He was so fat.

He was so fat, he wouldn't...

I don't care what I brought in this house,

he'd just eat it up.

I don't care what it was I brought in here.

I bring some Popeyes Chicken,

that boy eat the whole thing

before I even get a chance

to get me a bite of the chicken...

He'd just eat it up! He would eat his ass off!

You ain't never seen nobody eat like...

He would eat candy and gumballs.

He made me take him over up there

to the super Kmart...

Yeah?

...and he put them quarters

in that gumball machine.

Yeah.

He had to wait till he get the red gumball.

He had...

He always had to get the red gumball.

He sounds like a character, I guess.

He'd get that red gumball,

and he'd just eat on that red gumball.

I was a good mother.

I did every single thing I can think to do.

I was really good. I was really good.

I was a good mother.

I was a really good mom.

I didn't want him to be fat like that.

I did not want my baby to be fat like that,

'cause I know, a black man in America,

you can't be like that, and I tried to...

I was just trying to tell him

you can't be like that.

You can't be like that in America

and a black man.

I was just...

I'm not sure...

I'm not sure what you want me to do.

I want... You know what I want.

I want you to make me feel better.

I want you to make me feel better.

I want you to make me feel better.

I want you to make me feel good.

Just make me feel good.

I just want you to make me feel good.

Can you make me feel good?

Can you make me feel good?

Can you make me feel good?

Can you make me feel good?

- Feel good! Make me feel good!

- I'll help you feel good.

Just make me feel good.

Just make me feel good.

I want... I want to feel good. I want to feel...

Fill me up. Fill me up. Fill me up.

Oh, my God.

Fill me. Fill me.

I felt you.

I needed you. I needed you so much.

I needed you so much.

I haven't felt anything in so long.

Thank you. Thank you.

You okay?

Me getting sick back there

doesn't have anything

to do with you, all right?

Pop?

Hey, Pop?

I'm in the damn bathroom!

What the hell happened to you?

Twisted my ankle trying to take a bath.

Dadgummit, I told you to be careful.

- Sh*t.

- Oh, goddamn.

Wiggle your toes.

- You feel that? Yeah.

- Yeah?

I'm sinking.

- What are you talking about?

- I ain't worth sh*t.

- You stop that.

- I can't clean myself.

Can't walk to the kitchen without falling.

Can't get to the phone

before it stops ringing.

I don't feel like a man anymore.

You're a man, Pop.

Can't even remember

what a woman smells like.

- What, baby?

- There's a man.

Where?

All right.

Thank you.

How you doing?

- Hey, how you doing?

- All right.

What can I do for you?

I got this '89 Comanche out there,

and it needs a lube job

and points and plugs,

and I was kind of wondering

if you could work on it for me.

Yeah. Well, when...

When do you need it by?

Just quick as you can, really.

Maggie.

Leave that alone, baby. Put that down.

Yeah.

I can get that to you

about tomorrow afternoon,

late tomorrow night.

I'd appreciate it.

Maybe those boys of yours can...

If they're not doing anything,

if they're not busy,

you know, they could wash it

and wax it and everything.

- I'm selling it.

- All right.

Yeah, I'll ask them.

You know, tell them about it.

I'm sure they won't mind.

I can't take this.

It was my son's. It'd mean a lot to him.

I'm sure he'd want it that way,

want somebody to have it

to get some use out of it.

Well, I ain't saying I don't want it.

I just can't take it.

Well, I want you to have it. I really do.

It'd mean a lot to me.

Let's just take it for a little spin.

Come on.

I ain't even got my shoes on.

That's all right. We won't go far.

Let's go. Come on.

Let's see how it drives.

- What the hell is this?

- Stick shift.

All right, then.

Here's the insurance and title,

all that kind of thing,

and all the papers you'll need.

- It's all set.

- Okay.

Listen, I'd sure like to see you tonight, so...

- Well, we should do it.

- Yeah? Is that all right?

Okay.

- I'll see you later.

- Okay. See you.

Hank?

That's good. Right there.

Hello?

Hank!

It's Leticia.

I'm coming on in, Hank.

Hank?

Who are you?

You just walked in my house?

My bad.

I thought...

Hank? You looking for Hank?

Yes. Is he here?

Who are you?

My name is Leticia Musgrove, and...

Me and Hank is... friends.

Musgrove?

Please, little darling,

have you got a cigarette?

Yeah.

But it look to me

like you don't really need to be smoking.

Come on. Have you got one?

Match?

So, is Hank here?

Yeah, yeah. He'll be back shortly.

I'm Buck, his father.

That for Hank?

Yeah. It's a gift.

I'll see he gets it.

Damn.

Hank must've done something right

to deserve a fine hat like this.

Guess he did.

In my prime,

I had a thing for n*gger juice myself.

Hank just like his daddy.

He ain't a man till he split dark oak.

Hey, Leticia. Hang on. Where you going?

Hey, where you going? What happened?

- I met your daddy.

- Listen, listen...

- Just get out and talk to me...

- Get off me. Get your hands off me, Hank.

You at least gotta give me a chance,

whatever he did.

It don't matter a whole lot, do it, Hank?

Please, give me a chance to prove to you...

- Get off me!

- You're just gonna...

We're family.

I'm your father. Remember that.

Hank?

What's your problem?

I believe that's it. There you go.

Thank you.

I didn't date that thing there

at the bottom line.

- I didn't know if...

- No problem.

Anything below that line, I didn't do.

Now, you will take good care of him,

won't you?

Oh, yes.

Because...

Well, I want him to go out in peace.

You must love him very much.

No, I don't.

But he's my father, so there it is.

They said they were going to get you

a television set tomorrow.

Finally getting rid of me, huh?

They're gonna take care of you.

There's a telephone

down at the end of the hall.

You can call me.

This is it.

I guess so.

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