Not Easily Broken Page #3

With him as his father.

Well, see, he's his daddy.

He's a long way

from being his father, man.

Let's go. Here we go.

Why you gotta make me

quit the team?

You better watch how you talk to me,

boy, before I put my foot in your ass.

But I wanna play ball like you did.

Oh, now you're saying

you wanna be like me?

You really wanna be like me,

then buck up.

Do you see me out there?

I ain't chasing after no empty dreams

in no field wasting my damn time.

I'm in the real world.

You wanna come to the real world?

Because the real world eats your ass

and spits your ass out.

Wake up.

Stop dreaming.

Did you really forget

about my awards ceremony?

I know, I just got carried away

with the boys, baby, all right?

- Give me five minutes. Five minutes.

- You are so insensitive and selfish.

Everything is about you

and those damn boys.

Do you have any idea

how important this night is for me?

How hard I've worked for us?

Or what an honor it is

to be Salesperson of the Year?

Look, I know it's a big night

for you, okay?

I'm sorry. I got a little caught up

on the field, I apologize.

Why do you waste your time

with those boys?

Clarice, don't start. Don't start.

You know how important it is for me

to be coaching kids.

They're not gonna do nothing

but end up in prison...

...like their ghetto-pass-carrying

daddies.

I saw your lips moving, but it was

your mother's nagging-ass voice...

You leave Mama out of this.

You leave Mama out of this.

All I know is if you spent

half of the time at home...

...you do with those boys,

we wouldn't be having...

- Look, I said I was sorry.

- Oh, whatever...

Clarice.

Clarice, baby, you okay?

- All right, what do you got for me?

- BP is 85l55.

- Resp. Is 12 and falling.

- Distal pulse is dropping.

- We got a line in.

- There's obvious abdominal edema.

- Get the O.R. Ready.

- I'll call.

- Come on, people, let's go.

- Move.

We will take care of her.

- Someone needs to take care of that.

- She needs me.

- It's hospital policy.

- All right, all right.

- You're hurt, we'll take care of you.

- I got it.

Why don't you spend

a few moments with her?

She's still coming out of anesthesia.

She's under a lot

of pain medication.

You got one tough cookie here.

She told me I wasn't allowed

to remove any of her body parts...

...without her permission.

That's my Reesie.

Tough as nails.

Can I speak to you outside

for a minute?

Mr. Johnson,

this is a very severe injury.

If she doesn't wanna park

in the handicapped spot...

...the rest of her life, she's gonna need

months of physical therapy.

You need to make her

understand that.

Okay.

- Are you gonna be all right?

- Yeah, thank you.

You're welcome.

How is she doing?

Her leg was broke pretty bad.

Is she gonna be all right?

Yeah.

It could've been

a lot worse, though.

Yeah, it makes you count

your blessings.

You gonna be able to take over

the team for a while?

- Yeah, don't worry about it.

- Yeah, yeah.

We do most of the work

anyway, right?

Here, look,

I got Clarice some flowers.

She'll like these.

Yeah, I got you a bear.

You got him a bear?

Yes, I got him a bear.

- You bought that for him?

- Brock, yes, I brought him... Yes.

It's my money.

Clarice Johnson.

I'm looking for Clarice Johnson.

- She's in Recovery, right there.

- Thank you.

Dave, Dave.

Okay, okay, what...?

Just tell me what happened.

She's okay, all right?

- Now, she had to have surgery...

- Surgery.

- Why didn't you call me sooner?

- Everything was happening so fast.

I wasn't thinking straight.

It looks like you had time to call

everybody else. Where is she?

- We're gonna go.

- We're gonna go.

- Nice to see you.

- What happened?

- Okay, where is she?

- Okay, it was an accident, all right?

Somebody ran a red light and hit us.

It just came from nowhere.

You know what?

I don't wanna hear that.

She called me when she was at home

waiting for you.

Now, if you hadn't been late

coaching those kids...

...you would've paid more attention.

You wouldn't have been in a hurry.

This is your fault, Dave.

This is your fault.

Now, where is she?

Two-fifteen.

Once, I heard a radio host

ask the question:

"Why do bad things happen

to good people?"

During Clarice's weeks

in the hospital...

...we asked that question a lot.

I tried to be there for her

in every way a husband should.

But it just seemed

like it was never enough.

And when we came home...

...the reality that everything

had changed began to sink in.

- We gonna get you through this.

- We?

We aren't the ones with their leg

twisted up like a damn pretzel.

Got everything in the house

already taken care of for you.

We got about a week's worth

of meals in the freezer.

When we get inside...

- You all right?

- Yeah.

When we get inside, I'm gonna warm

you up a hot little plate.

- Oh, boy.

- And get some food. I got you.

- I've moved in.

- Mama.

Hey, baby.

Well, don't just stand there.

Bring her on in.

Look, I appreciate your concern

and all that, but I got this, okay?

I'm capable of taking care of my wife,

and I got... I got you, baby, okay?

Dave, I figured I was gonna have

to break this down to you.

Now, if things was jiggy as all that...

...I wouldn't have to be here now,

would I?

- Okay.

- Like I said, bring her on in here.

- Come on.

- I'm so glad you're here, Mama.

I'm here, baby.

- Dave.

- See that?

- That's what I'm talking about.

- I got it.

- Be careful with her.

- I got it.

So rough.

- She already had one accident.

- Now you gonna break my other foot.

I know, that's what I'm talking about.

The only way you're gonna get

Mama out of the house...

...is to get Clarice back on her feet.

The doctor told me she wants me

to get Clarice into physical therapy.

Oh, you know...?

Remember that girl I had my eye on?

- Which girl?

- No, the girl...

- It's the girl over at the pool, Julie.

- Oh, okay, I do.

Word around the club

is she's one of the top therapists.

You should give her a call.

See if she makes house calls.

- There you go.

- And then, you know, let me know.

You know what D's problem is?

He hasn't learned from the lessons

I've learned from.

I try to tell you things,

but you do not listen, man.

The other night,

Vanessa's taking a bubble bath.

She's in the tub, looking good.

Normally, that's my green light to go in

there and do what I'm supposed to do.

So I go in there, to get a little cuddly

with her, and she shoved me off.

Like, pushed me.

She's bigger than me, you know that.

So when she pushed me, I fell back.

And she was like, you know,

"Get away, you stinky man."

Now, what I need to know...

Not wanna know.

What I need to know,

am I a stinky man?

Seriously, like, do I smell?

Am I the friend that stink and

y'all don't tell me, because we close?

- Do I have stinky breath?

- I don't know.

- Do I have stinky breath?

- I don't know.

- Tell me. Smell my breath.

- I'm not gonna.

- Smell my breath.

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