Raising Izzie Page #2

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YEAH, JUS BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

OHH.

YOU'RE MY WIFE.

JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE

THE BEST THING:

THAT GOD HAS EVER

DONE FOR ME.

JUST BECAUSE A MAN

SHOULD BE ABLE:

TO TAKE HIS WIFE OUT.

JUST BECAUSE WE:

LIVE A GOOD LIFE,

WE NEED TO TAKE:

ADVANTAGE OF THIS, BABY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS--

YEAH, WELL, WE CAN TAKE

CARE OF THAT AT DESSERT.

( chuckles )

YOU KNOW:

WHAT I'M SAYING.

'CAUSE I'M JUST SAYING,

I'M NOT GOING TO BE THIS FINE FOREVER.

AND YOU ARE GETTING OLD.

OKAY. I'M GETTING OLD.

WE GOT TO PLAN:

FOR THINGS.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW,

WE ALREADY HAD THIS CONVERSATION, BABY.

I'M GOOD ON KIDS, OKAY?

GOD WILL WORK EVERYTHING

OUT WHEN IT IS TIME.

OKAY?

( sighs )

WHERE IS THIS WAITER?

YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GE THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD.

TOUCH ME, BABY

TOUCH ME, BABY

( holding note )

Izzie:

I MISS YOU, MOMMA.

GOODNIGHT.

Gertie:
HEY, IZZIE.

ARE YOU READY FOR BED?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

JUST TUCKING IN MY SHEET,

MAKING IT TIGHTER.

GOODNIGHT, PEANUT.

SLEEP TIGHT.

GERTIE?

I MISS MOMMY.

I MISS HER, TOO.

DO YOU THINK GOD CAN SEE HER?

I TOLD YOU,

THERE IS NO GOD.

THEN WHO MADE THE WORLD

AND EVERYTHING?

NOBODY.

IT JUST HAPPENED.

IT HAD TO BE SOMEBODY.

NO, IT DIDN'T.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I JUST KNOW.

HOW?

GO TO SLEEP, IZZIE.

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

( whispering )

Dear, God...

( bell ringing )

Tonya:

HI, ASIA.

Girl:

HI, MRS. FREEMAN.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

I'M GOOD.

GOOD. DID YOU

DO YOUR HOMEWORK?

I DID. I DID.

GREAT.

OPEN YOUR BOOKS:

TO PAGE 38.

Girl:
HELLO.

HI, MICHELLE.

WHO WAS THAT?

ALL RIGHT, CLASS.

UM... STARING AT I IS NOT GOING TO FILL IT UP.

BE QUIET. LET'S GO.

CAN I HAVE SOME APPLES?

YEAH, SURE.

Izzie:

WHO'S THAT?

THAT'S THE TEACHER

I TOLD YOU ABOUT.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

WATCH WHERE:

YOU'RE GOING. I'M SORRY.

Gertie:
SORRY.

Tonya:

MISS NASH.

I MISSED YOU:

IN MY CLASS TODAY.

YOU SKIPPED CLASS?

I'M SORRY, MS. FREEMAN.

SOMETHING CAME UP.

MUST OF BEEN SOMETHING

PRETTY IMPORTANT.

IT WAS PERSONAL.

A FAMILY MATTER.

OH, I SEE.

AND WHO IS THIS?

I'M IZZIE.

WE'RE SISTERS.

WELL, NICE

TO MEET YOU, IZZIE.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

IS YOUR MOTHER HERE?

SHE, UH...

SHE JUST WANTED US

TO GET HER A FEW THINGS.

SHE MADE US A LIST.

TOLD YOU,

SHE WORKS EVENINGS.

YOU DID.

WELL, I GUESS I JUST SEEM

TO KEEP MISSING HER.

GUESS I'LL MEET HER

ONE OF THESE DAYS.

GUESS SO.

Gertie:
IZZIE.

I'LL EXPECT YOU IN MY CLASS

TOMORROW, MISS NASH.

AND I'LL ALSO EXPEC A NOTE FROM YOUR MOTHER,

EXPLAINING THIS FAMILY MATTER.

AND MY SIGNED AGREEMENT.

UNDERSTAND?

YES, MA'AM.

GOOD.

WELL, IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU,

MISS IZZIE.

NICE MEETING YOU MISS...

TEACHER PERSON.

MRS. FREEMAN.

MRS. FREEMAN.

YES.

( chuckling )

BE CAREFUL.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

SHE'S PRETTY LIKE MOMMY.

SHE LOOKS NOTHING

LIKE MOM.

I DIDN'T SAY SHE

LOOKS LIKE MOMMY.

I SAID SHE'S

PRETTY LIKE MOM.

WHATEVER.

WHY ARE YOU:

SKIPPING CLASS?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, OKAY?

WELL, THAT'S WHITE KIDS

FOR YOU.

WHAT IS THA SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!

COME ON, NOW.

YOU KNOW WHITE FOLKS

LET THEIR KIDS:

DRIVE IN PRE-SCHOOL.

STOP IT.

THEY DO NOT.

YES, THEY DO!

THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH

OF WHITE KIDS:

OUT THERE RIGHT NOW

WITH CREDIT CARDS,

CELL PHONES,

DRIVER'S LICENSE,

DRIVING THEMSELVES

HOME FROM FIRST GRAD.

YOU ARE SO SILLY.

( both laughing )

STUPID.

OH, BABY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

NOW, I JUST THINK IT'S

IRRESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOTHER TO DO THAT.

BUT GREG,

SHE HAS TO WORK.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE KIDS

TO THEIR OWN DEVICES.

THAT'S HOW LITTLE KIDS

GET IN TROUBLE THESE DAYS.

BLACK MOMS HAVE TO DO

THE SAME THINGS, HONEY.

( scoffs )

HOW MANY BLACK KIDS

HAVE YOU SEEN:

RUNNING AMOK 'CAUSE

THEIR MOMMAS HAD TO WORK?

YEAH. NOT WHEN

I WAS GROWING UP.

NOW, YOU HAD

TO BE HOME BEFORE

THE STREET LIGHTS

CAME ON. CAME ON.

I KNOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED,

OLD MAN.

WRONG.

( laughing )

IT'S JUST DISTURBING, HONEY

SHE MISSED MY CLASS TODAY.

AH, SHE CAN AFFORD IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

"SHE CAN AFFORD IT"?

COME ON, BABY.

GIVE THE GIRL A BREAK.

I MEAN, HER MOTHER HAS CANCER,

BUT THE WOMAN IS STILL WORKING.

AND YOU SAY THAT SHE'S

AT THE TOP OF YOUR CLASS.

RIGHT?

YEAH.

THIS LITTLE GIRL'S TURNING

IN ALL HER WORK ON TIME.

I'M JUST SAYING SHE

DESERVES A COUPLE OF DAYS.

OKAY, WELL, WHAT IF

IT WAS YOUR DAUGHTER?

( laughs )

THEN I'D TAN THAT HIDE.

EXACTLY.

NO.

THAT IS NO THE SAME THING.

WELL, WHY NOT?

BECAUSE BOTH OF US

ARE STILL HERE,

AND YOU ARE NOT SICK.

WELL, WE'LL JUST SEE

HOW EASY IT ALL IS

WHEN WE DO HAVE KIDS.

( muttering )

TAKE ABOUT A FEW MORE--

( bell ringing )

Tonya:

SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW.

OH, AND LET'S MAKE SURE

WE'RE PUTTING THE "WORK"

INTO THE HOMEWORK

TONIGHT, OKAY?

PLEASE.

I'M EXPECTING GREAT THINGS.

OH, MISS NASH.

THANK YOU.

( scoffs )

NO, I DO UNDERSTAND.

I MEAN, REALLY

I NEED YOU TO BE A MAN.

WHO BREAKS UP BY TEXT?

( sighs )

NO, I DO HEAR YOU.

I NEED YOU TO HEAR ME.

GROW UP.

GEEZ!

GOOD MORNING, MISS JACKSON.

ROUGH DAY?

HONEY, I'D PAY SOMEBODY

TO MAKE IT GO FASTER.

I HEAR YOU.

COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

I NEED TO SEE A FILE

ON ONE OF MY STUDENTS.

NAME?

GERTRUDE NASH.

HMM. GERTRUDE NASH.

DON'T KNOW HER.

MUST BE:

A FIRST TIME OFFENDER.

OH, NO. SHE'S NO IN ANY TROUBLE.

I'M NOT EVEN SURE

SHE DID ANYTHING WRONG.

I'M JUST GETTING

TO KNOW MY STUDENTS.

ALL RIGHT.

WHEN YOU'RE DONE,

JUST PUT IT IN:

THAT BASKET, OKAY?

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MM-HMM.

THANK YOU.

SURE, SWEETIE.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

( bell ringing )

( sniffling )

I CAN'T DO THIS BY MYSELF.

YES, YOU CAN,

GERTIE.

CAN YOU HELP ME,

PLEASE?

I TAUGHT YOU EVERYTHING

YOU NEED TO KNOW.

TRUST YOURSELF.

WHAT IF I MESS UP?

THEN WE'LL START AGAIN.

NOW, YOUR AUDIENCE

IS WAITING.

Mom:

I'M RIGHT HERE.

ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS

PLAY YOUR SONG, LITTLE GIRL.

PLAY YOUR SONG.

WELL, ARE YOU GOING TO

PLAY THAT THING OR WHAT?

MR. MUNSON KNOWS I'M HERE.

HE JUST--

I'M NOT HERE TO BUST YOU,

MISS NASH.

I HEARD THE MUSIC

AS I WAS COMING IN,

AND I THOUGHT I'D STOP IN

FOR A FREE CONCERT.

WILL I GET ONE?

I'M NOT THAT GOOD.

PLAY SOMETHING:

AND LET ME SEE.

I'D RATHER NOT.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE

TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT IT.

I'M NOT EMBARRASSED.

THEN WHAT IS IT?

YOU JUST DON' WANT TO PLAY FOR ME?

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.

WELL, I'M REALLY HURT BY THAT.

JUST KIDDING.

ME TOO.

MISS NASH, LET ME

ASK YOU A QUESTION.

AND I REALLY WANT YOU

TO BE HONEST WITH ME.

BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT IN TROUBLE.

AND EITHER WAY,

I'M NOT GOING TO JUDGE YOU.

IT'S JUST...

TWO GIRLS TALKING, OKAY?

OKAY, MISS FREEMAN.

YOU WROTE THE LETTER

FROM YOUR MOTHER, DIDN'T YOU?

JUST TWO GIRLS TALKING?

JUST TWO GIRLS TALKING.

MY MOTHER WROTE THAT LETTER.

YOU ARE A VERY INTERESTING

PERSON, GERTIE NASH.

VERY INTERESTING.

SO ARE YOU...

MISS FREEMAN.

( chuckling )

OKAY.

I COULD SEE THE MORNING SUN

RISE IN YOUR EYES

OH, THE DAYS, THE DAYS,

THEY GO:

PASSING BY:

Greg:
WELL, WE TRIED.

AND, UH...

AND WE'LL--WE'LL

KEEP TRYING.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S

ANYBODY'S FAULT.

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