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Yeah, he moved out fast. Like, crazy fast.

Well, I mean, at least Arizona's

not that far if you wanted to visit.

That's what he said. Yeah.

It's funny though, 'cause,

like, I get it, you know.

Like, my mom has always been a handful.

And Arizona, it's far enough away

for him to get away from her,

but close enough to still come see me.

Not that he does, but whatever.

It doesn't really bother me,

but my mom is definitely still

dealing with the whole thing.

And she really needs me right now.

But once my mom is better, I can figure

out where I wanna finish up school.

Mmm.

God, I'm sorry. I feel like

I've been talking for hours.

No, I asked. It's fine.

What about you?

Well, my dad passed a while back,

and my mom passed last year,

so it's just me and my little sister,

Tina, the love of my life.

She's such a smart kid, you know.

I just wish I can move her into

a neighborhood with a better school.

- Yeah.

- Surround her with better people.

Yeah.

She's gonna be something big. I know it.

I grew up in a school district, and, honestly,

except for one teacher I had, nobody cared.

And I just...

Do you need to get that?

No.

It's fine. Get it if you need to.

Okay, it'll just be a second.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Totally, man.

Yeah. I'll be right there.

No, it's cool.

I'm the worst. I'm sorry, I gotta go.

Society of magic ruining

a perfectly good first date?

I'm sorry.

I'm kidding, it's fine.

I promise. Let's do this again, though.

Please.

Ought to be good enough for you, young buck.

Hey. Ready?

What's going on?

Found out where this Maurice guy lives.

Homie moves into our backyard

and starts selling coke like I don't exist.

I mean, we're gonna pay him a little visit.

Talk to him about etiquette.

Let's go.

Put that sh*t out. Smoke after.

Yeah, put that sh*t out, man, smoke it after.

What the f***?

Sit down, loser! Sit down!

Maurice, right?

Check to make sure no one else is here.

Get up.

So, here's what I don't understand.

You moved to this neighborhood,

started selling,

and never thought to introduce yourself?

Man, listen, I don't give

a f*** about who you are.

See, that's the problem with kids like you.

You come out hot-tempered and bad-mannered.

There's no respect.

I don't even know you.

And I don't need to know you.

Maurice, now don't play me like that.

You can't say you've never heard of me,

because you guys are out there telling people

that your sh*t is cheaper than mine.

So, you know me well enough

to compare yourself.

That's not good business.

Where the f*** do you come from

where people do business like that?

West Covina?

Yo... You know what?

Why don't you just get the f***

outta here, old man?

Here, here, here, take some chips with you.

Oh, sh*t.

Wow! What... I mean...

That's what we're gonna do now.

Okay. See, even your boys

are talking like you.

Sit the f*** down! Now!

You gotta lead by example.

Maurice. Maurice.

You and I, we could be friends.

We really could.

And if you don't like me,

we could at least be co-workers.

And we both know you don't always

have to like your co-workers.

So, your options.

You can go back to wherever

the f*** you came from,

or you can get comfortable, stay right

here, sell my sh*t, and kick me 30%.

Think about it.

Let me know.

All this weed and no snacks?

Man, this party's whack.

F***!

Man, get the f*** up.

That gun slipped out of

your hand like some cartoon sh*t.

We gotta put sticky tape on it next time.

Yo, you're one of my boys now. Word?

I never thought it'd get dangerous.

You guys never done

something like this before?

A stick-up? No.

Hell no. And that's

what I liked about Angelo.

I mean, he didn't seem like the gangbanger.

Just a cool guy who'd help me make

money off kids who wanted to party.

I don't know, this is turning into something

I would've never signed up for.

And I thought this whole thing

would be temporary.

I mean, a year flashes by

and I'm still a drug dealer.

I need to get out of this, Georgi.

Now.

Eight of clubs, okay? Keep it facing me.

So, the card is gonna stay in your hand.

I'm not messing with it. This is all you.

All right. So, I need you

to name another card.

Any card besides the eight of clubs.

Three of diamonds?

Three of diamonds. You sure?

You can change your mind.

You're making all the decisions.

- Three of diamonds.

- Okay.

Turn it around.

Oh, my...

No way!

Are you kidding me?

- Uh, hey!

- Hey, what's up?

Not much.

What are you up to?

Just out performing.

- Are you working tonight?

- Yeah.

Cool, where at?

Uh, NoHo, maybe hit CityWalk in a bit.

Tourists love magic.

Damn, I was just, you know, seeing if you

wanted to catch a movie or something.

Uh, maybe tomorrow night, though?

I could make you dinner maybe?

All right.

Are you gonna be working? I can pick you up.

Perfect. Oh, sh*t, I have a customer.

Text me.

Oh, oh...

Okay, any one you want, all right?

Okay.

I want you to sign your name on that card.

You don't need to hide it from me,

we all should know which one is yours.

Shuffle your card into the deck.

Get it lost in there.

Perfect.

And there's a lot of things

in our lives that can trap us.

It could be a person, a problem.

There're so many things that can wall us in.

But these barriers only exist if we let them.

We can do whatever we want

if we just believe we're able to.

There's a card in here

with your name on it, right?

Uh-huh.

Let's say 51 of these cards are

too scared to trust themselves.

Too afraid to believe that they

can do whatever they want.

Okay.

Now, your card, your card knows

there's no wall, no limit, no barrier.

Okay.

Is that your card?

Oh, my God.

No, it's not.

So, where did you meet?

On Larchmont.

He was performing outside my work.

- I like your nose ring.

- Thanks.

I want one, but Bo says they're ugly.

Oh, does he?

He said so.

So, is Bo your boyfriend?

Uh, we actually just kind of met.

- Do you have a boyfriend?

- Yeah.

Three of them.

Three? Who are these boys?

Jacob, Elijah and Daniel.

I'm gonna die alone.

I thought boys might like you.

Well, you need to let them

know you got a big brother

who'll beat them up if they ever get rude.

Okay.

So, she's a lot cooler than you.

I have no idea how this happened.

Yeah, well, family dinner

is a totally normal second date.

Good job there.

Was that bad?

You're fine. You guys are cute.

Yo.

You weren't picking up.

Oh, my bad. My phone is charging in my room.

Oh, my bad.

Hello there, ladies. I'm Angelo.

I work with Bo.

Hi, I'm Tina.

- I'm Holly.

- Georgi.

Very nice to meet you.

You must be Bo's little sister?

Yeah, and Holly is maybe-Bo's-girlfriend.

And Georgi's our friend.

Well, you have a good one on your hands here.

I'm so sorry for interrupting,

but I just need to talk with Bo for a minute.

- Chat outside, real quick?

- Yeah.

What's up?

So, that motherf***er Maurice

didn't take my warning too seriously.

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