Stranger Inside Page #3

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HOW DO I GET THERE ?

YO, HOOK ME UP.

TAG, TOO.

( Wee )

CAN WE PLEASE JUST PLAY ?

( Brownie )

BABY WANTS TO PLAY.

( laughing )

COME ON IN, GIRL.

WHAT YOU WANT ?

BEER ? WINE COOLER ?

SOMETHING HARDER ?

I THOUGHT WE:

WAS GONNA TALK.

ALONE.

WE CAN TALK:

IN HERE.

WE ALL:

FAMILY HERE.

THIS IS MY:

WIFE, WEE.

MY DAUGHTERS:

KIT AND SCAR.

SO THIS "COME

SEE ME" SHI AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO

DO WITH YOUR BEING MY F***IN' MOTHER.

YOU JUMPING THE:

GUN NOW, GIRL.

YOU CAN'T BECOME

A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OVERNIGHT.

THIS AIN'T JUVIE

UP IN HERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU'RE THINKING, BUT, UH...

YOU'VE GOT SOME

AUDITIONING TO DO.

WE GOT TO GET TO

KNOW ONE ANOTHER.

I AIN'T ABOU AUDITIONING FOR NOBODY.

I BEEN GETTING:

TO KNOW YOU FOR A LONG TIME, MOMS.

( Scar )

THIS N*GGER'S TRIPPING.

OH, SH*T.

LET ME SEE:

THAT SH*T.

THAT AIN' BROWNIE.

THINK WE ALL LOOK

ALIKE AND SH*T ?

Y'ALL SHUT THE HELL

UP AND GIVE THE GIRL BACK HER PICTURE.

I'LL SEE Y'ALL IN THE

DAY ROOM IN A MINUTE.

STEP.

I NEVER HAD:

NO MOTHER.

I NEVER HAD:

NO FAMILY OUT THERE, EITHER.

I CAME IN HERE ALONE,

AND I HAD TO LEARN A

LOT OF SH*T ON MY OWN.

AND NOW SO DO YOU.

I LIKED WHAT I SAW

THE OTHER DAY.

SO I INVITED:

YOU HERE:

TO FIND OU WHO YOU WERE

AND TO SEE:

WHAT YOU GOT.

BUT IF YOU GONNA

BE JUMPING THE GUN

AND ACTING ALL:

CRAZY AND SH*T--

I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU HEARD, BUT--

JUMPING THE GUN ?

WHAT THE F*** YOU

TALKING ABOUT ?

DO YOU SEE I'M

TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING, HERE ?

I'VE BEEN WAITING A

LONG TIME FOR THIS.

MY WHOLE DAMN LIFE, I'VE

BEEN WAITING TO FIND YOU.

THEY TELLING:

ME I'M CRAZY FOR LIKING IT IN HERE.

FOR TRYING TO:

GET OVER HERE NEXT TO YOU.

SEE, F*** ALL THAT.

THIS IS ALL I:

KNOW. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING ?

I'M UP IN THIS

MOTHERF***ER 'CAUSE OF YOU.

MY FLESH AND BLOOD.

NOW, LISTEN HERE,

YOU CRAZY-ASS B*TCH.

I AIN'T GOT NOTHING

TO DO WITH YOU.

IF YOU IN HERE...

YOU IN HERE BECAUSE OF

YOU AND NOBODY ELSE.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHO THE F*** YOU ARE.

SO BOUNCE.

NOW.

I CALLED YOU HERE

TO SAY I'M SORRY.

F*** YOU,

YOU SORRY.

I AM SORRY, TREASURE.

I DIDN'T KNOW.

THEY TOOK YOU FROM ME

THE MINUTE YOU WERE BORN.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY ?

LISTEN.

I SAID I WAS SORRY.

THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED

ME TO SAY, RIGHT ?

TREASURE,

THIS ISN'T EASY.

SO ?

I WAS DEALING...

WITH SO MUCH ANGER

WHEN I FIRST ROLLED UP.

I HAD TO GET MY:

HEAD ON STRAIGHT.

I HAD TO FIND A:

WAY TO DO MY TIME.

HOW TO DO YOUR:

TIME ALONE ?

YOU'RE RIGHT,

TREASURE.

I FAILED YOU.

( sniffing )

( sobbing )

SHH, SHH, SHH.

OH, BABY, BABY.

OH, BABY.

SHH, SHH, SHH.

SHH, SHH, SHH.

( sobbing )

MM-MM. MM-MM. MM-MM.

( sighing )

WHAT MONTH WAS:

MY JESUS BORN IN ?

( chorus )

THE LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR

WHAT MONTH WAS:

MY JESUS BORN IN ?

THE LAST MONTH:

OF THE YEAR:

JANUARY:

JANUARY:

IN FEBRUARY:

FEBRUARY:

MARCH:

OH, LORD

APRIL, MAY

AND JUNE:

JULY, AUGUST THEN

SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER

THEN NOVEMBER:

ON THE 25th DAY

OF DECEMBER:

ON THE LAST MONTH

OF THE YEAR:

THE DIFFERENCE:

BETWEEN ME:

AND MOST OF THESE

PEOPLE IN HERE,

I'M PLAYING IGNORANT,

AND Y'ALL ARE IGNORANT.

LET ME TELL:

YOU SOMETHING,

I GOT A DEGREE IN

BUSINESS ALREADY.

( chattering )

WAIT...

( Miss Cochran )

LET HER FINISH.

I WROTE A SCRIPT ALREADY.

HEY, I MIGHT STAR

IN THE MOTHERF***ER.

WHAT A BUSINESS DEGREE

GOT TO DO WITH:

ACTING, MOTHERF***ER ?

WHAT A BUSINESS:

DEGREE GOT TO DO WITH ACTING ?

LET ME TELL--

WAIT A MINUTE.

CALM DOWN.

WHAT A BUSINESS:

DEGREE GOT TO WITH ACTING ?

I HAVE GOALS,

BUT THE THING IS, YOU KNOW,

I DON'T WANNA JUS RUN THE STREETS ANYMORE, YOU KNOW ?

I'VE BEEN RUNNING

THE STREETS FOR A LONG TIME.

AND NOW I WAN THE THINGS I SAID I NEVER WANTED.

I SAID I NEVER:

WANTED TO STRIVE FOR NORMALCY.

AND NOW I:

WANT A HOUSE.

I WANT A CAR.

I WANT SOME OF:

THE SIMPLE THINGS.

YO.

YOU KNOW, MY DREAM IS...

I'M LIVING IT OUT.

I'M GETTING WITH

MY MOM, YOU KNOW ?

I MEAN, I WANT TO

GET UP OUT OF HERE.

GET US A PLACE:

IN THE 'HOOD.

YOU KNOW, GET A

F***IN' FLY-ASS TRUCK.

( laughing )

AND JUST CHILL,

YOU KNOW, CHILL AND

DO OUR THING TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW ?

I WANT YOU TO:

TAKE IT OFF.

( chattering )

ARE YOU TREASURE ?

YEAH.

GRAB THE DAMN:

BOX, DUMB SH*T.

AND SMILE.

ACT LIKE WE'RE FRIENDS.

NOW PICK UP:

THE BOX AND GO.

( buzzing )

( Brownie )

WHATEVER ANYBODY WANTS.

BUT I WON' SELL DRUGS. I DON'T DO THAT.

SO, WHAT YOU WANT ?

( laughing )

I'M GETTING IT.

( laughing )

SO YOU EASY, THEN.

COME ON.

THERE'S GOT TO

BE SOMETHING:

ON THE OUTSIDE:

YOU WANT.

CAN YOU GE ME A WALKMAN ?

MAYBE SOME MUSIC ?

SOME BLUES ?

BLUES ?

ALL RIGHT, I THOUGH YOU WERE NEW SCHOOL,

AND HERE YOU ARE OLD

SCHOOL, JUST LIKE ME.

( laughing )

WRITE THAT SHI DOWN. I'LL GIVE IT TO NELSON.

NELSON, THAT F***ER.

ACT LIKE HE ALL HARD.

THAT F***ER IS HARD.

DO YOU HEAR ME ?

YOU TRY TO:

DISRESPECT HIM,

HE'S GONNA COME

DOWN EXTRA HARD:

ON YOU SO:

NOBODY SUSPECTS.

NOW, YOU BE CLEAR

ON THAT SH*T.

HE'S STILL THE

ONE WITH THE KEYS.

YOU HEAR ME ?

YEAH, OK.

YOU BEST.

OW.

WILL YOU BLOW ON IT ?

BLOW ON IT YOURSELF.

MOM ?

HMM ?

OH...

CAN'T YOU GE ME TRANSFERRED OVER HERE ?

CAN'T WE CELL

TOGETHER ?

ALL IN GOOD:

TIME, BABY GIRL.

I GOT PLANS.

LET'S SEE.

MMM...

WE'LL SHADE

THAT IN LATER.

AFTER THAT HEALS.

YOU GO ON OVER:

TO KIT'S AND HELP HER MOVE

SOME SH*T OU TO THE YARD.

( water running )

CRANK ?

NO, JUNK.

SH*T, BROWNIE KNOW

YOU DOIN' THIS ?

( scoffing )

SHE JUST TOLD ME SHE

DON'T BE DEALING DRUGS.

SHE WON'T SELL THEM,

BUT SHE WON'T LET THA MONEY GET BY, EITHER.

SO I GET MY HANDS

DIRTY, WHATEVER.

EXCEPT THERE'S TOO

MUCH BUSINESS LATELY,

SO I GUESS YOU'RE UP.

I GET UNIT "A"

AND THE BADGES.

THAT'S MOST OF THEM.

YOU AND SUGAR:

GET THE REST.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I'LL HAVE TO

SHOW EVERYBODY YOU'RE COOL.

HOW YOU HOOK UP:

WITH BROWNIE ?

I CAME IN HERE:

SAME AS YOU,

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE

NO GANG GIRLS.

IT WAS ME AGAINST THEM.

THEM IS EVERYBODY.

BROWNIE OFFERED ME A HAND,

AND I TOOK IT FOR LIFE.

YOU KNOW BROWNIE

WAS IN THE HOLE:

FOR A YEAR AFTER

SHE FIRST ROLLED IN ?

A YEAR ?

WORD.

I THINK IT MESSED

WITH HER HEAD.

WHAT DID SHE DO ?

TOOK OUT A CELLY

FROM WHAT I HEARD.

THAT'S COOL.

I LOVE HER LIKE A

MOTHER, FOR REAL.

I'D DO ANYTHING FOR HER.

SHE INKING ME A TATTOO

JUST LIKE HERS.

YEAH.

THAT'S COOL.

HEY, KIT.

THAT'S MY SISTER,

TREASURE.

( toilet flushing )

SH*T. HELL, YEAH.

SHOW ME WHA YOU CAN DO, BOY

YOU LIKE IT:

SHOW ME WHA YOU CAN DO, BOY

YOU LIKE IT:

YOU GONNA DANCE:

SHOW ME WHA YOU CAN DO, BOY

YOU LIKE IT:

( panting )

( moaning )

( gasping )

WHAT UP, G ?

GEEKING IT WITH:

THE LIBRARY CROWD.

WHAT ?

WHAT...

WHAT YOU THINK ?

WHAT, YOU DEALING

FOR BROWNIE NOW ?

I SHOULD NEVER:

HAVE TOLD YOU SHE WAS IN HERE. SH*T.

WHAT THE F***,

SHADOW ?

WHO'S THE ONE WHO STARTED ME

TAGGIN' AND SELLIN' ROCK ?

WHAT'S THAT SAY

ON YOUR FIST ?

YOU SHOULD BE:

DEALIN' WITH ME.

FINE.

TREASURE, I CHANGED.

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