The Fits

GIRL (WHISPERING):

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

Six.

Seven.

Eight. Nine.

Ten.

Eleven.

Twelve.

Thirteen.

Fourteen.

Fifteen.

Sixteen.

Seventeen.

Eighteen.

Nineteen.

Twenty.

Twenty-one.

Twenty-two.

Twenty-three.

Twenty-four.

Twenty-five.

Four.

Slip. Slip. Roll.

Jab. Jab. Right. Roll.

One, two. Step over.

Roll. One, two,

three, four.

Step over.

Jab. Jab. Step back.

(EXHALES)

Perfect.

All right, that's it.

Legs been watching me too.

Who? The captain

of the dance team.

That's who I'm tryin' to mess with.

Oh, that one girl?

She's super.

- (TAPPING ON WINDOW)

- Oh, yeah, that's her.

See? She already peeping.

(LAUGHS)

What's up, Legs?

GIRL:

No, I ain't scared of...

GROUP:
I ain't scared of

lions and tigers and bears

GIRL:
Nah!

Here comes that little tomboy.

(PERCUSSION, LOUD)

Oh, we back in.

(CONTINUES)

(STEREO:
WOMAN SINGING,

INDISTINCT)

BOY:

You comin'?

(SCOFFS)

Easy, girl.

(VACUUM WHIRRING)

You ready to go home?

Let me lock up.

(GIGGLING)

(SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)

(SHOUTING)

Lionesses! Lionesses!

Don't mess! Lionesses!

(SHOUTING CONTINUES)

(MAN SHOUTS)

GIRL:
Donte's showing

off for you.

(GIRLS LAUGHING)

(SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)

(CHEERING IN DISTANCE)

(CHEERING CONTINUES)

Hey. Ready to go

hit these stairs?

(GRUNTS)

(SIGHS)

Keep going.

Throw right here. Wide.

Throw it wide. Wide.

Nope. Straight.

I saw you dancing earlier.

I mean, what's the worst

that could happen?

I don't know.

Well, the only way

you can lose a fight...

If you don't get in the ring.

Remember that.

Okay?

All right? Okay?

(PERCUSSION)

(CONTINUES)

(CLAPPING)

(WOMAN SINGING, INDISTINCT)

(CLAPPING)

WOMAN:
All right.

Let's see what

the new girls can do.

Crabs, on the floor.

Hey, Guns.

We're Crabs.

If you're gonna show up,

just know, there's work to do.

We expect you here for three-hour

practices three times a week.

At home, practice.

At school, practice.

Stop thinking like an individual

and start thinking like a team.

This...

is your family now.

We've won the citywide competition

the last four years in a row.

If any of you Crabs

can't keep up,

we'll have to ask you to go.

Let's start easy

with the clap back call.

Stand at attention.

Drop your arms.

Hands on your hips.

The moves are...

step, around, step, step.

Around, out.

Up, cut, up.

Back, back, back, back.

Snatch.

Punch, punch.

Around, down.

Step, step.

Around, punch.

Five, six, seven.

Go. Step, around.

Step, step.

Around, out.

Up, cut, up.

Back, back, back, back.

Snatch.

Punch, punch.

Around, down.

Step, step.

Around, punch.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Step, around.

Step, step.

Around, out.

Up, cut, up.

Back, back, back, back.

Snatch.

Punch, punch.

Around, down.

Step, step.

Around, punch.

(LAUGHTER)

That's enough of that.

Everyone on the floor.

You Crabs look a mess.

You better start practicing.

Are you ready?

Cue the music.

(LAUGHING, CHATTERING)

Anyways, so, what up

with you and Donte?

Donte is Donte.

He's disgusting.

But you were just so in

love, like, a week ago.

Yeah.

That was a week ago.

Thoughts change

and people change.

I bought this top a week ago,

and I don't even

like it anymore.

But how have you been feeling?

I got sick in class earlier.

Really?

Yeah, I had to leave.

So... are you

gonna tell him?

I don't know.

Would you?

All he cares about is boxing.

I wouldn't trust guys like that.

What is that supposed to mean?

He's Donte.

He does what he wants.

Yeah, but what about

what I want?

Can I use the sink?

Not now.

B*tch.

(LOCK UNLATCHES)

(LAUGHTER, CHATTER)

(GIRL LAUGHING)

(CHATTERING)

It's gonna be simple as that.

Plain blue and black.

And then, say, you got your

"Queen City" on the back of that?

It's just gonna say...

It's just gonna say my name.

Mine might just be my initials on mine.

That's it?

It's gonna be like my trunks.

Simple. Feel me? People understand.

Like, they'll know.

He knows everything.

By the time... By the time we're

about to go out of town,

they should be shipping in, 'cause

them'll take five to eight.

Dang. I didn't even know you was coming.

It's okay.

I seen you up

there dancing, Tiny.

- You need to tell your friends to come turn up with us.

- Man, shut up.

Lionesses be like,

"I know how it go, man."

Hey. Hey.

(LAUGHING)

Hey, hey.

(TOGETHER)

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey.

Oh, man.

He's outtie.

(KNOCKING)

Your girl's here.

(LAUGHS)

He better hold that down.

Probably don't even

know what he did.

What's up, Bae?

You gonna do me

like that though?

LEGS:
I told you I wanted you

to go to the clinic with me.

You and this clinic stuff.

You're trippin'.

You're coming with me right now.

So now you're trying

to call me a ho?

You know what, Donte? Just get out. Go

ahead. Go with your little friends.

You acting stupid.

Go ahead. Go eat your pizza.

What you staring at?

(GRUNTING SOFTLY)

(DOOR OPENS)

Hey. Toni, right?

Yeah.

Maine's little sister?

Yeah.

Mind filling these up

for me before practice?

Sure.

(SIGHS)

Hey, Guns.

You got a tattoo yet?

It's Toni.

Yeah, but you got the muscles.

Let's give her the flower one.

This good?

I guess.

I'm Beezy, by the way. And

that's Maia, Legs' sister.

Should be ready.

Hands go up!

ALL:

Mouths go shut.

We should be

practicing right now.

Y'all want to do

a set of stairs?

ALL:
No.

Sorry, Coach. I just... I

need to get some water.

COACH:
All right. Let's start

with the clap back stand.

GIRL:
Let's go!

Everyone spread out.

Face forward.

We're gonna go over stand three.

COACH:

One more week, ladies.

One.

Keep going.

Do it again.

Five, six, seven. Go.

Do it again. Five, six, seven.

Go. Come on, ladies!

One.

Do it again.

Five, six, seven. Go.

One.

Do it again.

Five, six, seven. Go.

Step. Go harder.

(RETCHING)

(LAUGHING)

Is she okay?

Somebody call 911!

COACH:

Somebody get her water!

(GASPING)

I heard from Maia. They're

keeping Legs overnight.

Do they know what happened?

She didn't say.

You got a ride?

Yeah. I got a ride.

(SWITCHES CLICKING)

(GIRLS CHATTERING)

Think she's gonna be back

for competition?

I used to. I'm sure Legs

has that on lockdown.

Don't you think we

should... I can do it.

Legs taught me her stand

routines the other day.

I can handle it, Diamond.

Don't mess!

GIRLS:
Lionesses. Watch

me for the new steps.

The count's to eight.

Five, six, seven, eight.

GIRL:
April? April!

GIRL #2:
I like the blue.

Hips?

Thirty-five.

Bust?

Thirty-two.

- Pants?

- Double zero.

Waist?

Twenty-eight.

Latonia? Latonia.

Girl, you're straight as a nail.

Waist?

Twenty-three.

Pants?

Twelve.

You're so skinny.

Turn around.

Next!

125?

125?

I think you're like 132. You're

probably seven pounds over.

I was fighting 130.

I gotta lose five pounds

for this weekend.

Let me grab my stuff,

then we can go home.

Yeah. She in the hospital.

She was going crazy.

But me and her?

We're through.

How's your sister? Good. She just

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