Yelling to the Sky

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You good?

I'm fine.

Girls, what're you doing?

Girls!

Dumbasses.

Y'all don't

belong on this block.

Yo, take her bike.

Drop that high yellow heifer.

We don't want any trouble.

What the hell?

Nice.

Sweetie.

Oh, nice.

Right in your face.

Your mom still in

the nuthouse, Sweetie?

Easy, man.

Let us go.

Nah, it's too late for that.

If you want your bike back,

you'll have to re-earn it.

Yeah, make them re-earn it.

We're gonna have us a race.

You beat his boys to that tree

and we're through.

You won't have to walk

18 blocks out of your way

in the morning

no more neither.

Stop ducking corners,

hiding and crawling and sh*t.

If not, the bike

will be ours.

I ain't racing for something my parents

bought me in the first place.

"Something my parents bought me

in the first place."

B*tch, please.

Then why don't you go on

with your dang bike?

We can beat Hi'Low and Lil' Man

on our slowest day.

Yo, on your mark?

Latonya, let Betty go home.

You get a 60-second lead.

Set?

Just keep on running,

all the way home.

Go!

Get her!

Get her!

Two Dog, stop!

Stop kicking her now!

Stop kicking...

Baby!

You like picking on girls?

Oh!

Stop!

Yo, someone,

can you just do something?

Sucker!

Stop it.

He's had enough!

You dare jump

my little sister?

Somebody help him!

Come on, Ola. Let's go.

No. No!

Let me go, Roland! F***ing...

It's time to go. Come on.

No!

Come on.

Let me...

You all right, Sweetness?

Yeah.

All right, I got a half grilled cheese

and a little cabbage soup.

Here we go.

It's not too hot,

it's not too cold.

Come here.

Yesterday,

I got the Daily Double.

You did?

None of the contestants.

Hey, girls.

Who's hungry?

Hi. There's some hot soup

on the stove.

I'm hungry!

Thanks, Dad.

Hello, Mom.

What's up?

Mama, Ola said hi.

And Daddy said,

"What's up?"

Nothing.

My girls are home.

Hi, Mama.

Yankees take it or no?

You bet.

Oh!

What's up?

Sorry,

you want some more?

Looks good, honey.

# My name is Sweetness

Don't...

All right! All right.

# My name is Sweetness

# Don't underestimate the 'cause you need this #

It's already been handled.

I know.

Well, I'm sorry.

You know.

I'm gonna get

some money soon.

I know.

Gordon.

What?

Mmm.

Come on, baby, what did you do

with my watch?

Hmm?

You told me you

sold it, remember?

If I f***ing remembered,

I wouldn't have f***ing asked.

Every single f***ing time.

Rene, come on.

Ah, honey, come...

Honey, come on. I'm sorry.

Rene, I'm sorry, baby.

Lorene!

Come on. I'm kidding.

How come he doesn't just

stay wherever it is he goes?

Can you do me a favor?

Could you go get my pocketbook off

the shelf and bring it here?

Why?

Can you do that

for me, Sweetie?

Lorene, where are you?

Lorene, come on.

Come on, Lorene. What...

F***ing counters...

Are you there?

Toss it to me.

Stay inside.

Are you coming back?

Of course I am.

Come on, Rene!

Lorene, come on.

F***!

Where the...

What the f***?

Everyone's f***ing gone.

I can't be bothered with this

piece of f***ing sh*t.

He sounds like

he's underwater.

I wish he was.

Permanently.

Uh...

Bong! Bong! Bong!

Stop it!

Bong! Bong! Bong!

You gonna draw

attention to us. Stop it.

Oh, sh*t!

You dropped one.

Help me.

Get out of here, go.

Totally better.

Okay.

OLA:
Mmm-hmm.

Uh-huh.

Yeah.

Just personalize

the language.

For instance, if Betty was

running 60 miles an hour,

carrying four book bags

at 120-knots winds,

when will Betty get home?

Oh!

Okay, I get it. Yeah.

What's with the jacket, night and day,

in the f***ing house, Ola?

I'm cold.

Are you cold or stupid?

What about your knight

in shining armor?

Is he off probation yet,

what's his face?

Pick it up!

Pick it up.

What, are you gonna cry?

Lucky you.

Escaping.

Superdifluous.

Superdifluous.

Superfluous.

Look, you heard

from your sister?

Nothing.

Come on, it's been months.

You hens

haven't spoken a word.

No.

Well, we don't hang

those in the kitchen.

Okay, just...

You hang them in here.

I don't care if it

takes f***ing longer.

Superfluous.

My mom's got

the illest pill connect

this side of

the Atlantic, b*tch.

Ain't got sh*t on my father's

coke connection.

I make four

allowances in one day.

Yeah, right.

You hear this kid? Come on.

Oh! Goody, goody gumdrops.

Hold up, Sweetness. Hold up.

Hold. Damn. Where you going?

I got something for you if you need it.

You know what I mean?

Goody O'Hara.

Yeah, I'd be

willing to experiment

even with them f***ed-up

ass shoes she got on.

Her name is Esther.

Hi.

Thanks, Roland.

Thank you.

Would you trade it

for a boat?

Where am I going

in a dumb boat?

You can trade it for a plane.

You can go anywhere in a plane.

Yeah, well, you get me a plane

and then I'll decide.

Until then,

I'm not trading my wheels.

Okay.

But seriously, Ol, if we sold it,

we can get a lot of money.

Stop speaking on my car.

Sorry, Ol.

Forget it.

You want me to shuffle?

Yeah.

Don't be mad.

Let me show you

how we do it.

I taught you how to shuffle.

How we do it. How we do it.

Okay.

Don't worry,

you're almost there.

Come on, give us some space.

It's so bizarre.

What?

It's like her

body's back, but...

All right, I'm going out.

It'll be a while

till we see him again.

Mom.

What did you go and do?

I got to go feed Esther.

Hi, Mama.

Where have you been?

You look different.

You know, I learned a gazillion new words

in that book you got me.

You can come out now.

O'Hara, how's your sister?

Uh... She's fine.

I'm gonna f***ing...

She's getting on?

Um... Yeah,

you could say that.

How about you?

How you doing?

I... Um...

I gotta get to class.

I'm gonna be late. Sorry.

Come on, answer.

Mountains or ocean?

Who cares?

Don't be like that.

That was your favorite game.

You're the one that made it up.

Yeah, past tense, "was."

What happened?

Nothing. I'm gonna find Daddy.

I'll be right back.

Ma, Esther's sound asleep.

I'll be right back, okay?

I'm coming.

Bye, Mama.

Be safe.

This prick brother of hers,

he chased me eight blocks,

which is like eight

avenues over there.

So, I'm piping down, okay?

I got half his beard

on my belly button.

I swear to God, it was a rip.

Ripped it straight out.

And that was the last time

I was in Hawaii.

F***ing sand

and beach, my ass.

Oh-ho! It's my girls!

Hey, guys. Guys, you know my kids?

Hi.

Hey, what,

did your mother send you?

Dad.

This came for you.

What, you come all the way down here

just to give me a letter?

What is it?

Tell me, Ola.

What's it say?

What's it say?

"Dear Gordon, David John died in

his sleep last night.

"Regrets, Patsy."

Daddy's brother died?

Yeah. Go home.

Dad, we're gonna

wait for you.

No.

You've done enough already.

Go home.

Dad, it's okay.

We'll wait with you.

I don't want

the sight of you.

Go on, go on.

Get out of my f***ing face.

Dad. Don't make me

say it again. Okay?

Just go home. Go and make

yourselves useful.

Check on your

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