Original subtitles

PREVIOUSLY ON

"HOUSE OF PAYNE"...

JANINE.

I GOT THE JOB!

I NEED A PLACE TO STAY.

C.J. AND CURTIS WOULD HAVE

A COW AND TWO CHICKENS IF

YOU STAYED HERE.

MOMMY!

SO, ARE YOU STAYING FOR

DINNER?

NO.

YOU STOLE FROM MY FAMILY!

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S

LIKE TO BE --

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO EXPLAIN TO THOSE KIDS

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR MOTHER!

SHE WAS TRYING TO BURN DOWN

THE HOUSE.

I WASN'T.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

C.J., SHE NEEDED A PLACE

TO STAY, SO I TOLD HER SHE COULD

STAY HERE.

WHAT?!

IF JANINE STAYS HERE,

IT WILL BRING THE HOUSE DOWN.

OOH, JANINE, IT'S SO GOOD

TO HAVE YOU BACK.

YES, MA'AM.

I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!

ME TOO.

I MISSED YOU, TOO.

YOU KNOW, THERE WAS NOT ONE DAY

THAT I DID NOT THINK ABOUT

Y'ALL.

WAS REHAB HARD?

AT TIMES, YEAH.

BUT I PRAYED A LOT, AND I HAD

PICTURES OF YOU TWO TO GIVE ME

STRENGTH.

GOOD MORNING, C.J.

HEY, DADDY, MOMMY MADE

FRENCH TOAST.

AND IT IS REALLY GOOD.

I PUT SOME EXTRA CINNAMON

ON THERE THE WAY YOU LIKE IT.

PLEASE, C.J., EAT

YOUR FRENCH TOAST.

I LOST MY APPETITE.

[ SIGHS ]

C.J., I MADE THE --

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

WHAT'S HAPPENIN'?

HE AIN'T SPEAKING?

JANINE, WELCOME BACK.

CURTIS, PUT THAT FIRE

EXTINGUISHER AWAY.

WELL, PUT IT AWAY...

I'M JUST WELCOMING HER BACK

TO THE PLACE, MAKING HER FEEL

AT HOME.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT'S ALL RIGHT, MISS ELLA.

KIDS, COME ON.

LET'S GET YOUR STUFF FOR SCHOOL.

JAZI.

THANK YOU.

MALIK.

LET'S GO, LET'S GO.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LATE.

JAZMINE, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT ON

YOUR BAG AGAIN?

WHAT'S WRONG?

UH, WELL, MALIK IS THE ONE

WITH THE CARROTS.

WHEN DID YOU START EATING

CARROTS?

AFTER I FOUND OUT THEY WERE

SO GOOD.

I MEAN, AND THAT WAS WITHOUT THE

CHOCOLATE SYRUP.

OKAY.

LET'S SEE. ALL RIGHT.

OH, YOU LOOK SO PRETTY.

YOU GOT LUNCHES, BACKPACKS.

WE NEED UMBRELLAS.

MOM, IT'S NOT GONNA RAIN.

HERE.

AT LEAST TAKE YOUR JACKETS.

MOM!

HERE YOU GO.

WE WERE DOING FINE WITHOUT

YOU FOR A WHILE.

SORRY.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

I'LL WALK Y'ALL TO SCHOOL.

NO!

UH, WE'VE BEEN WALKING TO SCHOOL

BY OURSELVES.

OKAY.

I'M JUST GONNA WALK WITH YOU.

MOM, I SAID NO, OKAY?

WHAT?

MALIK, THAT WAS MEAN.

LOOK, I'M SORRY.

NO OFFENSE, BUT THE KIDS AT

SCHOOL JUST STOPPED WITH THE

CRACKHEAD JOKES.

I MEAN, I DON'T -- I DON'T WANT

IT TO START BACK.

I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HURT YOUR

FEELINGS.

NO. NO.

I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND YOU.

OKAY. THAT'S FINE.

GO AHEAD.

LET'S GO, JAZI.

OH, BUT, MOM, YOU'LL BE HERE

WHEN WE COME BACK, RIGHT?

YES, I WILL BE HERE.

LOVE YOU.

GO. GO ON.

OKAY.

HEY, JANINE.

YOU'RE BACK?

MM-HMM.

YEP.

YEP.

LOOK HERE, I'M GONNA NEED YOU

TO KEEP THIS WITH YOU AT ALL

TIMES, OKAY?

UNCLE CURTIS, I'M NOT WALKING

AROUND WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER

ALL DAY.

YEAH.

YEAH.

IT'S KIND OF HEAVY.

MM-HMM.

OKAY, I'M GONNA PUT A CHAIN

ON IT, THEN YOU CAN WEAR IT

AROUND YOUR NECK.

[ LAUGHING ]

THAT BOY IS CRAZY.

HEY.

WHAT YOU WATCHING?

OH, THIS IS THAT EPISODE WHEN

HE FINALLY GETS TO --

[ TELEVISION TURNS OFF ]

C.J., WOULD YOU PLEASE JUST

TALK TO ME?

C.J.

C.J., STOP IGNORING ME.

I WANT --

WILL YOU STOP FOLLOWING ME?

WILL YOU JUST TALK TO ME?

I MADE BREAKFAST AND YOU --

THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK

ABOUT.

I THOUGHT I MADE IT PERFECTLY

CLEAR THAT I DON'T WANT YOU

HERE.

I KNOW YOU DON'T MEAN THAT,

OKAY, C.J.?

YES. I DO.

I KNOW YOU STILL CARE ABOUT

ME.

IF YOU STILL BELIEVE THAT,

YOU'RE STILL SMOKING.

IF YOU DIDN'T, THEN WHY DID

YOU COME AND TRY TO HELP ME

ALL THOSE TIMES, HUH?

SEE, THAT'S THE THING.

THAT'S IT.

WHAT?

I DID CARE, BUT I DON'T NOW.

JANINE, I PUT MY NECK ON THE

LINE TOO MANY TIMES FOR YOU.

NOW I'M DONE!

C.J., I'M GONNA BE LIVING

HERE, OKAY?

SO YOU CAN'T JUST WALK AROUND,

NOT TALK TO ME, IGNORE ME.

WATCH ME.

C.J., I WANT TO CONTINUE

TALKING ABOUT THIS.

WHERE --

OH. [ CHUCKLES ]

THANK YOU, BABE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HEY.

HEY.

UH-OH. WHAT'S GOING ON?

EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING IS GOING ON

AND WRONG.

I MEAN, YOU AND JAZI ARE THE

ONLY ONES WHO REALLY WANT ME

HERE.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

MALIK WANTS YOU HERE.

HE'S JUST BEEN THROUGH A LOT,

BABY, AND HE NEEDS SOME TIME.

OKAY, AND WHAT ABOUT C.J.?

WELL, C.J...

OKAY, YOU GUYS MAY NOT EVER GET

BACK TOGETHER AGAIN, BUT AT SOME

POINT, HE'LL COME AROUND, AND --

AND GET USED TO YOU BEING BACK,

TOO.

AND UNCLE CURTIS?

HA! FORGET THAT.

YOU DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME.

OKAY, CURTIS, WHY ARE YOU

INSTALLING SIX SMOKE DETECTORS

IN ONE ROOM?

BECAUSE I LOVE THIS ROOM.

AND I LOVE YOU, TOO, BABY.

THAT'S WHY I WANT YOU TO WEAR

THIS.

CURTIS, I AM NOT PUTTING A

SMOKE DETECTOR AROUND MY NECK.

COME ON, BABY.

COME BE A TEAM PLAYER.

JUST PUT IT ON.

ACT LIKE IT'S A MEDALLION.

WANT ME TO PUT SOME BLING ON IT?

I CAN BLING IT UP FOR YOU.

OHH!

WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT'S WRONG?

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT

IT.

WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO

HEAR IT.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?

HE HAS SO MUCH ATTITUDE LATELY.

HEY, I'M GONNA GO PUT THE REST

OF THESE SMOKE DETECTORS IN OUR

ROOM, BABY.

YOU KNOW, ALL WE NEED IS ONE IN

THE ROOM.

CURTIS.

AND IT'S GOING OFF.

OKAY, JAZI, WHAT'S GOING ON

WITH MALIK?

HE'S JUST UPSET BECAUSE MAMA

CAME TO GET US AFTER SCHOOL.

JANINE, YOU KNOW HE'S HAVING

A HARD TIME.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

YES. YES!

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

MALIK, WAIT A MINUTE.

NOW, WHAT HAPPENED?

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK

ABOUT IT.

I'M...GONNA GO DO MY HOMEWORK

'CAUSE THIS IS WAY TOO MUCH

DRAMA FOR ME.

SEE YA.

MISS ELLA, APPARENTLY WHEN I

WENT UP TO THE SCHOOL, I CAUSED

A BIT OF A RUCKUS, AND NOW --

AND NOW -- NOW, YES, NOW --

I HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF

VOICEMAILS IN MY INBOX.

CALM DOWN.

OKAY.

AND LOOK -- LOOK, ON MY PHONE.

IT'S GOT ALL THE TEXT MESSAGES

WITH ALL THE CRACKHEAD JOKES

ON 'EM.

I'M SORRY, OKAY?

I JUST WANTED TO WALK YOU AND

YOUR SISTER HOME.

BUT I TOLD YOU -- I TOLD YOU

I DIDN'T WANT YOU COMING TO MY

SCHOOL!

I APOLOGIZE, OKAY?

I DIDN'T MEAN ANY HARM.

I JUST WANTED TO --

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK YOU WAS TRYING TO

EMBARRASS ME.

MALIK.

I DON'T EVEN WANT YOU HERE.

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

DON'T SAY THAT.

IT'S THE TRUTH, AUNTIE ELLA.

I DON'T WANT HER HERE.

[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]

FIRE DRILL!

FIRE DRILL!

EVERYBODY OUT!

EVERYBODY -- EVERYBODY --

YOU LOCKED THE DOOR.

FIRE DRILL!

COME ON, Y'ALL!

DID Y'ALL HEAR ME?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

NOW, COME ON, NOW.

IF THIS HAD BEEN A REAL FIRE

DRILL, BOTH OF YOU'D BE

BURNED UP.

I'M DISAPPOINTED, ELLA.

I'M DISAPPOINTED.

CURTIS, PLEASE, OKAY?

MALIK!

GET OUT HERE.

MISS ELLA, LOOK, JUST LEAVE

HIM ALONE.

I KNOW HE'S ANGRY.

ANGRY OR NOT, NO CHILD IN

THIS HOUSE IS GOING TO

DISRESPECT ADULTS LIKE THAT.

YES, AUNTIE ELLA?

NOW, YOU NEED TO APOLOGIZE

TO YOUR MOTHER.

[ SCOFFS ] WHY SHOULD I?

[ SCOFFS MOCKINGLY ]

MALIK, DON'T TEST ME.

SORRY.

NOW, YOU TWO NEED TO TALK.

LET'S GO, CURTIS.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS

FIRE DRILL THING.

CURTIS.

I KNOW ONE THING -- NEXT TIME

I BLOW THIS -- NEXT TIME YOU

HEAR A BLOW, YOU GOT TWO MINUTES

TO GET OUT -- EVERYBODY!

EVERYBODY!

YOU OUGHT TO BE GLAD I CARE

ABOUT YOU.

LET'S GO.

MALIK, CAN WE TALK?

LOOK, I ALREADY SAID I WAS

SORRY.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO

SAY TO YOU.

LITTLE BOY.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

LOOK, OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS

STILL WRONG.

SO, WHAT IS IT?

WHY DO YOU CARE?

I CARE BECAUSE I'M YOUR

MOTHER.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN

AROUND.

NO, I HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND,

BUT I'M HERE NOW.

ISN'T THAT WHAT MATTERS?

LOOK, MAYBE IF YOU COULD JUST

OPEN UP A LITTLE BIT, THEN WE

CAN WORK THROUGH THIS.

WE CAN WORK THIS OUT.

AIN'T NOTHIN' TO WORK OUT,

OKAY?

I ASKED YOU NOT TO COME TO MY

SCHOOL.

I SAID, "DO NOT COME TO MY

SCHOOL."

YET YOU COME TO MY SCHOOL.

I MEAN, STOP ACTING LIKE YOU

CARE ABOUT WHAT I WANT.

WHERE'S MALIK?

HE'S IN HIS ROOM.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE

DINNER WITH ME.

SMART BOY.

SO, WHAT HAPPENED?

MAMA CAME TO OUR SCHOOL

TODAY, AND SOME KIDS TEASED

MALIK AND SAID MEAN THINGS

ABOUT MOMMY.

JAZI, GO TO YOUR ROOM.

LET ME TALK TO YOUR MOM AND

DAD.

BYE.

C.J., KIDS ARE KIND OF CRUEL.

THEY'VE BEEN TEXTING MALIK BAD

JOKES ABOUT JANINE, AND HE IS

REALLY UPSET.

WELL, HE SHOULD BE.

DON'T MAKE NO SENSE.

I READ SOME OF THOSE TEXTS.

DO YOU KNOW ONE KID SAID, "HOW

MANY CRACKHEADS DOES IT TAKE TO

CHANGE A LIGHTBULB?"

CURTIS.

NONE, BECAUSE THEY'D STEAL

THE BULB.

[SNICKERS]

CURTIS, WOULD YOU JUST

STOP IT?

BUT THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

SOME OF THAT STUFF WAS --

ANOTHER ONE SAID -- ANOTHER ONE

SAID -- "WHY DID THE CRACKHEAD

CROSS THE STREET?"

TO GET SOME CRACK.

CURTIS. WAIT --

NOW, I DIDN'T --

NOW, CURTIS, YOU HAVE HURT

HER FEELINGS.

WELL, IT'S GOOD SHE DIDN'T

HEAR THE KNOCK-KNOCK JOKE.

WOULD YOU SHUT UP?

NOW, C.J., YOU NEED TO TALK

TO MALIK.

AUNT ELLA, I'M NOT SURPRISED

THAT MALIK IS UPSET.

THAT'S THE REASON I DIDN'T WANT

HER TO MOVE BACK IN HERE.

SWEETIE, THE REASON MALIK IS

DISRESPECTING HER IS BECAUSE

HE SEES YOU DISRESPECT HER.

AND WHAT HAS SHE DONE TO

DESERVE MY RESPECT?

HUH?

YOU NEED TO FIX THIS.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT LET HER MOVE

BACK IN HERE, NOT ME.

[ TELEVISION PLAYS ]

DAD, I WAS WATCHING THAT.

NOW, LOOK, MAN.

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT FEELING YOUR

MOTHER BEING HERE RIGHT NOW.

BUT SHE'S HERE, SO YOU'D BETTER

GET USED TO IT.

WILL YOU GET USED TO IT?

PROBABLY NOT.

BUT IT'S DIFFERENT WITH ME,

YOU KNOW, SHE WAS MY WIFE FOR

13 YEARS.

SHE'S BEEN MY MOTHER

FOR 13 YEARS.

WHAT?

I WAS JUST SAYING THE...

SIMILARITIES.

SHE'S DONE SOME HURTFUL

THINGS TO ME.

SHE'S DONE SOME HURTFUL

THINGS TO ME, TOO.

YEAH.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I KNOW.

LOOK, MAN...

I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH

SOME TOUGH THINGS AT SCHOOL WITH

THE KIDS AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S DIFFICULT.

BUT, UH, THAT DON'T GIVE YOU THE

RIGHT TO BE MEAN TO YOUR MOM.

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

YOU AND UNCLE CURTIS GET TO BE

MAD AT HER.

Y'ALL GET TO BE ANGRY AND

EVERYTHING, BUT SINCE I'M A

CHILD, I'M NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE

FEELINGS?

NO. NO, NOW, YOU'RE ALLOWED

TO HAVE FEELINGS, ALL RIGHT?

BUT ANGRY OR NOT, YOU ARE NOT

GONNA DISRESPECT HER.

THAT IS YOUR MOTHER, AND YOU'RE

NOT GONNA IGNORE HER.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES, SIR.

[ SIGHS ]

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

WHAT?

WHAT WAS THAT?

LOVE YOU.

MEAN IT.

YOU BETTER WATCH IT.

UNCLE CURTIS, WHAT YOU DOING?

OH, WELL...

SINCE YOUR WIFE BURNED YOUR

HOUSE DOWN, AND NOW I GOT YOU

AND YOUR WIFE IN MY HOUSE,

NOW I GOT TO MAKE AN EVACUATION

ROUTE.

SO I GOT TO PUT THIS UP.

LET ME SEE.

FROM THERE TO HERE.

GRAB THE LADDER -- GRAB THE

LADDER FOR ME SO I CAN PUT THIS

UP RIGHT HERE.

IT'S RIGHT THERE BY THE KITCHEN.

YOU GOT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM?

YEAH.

I'M GONNA PUT THAT UP.

WHEN I GET THROUGH WITH THIS,

I'M GONNA PUT THE SPRINKLER

SYSTEM UP.

IT'S THE FULL-FORCE ONE, TOO.

CUT IT ON...[ WHIRRING ]

GOOD NIGHT, UNCLE CURTIS.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, AUNTIE ELLA.

GOOD NIGHT, BABY.

GOOD NIGHT, SWEET FACE.

GOOD NIGHT, JAZI-BOO.

LOVE YOU.

GOOD NIGHT, MALIK.

MALIK, YOU HEARD YOUR MOTHER,

SAY GOOD NIGHT.

YES, AUNTIE ELLA,

I DID HEAR HER.

CURTIS, DO SOMETHING.

DID YOU HEAR HIM?

HE GOT A FATHER, ELLA.

CURTIS, PLEASE!

MALIK, COME IN THE KITCHEN.

GET A MOVE ON IT.

OOPS.

SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN.

OW, UNCLE CURTIS!

YOU'RE HURTING ME.

YOU AIN'T HURT.

YOU AIN'T SEEN HURT.

YOU AIN'T SEEN HURT, HOMEY.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HURT IS,

YOU HEARD ME?

NOW, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU

DISRESPECT YOUR MOTHER LIKE THAT

AGAIN -- DO IT ONE MORE TIME,

I DARE YOU -- I'M GONNA PUT

MY FOOT IN YOUR BEHIND.

YOU AND MY DAD ALWAYS

DISRESPECT HER.

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

WHAT'D YOU -- WHAT'D YOU --

WHAT'D YOU SAY?!

WHAT'D YOU SAY?!

I SAID YOU AND MY DAD

DISRESPECT HER ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S DIFFERENT.

WE'RE GROWN FOLKS.

GROWN FOLKS DO THINGS THAT GROWN

FOLKS DO.

YOUR AUNT ELLA WEAR MAKEUP.

YOU GONNA WEAR MAKEUP NOW?

I PAY BILLS.

YOU GONNA PAY BILLS?

YOU CAN'T DO EVERYTHING GROWN

FOLK DO, MALIK.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

ME DOING IT AND YOU AND MY DAD

DOING IT?

WHY YOU GONNA TALK BACK

TO ME?

HOW YOU GONNA TALK BACK TO ME?

HOW YOU GONNA TALK BACK?

[ PANTING ]

OKAY, TIME-OUT, TIME-OUT.

I'M GETTING TIRED.

LOOK, THAT'S DIFFERENT.

LOOK, WHATEVER!

REGARDLESS, WHOEVER TALK, WHO

SAY WHATEVER, THE BOTTOM LINE IS

YOU DO NOT DISRESPECT HER!

THAT'S IT.

WHY NOT?

[ PANTING ]

'CAUSE SHE'S YOUR MOTHER, MALIK.

SHE'S YOUR MOTHER,

AND SHE'S AN ADULT.

SIT DOWN.

I AIN'T GONNA MESS WITH YOU.

SIT DOWN.

AIN'T ANYBODY GONNA MESS WITH

YOU.

UH-HUH, YOU FELL FOR IT, DIDN'T

YOU?

LOOK HERE, YOUR MOTHER NEVER

STOPPED LOVING YOU.

YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?

SHE CHOSE CRACK OVER ME

AND JAZMINE.

OH, COME ON, MAN.

COME ON WITH THAT NOW.

COME ON.

COME ON, HOW YOU GONNA HOLD ON

TO THAT?

SHE WAS SICK.

SHE WAS SICK.

OH, SO NOW THAT SHE'S BETTER,

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO JUST WELCOME

HER BACK?

"OH, HI, MOM!

WELCOME BACK HOME."

WELL, THAT'S DUMB.

HOW YOU GONNA DO THAT?

THIS IS NOT HER HOME.

BUT YOU CAN TELL HER, "HEY, MOM,

GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE DOING BETTER.

THIS IS YOUR SON.

I GOT YOUR BACK.

PRAYING FOR YOU.

IT'S GONNA BE ALL GOOD."

YOU CAN DO THAT, OKAY?

OKAY.

THIS -- DESPITE ALL THE JOKES

I TELL, I KNOW I TELL --

THEY JUST COME OUT ME LIKE THAT.

THAT'S A GIFT.

I CAN'T STOP THAT.

BUT NOW, SEE, THEY COME.

JUST JOKES, JOKES.

AND I GOT TO LET IT OUT.

YOU CAN'T HOLD THAT IN.

THERE'S ONE THING I DO KNOW.

YOUR MOTHER LOVES YOU.

AND SHE NEVER STOPPED

LOVING YOU.

AND SHE'S ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES.

YOU KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE SHE'S GETTING

THROUGH IT.

HUH?

SHE GETTING THROUGH IT.

THAT'S A RARITY.

SO STRAIGHTEN YOURSELF UP,

GET THE WRINKLES OUT YOUR SHIRT,

AND GO IN THERE, GIVE HER A HUG,

AND TELL YOUR MOTHER

THAT YOU LOVE HER.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, UNCLE CURTIS.

AND YOU'RE WELCOME...

MALIK.

MOM, UH, CAN WE TALK?

SURE, MALIK.

I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE.

[ SIGHS ]

WELL...I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT

I'M SORRY FOR THE THINGS

THAT I SAID EARLIER.

UM, I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT YOUR

FEELINGS.

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T, OKAY?

MALIK, I WISH I COULD CHANGE

MY PAST, BUT I CAN'T.

ALL WE CAN DO IS MOVE FORWARD.

I MEAN, CAN YOU DO THAT?

SWEETHEART, IT'S GONNA TAKE

TIME FOR EVERYBODY, INCLUDING

ME, TO GET USED TO ME BEING BACK

HOME.

THIS ISN'T YOUR HOME!

OKAY, TO GET USED TO ME BEING

BACK HERE.

BUT WITH TIME, IT'S GONNA GET

BETTER.

WELL, IT'S ALSO SOMETHING

THAT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT

I HAVE TO HANDLE SOME THINGS

ON MY OWN BECAUSE I AM A MAN

NOW.

YOU'RE A MAN?

YES.

I'M SURE YOU'VE NOTICED

THE BEARD THAT'S COMING IN.

MM-HMM.

OH, LOOK, TWO LITTLE HAIRS.

OKAY...MAN.

AGAIN, I AM SORRY FOR COMING UP

TO THE SCHOOL AND EMBARRASSING

YOU LIKE THAT, AND I WILL DO MY

BEST NOT TO DO THAT AGAIN.

IT'S OKAY.

YOU CAN COME ANYTIME YOU WANT.

REALLY?

YEAH.

OKAY.

I MEAN, UNCLE CURTIS, SEE, HE

REALLY MADE SENSE.

HE DID?

YEAH, IT SHOCKED ME, TOO.

I MEAN, HE MADE ME REALIZE THAT

YOU USED TO DO DRUGS, AND NOW

THAT YOU'RE BETTER AND YOU'RE

OFF DRUGS, THAT I'M MORE PROUD

OF YOU THAN EMBARRASSED BY YOU.

I LOVE YOU, MALIK.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, MA.

CAN I HAVE A HUG?

YEAH.