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Oh, good.

What's for breakfast?

I'm having a tofu omelet. I don't want no toes in my food.

Okay, now, I know you're going to fix me some cereals.

Ain't no milk for no cereals.

I know Carla usually has some biscuits or something.

Nope. Oh, look. Carla!

You didn't cook nothing.

I'm starving, Carla.

Club and cook nothing?

Oh, I can whip you up something, Mr. Brown.

I'd say the one who made breakfast at Tiffany's. Well, why don't you play the

one who flew over the cuckoo's nest and sit there and go cuckoo?

Then we can have cuckoo and crazy.

Oh, my.

I can cook something.

Yeah, right.

Yeah, that was fun.

London, can I ask you a personal question?

34C.

Oh, yeah, right.

I'm not that personal, girl.

Oh, look, what I'm going to ask you is, how long have you been here?

Well, let's see.

Boy shorts were in, capri pants were out. I was engaged to Pierre and dating

Raul.

And it was missing for three months.

Oh, six months.

Six months?

I need a calendar, quick.

Well, what do you need a calendar for?

You'll see.

I ain't gonna be able to read it.

Here you go.

Well... Well, how does this work?

Melinda, just flip the pages. Maybe you flip to somewhere where your brain is.

Oh.

Retro.

Oh, you need to see The Wizard.

I played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. You could have played Toto in The Wizard

of Oz.

A scarecrow.

Mr. Brown, my probation is up in three days.

I know.

Now you can get back to jet -setting with your rich friends.

Oh, yeah.

Yes, you can be on the red carpet with Papa Lott's.

Be on the yacht.

Yes, movie stars, swimming pools.

Then you won't have to see us poor people no more.

I get to go home.

Oh.

She seems really broken up about leaving, huh?

Yeah, Cora. Cora, I'm glad you're here. Cora, look at me.

Look how I'm just starving, Cora. Oh, well, I can't make you breakfast. I have

to get to school.

Ain't nobody say nothing about breakfast.

Well, what was she going to say something about?

Cooking me breakfast.

I can't do it, Scott.

Cora, you can be late for school. It's public school.

breakfast since you started working down at that school. Don't forget your

responsibility. It's me, Cora.

I'm about to starve to death. I'm shrinking, Cora.

Look, you can see in the cup. I'm starving. Everything is eating me

You starving?

Look at my bone structure.

Cora. Sasha can make you breakfast.

see Sasha's food, I throw up my hands and praise.

Mr. Brown, I would love to cook your breakfast. No, no, Sasha, I would love

you not to cook.

I rebuke you, woman, thou get loose, step away from the breakfast. But Mr.

Brown, come on, I can't. No, you step away, no more cooking for you. Boom.

what a contraction is.

I got this.

What? It's like when you get signed by the NBA like I'm gonna be. You sign a

contraction so you can get paid.

So you can stay in school. That's a contract.

Okay, we talked about this. Come on.

Jeffrey. A contraction is when two or more words are combined to make a new

word. Oh, good.

You have an example?

Yeah, I got one.

Okay. It's like when you put he and is together, right? All right.

Use it in the sentence.

Okay. Like Jeffrey.

Uh -huh.

He's a loser.

He's never going to have a girlfriend.

He's so good. Andrew, that's enough.

My name is A .T., Cora.

I know you're not talking to me.

You got me mixed up, sweetheart.

You don't call me Cora.

It's Miss Simmons to you.

And I know your mother and I used to change your diaper.

And it wasn't that long ago.

I don't get it twisted.

What are y 'all laughing at? It's not that funny. Oh, yeah, it's funny.

You funny.

All right, class, I need you to write me a 500 -word essay on what your plans

are once you graduate, okay?

I'm not writing a 500 -word... You are writing a 500 -word essay!

Like I said!

Oh, I'm so sorry, class. That's a 500 -word essay, okay?

All right.

It's only two pages, Andy.

Who was talking to you?

What are you going to write about, geek?

What, your sweater vest collection?

Andrew! I bet that your mother picked out your clothes.

She shouldn't have let you wear those tight pants.

You're too fat.

Andrew, that's enough now!

Hey, man.

Yo. Man, I'm just playing with you, man. I know you know.

Okay. We cool?

Yeah, we cool.

Where you from?

Virginia.

Virginia. That explains why you look like a virgin.

Leave me alone.

What, what you gonna tell the teacher?

Leave me alone.

Or what?

I'm right, though. You don't have a girlfriend, do you?

You know, because girls in this school like baller. Shut up!

Andrew, didn't I tell you to leave Jeffrey alone?

Jeffrey, are you okay?

I'm fine, Ms. Simmons. I don't need you defending me.

Jeffrey, are you okay?

Man, you are such a punk.

You let the teacher fight all your battles?

Nobody fights my battles.

And I'm going to fight both of you if you don't stop it.

Sorry, Ms. Thomas.

And I don't see you writing.

You need to be doing something.

Did you just... I know you just didn't write something on that paper.

Well, I will jack you up. I'll sit and write a 500 -word essay before I whoop

your essay.

You got an essay?

Get the writing.

Let me see one of y 'all do it.

You say something else.

You better not put something else on that paper.

Yeah, back to back to back.

Does this guy ever sleep?

We missed the thrill in Manila.

If you keep taking my remote, it's going to be the thrill in this living room.

I don't want to watch what you're watching. I don't want to watch what

watching. I'm watching back -to -back. Well, I want to watch back -to -back.

Yeah, let's watch back -to -back. You're right.

Hi. Excuse me. What, the black butterfly?

Oh, you guys, I'm going to miss these great memories. The sharing, the

Well, London, if you go now, you'll start to miss it much sooner. Go, go,

I tricked you almost, didn't I?

Hey, everybody.

Sasha, where have you been? We were supposed to go shopping.

Well, I thought you were busy packing, so I took Miss Daisy.

I saw my cousin Evelyn.

She wouldn't even speak to me.

She's always been such a big snob.

Miss Daisy, I told you that was a mannequin.

No one? does she never move?

How could you go without me? We always go shopping together.

Well, not anymore, London, now that you're moving out.

But we can still go shopping together, can't we?

London, honey, I can't afford to park at the places you shop at.

Well, you two, Clement, we're trying to see how this ends.

Colonel, it ends the same way. Ali gonna win. It's 1975.

Let it go.

This coming from a man who dresses like Huggy Bear? Come on.

Honey, I am going to miss you.

But I'm really worried about those kids. You know that they love you, right? I

know. What am I going to do without Brianna and Hakim?

His name's Joaquin.

It is?

Aww.

You know, he taught me how to play hopscotch.

I had no idea that wasn't a drinking game.

Yeah, I'm still explaining that to social services.

And remember the time when we stole Mr. Brown's T -Bird and drove on to the West

and the cops were chasing us and we had to fly off that cliff into the Grand

Canyon? The what?

No, Miss Brown.

London, we didn't do that. That was a movie.

But you watched it with me.

Who am I going to make new memories with now?

Darling, you can make new memories with anyone.

I remember the time that... You remember?

The time when Daisy, Daisy, you... Oh, was I saying

something?

Oh, damn, Joe, you lost again.

You better stop that cussing. And he lose every time.

Since 75, he's been losing.

It's time for you to try on my new dress. Oh, I want to see it. Mama's day,

you're going to look wonderful in it. Okay, London, can you have your room

cleaned out by noon? Because I'm putting up a chapel in there.

This feels like home to me. Do I really have to go back to my old life?

No, you ain't got to go home, but you got to get out of here. We have a

service in your room at 5 o 'clock.

Yes.

Tick -tock, you don't stop.

Good

morning,

everyone. Has anyone seen Jeffrey?

He went back to Virginia.

To be with his people.

No one's talking to you, Andrew.

You said anyone.

I know you're not talking back, right?

No, ma 'am.

All right, class, I need you to pass your homework forward, please.

Jeffrey!

Did you hear the bell? I heard it.

Well, come on in, class.

What happened to your eye? Nothing. I fell.

You fell? I fell.

I don't think I should come to class today, Mr. Mason. Well, are you sick?

Well, come on in class.

You have an essay due. Come on in here and sit down. I don't have time to fool

with you this morning.

Hurry up. Have a seat.

All right.

Let's get this.

All right. Your papers are up. Thank you so much.

Thank you. Excuse me.

Where's your paper, Jeffrey?

I didn't do it.

Why not?

I like you. You're one of my best students. I didn't feel like it, all

Look, I need to see you after class. We need to talk.

What is wrong with you?

Where's your homework, Geoff?

My name is Geoffrey, and you better leave me the hell alone.

Ooh, Miss Simmons.

Geoff is using bad words.

Am I going to have to send you two to the principal's office?

Is she Geoff?

No, I'm sorry.

Come on, man. That's the best you could do?

Man, man up.

Who are you trying to impress anyway?

What, you think you better than us? I'm better than you.

You put some ice on that eye yet?

That's all the thug you got?

Hey, A .T., yo.

You want to see how thug I can get?

Yeah, show me what you got.

I got this.

Come on, A .T. Let me see you ask Doug now.

Jeffrey, put the gun down. What you got to say now?

Looks like A .T.'s all talk, y 'all. Huh?

You still talking?

Man, we was just playing with you, man. I'm sick of you playing with me. All of

y 'all. Wait, wait, wait. All of y 'all.

You tease me every day. You follow me home from school, and you punch me.

Jeffrey, this is not the way you handle it.

Shut up!

Shut up!

I told him to stop.

I told you to stop. And you wouldn't listen.

And you're listening now, aren't you? You're listening now, aren't you? We're

all... Listen, and please, this isn't the way.

Y 'all meant to be cool, man.

My name is Jeffrey, and we're not cool.

Can we talk? Can we talk? Just talk to me, Jeffrey, please. You know what I go

through.

How they teased me.

How they talk about me.

Y 'all trying to make fun of me?

I didn't realize it was that bad. You should have come to me. I don't need

Miss Simmons.

What? I don't need you. I can take care of myself.

Like this?

Jeffrey, you said you wanted to be an engineer. If you hurt these kids, that's

not going to happen. I don't care anymore, Ms. Cora. Jeffrey, please. It's

late. Please, Jeffrey. No, stop it.

Get out of the way. I'm back, okay? I'm back. All right, all right.

I know what I have to do.

I don't know, man. Oh, my God. No.

Attorney, I don't see nothing.

Closer, Brown. It's right there. Colonel, all I see up here is baldness.

Look closer.

If I get any closer, I'm going to be reading your mind.

And ain't nothing up in there either.

Look, Brown. It says right here, I'm supposed to have some growth after three

weeks. And it's been four weeks.

Well, Colonel, they lied because I don't see nothing but peach fuzz up here.

Colonel, there go one. There is one right there. See, I told you, Brown. I

you. It's right there in your ear.

Did you waste some of that stuff in your ear? My ear?

Yeah. What did you use, bro game?

You look like you got a wig growing out your ear.

Hey, hey, hey.

Let's put it over like this.

Yes.

Why did you do that?

That was a close one.

No, London, that was crazy.

You can't stiff a cab driver and run off.

Obviously we can, and we did.

Gonna mark that one off my list.

Hey, excuse me, what are you two talking about?

I think that London has lost her mind.

You want me to take this one?

Yeah, you get this one. Go ahead and get it. London have to have a mind to lose

it.

Good one, good one.

You're good.

So,

last night, I was sitting in my room feeling all sad.

and then I realized to cheer myself up, I'm going to make a bucket list.

Okay, what is a bucket list?

A list that you make before you kick the bucket.

Or in London's case, leave Brown Meadows.

Is that white bread?

It's on my list.

I knew you didn't just bite my sandwich.

And what kind of meat is that?

Girl, it's called mystery meat.

You bite my sandwich again, it's going to be a mystery where I hide your body.

Don't bite nobody's sandwich. You're not asking. I don't know where your lips

be.

And I bought a dress today off the rack.

It was exhilarating.

So, uh, where's the dress?

Oh, come on.

As if I'm going to wear a dress off the rack.

Don't be ridiculous.

Oh, and I went to the movies and I yelled at the screen.

I said,

documentary london jeffrey put the gun down please no please

jeffrey jeffrey please jeffrey jeffrey these kids they're scared you don't want

to hurt them do you i don't know no please can we talk why are

you doing this jeffrey what is it what's going on i told you i can't take it

anymore i've never fit in

What about your family?

They care less about me.

Oh, Jeffrey, I care. I care about you. I do. I care. No, no, you don't. Yes, I

do. You don't. Yes, I do, Jeffrey. Please. You're special to me. You are.

No. Can't you tell? You're special.

Son, you have to trust me. Give me the gun. Let me help you.

Please, Jeffrey.

Please. It's over.

It is not over.

I'm going to do everything I can to help you. But you have to trust me.

If you hurt these kids, it won't happen. Please.

Please give me the gun.

Please,

Jeffrey, give me the gun.

I'm going to do all I can to help you, all right?

I promise you.

Give me.

Okay, sweetheart.

Okay, sweetheart.

Okay, just sit down. Sit down.

What am I going to do?

We're going to stay right here, and we're going to wait for the police to

gather, okay?

I will be with you. I promise. I won't leave you.

I won't leave you. We're working out, sweetheart.

Oh, my God.

You see what happens when you pick...

to the 97 -cent store.

Check. And I bought you guys all presents.

Oh. Thank you.

Wow.

Mr. Brown, I bought you this teddy bear, because that's what you look like.

Oh, one -eyed teddy bear. Oh, great.

Yeah, whoa.

Uh, London, before you leave, your little teddy bear needs his last month's

rent.

And I got... Sasha, this necklace.

From the 97 cent store.

She gonna need some cream for that neck.

Please, London. Yeah.

And the kernel.

I got you some hair, girl. What?

You already have some. Oh, that's okay. Hey, now I got two.

The chances are better for my hair to grow.

I bet you that don't work either.

We're gonna see.

I've never been accepted the way you guys have accepted me.

You guys are like the family I never had.

Okay, London, don't start that crying.

You're going to make me start crying if you start crying.

London, you're like the daughter that I never wanted.

Thanks, Mr. Pratt. From the bottom of my heart.

London, we are going to miss you so much. You know what? I want a group hug.

probation is up don't mean you can't come by and visit.

Really? Really.

Aw. Well, then I'll come back all the time. Thank you. Not all the time. Just

holidays. Christmas.

Maybe Christmas.

Monday. I want a Bentley.

I mean, I really think you have grown a little since you moved here.

I'm wearing heels.

Shh.

Nice teddy bear. Thank you.

Does this woman belong to anyone here?

What did you do? What happened, Daisy?

I caught her vandalizing the neighborhood.

London and I were on top of a building dropping water balloons when this

flatfoot showed up, and when I looked around, London was nowhere to be seen.

Get Miss Daisy arrested.

Check!

That's cold, London. That's cold.

No, it's super hot.