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I used to think it was impossible to have so much in common with someone

so different until I met Teresa.

We've been hanging ever since she moved on the block.

She's one girl who's not afraid to take risks.

Homegirl is crazy.

She acts first and never thinks about the consequences.

That's that come from going over five brothers.

You gotta throw the first bunch, grab the first drumstick, and you definitely

have to get to the bathroom first.

Tonight, she's taking me to her old stomping ground, the east side.

Tressa says she knows a club where the guys are fine and the music pumps are

done. I can't wait because I'm going to be all up in there.

Well, till midnight.

Actually, until 1130.

Got to factor in it's ride time.

Anybody's name on this waffle? Yeah, the same name that was on the last seven

you ate.

Oh, so it's mine. No, it's mine.

I was just going to put a little butter and syrup on it for you, Mr. Mitch. Mm

-hmm.

I'm going to put some teeth in it, too, Dad.

Oh, Frank, you know, since you're going to be home today, I need you to pick up

the dry cleaning.

Oh, yeah, and Daddy, I need you to... Hold it right there, Mo.

I have a very important announcement to make.

Today is my first day off in six... It is officially Frank Day, which means

nobody can use the words, Daddy, I need, pick up, go there, or to do in the same

sentence until this time tomorrow.

Well, Father, my car is not working.

Mo, let me put it to you in a language that you can understand.

Baby, nobody talks to me unless your initials are ESPN.

I am going to kick back.

and relax all day today in one spot.

Capisce?

Yeah, Mr. Mitch. You just want to stew in your own juices.

Yeah. While you're stewing, can you help me build a volcano for my science

project? Uh, son, what are you doing studying science when you obviously

understand English?

If I don't get a good grade and don't get into a good college, don't blame me.

Oh, don't worry. I won't.

It's only if I can toss you in when we're done.

Miles, look, look, look, man. Scrap the volcano idea.

Let me drop some mad science on you.

Yeah, man, you know, when I was in the third grade, I did this crazy fly

experiment. Yeah. Ooh, ooh, let me demonstrate it for y 'all.

Yeah.

See?

seven years.

Uh, son, I'll take my chances.

Miles, honey, don't you worry about it. I will help you with your science

project, and you and I will make the best doggone volcano ever. We will blow

roof off the sucker, okay?

I'll see you all later.

Oh, great.

Last place in the science fair.

Hugging.

Yeah, especially if I ain't here.

Mom, did you get my phone message? Yeah, all ten of them. Then why didn't you

call me back?

Because I was hanging out late with Teresa.

Oh, her.

What's that supposed to mean?

I don't know. I just think she's a bad influence, keeping you out all late. I

mean, look at you. You got bags all up under your eyes.

Anyway, being that I'm your best friend and everything, I thought I'd tell you

about Granny's just third annual going out of business sale. How many times can

Granny do that?

I figured we'd roll by there after school. I even got gas money.

The only thing is the car's broke down.

Then how will we get into school?

Teresa.

Well, it looks like I'm going to be power walking again.

Wait a minute, Kim. You don't power walk.

You don't know what I do. Why? Because you don't return calls.

a tattoo of my name on his chest, and he did it.

I can't even get Q to wear a friendship ring. That's because you asked.

You got to tell a man he loves you.

Love?

Who's in love?

Teresa's boyfriend, and he has the tattoo to prove it. Trust me, a tattoo

mean a thing, girl. I had a boyfriend, Jimmy West, had my name tattooed all

his... Anyway.

The blood hadn't dried on the thing before he said it.

I need more space.

Yeah, and for the rest of that brother's life, when he look at it, he'll think

of you.

Child, please. He just found him a woman named Shandell and bought a shh.

Hey, Mo.

Let's bounce.

Yeah, we better hit Granny's cell before those clothes got a style again.

Mo, we can't go.

We got a French test tomorrow.

I'm not talking to we, Isha. I'm talking to Mo, Isha.

Sorry, Kim, but we just found out about this test.

Wait a minute. Aren't you ace in French?

Yeah, but Teresa needs my help.

I thought you said you were bilingual.

Oh, and I thought you said you were bouncing.

Come on, Ma, let's get out of here.

No, kid, you're running madly. You'll drop me off at the ball. I can't. I'm

rolling with Teresa.

Teresa, hook me up.

Well, what's going to be my hookup?

You get to roll with the cue.

So crazy?

Let's go, Ma.

Mm -hmm, so crazy.

Next, he'll be so cute, so fine, and so hers.

Watch. Kim, you so need a life.

So?

Yes, it works!

I told you that we would blow the roof off the sucker. Come on. All right.

What do you think, Frank? What are you talking about, baby? That's just an

anthill with backed -up plumbing.

Why you gotta call my volcano like that, man?

Frank, I think it's cute.

Dee, a volcano's not supposed to be cute, babe.

A volcano is a scary thing.

See, what we need is a big, ugly, scary volcano and we're gonna win this fair.

Hey, Mo.

Hey. Hey, baby.

I'm finished with my volcano. What do you think? Yeah.

It's cute.

See, see?

That's exactly what I'm talking about. Cute.

How is he supposed to get into a good Ivy League school with cute?

Frank, if you think that you can do any better, go right ahead.

No, no, Dee. No?

How did you get in here?

Miles gave me his key.

His what?

I'll be right back.

Kill Jimmy the Cricket later, because what I'm about to tell you is probably

going to rip your little life apart.

Teresa's trying to steal your man.

Kim, will you squash that?

Teresa's not trying to get cute. She already has a man.

Oh, sure. She talks about having a man, but have you ever seen him?

Now, she wouldn't be the first person to talk about a man she doesn't have, now,

would she?

Well, we ain't talking about Niecy right now. We're talking about Teresa.

She reminds me of that crazy chick from that movie, Single White Female.

Kim. For real, though, Mo.

She's starting to dress like you, talk like you, laugh like you. Next thing you

know, she'll be throwing your puppy out the window. Kim, I don't have her, but

you got a window.

Kim, you know what?

I would love to sit here and talk crazy with you, but first, I got a cricket I

gotta crush. Fine, but don't come running to me when Teresa's wearing

your man on her arm, and your little rover splattered all over the sidewalk.

Just get out of my room, single black female.

And I'm not single. Cheney's my man.

Hey!

Sorry I'm late. Have you seen Q? Oh, I've seen him. F -L -F has him.

F -L -F?

Candleless Latin female. Check it out.

Hey, I love the dress. Don't you?

Kim, they just dancing.

Oh, yeah, they're just dancing, having fun, not thinking about you. You know,

it's good to have a friend you can share with.

I wouldn't know.

What's up, shorty? I was just looking for you.

Don't be mad at him, Moe. He probably thought he was dancing with you. I mean,

I'm confused just by standing here.

Teresa, why are you trying to push up on Q?

What?

We were just dancing.

Ain't nothing going over here but the Macarena.

Look, I'm going to deal with you later, but don't act like you don't know.

First, you try to dress like me. Then you try to take French like me. Now

trying to steal my man wetnecks. You're going to throw my puppy out the window?

Moe, you don't have a puppy. Oh, but I got me a window.

Mo, I'm not trying to get with Teresa.

That's the real deal, boy.

I know you're not messing with my hyena. Yo, who is this fool?

Boo?

I'm Teresa's boyfriend, and you better watch who you're calling a fool before

you get stretched.

Homeboy, let me tell you something, Mr. Boyfriend.

You step to me when you become her man.

What you saying? I'm not her man? Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

me and Q.

Oh, yes, there is, and everybody sees it. Ask Niecy, ask Hakeem.

Hakeem ain't seen nothing.

And I never said anything, all right? Kim was the one hustling that theory.

What's your problem, Kim?

Why are you always starting stuff?

Look, I wasn't the one wrapped around most men.

Yeah, well, I've seen you all wrapped around a three musketeer, but I don't go

around telling people you're dating it. Okay, okay, okay, break it up, break it

up, break it up. No fighting here, no fighting. Fine, let's see.

Nobody's taking any whooping anywhere.

Look, I'll tell you girls like I tell the boys. You want to fight?

Do it in the ring.

Fine. Let's do it now. Let's go.

Hold up. Slow down, Roberta Duran and Sugar Mae Leonard.

Look, if you two are still mad and you want to fight after school on Monday,

we'll do it then. Monday is fine.

Give you time to notify your next of kin.

Come on.

And she was our ride home.

Yeah, that ought to do it.

Come on, let's go.

Frank! Honey, what are you doing with my plant? Oh, no, no, no, no. This is for

Miles' volcano.

See, we need something for the lava to burn as it spills into the village.

Got it, though. Zip code.

Come on.

my son into the best college dirt can buy.

Hey, you want to see it erupt? Let her rip, son. Uh, just a second.

Goggles.

You two might not want to look directly into the light.

Like you did Frank.

Well, the two of you can be prepared to ooh and ah.

Let her rip, son.

Ooh. Ah.

We just seem to have a couple bugs here, that's all.

I'll get it.

What did you do? What did I do? I didn't even touch it.

Hey, girl, can you get my note?

Yeah.

My hand?

Apology accepted.

Whoa.

What about the other thing I mentioned?

Sorry, Mo.

The fight's still on.

In fact, I was out doing a little road work, chasing a few chickens.

I think you're taking this thing too seriously.

Why do you say that?

I think this thing with you and Kim has gone too far.

What will it take for you not to fight her?

Tell her not to show up.

I gotta go.

I got some dead cows to beat up.

Frank, his teacher's never gonna believe he did this by himself.

What are you talking about? Miles did most of the work.

He's not lying about that.

Yeah, I just pushed him.

He's really not lying about that.

You ready, son?

Ready, Dad.

Goggles. Yeah.

Hit it.

I only get one day off every six years.

All right, Kim.

Let's get me.

Show me some teeth.

Now, what do we do next?

Kim, Kim.

Show me a left -right combo.

Ooh, left -right combo. That sounds tasty. Can I get that super fast?

Kim!

Fight like a girl.

Duh, I am a girl. See, I knew you hadn't noticed.

If you fight like that, you're going to get stung.

Look, do what you just did, and I'm going to show you what happened to you.

Come on.

you doing this? Because I don't like her. You don't even know her, Kim. I

know calculus, but I know I don't like it either.

Hakeem, will you talk some sense into her?

I can't even beat her.

But anyways, we got an agreement.

Agreement? Y 'all never agree on anything.

Well, we did this time, and it's legal. See?

Got it in writing.

Yep, we agreed that if I trade her, we get to see other people.

But you two aren't even girlfriend and boyfriend.

Yeah, I know.

Hey, Mom.

What are you doing here?

I thought you'd be at the big fight.

And I'm not trying to support that mess.

See, look.

It's like Kim's my girl and Teresa's my girl.

I don't understand why they hate each other so much.

Oh, so because you like them both, they're supposed to automatically like

other? Hand out.

I refuse to believe that two people that I call friends can't call each other

friends. Ma, I can't tell you how much time I've wasted trying to make my

friends one big happy family. Shoot, my family ain't one big happy family.

All I'm saying is, I don't want you to drive yourself crazy trying to be the

mediator. Just be the best friend you can to both of them.

At different times.

You ever hear me on this?

Yeah, I do.

Gotta go.

Where you going? Stop the fight.

than the recycling bin on your way out.

you

See how foolish fighting is.

They agreed to try to get along.

Who knows? Maybe one day they'll become friends.

One thing's for sure. If they ever climb into the ring again, I won't be there.

Homegirl can thump.