scriptwriting #4 (hollywood)

7/25/2019 Scriptwriting #4 (Hollywood)

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Dominique Young

Scriptwriting

Hollywood Story- M.K.

Act. I

You could hear the rain hit the church window a we cele!rated the

li"e o" my "ather# $li %aco! Moor Sr. It wa till o unreal a I at there loo&ing

at hi !ody in that ca&et. All I could thin& a!out were all thoe time we

played !a&et!all at 'ree(egate )ar&. He ne*er let me win a game and it

would ma&e me mad !ecaue all my "riend+ "ather would at leat let them

win one game. In the end it all paid o, !ecaue he made me earn it. I+ll

ne*er "orget how it "elt lat ummer to !eat him at hi own game.

My dad had played !all all through college and I loo&ed up to hi game#

hoping to !e a great a he wa and could ha*e !een in the pro. A I at

there reminicing# I wa ditracted !y my mother a he cried out "or my

"ather. hy ord# why me/0 cried out my mother a my 1ncle Deon lowly

too& her to her eat to com"ort her. My grandma )earl at ne2t to me with

tear running down her "ace while he held !a!y Sage. 3errence# only 4 year

old# at on the other ide o" her unaware to what wa going on around him.

My older !rother# $li %r.# at on the other ide o" me with anger and pain in hi

eye. My "amily called him %unior# !ut hi "riend and I re"erred to him a $li.

My "ather and !rother were *ery cloe. )ro!a!ly cloer than my "ather and I

were# o I &new thi had !een harder "or him. I till hadn+t een him cry ince

the night we "ound out.


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I+*e !een on an emotional rollercoater ince hearing the new that my

"ather had !een murdered. I cried o much ince then that now I ha*e no

more tear to hed# although there are many more I want to gi*e. A the

pator made hi 5nal remar& to end the er*ice# a woman dreed in all

!lac& came into the anctuary along with another older lady who wa

carrying a !a!y. She wal&ed o*er to my grandma )earl# ga*e her

condolence then wal&ed o*er to my "ather+ ca&et. I loo&ed o*er to my

mother# to ee that he wa 6ut a unaware to who thi woman wa a I

wa# "rom the e2preion on her "ace.

7e2t# a the woman approached the ca&et he cried out "or my "ather

6ut a my mother had at the !eginning o" the er*ice. My 1ncle 3ony quic&ly

gra!!ed the woman and ecorted her to ome eat in the !ac& o" the

anctuary.

3here had already !een o many people that came !y and po&e to the

"amily at the "uneral that I had ne*er een !e"ore. My "ather &new a lot o"

people growing up in 8hicago and then mo*ing to $*anton. 3he place wa

pac&ed and "or that reaon I couldn+t undertand why omeone would ta&e

my "ather+ li"e. $*eryone lo*ed him !ecaue he ne*er complained a!out

helping other.

A"ter e*eryone *iewed hi !ody "or the lat time# the pator ga*e my

"amily the chance to !e alone with him. 9e"ore e2iting the church to proceed

to the cemetery# my mother gathered the "amily and ga*e a peech. She


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aid Your "ather and I lo*e you guy with all our heart and did e*erything to

pro*ide the !et li"e "or you guy. She had continued on to ay that

although my "ather i no longer here with u phyically# he would !e in our

heart and we would ma&e it through thi a a "amily.

A he ended her peech# my !rother $li tormed out o" the church a

tream o" tear rolled down hi chee&. My mother had cried out "or him#

!ut he &ept on out the church. She 6ut hoo& head in de"eat and "ell into my

1ncle 3ony+ arm o!!ing. 'rom thi point on# a much a I wanted to

!elie*e that e*erything wa going to !e alright# I had a deep "eeling they

weren+t.

3he rain had lighten up while we aid our lat good!ye at the

cemetery. $*eryone then met up at my Aunt Shelia+ houe "or the repa.

My Aunt Shelia wa my "ather+ only iter and I happen to !e her "a*orite

nephew. She and grandma )earl !oth li*ed on the outh ide o" 8hicago. e

alway came out here "or the holiday and when my parent were going out

and $li didn+t want to watch u. hene*er we came o*er# they would alway

poil u with gi"t and ta&e u place li&e to mueum and carni*al. I lo*ed it

out here and alway wondered why we mo*ed o "ar out to $*anton.

hen we got to the repa# the treet were pac&ed with car. All my

couin# aunt# and uncle were there. :randma )earl had coo&ed o much

"ood you would ha*e thought he wa running a !u,et. She coo&ed ham#

hort ri!# "ried chic&en# mothered por& chop# macaroni# tring !ean#


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collard green# candy yam# and the lit goe on. My "ather lo*ed hi

mother+ coo&ing and he lo*e coo&ing it "or him.

A"ter 5nihing my econd plate and catching up with ome o" my

couin# I decided to get me another oda# when I aw my guy Anthony

coming through the "ront door. 3hi guy and I go !ac& to ;ndgrade when my

"amily and I 5rt mo*ed out to $*anton. He lot hi older !rother# )aul# to

gun *iolence a couple o" year !ac& o he undertand the pain my "amily and

I are going through.

Man# I wa trying to get a hold o" you at the "uneral# !ut I aw there

were a lot o" people around# o I thought I 6ut catch up with you here. You

good/ aid Anthony a he approached me at the cooler in the &itchen. Yea

I+m 5ne# 6ut trying to maintain# I aid.

Anthony and I play !a&et!all at Mac&lemore $lementary together. e

won two ditrict championhip together# thi guy and I are li&e e9ron and

Dwayne on the court. 3hi i our lat year at Mac&lemore and plan on going

to %.9. Seame High School ne2t year. Anthony i my !et "riend and I could

trut him with anything. e de5nitely try to &eep each other out o" trou!le

and got each other+ !ac&. He+ li&e a !rother "rom another mother.

A we tood !y the cooler# he in*ited me o*er to hi cri! to play *ideo

game and liten to muic later. I told him I de5nitely needed ome time

away "rom e*erything and that I would a& and get !ac& to him. In the mit

o" e*erything# my mother called me into the li*ing room. She ordered me to


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get 3errance a 6uice out o" the cooler while he went to the !athroom. A"ter

doing what I wa ordered I at on the couch and attempted to 5nd omething

on tele*iion. hile itting there I o*er hear :randma )earl and 1ncle Deon

dicu that mytery woman that came to my "ather+ "uneral er*ice.

ho wa that woman at my on+ er*ice Deon/ a&ed :randma

)earl. I ne*er een her a day in my li"e# he added. Ma# we+ll tal& a!out it

later# he aid. She repeated herel" once more# thi time in an irritated

manner. hen e*eryone lea*e# I will tell you Ma# ay uncle Deon. 1pet#

he get up and wal& out the li*ing room. My 1ncle Deon ha&e hi head.

hen my mother returned "rom the !athroom he a&ed# Deon# what+

wrong with )earl/ He 6ut threw hi hand up and hoo& hi head. 9e"ore the

con*eration went any "urther ome o" my mother+ "riend came into the

li*ing room and !egan a&ing her quetion a!out ome people they went to

chool with !ac& in the day.

I wa eager to 5nd out who thi woman wa a"ter ear hutling that

con*eration !etween my 1ncle Deon and :randma )earl. So went to 5nd $li

!ecaue I hadn+t een him ince he tormed out a"ter the "uneral er*ice.

A"ter earching a "ew room in the houe# I a&ed my mother i" he had een

him# !ut he hadn+t. 7e2t# I a&ed Anthony# who+d !een in the &itchen eating#

and he aid hadn+t een him either. My couin# Shawn# 5nally told me that he

had lat heard him outide on the phone.


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Anthony o,ered to go outide with me to ee i" $li had !een out there

till# ure enough there wa $li. He had !een tanding down tair in "ront o"

Aunt Shelia+ houe on the phone. hile waiting "or $li to get o, the phone# I

a&ed Anthony i" he had een that woman who came to the "uneral er*ice

late. Yeah# I remem!er eeing her and thoe guy tanding in the !ac he

aid. 3hen added# who were they/

I aid# I don+t &now who any o" them are# !ut I &now my grandma and

mother don+t &now who he i either. 9e"ore we could 5nih the

con*eration# $li had noticed u itting on the porch# got o, the phone# and

called u o*er. hen we got downtair# $li aid in a 6o&ing manner to

Anthony# 9oy you 6ut can+t tay away# I wear we adopted you/ $*eryone

laughing # $li a&ed# hat are you !oy up to/

oo&ing "or you to ma&e ure you alright# didn+t loo& too good when we le"t

the er*ice# I aid.

Yeah# I+m 5ne. 3han& "or loo&ing out "or your !ig !rother# he aid. I

replied# o" coure# proceeding to a& him who that mytery woman wa at

the "uneral. He then a&ed Anthony# i" he could tal& to me alone. 3here wa

ne*er a time my !rother and I couldn+t tal& around Anthony# o I &new thi

wa a!out to !e omething eriou. Anthony agreed to gi*e u pri*acy and

went !ac& into the houe.

You &now that our "ather did all he could to ma&e ure we had the

!et# !ut he wan+t per"ect# aid $li. He !egin to e2plain to me that her


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name wa 8helea and he had !een our "ather+


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I had ne*er had a c con*eration li&e thi with $li# my "ather+ death

ha already changed o much. Still unure what he meant !y that# I nodded

my head in undertanding. 3o ma&e thing le intene# I a&ed him i" it

would !e alright i" I went o*er Anthony+ houe "or a while to clear my head.

He then aid that right now wouldn+t !e the !et time !ecaue Sage and

3errance need me while our mother i going through. A hard a I tried to !e

undertanding I couldn+t.

3hat+ not "air at all# how come y+all get to go out and get away# I

corned. %ut get Anthony to come o*er# he uggeted.

Moreo*er# a we tood outide Aunt Shelia+ houe# a red and white

Dodge 8harger pulled and $li+ phone !egan to ring. I+ll ee you later $lli#

go ahead !ac& in the houe and remem!er what I told you# aid $li. I

nodded in con5rmation and went on !ac& into the houe.

hen I got in the houe# I went to the &itchen to a& my mother i" it would !e

alright i" Anthony came o*er. In the &itchen wa e*ery woman in the "amily#

!ut my mother. You eem my mama/ I a&ed :randma )earl. She uptair

tal&ing to your 1ncle Deon# where i %unior/# he aid.

He 6ut le"t# we were 6ut outide tal&ing# I aid. 9e"ore he could

repond to me my mother called her uptair with her and my 1ncle Deon.

She then puh me aide and went uptair. A I tood in the &itchen# my aunt

Shelia !egan to !rag to her "riend how handome I growing up to !e and


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how my "ather made !eauti"ul children. 3he ne2t thing I &now it# he a&ed

me to ing "or her "riend.

I hate when people a& me to ing or dance in "ront o" their company.

My mother ue to do it all the time year ago. 8ome !a!y# do it "or

mommy# he would ay. Anyway# I 6ut loo&ed at her with a !lan& tare and

luc&ily one o" her "riend a*ed me. She tated how I didn+t ha*e do it i" I

didn+t "eel li&e it. I+m glad omeone "eel my pain.

My Aunt Shelia then tell her "riend# in a 6o&ing manner# to huh up

and then we le"t the &itchen. al&ing to her room he tarted a&ing me how

I wa holding up. My Aunt Shelia and I are really cloe. She alway too& me

to !a&et!all game and let me e*en tay with her to participate in a

!a&et!all camp out outh one ummer. In addition# he wa alway eaier to

tal& to then my parent and he &new how to ugar our parent up "or 6ut

a!out anything.

I !egin to tell her how I 6ut don+t thin& that thing will !e the ame

anymore# now that my "ather in+t here. Aunt Shelia e2plained# I &now it

in+t eay !a!y and orry to tell you# !ut thing won+t !e the ame. Don+t

count yourel" out though# you ha*e !ig "uture ahead o" you. Stay "ocued

nephew.

During our con*eration# one o" her "riend come in and tell her he

need to come out there. hen the door opened# you could hear the loud

creaming and commotion going on.


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I went out to the li*ing room# where Anthony had !een# and a&ed him

what wa going on. 9e"ore e*en 5nihing the quetion# I ee the mytery

woman "rom the "uneral yelling and arguing with my mother. 3hey are going

!ac& and "orth with name calling while my uncle pull the women apart.

I quic&ly a& Anthony to ee hi cell phone !ecaue I had le"t mine at

home. Secondly# I go to the !athroom and call $li. %ut my luc& he anwer

the phone and I quic&ly tell him the ituation that i at hand here at Aunt

Shelia+ houe !etween our mother and 8helea. He tate he will !e right

o*er and hang up.

7e2t# I ruh !ac& to li*ing room# I tell Anthony to "ollow me to the

porch. hen we get outide I a& him how it all !egan. He tell me that while

he wa itting on couch there wa a &noc& at the door. ?ne o" my aunt+

"riend 5gured it wa $li coming !ac& and it wa 8helea and he a&ed to

pea& to :randma )earl. He aid when :randma )earl came down tair# he

told 8helea he had ome ner*e howing her "ace at her daughter+ houe

li&e thi. He went on to ay that 8helea !egan to e2plain her cae and

purpoe "or howing up when my mother


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on the porch. hen we they get on the porch my Aunt Shelia come out with

them and cloe the door !ehind them. She then !egin to quetion her.

hat !ring you to my !rother+ "uneral and to hi iter+ houe/ he ay

in digut.

8helea !egin to ay that her and my "ather li*ed together "or ome

year and ha*e two children together. My aunt then loo& o*er at Anthony

and I and tell her not go any "urther. hat are you !oy doing out here/

he aid. 8on"ued on how he didn+t notice u out here when he 5rt came

out# I told her that we were waiting on $li to come !ac&.

8helea then !egin to ay how $% a he re"erred $li a# ha met her

and &now what her and my "ather had going on. 'urther he told how my

uncle had met her on many occaion. My Aunt Shelia loo&ed at my 1ncle

Deon in digut and aid# So y+all &new a!out thi and didn+t ay anything/

1ncle Deon tated hi cae and Aunt Shelia and 8helea wal&ed o, the

porch and !eing wal&ing and tal&ing down the treet. 7o ooner a they le"t#

$li pulled up in that ame red and white Dodge 8harger# !ut thi time he wa

dri*ing it.

He hopped out and a&ed where our mother wa. 1ncle Deon pulled

him to the ide and ga*e him and update on what happened. My !rother

quic&ly went uptair to chec& on my mother and told me to come along.

hen we got up there my mother wa o!!ing in grandma )earl+

arming. She loo&ed up at $li and a&ed him where he had !een. $li couldn+t


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e*en anwering !e"ore her tarting drilling him on the ituation with 8helea.

So you &new a!out thi woman !eing with your "ather and didn+t tell your

own mother/ $li loo&ed at her with "ear in hi eye# no clue o" what to

e2pect ne2t. She continued to ram!le on a!out how much he had done "or

him and how he "elt !etrayed !y her own on.

3he more and more he went on the deeper the hurt I "elt "or my

!rother. I glanced at him 6ut to ee the many tear he wa trying to hold

!ac&. My !rother had made mita&e in the pat# !ut alway ga*e a helping

hand# 6ut li&e our "ather. 3o !e ;= year old# he had a lot going "or himel"

and helped my parent out a much a he could. So it wa hard to hear her

pea& to him li&e he in+t a lo*ing on. I 6ut wanted it to end.

My mother wa interrupted !y my 1ncle 3ony who dimied my

!rother $li. My uncle 3ony wa the oldet o" my grandma )earl children. He

wa the trict one and my "ather+ "a*orite !rother. 3hey would go 5hing

e*ery ummer and ometime would ta&e u.

$*eryone loo&ed at 1ncle 3ony a he told $li go !ac& to what he wa

doing and to call him in the morning. My mother thought he would tart her

rant on 1ncle 3ony# !ut he nicely told her to get ready to get dropped o, at

home and that thi ituation i o*er. He made it clear to her that he wa not

going to down hi !rother+ children "or the mita&e that hi !rother made

when he wa here on earth.


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Anthony and I went !ac& downtair into the &itchen where I a&ed

grandma )earl i" I could go o*er Anthony+ houe to get away "rom

e*erything. She agreed to watch Sage and 3errance and told me to a& 1ncle

Deon to ta&e Anthony and me !ac& to $*anton. I lo*ed my grandma

!ecaue he undertood me e*en when I "elt no one ele did.

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3he ride to Anthony+ houe had !een a quiet one. 3hi wa way too

much "or me to !are at once. I 6ut wanted $li and my mother to hah thing

out and come together# at leat "or my "ather+ a&e. In addition# I couldn+t

ee why my "ather would hurt my mother li&e thi# he ne*er eemed li&e that

type o" guy. 3hee emotion 6ut made me want him !ac& e*en more.

You !oy hungry/ 1ncle Deon a&ed a we pulled into endy+

par&ing lot. e !oth hoo& our head no# !ut he inited we eat omething.

A we got out o" the car# 1ncle Deon pulled me !ac& and told Anthony that

we+d meet him inide. I &now there i a lot going on right now in your li"e

nephew# !ut undertand that people are human and ma&e mita&e. He

went on to dicu how my "ather lo*ed my mother dearly and he 6ut got

caught up in ome me. 'amily will alway ha*e diagreement# !ut we

alway remain "amily# he aid.

9e"ore I &now it I !ro&e down and "ell into hi arm. hy did he ha*e

to lea*e u li&e thi/ I cried out. I told him that I didn+t thin& thing will !e


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the ame a"ter e*erything that went down at Aunt Shelia+ houe. He !egan

to e2plain to me that whate*er would happen a"ter thi ituation# that my

"ather would want me to tay "ocued on !a&et!all and graduating

elementary chool. I it e*en worth it anymore/ I aid.

My 1ncle Deon loo&ed at me with hurt and anger in eye. You ha*e

many opportunitie that my i!ling and I ne*er had# do you &now that your

"ather didn+t e*en get the chance to graduate "rom high chool/ he aid. He

went on aying that he and my "ather at time were le"t to ta&e care o"

themel*e which turned them to the treet. Your "ather did e*erything in

hi will to ma&e ure you children ne*er in a million year had to go through

what we had to# that+ why he mo*ed you guy out o" the city# he aid. 3hen

he told me that I had nothing to worry and a!out that he would ma&e ure he

tal&ed to !oth $li and my mother. e then 5nally went into endy+ to meet

Anthony.

A we pulled up to Anthony+ place# Anthony than&ed my uncle "or the

"ood and ride# and told me he+d meet me uptair. I nodded in agreement.

9e"ore I could !egin to tell my 1ncle how than&"ul I wa "or him tal&ing to

me# he aid nephew I don+t care how hard li"e get promie me you will

ne*er gi*e up/ In hoc I tared at him "or a moment and replied I

promie. I then told him that I appreciated him "or !eing up"ront a!out

thing with me. He mut o" &new I wa re"erring to my "ather not tal&ing to

me a!out thi mytery woman and told me that my "ather had planned on

itting down with the whole "amily and to tell u a!out that woman. Your


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"ather wa in a place in hi li"e where he wa ready to turn thing around# o

ne*er thin& "or one moment he didn+t care a!out hi "amily and how you

guy would "eel. He continued to ay that the woman had no right to come

o*er and handle thing li&e that and with e*eryone !eing in their emotion#

that+ why thing got out o" control li&e they did.

I ga*e him a !ig hug and than&ed him "or helping me undertand the

ituation !etter. He told me that I could alway count on him and to &eep our

con*eration !etween u. I agreed and headed uptair to Anthony+

apartment. A"ter ha*ing thee tal& with my 1ncle Deon# he made reali(e

that I had o much to li*e "or depite what wa going on !etween $li and my

mother. I "elt li&e omeone had to !e trong "or our "amily and that omeone

would ha*e to !e me. ?ne thing I did &now wa that my "ather had !een

proud o" me "or all my accomplihment in !a&et!all and chool@ and that I

would ma&e a promie to him a well to &eep puhing to !e great.

I en6oyed coming to Anthony+ place# he alway had the !et *ideo

game and mo*ie. Hi mother alway &ept the !et nac& and wa alway

coo&ing. She wa weet lady almot li&e a econd mother !ecaue he wa

o welcoming. So when I wal&ed in the door# he greeted me with the !igget

hug. How are you weetheart/ he aid. I told her I wa holding up and he

told me that he would !e coo&ing a !ig !rea&"at "or u in the morning. I

miled and went into Anthony+ room. I lo*ed her coo&ing pro!a!ly a little

more than my mother+ coo&ing.


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Man# I thought you weren+t coming anymore# Anthony aid in a

6o&ing manner. I 6o&ingly replied# Yeah# we were out there "or a little minute#

he wouldn+t hut up. My 1ncle Deon and I had !een out there "or almot an

hour 6ut tal&ing. Anthony had !een playing ;& on hi )layStation when I

came in. I wa o happy !ecaue I needed to clear my mind and what !etter

way than playing ome !a&et!all with my !et "riend and eating 6un& "ood

all night.

Beady to get !uted in ome ;&/ he aid laughing. You not tal&ing to

me !ecaue i" I remem!er correctly the lat game we played# I !eat you !y

a!out ;C point# I replied. e !oth laughed and got ready "or a long night o"

clowning each other. A"ter a!out game and I !egin to reali(e how much I

appreciated Anthony and hi mother "or letting me tay the night to get

away.

3he ne2t morning# we wo&e up to the mell o" maple !acon coo&ing.

Anthony+ mom wan+t lying when he aid a !ig !rea&"at. She had made

'rench toat# panca&e# egg# hah !rown# auage# !acon# grit# and e*en

ga*e u a *ariety o" 6uice to chooe "rom. Anthony alo had a younger iter

named ily who wa a!out the ame age a my little !rother 3errance. e all

at the ta!le and en6oyed thi deliciou "eat together. 3han& "or the

!rea&"at M. Scott# I aid. She replied# Anything "or my children. She

went on to a& i" Anthony and I en6oyed our e*ening !ecaue he could hear

u laughing and 6o&ing all night. e !oth nodded ye with grin on our "ace


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!ecaue he had !een up to almot E in the morning playing di,erent *ideo

game.

'eeling a little !etter/ he a&ed me. I told her I wa and appreciated

the get a way and a&ed i" may!e I could tay another night i" my mother

didn+t mind. I really wan+t ready to "ace the reality o" going home yet. She

aid I could i" I a&ed my mother then "ollowed !y aying he would call her

later and a& "or me !ecaue he wanted to chec& up on her anyway. ?ur

mother had grew to !e cloe "riend !ecaue Anthony and I hung out o

much.

A"ter eating that huge !rea&"at# Anthony and I decided to leep hal" o"

the day away ince we tayed up o late the night !e"ore. hen we got up#

we played *ideo game a little !it more which made u want to actually go

play ome !all at the court. I didn+t ha*e any clothe o we had to wal& to

my houe which wan+t too "ar "rom Anthony+ place. 3hat+ one reaon why I

li&ed li*ing in $*anton# almot any and e*erything wa in wal&ing ditance

unli&e li*ing in the city o" 8hicago.

A we were wal&ing Anthony a&ed me how I wa holding up a"ter

e*erything that had happened !ecaue he &new that wa a lot on me. I !egin

to tell him that my 1ncle Deon helped me undertand the ituation !etter !y

telling me that my "ather wa planning on telling me e*erything a!out thi

mytery woman and !aically con5rming that I might ha*e another i!ling. In


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addition# I told him that thoe con*eration changed my outloo& on chool

a"ter 5nding out my "ather hadn+t e*en completed high chool.

Anthony told me he could related !ecaue hi older !rother hadn+t

complete high chool prior to !eing murdered. Alo# that hi mother wa

alway getting on him and ily a!out the importance o" chool. I ne*er really

undertood how chool would help me now# i" my "ather did 5ne without out

it. I &now I got to graduate high chool now !ecaue you hould ha*e een

the loo& on my 1ncle Deon+ "ace when I told him I had een no point# I told

Anthony.

Anthony told me he could ne*er ay anything li&e that to hi mother or

he would pro!a!ly !eat him. He continued on to tell me how grate"ul I

hould !e to ha*e people around me that care and upport me. I undertood

where he wa coming "rom !ecaue Anthony+ "ather hadn+t !een in hi li"e

much and hi uncle and aunt are too !uy with their own li*e to how that

much attention to him and ily# o hi mother i hi !igget upport ytem.

hen 5nally arri*ed to my houe and I hadn+t een my mother+ car

outide# !ut I did ee an un"amiliar !lue 8he*y Mutang in the dri*eway. A I

entered the houe I called out "or my mother and he didn+t anwer. I

&noc&ed on $li+ door and he anwered. I that your car in the dri*eway/ I

a&ed. hen he opened the door a !ig cloud o" mo&e le"t the room and he

replied Ye. $li had !een high a a &ite and I &new it wa only !ecaue o"

the night !e"ore with my mother.


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He then po&e to Anthony who had !een tanding !ehind me. I went to

my room to change and pac& my !ag in hope my mother would allow me to

tay at Anthony+ another night. How you doing !ro/ $li a&ed a he came

into my room ree&ing o" mari6uana. I told him I wa alright and that I 6ut

need ome time away "rom the houe. A"ter a&ing me that quetion

Anthony decided to go into the li*ing room and wait "or me to get 5nihed.

Are you o& $li and !e honet# I aid. He at on my !ed and tared at the


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ne2t to him wa a pac&ed !ag. here you o, to/ I a&ed. He didn+t ay

anything. I aid hi name# hoping that he would ay omething to me. I+m

going to ay with my girl"riend "or a while until thing die down here# he

aid. He then added that our mother didn+t come home lat night and that he

apologi(e "or wal&ing out o" the room o a!ruptly. He e2plained how he "elt

o much preure now that dad wa gone. 'irt# it wa mom ta&ing out here

"rutration on him that had nothing to do with him to !egin with and now

me needing him more than e*er now that dad i gone.

I+*e alway loo&ed up to my !rother e*en i" there are were ome thing I

didn+t undertand that he doe# !ut I ne*er een him o down and "eeling o

wea&. All I could do i wal& o*er to him and hug him. I then told him that we

would !e o&ay and that :od would ne*er put too much on u that we

couldn+t !ear. He loo&ed at me and aid# I don+t ee where you are getting

thi trength "rom# !ut I ee you will help me e*ery tep o" the way. I ne*er

"elt o cloe to my !rother e*er. He then told me to go ahead and that he

would !e !ac& in a "ew day.

I le"t out o" the room hoping thing would only get !etter "rom here. $li+

girl"riend tayed on the outh ide o" 8hicago and not in the !et

neigh!orhood. I 6ut hope him and my mother would get thing together.

9e"ore heading to the !a&et!all court# we went !ac& to Anthony+

houe to drop my pac&ed !ag o,. 3o my urprie my mother had !een there

in the li*ing room tal&ing to Anthony+ mother. It loo&ed li&e that were ha*ing


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a deep con*eration a!out omething !ecaue a oon a we came in they

quic&ly topped tal&ing.

I wal&ed o*er to my mother and ga*e her a hug and &i. It loo&ed li&e

he had !een up all night and day crying# her eye had !een o red and

pu,y. How you "eeling !a!y/ he a&ed. I told her I wa doing 5ne and that

Anthony and I were going to the court to play ome !a&et!all. She ga*e a

"a&e mile to co*er the pain he wa "eeling inide. I wanted to a& her the

ame quetion# !ut "eared the repone o I decided not to.

7e2t# he apologi(ed "or what happened lat night and told me that it

would !e a good idea "or me tay at Anthony+ houe "or a "ew day. A"ter

eeing my !ag# he o"tly laughed and aid oh# o you 6ut &new I wa going

to ay ye huh/ I crac&ed a little mile and nodded. I lo*ed my mother o

much and couldn+t ta&e it eeing her li&e thi. She then a&ed me i" $li had

!een at the houe when I topped !y. I told her no !ecaue I didn+t want to

ha*e to go into "urther detail a!out anything. 3hen I told her l lo*ed her and

than&ed "or letting me tay at Anthony+ houe.

A Anthony and I wal&ed to the court# all I could thin& a!out wa how

!ro&en my "amily wa right now. My *i!e mut ha*e !een trong !ecaue

Anthony a&ed me on many occaion i" I wanted to tal& a!out what wa on

my mind and I &ept telling him no. I 6ut wanted to get on the court and

releae thi tre. 9a&et!all wa alway made me "eel !etter.


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e 5nally got to court where we aw a couple o" our "riend there. e

played a couple o" F-on-F game with them. 3hoe had to !e the mot

aggrei*e game I+*e e*er played in my li"e. Shot a"ter hot I wa ta&ing

and ma&ing. I wa o "ocued you would o" thought I wa playing "or a

championhip game. My "riend e*en told me that my game had impro*ed

and that i" I &ept playing li&e that might e*en ma&e it to the 79A. A"ter

playing a "ew game with them# Anthony and I played ome =-on-= game

until he wa tired. $*en a"ter he at on the ideline# I 6ut hot !a&et until

my hand were num!.

8ome on man !een here all day it+ almot cur"ew# Anthony aid to

me. I wa o caught up trying to "orget a!out e*erything with my "amily I

hadn+t notice the callue that de*eloped on my hand. ?n the way home#

Anthony topped and aid# I+*e ne*er een you play li&e you did today# are

you ure you don+t want to tal&/ A"ter all that !a&et!all I played# I till "elt

o treed and 6ut !ro&e down.

9e"ore hitting the ground# Anthony caught me and 6ut let me ha*e my

moment. It "elt li&e we had !een tanding there "ore*er !e"ore he called hi

mother to come get u. hen we got !ac& to hi houe I went traight in the

!athroom. hen I loo&ed in the mirror my "ace reem!led my mother+ "ace

"rom earlier. My eye were !lood hot red and pu,y. 3hen there wa a &noc&

on the door. It wa M. Scott chec&ing on me. I told her I would !e out in a

minute and he told me meet her in the li*ing room.


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hen I got in the li*ing room Anthony had !een itting on the couch#

o I at ne2t to him. Your mother told me what happened yeterday and I+m

here to let you &now that we are here "or you guy. She continued to tell me

that Anthony told her how good and aggrei*e I wa playing !all at the

!a&et!all court and he aid that it wa normal to 5nd omething to ta&e

your mind o, o" thing and that he proud o" me "or uing omething o

producti*e to do it.

She then a&ed me wa there anything I wanted to tal& to her a!out

whether it wa in "ront o" Anthony or not. I a&ed her wa my mother going

to !e o&ay. 7e2t# he told Anthony to e2cue himel". I wan+t ure i" that wa

a !ad or good thing. Your mother i going through a lot right now and need

all the lo*e and upport you can gi*e. I undertand you can only do o much#

!ut it+ the little thing that count at thi point. She doe undertand how

he handled thing with your !rother $li were not right and he 6ut need

time to 5gure out how he i going to 52 thing. She i worried a!out you

children and how thi i a,ecting all o" you# !ut he i till lo*e and care "or

you all.

A"ter hearing that I "elt a tad !etter &nowing that there might !e a

chance "or thing to wor& out !etween her and $li. 3he only thing I hoped "or

now i that $li would !e a"e and not do thing to 6eopardi(e the relationhip

that they had le"t.


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