Battered Emotions (2023)

[bunniefuu]

(foreboding music)

(somber pensive music)

Don't you know the

thoughts that's in my mind

They creep up,

they seep up, death

- You think a

restraining order's

gonna keep me away from you?

You think a piece of paper

is gonna keep me away

from my family?

We could've worked things out.

But you had to go

and mess it all up.

I'm gonna teach you.

Gonna teach you, yeah.

Nobody's gonna have you.

Nobody, I mean nobody!

Nobody's gonna have you.

(pensive chill music)

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you know

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you know

Used to be the

love of my life

You used to be the

one important thing

In my life

But then you

started changing

Oh you started acting crazy

But now I know just

what I gotta do, boy

I gotta get away

from you, boy

'Cause there ain't

no turning back

We've been here before and

I'm headed out the door

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you know

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you

(distant traffic rumbling)

- Just because you're going

through it with Rashida,

that's no reason to

treat me like this!

- Really, did you just

mention my sister's name?

(flesh smacking)

You have nothing to do with

what's going on with my sister.

What you need to think about

is taking responsibility

for all your shortcomings.

And I do mean short.

So what you need to do

is get outta my face

'cause I have things to do.

(mellow music)

- So y'all hear about that fool?

Who set his girlfriend

on fire in the basement.

- Crazy.

She brought it on herself.

She got what she deserved.

She was with a man

that beats her.

I mean, what did she

expect him to do next?

- She brought it on herself?

I just wanna make sure

you just said that.

- Now that right there.

That was an

ignorant-a*s comment.

You think it feel

good to be burnt?

Did you see this right here?

I was on fire before,

it don't feel good.

- I don't care what the

situation was, it was evil,

and no one deserves

to die like that.

And then for you to

say she asked for it.

I mean that's stupid.

You know, some people

don't have nowhere to go

or nobody to turn to.

So they trapped.

- Trapped my a*s.

That's what shelters

are for, okay?

Look, he was hitting on her,

and she was too blind to see

that it could end up in death.

- Like I said, no one

deserves to die like she did.

It was uncalled for.

- Whatever, she should've

left when she had the chance.

Burn, baby, burn.

- Tell me she did

not just say that.

- Boo boo, you need

Jesus, like for real.

- Hell wrong with her?

She crazy.

(train rattling)

(phone vibrating)

- Hello, Casandra

Taylor speaking.

- Hi, Casandra,

how are you, dear?

- Hey.

I'm all right.

How are you?

- Well, today is

a good day for me.

I'm just so glad to be home.

- Well, when I get off

work, if you're up to it,

I'm gonna come out

and see you, okay?

- Yes, I'm up to it.

Okay, I'll see you later.

Drive safe.

- Okay, all right, bye.

(somber pensive music)

- [Vocalist] Sometimes

we put up with things

and we don't know why.

We started off good

Now we're ending bad

- Bunny!

Your hand placed

- Bunny!

Firmly across my face

What is this

Oh my god, what is this

(door sliding)

- Hey, baby, how was your day?

- How was my day?

Same as always.

Hold up, I don't smell

nothing cooking in here.

What's for dinner?

- I went to see Rashida.

She came home from

the hospital today.

I just got in a few

minutes before you did.

- So I guess the worms will

be getting to her soon.

- What did you say?

- I said I guess the worms

will be getting to her soon.

Ain't like she got much

longer to live, right?

- [Bunny] Are you serious?

I can't believe you.

- What you can't believe?

You know what?

Why you sitting here doing

so much non-believing?

You need to be getting

me something to eat.

- I'm sorry.

I don't, I don't feel

like cooking tonight.

Can we just order pizza?

- Pizza.

You think I'm worth pizza?

You know what?

I've been out here

working all day.

And when I come home,

I don't want no damn old pizza.

Now you've been out here

running the streets,

chasing around your

soon-to-be-corpse girlfriend.

And all I want is

a home-cooked meal.

- All right, I'm gonna

change my clothes.

And I'll warm up some leftovers.

- Yeah, you do that.

You, you know what?

Actually, come,

come here, sit down.

You don't even have to do that.

Have a seat.

- Thanks, baby.

- You welcome.

(unsettling music)

You know what?

You think I'm worth leftovers!

Huh, I be out there

all day, all right?

Nah, that's right,

nah, I, you know what?

Yeah, make me some leftovers.

Your dumb-a*s always

doing stuff like this.

Worring about other

people when you should be

worried about what's

going on at home.

Bring me leftovers.

- No.

- Get up, bring me leftovers.

Get up, bring me leftovers.

I'll bring you some leftovers.

Now I'll make you

some leftovers.

I'll (indistinct).

Do me leftovers.

I'll, I'll (indistinct).

I'm worth leftovers, huh?

You think (indistinct).

(Bunny sobbing)

Huh?

You want leftovers, huh?

You wanna leftovers?

Get leftovers.

All right, you don't

want leftovers?

Huh?

Think I want leftovers, huh?

Leftovers, huh?

You think I want leftovers?

Why don't you think about

that next time, huh?

Leftovers.

Hands off me.

(Bunny sobbing)

(distant traffic rumbling)

- I hate to see when you

feel that you failed him,

but you haven't.

You haven't.

You're doing God's work.

And he knows you're

doing the best you can.

He knows your heart.

I see it.

God sees it.

I just wish you could see it.

- [Casandra] It's just

sometimes too much.

It's just too much

to handle right now.

- Please, no tears now.

Just know I'm going home.

I'm going home.

To be with the Lord.

Rent free.

My rent's been paid, baby.

Paid in full.

You all don't have to

see me suffer anymore.

All this pain that I'm enduring,

no more.

It's all in the

hands of the Lord.

(somber music)

I just want you all to just

think of all happy times

and just live your life.

It's in God's hands.

(insects chirping)

- Baby, I'm sorry.

(melancholic music)

- Sorry for what?

- For getting sick.

I mean, I should've been

more aware of my health.

- Come on, baby, it's

nothing to be sorry about.

I mean, it's all in God's plan.

It's in His diagram.

I think I see it in you

I think I see it in you but

you're telling me that I don't

Oh oh

- I just wish we had more time.

Wish we had more time.

Girl, I know

what's real, I know

(distant traffic rumbling)

- [Terry] Hey, girl, here's

some more files for you.

- Thanks, Terry.

- Casandra, we know you've

been thinking about Mona.

As to what happened to her.

But there's nothing

else you could do.

You have to let it go.

You can't keep putting

yourself through this.

- There was nothing else

that could've been done.

We're fighting a

battle right now.

We live in a

society that refuses

to accept that domestic

violence affects everybody.

And it's eating

away at our society.

We may not be able

to save everybody,

but we can't give up this fight.

We gotta keep doing

what we doing.

And we can't second guess

what we doing either.

(insects chirping)

- Tara, let me talk

with you for a second.

- About?

- What you and

Stephan got going.

It ain't good.

It's not good.

- [Tara] What you

mean it's not good?

- It's no different

than Bunny and Andre.

- Did you just say

Bunny and Andre?

- Yes I did.

- I came over here

to see about you, and

you gonna sit here

and bring up me and

Stefan's relationship?

- You have so much hate

buildup inside of you

that I'm scared.

But if you, if it's

not working, walk away.

Leave.

- Look,

I don't wanna talk

about this right now.

I ain't got time for all this.

- Well, guess what?

I ain't gonna be

around too much longer.

I don't have that much time.

And I won't be here

to have your back.

- Do you know how many people

are affected by your illness?

And you gonna sit here

and make jokes about it?

It's not funny.

You know what? I ain't

got time for this.

I got things to do.

I'll talk to you later.

- Really, sis?

Girl, if you don't get

your hind parts over here.

(mellow pensive music)

Yeah, I ain't gone nowhere yet.

Huh.

- I love you.

- I love you too.

Don't you play with me.

Get on up outta here.

- I'll see you later.

(door knocking)

- [Bunny] Who is it?

- [Serviceman] Electronic

Cable Services.

- Coming.

Please come in.

- Thank you.

All right, oh, I'm

sorry, hi, I'm Chris.

Heard you had a few

problems with the cable.

- [Bunny] Yeah.

- Ah, ma'am, are you okay?

- Yes, I'm fine.

I fell at work so

I'm a little sore.

- Are you sure you're okay?

- Yes, I'm fine.

The room's to the right.

- To the right.

Okay, I'll just take

a quick look at it

and see if I can see

what the problem is.

- Okay, thank you.

(Bunny sobbing)

- [Andre] Leftovers!

- Yo, I'm almost finished this.

I'm gonna need another one.

- Psh, I got you, brother.

- [Andre] Man, drinking that

gonna take your pain away, huh?

Nah, but it's gonna help me.

- Dog, I do not get you, man.

- [Gary] And what is

it that you don't get?

Look, I feel you.

I feel your pain with Rashida

dying and all, a'ight?

I mean, it's a real Hallmark

Lifetime Movie Network

tear-jerker-type situation.

But dog, you are

not married to her!

Now, she got plenty of friends

and family to help her out.

It's stressing you

out, I can see it.

Look at your face, man.

You need to just walk

away from this, for real.

- Dre, why we keep doing our

circles beyond me, homie.

You don't know

nothing about love

and you probably never will.

What Gary and Rashida got,

something special, man.

What you and Bunny got,

something terrible.

- You know what?

And it's a good thing I

don't give a rat's a*s

about what neither one of

y'all two think about love

or y'all definition of it.

- Man, you need to step back.

Take a look on how

you living, man.

And how you doing things.

Real talk.

- Look, let me school

you two brothers

on something real

quick, all right?

See, I'm living my life the

way I wanna live my life.

Everything Bunny

get, she get from me.

When I say, "Bunny, jump, baby."

She be like, "How high?"

And then she be like, "How

fast I need to come down?"

See with a woman, it's like,

it's like disciplining

a puppy, all right?

If the puppy pee on the floor,

you gotta take the puppy

face and put it in the pee,

and then roll up the

newspaper and go pow.

"Don't do that."

All right?

It's real simple.

If I don't do that,

she gonna run wild.

- Damn, did you just say

what I think you said?

- What, you want me

to say it in Spanish?

She need el disciplinio, okay?

- Man, your Spanish need work.

But like Bee said, man,

Holly didn't keep you around.

- You know what?

I'm wondering the same

thing 'cause both of y'all

acting real feminine right now.

Man, do your shirts

snap at the bottom?

You got shoulder

pads in your shirt?

Man, y'all acting

like women, man.

I don't know what's going on.

Look, I thought we was

gonna have guys' time,

but I got here, y'all

in here ready to wait,

y'all waiting to exhale.

All right, look, Jason's Lyric,

you gonna be all

right, all right?

And Love Jones, you

gonna be all right too.

Y'all need to stop watching

so much Lifetime

Movie Network, man.

It's turning y'all into girls.

Look, call me the next time

y'all ready to have guy time.

Guy time, all right?

Damn, man.

I'm gonna holler (indistinct).

- Yeah, I got your

girl, all right.

I really don't know what

happened to that brother

right there, man.

(distant traffic rumbling)

(somber music)

- So what you gonna do now?

- She staying with him.

Yes, she is, she

gonna stay with him.

Gonna stay right with

him, look, you ain't,

she ain't gotta

answer the question.

She's gonna stay with him.

Let me tell you this.

If you go back to him, don't,

don't call me, don't text me,

email, DM, don't

do none of that.

None of that.

If you go back to him, it's

like committing suicide.

- Suicide?

- Suicide.

(Bunny speaking softly)

- Suicide?

Come on, if you go back to

him, he's going to k*ll you.

What am I getting into?

I'm out.

And you know one more thing?

One more thing.

I don't have time to be buying

no dresses for no funerals.

I don't have time for it.

- You feel the same way?

- Hmph, me and you both

know, Mishu is high-strung.

All the way up there.

But she got a point.

And right now, the way

you two going, baby,

this can't continue.

It just can't.

- Andre, I'm gonna get

right to the point.

The economy is getting better,

but business is still slow.

So unfortunately, we

have to let you go

at this current time.

- Are you serious?

- I'm afraid so.

- Come on, man.

You gonna let me go?

Man, I do everything

I'm supposed to.

I'm, I'm always on time,

I never show up late.

Well, let me ask you a question.

- Okay?

- When did you know I was fired?

- We had some idea last week.

But everything was pretty much

confirmed early this morning.

- Early this morning.

So you had me work all day?

- Of course I had

you work today.

Did you think I was

gonna run your day shift?

You're one of my best

workers, like I said.

So of course I'm gonna

have you finish your route.

I'm sorry, but that's how

business is sometimes.

- Whatever, man.

- Well, I can tell you what,

you can leave out my

office how you want,

or I can call security,

however you wanna do it.

However you wanna do it.

But at the time, I'm about to,

you have to leave my office,

sir, I'm sorry, you have

to leave at this time.

- BS, man.

(melancholic music)

Hey, hey

Hey

Hey hey

(melancholic music

turning lively)

On the corner, the corner

On the corner, on the

corner, yeah, on the corner

On the corner, on the

corner, on the corner

Yeah, on the corner

On the corner, on the corner

On the corner, yeah, on

the corner, on the corner

Life is (indistinct)

shouldn't be so rough

Trying to maintain with

the stress in my brain

The pain from the streets

got me going insane

The (indistinct)

can't let it worry me

Throughout the metro, bammas

get k*lled, yo, off the hook

The crook young, they shook

But Michael (indistinct) and

help you see the other side

I try to analyze success

for what is success

Well, man, bammas at my

chest, but I don't sweat it

My style's poetic, I'm

athletic, I gotta get it

The cream, yo, it's

like a bright dream

My emotion deep

within the ocean

I'm cold stick to another

level or just my trouble

I'm coming from the

dark side, dark side

I had to open my eyes,

squeeze, it made me realize

Keep your eyes on the prize

Watch a Black man rise

I gotta hold on and keep

my mental state straight

In fact, the skills I can

fake when I react or attack

Yo, it's hot

I'm packing my GL*CK, they've

got me ducking for shots

On the block, why

On the corner, on the corner

(vehicle passing)

(door shutting)

- Baby, how was your day?

- [Andre] So where

the hell you been?

- What are you talking about?

- You know I called up to

the shop earlier today.

They said you was out to lunch.

But I wanna know is

who was you out to lunch with?

- I was at the park.

I wasn't with anybody, I was

reading, doing some writing.

- Oh, reading and writing, huh?

So you think you miss Maya

Angelou or somebody now?

You know what did I

tell you about that?

It's not gonna get you anywhere.

What you think, you gonna

be some type of writer?

Or singer, or something?

It's a stupid idea and it's

not gonna get you anywhere.

But you know what?

You're too dumb to realize that.

But what I do wanna know is.

(mildly tense music)

- Who were you with?

(voices overlapping)

- [Bunny] You promised.

You promised you

wouldn't do this to me.

- Oh, I promised?

Huh?

(Andre grunting)

(tense music continues)

(distant traffic rumbling)

You know I, I did lose my job.

And you.

Baby, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, baby.

Look, I didn't

mean to, come here.

(Andre smooching)

Come here, baby, that's right.

(Andre smooching)

Come here.

(somber music)

(Andre smooching)

Come here.

Come here (smooches).

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

(water running)

- You have the power to

be whoever you wanna be.

You have the power to stand up

for what you believe in.

You have the power to soar

higher than your highest point.

Elevated so high that your

head will touch the sky,

reach for the clouds.

They're closer than you think.

Holding your head up high.

You will never sink.

Travel deep into your mind

and see what you can find.

The answer was there all along.

The power to carry on

was there.

(pensive chill music)

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you know

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you know

Used to be the

love of my life

You used to be the

one important thing

In my life

But then you

started changing

Oh you started acting crazy

But now I know just

what I gotta do, boy

I gotta get away

from you, boy

'Cause there ain't

no turning back

We've been here before and

I'm headed out the door

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you know

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you

(water spraying)

You used to be

tired of this life

You used to give me

(indistinct) so good

Every night

But now you won't

even touch me

I'm saying it's not nice

I tried so many times

to talk to you, boy

You just turn your back and

walk away, you fool, boy

And since my mama

ain't raise no fool

I know I exactly

what I should do

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you know

I'm walking out

tonight on you

(train rattling)

(train beeping)

- [Automated Voice]

Doors opening.

Step back to allow

customers to exit.

Walking out

- Bunny.

It's me, Chris, remember the

guy who fixed your cable?

Well, look, I was

just on my way to work

and I saw you sitting here,

so I just wanted to

make sure you were okay.

- I'm all right.

This is a bus stop, right?

So I'm waiting for the bus.

- Bunny, it's Sunday morning.

Ain't no buses

coming through here.

- Oh, so you work for Metro now,

please just go to work

as you were doing.

I'm fine.

- You're not okay, all right?

And you need help.

So please let me help you.

Help you up.

- Don't touch me.

I don't need your help.

- You may not want my help.

You may not even need my help,

but I'm gonna give it

whether you like it or not.

So let's save us

both some breath.

Stand up, wipe your tears.

And come with me

so I can help you.

(mellow music)

Gotta guy

I wanna make plans with you

(mellow music continues softly)

- Well, have a seat.

Make yourself at home.

- Why are you doing all this?

If you think you're getting

something from this,

and you know what

I'm talking about.

- Sweetheart, listen, I don't

have to go that route at all.

I mean, you cute, but

you got a lot going on.

I can tell that from just

picking you up at the bus stop.

So in your words,

I'm not trying to get

anything out of this.

I saw that you needed help

and that's what I'm doing.

- Well damn.

- Look, just lay down.

I'm gonna get a blanket and

you can fall asleep, all right?

- What, the couch?

You're not gonna

offer me your bed?

- My bed?

Woo.

Um, what I do know

is that that couch

is much more comfortable

than that bus stop

that you were just

on, all right?

So have a seat on that couch.

I'm gonna get you a blanket.

My bed.

You cute.

But you ain't all that.

(mellow chill music)

- Oh, you're just gonna

send me to voicemail?

Look, it was real cute how

you snuck out the house

while I was asleep.

Do not make me come looking

for you 'cause you know I will.

I'll look under every rock

until I find your

little dumb self.

Call me.

- So um, let me guess.

That was him leaving

another threatening message.

- You think you

know so much, huh?

- Was I wrong?

- No, you were right.

What makes you think

you know so much about

what I'm going through?

- Yeah, been there, done that.

Let's just say that I'm real

familiar with the routine.

My ah, my mother,

she was m*rder*d by an ab*ser.

So I kind of know what

you're going through.

- I'm sorry to hear

that about your mother.

Well, thank you for all this.

But it's time that

I should be leaving.

- Going where?

Back to him.

- No, I'm not going back to him.

This was the last time.

- And how many times

have you said that

this was the last time?

Look, Bunny, you can stay

here as long as you want.

I mean, until you get

your head cleared.

- I can't do that.

- Well, I'm, I'm

not gonna force you

to do anything that

you don't wanna do.

But I have a few errands to run.

So let's do this.

There's an extra key.

If you are here when

I get back, great.

I'll cook dinner.

And just so you don't think

there's any funny

business going on,

I make dinner for

myself every night.

- So let me get this right.

You're just gonna leave me here?

How you know I'm not gonna

rob you or something?

- Rob me?

By all means, rob me.

I am very insured.

Problem, girl.

(birds chirping)

- So you know you won't be

doing this much longer, right?

- You never stop, do you?

I've been doing this for a while

and I never met anyone like you.

- [Rashida] I hear that a lot.

- How do you do it?

- Well, my faith is what

really keeps me going.

I was never a church-going,

bible-quoting person.

But I've always

believed in the Lord.

And when I found out I

had breast cancer, whew.

I just looked towards him.

And I asked him to please

guide me through this.

And he did.

I could've got mad.

Angry.

Would've done no good.

But (indistinct) how

God to do his work.

Hmm.

And what a piece of work.

When you know you're right,

baby girl, listen to me,

there is no reason

to be mad or upset.

And guess what?

- What?

- I'm right.

- That you are.

All right, love.

(friend speaking softly)

(somber pensive music)

- [Vocalist] Sometimes

we put up with things

and we don't know why.

We started off good

Now we're ending bad

Your hand placed

Firmly across my face

(door knocking)

What is this

Oh my god, what is this

(knob turning)

- Hi, come on in.

Hello, may we help you?

Yes, I saw this

brochure on the train

and I'm a victim of

domestic violence.

But I no longer

wanna be a victim.

What is this

Am I going through abuse

I've been awakened to

something I've never seen

Or felt, never felt

Never felt

I thought you loved me

How could you strike me

With forcefull blows

That could almost k*ll me

I thought we was

better than this

(distant traffic rumbling)

(dish rattling)

(cutlery scraping)

(mellow music continues)

Make me feel

like (indistinct)

- There she is.

All right, so dinner is served.

- When you said you

were gonna cook,

I didn't think you were serious.

- [Chris] Absolutely.

Now, whoa, before

you start eating,

your honest opinion is very

much appreciated, okay?

I take my cooking

seriously, all right.

- I will let you know.

- [Chris] Mm mm?

Yeah?

- Okay, pretty good.

(birds chirping)

So can I ask you something?

(Chris chuckling)

- Damn, you sure got

a lot of questions.

- Why are you alone?

You have no kids, no

girlfriend, no wife.

You have all this to offer

and you have nobody?

And you have benefits?

No, come on.

No, really?

Why don't you have

anybody in your life?

- Mm, well, ah,

what makes you think

I don't got nobody?

- Oh, excuse me.

- No, no, no, I just,

I'm just playing.

All right, I'm just

playing with you.

So why don't I have anybody?

That's your question.

- [Bunny] Yes.

- Well, to be honest with you,

the man who m*rder*d my mother,

he was convicted for

manslaughter instead of m*rder.

His lawyer argued that

my mother came at him

with the knife first.

And that the case should

therefore be considered

a case of self-defense.

And of course there

were no police records

of when they came by,

or hospital records

of when she was abused.

It was almost as

if he knew how much

he could do and what

he could get away with.

So they sentenced him to

eight years in prison.

He's about to get out.

And when he does,

I'm gonna k*ll him.

So for eight whole years

I never allowed myself

to get close to anyone or,

let alone start a family.

Because if I do

what I'm about to do

I'll either be in

jail or prison.

And I just didn't

want my loved ones

to go through the

same thing that I did

by me not being there.

So that's why.

(mellow music)

Say the name

- Hold, hold it right there.

I'm gonna get my way

Say my name, tell

me you love me

You never change

Take it slowly

but keep the pace

No one before me

No other way

Let me love you my way

We can't let nobody, so

good, you gonna say my name

You ain't gotta rush

this, take your time babe

Only you inside me

Boy, I'll make it go away

(unsettling lively music)

(singing in foreign language)

- [Andre] Look, Slim,

you know why I'm here.

Where is Bunny at?

- What?

- [Andre] I said

where is Bunny at?

Can you, can you hear

me, are you deaf?

- First of all, who you

think you talking to?

Second off, who in the

hell do you think you are

running up on me like

you have lost your mind?

- [Andre] Look, I ain't

here for all the convo.

All I need to know

is where Bunny at.

Can you help me with that?

- So I guess she

finally decided to leave

your little sorry a*s

behind and alone, huh?

About damn time.

- [Andre] Whatever.

- Yeah, whatever.

- Well, look,

you need to tell her

I'm looking for her.

- I'm not gonna tell her squat.

Why would I?

For real.

You got me twisted, homie.

- Whatever.

- Yeah, whatever.

Keep looking at me like that.

I got something for you.

I got something for that a*s.

- Whatever, I ain't-

- Yeah, all right.

You know what?

Hey, Andre, wait a minute.

You know what?

I do know where she at.

- That's right.

- Mm-hm.

- You need to say what's up.

- Yeah, I know where she at.

But you think I'm

gonna tell you?

Homie, don't you

ever walk up on me

like you done lost your mind.

I'll cut you from ear to ear.

And as it goes for

Bunny, my home girl,

my sister, keep messing

with her if you want to.

I ain't gonna k*ll you.

I'm just gonna get

you where it hurt.

You got me?

You got me?

- [Andre] You just tell

her I'm looking for her.

- Uh-huh, I'm good with it too.

Uh-huh, keep it moving.

Do what you need to do.

Because this blade

look kind of sharp.

- Who is that at my door?

What are you doing?

- Look, where's Bunny at?

- Bunny ain't here?

What, what are you doing here?

- [Andre] Look, man,

I know she here.

- First of all, let me get

something straight here.

First of all, don't be

walking up on my door.

She's not here.

- Look, I ain't here to

play games. I know she here.

- We ain't playing no games.

First of all, she's not here.

Can you, can you leave?

Can you walk down these steps?

Do you need some help?

Turn around, goodbye.

- Look-

- Bye-bye.

- You just-

- Bye bye.

- You-

- Bye bye, okay?

- You tell her-

- Dismissed.

I ain't telling her nothing.

What, I supposed to flinch?

Get your a*s down the steps.

And hold onto the railing.

You about to fall.

Punk a*s.

(insects chirping)

- Hello?

What do you want?

Look, I told you

not to call my phone

until I give you permission

to call my phone.

So now all of a sudden

'cause your phone work,

you wanna blow my phone up?

Boy, I'm over my sister's house.

What do you want?

Okay.

You finished?

All right.

Such a dumb a*s.

- Bunny, tell me something.

What would make you happy?

- Love.

Because love is not

supposed to hurt.

And with Andre, I

allowed myself to believe

that was love but it wasn't.

It was just him controlling me.

And as much as I thought

that it would get better,

it just got worse.

And I just allowed him to take

a lot of things out on me.

I was like his punching bag.

- Well, believe it or not,

you are actually doing

what a lot of women

are searching for

the strength to do.

But you actually doing it.

- What's that?

- You decided that

enough was enough.

That you wasn't gonna

take it anymore.

And believe it or not,

that's the hardest part.

- Thank you.

- Thank you?

Thank you for what?

- Just thank you.

- Yeah, I see, I did it too.

- Did what?

- Made you smile.

- Yes, you did do that.

(somber chill music)

- [Andre] Where's Bunny at?

- What?

- What.

Did you hear what I said?

I said where is Bunny at?

- Wait a minute, hold, hold up.

Don't come up in my shop

acting like a damn fool.

She not here.

So you better get out.

- I ain't going nowhere

till I'm good and ready.

- Oh no, not, not today.

- Y'all gonna

bring her out here.

- Who the hell you think

you are coming up in here

screaming and yelling

like you about that life?

I said she not here

so you better get out!

- Look, what you need to do is

get back to doing her kitchen

and bring-

- This my shop!

You ain't about to do

nothing up in here.

- Hey, Bunny!

I know she's back, Bunny!

- You better get out my shop!

(door sliding)

- Hello, there she is.

Hey, baby.

- Hey.

What's, what's all this?

- Just trying to do

something nice for you.

Loo,, I know you've been

going through it with Rashida.

- So you think buying

me this cheap wine,

those ugly-a*s flowers,

which are not even roses,

was gonna cut it for you?

I mean, can you

get anything right?

Once again you and

your dumb-a*s thinking.

I mean, what good are you?

Stupid-a*s.

We need to slow down

Take a view

- Oh, so you gonna

just walk away from me

while I'm talking to you?

- Come on now,

here you go again.

I tried to do

something nice for you.

Then once again,

you put me down!

Baby, we need to slow down

Take a view

- Do you know what?

You need to chill out.

- Shut, man, you crazy, man.

- You are stupid as hell.

Because you know I

don't like no red wine.

- I don't even know why,

I don't even know why I

put up with this, man.

- [Tara] Clean this mess up!

(singing in foreign language)

- I'm hot, I'm hot,

and I'm ready to go.

- Come on.

- Catching a breeze.

- I'm gonna get you a breeze.

- I don't wanna do it.

- A little bit.

But anyway, hold on.

Let's get to the

bigger and better news.

- Oh yeah.

- What's up

with you and your little friend?

You know the one

that cooked for you?

What's up with him?

You was telling me,

finish telling me

he was doing all

these things for you,

and he ain't, he ain't

trying nothing with you?

- Nothing.

- Nothing?

- He's just a nice guy.

Just for-

- A nice guy?

They still make those?

Nice guys?

All right, well, I

guess anything is better

than that as*h*le

you was dealing with.

And speaking of which,

don't you know that fool

dropped past my house?

He lucky I was

expecting company,

otherwise he would've got it.

- Hold up, wait, he

pulled up on you too?

You know this dude

has the audacity

to do these bammerish things,

to walk up on me sneaking

and creeping up to my car.

Anyway, I just wanna,

since we all out here,

all hot and stuff,

I might as well just go and

get this off my chest now.

You know, last time we met up,

you know I went off and

I apologize for that.

But I just wanna let you

know that I love you.

And I only want

the best for you.

And he's not the best for you.

So I hope you understand

where I was coming from.

But girl, he ain't right.

And I'm glad, I'm happy

that you moved on.

Just, just accept my

apology and I hope we still,

we cool after this.

- Thank you, guys.

And I know this, I just,

I don't know but I'm sorry

for putting both

of you in danger.

Messing with that fool Andre.

That's not gonna happen again.

- So what's going on between you

and Miss Bougie Barbie?

- Ah, see you got jokes.

- Seriously, like

has things gotten

any better between you two?

- Mm.

No, actually gotten worse.

Man, it's like walking

eggshells with this girl, man.

Like every little thing I do,

she just wanna blow up on me.

There's no reason to

treat me like this.

- I mean I understand

but honestly,

I think you should call

this relationship quits.

Like let's be honest.

Like I understand she's

stressed out and depressed.

Her sister's dying

from breast cancer

but she's just

using it as excuse.

Come on, she's just plain evil.

- Well they ain't having her.

I know every

relationship go through

their rough patches and all,

but I ain't giving up on Queen.

- I don't even know

why you continue

to go through this with her.

- [Stefan] Look, me

and Queen just fine.

- See that's your problem.

Queen is what she's not.

Her govern name is Tara.

And that's what I'm gonna

continue to call her.

- All right, see you talking

about the woman I love now.

- Exactly, the woman you love.

The woman that don't give

you an ounce of respect,

downs you while you

continue to love her.

Like serious time to let it go.

And let me be the

first to tell you

you're in an a*usive

relationship.

- [Stefan] All right,

cuz, see I ain't got time

to hear all this, man.

- I mean that's the problem.

First rule, you're in denial.

- Look, ain't nobody

in denial, Christine.

I told you I'm sick and

tired hearing about this.

And on that note, I'm gone.

- So you do poetry,

you song-write.

And you sing.

- I do.

- You know my friend

Trey, he owns a studio.

You ever wanna go in, lay

something down, lemme know.

(foreboding music)

- [Bunny] That'd be nice.

- [Chris] I think

that'd be good.

(menacing music)

(mellow music)

(lyrics indistinct)

Big fish in a sea

I know (indistinct)

- That sound good, sound

good, take five, take five.

What are you thinking, man?

- What you talking about, bruh?

- Bruh, she bad.

She can sing.

She talented.

But outta all these

women around here,

you gonna pick the one

with the most drama?

Look, whatever, I ain't

trying to hear that right now.

All right?

- I ain't trying to

hear that right now.

She's in a a*usive

relationship, bruh.

Meaning her man or whatever,

he gonna come looking for her

and you gonna be right

there in the middle.

- You really think I care about

some punk who abuses women.

- I know you, I know what it is.

You still tripping off moms.

That's why you trying to save

her 'cause you still feeling

guilty about moms, man.

It wasn't your fault,

you wasn't there.

This what you do.

Throw a couple dollars,

get her out the house now.

We got bigger and

better things to do.

You my boy, I can't see

you go out like that.

She is cute though.

But you playing a

dangerous game, bro.

I can't see it.

Know that.

- Baby, I know it's hard on

you, the girls, and Gary.

I know it's hard.

But if I wasn't sick,

I would have tore into

Andre like no tomorrow.

Do you hear me?

Hmm.

I'm just so sorry that I

haven't been there for you.

- If I was as strong as you,

I would've never allowed

myself to fall so far.

And allowed Andre to

do all he did to me.

Don't apologize for

that, I did that.

- Baby girl, you are

stronger than you know.

You are stronger than you know.

(mellow music)

- Thank you, Rashida.

(mellow pensive music)

Done, done

Coda, coda

Don't wanna wake up

without feeling your touch

Girl, I would

die slowly inside

If you ever gave up

I know that things

Haven't been perfect

In our relationship

Girl, I don't want

You to ever quit on me

'Cause I will fight

for you with every inch

I don't think God

put us together

For our love

too (indistinct)

Just wanna

(somber pensive music)

Oh oh oh

I wake up every morning

Thinking to myself

Trying to cope with

These dreams that I'm having

These strange feelings

(Rashida sobbing)

- No.

No.

(somber music)

(bottles rattling)

(Rashida sobbing continues)

God, no.

Why?

Why me?

Why is this happening to me?

I choke, I choke all the time.

'Cause I don't want

you, Gary and the girls,

to ever know my pain.

I can't take it.

I can't take it anymore.

Sister, please hold me.

- Don't give up.

(mellow music)

Hey boys

- Where have you been?

It's 6:30 in the morning

and you're just

coming in the house?

- You lucky I came home at all.

- I can't do this anymore.

I just can't.

I am so tired.

I help abused women every day.

And every day, I tell

them that they're strong,

that there's help for them.

That they deserve to be

in healthy relationships.

I also tell them that they

are nobody's punching bag.

But at the same time

that I tell them this,

I do it with a straight

face knowing full well

that exactly what

they're going through,

I'm going through

the same thing.

Okay, I'm living a lie.

Nobody knows the pain and

the hurt that's inside of me.

Or how you caused me

to lose our child.

Or how you beat me so bad

that one more blow to

the back of my head

will paralyze me for

the rest of my life.

But you know what?

They're gonna know.

You know why?

Because I'm gonna tell it.

(Gary laughing)

Tell your story.

(Casandra squealing)

- You don't have to do this.

- Sit your a*s down.

Too early in the morning to

keep whooping your a*s in here.

- You're not allowed to

tell me to shut up no more.

(Casandra yelling)

Hello, this is Casandra.

At 146 Casper Lane.

Yes, send the police.

I k*lled my husband.

Yes.

Yes (sobs).

- You know I had no idea.

All this time I work with her.

Just, just taking care of people

that's in abused relationships.

- You never know what

people are going through

in their life.

I guess that's why she took

all her cases so personal.

I mean, 'cause she was

actually living it.

Sis.

Sis.

Are you okay?

I am calling the

doctor right now.

(somber music)

I can't let go

No matter how I try

I gotta kiss your

memory goodbye

Stop wasting time

Thinking you'll

come back to me

I gotta set you free

Living on a memory

Can't get you off my mind

Somehow I thought

that I'd be fine

Living on my own

But I can't let go

No matter how I try

I gotta kiss your

memory goodbye

Stop wasting time

Thinking you'll

come back to me

I gotta set you free

You'll always (indistinct)

You and me forever

- Rashida said that

she was scared.

I asked scared of what.

She said she was scared

of what we were becoming.

The things I've done to you

have not always been right.

And for that I think we

should just part ways.

I ask that you forgive

me for what I've done

and what I've said to you.

Because a lot of men

would've just left me.

But you stayed.

You are a good man and

you deserve better.

So, I think it's

time for me to leave.

We love each other

a little too fast

It's time to step back 'cause

I don't wanna damage you

And you don't

want to damage me

We need to slow down

Take a few steps back now

Moving too fast

Don't want us to crash, baby

We need to slow down,

take a few steps back now

Moving too fast

Yeah, let's go

- Bunny, where you at?

- Andre, what the

hell did you do?

- I told you, didn't I?

Didn't I tell you, huh?

Didn't I tell you?

You thought you got away, huh?

You thought it was that easy?

Huh?

You thought it was that easy?

- Andre.

What are you doing, Andre?

- You thought it was

gonna be that easy?

Huh?

If I can't have it, nobody can.

And I meant that.

Get up.

Didn't I tell you,

huh, didn't I?

- No, no, get off, no!

- You again?

- Get in the back.

- Andre, what the hell

are you doing here?

- So lemme guess,

you're Andre, right?

- That's right, I'm Andre.

- Let's do it then, bro.

- Look, look, look, look,

I ain't even come here

for all that.

I just wanna talk to Bunny, man.

- Nah man, she ain't got

nothing to say to you right now.

- Look. Bunny, baby.

I'm sorry.

- What?

- Just, just hear

me out, all right?

Baby, I'm sorry for

everything I've done to you,

all I put you through.

Baby, just I'm asking

you for forgive,

no, I'm begging you

just gimme a chance

to right all my wrongs, and

the stuff I can't make right,

at least gimme a chance

to do it different.

- Are you serious?

- Bunny? What are you doing.

- Now, baby look, I've

been going to meetings,

going to church.

I mean, look, I got this shirt,

I got these shirts for us baby.

Man I promise you everything

is going to be different

but you just gotta gimme that

chance to prove it to you.

But I need you to

know I love you, baby.

Take my hand.

- Bunny.

You know who he is and you know

what he brings to the table,

and you know what he's done.

I'm standing here before you

telling you that I

am ready to live.

And not just live, but

live a life with you.

Don't do this.

(pensive chill music)

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you know

I'm walking out

tonight on you

I should've been gone

But you know

Used to be the

love of my life

You used to be the

one important thing

In my life

But then you

started changing

Oh you started acting crazy

But now I know just

what I gotta do, boy

I gotta get away

from you, boy

'Cause there ain't

no turning back