01x01 - Reunion

[bunniefuu]

["Prone" by Masego playing]

- [man 1] f*ck!
- [birds chirping]

[singers vocalizing]

Okay.

[exhales heavily]

[grunts]

[Masego] ♪ Yeah, I been ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I been taking long
I been writing songs ♪

♪ I've been feeling gone ♪

♪ Don't know what you on ♪

♪ You probably prone
to stay all night ♪

♪ I'm probably prone
to play yo' mind ♪

Hey, it's New Year's. Got
us a little mansion party.

- [singers vocalizing]
- [people cheering on phone]

[man 1 sighs]

[Masego] ♪ I said, I got her yellin'
Got her yellin', got her yellin' ♪

- ♪ Just like ♪
- [singers vocalizing]

[Masego] ♪ Oh, round
four, round four ♪

[cell phone vibrating, dings]

[singers vocalizing]

[Masego] ♪ Yeah ♪

- [song fades out]
- [video game sounds playing]

[boy speaking indistinctly]

[boy] Justin. Do you still
want to play Destiny?

- [man 2] No, it don't work.
- [woman] Eric, it does work.

Whoever wins Monopoly tonight
gotta take down the Christmas tree.

[Eric] Whoever wins
Monopoly, well, you ready?

- You better get you some gloves, because...
- [woman laughing]

The Christmas tree
got sh*t all on it.

There he is! Okay! [laughing]

[Eric] Creeping up on us, man. What
you doing? Slow, what you doing?

[woman] Okay, I think
we are ready to party.

Monopoly board is out.
Snacks almost ready.

Ready to get your butt
spanked? Let me know.

- sh*t.
- [woman laughing]

What's up? Everything okay?

Yeah, no.

Um, Darius, he actually
invited me to a... a party.

[Eric] Oh. Well, I mean,
it's almost eight o'clock.

[woman] Were you invited?

No, but, uh, Darius, I guess
I'm... I'm like the plus one.

Okay, so, where is this
party? Who's throwing it?

I dunno. I'm going with Darius.

Justin, that didn't
answer my question.

[Eric] Justin, just give us
the who, what, when, and where.

That's all.

You don't have it, do you?

Dawn.

No, Justin, we're not starting
the year out like this. No!

No information, no party.

Okay, but, Mom, I literally... I...
I just found out... Like, just...

[Dawn] What have I told you?

- Justin.
- Dawn!

What, Eric?

We got cops out here sh**ting Black boys
like it's open season, and I'm trippin'?

Look, there are kids at my school
who don't even come home on weekends.

And they're what?

- They're white.
- White. Exactly.

- You put me in an all-white school.
- [Eric] Justin.

Speaking of which, all this money we're
spending, did you even train today?

Just wanna get
outta this house...

Do you have any consideration for what
we wanna do on the one New Year's Eve

your father closed the
restaurant down early

so that he could
be here with us?

Okay, so, how do I
trade in some yard time?

[Dawn] Okay, it's
that mouth of yours.

That sh*t gonna get you
thrown in jail or worse, dead.

- Might as well let me live before I die.
- [Eric] Hey, hey!

- Go to your room, Justin.
- Now.

[Eric] Go.

- Dawn, you take sh*t way too far.
- You don't take sh*t far enough, Eric.

He's graduating next
year. He's not ready.

And I'm f*cking exhausted.

I asked him a million times. It's
communication. Basic. It's basic.

["Painted on Canvas" by
Gregory Porter playing]

♪ ...what you use? ♪

♪ Can't I get some greens? ♪

[knocking on door]

Hey. Hey.

You can go.

Come here. There's some things
we need to talk about first.

["Bad and Boujee"
by Migos playing]

- ♪ Hey! Raindrop, drop-top ♪
- ♪ Drip ♪

- ♪ Smokin' on cookie in the hotbox ♪
- ♪ Cookie ♪

- ♪ f*ck' on your b*tch, she a thot ♪
- ♪ Thot... ♪

[Eric] You be yourself. You
hear me? You be yourself.

And if you meet a young lady,
and you wanna talk to her,

and she even hesitates...

- [Justin] Don't do it. I know.
- [Eric] Don't.

If you're talking to
somebody and they're drunk...

- [Justin chuckles]
- [both] Don't do it.

[Eric] And if it's
a white girl...

[both] Don't do it.

[partyers laughing, chattering]

[Eric] Otherwise,
have a good time.

♪ My n*gg*s is
savage, ruthless ♪

♪ We got 30s and
hundred-rounds too... ♪

[partyers in unison]
Happy New Year!

♪ Rackaids on rackaids Got
back-ends on back-ends ♪

- ♪ I'm ridin' around in a coupe ♪
- ♪ Coupe ♪

♪ I take your bih'
right from you ♪

- ♪ b*tch, I'm a dog, roof ♪
- ♪ Grr ♪

- ♪ Beat the h* walls loose ♪
- ♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hop in the frog, whoo ♪

- ♪ I tell that bih' to come comfort me ♪
- ♪ Comfort me ♪

- ♪ I swear these n*gg*s is under me ♪
- ♪ Hey ♪

- ♪ They hate, the devil keep jumpin' me ♪
- ♪ Jumpin' me ♪

- ♪ Bankrolls on me keep me company ♪
- ♪ Cash... ♪

[partyers laughing,
chattering indistinctly]

[partyer 1] Hey.

What's your name?

- Uh, Justin.
- [partyer 2 giggles]

- [partyer 1] Justin?
- Yeah.

Justin is just in time...

For a fondue.

I'm... I'm good.

[both giggling]

[partyers] Happy New Year!

What are you doing?

They're trying to give it to
you, and you won't take it.

What do you mean? I'm...
I'm lactose intolerant.

- [friend] Uh-huh. Yeah, clever.
- [Justin laughs]

Hey, Chloe. Chloe.

Chloe, Justin. Justin, Chloe.

- Hey.
- [friend] Lady of the house.

- [Justin] Nice to meet you.
- This is for you.

Basically, you poke your stick in
this warm cheese and wiggle it around.

You are so nasty.

Yeah, okay, Chloe.

Okay, Darius.

Make sure Justin puts
his name in the hat.

- Oh, okay. That's you. That's you.
- [Darius laughing]

No. Of course she wants it,
but I can't give it to her.

- Her daddy's a lawyer.
- Mm.

- Yo, you know what we should do?
- Hm?

[Justin] We should
survey all these people.

See if their parents have donated
to the Urban League lately.

Best way to smoke out the
equal-opportunity p*ssy.

- And what do you know about p*ssy?
- What do you mean?

You're a virgin.

- I was building off your joke.
- Can we go put your name in the hat?

What do you get if you
get your name pulled?

Mm, hopefully your
d*ck sucked. [laughs]

♪ These b*tches, they
f*ck and suck d*ck ♪

♪ And they bustin' for Instagram
Get your clout up, uh ♪

[chill music playing]

[partyers] Happy New Year!

["Blurry Now" by Caroline
Kingsbury playing]

[partyers laughing,
chattering indistinctly]

♪ I gave you what you wanted ♪

♪ Freedom from all my problems ♪

♪ Now I still lose
beyond your arms ♪

♪ I gave you what you wanted ♪

♪ Gravity words
from your mouth ♪

♪ Throw back a shot
to avoid them ♪

♪ But you can be so nice... ♪

You have no idea
who I am, do you?

[scoffs] I'm sorry, what?

Wow! I forgot I was
always invisible to you.

I'm sorry, why am I being
punished for not knowing you?

Well, because at one point in your life I
knew that your favorite color was green.

And that you were Frederick
Douglass in the school play,

and that you liked helmets. Standouts...
Daft Punk and Buzz Lightyear.

Yet you don't remember who...
[clears throat] ...I am.

Keisha.

Keisha Clark.

Yeah.

Wow.

- [Keisha] Your turn.
- Wow, wow. [laughs incredulously]

What do you remember about me?

[Justin] What do I
remember about...

- Oh God, why did I even ask?
- [Justin] No, damn, just...

Just give me a second.

Give me a second. Okay?

Ticktock.

I never knew why you
always let them win.

I mean, I just remember this one time
you almost beat me at this 400, you know?

I mean, if you
could've done that,

you could've beaten all of
them, but you never did.

I slowed down to
make some friends.

I get that.

I'm sorry, so where are you now?
Where did you go after elementary?

Brookwood, with most of the kids here,
but then I transferred to St. Maria's

for the track program. Yeah.

So you still running?

- I never stopped.
- You good?

- I'm ranked.
- High?

- f*ck you.
- Wow, potty mouth.

- Whatever.
- Potty mouth.

How about you, though? How's basketball?
Last time I checked, you weren't ranked.

Ouch.

Medic!

But for real though,
how's basketball going?

You know, it's a
make-or-break year.

Praying a D1 school's in need
of a three-point sharpsh**ter.

Should we, you wanna...?

Yeah.

[Justin laughs]

- [partyer 3] Keisha!
- Hi.

- [partyer 3] So good to see you.
- [Keisha] Good to see you.

You're beautiful.

- What?
- [Justin] What?

What? What?

[giggles]

Was I, uh, was I nice
to you back then?

You weren't mean.

Hey, excuse me. Can I just
grab him for one second?

- Yeah.
- Come on. Thank you. She said you're good.

- Come on.
- What are you...

Hey. You put your name
in the hat, right?

["Big Win" by
Perfect Time playing]

[Justin] I still cannot
believe I didn't recognize you.

I mean, you literally have
your name around your neck.

Yeah, not only is it a fashion
statement, but it's also a cheat sheet.

[both laughing]

Wait, so how do you know Chloe?

Oh, I don't.

Um, I actually tagged
along with Darius.

Oh, the guy that
k*lled our convo.

Yep, yep, that
is... that is him.

[laughs] Is that
your best friend?

I mean, sometimes I feel like
he's my only real friend.

But hopefully that changes soon.

Because there's this other guy that I
really, really wanna be friends with.

[laughing]

But you know, I could probably
handle having three friends.

Okay, I see you.

Feels good to be seen.

[Keisha] Hm.

[Chloe] All right, ladies!

You have one minute
to find your matches!

Did you put your name in a hat?

Uh, I did, yeah.

Oh, okay, well, um...

Have fun with that.

Keisha.

[ethereal music playing]

Wait, what are you doing?

Hiding.

- [Keisha laughing]
- Come on, keep me company.

- Okay, go, go, go, go.
- [Justin laughing]

[partyers, faintly] Ten, nine,
eight, seven, six, five...

- Hey, Keisha?
- Yeah?

[partyers] ...three, two, one...

Happy New Year!

- [partyers cheering]
- [fireworks exploding]

[gentle music playing]

{\an8}[cell phone dings]

{\an8}[FaceTime ringing]

[Keisha] Hey.

Yo, I meant in real life
while we were still on break.

Oh! [laughs]

All right. Where
do you wanna go?

I don't know. Um...

Fairfax?

Cool.

Cool.

When?

- Tomorrow.
- Sure.

Sure. Okay. [laughs]

Okay.

So do you like ramen?

I used to until I had
to eat it all the time.

Oh, I mean, I was gonna say that we
should get some ramen tomorrow, but...

- If you don't like it, we don't have to...
- I mean, I'm just not usually, you know,

out at restaurants
eating ramen, but...

Oh, okay, cool.

I don't know. I think I've
been eating a lot of ramen

because I've been
watching a lot of Naruto.

You watch that show?
I cannot get into it.

Sorry, what? You don't,
uh, you don't like Naruto?

No. That girl calling after Sasuke
all the time gets on my nerves.

They need to give her
a life outside of him.

Wow! Okay, I think
this relationship

might be over if you don't...
if you don't like Naruto.

So, we're in a relationship?

No, I mean, seriously,
what do you like?

You like, uh, comic books,
video games, anime, anything?

Uh... I play Sims.

I was about to hang up
the call, but I think I...

I guess I can get into that.

[both laugh]

You're weird.

I am weird,

but someone seems to like it.

Really, who?

[Keisha chuckles]

Uh-oh.

No, no, I was... I'm
sorry, I'm just, um,

searching for the words.

[Keisha chuckles]

- Can I... can I play you something?
- Yeah.

[keyboard clacking]

Um, this just says everything
I would want to say.

Cool.

["Within" by Daft Punk playing]

Just make sure you
listen beyond the words.

♪ There are so many things ♪

- ♪ That I don't understand... ♪
- Hey, Keisha?

Yeah.

It was, uh, it was
good meeting you.

♪ There's a world within me ♪

- It was really nice to meet you too.
- ♪ That I cannot explain ♪

♪ Many rooms to explore But
the doors look the same... ♪

[speech pathologist]
Let's move on to vowels.

- A, E, I, O, U. Really enunciate.
- ♪ I am lost, can't remember my name... ♪

[Justin] A, E, I, O, U.

[speech pathologist] All right, let's
finish the warm-up with puckers.

♪ Looking for someone ♪

- ♪ I need to know now... ♪
- Puckers?

- ♪ Please tell me who I am... ♪
- Mwah.

- Squeeze, release.
- ♪ I've been, for some time... ♪

[speech pathologist
and Justin] Mwah.

Mwah.

Yes.

Mwah. [laughing]

- Finally, something I can use.
- Okay. Somebody's got a girlfriend?

I mean, we'll see. [chuckles]

We will see.

[Dawn] New year,
new you, who dis?

Come on, Ma, you
know I be out here.

Not gonna argue with you.

I'm just enjoying you
handling your business.

Come on.

Really?

Yeah, let's go.

Okay, Mama.

Ah, foul, foul!

Foul?

All right. Hey, Ma.

You mind dropping me off at Fairfax?
So I can hang out with some friends?

Maybe do a little shopping
with my Christmas money?

Look at you, using the who,
what, when, where, and why.

That's all I ever ask, you know.

Be happy to take you.

♪ I've been, for some time ♪

♪ Looking for someone ♪

♪ I need to know now ♪

♪ Please tell me who I am ♪

♪ I've been, for some time ♪

♪ Looking for someone ♪

♪ I need to know now ♪

♪ Please tell me who I am ♪

♪ I've been, for some time ♪

♪ Looking for someone ♪

♪ I need to know now ♪

♪ Please tell me who I am ♪

[song ends]

- Hi.
- Hey.

- [loud traffic]
- [people chattering indistinctly]

[musician] I got this new
hot CD I just dropped.

I know you gonna like it.
It's only five dollars.

["Flow" by Nomad Sound playing]

♪ If you know me, what
you know me for? ♪

♪ Wasn't this, I was
chillin' on the low ♪

♪ I was coolin', I was
ghost Always had the flow ♪

- ♪ Now it's goin' up... ♪
- Those are nice.

Yeah, no, I think
I'm gonna get them.

Cool.

Uh, what are you gonna get?

Nothing.

What? You don't like anything?

Uh, I like the
whole drop. [laughs]

Come on, I'll get you
something. Whatever you want.

Uh, no, that's... that's okay.

I mean, seriously, my grandmother,
she gave me this gift card

that can take care of all
of this. So, get whatever.

- What? Yeah, I'm sure.
- Are you sure?

- I'm sure.
- [Keisha] Um...

- Okay. All right.
- Cool.

♪ I fake left, shake you ♪

♪ Flow smooth, it
will break you ♪

♪ OTWO hit a breakthrough ♪

♪ Hit the bench Gonna
take two, take five... ♪

- I like this.
- [Justin] I like.

It's like the colors. Oh, no,
no, no. But I like this too.

You should get them both.

What? [scoffs] No, no.

I... I could use this
for track, though.

♪ Now it's goin' up ♪

♪ Now it's goin'... ♪

[rap music playing
indistinctly on speakers]

And you're sure that
that's okay, right?

Yeah, no, I mean, I wasn't

probably not gonna get anything
unless you got something,

so you saved me a trip.

Okay, so I helped you out.

No, I helped you out, what?

- Yeah, these two.
- [cashier] You got it.

[Justin] Oh, and I
have a gift card.

[register beeping]

You know I could, uh, carry
that for you, if you want.

Oh, yeah, sure. Yeah.

Okay, cool.

[indistinct chattering]

[ethereal music playing]

Oh! Hey, isn't that your friend?

[Darius laughing]

What are y'all up to?

You know, we just shopping, about
to eat, you know, check out a movie.

What about you?

[Darius] Oh, you know, just
walking around, seeing what I see.

- Seeing what you see?
- [Darius] Yes.

[Justin] Yeah.

But, uh, I'm gonna text
you. Enjoy the movie.

Hey, isn't that...

- ["Might Be" by Anderson .Paak playing]
- [singers] ♪ Ah ♪

- [.
- Paak] ♪ I get the feelin' That ya might be ♪

[singers] ♪ Ah ♪

- [.
- [Paak] ♪ Did I turn you on? You can tell me if I'm wrong ♪

- ♪ But I'm feelin' that ya might be ♪
- [singers] ♪ Ah ♪

- [.
- Paak] ♪ And we ain't even smoke But you swear I got that dope ♪

♪ And I'm thinkin'
you'd like to be ♪

[singers] ♪ Ah ♪

- [.
- Paak] ♪ Every word I speak Got you floatin' off your seat ♪

- ♪ And knowin' that you like me ♪
- [singers] ♪ Ah ♪

- [.
- [Paak] ♪ Oh you high, baby, high, baby ♪

♪ Okay, the blunt is rolled up ♪

[singers] ♪ Ah ♪

- [.
- [Paak] ♪ Nobody lit it ♪

♪ Said even if we don't puff ♪

[singers] ♪ Ah ♪

- [.
- Paak] ♪ Won't make a difference Won't make a difference ♪

♪ My body's leaning
to the right, baby ♪

[singers] ♪ Ah ♪

- [.
- Paak] ♪ You tell me Go on and spend the night, baby ♪

♪ Night, baby ♪

- ♪ No, I don't even know ya ♪
- [singers] ♪ Ah ♪

- [.
- Paak] ♪ I know enough To get you high, baby ♪

♪ High, baby ♪

♪ I got about a half
an ounce Of that tree ♪

♪ Got about a half
a cup of that lean ♪

♪ I said go on and
kick your feet up ♪

♪ I'mma go ahead and
twist the weed up ♪

♪ She said, "Cool to say what I think?"
I said, "Go and do what you feel" ♪

♪ She said, "Bend me over that sink"
I said, "Damn, your wish is my will" ♪

♪ I get the feelin'
that ya might be ♪

[singers] ♪ Ah ♪

[song fades out]

[woman on movie] You're acting
crazy. When would you wanna go?

[man on movie] I mean...

[Justin exhales]

[Keisha moans]

f*ck.

[Justin exhales] Oh f*ck.

- sh*t.
- What, did somebody see us?

No, I don't...

- Uh, no.
- Well, then what?

What?

Was the only reason you did that
because I, like, bought you something?

Oh my God, are you serious?

What, no, I... I mean, I
didn't mean it like that.

- I was just...
- [woman] Hey! Y'all need to be quiet.

I didn't.

- [Justin] Keisha.
- [woman] You're still talking.

Keisha, come on, I-I
didn't mean it like that.

Keisha.

Keisha.

I'm not a h*.

I never called you one.

- They show you the video?
- [Justin] What video?

- [Keisha] Did you?
- What're you talking about?

Tell me if the video
is still out there.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

[scoffs] You know what?
Since we're pretending...

- I'm not...
- ...let's pretend that these last 24 hours

- never happened. Okay?
- Keisha, come on.

No! Lose my number and go back
to knowing I never existed, okay?

And if you try to stop
me, I will scream.

Now is not the time to get to know
me, Justin, because I will do it.

[Christmas music
playing on speakers]

{\an8}[cell phone dinging]

{\an8}- [somber music playing]
- [cell phone dinging repeatedly]

[man on video] Keisha, you
so good at that sh*t, baby.

f*ck, Keisha.

Ooh, just like that. Yeah,
keep going. Keep going.

[phone keyboard clacking]

f*ck.

Pick up, pick up,
pick up, pick up.

[on recording] Hi, you've reached
Keisha. If you leave me a...

Hi, you've reached Keisha.

- ...never check it...
- Hi... Hi...

...never check it so...

Leave me a voicemail.

But if you insist...

[busy signal on phone]

f*ck! f*ck!

["Time Moves Slow" by BADBADNOTGOOD
& Samuel T. Herring playing]

[bus brakes squeaking]

♪ I found you at
the window again ♪

♪ Looking out Watching
the leaves falling in ♪

♪ And it was something
like a dream ♪

♪ Whoa, so perfect,
couldn't talk to me ♪

♪ Time moves slow ♪

- ♪ When you're out on your own... ♪
- [woman on bus] Mm.

- Someone's real mad at Justin.
- ♪ And the time moves slow ♪

♪ When you're missing a friend ♪

♪ And the time moves slow ♪

♪ When you get to the end ♪

♪ Running away is easy ♪

♪ It's the leaving that's hard ♪

♪ Running away is easy ♪

♪ Running away is easy ♪

♪ It's the living that's hard ♪

[bus brakes squeaking]

[siren wailing in distance]

- [indistinct conversations]
- [traffic sounds]

["Mary Had a Little Lamb"
playing on ice cream truck]

[melancholy music playing]

[siren wailing distantly]

[dog barking]

[microwave beeping]

[microwave beeping]

[silverware clattering]

[sniffles]

[sniffles]

[knocking on door]

{\an8}[cell phone dings]

{\an8}Coming! [sniffles]

[exhales sharply]

Hey.

- What took you so long?
- I was just plotting my escape.

[both chuckle]

I can tell something's wrong.

A boy.

No.

A girl?

No, but progressive.

Well, if we're not
growing, we are decaying.

Is it the new school?

School's fine.

Make any new friends yet?

I just wanna get to Howard.

But what if you
get hit by a car?

Terrorize me much?

[George sighs]

You gotta find the Howard
in your life today.

Let's go get some real food.

[upbeat music playing]

[man] Yeah, yeah.

[men speaking indistinctly]

[man] That don't
make no sense, man.

[George] No, that
won't work, man.

I'm telling you right now, we need to
get rid of the damn Electoral College.

[FaceTime calling]

{\an8}[keyboard clacking]

[camera shutter clicks]

[woman whoops]

What's your little
fast a*s doing here?

You saw her face when
she turned around?

Right.

Hey, boo.

- Baby. Hey.
- Hi.

- You up here with George?
- Yeah, he inside.

- He stay up here.
- I mean.

- [George exclaims]
- Happy New Year!

Happy New Year. [laughs]

- George.
- Oh, hey.

That's my grandbaby's people,
you know, on her mama's side.

[Keisha] Who's
watching the kids?

Oh, Mom. We dropped their little
asses right off in Riverside.

They did.

Since, um, somebody
tired of babysitting.

You don't pay.

And they're bad.

They're not bad.

They just bad.

Your kids cuss. They bad.

You know what? Keep laughing with
her, 'cause when you need me...

- [man] Anyway...
- Remember that.

- [man] How you been, Keish?
- I'm good.

Good. I haven't seen you since
when? Brittany's skate party?

Yeah, I think.

Yeah. You was with that ballplayer. He
ranked, like, sixth in the state now.

From Gardena, but he transferred
to Fairfax, I believe?

[friend 1] What
game show is this?

- He's talking about Christian.
- [man] That's right.

Christian Boykin,
yeah. I like him.

Wait... wait a minute. I'm seeing a little
eye-twisting you got going on, girl.

Please tell me y'all
still together.

'Cause, look, I'm trying to be
about that NBA courtside life. Okay.

[friend 1] Okay, look. It don't
matter if they together or not.

Urkel's taking us somewhere
with all them brains she got.

[friend 2] What?

Why you limiting her full potential?
They could be a power couple.

[Keisha] It's like
he's haunting me.

Every... Everywhere
I turn, there he is.

[Chloe] Okay, who hasn't fooled
around in that classroom?

What were they thinking when
they put all those mirrors up?

I maybe wouldn't have
let him record me.

He said that he would
delete it, so...

Sorry, I didn't... I
didn't mean that you...

Uh, were... were folks
talking about me at the party?

[Keisha sighs]

Thought so.

Okay, but a lot of people were
really happy to see you. Like me.

You know he's about
to sign with Kansas?

We could actually take him down
the same day that he announces.

Seriously, my friend's
dad is TMZ's CMO.

[Keisha laughs]

No, no. I don't
wanna ruin his life.

Okay, but Christian
gets to ruin yours?

[sighs]

[siren wailing in distance]

[Keisha sighs]

[door opens]

[sighs]

[door closes]

[door locks]

[purse clatters]

Thank you.

Thank you, God,

for her safety,

for her health,

for her well-being.

May this new year bring

abundance and joy.

Amen.

- [Keisha snickers]
- [woman] Girl!

[both laughing]

- You ain't asleep.
- [Keisha] Mm-mm.

[woman] Scoot over.

[chuckles]

- Hey.
- Hi.

- I'm glad you're up, actually.
- [Keisha] Mm-hmm?

I was thinking
about our new year.

Okay.

I want us to make a
New Year's resolution.

- You go first.
- No, you first.

Okay, well...

You finally getting out the house
the other night inspired me.

I wanna get out more,
and have some fun.

- [Keisha laughs]
- That's why I came home early.

Trying to get me some rest so I can
take a walk on the beach tomorrow.

- My 2018 will not just be work.
- [Keisha laughs]

It's supposed to be hot. I can't
wait to put my feet in the sand.

Okay. You're not gonna put
your feet in the sand, Mom.

Yes, I am. I am. It's
a new year. New me.

I might even get in the water.

- [blows raspberry] Okay, now...
- [mom laughing] I know.

I know, it's some white people
sh*t, but, man, they be happy.

And that's what I'm
gonna be in 2018.

Okay.

Your turn. What's your
New Year's resolution?

[Keisha] Hm.

I just... I just wanna
lock down Howard.

I wanna be like
you when I grow up.

[Keisha chuckles softly]

All right. Go to sleep. I'm not taking
your butt to school, so you better get up.

Wait, Mom, no, no,
please. Cuddle with me.

Okay.

- Just for a second.
- [Keisha chuckles]

I love you, Mom.

And I love you too, boo.

Go to sleep.

- [distant traffic sounds]
- [birds chirping]

[machine drilling]

- Mom, Mom, Mom. Wake up.
- [mom snorts]

What, what? What's up?

You overslept?

- Uh-huh.
- Damn!

For real?

You gotta be kidding me.

What's your little asses doing up
till four o'clock in the morning, man?

[gentle music playing]

[mom] Come on, hurry up!

Let's go!

Come on, come on!

Mom, I'm sorry.

- I'll just sleep when I'm dead, okay?
- I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.

Come on, Keisha!

[teacher] Thirty minutes
remaining, class.

There's no rush.

Wasn't hard.

[teacher clears throat]

[chill music playing]

[indistinct chattering]

[classmate] Hey, Keisha!

What you did over break?

Go see your white friends?

- Is that how you have a "white" Christmas?
- [coach] Tammy!

- That was corny.
- [coach] Just stretch, girl. Focus.

But it made my point.

[woman 1] Let's go! Let's go!

- Let's go!
- [coach] All right. Way to drive.

Pump them arms. There
you go. Pump them arms.

[woman 2] Come on, Alexis!

- [coach] There you go.
- [woman 2] Come on!

- [coach] Explode! There you go.
- [crowd cheering]

[coach] All right, Keisha, I
need you to pick it up, girl!

Let's go! Pump them arms!

There you go, Keisha. Pump
them arms! Pump them arms!

Keep pushing!

There you go, there you go.
Good job. Good job, girl!

That's what I'm talking
about. Good job, give me some.

Tammy, listen.

Listen. Arms go up, knees
go up. We go faster.

- Good race.
- Thank you.

Oh, I met your boy Christian
Boykin over the break.

You used to date him, right?

Yeah, he ran The Dunes
with us over the weekend.

He told me to tell you hi.

What else he tell you?

That you could lose his number.
'Cause he's got mine now.

- Hey! What's going on? Hey!
- b*tch! Get off me!

[principal] I don't know what they
did over there at your old school,

but we don't behave
like that over here.

Now when God is at the
center of your life,

you'll find that your
life is anchored in peace.

So, because our board
just got rid of detention,

you get to serve 40 hours
of approved volunteer work.

And I suggest you
use those hours

to think about why
you are so angry

and what you can do to help
yourself adjust to being here.

[Mom sighs]

[liquid pours out]

Mom, please say something.

Say what, Keisha? It wasn't your
fault? The other girl started it?

You tell me the excuse that's
gonna make this sh*t make sense.

I got it.

Got me running around in a bikini top
like I'm living the life of leisure,

while you acting like you
ain't got no home training.

[scoffs]

I gotta go to work.

To job number two, to pay for a
school you about to get kicked out of.

[door slams]

[melancholy music playing]

[Keisha scoffs] No.

sh*t.

No way.

[sighs]

[FaceTime ringing]

Hey, what's up?

- What the f*ck?
- What?

Okay, so this weirdo

went and got like a whole bunch
of our kindergarten classmates

to tag me on Instagram

to unblock him. It's
like a hashtag and sh*t.

What? Are you serious?

Yeah, I'm gonna send you
what they all sent me.

Okay, wait.

Okay, Kee, don't be mad, but
this is like low-key adorable.

No, that's not cute.

I don't need my business out there,
plus I f*cked up at the movie theater.

- Oh my God. Oh... [moans]
- I don't know why I did that. Wait, what?

- Oh my... oh my God.
- What?

- What?
- I... I gotta go.

I need an edible and a nap to deal
with these fricking cramps. Oh my God!

All right, I'm sorry.
Call me back, please.

Okay.

- Okay.
- [call ends]

[exhales heavily] Oh my God.

- [despondent music playing]
- [indistinct chattering]

[school bell ringing]

[indistinct chattering]

Keisha!

- [man] Five minutes.
- Okay.

[music brightens]

- You, what are you doing?
- All right, look...

Look, I just came here to
say that I was, you know, um,

I was genuinely enjoying
getting to know you.

And I'm sorry if I offended you

'cause of the stuff in the
back of the theater, okay?

It was wrong of me.

And look, I empathize with
what you're going through.

I mean, it's f*cked
up. But I'm not him.

Judge me because I'm weird,
right? That I can handle.

That I've been through before.

But don't mix somebody
else's personality with mine.

And speaking of, you
know, personalities,

I'm... I'm sorry if I didn't see yours,
um, in the past, okay? But I see you now.

And I don't know,
I think, I mean,

I think we have
something good going.

You know, or we could
if you gave it a chance.

But you know, we can't do that
if you have me blocked. So I'm...

so I'm gonna need
you to unblock me.

[Keisha scoffs]

Okay.

- Uh...
- [horn honks]

[man] Hey! Justin, time's up.

Well, I'm... I'm... Cool. No, I mean,
you know, I hope to hear from you.

And, you know, if I don't, uh...

[chuckles] ...God bless, and
good luck at Howard, and...

But I'm gonna go beat
the traffic, so...

[chuckles]

["Pretty Ugly" by
Tierra Whack playing]

♪ Don't worry about me, I'm doing
good I'm doing great, all right ♪

♪ It's about to get ugly Flow so
mean, I just can't be polite... ♪

All right, appreciate it, man.

♪ ...I'm doing good I'm
doing great, all right... ♪

- [woman] Hey.
- Hey.

♪ ...I just can't be polite ♪

♪ I bet you ain't heard
No flow like this ♪

- [cell phone dings]
- ♪ Make you say, "Yo, excuse me, miss" ♪

♪ Go against me, I'll
beat like Swiss ♪

♪ I like my paper
nice and crisp... ♪

[woman] I'm gonna go get Jaden.

[Dawn] Thanks,
Nancy. Drive safe.

Justin, get in here.

♪ Music is in my Billy genes ♪

{\an8}♪ Can't no one ever
come between, yuh ♪

{\an8}♪ Don't worry about me, I'm doing
good I'm doing great, all right ♪

{\an8}♪ It's about to get ugly Flow so
mean, I just can't be polite ♪

♪ Don't worry about me, I'm doing
good I'm doing great, all right ♪

♪ It's about to get ugly Flow
so mean, I just can't... ♪

[song stops]

This a yes or no question, okay?

Okay.

Did you forge an email from my
email account to your school

excusing you from
afternoon classes?

Yeah, yes.

[laptop clatters]

- [Dawn] Hand over your phone.
- Mom, no.

And your computer. You can do
your homework on my old one.

- Are you serious?
- Thank you.

[ethereal music playing]

[Keisha sighs]

♪ Don't worry about me, I'm doing
good I'm doing great, all right ♪

♪ It's about to get ugly Flow so
mean, I just can't be polite ♪

♪ Don't worry about me, I'm doing
good I'm doing great, all right ♪

♪ It's about to get ugly Flow so
mean, I just can't be polite ♪

♪ I bet you ain't heard
No flow like this ♪

♪ Make you say, "Yo,
excuse me, miss" ♪

♪ Go against me, I'll
beat like Swiss ♪

♪ I like my paper
nice and crisp ♪

♪ Crispy clean and
crisp 'n clean ♪

♪ For the dough, I go
nuts Like Krispy Kreme ♪

♪ Music is in my Billy genes ♪

♪ Can't no one ever
come between, yuh ♪

♪ Don't worry about me, I'm doing
good I'm doing great, all right ♪

♪ It's about to get ugly Flow so
mean, I just can't be polite ♪

♪ Don't worry about me, I'm doing
good I'm doing great, all right ♪

♪ It's about to get ugly Flow
so mean, I just can't... ♪

[song ends]

[ethereal music playing]