01x02 - Ghosted

[bunniefuu]

["See You Again [feat. Kali Uchis]"
[by Tyler, The Creator playing]

[Tyler, The Creator] ♪ You
live in my dream state ♪

♪ Relocate my fantasy ♪

♪ I stay in reality ♪

♪ You live in my dream state ♪

♪ Any time I count sheep ♪

♪ That's the only time
we make up Make up ♪

♪ You exist behind my
eyelids My eyelids ♪

- ♪ Now, I don't wanna wake up ♪
- [toilet flushes]

- ♪ 20/20, 20/20 vision ♪
- [cell phone vibrates]

♪ Cupid hit me Cupid
hit me with precision ♪

♪ I wonder if you look both
ways When you cross my mind ♪

♪ I said, I said ♪

♪ I'm sick of, sick of,
sick of Sick of chasing ♪

♪ You're the one that's always
running Through my daydreams ♪

♪ I, I can only see your
face When I close my eyes ♪

[Kali Uchis] ♪ Can
I get a kiss? ♪

♪ And can you make
it last forever? ♪

♪ I said, I'm 'bout
to go to w*r ♪

♪ And I don't know If
I'mma see you again ♪

{\an8}- [cell phone vibrates]
- ♪ Can I get a kiss? Can I? ♪

{\an8}♪ And can you make it
last forever? Can you? ♪

{\an8}♪ I said, I'm 'bout to
go to w*r I'm 'bout to ♪

{\an8}♪ And I don't know If
I'mma see you again ♪

{\an8}[Tyler, The Creator] ♪ Switch it
up I said okay, okay, okay, okay ♪

{\an8}♪ My infatuation ♪

{\an8}♪ Is translating to another
form Of what you call it? ♪

{\an8}- ♪ Love ♪
- ♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪

{\an8}♪ I ain't met you,
I've been looking ♪

{\an8}♪ Stop the waiting Before
I stop the chasing ♪

{\an8}♪ Like an alcoholic ♪

{\an8}♪ You don't understand me
What the f*ck do you mean? ♪

♪ It's them rose-tinted cheeks
Yeah, it's them dirt-colored eyes ♪

♪ Sugar-honey iced tea
Bumblebee on the scene ♪

♪ Yeah, I'd give up my bakery
To have a piece of your pie ♪

♪ Ugh! ♪

♪ 20/20, 20/20 vision ♪

♪ Cupid hit me Cupid
hit me with precision ♪

♪ I wonder if you look both
ways When you cross my mind ♪

♪ I said, I said ♪

♪ I'm sick of, sick of,
sick of Sick of chasing ♪

♪ You're the one that's always
Running through my daydreams ♪

♪ I, I can only see your
face When I close my eyes ♪

[Kali Uchis] ♪ Can I get a
kiss? Can I get a kiss? ♪

♪ And can you make it last
forever? Make it last forever? ♪

♪ I said I'm 'bout to go
to w*r 'Bout to go to w*r ♪

♪ I don't know If
I'mma see you again ♪

- [cell phone chimes]
- ♪ Can I get a kiss? Can I? ♪

{\an8}♪ And can you make it
last forever? Can you? ♪

{\an8}♪ I said I'm 'bout to
go to w*r 'Bout to ♪

{\an8}♪ And I don't know If
I'mma see you again ♪

{\an8}[Tyler, The Creator] ♪
Okay, okay, okay, okay ♪

♪ Okay, okay, okay, okay
Okay, okay, okay, okay ♪

[song ends]

[door opens]

- [Eric] Hey. How was your day?
- [Dawn] Didn't you see my text?

Our son stole a car today and
drove across town to see some girl.

[Eric] Stole? Really?
Come on now. Stole?

[Dawn] Then he thought I wouldn't find out
that he lied to the driving instructor.

[Eric] Okay, so he ain't the first boy
to do some stupid sh*t for a girl? Damn!

[Dawn] He could've gotten into an
accident and gotten the guy fired.

[Eric] But he didn't. He didn't!

[Dawn] Okay, you know what?

- [Eric] What?
- [Dawn] Don't...

I wish you would take
this more seriously.

[Eric] Relax. sh*t.

f*ck you, m*therf*cker,
you relax.

[jazz music playing softly]

[glass clanking]

You want one?

No, I'm good.

What's up?

Dad, she took everything from me. My
phone, my laptop, my... my dignity.

But she's not mad at you. She's scared.
How many times I gotta tell you this?

How about you tell her to
chill out for a second?

Okay, but step up. Communicate.

Talk. Simple sh*t.

This girl at St.
Maria, is she fine?

I mean, it's, uh, it's Keisha.

Who?

Keisha Clark, the
girl from, uh, JTD.

The one that you always
used to make me say hi to.

Son.

Son.

What your mother wants more
than for you to have a future,

is for you to have a
future with a Black girl.

Next time you plan on lying
and steal some sh*t...

lead with that.

[chuckling] It's Daddy
giving you game, boy.

- Game of life.
- [Jaden] Dad!

[Eric] Hey, Jaden!

- [shower water running]
- ["Free" by Deniece Williams plays softly]

[door closes]

- ♪ My magic potion for love ♪
- [water turns off]

♪ Telling him I'm sincere ♪

♪ And that there's
Nothing too good for us ♪

♪ But I want to be free... ♪

You don't want me walking up in your
room, but you stay walking up in mine.

I'm sorry for lying, Mom. To you,
to Dad, to the driving instructor.

And it was all for a girl.

Was she worth it?

For Keisha, yeah.

Who?

Uh, Keisha Clark?

Keisha from JTD?

Yeah, yes.

That's the girl?

That's the girl.

I needed to get her attention
before I lost my chance with her.

Black Keisha?

Mom, do you know any
white girls named Keisha?

You right, you right.

Yeah, but she blocked
me on everything.

What'd you do?

[gentle music playing]

You know how I can
come across as a...

a weird as*h*le sometimes.

But I mean, I don't mean it.

Yes, I do.

Okay, well, I need my phone so I
can tell her that I don't mean it.

[Dawn] Mmm.

[clicks tongue]

- I'm not manipulating you.
- Yes, you are.

But you did a good job.

Look...

I believe we finish
what we start,

so you need to finish your
homework on my old computer.

And when you're done,

I will give you your phone
back so we can reset this.

[sighs]

And you can talk to Keisha...

Clark.

- Okay?
- Mm-hmm.

Okay.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[whispers] Please God.

[text-to-speech reader] "I saw
my life branching out before me,

like the green fig
tree in the story."

"From the tip of every
branch, like a fat purple fig,

a wonderful future beckoned
and winked. One fig was..."

[Dawn] Jaden. Did you do
your homework already?

- [Jaden] Yep.
- [Dawn] Did you take a shower?

- [Jaden] I did.
- [Dawn] Let me check your homework.

Are you on Instagram too?

- [Eric] Will you leave that boy alone?
- [Dawn] You talk too much. [laughing]

[chill electronic music
playing on laptop]

[Eric] You made that
in the fourth grade?

[Justin] Yep.

[chill electronic
music continues]

- [music stops]
- Is this what you've been working on?

[Eric chuckles]

Okay. Eight pages. Shut me up.

- Yeah, because I'm locked in.
- [Eric] sh**t.

We should've called
Keisha years ago.

Well, life works things
out when it's supposed to.

Okay, guru.

- [Eric chuckles]
- Speaking of Keisha...

[keyboard clacking]

Look at this.

Was I always a whole vibe?

Of course. You sprung from my loin.
You didn't have a choice. [laughing]

Okay, both of you need to stop.
I am trying to show you Keisha.

- There she is.
- [Justin] Why do you have these pictures?

Remember? I was in charge of
the kindergarten yearbook.

See?

- I always made sure I got your girl.
- Well, she's not my girl.

Yet.

Here.

[Eric chuckling]

I don't actually like
taking your phone.

So please don't make me.

I won't.

- [Dawn] Okay?
- Yeah.

- How about that?
- Yup.

Tell Keisha we said hi.

- Zamn! Did you see that? [laughing]
- Ran outta here.

Phone like a bodily
organ to these kids.

- Wow!
- It's crazy.

{\an8}- ["Call Me" by Neiked playing]
- [cell phone buzzes]

{\an8}♪ You can call me ♪

{\an8}♪ Oh, if you're lonely
And you need somebody ♪

{\an8}- ♪ You can call me ♪
- [phone buzzing repeatedly]

{\an8}♪ Middle of the night... ♪

{\an8}f*ck.

♪ You can call me ♪

- ♪ You know that you can tell everyone... ♪
- [line ringing]

[on recording] Hi,
you've reached Keisha.

If you leave me a voicemail,
I'll probably never check it,

so you're better off
hanging up and texting me.

sh*t.

♪ You can call me ♪

♪ Middle of the night
When you need my body ♪

♪ You can call me ♪

♪ You know that you
can tell everyone ♪

- ♪ If you want me the way I want you... ♪
- [Justin] f*ck.

- ♪ ...you know what to do, yeah ♪
- ♪ Dreamin' 'bout you... ♪

- [coach] Move, move, move.
- [players panting]

Closeouts. Are we tired at


We got our first game
against Brookwood.

So wake up!

Shake off the Christmas
cookies, and let's go!

[whistle blows]

Starters stay green.
Everyone else, flip to white.

Edwards, we're gonna do something a
little different today. Flip to white.

Austin, let's go green.

Uh, coach?

Is there a problem, Justin?

We talked about how this was an
important season for me to be seen.

But I still haven't
seen consistency.

I love your three, but
where is your hustle?

Where's your rebounding?

White shirt. Let's go.

Let's go.

Justin, you're on
offense. Austin, defense.

We're gonna go play one here.

- All right, on the whistle. Ready?
- [whistle blows]

One, one, one.

[coach] There you go. Pop out,
faster. There you go, find it, good.

[basketball dribbling]

Y'all help. Y'all
help, y'all help, hey.

[coach] There you go.
Screen. Good screen.

[player] Oh yeah!

What are you looking at me
for? Get back on defense.

[players shouting indistinctly]

["Drowning" by A Boogie
wit da Hoodie playing]

♪ Wrist so icy, wonder why she like
me b*tch, I'm drownin' in water ♪

♪ I just bought a Cuban
Dipped it in a fountain ♪

♪ Everywhere that I go it's
a light show I'm surrounded ♪

♪ Bust down, bust down, bust down Bust
down, bust down, b*tch I'm drownin' ♪

♪ I just bought a Cuban ring
And dipped it in a fountain ♪

♪ Chain so heavy I feel like
I'm holdin' up a mountain... ♪

Yo, Darius.

- You out your feelings now? We talking?
- What's up, bro?

Nah, dude. I need your phone.

You stay on punishment. I can't. I'm
off to the math lab to get answers.

I need your phone, all right?
It's the least you can do.

She blocked me over all this.

[Darius laughing] Why are
you looking at me like that?

Take it. Just stop
looking at me like that.

[students chattering
indistinctly]

{\an8}[keyboard clacking]

{\an8}[student] Hey, what's up,
Darius. How you been, man?

- Good to see you.
- [school bell ringing]

Gotta get to the math lab, bro.

- All right, catch you after class.
- [Darius] Yeah.

Hey, you might wanna take some
of that thirst on the court.

♪ Bust down, bust down, bust down Bust
down, bust down, b*tch I'm drownin' ♪

[song stops abruptly]

[ethereal music playing]

[echoing] What?

[ethereal music fades]

[school bell ringing]

[students chattering]

Hey, Justin, um, remember,

your circumstances allow for an
extra 20 minutes to finish your exam,

so take your time.
There's no need to rush.

I know that. But, with
all due respect...

Could we just not?

Yeah, of course.
Sure, sorry, um,

with all due respect, you
never use your extra time,

and I think you'd
benefit greatly from it.

[hip-hop song playing]

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ As good as gold ♪

♪ Right ♪

♪ Just got future
Grammy-nominated ♪

♪ Straight-up out of dating ♪

♪ If you with the homies They're
gonna tell you I'm the greatest ♪

♪ This what you've
been waitin'... ♪

- [Justin] Yo.
- [Darius] No dice.

[Justin] f*ck, okay.

Let me text from your phone.

Why are you so pressed? It
hasn't even been an hour.

A thot gonna be a thot.

Hey, don't call her that, okay?

Delete the video.

[Darius] I been deleted it. You
think I'm trying to catch a case?

Look, I'm trying to figure out
how you caught feelings so quick.

[Justin] I spent time with her.

[Darius] Start spending
time with somebody else.

Because she out there,
and everybody knows her.

Dude, you're mad at me, and
I'm trying to help your a*s.

Hey, cool if you wanna f*ck
her, but just don't be a simp.

[students chattering
indistinctly]

Who'd you get the video from?

- I mean, was it Christian?
- I don't know him like that.

- You'd know him better.
- Who'd you get it from?

Bro, us football players
don't do this level of drama.

Who did you get the video from?

All right. It...

I got it from a
friend at Brookwood

who got it from his
homie at Brookwood and...

then I don't know.

sh*t, once it's out there,
man, it's just out there.

It's okay, though.

Hey, we've all been there.

Not... not me, though, but...

["Love Scars 3" by
Trippie Redd playing]

[school bell ringing]

♪ Shawty, do not play no
games with me Games with me ♪

♪ Yeah, that sh*t is
lame to me Lame to me ♪

♪ Spend every night And
every day with me... ♪

[Nancy] Oh, you're doing good.

You're hugging the center
line a little too close.

- Then make a right.
- A right?

Yeah.

[turn signal ticking]

Good signal.

[tires screeching]

- Am I good?
- Yeah.

♪ Your love is a drug... ♪

[Nancy] Okay, Jaden's got an
hour and a half left of practice,

so you should get
your homework done.

If you need any help, I'm here,
but just get it done, Justin,

so your mom will
get off your back.

[George] Keep your
hands inside the ball.

Good seam out, Diego.

Tighten that swing up. Nice!

Come on! Let's get some runs.

Give one to Jaden, here.

- ♪ You ain't going nowhere... ♪
- Way to stay in it.

♪ Yeah ♪

Is he trying to throw
a curveball over there?

He's too young for that, man.

- [tires screech]
- Oh my God!

The f*ck? No, we're done.

[car door opens]

[car door closes]

[car beeping]

[ethereal music playing]

[car door closes]

[George shouting indistinctly]

[Justin] Keisha?

Peace offering.

And helping you
pick up this trash.

What'd you do?

Sorry I wasn't able to
respond to your text.

You ghosted me.

No, no, no, I was on...
I was on punishment.

I'm not bullshitting, I promise. I
DM'd you from my boy Darius's account.

I don't know Darius.

Okay, check your message
request, 'cause I'm in there.

Look, I'm sorry, okay?

My mom found out I skipped school
to drive across town to see you.

You. I mean, why would I
do all that for nothing?

I don't know...

to keep your nice-guy status.

Look, just go get burped
by your nanny or something.

First, she's not my
nanny. That's my tutor.

Okay.

Sorry, why am I even
arguing with a traffic cone?

'Cause you're salty that I
didn't fall for your game.

I don't need game. You approached
me that New Year's Eve.

You don't need game because
you don't see the court.

Okay, great. So you
wanna go there now?

Been there, catch up.

I start.

- You cheer.
- I play.

Do you?

I do.

[Keisha scoffs]

You tell me. You seem
to know about my game.

I'm just saying,

word gets around.

Yeah. 'Cause you would know.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean...

I'm sorry, I didn't...

mean that.

[melancholy music playing]

[music brightens]

[George] Remember, keep your upper
and your lower body separate.

Stay in front of
it, stay with it.

Throw it in, Michel.

Hit your cut off!

Great grab, pitcher!

Hey.

I, um... saw your DM
from your boy's account.

Sorry.

I'm a Scorpio.

Damn, is that why you're
always so defensive?

[George] Don't
sit on your heels!

I mean, I'm serious. Couldn't you
give me the benefit of the doubt?

- [George] Way to keep it in the midfield!
- [man] Move! There you go!

I'm sorry that you thought I was
talking about what happened to you.

I mean, I wasn't.

I mean, you just seem to know
so much about my playtime, so...

I don't know. I figured...

Word got out, you know,

about how well, or
not well I'm doing.

And plus, I didn't even know about
the video until you brought it up.

[George] Hey, come on, Derek!

So then,

why'd you stop me?

I didn't want you to do anything
because I bought you something.

I mean, I'm just not
that type of dude.

So did you end up
leaving Brookwood

because of the video?

After it got sent
around, I got depressed.

[somber music playing]

My mom noticed.

She thought it was because of
code-switching and the microaggressions

that came from being one of
three Black girls in my grade.

So I went with it.

You know, I told her I
felt like an outcast.

I mean, it wasn't...

false. I didn't lie to her, you know,
technically I still told her the truth.

It's just... I just left out
the part about my sex tape.

And then I went to St. Maria's and
kept my head down until New Year's.

Didn't even look at
a guy before you.

I wasn't trying
to say thank you.

I was just trying to show
you how much I like you.

[ethereal music playing]

[Brittany] Keisha!

If you don't bring your little
street-sweeping a*s on, come on.

Dang, walking all around
here looking for you.

- I gotta go.
- [Brittany] God.

[George] Yes, yes. My man, third
base. That's what I'm talking about.

I'll see you.

[Brittany] Um, excuse
me. Can you come on?

- I'm waiting, looking for you. Okay. God.
- Okay, jeez, okay.

You keep your roster, huh?

[Brittany] As long as Come-Up-Christian
don't find out, I don't care.

[woman] Please, 'cause you know
Brittany trying to get that NBA "Mrs."

[Keisha] She wanna be
on Basketball Wives.

[women laughing]

I can't do the
feet, at this point.

[Keisha chuckles]

- Oh, okay.
- What?

[Brittany] Mama got an admirer.

Who's that from? The guy
from the LACMA Jazz Night?

Girl, no.

These came for Keisha.

Don't look back at me.

[Keisha chuckles]
From... from who?

Brittany, shoes off.

- These are Dior.
- [woman scoffs] Don't nobody care.

These are noice.

Okay, and they're not
from the grocery store.

[woman] I can see that.

Um... So, uh... What? These from
old boy who was at the park?

No, what... What
boy was at the park?

Uh, no, these are...
are from Christian.

Wait, what boy was at the park?

- Oh my God.
- Just...

- [Brittany] Y'all.
- What?

I think we're in the
midst of a promposal!

I always see these online,
and I wanted one for you.

Prom is months away.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Then it's a
pre-pre-pre-promposal.

[woman] Exactly. You
know what they say.

- Early bird get the finest b*tch.
- Period.

- Tiffany!
- What? I'm sorry, it's the truth.

Anyway, we gonna get you
a cute little prom dress.

Yes, a real classy dress. Like
something with a little appropriate...

slit. 'Cause your mama trippin'.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- And I'mma do your makeup, of course.
- [both] No.

Hm?

Y'all know y'all wrong for that.

I'm gonna, uh, get changed.

[Tiffany] Girl, we got you.

Uh-uh. Let's unpack this.
Why can't I do her makeup?

'Cause you don't do makeup.

- [Brittany] 10,000 views on YouTube.
- [Tiffany] Not all for that.

- [Brittany] I have 10,000.
- I modeled for your tutorial.

How many views you get?

Money. [scoffs]

{\an8}- [keyboard clacking]
- [notifications whooshing]

{\an8}[door opens]

The flowers are beautiful.

- [Keisha chuckles] Yeah.
- Okay.

So, Christian's back?

I'm just as
surprised as you are.

When was the last time
you talked to him?

Um...

like, last summer?

I mean, he said... Like I told you,
he's busy with basketball and training.

It's a big year for him.

Well, it sure seems like
he's trying to win you back.

Mom, come on. He... [scoffs]

We weren't even
together-together.

[scoffs] Okay. [chuckles]

I mean, look, I understand
why he would miss you.

But the flowers, they
clearly cost a pretty penny.

Sweetie.

Are they really a pre-promposal,

or did Christian do something
he's trying to make up for?

[gentle music playing]

Um...

I mean, he's certainly
putting in the effort.

Just remember, you don't have to
do anything you don't wanna do.

[Keisha scoffs] Mom.

Sex.

- Mom, I get it. I get it, Mom.
- I'm talking about sex, Keisha. Okay.

We didn't have sex.

Good.

You know, there ain't nothing wrong
with waiting till college or graduation.

You didn't.

I didn't.

But my past is a bit more
complicated than your present.

And it's my job to
keep it that way.

Plus, with someone like Christian,
the longer you hold out, the better.

Better for what?

To keep his attention.

He probably got a lot of girls.

And it's a way for you
not to run with the pack.

My baby's better than that.

- Seriously, Mom, stop.
- [Mom laughing]

[door opens, closes]

[ethereal music playing]

[alarm beeping]

{\an8}[phone alarm trilling]

[Keisha exhales]

[phone alarm turns off]

[clock alarms turns off]

[dog barking]

- Hey.
- Hey.

You said you were running low.

I needed more K-Tape, thank you!

[seatbelt clicks]

[Keisha exhales]

[news playing
inaudibly on radio]

I saw that, uh, Edwards
boy sniffing after you.

He's, um, a friend.

- A friend?
- Mm-hmm.

Okay.

What about this other one?
The one who sends flowers.

How about you stay
out of my business?

Well, I forgot to teach your
daddy how to do it, so...

He's doing the best he can.

No, he is not.

Well, he loves you.
But love ain't enough.

Love is...

who's by your side.

Good times, bad times.

And at 4 a.m.?

Sweetheart, this
is the easy stuff.

- ["Juice" by Lady Leshurr playing]
- [both chuckling]

♪ Ah ♪

♪ It's a sad day ♪

♪ Get smoked, no ashtray ♪

♪ Back at it again, backache ♪

♪ It's going down, sad face ♪

♪ Them gyal are
bitter, bad taste ♪

♪ Don't take shots
like a cam lens ♪

♪ Old school, way back when ♪

♪ k*lled everything,
past tense ♪

♪ So just move for me ♪

♪ 'Cause I got the
juicy, juicy, juicy ♪

♪ Yeah, I got the
juicy, juicy, juicy ♪

♪ Them gyal are
moody, moody, moody ♪

♪ They make a scene Like
a movie, movie, movie ♪

♪ Oh lord, I got the J-U-I-C-E ♪

♪ I got the J-U-I-C-E ♪

♪ I got the... I
got the J-U-I-C-E ♪

♪ I got the J-U-I-C-E ♪

- ♪ I got the juice... ♪
- Keep your head up!

♪ I got the juice ♪

- ♪ I got the juice... ♪
- Looking good.

[song ends]

[George] All right.

[Keisha] Thank you!

[keys clatter]

[sighs]

[cell phone ringing]

- Hey.
- [Justin] Hey.

- You're up early.
- [Justin laughs] Duh, I have school.

Oh my God. You're right. My bad.

So, real quick.

I want to see if you're going to
Jaden's game. Hope you'll be there.

Maybe I could help you pick
up some trash or whatever.

I do have more hours.

Oh, also, we're reading The
Bell Jar in English class.

It's about anxiety
and depression.

Yeah, I read it. It's about how the
patriarchal system suppresses women.

Oh, okay, SparkNotes.

- [laughs] All right.
- [Justin laughs]

Anyways, while I was researching about
it, I stumbled across the fact that,

you know, lying can
lead to severe bouts

of depression and anxiety.

Keisha?

So, uh, basically you're
saying to tell my mom.

I mean, somebody, you know.

No, thank you.

Why are you
protecting Christian?

I mean, do you still have
feelings for him or something?

No.

No, and I'm not protecting him.
I'm protecting myself and my mom.

Okay, my life is
real messy right now.

Okay, what does...
what does that mean?

[sighs]

It means I should've never
come out New Year's Eve.

Don't say that.
[chuckles awkwardly]

Look, I just don't wanna
hurt anyone right now.

Look, you're not gonna hurt me.

I just need to keep my head
down and stay on my grind.

Keep my eyes on the
prize, which is Howard.

No. You can't disappear
on me now. Like, what?

There's plenty of other Keishas
out there for you to hang with.

- You don't really think I'm gonna...
- Look, trust me. You'll thank me later.

Keisha.

I'm sorry. I... I gotta go.

- Keish–
- [call ends]

[sighs]

[Chloe] Ugh, I have news.

The parentals pushed the
Mexico City trip back a day,

so the party's gonna
be Saturday now.

But you can still come, right?

I think I'm done with your
parties for the rest of the year.

What? No! b*tch, you just
crawled out of your bunker!

Well, look, I gotta play
trash lady on Saturday anyway.

At the baseball field?

Wait, does that
mean more Justin?

No, that's done.

So, where does that
leave Christian?

In the trash. Where I should
have tossed his flowers.

Yeah, but you didn't.

Yeah, 'cause it'll alert my
mom that something's wrong.

And I don't need her
asking any more questions.

Sorry, but this has Mercury
written all over it.

Oh my God, Chloe, don't start.

Well, it's in retrograde, okay?

The b*tch'll make you
face this head on.

f*ck her. I'll outrun her too.

[chuckles] Yeah, you're
fast, but not that fast.

Seriously, this is just like

classic Universe 101.

You can't have two doors open.

- You gotta close one.
- Or both.

You wouldn't be overthinking things
with Justin if it wasn't for Christian.

Look, now's the time to
resolve any lingering feelings.

I don't have any lingering
feelings for Christian.

Okay, do you want to have a
breakthrough in our friendship?

What do you mean?

[Chloe scoffs] Honestly, I feel
like if I tell you the truth,

I'm never gonna see you again.

But I guess it sounds like I'll
never see you again anyway.

So, I think I'm gonna
tell you the truth.

You lost out on school
because of Christian.

Now you're gonna lose out on a
good guy because of Christian?

Stop letting Christian
dictate your life.

Don't be a dumb b*tch.
Just give Justin a chance.

Wow, you know I'm really
self-actualized lately.

- I think it's the therapy.
- [Keisha laughs]

Remind me again why Black
people don't like it?

Gi... girl,

get off my line.

[Chloe giggles]

[students laughing,
chattering indistinctly]

[student 1] That's pretty good.
It's better than what I had.

[student 2] Oh!

Nice work, Ms. Clark.

[student 2] What did you get?

Wait, but did you...

Oh, yeah.

[student 1] That's why.

[student 2] Serious? You never
need to study. You always get As.

[student 1] I guess I did do
pretty good for not studying.

[student 2] That's right.

[student 1] I need to look
at your paper next time.

[students laugh]

[ethereal music playing]

No, no, no.

Okay. Hm.

Hm.

Okay.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Okay.

["New Love" by
Victoria Monét playing]

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Feels like no one's watching ♪

♪ 'Cause when we're face-to-face
We're in our own world ♪

♪ That I just Wanna have
a good time with ya ♪

- ♪ And then, safe to say ♪
- [camera shutter clicking]

- ♪ I just found a new love... ♪
- Thicker.

♪ Ain't nobody better... ♪

Mm.

♪ I just found a new love ♪

♪ Ain't nobody better ♪

♪ Ain't nobody gonna
love me better ♪

[George] Wait for your pitch.

- [spectators cheering]
- That's all right.

- [woman] Come on!
- [umpire] Three-one count.

[George] Now choke
up on the bat.

All right, let's go. Let's go.

- Good eye, Jaden!
- [umpire] Ball four.

[spectators cheering]

[ethereal music playing]

- [Eric] Got you mad buds, baby.
- [Dawn squeals]

- That's why I got it.
- Come on, baby! Here we go.

- Batter, batter, batter!
- [Eric] Let's go, let's go!

[camera shutter clicks]

[Eric laughing]

Something ain't right.

You got it, baby.

- [bat hits ball]
- [Dawn] Yeah!

[Eric] Let's go!

Yeah!

- Go, Jaden, go! Go, go, go! Yeah!
- Go, Jaden, go, Jaden! Whoo!

Go, Jaden!

[crowd chanting] Let's
go, Pirates, let's go!

[Justin cheering]

[crowd continues chanting]
Let's go, Pirates, let's go!

[woman] Let's go, Pirates!

[indistinct chattering]

Hi.

- [cashier] Here you go.
- Thanks. Hi.

- Hey.
- I know I said I wasn't gonna come.

- But...
- [Justin] Hm.

...surprise!

Say something.

[cashier] Let's keep it moving.

I'm just downloading
this moment right now.

You are so...

What, weird?

No, I want my own word for you.

- Which should be?
- What about...

- Otherworldly.
- Otherworldly?

Yeah. [laughs]

Mm. Nice.

Yeah.

- I better not get tetanus.
- You might.

- [both laughing]
- Stop.

- I'm serious.
- [Dawn] Justin.

[Justin] Hey, Mom.

You remember Keisha?

Keisha Clark.

Hi, Ms. Edwards.

How are you? [laughing] Oh
my God, it's been so long!

- Yeah, yeah.
- [Dawn] Oh my God! Yeah.

How's school? Still at the top of the
class? Don't think I never noticed.

- I am, actually. Yeah.
- [Dawn laughing] Okay.

[Keisha's mom]
Keisha! Hey, baby!

[Dawn] Is that your mom?

Um... yeah.

- Okay, the park is lit.
- Okay, Mom. Don't... don't say "lit."

Look who came by the
house looking for you.

Shelly Clark.

Oh my God!

- Dawn Edwards!
- [Dawn] Oh my goodness! How are you?

[Shelly] What are
you doing here?

[Dawn] Justin's brother,
Jaden, plays baseball here.

[Shelly] Oh my God. Justin!

Look at you! Oh my God.

I didn't even recognize Keisha.
So, she's at St. Maria's now, huh?

Yeah. You know, we started
her off at Brookwood,

and transferred to St.
Maria's her junior year.

Better track program, better
chance of getting into Howard.

[Dawn] Oh, Howard.

What about you, Justin?

I'm at Camden Hall right now.

- Okay. Still playing basketball?
- [Justin] Yes, ma'am.

- Yup, yup.
- Well, then y'all must know each other.

What's up, my man? Christian
Boykin. Go to Brookwood.

Justin.

We've played each other.

- We have?
- [Justin] Yup.

[laughs] Man, you know what
they say. We all look alike.

[all laughing]

Dawn, this is Christian Boykin, and
he's gonna be our next LeBron James.

Come on now, Ms. Clark.
Don't set me up like that.

- Um...
- It is so nice to meet you.

Oh! You're so sweet.

[Dawn and Christian laugh]

Look, I hate to break up
the reunion and everything,

but I gotta get
to practice soon.

Keish, can I talk
to you real quick?

Uh, um, yeah. Yeah, sure.

[student] My man!

- Be blessed, Ms. Clark.
- All right.

Okay, so those two used to date,

and now he's buying her flowers, so
something's up. I guess we'll see.

So what team does
Jaden play for?

[somber music playing]

Jaden plays for the Pirates.

[Shelly] Girl, that's George's
team. George is Keisha's granddad.

[Dawn] No way. If this
world gets any smaller...

[Shelly] Yeah, George been coaching
up here for years. He loves it.

[Dawn] I got Jaden out of that
daddy ball league over the hill.

Get us a Black team.

[Shelly] It ain't nothing like
being coached by your own kin.

- [Dawn] Exactly.
- [Shelly] You started travel-ball yet?

[Dawn] This summer. Our
schedule's gonna be crazy,

but Jaden's been
playing so hard,

this kid's really earned
it. So, what about you?

Does Keisha travel for track?

Yeah, a little bit.

We don't go that far. The
farthest we go is Riverside.

We got family there,
so that helps.

It does. It takes a village.

[Shelly] And our village rolls deep! We
all work hard to get Keisha to Howard.

[Dawn] Everything's on
the table if it's D1,

because basketball is his goal, but
mine's school. Uh, so, we'll see.

[Shelly] I'm sure he's up there with
Christian, so he'll have plenty of...

- Absolutely.
- [Justin] Hey, Mom?

- Yeah.
- I think it's time to go to training.

- Gotta get this one to Compton.
- [Justin] Yep.

Oh! Okay! You're gonna
be living on the 405.

[Dawn] Oh, don't say that.

[Shelly and Dawn laugh]

What we do for these kids.

Absolutely.

[music fades]

[seat belt clicks]

As much as I want you with a Black
girl, I don't want you disrespected.

Yeah, well, early is on
time, on time is late.

And late's unacceptable, right?

["Butterfly Effect" by
Travis Scott playing]

Right.

Let's go.

[engine turns over]

[cell phone buzzes]

♪ m*rder on the beat,
so it's not nice ♪

{\an8}- ♪ For this life I cannot change ♪
- ♪ Change ♪

- ♪ Hidden Hills, deep off in the main ♪
- ♪ Main ♪

- ♪ M&Ms, sweet like candy cane ♪
- ♪ Cane ♪

- ♪ Drop the top, pop it, let it bang ♪
- ♪ Pop it, pop it ♪

- ♪ For this life I cannot change ♪
- ♪ Change ♪

- ♪ Hidden Hills, deep off in the main ♪
- ♪ Main ♪

- ♪ M&Ms, sweet like candy cane ♪
- ♪ Cane ♪

- ♪ Drop the top, pop it, let it bang ♪
- ♪ Pop it, pop it ♪

- ♪ Drop the top, play hide and seek ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Jump inside Jump
straight to the league ♪

- ♪ Take a sip, feel just how I be ♪
- ♪ It's lit ♪

♪ On freeway, but no,
ain't nothin' free ♪

♪ Straight up ♪

♪ Bend laws, bend lanes ♪

♪ Been bustin' bills But
still, ain't nothin' change ♪

♪ You in the mob Soon
as you rock the chain ♪

♪ She caught the waves Just
thumbin' through my braids ♪

♪ All right ♪

- ♪ Heatin' up, baby, I'm just heatin' up ♪
- ♪ It's lit ♪

- ♪ Need ya love, not a need it is a must ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Feelin' stuck You
know how to keep me up ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

- ♪ Icy love, icy like a hockey puck ♪
- ♪ All right ♪

- ♪ For this life I cannot change ♪
- ♪ Change ♪

- ♪ Hidden Hills, deep off in the main ♪
- ♪ Main ♪

- ♪ M&Ms, sweet like candy cane ♪
- ♪ Cane ♪

- ♪ Drop the top, pop it, let it bang ♪
- ♪ Pop it, pop it ♪

♪ For this life
I cannot change ♪

- ♪ Hidden Hills, deep off in the main ♪
- ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

- ♪ M&Ms, sweet like candy cane ♪
- ♪ Cane ♪

♪ Drop the top, pop
it, let it bang ♪

♪ All the ones All the
chains piled on the mantle ♪

- ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ All the dawgs ♪

♪ All the dawgs low creep right
behind me In the Phantom, yeah ♪

♪ Never go, never go dip on
the set Stayed Santana, yeah ♪

♪ Run it back, turn the lights
on When I hit up Green Lantern ♪

♪ Yeah, fly the broads Fly the
dawgs down to Atlanta, yeah ♪

♪ In the cut in Medusa, lay
low, yeah I might be, yeah ♪

♪ Roll up, help me calm down When
I'm movin' high speed, yeah ♪

♪ If I send one, need to text
back 'Cause you know what I need ♪

- ♪ Straight up ♪
- ♪ Oh please, oh please ♪

- ♪ Oh, me ♪
- ♪ Oh, me ♪

- ♪ Oh, my ♪
- ♪ Oh, my ♪

♪ We been movin' We been
movin' for some time ♪

♪ All right ♪

- ♪ Flexin', flexin', try to exercise ♪
- ♪ Try to exercise, exercise ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪