(Lamonte pulls the car over. He gets out...

(Lamonte pulls the car over. He gets out and looks for the gun. Alberto gets out and looks.

Alberto finds the gun.)

ALBERTO I don’t think you lost your mind, Lamonte. And if I’ve been keepin’ my distance, it’s ‘cuz of my family. You know what mine was like. This is da first time I could have my own. They drown out all da noise.

LAMONTE I envy you.

(Lamonte takes the gun.)

ALBERTO Yo, I thought of somethin’. You should be my son’s godfather.

LAMONTE Nigga, what?

ALBERTO I’m dead ass. You family, my nigga.

LAMONTE Aint one of your hunnit cousins supposed to do dat?

ALBERTO Yeah but f#@k ‘em.

LAMONTE I aint got da time to be at no communion service wit you grandma, who’s darker than me, tellin’ me how black folk aint got no sense.

ALBERTO She died like two months ago. You good.

LAMONTE Al, don’t front, airight? I’ll take you home and you aint gotta see my face again.

ALBERTO Yo, don’t be like dat.

LAMONTE Like, what?!

ALBERTO Relax.

LAMONTE Nah, son, you over here askin’ me to be your son’s godfather. Like I don’t know you aint happy dat I aint doin’ this tonight. ‘Cuz you aint gotta deal wit da pain.

ALBERTO I loved Keisha too!

LAMONTE And where were you?!

ALBERTO I’m not playin’ da blame game.

LAMONTE I am! Somebody’s gotta pay!

ALBERTO You wanna kill me? Would dat make you feel betta?

LAMONTE You don’t think I could do it?

ALBERTO I think you’re a punk.

(Lamonte points the gun at Alberto.)

LAMONTE Say it again.

ALBERTO I already did.

LAMONTE Say it.

ALBERTO “Don’t do this.” Boom! I’m dead. Then who’s next? “Baby, don’t this.” Boom! They dead. Next person. “Yo, Lamonte, you buggin’-“ Boom! Dead. “I had a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the da true meaning of it’s creed!” Boom! Dead. “We are today seeing a global rebellion of da oppressed against da oppressor, da exploited against da exploiter.” Boom! Dead. “You can jail a revolutionary but you can’t jail a revolution.” Boom! Dead. “The task is to transform society; only the people can do that – not heroes, not celebrities, not stars.” Boom! Dead. “Hope will never be silent.” “You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” “When you are happy, you can forgive a great deal.” Boom! Boom! Boom! Dead. You tired yet?

LAMONTE Yeah.

ALBERTO Let’s go home.

(Lamonte lowers the gun.

Alberto and Lamonte get into the car. Lamonte drives off.)

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