Imperial Dreams Page #2

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I got loans, grants.

Nigga, man, I maxed them all out.

I still need to come up with some money,

though.

What's up with the suit?

- A nigga's got to look the part.

- Oh.

You know?

[Bambi snorts]

You seen mom?

Kinda.

She still a mess?

I knew you'd get published,

but a short story in McSweeney's,

from jail?

Now, that's next level, bro.

- You gotta sign it for me.

- For sure.

I'm proud of you. Like real talk, man.

Thank you.

Listen, man. Um...

Can me and Day stay here?

What do you think?

You gotta ask Gramps, but I doubt it.

Look, man, I understand your predicament,

but the housing authority doesn't allow

any convicts or parolees

on these premises.

Just for a few days,

till I get on my feet.

No.

What if they have an inspection?

We all get caught, we all get kicked out.

- It's not worth it, Bambi.

- Man.

Welcome home, dog.

They say I bang

They never toy with me

Royal from the crown

To my f***in' feet

They say talk that talk

Walk, but please avoid the streets

Lock the jaw, lock the door

Avoid the speech...

Bambi Jones.

[door buzzer]

What were you in for?

Assault with a deadly weapon.

You know you got flagged by the detectives

in the Watts projects, right?

Yeah.

I need to know where you at at all times.

I need for you to get a job ASAP.

If you can't figure it out,

I'm gonna start crawling your ass,

which is a violation,

which means I will issue a warrant,

and back in you go.

But I just got out.

Do we understand each other?

Yeah.

Now what you gonna do?

I'm trying to be a writer.

You know, teach these kids

not to make the same mistakes I did.

Yeah, positivity and all.

Well, that's all good, but...

you need a job...

that pays.

[wind howls]

[PA] Bring in the prisoners.

[guard] Fifteen minutes.

Do not pick up the phones

until the phones are turned on.

I will advise you when they are turned on.

Do not touch the phones.

Phones are on.

- [woman] Hey, baby.

- [Day] Hi, Mom.

[woman laughs]

- [woman] How you been?

- [Day] Fine.

- [woman] Yeah?

- [Day] Yep.

[woman] Can you make me a drawing

to put on my wall?

[Day] Yeah.

- [woman] I miss you.

- [Day] I miss you, too.

What you been doing?

I've been working.

Working? You got... Working?

- [Bambi] No.

- Oh, OK.

[laughs]

Your daddy being good to you?

- Yes.

- He better be, or I'm gonna get him.

I have a picture of you

in your kiddie pool.

Remember our kiddie pool?

Yeah.

- I love you.

- I love you, too.

- You look fat.

- We'll see how you look when you get out.

OK.

How you holding up?

I can see the roof of Shrimp's house

from my cell.

If they gave me my stamps on time,

I wouldn't be in here.

- Stop.

- I had to put food...

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