Love and Basketball Page #4

MONICA:

Ow!

Lena keeps tugging.

MONICA (cont'd)

Ow, Lena!!!

Monica punches her in the leg.

LENA:

Ow!

Lena yanks Monica's head back as Camille enters, carrying a

yellow dress on a hanger. Monica sees it and her face falls.

MONICA:

Ah, Mom.

CAMILLE:

I'm lucky I found it. Someone put your

box of dresses under a pile of rags in

the garbage.

Monica sulks. Lena cackles in her ear. Camille has to

laugh.

CAMILLE (cont'd)

Child, pick up your lip.

MONICA:

I hate it.

CAMILLE:

Fine, you don't like this one, which one

would you rather wear?

MONICA:

Pants.

Camille rubs her temples, then hangs the dress on the door.

CAMILLE:

(to Lena)

When you're done can you make sure she

brushes her teeth?

LENA:

Are you okay?

CAMILLE:

I just need to lay down. I've been

running around all day.

Just then, Nathan enters. He holds up two dress shirts as if

it were a matter of life and death.

NATHAN:

Which one for tomorrow?

CAMILLE:

The blue.

NATHAN:

You sure?

Camille nods. Nathan looks at both of them, then:

NATHAN (cont'd)

Can you iron both tonight just in case?

CAMILLE:

(beat)

Okay.

NATHAN:

Thanks, sweetheart.

He kisses her on the cheek, hands her the two shirts and

crosses out. Monica just watches. Beat, then Camile turns

back to her daughters.

CAMILLE:

The boy next door is riding with you to

school so you'll know somebody your first

day.

(to Lena)

Hurry so she can go to sleep.

Monica reacts, surprised. Camille leaves. Lena puts the

comb back to Monica's hair. Beat, then:

MONICA:

Make it look nice, kay.

INT. MCCALL HOUSE - QUINCY'S ROOM - NIGHT

Basketball posters, "Clippers" and USC memorabilia, a

basketball globe light.

Quincy lays tucked in bed, eyes wide open, listening to his

parents MAKING LOVE. The sounds bring a smile to his face.

Quincy climbs out of bed, wearing underwear. He moves to his

window, sees Monica through her window directly across from

his. Her eyes are closed as Lena braids her hair. Quincy

kneels down, rests his arms on the window sill, and watches.

EXT. MCCALL AND WRIGHT HOUSES - MORNING

Quincy sits atop his BMX bike in front of Monica's house. A

basketball is tucked under his arm.

Monica emerges, walking her banana-seater. She is looking

cute in her yellow dress and braids tied with ribbons. A

basketball sits in her back basket.

Quincy is taken aback, stares at her.

QUINCY:

You wanna be my girl?

Monica blinks in surprise. She thinks for a moment.

MONICA:

What do I have to do?

QUINCY:

I guess, you know, we play ball and we

ride to school together. And if you get

mad at me, I gotta give you flowers.

MONICA:

I don't like flowers.

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