The Longshots Page #2

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- You didn't eat yet?

- No.

You didn't feed her?

You told me to watch her. You

didn't say nothing about feeding her.

That's because I thought

you had common sense.

Get somebody with

some common sense, all right?

'Cause I ain't got enough to deal

with that little girl. OK?

Get somebody else 'cause, to be honest,

she too weird and moody for me.

Curtis, she's not weird. She's shy.

She's still waiting

on her no-good daddy to show up.

She's wearing his watch 24 hours a day.

It wouldn't hurt you if you would

just be a little encouraging to her.

I ain't got no encouragement. None!

Go get Dr. Phil

or the Dog Whisperer or somebody.

- Not Curtis Plummer.

- Can you finish out the week?

Can I at least get paid?

You owe me 25 dollars.

Can you at least

feed her the next time?

So, what you gonna want to eat? Hmm?

For dinner? What you like?

Grilled cheese sandwiches? Huh?

What, you still not talking to me?

Why do you want to talk to me?

I'm too weird and moody.

You know I didn't mean that.

All right, I don't think you're weird.

I said I'm sorry.

All right, fine, we ain't gotta talk.

Why you carry that stupid football

around all the time?

- I don't carry this all the time.

- Yeah, you do.

So?

So... you're a grown man

carrying around a football.

Don't you think that's weird?

Not really.

And you stink, too. Always wearing

those same old dirty clothes.

Don't you know how to do laundry?

You should be embarrassed.

I'm embarrassed to even be with you.

You know what? Five dollars a hour ain't

worth dealing with a attitude like that!

Then don't. It's not

like I want you around anyway.

- It's not like I want to be around!

- Don't be! I don't need you!

Apparently, you do need me.

That's what your mama think.

Now I'm stuck with you! That's

'cause your father didn't want to be.

Man... Sorry! God!

Hey, Jasmine,

I didn't mean it like that!

Hey, slow down!

- Who are you here for?

- Hmm?

Who are you here for?

- Jasmine Plummer.

- Oh, great! Come right on in.

OK, class.

I would like to...

I would like to introduce Mr. Plummer.

What are you doing?

Would you like to come up here

and tell the kids what you do?

Oh, wait a minute. Hold on.

- Um, I'm her uncle, not her daddy.

- Oh.

It's OK. Nuclear family,

extended family. It's all family.

So would you still like to talk

to the kids, tell them what you do?

- Yeah, I can talk to them.

- OK.

Hold that.

- [kids giggling]

- OK.

- How y'all doin'?

- [all] Fine.

Um...

I do all kinda, like,

entrepreneurial endeavors.

Um... You know those

nutritional supplements?

OK.

- Yeah, I used to sell those.

- [kids snickering]

And, um, you know, I had people

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