Act of Faith Page #3

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do need to study,

the MCATS is coming up.

So for real, what'd he say?

- I don't know, something

about tilling the earth

and I have no ambition.

- Well, girl, you've

been here since

the B2K posters

was up on the wall.

- I don't know what I'm-a do.

I know nothing else

but this place.

I'm the one picked out these

pictures, I picked out these.

- I know.

This is like home.

- Home.

(slow, sad music)

It was a cold and rainy

day when I left home.

My stepfather had

beaten me once again.

And my momma just laid on

the couch and watched, again.

I'd had enough.

So I just left.

I had no money.

Just stayed on the street

for two whole nights.

The things I saw.

The things I did.

(sobbing)

Till the time I came

in here I was starving.

I told, I told them I

would work for free,

just for something to eat.

And Ms. Lilly, she gave me

a job right on the spot.

She took me in and

loved me like a mother.

Only mother I've ever

known and now she's gone

and he just gonna push me

out like I ain't nothing.

I know I talk about this

place really bad, but...

I don't have no one else,

I don't have nothing else,

I don't have no family.

You all are the

only family I got.

I don't know how to do nothing.

I ain't nobody, I

ain't got nobody.

- Shh, shh, you never

told me that story before.

- That ain't no kinda

story to be telling nobody.

- OK, OK, OK, OK,

it's gonna be OK.

It's gonna be OK, OK?

- You know, I just want to say

that I really

appreciate all you do.

But sometimes, you just

gotta take a chance

and enter that burning

building 'cause, woo.

OK, I'm gonna shut up and

go home and feed my cat.

I'm too old to be saying

these kinda things.

- Good seeing you Ms. Beatrice.

- Wow.

Now, if I knew they were hiring

beauty queens around here,

I would have came in

a whole lot sooner.

(laughing)

- You cannot possibly

think that was a good line.

- Hey, well it was worth a shot.

- Yes, definitely a miss.

- Oh, man, you're killing

my good work here, girl.

Well, I mean, but.

Alright, well tell me you

believe in second chances.

Can I start over?

- You don't get a second chance

to make a first impression.

And I'm taken.

But very flattered,

so thank you.

- Hey.

- Can I get you something else?

- Well, I mean, I'm a

little low on water.

- Water?

- Yeah, some water.

- OK, coming right up.

- Right.

Man.

(soft music)

- Well hello my love.

- Good evening, Jackie.

- So I decided--

- Baby, I'm beat, I'm gonna

turn in for the night, alright?

- OK, well, well sleep well.

(soft guitar music)

- Girl, you didn't

see the reunion?

That doggone Nene Leaks

is out of her mind.

Talking about oh

honey, she could read.

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