Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Page #3

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out of my house,

move you in with me.

Wanna live in Westchester?

-Commit a. . .

-Crime.

And this is you get back together again.

-A cIass. . .

-Reunion.

And this Is when you're Iike this,

-you're expecting. . .

-Pregnant.

-Yeah. And this is you make a fast. . .

-Escape.

-Right.

-That's it!

Where you going?

Where you going?

Make sure you play my 852

and tell them to box it.

And get some kitty litter.

Ethel, where you at?

Precious, what are we gonna play?

Girl , get the f*** out of here.

Ain't you supposed to be

at school or somethi ng?

You said we was gonna play.

That's exactly why

we ain't gonna be playing.

l never said noth ing like that.

You would say some sh*t li ke that to me,

and you don't even mean it?

No, l'm not playing with you.

No, and she call . . . Hold on.

Eaoh One Teach One, hold , please.

Yes. She cal led my house.

l know it wasn't your sister, Trey.

Because it wasn't her.

What this is here?

Each One Teach One.

l'm looking for an alternative school.

This is an alternative.

What alternative is?

What exactly are you aski ng me?

Lady at my other school

told me to come here.

Hotel Theresa.

Said it's an alternative school.

An alternative sohool, it's l ike a choice.

lt's a different way of doing th ings.

So, I need your discharge papers

saying that they discharged you.

l got kicked out of school

'cause l was pregnant.

Well, l still need you r discharge papers,

otherwise we can't let you in.

Ms. Lichenstein didn't say all that.

You the one she called about.

Claireece P. Jones?

They al ready sent over

your discharge papers and stuff.

l could start today?

Yeah. Are you currently receiving AFDC?

My mother get AFDC

for me and my daughter.

So your mother has custody of you and

your daughter, and you're on her budget?

Okay, well, l'm gonna need a copy

of your mother's budget,

and a copy of your phone bi ll

and your utility bill .

We gotta give you a few tests,

test your reading and your math level,

see where to place you.

Hold on , baby. Each One Teach One, hold.

To enter into the GED classes,

you gotta get an 8.0 or better on the TABE.

There's always somethIng wrong

with these tests.

These tests paint a picture of me

with no brain.

These tests paint a picture

of me and my mother,

my whole famiIy, as Iess than dumb.

Just ugly, bIack grease to be wiped away,

find another job for.

Sometimes l wish l was dead.

l'll be okay, I guess, 'cause l'm looking up.

l'm Iooking up for a piano to fall.

Or a desk, couch, TV. . . Momma, maybe.

Always something in my way.

Yeah, man.

Yo, make sure you get that

for me, too, man.

Alternative.

Man, you gotta stop smoking

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