Raising Izzie Page #3

---

THEN WHO MADE THE WORLD

AND EVERYTHING?

NOBODY.

IT JUST HAPPENED.

IT HAD TO BE SOMEBODY.

NO, IT DIDN'T.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I JUST KNOW.

HOW?

GO TO SLEEP, IZZIE.

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

( whispering )

Dear, God...

( bell ringing )

Tonya:

HI, ASIA.

Girl:

HI, MRS. FREEMAN.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

I'M GOOD.

GOOD. DID YOU

DO YOUR HOMEWORK?

I DID. I DID.

GREAT.

OPEN YOUR BOOKS:

TO PAGE 38.

Girl:
HELLO.

HI, MICHELLE.

WHO WAS THAT?

ALL RIGHT, CLASS.

UM... STARING AT I IS NOT GOING TO FILL IT UP.

BE QUIET. LET'S GO.

CAN I HAVE SOME APPLES?

YEAH, SURE.

Izzie:

WHO'S THAT?

THAT'S THE TEACHER

I TOLD YOU ABOUT.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

WATCH WHERE:

YOU'RE GOING. I'M SORRY.

Gertie:
SORRY.

Tonya:

MISS NASH.

I MISSED YOU:

IN MY CLASS TODAY.

YOU SKIPPED CLASS?

I'M SORRY, MS. FREEMAN.

SOMETHING CAME UP.

MUST OF BEEN SOMETHING

PRETTY IMPORTANT.

IT WAS PERSONAL.

A FAMILY MATTER.

OH, I SEE.

AND WHO IS THIS?

I'M IZZIE.

WE'RE SISTERS.

WELL, NICE

TO MEET YOU, IZZIE.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

IS YOUR MOTHER HERE?

SHE, UH...

SHE JUST WANTED US

TO GET HER A FEW THINGS.

SHE MADE US A LIST.

TOLD YOU,

SHE WORKS EVENINGS.

YOU DID.

WELL, I GUESS I JUST SEEM

TO KEEP MISSING HER.

GUESS I'LL MEET HER

ONE OF THESE DAYS.

GUESS SO.

Gertie:
IZZIE.

I'LL EXPECT YOU IN MY CLASS

TOMORROW, MISS NASH.

AND I'LL ALSO EXPEC A NOTE FROM YOUR MOTHER,

EXPLAINING THIS FAMILY MATTER.

AND MY SIGNED AGREEMENT.

UNDERSTAND?

YES, MA'AM.

GOOD.

WELL, IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU,

MISS IZZIE.

NICE MEETING YOU MISS...

TEACHER PERSON.

MRS. FREEMAN.

MRS. FREEMAN.

YES.

( chuckling )

BE CAREFUL.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

SHE'S PRETTY LIKE MOMMY.

SHE LOOKS NOTHING

LIKE MOM.

I DIDN'T SAY SHE

LOOKS LIKE MOMMY.

I SAID SHE'S

PRETTY LIKE MOM.

WHATEVER.

WHY ARE YOU:

SKIPPING CLASS?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, OKAY?

WELL, THAT'S WHITE KIDS

FOR YOU.

WHAT IS THA SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!

COME ON, NOW.

YOU KNOW WHITE FOLKS

LET THEIR KIDS:

DRIVE IN PRE-SCHOOL.

STOP IT.

THEY DO NOT.

YES, THEY DO!

THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH

OF WHITE KIDS:

OUT THERE RIGHT NOW

WITH CREDIT CARDS,

CELL PHONES,

DRIVER'S LICENSE,

DRIVING THEMSELVES

HOME FROM FIRST GRAD.

YOU ARE SO SILLY.

( both laughing )

STUPID.

OH, BABY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

NOW, I JUST THINK IT'S

IRRESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOTHER TO DO THAT.

BUT GREG,

SHE HAS TO WORK.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE KIDS

TO THEIR OWN DEVICES.

THAT'S HOW LITTLE KIDS

GET IN TROUBLE THESE DAYS.

BLACK MOMS HAVE TO DO

THE SAME THINGS, HONEY.

( scoffs )

HOW MANY BLACK KIDS

HAVE YOU SEEN:

RUNNING AMOK 'CAUSE

THEIR MOMMAS HAD TO WORK?

YEAH. NOT WHEN

I WAS GROWING UP.

NOW, YOU HAD

TO BE HOME BEFORE

THE STREET LIGHTS

CAME ON. CAME ON.

I KNOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED,

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes