INT. CYPRIAN'S HOUSE
CYPRIAN rushes upstairs to grab the phone from his sister IESHA.
Cyprian knocks on her door
IESHA:
What?
CYPRIAN:
I need to use the phone real quick
IESHA:
For what? Boy Bye I'm the phone with my man…Now what you was saying?
CYPRIAN:
I need to call ‘shad and Max real quick.
IESHA:
You just came from outside with them
CYPRIAN
Let me use real quick..
Cyprian walks away from the door
IESHA:
He about to unplug the phone I'll call you back.
Cyprian walks back to door with the phone cord in his hand. IESHA opens the door with a pair of shorts on a n snug look on her face.
IESHA:
Here ole' cry baby a** you have 5 minutes and you got one more time to pull that.
Cyprian fixes the phone jack and sits on the steps and calls Max.
INT. MAX'S HOUSE-NIGHT
The telephone rings
VANESSA:
Hello (giggles) He's downstairs…Hold On…It's Cyprian
MAX:
Bring me the phone.
Vanessa gives Max the phone
Max still lying on the floor
CYPRIAN:
Hello?
MAX:
Yeah, n***a, How did you get home?
CYPRIAN:
I lied
MAX:
To who?
CYPRIAN:
The po-lice n***a, who else?
MAX:
Did you see shad and Kevin make it
CYPRIAN:
Yo crazy a** just started running out the gate like...
MAX:
She came outta nowhere though; how I'm supposed to know they had backup…I'm home now
CYPRIAN:
Tired as hell though
MAX:
Did you see them n***as or not?
CYPRIAN:
Every man for himself, you know the rules, they made it home. We think before the move…
MAX:
(annoyed)
Wild
CYPRIAN:
Still tryna make that sh** stick, huh?
MAX:
You aint gotta say it.
CYPRIAN:
You the reason why that we got caught up?
MAX:
What? Caught up…I'm at the haus.
CYPRIAN:
We wouldn't have ran from the cops if it wasn't for you them Starbursts you had to have.
MAX:
We was masked up anyway moving through there anyway. Look, you don't have to do crimes with me
CYPRIAN:
I'm not trying to get arrested
MAX:
You won't. cause you barely do anything
CYPRIAN:
I barely do anything?
The line beeps
MAX:
Hold On
RASHAD:
Look Outside
MAX looks out the window to first see RASHAD flash a light in his eyes from his window. Then they see cop cars rushing through the streets.
MAX:
Safe!
RASHAD:
Man, yeah them oinks missed again
MAX:
Hold on (merges calls) Yeah
RASHAD:
You good?
CYPRIAN:
Yeah. I straight lied to the cop told him I was dropping my sister off at slumber party.
KEVIN:
n***a you lying…
CYPRIAN:
Then how am I on the phone with you? Straight up. You?
RASHAD:
Had to jump a few fences but we good.
MAX:
(Agitated)
This n***a said it's my fault the laws was on us
KEVIN:
It is…
MAX:
Man, take yo cosignin' a** to the house.
CYPRIAN:
Here go this ole sensitive a** n***a. Damn n***a always trippin' on some bullsh**.
MAX:
None of yall n***a gotta f** with me or hit licks with me.