Episode 4

WILLIE and her boyfriend JASON were out hanging out at the mall. They are on their way home now.

WILLIE - I'm going back for those shoes! I don't care what you say! Ha ha ha ha!

JASON - Okay, just don't come crying to me when your mother gets on your case again for your shopping.

WILLIE - I don't know why she be trippin'! She's worse than me.

JASON - Yeah, but she has a j...o...b!

(WILLIE slaps JASON on his arm as they laugh and walk to WILLIE's car.)

JASON - What are you doing tonight when we get back?

WILLIE - I am supposed to go see Christian.

JASON - Oh.

(JASON gets a sad look on his face.)

WILLIE - Why? What's wrong?

(JASON pouts.)

JASON - Oh nothing.

WILLIE - Stop being silly! What?

JASON - Oh I was just hoping we could...well...you know...

(JASON smiles. WILLIE smiles.)

WILLIE - I think I can pencil you into my schedule.

JASON - Pencil me in huh?

(They both laugh.)

JASON - You want me to drive?

WILLIE - Naw, I'm not sleepy at all.

JASON - Good, because I'd rather you drive.

WILLIE - What? Why?

JASON - You'll see.

(WILLIE opens her door and then leans inside and opens the door for JASON. He gets in.)

WILLIE - What you tryin' to do boy? I'm scared of you!
JASON - Ha ha ha ha, if you scared, say you scared!

(They laugh as WILLIE drives out of the parking lot and back toward campus.)

JASON - Let me ask you something.

WILLIE - Yeah, go ahead boo.

(JASON puts his hand on WILLIE's knee.)

JASON - How long will it take us to get back to campus?

WILLIE - What? Jason you know how far campus is. Why are you asking me that?

JASON - Just tell me.

WILLIE - You're so silly! Okay, probably about twenty minutes. Twenty five tops.

JASON - Cool, that's all the time I need.

(JASON leans over and takes off WILLIE's seat belt.)

WILLIE - Hey! What are you doing?

(JASON doesn't answer as he places his hand on WILLIE's right breast.)

WILLIE - What are you doing!

(JASON ignores WILLIE's questions and he begins to pull up her t shirt as she drives.)

WILLIE - Jason! Jason stop! You're gonna make me crash boy!

JASON - You just keep your eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel!

(JASON smiles as he reaches underneath WILLIE's shirt and starts to slowly massage her right breast through her bra.)

WILLIE - Jason...

(JASON ignores her and continues.)

WILLIE - Jason...you know I like that...

(WILLIE almost forgets that she is driving and closes her eyes for a second.)

JASON - Uh uh uh...keep those eyes open and on the road.

WILLIE - You know you need to quit! Oooh Jason, you need to stop!

(WILLIE pulls up to a red light.)

WILLIE - Why are you doing this to me?

JASON - Because I know you like it!

(WILLIE leans over and they begin to kiss. While kissing, JASON puts his hand inside of her bra and pinches her nipple. The light turns green.)

WILLIE - I'm not gonna make it all the way back to Ahpla! Boy you're gonna make me pull over!

JASON - Ha ha ha, no you're not. Hey, the faster we get home, the faster you get the real deal.

(JASON pinches her nipple again. Then he takes his finger and goes in circles around it.)

WILLIE - Ooooh, damn! Ummm...the real...the real deal huh?

JASON - Yeah, the real deal!

(JASON smiles coyly as he drops his head and puts it underneath her shirt.)

WILLIE - Oh sh...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DENICE has been sitting with BRANDON in the hospital trying to help him regain his memory. On a suggestion from SHARONDA, DENICE has revealed to BRANDON startling news.

DENICE - One more time, just to make sure. You don't remember the prom?

(BRANDON picks up the pictures again.)

BRANDON - Um...not really. Sorry.

DENICE - I just wanted to make sure.

(DENICE turns to face BRANDON to look him dead in the face.)

DENICE - Brandon, as I told you, you and I went to high school together. We came to Ahpla together. And we are going to be in the same blue and white family...together.

BRANDON - Right.

DENICE - Well there is a reason for this Brandon. A very good reason. There's a reason why our lives have been so intertwined.

BRANDON - There is? What?

(silence)

DENICE - Brandon, you're my man. You and I have been in love with each other from childhood!

(silence)

(DENICE stares at BRANDON for his response.)

BRANDON - Say that again.

DENICE thinks - I knew this was a bad idea!

DENICE - Brandon...

(DENICE stands up.)

BRANDON - No wait...say that again!

(BRANDON extends his hand and DENICE takes it. He leads her back to sit down beside him on the bed.)

BRANDON - You...you love me Denice?

DENICE - Yes Brandon! Yes I love you! I have for a very long time!

BRANDON - And...and I love you back?

(silence)

DENICE thinks - God!

DENICE - Yes.

(DENICE drops her eyes and after a moment of still silence, BRANDON speaks.)

BRANDON - I knew. I knew when I saw you...

(DENICE picks up her head in shock.)

DENICE - Knew? What do you mean you knew?

BRANDON - I knew, I knew that you're my girl. I remember! I remember that!

DENICE - But...

(BRANDON puts his hands on DENICE's face. He traces the contour of her mouth, eyes, ears and nose with his fingers.)

BRANDON - I remember you! I can remember times that we shared!

(Tears begin to well up in DENICE's eyes.)

DENICE - You can? But how...I mean, what do you remember?

(BRANDON lets go of her face and looks out the window.)

BRANDON - The museum! The brand new African American museum back home in Detroit!

DENICE - What about it?

BRANDON - We went! The last time that we were home! It was only for a weekend but we went to the museum!

(DENICE smiles as tears fall down her face.)

DENICE thinks - Oh my God! That actually did happen! He is getting his memory back! We did go to the museum together!

DENICE - Yes Brandon! We did go to the musem? Do you remember anything else?

BANDON - Ummmm...we ate that afternoon, after the museum. I got a burger!

DENICE - Yes! Yes you did! Oh my God Brandon you reme...

(BRANDON leans up suddenly and begins to kiss DENICE.)

DENICE thinks - Oh my God!

(The door opens.)

SHARONDA - Hey D, visiting hours are...oh...k!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WILLIE and JASON have finally made it all the way back to Ahpla's campus. It takes them an extra ten minutes because JASON continues to physically play with her.

WILLIE - Wait until I get you upstairs boy!

JASON - Bring it on!

(WILLIE parks and rushes to get out of her car.)

JASON - Baby! Baby, you left your headlights on!

WILLIE - I don't care! Come on!

(JASON laughs very hard as he reaches over and turns her headlights off.)

JASON - Girl you are silly!
WILLIE - Well you got me started!

(JASON and WILLIE hurry inside.)

JASON thinks - It is about to be on!

(They kiss as WILLIE frantically tries to find the correct key for her door.)

WILLIE thinks - Dammit!

(She finds the right key, opens the door and they stumble inside.)

WILLIE - Now it's my turn to get you back!

JASON - Get me back? For what?

(JASON innocently shrugs.)

WILLIE - Oh don't act like you didn't get me all heated on purpose mister! Ha ha ha ha!

JASON - I have no idea what you're talking about.

(JASON smiles.)

WILLIE - Oh yeah? Well I'm talking about this!

(WILLIE pulls her shirt and bra off.)

WILLIE - How do you think they got this way?

JASON - I don't know? Are you cold?

(They both laugh as WILLIE throws her shirt at JASON and then jumps on him. They kiss each other as they clumsily walk into the bedroom.)

JASON thinks - Yes! It is so on!

WILLIE thinks - Yes! Yes!

(WILLIE falls back on the bed and JASON plops down on top of her. They bump foreheads.)

WILLIE - Ouch!

JASON - Sorry!

(They start to kiss again and JASON quickly moves to WILLIE's neck.)

WILLIE - Oh yes Jason! Oh yes!

WILLIE thinks - That feels so...good!

(JASON moves down to her chest.)

WILLIE - Yes Jason! Yes!

(WILLIE puts her head back and closes her eyes. She raises her voice.)

WILLIE - Oh yeah Jason!

(JASON squeezes WILLIE's breasts and starts to kiss them again.)

WILLIE - Oh...oh...

(WILLIE screams.)

WILLIE - ...Oh Dex!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PJ is dancing by herself in Pyramids during gay lesbian night.

PJ thinks - This place is cool, I don't care what April thinks!

(PJ turns around. All around her are girls dancing with girls and guys dancing with guys. There are a few guys dancing with girls toward the edge of the dance floor.)

PJ thinks - Whatever! The music here is slammin'!

(When PJ spins back around there is a girl dancing toward her. The girl speaks.)

GIRL - Hey, you wanna dance?

PJ - Oh no thank you. My date just went to get us something to drink.

GIRL - Oh okay.

(The girl smiles as she turns and dances away.)

PJ thinks - Now what's so hard about doing that? April is trippin'. I can just dance by myself for the rest of the night and get my money's worth!

(PJ spins around in a circle and sees a guy standing behind her. She ignores that he is there at first but when she looks behind her again, he’s there waiting.)

PJ thinks - Oh God, he looks goofy!

(PJ continues to dance with her back to the guy until he taps her on the shoulder.)

PJ thinks - Damn!

(She turns around and faces him.)

PJ thinks - Well at least he's not as bad as I thought he was. He looked goofy as hell when I spun around.

GUY - Excuse me, you got a minute?

PJ thinks - A minute?

PJ - Naw, I don't have a minute.

(They guy reaches into his pocket.)

GUY - Well look, I have two. Can I lend you one?

(PJ cracks up laughing. The guy smiles.)

GUY - Can I dance with you?

PJ - Sure, why not.

PJ thinks - Why not? That was funny!

(The guy smiles as he begins to dance with PJ.)

GUY - So, what's your name?

PJ - Presjina.

GUY - Wow, that's pretty!

PJ - But my friends call me PJ.

GUY - Well I hope to call you PJ one day too.

(PJ smiles.)

PJ - What's yours?

GUY - Joseph...but my friends call me...Joseph. So for now, just call me Joseph.

(PJ laughs.)

JOSEPH - I like the way you dance, that's why I wanted to dance with you. But I didn't know if you were down with…us.

PJ - Us?
JOSEPH - Yeah, the xy chromosomes running around in here. I like the xx's and I was hoping you were down with the xy's.

(PJ smiles.)

PJ - That is so silly. But I see what you mean.

(They look around and notice there are gay couples looking at them.)

PJ - Wow, it seems like we are out of place! Like we are the weird ones because we are dancing with each other! Ha ha ha ha!
JOSEPH - Don't worry, I'll fix that.

(JOSEPH leans over and speaks to two girls dancing with each other who keep staring at him and PJ.)

JOSEPH - Sorry, I like breasts.

(The girls turn away and continue to dance. PJ cracks up laughing.)

JOSEPH - I'm sorry, I know yall like tits too...but I just wanted to mention that! Have a good evening!

(He turns back to PJ who is laughing out loud.)

PJ - That was so funny! You just don't care huh?

JOSEPH - Not really Presjina! I don't. Ha ha ha ha!

(PJ laughs again and continues to dance.)

JOSEPH - So tell me what your interests are...who you be with!

(JOSEPH makes his voice sound like Biggie Smalls. PJ laughs.)

PJ - I go to Ahpla.

JOSEPH - Oh shit! You do? Girl, I aint never seen you on campus before!
PJ - You go to Ahpla?

JOSEPH - No.

(JOSEPH starts doing the wop dance.)

PJ - Oh my God you are crazy! You don’t even go to Ahpla! And what the heck are you doing? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

JOSEPH - You didn't know I was bringing that wop back did ya?

PJ - Ha ha ha ha ha! No, I didn't know! Ha ha ha ha! You better stop before you hurt your neck! Ha ha ha!

JOSEPH - You're right, I didn't pay my insurance payment this month. I can't afford to get hurt! I better stick to doing the cabbage patch!

(JOSEPH starts doing the cabbage patch and PJ laughs so hard she stops dancing and bends over.)

PJ - Joseph you are a nut!

(JOSEPH smiles.)

JOSEPH - Well I'm crazy about you Presjina! So just call me Crazy Joe!

PJ - Ha ha ha, well you can call me PJ.

(silence)

(JOSEPH acts as if he is beginning to cry.)

PJ - Oh stop!
JOSEPH - No really! I am so happy!

(They both laugh.)

JOSEPH - So I can be your friend now?

PJ - Yes Joseph! Ha ha ha.

JOSEPH - Oh my goodness! I am so happy! This deserves a toast...where did I put my...

(JOSEPH is looking all over the place.)

PJ thinks - Did he lose his wallet?
PJ - What are you looking for?

JOSEPH - My toaster! This deserves a toast!

(PJ slaps his arm.)

PJ - Shut up! Ha ha, you are a stand up comedian!

JOSEPH - Let's get something to drink Pres...I mean PJ.

(JOSEPH smiles a big smile.)

PJ - Sure.

JOSEPH - Man, I'm sweatin' like a pig! I need some h three o!

PJ - H three o? H three o? Water is h two o!

JOSEPH - Yeah but I need a Heineken with my water!

(PJ laughs all the way over to the bar. JOSEPH actually orders a water and a Heineken for himself, and PJ orders a ginger ale.)

PJ - Do you do comedy or something?

JOSEPH - No, I'm an accountant.

PJ - Ha! An accountant? And this funny and high strung? No way!

JOSEPH - Being couped up in that office all day, I be itchin' to get out and let loose!

(JOSEPH shakes his body all over. PJ laughs.)

JOSEPH - But I loosen up before I even get here. Ya know what I mean?

(PJ sips her ginger ale.)

PJ - What do you mean?

(JOSEPH reaches into his back pocket and pulls out a folded paper towel. He opens it and shows PJ a few pills.)

PJ - What in the world?

JOSEPH - Just helps me unwind and loosen up. Called ecstasy.

PJ - Ecstasy?

JOSEPH - Yeah. It turns a party into a jam! Just helps you..become a little less...inhibited.

PJ - I have heard of it. The party drug right?

JOSEPH - Something like that. It isn't a drug like heroine or something. Just loosens you up, and makes you tell funny jokes for a boring accountant like me.

(JOSEPH smiles.)

JOSEPH - Here, try one.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SHARONDA has just walked into BRANDON's hospital room and found DENICE and BRANDON kissing.

(The door opens.)

SHARONDA - Hey D, visiting hours are...oh...k!

(DENICE spins around and quickly wipes her face. BRANDON just smiles.)

BRANDON - Hey Sharonda, come in.

SHARONDA - Didn't mean to interrupt anything...

(SHARONDA looks at DENICE and winks. DENICE looks away.)

SHARONDA - ...I just had to tell you that visiting hours are now over and we have to leave D.

DENICE - Um...ahem...okay...um...Brandon, I'll call up to you when I get home okay?

BRANDON - Please do.

(BRANDON smiles.)

SHARONDA - Get some rest Brandon. Sleep tight.

BRANDON - Thanks.

(BRANDON smiles and looks at DENICE.)

BRANDON - Good night honey.

DENICE - Good night Brandon.

(Tears come to DENICE's eyes again as she turns to leave.)

BRANDON - Hey Sharonda.

(SHARONDA and DENICE turn around.)

SHARONDA - Yeah?

BRANDON - Aren't you one of the first people that I met when I first got to Ahpla?

(SHARONDA looks at DENICE and then back to BRANDON.)

SHARONDA - Yes, I met you like the first week you got here. And then I got confused when I met Brendon! You remember that?

BRANDON - Yep, I sure do!

SHARONDA - That is wonderful Brandon! Just wonderful! Well get some rest.

BRANDON - Oh, and one more thing...

(BRANDON pauses.)

BRANDON - ...can you give my line brothers a message for me? Tell them to keep their eyes on the path...the true path of um...um...enlightenment. For it is for Sigma and Sigma alone that we must journey on! We won't sleep we won't rest until Phi Beta is across our chests!

(SHARONDA smiles.)

SHARONDA - Z phi! Good night...

(SHARONDA opens the door.)

SHARONDA - ...Crescent.

(DENICE leaves without another word.)

SHARONDA - Oh my God! Isn't this great! He's getting his memory back! And I saw you getting your groove on up in there girl! Fill me in!

(They get to the elevator and press the down button.)

SHARONDA - So what's up? What happened?

(DENICE turns to SHARONDA crying.)

DENICE - I lied to him! I told him that we are in love with each other!

SHARONDA - I know, I told you to do that. I see it worked.

(They step onto the elevator.)

DENICE - But Sharonda, I lied to him. He thinks that we're in a relationship and that we love each other. That is not right.

SHARONDA - Right? Whatever! You helped him. He couldn't remember shit and now he remembers some of his Crescent lines, he remembers meeting me...and he remembers loving you.

DENICE - But he doesn't love me! It's all a lie. I mean I'm happy that he is regaining his memory because of what I told him...but what if he remembers that he is not my man?

SHARONDA - That won't happen.

DENICE - How do you know?

SHARONDA - I just know. This is implanted in his mind now. As he gains more and more of his memory back, this will deeply inbed itself into his thoughts and moreso actions. You may get your freak on girl!

DENICE - But I want Brandon to love me from his heart. The way that I love him.

(SHARONDA smiles.)

SHARONDA - That'll come. Trust me.

DENICE - I don't know Sharonda and I am not comfortable.

(DENICE wipes her eyes as the elevator door opens and they get out.)

DENICE - I'll take your word for it Sharonda. But I aint comfortable with this at all.

SHARONDA - Trust me soror. Just trust me.

(SHARONDA throws her arm around DENICE's shoulder and they walk outside to go to the car.)

DENICE - Hey, you need a ride?

SHARONDA - Sure.

DENICE - Okay come on. Oh but wait, I was gonna stop by the Sigma frat house first and tell frat that they can take Brandon back on line. He seems to be remembering his Crescent information now.

SHARONDA - That's cool, I'll ride with you. It's great that Brandon will be back on the Crescent line.

DENICE - Yeah, I know Hayden will be happy to hear that.

HAYDEN - I'm not happy to hear that Corey.

COREY - Me neither, but we gotta cross these boys. They have been on line for far too long and the last thing we need is an investigation stemming from the car accident.

HAYDEN - You're right. But damn, crossing the line without Brandon? Is there any other way?
COREY - Think about it Hayden. He may never remember even wanting to be a Sigma, let alone what he has been taught over the last weeks. We can't cross him now. That would be like grabbing a guy from the street and making him frat. If the dude doesn't know anything, how can he be a Sigma?

(HAYDEN sits down and rubs his head with his hands.)

HAYDEN - Damn!

COREY - I wish there was another way, but time is our worst enemy right now.

HAYDEN - Yeah.

COREY - We have to do this.

(silence)

COREY - I spoke to the brothers. It now rests with you man.

(HAYDEN sits quietly contemplating.)

COREY - I hate to rush you Hayden, but we need an answer. We have to cross the Crescents.

(silence)

COREY - Hayden...

HAYDEN - Okay man okay. Let's go do it.

COREY - And we agreed to not do it here at the frat house right?

HAYDEN - Right.

(HAYDEN slowly gets up.)

HAYDEN - Let's pack up the Crescents and get them out of here.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PJ has finished her ginger ale and JOSEPH has finished his water and Heineken. They have been talking and laughing with each other.

JOSEPH — Yeah, this is my song right here! Come on girl!

PJ — Cool! I like this song too!

(JOSEPH grabs PJ’s hand and leads her back onto the dance floor.)

JOSEPH — Come on now, show me what you workin’ with!

(PJ playfully turns around and shakes her butt from left to right. She throws her hands in the air.)

JOSEPH — Ha ha ha! That’s what I’m talkin’ about! Ha ha ha!

PJ — Woooo whoooooo!

PJ thinks — This is my jam right here!

JOSEPH — The dj can play this song again fo sho!

PJ — Yeah! Play that track one more time!

(PJ turns to the dj booth.)

PJ — Play that track one mo gin’!

(They both laugh.)

PJ thinks — They should play this song again! That would be cool! This spot Pyramids is so cool! So cool! But wait…

(PJ looks to a couple to her left.)

PJ thinks — Damn, since when did they start letting orange people come up in the club? Well as long as they paid to get in dammit.

PJ — Did you understand what I said?

JOSEPH — What?

PJ — Did you hear that?

JOSEPH — Did I hear what?

PJ — About the people. The yellow people and their money to get in.

(JOSEPH turns around and continues to dance.)

PJ — Hey! Doin’ the butt!

(PJ slaps JOSEPH on his butt and squeezes it.)

PJ thinks — That last song was the shit! But this song is the shit! Damn it’s hot in here!

PJ — Hey Joe, are you hot too? Maybe I should…

(JOSEPH keeps dancing.)

PJ - …maybe I should take my shirt off…take my shirt off and twist it round my head spin it like a helicopter! Ha ha ha!

PJ thinks — I can take my shirt off. I can drive because Katrice has a phat ass car!

(JOSEPH turns back around and dances closer to PJ.)

PJ thinks — If I haven’t spoken to my mother in a long time, then she is my father and broccoli.

(PJ kisses JOSEPH on the cheek.)

PJ thinks — My pictures are riding on the card. And the research is the president. Damn the water.

(PJ waves both hands in the air wildly.)

JOSEPH — Girl, you are out of control!

PJ — What! Wooooooooo whoooooooooo!

JOSEPH — I said you are off the chains!

PJ — Wooooooooo whoooooooooo!

(PJ spins around and sticks her butt out. JOSEPH gets up on it.)

JOSEPH thinks — This is shapin’ up real nice!

PJ thinks — This club is so nice! They gotta stop letting birds fly around inside of here though, especially when they are buying drinks. I mean damn!

(PJ leans her back against JOSEPH’s chest and raises her hands to massage his head behind her. He starts to massage her breasts.)

PJ thinks — Oh this is my song and it is the shit!

(PJ turns back around and starts to grind against JOSEPH.)

PJ — Yeah! Show me! Yeah!

JOSEPH — Oh I got somethin’ for ya baby! I got somethin’ for ya!

PJ thinks — Shit yeah! Fuck!

JOSEPH — Girl you are off the chains!

PJ thinks — This is the best club in the whole wide world! I aint never not coming to this club! This music is the fuck!

JOSEPH — Hey PJ, did you come here alone? Are you here by yourself?

PJ — Yeah man! Shit this music is the shit!

PJ thinks — This music is…

PJ thinks — This music is shit!

PJ thinks — Is it incredible rock and roll or records?

PJ thinks — Copy that so we can drink.

PJ thinks — Keys are two. That little boy. If I wrote the iron…

PJ thinks — My neck power on the stage shit so shit was moving and moving and it was fun! Damn!

PJ thinks — Sweet covers apples. Oh shit that chair was was. This song is the shit!

JOSEPH — So, you didn’t come here with any other girls?

PJ thinks — First I was enterprise so we went on Monday but the limit was more and perfect that envelope was on the seat hotter than if I myself wear on the desk trophy so train and the train are writing for mommy so street books and air is the way so but for phones is opening at with yours when new was angry I stopped to because plan is net bowls water with the hat and time was for the clips banks is cut for the free and board fifty music was stand so stand and where fun was paper grass rails but jet is and see what trees yes smaller there notice bags beans wires then it when it said and so where tread rams for engaging the house seven

JOSEPH — So, you didn’t come here with any other girls?

PJ — Woooooooo whoooooooooooo! This song is the shit!

(PJ raises her hands in the air.)

JOSEPH — So check this out Presjina…

(JOSEPH looks around. He then grabs PJ close and whispers into her ear.)

JOSEPH — Come on, let’s get out of here. We can go to my place.

PJ thinks — Real track is the shit! This is my song right now! Play that shit again!

JOSEPH — So you wanna go to my place with me?

(PJ kisses JOSEPH on the lips.)

PJ — Yeah man! Yeah! Let’s go to your place!