| Poppy: |
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What’s
up Jay? How’s life been treatin’ you?
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| Jay: |
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You know
me, just taking it one day at a time. I’m trying
to get this schoolwork done.
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| Poppy: |
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Yeah,
there’s nothing wrong with that, but the reason why
I called this meeting today because mom is sicker than
you think she is. |
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| Jay: |
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How bad
is it?
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| Poppy: |
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I think
it’s pretty bad man, because I know when something
is really wrong with mom.
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| Jay: |
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Man
I knew something like that was wrong. |
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| Poppy: |
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How
did you know? |
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| Jay: |
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Cause I
could hear it in your voice. You seem kind of nervous.
I can always tell when there is a problem with you.
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| Poppy: |
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Yeah,
you right. You always could, but the real issue here is
that I need you to come back to Peru with me. |
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| Jay: |
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Man,
I knew it! I knew you were going to try to come and tell
me something funny like this. You know I got big priorities
that are way over your head. |
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| Poppy: |
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I
don’t have time for your ego trip. This is a very
serious situation. I need you to come and help out with
our mother. |
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| Jay: |
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Yes,
ok. I understand that but like I said before and I will
say again I have priorities that I need to take care of;
and beside she is probably not that bad anyway. |
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| Poppy: |
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How
can you sit here and say a thing like that? You have not
even seen her and how she looks. The one thing, well,
the least thing you can do is see how she is doing in
her situation. |
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| Jay: |
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Poppy,
do you understand the words that is coming out of my mouth? |
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| Poppy: |
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Ok, I see
how it is. All the things that she has done for you
and this is how you return the favor. I thought that
you love her.
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| Jay: |
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Ok,
let me ask you a question? |
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| Poppy: |
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What?
And it better be a damn good one too. |
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| Jay: |
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You say
that she has done me some favors. Like what? You were
the one that she love the most. You always got the special
treatment and believe it or not I always felt left out.
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| Poppy: |
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How dare
you say something like that? It was not her fault you
always kept to yourself and never wanted to talk about
your feelings. You always stayed under daddy.
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| Jay: |
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And that’s
exactly why I did. He always felt me on a whole nother
level. That’s why I respect him as my dad and as
a man. Because he was always there for me in the time
of need.
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| Poppy: |
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(aside)
Damn, my brother is cold as ice. That’s him in
his stubborn ways. Put one-way or the other, I will
break him down. I really need him to. Not just for my
mother’s case, but for my situation as well. I
really want to become a teacher so I can help those
not on the level that they should be on. And he went
to college and graduated. I think he needs to give it
a rest and let me goto college so I can graduate and
begin my life like he did.
(aloud)
We can’t dwell on the past we have to move forward.
The best that we can do is use the past as fuel for
the future.
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| Jay: |
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I don’t know Poppy that will be kind of hard for
me to forget. |
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| Poppy: |
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Jay,
what are you scared of? You need to look at the bigger
picture here. |
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| Jay: |
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What
is the bigger picture? Tell me. |
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| Poppy: |
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The
bigger picture is plain and simple. For one, we need to
keep mom alive, which I know that you want. That we all
want. And we can’t do that in California now could
we? And plus I need to go to school and work to pay for
my college tuition cause that’s the next step for
me. |
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| Jay: |
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You
know, I don’t really want to go. (Pause) But
you know what little bro? I’m going back with you.
You always been in my corner. You never steered me wrong,
I never steered you wrong. And besides, I could always
put my schooling aside. I know I should’ve said that
before, but I didn’t because you were right. I do
need to put that behind me. I know that you are getting
older and smarter too. I really do love our mom. This
is the least I can do to make sure she gets better. |
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| Poppy: |
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Damn,
that’s the best decision you made all year. (Pause)
It was a good choice. Now we need to make the proper move
and leave.
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(Poppy
and Jay fly off to Peru) |
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The
End. |
