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♪ Yo ♪

♪ I know what I'm worth... ♪

We tapped in, baby.

♪ I know what I'm worth... ♪

Oh yeah! We are live outside of the Dorian Heywood Arena.

The vibes are immaculate, and I hope that you got your parlays together

because Hillman just put the whooping on Norfolk State

in the men's MEAC basketball championship spring break tournament, all right?

Judging by the crowd, Hillman's gonna be bus sin' tonight.

Let's tap in with some fans to see what they gotta say about the festivities.

Let's get... Hey, Debo!

-Hi! Hi! -Holla at me. Check in real quick. Tap in.

Did you black out, or did you black out when Jalen hit that three at the buzzer?

Uh, honestly, I was thinking about whether I left my curling iron plugged in or not.

We are in the finals, baby!

-Yeah! -Yes, sir!

-Ain't nobody messing with Hillman, boy! -Nobody!

-Ay! -Let's go! Yeah!

Did you see our defense shut down their pick and roll?

They had the Norfolk boys settling for contested threes the whole game.

-Okay. You know... -Oh damn.

Did you see my man dunk?

Jalen Hughes is the MVP.

-Yeah, okay. -And I'm going to be Miss Hillman.

And then, probably, Mrs. Hughes.

Mrs. Hillman Hughes?

Good luck in Baltimore, baby!

♪ It's a different world ♪

♪ Than where you come from ♪

♪ It's a different world ♪

♪ Than where you come from ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ It's a different world ♪

♪ Than where you come from ♪

♪ Oh ♪

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Hurry up!

Ooh.

Okay.

They should have been paying me for the way I was cheering.

I didn't even know I mess with basketball like that.

But...

You know what, baby Haze? I did have my doubts when you convinced us

to do spring break on campus instead of going to Myrtle Beach.

But, I mean, could you imagine in this weather?

-Mm. -We have the whole dorm to ourselves.

Except we keep running into that Judas Amir everywhere we go.

I still can't believe he tried to break up me and Jalen

just because he wanted my man.

-Oh, baby. Come here. -Oh, baby Haze.

-Okay. -We understand you upset.

Yes, but do you really think he lied?

-It's Amir. -Uh, I'm sure.

That's not Jalen. Period.

-She said "period." I mean... -So can we please get off of this?

Deborah, I know that messy is your comfort zone.

But my situation is pretty clear.

Whoa, ow. Excuse me, boo.

Candace actually helped me realize that I should leave the past in the past.

And things with Ellington are actually really good.

Yeah, he's mature, and he's a gentleman.

-Uh... -And he's fine as hell.

-Okay, girl. -That's peppermint, chamomile, and oolong.

All tea.

Ooh. Uh-uh.

Okay, so maybe we should all go upstairs and get changed

and then come back down here.

♪ Because I know the perfect thing ♪

♪ For us to do On a spooky night like this ♪

-Ooh, a séance. -Bible study!

Ooh! Whoo!

-You man ever seen the sky that color? -No.

It's giving rapture. All that's missing is the trumpets.

Hey, look, all I know is that crossover was so nasty,

that boy ankles still on the court. Whoo!

You should be watching your ankles

the way Deborah was swerving you at that game.

-Mm! -Hey, nah.

Hey, and while you talkin',

I saw the way Hazel was throwing shade at you today.

You know she got Jesus on the main line. Thoughts and prayers.

-That's not funny. -It is.

Look, me and Rashida been going smooth for a few weeks now,

and I'mma keep it there.

-Now, if you're asking for my advice... -No, thank you.

-I swear we didn't. -We're not. Mm-mm.

Well, look, this new semester was giving messy boots,

and I think that we could all use a little guidance from the ancestors.

Ashé.

I mean, you have your Amir drama,

and I have my complicated feelings with Kojo.

And Andre.

Meanwhile, I just hard-launched an entire relationship

just to watch it crumble.

Okay, I do kinda wanna know if I'm gonna be the next Miss Hillman.

Okay.

-Copy that. -Ashy.

Set an intention, ashy...

and pick a card.

Okay.

Mm. Damn. The Moon.

Yeah, so when it's upside down like this,

it usually signifies hidden agendas,

secrets, deceit.

All the shady stuff that eats at the trust.

That's disconcerting, but, I mean, it tracks with Amir's lying ass.

Okay, Rashida, you're up next.

Okay.

The Five of Baskets. That is... regret.

Mourning things that have been lost.

Does any of that resonate with you, Rashida?

Uh... Uh, no.

Nah.

And then me.

The Lovers?

Stop playing. We know you planted that there.

-What does it mean? -Temptation.

And a choice between... two partners.

Mm-mm.

Uno?

-Yeah, that sounds great. -Y'all don't wanna see me play Uno.

I'm just saying, bruv,

it's not my fault these American girls don't respect all this bad man.

Back home, I pull bare gyal. Trust.

I'm sure you pull hard with your li'I tea set.

This is a perfect night for a cuppa.

Look, I love a peen measuring contest, but y'all are silly.

I've gotten more play than either one of y'all this year.

Marquise, Jalen, and a couple of randos in the gym locker room.

-Ugh, that can't be sanitary, mate. -Yeah.

I keeps it clean.

I... I'm happy you getting it in, Amir.

I... I really am, but you don't count. Disqualified, actually.

-Eh? -What? Dudes are hell a nasty.

-Mm. -Women? Pfft. Way tough.

It ain't no way either one of y'all have it harder than me.

Look, y'all wanna talk about it? Let's talk numbers then.

On the count of three, we reveal our body counts.

-Let's do it. -Okay.

-Does head count as a body? -No.

What about when she's like...

-Straight smashing. -Straight smashing. Right to it.

Ready?

-Yeah. -One, two...

Oh!

-Oh, hell nah. -Hell no.

Oh. Oh.

-Oh, how bad is it out there, roomie? -Ugh.

-Y'all seen the movie Twisters? -Uh...

Don't go out there unless y'all trying to be in the sequel.

Oh.

-I'm gonna die. I'm gonna die. -Mm.

Yo, HBCU UP is saying tornado watch until morning.

Nah! Give me earthquake any day. We don't do tornadoes in L.A.

Nothing to worry about, sis.

We get tornado warnings like this all the time in Elgin.

We'll just sleep in the bathtub.

Wait, there is no bathtub for us to sleep in.

Hey, we need shelter!

-Hey! -Uh-uh. Not in here.

A tornado will swoop this little body right up.

Yeah, and Gilbert's been renovated, retrofitted, and it's got a basement.

Mm, if you're really that scared, you can go anywhere else on campus.

Hey, hey, hey. Come on, Hazel. Everything else is closed.

Huh, too freaking bad. This is an f-boy-free zone.

-Y'all gotta go. -F-boy?

-I'm not going out there... -You especially...

Lord have mercy.

Who dies first if we're all Black?

Mm-hm. Right. 'Cause that's what I said.

You know I don't play. Right.

Ooh!

Girl, this 'nado ain't about to get Boo Boo, I can promise you that.

I wasn't even supposed to work.

Uh-uh.

Ooh, I have one.

Never have I ever

lied to my best friend's face because I wanted their man.

Mm.

-Mm-mm. -I'm not a monster.

Mm, never have I ever ignored the fact that my man was a homo on the low-low

and cheated on me with one of the finest men at Hillman.

Please, honey. You're not even top 50.

-Well, that's not what he thought. -Oh, okay.

-Uh-uh. Okay... -Hey, hey.

-He said what he said. -Okay, okay.

Never have I ever

let my friendships suffer because I was too proud to talk about it.

I'm gonna need you to put all them fingers down

and finish the rest of this bottle, 'cause that's a damn lie.

All right, game over.

Time to make the most of this chaos. Let's... Let's have a tornado turn-up.

-A what now? -We'll divide and conquer.

We'll grab some supplies and stuff and handle our business while we're at it.

No more beefing.

Okay? So Rashida, Kojo, The Pit.

Please just go grab some snacks.

You two, the basement.

Check the circuit breaker.

Try to get the power back on, please.

And you, you're with me.

We'll grab some candles and way more drink.

-Deal? -A'ight, whatever.

All I know is you better stay ten feet away.

Why you gotta do that?

-You see that there's a problem? -He's a liar!

Look...

You clearly have something you need to get off your chest.

Man, look, I know you feel some type of way about how I reacted

when you told me about you and ol' boy.

I probably deserve a little bit of it,

but I need you to keep it a hundred with me.

Are you and Ellington together?

I saw y'all kissing at the talent show.

Look, you know I would never play in your face like that.

Just things were messy between us.

And...

I think that it is about time...

we tried to move on.

I am

really trying to.

Well, I guess it's time for me to move on too, then.

Look, we...

We gave it our best shot.

I mean, we didn't even really talk about

what happened last spring at the warehouse.

Well, maybe we should talk about it.

Whoo!

-Whoo! -Whoo!

Oh.

Oh!

Oh. Oh.

I cannot believe Deborah convinced us to leave the damn building.

-What a ride! -Oh.

-Whoo! -A reckless ride.

Uh, you think, uh, your girl Nneka would be cool

with you showing your nipples out like that?

Just saying.

And I'm just saying that's not my girl.

And she has no nipple jurisdiction.

And speaking of, what about your man?

How would he feel about you waiting out the storm with someone you used to lips?

Andre and I haven't spoken since

Club Insomnia.

I don't know what "lips" means.

Well, that settles it. No entanglements for either of us.

Uh, it's so funny.

Back in L.A...

Storms were really rare,

and my brothers and I, we would

build pillow forts to keep us safe.

We were a trip.

Look, I'd be pissed at me too if I were you,

but to only be pissed at me and not Jalen is crazy work.

Why would I be pissed with Jalen?

You're lying. Jalen is a real man.

What the hell did you just say?

I just mean that Jalen is a good, God-fearing man.

Oh, that explains why he was crying out to God the entire time we were together.

F you, Amir. That's seriously so messed up.

How could you say something like that? You're supposed to be my friend.

And you're supposed to be mine. But now I know how you feel about me.

Not a good look, girl.

-What was that? -I don't care.

I just wanna find the breaker and me be on my way and you be on yours.

Hey, um, Hazel,

we don't think it's haunted down here, right?

'Cause I don't do ghosts.

Do you have any idea what a living hell that night was for me?

I felt so abandoned by you, Shaquille.

And I was up all night worried about you.

It was the worst possible ending to a night that started out...

amazing.

The night I lost my virginity to you?

I wasn't sure if it meant the same thing to you as it...

Did to me.

No, no, no, no. Look... Look at me, Deborah.

It meant everything to me.

You know, I was so proud afterwards.

Pulling up to the party with you on my arm.

Meeting all your friends.

You wearing my big old Cass Tech Football hoodie.

Oh, that hoodie was so comfy.

I tried to stop it.

Birdie, you know that wasn't your fault what happened, right?

You ain't tell them to get drunk and let off fireworks in the warehouse, D.

It's not your fault.

-You gotta let that go, okay? -I guess.

What?

I didn't hear from you afterward.

I felt like an idiot.

No, D.

Look, you gotta understand what happened.

My pops went off on me the whole flight back to Detroit

after everything went down.

Look at me. I promise, he shut it all down.

I'm talking about he took my phone, my laptop, my credit cards.

He even took my passport.

-I didn't know. -Yeah, I know.

I straight thought you would never talk to me again.

Why is it so hard for us to communicate?

There's been so many misunderstandings between us.

Well, let me start by clearing this one up.

Hm?

Ellington took credit for those flowers I left you after the talent show.

Uh...

Those flowers were from you.

Hot Pockets, Bagel Bites...

There's also this high-protein Hot Pocket.

I don't know how we feel about that one, but...

Kojo, what is this?

I thought it could keep us protected from the storm.

Mm.

Mm.

Shall we, Princess?

Your pillow fort... awaits.

Here, Hazel, Hazel, Hazel.

Oh shit, shit, shit.

Oh my...

What the heck, Amir?

Oh!

Where'd she...

What in the Illuminati is going on down here?

Oh. I've been wanting to see this place since I got here.

Our founder, Josiah Hillman, was an abolitionist.

This was a spot on the Underground Railroad.

Harriet Tubman hid enslaved people in this very room.

Wait, chains?

Let me find out your dorm is haunted by Harriet Araminta Tubman.

Would you let Harriet rest?

Some ancestors never rest as long as they kinfolk need guidance.

Do you really believe our ancestors are trying to guide us?

You know how nosy aunties be?

Ancestors probably like that times infinity.

Why you going towards the ghost, crazy? It ain't the Holy One.

Well, I swear,

y'all got me wet out here looking for y'all.

You know what?

What the hell are y'all doing in the yard butt naked in a 'nado storm?

Huh?

-Ever been struck by lightning? -Mm-mm.

Trust and believe y'all don't wanna be naked.

Sorry, Ms. Boo Boo.

Maybe, um...

Maybe breaking up was a mistake?

All I ever wanted was you.

Ever since our Wayne-Johnson family trip to Tokyo Disneyland.

-You got on my last nerve that trip. -Yeah.

Like, it's humid, my guy.

Leave me alone.

-Sheesh. -I couldn't.

You know...

Yeah?

I, um...

I haven't been with anybody else since that night.

What about you?

Deborah Wayne...

you were then...

and you are now...

the only one for me.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ We should spend some time With our clothes off ♪

♪ Don't you close the blinds Let the neighbors talk ♪

♪ We can do whatever you want ♪

♪ Promise that you'll be The only one I call ♪

♪ I just want your hands Want your hands on my body ♪

-♪ What you want? ♪ -♪ My body, your body, all night ♪

♪ Baby, use your hands Use your hands to communicate ♪

♪ My love language ♪

♪ Ah ♪

♪ You pick the time ♪

♪ And then you'll pick the place ♪

I never really dated outside of Abiolas and Adammas and Femis.

You know what I mean?

Oh, so no Keishas or Moniques, huh?

Seriously.

What about you?

-I mean, who did you date in high school? -Please.

With my strict parents,

the only person I was dating was in my imagination.

But in that imagination though...

I was a ho.

You know, I never stopped beating myself up

that I made you feel any sort of pressure.

I hate that I made you feel uncomfortable in any sort of way.

-'Cause the truth is that... -Nah, I was just overwhelmed.

And it was a lot.

And, I mean, moving so far away from home,

and my tuition, and working, and not letting my...

Rashida, please stop.

Okay? Um...

Look, um...

I'm a virgin.

Wait, what?

It took me weeks

to even gain the strength to tell you,

and you could have just told me this whole time?

I mean, you had me out here in these streets looking crazy.

Bare my soul?

All up in my head about trying not to let you down.

-And this whole time you were... -I'm sorry.

I was embarrassed I hadn't been there yet.

And I didn't want you to find out because...

I don't know, I thought you might think I'm a chump.

I was just thinking,

you know, what it might be like if we were each other's firsts.

Well,

what if I told you that

I was ready tonight?

What?

Are you sure?

Yeah.

♪ Baby, take a night off ♪

♪ Run your bathwater ♪

♪ Put ya body butter on ♪

♪ You deserve peace ♪

♪ Flowers at your feet ♪

-♪ Tend to your needs ♪ -♪ I'mma need you to ♪

-♪ Whatever ya need ♪ -♪ Baby, take it slow, baby ♪

♪ Uh-uh ♪

♪ Run your bathwater ♪

♪ Baby, take it slow, baby ♪

♪ Run your bathwater, run your... ♪

What the hell y'all doing in there?

This better not be one of them sex forts

I heard about on TikTok. I see y'all.

-We're coming. Sorry. -We were just getting food.

Oh, we actually found it. Thank you, Harriet.

Or it was just that old pipe making all that noise in the corner.

You don't know everything about everything, Amir.

Look,

I deserve all the attitude you're servin'.

I'm really sorry, Hazel.

I was so broken and lonely

that the second some dude showed me affection,

I forgot everything that was important to me,

and I hurt the one person I've been closest to all year.

Part of me knew you were telling the truth,

but I couldn't handle it because of what it meant.

My best friend betrayed me, and my boyfriend cheated on me?

He never even said anything about being into guys.

Do you think he even actually liked me? Am I really that naive?

I appreciate you telling me,

but it still hurts.

And you're not broken, Amir.

You made a mistake

because he took advantage of your friendship,

like he took advantage of my love.

You deserved so much better than him or me.

I have no idea what I'm looking at.

-Girl, same. -I... Uh... Um...

I'm in love with you.

I'm in love with you too, birdie.

Hey.

I wanna be with you.

But if we move forward...

we have got to do this the right way.

Okay, no more dishonesty,

no more miscommunications.

I have something I need to tell you...

He does have a nice smile.

-Yeah. -Mm-hm.

-Delete it. Delete that one. -Can... Okay.

-Okay. -Get rid of it.

Okay, okay.

Wait, bunny?

Is that what you call Jalen 'cause y'all be messing around like rabbits?

So do you think he's, like, gay or pan?

Who knows?

I mean, for all we know dude was just experimenting

and realized that it wasn't for him.

It's not like he's hit me up since it happened, so...

Look, when I was coming up, my pops ran my block,

and I got mad respect with the dudes I ran with because of it.

When everyone did finally find out that I was into guys,

I'm not gonna lie, a lot of shit changed for me.

Maybe Jalen is feeling some of that pressure too.

Hey, I'm sorry for those things I said earlier, that real man stuff. I...

I didn't mean it. I just... I was really trying to hurt you.

But that's not God's love.

I love you, Amir.

I love you too, Hazel.

Bunny isn't Jalen.

He's my boyfriend Roger from back in Elgin.

Like, your ex-boyfriend?

We grew up in the church together, and he was a really good guy,

but so perfect in a way that made me feel like I could never step out of line, and...

The thing is, we kind of never really broke up.

Girl, what?

Oh.

What'd you find?

-Snacks. -Snacks.

-Ooh. -We got some good ones too.

-Uh-huh. -Mm-hm.

-Ooh, what did you get? -I have my speaker.

♪ Ain't no such thing as too far ♪

♪ It can all be forgiven ♪

Oh. Oh. Ah!

♪ I don't love with conditions... ♪

Yeah!

Whoa!

♪ ...to come home ♪

Ooh.

Hey.

What's wrong? Look, we're safe now.

The tornado warning's over.

Why are you crying?

Because the tarot cards were right.

I did lose something.

I regret it.

-I regret it so much. -Hey.

It's okay.

It's okay.

After Club Insomnia...

...Andre and I went back to campus.

-Mm-hm. -And...

I lost my virginity to him.

Uh... Andre?

Andre was there, and he was comforting.

-And it just felt right. -Mm-hm. Mm-hm.

But ever since, I've been avoiding Andre.

I just wish I'd waited for Kojo.

Oh, it's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

You... Huh.

You do not owe anybody perfection.

I mean, look at me.

I spent the last, what, ten months

regretting losing my virginity to Shaquille.

Being scared to take the plunge with him for fear that, you know, I get hurt again.

My point is, regret is not worth it.

-I'm just so tired. -Oh. I know.

And I'm overstimmied.

-And I just wanna go to sleep. -Yeah.

But my brain, it just won't shut up.

You know, Candace keeps, like, magnesium,

melatonin gummies, sleepy-time tea in a room for all the Gilbert girlies.

I could go cop some for you.

-That'd be great. -Mm-hm.

Wait, but isn't she in NOLA for the week?

Mm, the keypad door locks are so messed up from the storm,

so her room should be open.

-Okay. But don't get in trouble, please. -Okay. It's gonna be okay. I got you.

Yes.

Ah.

Thank you, Candace.

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪

Pulling up to the party with you on my arm.

You wearing my big old Cass Tech Football hoodie.

Candace helped me realize that I should leave the past in the past.

How do you know my RA?

Who, Candace?

We bump into each other at the gym from time to time, but...

Thing is, I was dating...

Shaquille Johnson. Not a secret, babe.

Remember that what's behind you is behind you for a reason.

Trust me.

♪ Falling in love ♪

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪

♪ Falling in love ♪

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪

♪ Staying in love ♪

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪

♪ Falling in love ♪

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪

♪ Staying in love ♪

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪

♪ Reaching above ♪

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪

♪ Staying in love ♪

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪

♪ And everything good ♪

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪

♪ Doesn't just happen ♪