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OK, OK, LET ME EXPLAIN.

EXPLAIN?

YOU TOLD OLIVIA,

MY BEST FRIEND, THAT YOU LOVE HER.

LOVE HER, BEFORE HOOKING UP WITH ME!

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.

I'M SORRY. LOOK, I DIDN'T PLAN IT THAT WAY.

LAYLA, I KNOW I MESSED UP,

AND I SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING TO YOU, BUT,

LOOK, I MADE A PROMISE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU WAS READY TO GET BACK

TOGETHER, AND--AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BREAK THAT.

I KNEW HOW MUCH IT MEANT TO YOU.

RIGHT.

HOW MUCH IT MEANT TO ME.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER. WE'RE DONE.

FOR GOOD THIS TIME. I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

YOU GOOD?

I MESSED UP. LIKE,

"PUT CRANBERRIES IN POTATO SALAD" MESSED UP,

OR "CUSSED OUT A BLACK MAMA" MESSED UP?

"I WAS REAL CARELESS WITH SOMEBODY FEELINGS" MESSED UP.

YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE?

WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL?

I'LL GET YOU THERE ON TIME.

GET DRESSED.

YO, IT IS ABOUT TIME

YOU TOOK ME ON ONE OF YOUR WORKOUTS.

DAMN, IT'S A DOPE-ASS DAY FOR SOME FOOTBALL.

BIRDS IS CHIRPIN'... HERE WE GO AGAIN.

THE GRASS IS FRESHLY CUT, AND LOOK--

POWER-WALKIN' DEACONS FROM OUR CHURCH ARE OUT IN FULL EFFECT.

HA HA HA! WHAT'S GOOD, SIR? GOOD TO SEE YOU, SON.

HEY, YOU GETTING SOME EARLY MORNING REPS IN, BRO?

GOD KNOWS YOU NEED IT.

AIN'T LIKE Y'ALL GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR.

HEY, YOU KNOW THIS DUDE? NAH.

NAH, I KNOW YOU, THOUGH.

YOU BLACK JESUS IN CLEATS.

OH, WAIT, NO, NO, NO, NO.

SHOULD I CALL YOU THE RESOURCE?

AIN'T THAT WHAT YOU CALLED YOURSELF

WHEN YOU PROMISED TO LEAD SOUTH CRENSHAW TO A STATE TITLE?

YO, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

IGNORE HIM, D. COME ON.

HEY, HOMIE, I'M JUST SPEAKING FACTS.

THE TEAM, YOU'RE ALL TRASH THIS YEAR,

AND THE RESOURCE, AVERAGE AT BEST.

IF I WAS PLAYING,

YOU WOULDN'T CATCH A BALL ON ME.

I'D LOCK YOUR ASS UP.

YOU NEED TO FALL BACK, HOMIE.

YOU DON'T WANT THIS SMOKE.

AH, I WANT ALL THE SMOKE.

YEAH, WE CAN PLAY ONE-ON-ONE RIGHT NOW.

MY MAN ERIC COULD BE QB.

ALL RIGHT, BET. LET'S GO.

A'IGHT.

WE'LL RUN 5 PLAYS.

IF I STOP YOU FROM CATCHING AT LEAST 3 PASSES...

YOU WON'T.

VO WILLIAMS & ♪ I'MMA TURN UP THE POWER ♪

♪ ENERGY BLAZIN', I'M FEELIN' FINER... ♪

LET'S GO! YEAH!

HEY, YOU BETTER GET IN SOME CLEATS.

I FEEL LIKE MOSSIN' SOMEBODY TODAY, HOMIE.

NAH, I'M GOOD.

KEEP THAT SAME ENERGY, THOUGH.

♪ ...THE RULES MADE, NOW WE EVOLVING ♪

♪ INTO A NEW AGE, HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO ♪

YES! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' 'BOUT, BOY, YEAH!

♪ YEAH, YOU READY OR NOT? HERE WE GO ♪

♪ HERE WE GO, GO, GO ♪

♪ FEEL LIKE I'M BEING SET FREE ♪

♪ FEEL LIKE A BRAND-NEW ME, ARE YOU READY OR NOT? ♪

♪ HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO, GO, GO ♪

♪ HERE WE GO, HERE WE... ♪

ALL RIGHT, IT'S ALL GOOD. COME ON, MAN.

♪ HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO, GO, GO ♪

♪ HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO, GO, GO ♪

HEY, MAN, YOU ALL RIGHT?

THAT'S THE THIRD ONE, HOMIE, AND WE OUT.

IT'S ALL GOOD, MAN. YOU'LL GET 'EM NEXT TIME.

WAIT. HE GOES TO YOUR SCHOOL?

♪ I JUST GOT THAT PORSCHE, I KNOW YOU ♪

♪ LIKE IT, LIKE IT, LIKE, IT, LIKE IT ♪

YES, DJ RELISH, NOT DJ MUSTARD.

SO ARE WE JUST GOING DOWN THE WHOLE REFRIGERATOR DOOR WITH THESE RAP NAMES OR WHAT?

LOOK, THE POINT IS, DJ RELISH DID PUT ON SO MANY DOPE ARTISTS,

AND NOW HE WANTS TO MEET LITTLE OLD ME.

DUH! YOU'VE BEEN KILLING IT.

YOUR MUSIC'S DOPE. OF COURSE HE DOES.

WAIT, DON'T TRY TO BUTTER ME UP NOW THAT YOUR GIRL ABOUT TO BE BIG TIME.

UH-UH. DON'T DO THAT. YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN

YOU AND PATIENCE'S NUMBER-ONE FAN AND FUTURE PUBLICIST.

SPEAKING OF, HOW'S PATIENCE DOING ON LIL JEWEL'S TOUR?

MAN, SHE IS SPAZZIN', OK?

AND QUEEN NAIJA RETWEETED A VIDEO OF HER NEW SINGLE.

WHAT? THAT'S WHY I GOT TO ACE

THIS MEETING WITH DJ RELISH, SO SHE CAN BE

AS PROUD OF ME AS I AM OF HER. AW!

WELL, I HOPE YOU PLAN ON ACING MISS JOHNSON'S MATH EXAM TODAY, TOO.

WAIT. THAT'S TODAY? COOP!

GOOD MORNING, CHARGERS.

ONLY 3 WEEKS TO HOMECOMING, SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

IT'S TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE FINALISTS

FOR HOMECOMING COURT.

THE TOP TWO LADIES UP FOR THE COVETED TITLE...

WHAT? OF MISS SOUTH CRENSHAW

ARE...KIA WILLIAMS...

ME? OH, WHAT? STOP.

LIKE YOU AIN'T KNOW THAT WAS COMING? HA HA! OK, STOP.

AND TAMIA COOPER.

WHAT? WHAT?

THAT'S YOUR GIRL COOP! OK! GET IT, COOP!

AND VYING FOR THE TITLE OF MR. SOUTH CRENSHAW,

WE HAVE CHRISTOPHER JACKSON...

AND SPENCER JAMES.

♪ TELL ME HOW TO SAVE YOU ♪

♪ JUST TELL ME HOW TO ♪

♪ SAVE YOU ♪

♪ OOH ♪

THERE HE IS,

THE LEAD NOMINEE FOR MR. SOUTH CRENSHAW.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I STILL REMEMBER

MY NOMINATION SPEECH BACK IN THE DAY.

IF YOU NEED ANY INSPIRATION,

I KNOCKED THAT BAD BOY OUT ON A TYPEWRITER--

250 WORDS, DOUBLE-SPACED. IT WAS POETRY.

IS THAT GONNA BE ENOUGH, COACH?

250 WORDS? YEAH. NO,

ENOUGH PLAYERS ON OUR ROSTER. OH, YEAH,

ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR PLAYERS ARE INELIGIBLE

BECAUSE OF CARTER'S ELEVATED GPA REQUIREMENT,

BUT WE'LL BE FINE.

JUST SAY IT--IF WE DON'T ADD MORE PLAYERS, WE AIN'T MAKING PLAYOFFS.

I MEAN, YEAH, WE, UH...WE COULD USE SOME DEPTH, YEAH.

OK, LOOK, THIS MORNING I WENT ONE-ON-ONE AGAINST A DUDE

THAT COULD HELP US OUT ON DEFENSE RIGHT NOW.

OK. I CAN'T EVEN FRONT.

THE DUDE'S A BEAST. I LOOKED HIM UP.

HIS NAME'S JABARI LONG.

JABARI LONG.

"JABARI LONG, JUNIOR."

HIS GPA FOR LAST SEMESTER

IS INCOMPLETE, SO THAT MEANS HE IS INELIGIBLE.

YOU GOT TO TALK TO CARTER.

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ LOOK ♪

♪ I'M NEVER INSECURE, I'M ALWAYS SECURE IN ALL THINGS ♪

♪ A TRUE ARTIST, THAT'S WHY IT TOO HARD TO DRAW BLANKS... ♪

UM, I HAD TO CANCEL

YOUR MEETING WITH DJ RELISH. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOOD.

WELL, THE ONLY TIME HE COULD MEET WAS DURING YOUR MATH TEST.

MATH? WOULD HAVE SKIPPED IT IF I HAD TO.

I CAN'T BE MISSING OUT ON MEETINGS LIKE THAT.

DON'T WE LEAVE FOR TOUR IN A FEW MONTHS?

YES, BUT--

BUT WHAT IF HE FINDS ANOTHER ARTIST WHO

DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TAKING SCHOOL TESTS

AND RUNNING LAPS IN P.E.?

COOP, RELAX. HE'S INTERESTED.

HE THINKS YOU'RE DOPE. HE JUST HAS TO

UNDERSTAND THAT SCHOOL COMES FIRST.

LOOK, IF MEG THEE STALLION

CAN MAKE IT WORK, SO CAN YOU.

YOU NEED TO RELAX. IT'S, LIKE, YOUR

TENTH TIME YOU LOOKED OVER AT THE DOOR.

SPENCER IS IN PRACTICE. YOU ARE GOOD.

WHATEVER. I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT.

LOOK, WE DON'T HAVE TO ACT LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.

OK, WE BOTH BROKE UP WITH HIM, SO IF YOU WANT TO TALK...

HIM WHO?

HEY, Y'ALL, WHAT YOU THINK?

DAMN, THAT WAS QUICK AS HELL.

WHAT, YOU PRINTED THESE UP IN SIXTH PERIOD? I GOT CONNECTS.

YOU NEED TO GET STARTED ON YOURS.

OH, YOU ENCOURAGING YOUR COMPETITION, HUH?

OH, I'MMA STILL GO HARD.

I AIN'T ABOUT TO HAND YOU THE CROWN.

BUT I CAN'T LIE, THOUGH. HOW DOPE WOULD IT BE

IF YOU AND SPENCER WON AS BESTIES?

I SHOULD GO. UM, KIA'S RIGHT.

YOU GOT TO GET WORKING ON YOUR CAMPAIGN,

AND I'VE GOT MEETINGS AND STUFF,

SO I WILL CATCH YOU GUYS LATER.

OK.

OK, I'M GUESSING I MISSED SOMETHING.

THAT YOU DID. HAVE A SEAT, SIS.

I GOT A LOT TO FILL YOU IN ON.

I TOLD YOU, BILLY,

THE GPA REQUIREMENT IS NON-NEGOTIABLE.

BUT COME ON, MAN. I GAVE UP MY SALARY,

WE'RE WORKING WITH MINIMAL RESOURCES--

WHOLE SCHOOL'S WORKING ON MINIMAL RESOURCES. WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

LOOK, LOOK, JUST DO IT FOR THE KIDS.

FOR A LOT OF THEM, IT'S THEIR SENIOR YEAR,

AND FOOTBALL COULD BE THEIR LAST CHANCE TO--

THAT, RIGHT THERE--

THAT'S WHY I RAISED THE GPA, OK?

THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO RELY ON SPORTS

TO MAKE SOMETHING OF THEMSELVES.

DO YOU KNOW ANY OF THESE KIDS PERSONALLY?

HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANY CONVERSATION WITH ANY OF 'EM?

LAST TIME I CHECKED, I'M THE PRINCIPAL,

NOT YOU. WELL, INTERIM PRINCIPAL.

OK, WELL, I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

AND WHAT IS THAT, EXACTLY?

MAKING THE ENTIRE FOOTBALL TEAM SUFFER

BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A PERSONAL VENDETTA AGAINST ME?

THIS CONVERSATION'S OVER.

YOU JUST PROVED MY POINT. NO, YOU--YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DON'T HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING TO YOU.

YOU'RE NOT THE BIG MAN ON CAMPUS ANYMORE.

I'M DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR SOUTH CRENSHAW, OK,

AND I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU OR ANYONE ELSE GET IN THE WAY OF THAT.

♪ LIVING BY FAITH ♪

♪ I'M GONNA LIFT UP THE PRAISE ♪

♪ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY ♪

♪ FOR MY SOUL TO BE SAVED ♪

HEY, SON, JUST IN TIME.

WE'RE HAVING EARL'S ON CRENSHAW.

WE NEVER HAVE EARL'S FOR DINNER,

AND WE ONLY LISTEN TO MOM'S "GRACE FULL OF GRACE" GOSPEL PLAYLIST

WHEN WE CELEBRATING SOMETHING. EXACTLY.

♪ ...LIVING BY FAITH ♪ YOU WON THE BID

TO REDESIGN THE GARDEN IN MY SCHOOL.

WHO, ME? YEAH.

♪ BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME ON ♪

OK, I DID!

OH!

HEY, YOU DID THAT, MA. I'M PROUD OF YOU.

HA HA! THANK YOU, BABY.

I'M JUST DOING MY PART TO HELP OUR SCHOOL.

YOU OK, SPENCER?

YEAH, I'M GOOD.

THIS ABOUT THE BREAKUP?

WHICH ONE, RIGHT?

IGNORE YOUR BROTHER.

I SHOULD NEVER HAVE CLAIMED TO BE

THE RESOURCE AT THAT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

NOW MY PROMISE TO SAVE SOUTH CRENSHAW THROUGH FOOTBALL

AIN'T WORKING OUT THAT GOOD.

BUT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WINNING GAMES.

BARELY. WHAT?

OK, THEY'RE MISSING A BUNCH OF THEIR TOP PLAYERS.

HE'S RIGHT. AIN'T ELIGIBLE 'CAUSE OF THEIR GPAs.

WITHOUT 'EM, WE AIN'T MAKING THE PLAYOFFS,

SO THAT'S A WRAP ON MY PLAN AND THE SCHOOL AS WE KNOW IT.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, SON,

AND BESIDES, YOU'RE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON.

THERE'S STILL TIME FOR THE TEAM TO TURN THINGS AROUND.

AND WHO KNOWS? MAYBE THEY'LL STUDY REAL HARD,

GET THEIR GPAs UP.

ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.

HEY, MOM, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK ON LIV,

MAKE SURE SHE DIDN'T DROWN. SHE'S BEEN IN THAT SHOWER FOREVER.

LEAVE YOUR SISTER ALONE. SHE'S HAVING A HARD ENOUGH TIME

AS IT IS, POST-THE BREAKUP. OH, YEAH.

WOW. AALIYAH.

NICE SHIRT. HEH HEH!

BIT OF A BOLD CHOICE FOR YOU.

IT GETS BOLDER. I GOT ONE FOR LIV, TOO.

I KNOW AALIYAH'S HER FAVORITE.

IS THIS, LIKE, A TWIN THING?

EXACTLY. IT'S TWIN TUESDAY.

I FIGURED WE COULD DRESS ALIKE TOGETHER

AT SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, SINCE IT'S SPIRIT WEEK.

I FIGURED IT MIGHT CHEER HER UP. OR TRAUMATIZE HER.

I'M JUST KIDDING, HONEY. THAT'S--IT'S VERY, VERY SWEET.

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST KNOW SHE HASN'T REALLY BEEN FEELING SCHOOL LATELY.

YOU KNOW, RUNNING INTO ASHER AND SEEING LAYLA

AND JUST HEARING ALL THE RUMORS, IT CAN'T BE FUN.

MMM. MAYBE SHE SHOULD TAKE A MENTAL HEALTH DAY.

WAIT, S-SERIOUSLY? YOU MEAN, LIKE, DITCH SCHOOL?

WELL, I MEAN, SACRIFICING A DAY OF CLASSES TO FOCUS

ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS MORE IMPORTANT,

SO YEAH, SERIOUSLY.

YEAH, YEAH, HEH! YEAH, YEAH. UH,

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS I SHOULD BE THERE TO SUPPORT HER.

NICE TRY, BUDDY.

LIV NEEDS THIS. YOU DON'T. YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL.

OK, HOLD ON. WHAT ABOUT MY NEEDS? JORDAN.

LOOK, I HEAR YOU. LIV NEEDS A MENTAL HEALTH DAY, ALL RIGHT?

BUT, LOOK, I NEED...

a "taking care of my sister day," too.

Please?

FINE, BUT YOU MAKE IT BACK

TO SCHOOL IN TIME FOR PRACTICE. DEAL!

DEAL, DEAL, DEAL, DEAL, DEAL. THANK YOU.

BYE. LIV!

HEY, YOU.

HEY.

SO, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I MANAGED TO FIND

A PIECE OF OUR SUMMER AT THE BAKERY THIS MORNING.

PAN DULCE?

YEAH. HEH! HA HA!

WOW, THIS IS-- THIS IS AWESOME.

WHERE'S THE REST OF IT?

I MEAN, I DID SAY A PIECE OF OUR SUMMER, RIGHT?

HEH HEH! TASTES JUST LIKE THE ONES WE USED

TO HAVE AT THE PANADERIA IN MEXICO.

EVERY MORNING AFTER OUR JOG,

WHICH KIND OF DEFEATED THE PURPOSE.

IT WAS NEVER REALLY ABOUT THE JOG.

LOOK, I'M--I'M SORRY

FOR BEING SO DISTANT THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

BETWEEN FOOTBALL AND MY BREAKUP

WITH LIV, I JUST NEEDED A MINUTE TO CLEAR MY HEAD.

ALL GOOD. YOU HOLDING UP OK?

I AM NOW. HEH!

REMIND ME TO GET YOU A BIB NEXT TIME, OK?

SO, LISTEN, I HEARD ABOUT THIS REALLY COOL DRIVE-IN

THAT IS SHOWING OLD-SCHOOL MOVIES FROM, LIKE, MID-2000s.

"THE HOT CHICK" IS PLAYING THERE. MAYBE WE CAN GO THIS SATURDAY?

UH...

I--I CAN'T THIS SATURDAY.

OK. WHAT ABOUT-- YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY,

MY WHOLE WEEKEND IS KINDA HECTIC.

UM, I'M SORRY. I NEED TO GET TO CLASS. I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

AHEM. IS THAT MY TEXT YOU'RE ABOUT TO RESPOND TO?

OF COURSE, YUP.

LIAR. I SENT YOU A REMINDER THAT WE'RE

RECORDING OUR NOMINATION SPEECHES FOR HOMECOMING AT SLAUSON CAFE TONIGHT.

OK, BET. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU

AND COOP DON'T GO BACK-TO-BACK TO GIVE Y'ALL A LITTLE MORE SPACE.

BUT YOU KNOW HOW I ROLL. I'M KEEPING THE FAITH

'CAUSE YOU ARE THE PATRICK TO HER SPONGEBOB,

THE FLAMING HOTS TO HER BRISK ICED TEA. HEH!

Y'ALL NEED EACH OTHER FOR REAL, FOR REAL.

FLAMING HOTS? OK, YEAH.

THAT WAS A LITTLE CHEESY. HA HA!

I CAN'T WITH THEM.

OUR RESOURCE COPS STAY HARASSING JABARI EVER SINCE HE GOT RELEASED FROM JUVIE.

WHAT HE GET LOCKED UP FOR?

HE GOT CAUGHT UP IN SOME BLING-RING NONSENSE.

JABARI WAS A LOOKOUT WHILE SOME OLDER DUDES ROBBED A HOUSE.

YOU KNOW, HE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET OUT IN A YEAR, BUT HE GOT OUT

IN 3 MONTHS ON GOOD BEHAVIOR. THEY DON'T CARE, THOUGH.

ALL THOSE COPS SEE IS A THREAT TO THEIR FRAGILITY.

YEAH, I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

YEAH.

HEY, JABARI...

SEEN WHAT WENT DOWN WITH THAT COP, MAN.

IF YOU WANT, I COULD TALK TO COACH BAKER.

NAW, I'M COOL, MAN.

I MEAN, I AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO HIDE.

YOU KNOW, IN FACT--HEH!-- I KIND OF LIKE MAKING THEM COPS LOOK STUPID.

HEY, LISTEN, MY BAD FOR HOW I CAME AT YOU YESTERDAY.

YOU'RE A LOT NICER ON THE FIELD THAN I THOUGHT.

HEH! YEAH, YOU, TOO. IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE I WAS COVERED LIKE THAT.

OH, I DID THAT IN SOME J's AND SOME SKINNY JEANS. IMAGINE IF I HAD CLEATS.

HEY, YOU NEED TO CHILL OUT, HOMIE.

I MEAN, IF YOU'RE FEELING YOURSELF THAT MUCH, WHY NOT JOIN THE TEAM?

OH, NAH, I'M COOL, MAN.

HEY, LOOK, LOOK, WE THIS CLOSE TO TURNING THINGS AROUND, BRO.

WE COULD USE A BEAST LIKE YOU ON D, AND IF THIS IS ABOUT

YOUR GPA, THEN DON'T EVEN TRIP, ALL RIGHT? I'VE GOT YOU.

I'MMA START TUTORING MY TEAMMATES, WE GOT, LIKE, WHAT,

3 WEEKS TILL THE END OF SEMESTER? ON GOD,

I'MMA GET Y'ALL RIGHT BEFORE HOMECOMING.

HEY, MY GRADES AIN'T THE ISSUE.

I TOOK CLASSES IN JUVIE, HOMIE.

MY GPA's SOLID ENOUGH TO PASS.

BUT WHEN COACH LOOKED YOU UP, HE SAID

YOUR LAST SEMESTER WAS INCOMPLETE.

THAT'S BECAUSE PRINCIPAL CARTER

AIN'T IN NO RUSH TO GET MY TRANSCRIPTS TRANSFERRED.

NOW HOW 'BOUT YOU STAY OUT MY BUSINESS,

BLACK JESUS?

ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S ABOUT IT.

ONCE YOU MAKE THOSE SMALL CHANGES, I'LL GET YOU THE BUDGET,

AND WE'LL DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS.

NOT BAD, MS. JAMES.

THANKS. I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT.

OH, ONE MORE THING-- THIS NEW GPA REQUIREMENT FOR ATHLETICS.

DOESN'T AFFECT SPENCER. HE'S GOT GOOD GRADES.

BUT IT AFFECTS HIS TEAM, SO IT DOES AFFECT HIM.

LOOK, I KNOW YOU AND BILLY HAVE HISTORY WITH

SOME KID-LIKE BULLYING BACK IN THE DAY--

THERE WAS NOTHING KID-LIKE ABOUT IT.

WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE NOT REMEMBERING IT CORRECTLY

BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T EVEN SOUND LIKE THE BILLY I KNOW.

WELL, MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW HIM AS WELL AS YOU THINK YOU DO.

'SCUSE ME. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

SIR, WHY WON'T YOU LET JABARI LONG'S CREDITS TRANSFER OVER FROM JUVIE?

I DON'T DISCUSS STUDENTS' PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH OTHER STUDENTS.

LOOK, HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD,

AND HE MADE A BAD CHOICE, LIKE TEENS DO EVERYWHERE,

EVERY DAY. HE GOT TO PAY FOR THAT FOREVER?

HE MADE HIS OWN BED, AND DESPITE HOW BADLY

YOU AND COACH BAKER WANT TO WIN GAMES,

JABARI DOESN'T GET SPECIAL TREATMENT JUST TO BENEFIT THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM.

IT'S NOT SPECIAL TREATMENT. HE TOOK THE CLASSES.

-OH, -HE DON'T FIT YOUR IMAGE OF WHAT

A YOUNG BLACK MALE SHOULD BE, SO THE HELL WITH HIM AND HIS FUTURE?

SPENCER JAMES.

SORRY, MOM. I'MMA-- I'MMA GET TO CLASS.

THIS NEW GENERATION IS...PASSIONATE.

MY SON IS RIGHT.

YOU KEEP TALKING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES

FOR THESE KIDS, BUT YOUR UNWILLINGNESS TO HELP THIS JABARI KID

IS TELLING ME EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU.

♪ AND IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED ♪

♪ THEN DUST YOURSELF OFF AND TRY AGAIN ♪

♪ YOU CAN DUST IT OFF AND TRY AGAIN, TRY AGAIN ♪

♪ AND IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED ♪

GUESS WHAT. ♪ YOU CAN DUST IT OFF ♪

♪ AND TRY AGAIN ♪ ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.

HA HA HA! THAT--THAT'LL DO.

I'M HONESTLY

IMPRESSED THAT YOU REMEMBER THAT MUCH.

WELL, CONSIDERING THAT THIS WAS THE

SAME SONG THAT YOU MADE ME SING EVERY

SINGLE TIME WE CAME HERE,

I'm not so much surprised.

BUT--OH, OK, WE GOT 5 MINUTES

LEFT IN THE ROOM. PERFECT.

ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO SING ONE MORE SONG.

ACTUALLY, I WAS THINKING

MAYBE WE COULD JUST TALK.

HERE WE GO.

JORDAN, I'M FINE, OK?

MM-HMM. YEAH,

LAYLA'S STILL GIVING ME THE COLD SHOULDER,

AND EVERY RUN-IN WITH ASHER IS AWKWARD,

TO SAY THE LEAST, BUT I AM FINE.

YOU STILL WISH YOU WERE WITH HIM?

MMM, IT WAS INEVITABLE.

JUST DIDN'T EXPECT US TO BREAK UP THE WAY THAT WE DID.

UH, YEAH, THE WEEKEND AT SPENCER'S CABIN WAS

A LOT, BUT MAYBE IT WASN'T A BAD THING.

MAYBE IT WAS THE PERFECT STORM OF DESTRUCTION TO...

ALLOW YOU TO PUT THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER THE RIGHT WAY.

OK, JORDAN PINKETT.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT'S TIME YOU GO FOR WHAT YOU WANT

OR...WHO.

YOU TALK TO SPENCER?

THERE'S NO FUTURE FOR ME AND SPENCER.

I MEAN, YOU SEE HOW MUCH COLLATERAL DAMAGE WE'VE

ALREADY CAUSED WITH JUST ONE VEGAS KISS.

LOOK AT ME AND SIMONE, RIGHT?

WE MADE A VERY UNPOPULAR DECISION, BUT IT WORKED.

IT TURNED OUT GREAT.

I'VE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER.

YEAH, FOR NOW,

UNTIL BOTH PARENTS FIND OUT THAT NOT ONLY ARE YOU MARRIED,

BUT YOU ALSO STOLE MOM'S SIGNATURE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

LOOK, WE'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE GET THERE, ALL RIGHT?

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, YOU HAVE BRIDGES YOURSELF TO MEND.

YEAH.

I'LL REACH OUT TO SPENCER...

EVENTUALLY.

I MEANT LAYLA.

CLEAR THE AIR, ONCE AND FOR ALL,

AND THEN, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, YOU AND SPENCER CAN...

♪ DUST YOURSELVES OFF AND TRY AGAIN ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO WAIT TOO LONG... ♪

I LEAVE FOR A MONTH AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DOING?

FAKE-ASS MICHELLE OBAMA CAMPAIGN FLYERS?

YO, OK, I'M HONORED THAT YOU'RE COMPARING ME

TO MY FOREVER FIRST LADY, BUT YOU TRIED IT.

BESIDES, BEEN A MINUTE. THOUGHT YOU WAS DONE WITH ME.

I JUST GOT BACK FROM PHILLY, WENT TO GO DO

SOME ON-THE-GROUND RESEARCH, SEE WHAT MO'S BEEN UP TO SINCE

LEAVING CRENSHAW 10 YEARS AGO. AND?

I MEAN, I TALKED TO SOME FOLKS, AND APPARENTLY,

SHE'S HEAVILY INVESTED IN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY OUT THERE.

I MEAN, SHE'S WELL-RESPECTED, BEEN DOING ALL THIS

GROUNDBREAKING STUFF, SO TO ME, IT'S LOOKING LIKE SHE CHECKS OUT.

HMM.

TOLD YOU AIN'T GOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

WHO SAYS SOMETHING'S WRONG?

I FLEW ACROSS COUNTRY TO GET THIS INFORMATION

ON MO, AND ALL YOU'VE GOT TO SAY IS, "HUH"?

PLUS YOU GOT THAT SAD-ASS PUPPY LOOK YOU BE DOING

WHENEVER YOU STRESSING OVER SOMETHING.

LOOK, SPENCER AND I CUT EACH OTHER OFF, ALL RIGHT?

IT'S BEEN HARDER THAN I THOUGHT TO LET GO.

LIKE, SEEING HIM EVERY DAY IS--IS ROUGH.

IT'S REALLY ROUGH.

LOOK, I'MMA KEEP IT A BUCK.

YOU AND SPENCER MIGHT MAKE UP OR YOU MIGHT NOT,

BUT DON'T PUT YOUR LIFE ON HOLD FOR NOBODY,

AS HARD AS IT IS.

IS THAT HOW YOU GOT OVER MO?

UH-UH, WE AIN'T GOING THERE.

WHAT I LOOK LIKE, RICKI LAKE?

WHO?

LOOK, IT DON'T EVEN MATTER.

THIS AIN'T ABOUT ME.

YOU GOT TO DO YOU, AND DON'T NOBODY ELSE

KNOW WHAT THAT LOOK LIKE BUT YOU.

UH, DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE.

YEAH, AND I WAS HOPING NOT TO SEE YOU.

OK.

YOU KNOW WHAT HURT THE MOST? THE FACT

THAT YOU STRUNG ME ALONG OUT OF PITY 'CAUSE YOU THOUGHT

I WAS TOO FRAGILE TO HANDLE THE TRUTH.

LAYLA, I NEVER-- YES, I SPENT SOME TIME

IN A MENTAL FACILITY, BUT I OWNED THAT, AND I

ACTUALLY LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT EXPERIENCE,

AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM MY TIME ON TOUR

'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, SPENCER?

THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DO.

WE GROW AND WE EVOLVE.

YOU'D BE SURPRISED WHAT MY BAD ASS CAN HANDLE,

BUT YOU'LL NEVER KNOW.

YOU KNOW, THAT NIGHT IN VEGAS, YOU WERE SO BUSY

TRYING TO BE THE SUPERHERO...

BUT YOU ACTUALLY ENDED UP CAUSING THE MOST DAMAGE.

WHAT'S UP, MAN? COOP.

YOU MOVING BACK IN?

NAH, LITTLE MAN.

THIS FOR SPENCE.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S, UH...

IT'S JUST SOME STUFF I WANTED HIM TO HAVE BACK.

UH-UH!

YOU NOT LEAVING THAT HERE, GIRL.

I RECOGNIZE THAT BOX.

I GAVE MICAH THAT SAME BOX WHEN WE BROKE UP.

DILLON AND I ARE NOT GETTING IN THE MIDDLE OF YOU

AND SPENCER'S FRIENDSHIP. Y'ALL FIGURE IT OUT.

COME ON, MS. GRACE. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU AND SPENCER HAVE BEEN FRIENDS

WAY TOO LONG TO GO OUT LIKE THIS.

REAL FRIENDS DON'T TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT

BY RUNNING AWAY FROM THEIR PROBLEMS, TAMIA.

IF YOU WANT TO THROW YOUR FRIENDSHIP AWAY,

YOU GIVE SPENCER THAT BOX YOURSELF.

YES, MA'AM.

SHE'S LIKE AN ANGEL.

YO, YO, DUDE, CHECK THIS OUT, HUH?

IT'S A PIC OF ME AND VANESSA.

WE'RE PRACTICALLY TWINNING ON TWIN DAY.

PROGRESS, BRO, PROGRESS.

CATCH YOU ON THE FIELD.

CHANGE OF PLANS, ADAMS.

I'M GONNA HAVE YOU RUN WITH THE SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE DURING PRACTICE.

WAIT, WHAT? U-UH, COACH,

NO DISRESPECT, BUT I'VE BEEN RUNNING

WITH FIRST TEAM SINCE I CAME BACK.

AND YOU'VE BEEN CRUSHING IT.

OK, SO IF IT'S NOT BROKEN,

WHY ARE YOU MAKING A CHANGE?

IS THIS, LIKE, A PUNISHMENT THING

'CAUSE OF ME AND VANESSA? YOU AND VANESSA?

I'M SWITCHING PETERSON TO OFFENSE, AND I NEED

SOMEBODY TO HELP HIM WITH THE PLAYBOOK.

THAT PERSON WOULD BE YOU,

YOU GOT A COACH'S INSTINCT,

YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS HAVE BEEN OFF THE CHART

SINCE YOU RETURNED, SO THIS IS MORE OF

A, UM, COMPLIMENT THING?

I AM--I'M SORRY. I'LL GO CHECK ON PETERSON REAL QUICK.

NOT SO FAST, ADAMS.

AFTER PRACTICE, I'M GONNA NEED AN ANSWER

TO THAT "YOU AND VANESSA" THING.

YOU'RE GONNA WALK ME THROUGH EVERYTHING.

I WANT ALL THE TEA, ALL OF IT.

SO YOU IGNORING MY CALLS NOW, HUH?

MY BAD, COACH. WHAT'S UP?

WHAT'S UP? LOOK, I THINK I MAY HAVE SOLVED

PART OF OUR DEPTH PROBLEM. UM,

I'M GONNA BRING UP 5 KIDS FROM JV.

OK, NOW HEAR ME OUT. I'VE BEEN THINKING THAT--

UH, WHAT'S GOING ON? HOW COME YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME?

SORRY. I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD.

AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE RECORDING YOUR

NOMINATION SPEECH FOR HOMECOMING KING TONIGHT?

YEAH. REAL TALK?

I AIN'T BEEN FEELING ALL THAT KING-LIKE LATELY.

HUH. WELL...

WHAT IS A KING, ANYWAY?

HEH!

YOU KNOW, I CAME BACK HOME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE,

BUT SO FAR, IT'S JUST BEEN MESSY.

I MEAN, I WANT TO TUTOR MY TEAMMATES AND HELP JABARI,

BUT I CAN'T EVEN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

I MEAN, MAYBE EVERYBODY'S RIGHT.

MAYBE I SHOULD STOP TRYING TO BE A SUPERHERO.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

THAT IS ONE OF YOUR GIFTS.

LOOK, IF ANYBODY'S TO BLAME, IT'S PROBABLY ME.

I KNOW THERE ARE TIMES I PUT

PROBABLY TOO MUCH ON YOUR SHOULDERS,

MORE THAN I SHOULD HAVE, LIKE RIGHT NOW.

NO, NO, THIS AIN'T ABOUT YOU, COACH. IT'S ON ME.

YOU PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON YOURSELF, MAN.

YOU CAN'T DO ALL THIS ALONE.

MY MOTHER USED TO SAY, "IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST, GO ALONE.

IF YOU WANT TO GO FAR, GO TOGETHER."

DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP.

THERE'S HONOR IN THAT.

I can do this, I can do this,

I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.

UHH! OK.

HEY.

I KNOW THINGS ARE, LIKE, A LITTLE WEIRD,

BUT I WAS REALLY HOPING TO TALK TO YOU.

HONESTLY, LIV, I'VE HAD ALL THE CONFRONTATIONS I CAN HAVE FOR ONE DAY.

I'M NOT--I'M NOT HERE TO CONFRONT YOU. I JUST--

OK, I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE UPSET,

BUT I DIDN'T-- I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

"DIDN'T DO ANYTHING"? ARE YOU SERIOUS?

SPENCER TOLD ME HE LOVED ME.

I DIDN'T TELL HIM TO SAY THAT.

RIGHT, AND THE, UM, LYING TO ME

FOR MONTHS WHILE SPENCER MADE A FOOL OUT OF ME, WHAT WAS THAT?

SPENCER GENUINELY CARES FOR YOU, LAYLA. THAT WASN'T A LIE.

SO CARES FOR ME, BUT LOVES YOU.

I'M OVER IT.

I REFUSE TO BE A CLICHE STANDING

AROUND FIGHTING OVER A BOY.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU AND SPENCER WERE EVEN TOGETHER AT THE TIME.

WHAT, YOU WANT TO ARGUE TECHNICALITIES?

YOU DON'T GET IT. IT'S NOT ABOUT SPENCER

OR ASHER OR ANY OF MY OTHER EXES YOU WANT

TO GO FOR, IT'S ABOUT LOYALTY, OK?

AND THE FACT IS, YOU SUCK AS A FRIEND.

LAYLA, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW LOYALTY IF IT HAD A PRICE TAG BECAUSE YOU

DON'T VALUE ANYONE OR ANYTHING ONCE IT GETS

IN THE WAY OF WHAT YOU WANT. THAT'S NOT TRUE.

REALLY? BECAUSE WHEN SPENCER FIRST GOT TO BEVERLY, YOU

INTENTIONALLY GOT HIM DRUNK AND ALMOST RUINED HIS FOOTBALL DREAMS,

AND THEN YOU TRIED TO GET ME TO HOOK UP WITH HIM UNTIL YOU REALIZED

THAT YOU JUST WANTED HIM FOR YOURSELF, AND THEN SUDDENLY MY FEELINGS

JUST DIDN'T MATTER ANYMORE, AND DESPITE ALL OF THAT,

I STILL SUPPORTED YOU AT YOUR LOWEST POINT, WHEN YOU WERE BATTLING

YOUR DEPRESSION, UNLIKE YOU, WHO,

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, TOLD ME THAT YOU DIDN'T

EVEN REALIZE THAT MY ADDICTION WAS "THAT BAD"

AFTER I GOT BACK FROM REHAB LAST YEAR.

I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF FRIEND IS THAT?

UM, THE KIND WHO KNOWS WHEN TO PULL THE DAGGER OUT OF HER BACK AND WALK AWAY.

YOU KNOW, UM,

I'M NOT GONNA STAND IN YOUR WAY ANYMORE,

SO YOU CAN HAVE SPENCER.

I'M DONE WITH HIM...

AND YOU.

HAVE YOU HEARD FROM SPENCE?

HE'S NEXT.

NEVER MIND. I WILL TEXT HIM.

LOOK, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND JUST DO MINE, SINCE WE'RE WAITING.

THAT WAY, I AIN'T GOT TO SEE HIM.

UP TO YOU.

KIA.

YOU'RE LATE! I KNOW.

I KNOW. MY BAD-- I DON'T CARE.

JUST GET YOUR BUTT ONSTAGE. I'M HITTING RECORD.

UH,

LOOK, I WASN'T GONNA RECORD MY SPEECH TONIGHT,

BUT THEN A, UH...

A SMART MAN ASKED ME,

"WHAT IS A KING, ANYWAY?"

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW

WHAT A KING IS, BUT I KNOW EVERYBODY WATCHING THIS

HAS SOMETHING THAT MAKES THEM KING- AND QUEEN-LIKE,

WHETHER IT'S KIA'S LOVE FOR THE CULTURE,

OR MY HOMIE CHRIS' LOYALTY, OR...

OR COOP'S RESILIENCE.

WE ALL GOT A SUPERPOWER,

AND BEING MR. SOUTH CRENSHAW IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING

ANOTHER PERSON'S SUPERPOWER,

IT'S ABOUT LEANING ON 'EM WHEN YOU NEED HELP.

THIS WHOLE TIME, I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO BE THE RESOURCE,

BUT TRUTHFULLY, WE ALL THE RESOURCE, MAN.

AND IF WE WANT ALL OF US SOUTH CRENSHAW CHARGERS TO PROSPER,

IT'S GONNA TAKE EVERYBODY...

EVERYBODY.

THIS AIN'T ABOUT ONE OF US.

IT'S ABOUT ALL OF US.

GOOD JOB. MM-HMM. LATER.

"SMART MAN," HUH?

YEAH, I MIGHT HAVE EMBELLISHED A LITTLE BIT.

HA HA HA! OH, FYI. UH,

I HEARD BACK FROM 3 OF OUR BEST TEACHERS,

AND THEY'RE ALL DOWN TO HELP YOU TUTOR

OUR BOYS BEFORE SCHOOL SO, BETWEEN THEM

AND THE KIDS FROM JV, WE MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE A SHOT AT SOMETHING.

PRAYERS UP. HEY, MY BAD.

KIA MENTIONED I WOULD FIND Y'ALL HERE.

WHAT'S UP?

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU

FOR GETTING MY JUVIE CREDITS TRANSFERRED.

UH, THAT-- THAT'S DOPE, MAN,

BUT THAT AIN'T HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

- YEAH, ME, NEITHER. - WELL, WHOEVER IT WAS,

THEY DID ME A SOLID.

HUH.

IF YOU STILL GOT A SPOT FOR ME,

I'D LIKE TO JOIN THE TEAM, COACH.

I'VE BEEN HEARING SOME GOOD THINGS, SOME REAL GOOD THINGS,

BUT LOOK, DON'T EXPECT ME TO START YOU RIGHT OUT THE GATE.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO EARN YOUR SPOT, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

I GOT YOU, COACH.

HEY, YOU STILL TUTORING?

YEAH, YEAH, YOU SHOULD SLIDE THROUGH.

I WILL, BUT NOT AS NO STUDENT.

YOU GOT YOURSELF ANOTHER TUTOR.

YEAH, I'M A SCIENCE WIZ.

FOR REAL? 3.4 GPA.

UH-OH. I MEAN, IT'S LIKE YOU SAID.

WE ALL THE RESOURCE, RIGHT?

YES, WE ARE.

APPRECIATE YOU.

I'MMA STICK AROUND.

GOOD SPEECH.

A SCIENCE WIZ?

WHAT IS THAT?

CLOSE GAME.

HA HA!

HEY, GOT A MINUTE?

UH, SURE.

SO, WHAT YOU THINK?

HER SHOES ARE WHITE. YOURS AREN'T.

DEFINITELY NOT A MATCH.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

NO, MINE ARE MORE OF AN ALABASTER.

YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, DUDE,

V AND I DON'T NEED TWIN DAY TO VALIDATE OUR THING.

I MEAN, WHAT WE HAVE IS DEFINITELY

TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

YEAH, YOU THINK SO?

THEN WHY IS SHE TALKING TO ASH RIGHT NOW AND NOT YOU?

WELL, 'CAUSE THEY'RE FRIENDS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TOLD MY MOM ABOUT THIS SUMMER.

AND DID YOU ACTUALLY THINK I WAS ASKING YOU TO THE MOVIES AS A DATE?

I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN SINGLE FOR WHAT, TWO SECONDS?

MY BAD. I--I MISREAD THE MOMENT WITH YOU THIS MORNING.

AND APPARENTLY YOU MISREAD THE MOMENT WITH MY MOM THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU SUCK AT READING WOMEN.

DAMN. HARSH, BUT OK. LOOK,

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN DATING YOU.

I'M NOT SOME REBOUND. I KNOW MY WORTH.

I WAS LEGIT ASKING YOU OUT AS A FRIEND,

NO STRINGS ATTACHED. I'VE MISSED THAT.

I'VE MISSED IT, TOO.

ALL RIGHT.

WE NEED A DO-OVER.

CLEAN SLATE.

JUST FRIENDS?

DEAL.

YOU STILL WANT TO SEE "THE HOT CHICK"?

ACTUALLY, I'M GOING WITH JJ.

HEH HEH!

HEY, FOR REAL?

DANG, GIRL. CAN YOU LOOK A LITTLE LESS DEAD?

THIS IS YOUR BIG MOMENT. BUT IT'S NOT.

MY BIG MOMENT IS OUT THERE ON A DIFFERENT STAGE.

CAN WE JUST GET THIS OVER WITH? OK, GO.

LOOK, I KNOW Y'ALL EXPECTING ME TO

GET UP HERE AND MAKE A BUNCH OF PROMISES,

PROMISES THAT I CAN'T KEEP IF CHOSEN AS MS. SOUTH CRENSHAW.

SPENCER WAS RIGHT, AND A QUEEN RECOGNIZES

THE SUPERPOWERS IN OTHERS, BUT

ALSO HAS TO RECOGNIZE HER OWN FIRST.

SHE HAS TO RECOGNIZE WHAT'S BEST FOR HER AND WHAT'S NOT.

BEING A QUEEN MEANS LEADING MY EXAMPLE,

AND SOMETIMES WINNING MEANS MOVING OUT THE WAY

SO THE RIGHT PERSON CAN TAKE THE ROLE

'CAUSE YOU WIN WHEN YOU DO WHAT'S BEST

FOR YOU, NOT WHAT OTHERS THINK IS BEST.

PLUS, YOU CAN'T BE A QUEEN

IF YOU AIN'T STAYING IN THE KINGDOM.

SO I APPRECIATE THE NOMINATION,

BUT I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE.

I'M GONNA TAKE MY SUPERPOWERS WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED MOST.

THANK YOU.

WAIT. COOP,

WHY DOES IT SOUND LIKE YOU JUST QUIT SCHOOL?

'CAUSE I DID.

I'M OFFICIALLY QUITTING

EVERYTHING THAT'S HOLDING ME BACK.

ARE YOU NOT GONNA TRY TO STOP HER?

♪ BREAKING MY BACK ♪

♪ BITING MY TONGUE ♪ THANK YOU. HEH HEH!

HEY, LAYLA.

HEY. HEY. YOU OK?

UH, YEAH, I JUST FORGOT MY WALLET. I'M FINE.

LOOK, JORDAN, I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

SHE'S YOUR SISTER. AND YOU'RE MY FRIEND.

I TAKE IT THINGS DIDN'T GO GREAT WITH LIV?

UH, YEAH, NOT EXACTLY. I'M SORRY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE, JORDAN. I'M OK.

HONESTLY, I'M JUST...

I'M JUST TIRED OF THE LIES AND EVERYONE THINKING

I'M NOT MENTALLY STABLE ENOUGH TO HANDLE ANYTHING.

I SHOULD GO.

FOR THE RECORD, LAYLA...

YOU'RE ONE OF THE STRONGEST PEOPLE I KNOW.

NEVER DOUBTED IT.

THANKS. YEAH.

SEE YA.

OH, HEY, MR. CARTER. AHEM.

I, UH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, FOR, UH,

RECONSIDERING THE--THE CONVERSATION

AND TRANSFERRING JABARI'S CREDITS.

MY DECISION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.

GRACE AND SPENCER REMINDED ME THE VALUE

OF FIGHTING TO MAKE A PLACE FOR EVERY STUDENT HERE AT SOUTH CRENSHAW.

MY MAN...

WHAT I GOT TO DO TO DEAD THIS HIGH-SCHOOL BEEF THING WE GOT BETWEEN US?

THERE'S NO "DEADING" THE FACT

THAT YOU PUNCHED ME SO HARD, I ENDED UP

IN THE E.R. WITH 7 STITCHES.

THAT NEVER HAPPENED.

YOU SEE, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

YOU GOT TO MOVE ON, CAREFREE,

WIPE IT FROM YOUR MEMORY, AND GO ON AND BE

THE BIG SHOT WHILE MY LIFE GOT BLOWN UP.

OK, MY PARENTS PULLED ME OUT OF SOUTH CRENSHAW

BECAUSE THEY FEARED FOR MY SAFETY.

THAT'S HOW REAL IT WAS.

YOU'RE THE REASON THAT I WAS SENT TO BOARDING SCHOOL

AND TAKEN AWAY FROM MY FAMILY.

THAT CHANGED MY LIFE.

LOOK, MAN, I'M SORRY THAT ALL THAT HAPPENED TO YOU, UM...

BUT I'M TELLING YOU,

YOU'RE REMEMBERING IT WRONG.

CAN YOU HURRY YOUR BUTT, PLEASE?

I TOLD MR. DRAYMOND I WOULD HAVE EVERYTHING

CLEANED UP AND BACK IN PLACE BY 10:00.

MY BAD.

DANG! IT'S 10:00 ALREADY?

HEY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M JUST GONNA GO DO, UM,

WHATEVER, IN THE BACK, SO...

I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T RESPOND TO YOUR TEXT EARLIER.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO--HEH!-- LEAVE YOU IN SOME WEIRD 3-DOT RANSOM ALL DAY.

IT'S ALL GOOD. IT'S NOT,

BUT...

I'M GONNA FIX IT.

OH, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME WAIT.

HELL YEAH. OK.

YEAH. OK.

LET'S GO.

HA HA HA! LET'S GO.

♪ I'VE BEEN SO FRUSTRATED ♪

♪ HAVE TO LET IT OUT ♪

SO I WAS THINKING,

YOU KNOW HOW WE'RE ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE

THAT WE'RE NOT TOGETHER AND...

HOW THERE'S NOTHING THERE BETWEEN US?

YEAH.

WELL...

WHAT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING?

♪ COLLIDE ♪

LIV, I ALREADY TOLD YOU HOW I FELT IN VEGAS, AND YOU RAN AWAY.

♪ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL... ♪

AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S 'CAUSE YOU AIN'T FEEL THE SAME,

OR YOU WERE SCARED.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT THE FORMER.

♪ YOU, YOU, YOU ♪

HEY, JUST SAY WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY.

THERE WAS JUST, LIKE, A LOT

GOING ON AT THE TIME...

BUT THAT WAS THEN,

AND...RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW...

I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE CERTAIN ABOUT MY FEELINGS FOR YOU...

FEELINGS THAT I'VE HAD SINCE YOU FIRST CAME TO BEVERLY

AND...HAVE ONLY GOTTEN DEEPER SINCE.

AND--AND YEAH, HEH! US BEING TOGETHER

MAY NOT BE...THE MOST POPULAR CHOICE,

BUT, I MEAN, WE CAN'T WORRY ABOUT ALL OF THAT.

ALL WE CAN WORRY ABOUT IS US,

THIS.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, SPENCER.

♪ WHEN WE COLLIDE ♪

♪ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DISASTER ♪

♪ WHEN I CRASH ♪ WHY THE HELL YOU STILL DRIVING?

HA HA! ♪ YOU, YOU ♪

PULL THIS CAR OVER, GIRL.

I AIN'T WAITING ANOTHER SECOND FOR THIS.

♪ CRASH INTO YOU ♪

♪ YOU, YOU, YOU ♪

♪ CRASH INTO-- ♪ LIV.

LIV!

OH, NO. OH, MY GOD.

ARE YOU OK?

YEAH, YEAH. ARE YOU OK?

I THINK SO. YOU OK?

OH, NO.

OH, MY GOD.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. MY GOD.

OH, MY GOD! YOU HAVE TO SWITCH SEATS WITH ME BEFORE THE COPS COME!

WHAT? PLEASE, SPENCER!

YOU HAVE TO SWITCH SEATS WITH ME!

I'M NOT GONNA PASS A SOBRIETY TEST.

GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!