David Makes Man

Where do you come from?

How many did the assignment?

Hey!

If they saw the word "altercation"

on your school record,

the wouldn't even look at your application.

Why were you fighting Seren?

I thought y'all was friends, Dave.

Why you got to see the counselor?

She's worried I'm not...

getting everything I need.

At home?

They shot your ass! You dead!

Go!

- David! - David!

- Yo, Dave! - David!

- David! - David!

David? David Young?

I'm Dr. Bree.

Friday is our last day of the give back drive.

You can drop off all canned food

in front of the principal's office.

Thank you.

So you want to tell me about the fight?

Yes. I'm really sorry.

Says here that, uh, you didn't hit...

- Ser-in? - Seren.

And I didn't.

I would've knocked his corny ass out.

David.

Yes?

- You didn't hit him, but... - But I provoked him.

Says that you told the principal so right here.

Yes?

So always tell the truth?

This nigger.

You always tell the truth?

Says here that you called him something.

Called his ass out.

Told his ass to stop fronting like his life was all good.

Know full well his life is fucked up as mine.

- David? - What?

Yes?

Are you...

David, are you getting enough rest at home?

I... I didn't actually...

I wasn't home last night.

- Nigger? - No?

Where were you?

I... me and Seren...

Stop talking.

We worked on a project together, presented it today.

Stop. Talking.

He invited me over to his house to work on it.

- Spent the night and everything. - Stop.

Tell him too much, he'll ask more questions.

So how was that?

Spending the night at Seren's?

Some believe that it would be a political action

or a military aggression that would finally set ablaze

a simmering revolution.

But no.

It was a woman, a woman who knew the only way

to get slaves to fight for freedom

is to get them to believe they were once free.

I am the great-great-great-grand-niece

of this mighty priestess.

She sacrificed the bull that began the revolt.

Because of her, I am here today.

Have you all lost your mind?

Thank you, Marissa. That was powerful.

Good job.

I'll give you a late pass so you can clean this up.

Oh, don't worry, Dr. Woods-Trap.

It's all-natural juices and oil.

I bought the vinegar-baking soda solution right here.

Good thinking. See me at my desk, sir.

Damn.

What you saying?

I'm so sorry, Dr. W.T.

Being a good community member means being fully present.

Where were you?

Well, technically I was,

until Marissa put her little voodoo spell on me.

You think you can clown your way out of this?

Marissa, get to class.

I need to understand what is going on with you.

You're up in people's face one minute,

sleeping in the back of my room the next.

- David? - I'm trying.

Try harder.

You can't be acting up like this

with high school interviews weeks away.

I... I...

Forgot?

No, it's... it's just a lot going on.

Was that your way of asking for help?

- I guess. - Oh, don't worry.

I was gonna do that anyway 'cause that's how I am.

You have an assignment due for this course, yes?

Y- yes.

And things with Seren are...?

I mean...

Have you two made peace?

We said sorry and shook hands.

Good.

Prove it.

I'm sorry?

The assignment that you have yet to turn in is due tomorrow.

And you need to incorporate Seren into it.

- Huh? - Good.

You heard me.

By tomorrow?

Or lose 50 points for being late.

Do this, and do it well, David.

Nothing looks better on a recommendation

than a righted wrong.

I... I have a meeting with the counselor tomorrow.

You also have a project that's due.

Good luck.

Dr. Woods-Trap says I have to do

my "where I'm from" assignment tomorrow.

What, you want some encouragement?

You got this, homey.

What's he got now?

Girl, ain't nobody was even talking to you.

What, you cooking meth in there?

You need to stop stealing cable and watching half episodes

of "Breaking Bad."

Thank you.

Listen, I don't even want to know.

Hey, I stored her chemistry set in my locker

because it's bigger, happy?

Um...

Woods-Trap says we have to work together

for my "where I come from" assignment.

- The hell? - Nice.

Next time try, "the fuck?!"

Man, the fuck?

Yeah.

She says, since we was fighting, we got to work together.

Or else I lose 50 points.

I don't know why you speaking Creole, all this "we."

Sounds like you got a problem.

- Seren? - What?

No. No.

No, David, I'm tired.

And... and school's almost over.

How am I supposed to help you put your project together by tomorrow?

Look, I already got it planned.

I just need some support.

I don't know.

Give me a quick yes instead of a slow no.

- Okay. - Okay?

Yeah, okay, but you're gonna

have to spend the night at my house.

Nigga, is you crazy?

I can't spend the night at your house.

- I'm not trying to... - Yo, for real?

You think I would let...

I mean, you get...

I'm just saying.

Yo, nothing's gonna happen while you're there.

And...

- Ray's gone. - For good?

No.

For work.

He's in Atlanta.

He won't be back till the weekend.

Oh.

Listen.

I... I know you want help, and I want to help you,

but school's almost over,

and I'm not staying after school today,

so either come over,

or I'm not helping.

Ah.

Mm.

Mm.

Come on. Just take your shoes off.

Come on.