What We Hide

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Shouldn't...

Shouldn't we say something?

Spider?

Stop!

I love you, Mama.

You know, we can't tell nobody.

Jessie.

Anyone finds out she's dead,

they're going to separate us.

Why do they do that?

It's just the way it is.

Too many kids in foster care with everything going on.

I won't let it happen.

I'll die before I let them break us up.

Come on, you gotta eat.

Shit. Mom's phone.

Who was it?

It's no one.

Come on. Gotta get going.

Come on.

Take that off.

Why?

Because it's Mom's.

You can't wear that out of the house.

People might wonder.

From now on, we lock the door when we leave the house.

Behind us when we get home.

All right? Now, come on.

And that's why I feel so bad.

I know, it's crazy.

Hey.

Nothing to nobody. All right?

You gonna tell Alexis?

I need to hear you say it.

Nothing to nobody.

I ain't telling nobody. Just you.

What do you mean?

You know what they're doing, right? Breaking up families.

Brie and her brother last year when their mom died.

The Wilson sisters and they're twins.

You can't tell your dad. You can't tell nobody.

But won't people be wondering why she's not coming in

-and out of the house? - What people?

Last couple months, she barely even made it to the front porch.

But, what about her boyfriend?

He's not...

He wasn't her boyfriend.

You know what I mean.

What about your caseworker?

I'll figure it out.

How's Jessie?

She'll be all right.

Been more of a mom to her than she ever was.

I'm so sorry, Spider.

It's a miracle it didn't happen sooner.

- -

Okay.

Bye, Maddy.

See you, Jessie.

Thanks for driving her home, Miss Foley.

Needed cigarettes anyway.

You can't be doing that.

Doing what?

Letting her drive you home. Letting anybody drive you home.

Why not?

Jessie, use your brain.

What if she wanted to come in, use the bathroom,

start asking questions or something?

Why would she?

Just keep people away from the house, all right?

Fine. Whatever.

Sheesh.

Hey.

I'm starving.

You making dinner?

After this chapter.

What you reading?

"Their Eyes Were Watching God."

What's it about?

You wouldn't understand.

It's about this Black girl.

You know, she doesn't even know that she's Black at first.

She lives in the yard of a white family.

Thinks she's one of them.

She grows up.

Does what she has to do to survive.

Makes her life her own.

Why don't you think I'd understand?

That's it? We use the whole box?

We got to make for what we have 'til the first of the month.

Why?

Card's out.

Had to make sure there was money on Mom's phone.

We need to know when people are trying to reach her.

Well, when's the first of the month?

Six days.

Six days?

I mean, I guess if you don't want it, I eat it.

I want it.

Stay here.

-Jacey! -She ain't here.

Car's here.

Jacey, get your bony ass out here!

I got something for you.

I just told you, she ain't here.

Well, she don't want to see me. Is that it?

Some car came and picked her up. About an hour ago.

What car? What fucking car?

-Was it Reddick? -It wasn't Reddick.

Just some woman. I ain't never seen her before.

She said when she'd be back?

No.

You lying to me, girl?

Tell your mom to call me.

Tell her I got something that's gonna make her wet for a week.

[radio blaring and engine roaring]

He's gonna keep coming back.

He's gonna keep coming back, Spider.

Well, what do you think? I'm deaf?

I heard you the first time.

What are we gonna do, Spider?

Reece is a drug addict.

Means all he cares about is drugs.

Once he gets that Mama ain't interested in him no more,

he's just gonna move on to the next person.

What if he don't?

Hey.

What do you say...

the next time we get some money on the card,

we do something fun?

Like what?

There.

You got it.

Perfect. All right.

Is that everything?

I don't know. Is that everything, Jessie?

That's everything.

-All right. - Okay.

Can't wait to eat.

It has to be a fair trade.

Give it back.

Then, give me that one.

Oh, my goodness.

The blue bear is my favorite.

I think that boy's taking pictures of us.

Hey!

-You're taking pictures of us? -No, look, I was, um...

What are you, some kind of pervert?

-What? -Let me see it.

Ow. Hey.

Look, just careful with it, okay? It's an A1.

Where's the pictures?

It's not that kind of camera.

Well, it takes pictures, don't it?

Well, sure, but it's not digital. It's film.

Cody, break's over.

Can I get my camera back?

Please?

How much we get on the card every month?

$196 per person.

So almost $400?

600.

Spider, ain't you just the least bit sad?

About what?

Mama?

You stay here. I mean it this time.

Hi, there. My name is Matthew. What's your name?

Is your mom or dad at home?

My dad's working out back.

Oh, that's all right. I don't want to bother him.

May I ask if you have a church home?

A what?

A church home.

Yeah. No, thanks. I'm not interested.

Oh, wait a second. I got--

Hello?

Hello?

Can I just give you one of these?

Hi.

-Who are you? -Jessie.