Trinket Box

Trinket Box

You got to go before my family gets back.

But i dont want to

You got to.

My daddy will kill you.

They're ways away. He aint never going to catch me.

And the witches? You going out around them too?

Witches?

Ain't no witches around here.

Oh, you didn't know? Yeah

This land is where they used to burn witches.

You can even hear their whispers at night.

If you listen real close.

There's a lot of bad things that happen around here.

We just don't talk about it.

Mom says to never speak of the devil's work.

But it makes you wonder.

Who knows how many bodies are buried in our yard.

You should have seen your face.

Thank you.

I'm serious.

You got to go.

I'll never leave you.

Go. Go!

Faster faster.

You really going to make me sit here and do this?

Mary Ann! Daddy!

What you doing?

John, Henry!

I can't believe you shame this family

by bringing a nigger in this house.

Im sorry

Having your sister see this.

Im sorry daddy im sorry

Shut up and put your goddamn clothes on.

Mary Ann! Get your behind in here. Now!

James, what happened?

What happened?

James.

Good God child.

What did you do?

I'm sorry, mama. Im sorry. For what?

Mary Ann, what did your sister do?

One of you better speak up right now.

Right now.

Y ou should have known better.

Judith! What were you thinking? Oh my God.

Oh my God you should have known better!

You know better.

Get your sister!

Let's go. Come on.

Henry! Get up! Get up!

Get off me!

Get up! Grab his feet! Get off me! Shut up!

Put him down!

Just don't get it do you?

You don't mix white blood with nigga blood!

Time you be taught a lesson.

Get him!

Let him up!

Boy!

James! Oh my God!

Dad? Dad?

Henry, go get the doctor.

Go get the doctor.

Hey, you stay with me.

You stay with me.

Go! Now! Go.

Dont you do this! No no no you stay right here. You stay right here.

Hurry up! Hurry up.

Dad

Daddy

Daddy please wake up.

No.

Hello?

Hello

Mary Ann

Mary Ann

Okay

Those boxes kicked my ass.

Tired?

Did you hear that? Huh?

You don't hear that?

Hear what?

Nothing.

Quiet.

I do hear that.

Quietness

This is nice.

It is.

Um hmm

It is.

What?

You seem happy.

I am happy.

Yeah.

I love you.

I love you.

You do?

Naughty time.

Hi.

Hello, sweetheart.

Allow me to introduce myself.

Name is Mrs. Davis.

I'm your neighbor down the road.

It's lovely to meet you.

I'm Ava.

I am so tickled to meet you we only

get so many new faces in this place.

And it's a pleasure to welcome you to the neighborhood.

Well, it's lovely to meet you too.

I would invite you in, but I have to

hop on a work call in a second.

Well, I was wondering who was that

dark fella pulling away just moments ago?

Did he give you any trouble?

You need me to call the sheriff?

Mike, um that's my husband.

He was just, he was heading off to work.

Oh, is that right?

Well, that's just lovely.

You all make a lovely couple.

I won't keep you any longer.

When I almost forgot.

I brought you something.

I used to own a jewelry store in the city.

It's not much, but I have so many of

them just laying around and go on, take it.

It's a necklace.

It's very pretty.

This is, this is lovely. You didn't have to do this Ms. Davis.

Oh, nonsense.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

I'm so sorry.

I'm going to be late to my work hall.

I'm so glad you stopped by.

And I hope to see you around.

It was a pleasure, dear.

Bye bye, now.

Bye bye, now.

Hi, baby.

How was work?

Good.

A lot shorter commute than in New York.

Yeah, what is it now, like 12 or 15 minutes?

Yeah.

What's this?

This is something for me, or?

Oh, no, it's just a necklace.

Um, one of our neighbors stopped by after you left.

Her name's Mrs. Davis.

Sweet older lady.

Kind of reminded me of my grandma, actually.

Yeah, that was sweet.

She left you a necklace.

Yeah. Not a big of a deal.

She said she used to own a jewelry store

and she had a bunch of them laying around. I don't know.

Open it.

Its probably just old costume jewelry not worth anything.

Open it!

Yep See? Costume Jewelry.

There's an art museum at 12 to 15 minutes away which is great.

I thought we could go together and see it as a couple.

You know what I mean?

Since we're so close to this place now,

it's like. Hey, Mike, are you listening to me?

This is not costume jewelry.

Who gives a stranger something without

expected something in return

She didn't seem like she wanted anything other than a little conversation.

That's it.

But people always expect something in return.

You don't know her intention.

Honey, it's not like I was going to wear it anyway.

I get it.

But why wait till I leave to show up?

The last thing we need is some old

white lady afraid of a black man.

Mike, seriously, do you hear yourself?

You're sounding paranoid again.

I'm not paranoid.

I'm not paranoid.

You hear by yourself all day, alone.

You never know.

Okay, I love how much you care about me, I do.

But really, I think this was just some

sweet older lady looking for some conversation with

new people that just moved in. That's it.

I don't think you have to worry about it.

Alright, look, I'm sorry I'm tripping, but you know why.

Wow, that was college, Mike.

Yeah, but you trust people way too easy.

And that's why that guy almost

mike, seriously, I know what happened. I was there.

You weren't there. Okay?

That was nine years ago, Mike.

Listen, I know you only have my best interest at heart.

But sometimes your love can be suffocating.

Mike.