How She Move

I had this plan. Study hard in private school.

Study harder in medical school. Make everyone proud.

Make a new life far from the old neighborhood.

But fighting my sister Pam's addiction took everything my parents had,

including my boarding school tuition money.

And after Pam died, I had no choice but to return home.

But I won't be there for long. I have a plan to get back.

My private school scholarship exam. I've only got weeks to prep.

But I'll do what I have to.

It's funny, isn't it?

How one moment changes a million after it.

You tell that bitch to stay there, you hear?

Yo, you think I'm playing?

Nice. Nice. Do it again. Do it again. Come on.

Come on, Little Ray. That's it, Raya. Like that.

Nice.

Pamela Elizabeth Green will be remembered by her father, David...

Be strong, Faye.

... her mother, Faye, and by her younger sister, Raya.

May she rest in peace.

No. No necklace, no locket.

Look, I'm telling you, she didn't bring it in to me.

She's brought half our apartment in here, Mike,

so don't play dumb with me.

I mean, this isn't a stupid TV or stereo, all right?

It's my grandmother's antique locket.

Pam gave it to me. I have to get that back.

What can I tell you, kid?

The Lord giveth, the junkie pawn-eth away.

I love my boots! My boots! Oh, I love my boots!

I love my hard stomping, head nodding J Street boots!

I love my boots, my boots! Oh, I love my boots!

I love my hard stomping, head nodding J Street boots!

This ain't no ordinary crew!

They know how we do!

J Street makes the crowd go "Ooh!"

Jane Street, you all ready?

S'up, Little P?

I love my hard stomping, head nodding J Street boots!

I love my boots, my boots! Oh, I love my boots!

I love my hard stomping, head nodding J Street boots!

This is ain't no ordinary crew!

They know how we do!

J Street make the crowd go "Ooh!"

Jane Street, you all ready?

We're ready!

Raise the ruckus for 5KO!

Let's do it.

You care for my crew, you'd have something to show for it.

- Garvey Gaines. - What's going on, B?

- See you on back on our home court. - Yeah, I came to check out your steps,

but I guess you're saving the good stuff for Step Monster, huh?

Look, if you and the Brooklyn boys

wanna go up there and do your step thing,

then by all means knock yourself out, but we cool right here.

Keep holding onto this dead weight, you're going to sink, bro.

Whoa, whoa, what's up? What's up? What, you lost or something?

Just 'cause I'm not out here looking for you, doesn't mean I'm lost, Bishop.

So, so what, they give you time off from that rich school?

Something like that. You guys were good in there.

That was just a warm-up. You wanna see the full effect,

you better come up the street and check us out sometime.

And why would I want to do that?

Say, why not?

Just think about it, all right?

It was wack!

Damn. Shit.

Hey, Raya, what you doing here? Missing McCabe?

Thought it'd be a good idea if I came back for a little while.

So what? Them stosh girls finally boot you out of the 'burbs?

I just told you, Selia.

Well, don't go slumming on our account.

I'm looking for two brave and brilliant volunteers.

And, class, please, before anyone asks, no, you may not go to the bathroom,

you may not go to your locker,

but what you can do, however, is raise your hand up,

walk up to the board, and show me that you've at least learned something

since last September. Anyone?

How about we give a big round of applause to our first volunteer?

Do I have any volunteers for contestant number two?

- She'll be all right. - Thank you, Miss Davis. Come on up.

All right. We have one equation. Use the quadratic form.

First person to cross the finish line will win my utmost admiration.

- All right, begin. - Come, on Miche. Let's go, Miche.

Come, on Miche.

- Go, go. - The answer's three!

Is this what a $20,000 education gets you?

A tying score with an 18-year-old who failed this class twice?

Come on, Michey!

Come on, Michey, looking good today!

Win some, Michey!

Well, it looks like we got ourselves a winner.

Stop cheating!

The correct answer is two. How refreshing.

Come on, Mister J! You gotta give Michelle another chance.

Hey, Michelle, quick. How many fingers?

That was cruel.

So, I got the take from last night. Here you go.

Gotta go pay the rent, and get some food.

Man, what happened to your job?

Come on, baby. You know I'm too pretty for minimum wage, man.

- This all the money we got? - What?

That warehouse was pack up. I seen nuff of them dropping $50 bets.

Yo, you don't you think I'm sick of Niko's five dollar shit, too?

This... Let's go deal with that bitch, man.

What are we waiting on? I know where he stay.

Yo, I told you I ain't about to catch a case on account of nobody.

We got the warehouse coming up. That's always a payday, right?

Man, what I tell you about messing up my shit, man?

I been working on your step.

Just go stick another book up your ass,

and keep out of big people's business.

B, handle your brother, man.

Seriously, B, you need to run some CSI shit on that boy

'cause one of you was adopted.

- Raya, Raya. What's up? - Hey.

It's fine.

I think Michelle is losing her man.

How can you lose what you don't have?

I really hope you don't think I can't hear you.

Hey, I was just asking where I could find you.

- Listen, about that thing in class... - What thing?

You know what? Forget it.

It's impressive, man.

It's been like, what, three years, and you've still got that quick exit down.

- Come on, Miche. Just cool it. - That's your issue?

I didn't hang around here doing nothing and going nowhere with you?

So what, you came back here to show us

nothing, nowhere people something?

So then come now. Come show me a little something.

This is stupid.

All right. You think your step is better than mine? Show me.

Whatever.

And on that nowhere nothing tip, that shit's in your family line, not mine!

Hey! That's enough.

- Get off me! - That's it! Enough!

It's a little late for that, don't you think, Miss Green?

And you, Miss Davis. Do you know how close you are to expulsion?

- Very. - Very.

Impressive transcripts. Any ideas on future plans?

Med School. Probably Johns Hopkins.

- Seaton turns out a ton of Ivy Leaguers. - Good.

65 percent of our students go on to higher education.

That's nice for your students.

Well, Dr. Green.

Miss Davis here is on the brink of academic disaster.

And you're going in on a rescue mission.

Excuse me?

Peer tutoring.

There are study areas reserved in the library.

Make sure you turn in the signed forms at the end of each session.

- I don't need anything from her. - I expect you both to meet twice a week.

I can't. I've got a scholarship exam in less than a week.

For a school that won't admit students with suspensions on their record.

That is, of course, your alternative here.

Good. So, we're all in agreement, then.

Twice a week. Turn in the forms at the end of each session.

Do you want a ride?

The 27 stops a block from my building. Straight shot.

Okay, so you still know your way around here, then?

So then you know the 27 stops running after 6:00, right?

- Late for something? - Yeah.

Well, supposed to be home already.

Parents got you on lock-down? What did you do?

Who has to do anything?

- So, yo, that stuff with Michelle? - Stupid.

She may have nothing better to do with herself,

but I shouldn't let her get to me like that.

So that's what you think step is?

Just a bunch of people with nothing better to do?

I never said that!

Ray, I'm just saying, you've got a serious step.

You know what I'm saying? A few weeks with me, you could be dangerous, yo.

Bishop, it's done, all right? Seriously, it doesn't even matter.

I thought you said the 27 stopped running after 6:00?

Unbelievable. Unbelievable.

Raya.

Don't pick a fight that ain't worth winning.

I'm just saying, watching you in that shop,

I've never seen anybody fight so hard for something that doesn't even matter.

That's all this place is, Bishop.

A whole lot of people killing themselves for things that don't even matter.

How you making out?

I'm about 20 minutes off on the essay part.

But I'll have it down by Friday.

She used to love it when you did this. It made her look so pretty.

Looking pretty don't mean anything if you live dirt.

Hey, what's up, pretty girl?

Library. Friday. Bring your books.

Look, I don't care what your deal is,

but I'm not about to let you mess with mine.

Is this when I'm supposed to cry?

'Cause, you know, it might take me a minute to work that up.

Do what you want.

I just hope it works out better for you than it did for my sister.

You know, you ain't changed your hiding spot since third grade.

That's why you were always it. Pam and I could always find you.

Look,

I sort of got this English final tomorrow,

and, I mean, if I flunk out, my moms will...