Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992) - full transcript

CHANTEL:
You know, tomorrow y'all might
be reading about this in the papers.

Or y'all might even
see it on TV.

Y'all might
shake your heads

and say somebody was
real bugged out,

or they was on crack
or something.

Some people hear
about my neighborhood

and assume
some real fucked-up things.

But I'm gonna tell you all
the real deal.

( upbeat rap theme playing )

♪ Drop the track
Is it ready, is it ready, yo ♪

♪ I got a flow
And let 'em know, here we go ♪



♪ Just another girl
From another world ♪

♪ And I must be kind of fly
'Cause you lookin' ♪

♪ I'm straight from the hood
And I don't smile ♪

♪ I grew up wild on the streets
My attitude is real file ♪

♪ Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Girl with no holds barred ♪

♪ Step to me and get scarred ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't play
On an average day ♪

♪ I do my own thing
Make my own way ♪

♪ So you can just step back
And let me get mine ♪

♪ Unless people get zero
Everything will be fine ♪

WOMAN ( over P.A.):
Eastbound I.R.T. train.

♪ 'Cause all that other shit
Is bad for your health ♪

♪ You take the next girl
And call her how you want it ♪

♪ Never try to flip the script
I'll punch you on target ♪



♪ This is my life, yeah ♪

♪ And it's just all right
Check it out ♪

♪ This is my life, yeah
And it's just all right ♪

Hey, what's up, baby?
What's your name?

Chantel. What's yours?
Jerry.

Jerry?
Yeah, Jerry.

Jerry from Tom and Jerry,
right?

Oh, no, no.
Why you gotta be like that?

But there's a jimmy, though?
Oh, definitely a jimmy.

Mmm. Mm-hmm.
So where you headed to?

I'm headed on the train.
Where you headed to?

I'm headed back
to my office.

I'm a model.
A model?

Yeah, I'm a model.
Mmm. Mm-hmm.

Does this model have a car?
Oh, yeah, I got a car.

How you doing?
My name is Chantel.

Jerry.
Jerry, yeah.

♪ This is my life, yeah
And it's just all right ♪

♪ Trains, trains
Is the only automobile ♪

♪ I can get around in
Where people steady houndin' ♪

♪ People lookin' sweet
Just to get a seat ♪

♪ And half of the capacity
Is beggin' for the eats ♪

♪ Somebody's gettin' robbed
In the next car ♪

♪ Hero come quick, hero shot
Now hero's a fallen star ♪

♪ Uppin' the fare
At least every three years ♪

♪ Talkin' about that recession
Shit and I'm still here ♪

♪ And rush hour ain't the best
But you can work with it ♪

♪ 'Cause everybody on the train
Ain't havin' it ♪

♪ You bump me, I bump you
And it's a train fight ♪

♪ People gettin' blasted in
The face and it's all right ♪

♪ If you can put up with
The smell and the bullshit ♪

♪ Like niggas takin' up
Four seats and bummin' it ♪

♪ Then it's your ticket
To anywhere near or far ♪

♪ Bad or good, it's the way
around in my neighborhood ♪

♪ This is my life, yeah
And it's just all right ♪

♪ This is my life, yeah
And it's just all right ♪

MAN:
Stand clear
of the closing doors.

♪ This is my life, yeah
And it's just all right ♪

♪ This is my life, yeah
And it's just all right ♪

What's up?

Oh, you too cute
to be a gentleman, right?

C'mon, you don't
have to be like that.

Yeah, whatever, whatever.

I'm a Brooklyn girl.

Lots of folks think
Brooklyn girls are real tough.

I guess that's true.

I don't let nobody
mess with me,

and I do what I want
when I want.

What's up, Chantel?
Yo, what's up?

Where's my girl?

Ahem. Chantel,
you're late again.

Yo, them trains from Brooklyn
is a motherfucker.

Carlos called in sick.

I've been waiting
for you to get here.

Keep an eye on things
till I'm back.

Yo, you know
I got it covered.

You know that.
You can trust me.

Just keep things under control
while I'm gone.

I'll be back soon.

( girls giggling )

Oh, girl.

There isn't any Brie
or caraway seeds.

Yeah, I'm sorry, miss.
We're all out.

I really need it.

They told me
that you're in charge?

Yeah,
I place an order in today,

and it won't be here
until Tuesday.

That's not good enough.
I'm expecting people tonight.

So, what I want you to do
is I want you

to pick up the phone,
dial another store

and tell them to bring it here
in the next hour.

I'll send someone
to pick it up.

What I want you--

Sorry, miss,
it's impossible.

The shipment won't be here
until Tuesday.

These people--

Hm.

Is this $2.47 or $2.49?

Is that a seven?

Yo, Anna, price check

on virgin olive oil, one liter.
ANNA: Got it!

Do you know why
they call this stuff virgin?

Well, when I was in Italy...

they had this special
process where they--

You know what? I don't why
I'm asking in the first place.

You don't know nothing
about being no virgin, do you?

( both laugh )

You told her.

I need to speak
to your manager.

Check this out.
You know your old man?

He comes in
every once in a while.

He's screwing someone
half your age.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

That's it.
I will find him myself.

Have a good search.

She better have
this stuff delivered.

Homegirl.

Yo, you see how much
she paid for that shit?

Word.

Yo, my parents don't make
that much in a week,

and they got three of us
to feed.

Yo, Natete, I'm gonna be making
crazy bank like that one day.

Definitely.
Yo. Word up.

Come on.
Let's get out of here.

All right, girl.

Just think, this time
next Saturday night,

we'll be surrounded
by some men, y'all.

Some real men.
Ha, ha, ha!

NATETE:
Tell me what he said.

CHANTEL:
He didn't wanna hear
my side of the story.

He's a punk.
Bastard, that's what he is.

Yo, that customer
was rude, point blank.

And she was old and ugly.

Yeah, you know,
he was making me stack boxes.

Does he think we're stupid?
He gotta get real.

Yo, the next time he tells us
to stack those boxes,

I'm gonna tell him
where he can put them.

Truly. And plus
my back is killing me.

Word. Yo, I'm gonna be
having my period soon,

and Lavonica's having her party.

That's not gonna be no mood.
That is not right.

Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

That's the jacket
I was telling you about.

No! For real?
That's the jacket?

I've been saving up
for weeks for this jacket.

That thing is over!

I'm gonna look good
this weekend.

That thing
is definitely working.

Yo, people today be bugging.

The other day I was
on the number two train

with my friend, just
bugging out, having a good time,

and people
just started staring at us

like we was some sort of
street girls with no future.

Yo, when I'm with my friends,

I act like it don't matter,
because it don't.

But between you and me,
that shit pisses me off.

When they think
they can just judge you

by the way you dress?
Uh-uh.

I always get A's and B's
in all my classes.

I'm the best student
in my calc class.

People be tripping
when they find out

how smart I really am.

( girls laugh )

Look at your face, girl.
What's up?

Girl, I was about to slap
the shit out of you.

It's good to see you all.
What's up?

Oh, let me see the baby.
Yo, this Imani.

Get out of here. You made
that name up. That is fly.

Yo, no. That means "faith"
in Yoruba.

What? Whatever. You'd think
he'd look like Derek anyway.

Too bad, right, because
I ain't seen his sorry ass

since I had the baby.

Don't even say that. You was
the cutest couple in school.

Well, check this out.
He gives me some dollars,

but he don't
wanna put in no time.

It's a lot of fucking work
taking care of a baby.

Men! Where you living?

Last week I tried calling you
at your crib

and some woman answered
saying you ain't living there.

What's up with that?
That was my father's girlfriend.

I can't stand her ass!

Get out of here.
I had a big fight with her.

I'm in the projects
living with my mother.

If it wasn't for my moms,
I don't know what I would do.

NATETE:
Yo, how long was you in labor?

Oh, honey!
My labor almost killed me.

The doctor gave me shots
and enema the whole time.

I thought I was
gonna break in two.

I threw up the whole night.

It was awful.

Ene-- Enem--

Enema. Enema.

That's when the doctor
shoves something up your ass

to make you--
Oh!

They don't do that
when you have a baby, do they?

Yes, they do, girl.

MAN:
Stand clear
of the closing doors.

Yo, you ignorant fool!

My friend's
got a baby back here!

You almost crushed the baby
to death, you fucking idiot!

You stupid idiot!
Yo, Denisha!

Denisha, Lavonica's having
a party. You gonna come?

I can't leave the baby with
my moms. She'll have a fit.

You cannot miss this jam.
It's gonna be the joint.

Oh, come on! Let your moms
take care of Imani.

Shoot. All right, she'll do it.
I'll be there. I'll be there.

MAN:
Let the doors go, please.

All right. Be there.
Peace, baby.

Yo, man, Denisha
looked real worn out.

You think she gonna
come back to school?

Mm-mm.
Dead issue.

What?
She ain't coming back.

How you know that?

Yo, that's her problem.

I have plenty enough
problems of my own.

Yo, trying to figure out
how to get them new sneakers.

Yo, them high tops are bad.
And that jacket.

Yo.

That's the only thing
you're concerned about?

You buggin'.

Man.

( Nikki D's "Daddy's
Little Girl" playing )

♪ Daddy's little girl, but not
The girl that daddy knew ♪

♪ Daddy never had a clue what
His little girl would do ♪

♪ A drifter swift to open
Up and get with ya ♪

♪ A pocket full of dreams
As for my love, forget ya ♪

♪ I never concentrated on
The fact that I'm flawed ♪

♪ Scheme for things that
Lead to a pipe dream ♪

♪ Picture it, yes
I'm daddy's little girl ♪

♪ I never asked for nothin'
Now it's a string of pearls ♪

♪ My chances are thin
Could I win with substance? ♪

♪ A princess with a smile
But my sweetness was grim ♪

♪ I never fought the feelin'
That I had to be wild ♪

♪ 'Cause in my mind
I was a mature child ♪

♪ But I couldn't hurt daddy
I played the role ♪

♪ But on the sneak tip
I was massagin' his soul ♪

♪ Nikki had to be free
You see I had to be me ♪

♪ Or life just wouldn't
Flow through correct ♪

♪ With being
Daddy's little girl ♪

Owen.
Yeah, what?

There's no hot water again.
Oh, God, here we go again.

Man, you know,
I told you we should've

looked at that building
last week, man.

You know, this is ridiculous!

The neighborhood
is going to shit!

Lookit here. A little kid,
five blocks from here

shot dead in the street
last night.

I gotta get my kids out
of this fucking neighborhood.

You know the promotion
I've been telling you about?

Yeah.
They gave it to somebody else.

You knew
that was gonna happen.

They gave the job
to the bitch I trained.

Well, it's the same old story.

They don't wanna
hire us black folks,

even if we're qualified.

So forget about it!
I can't forget about it.

Owen, if I would've
gotten the job,

I could have been getting
another $1.50 an hour.

We could've used the money.
I don't wanna talk about it.

I gotta go to work
in a half hour.

You know,
I work hard on my job.

I work just as hard as you do.
Then I come home from work,

I cook, I clean,
do the laundry,

keep those boys
from killing themselves.

If it weren't for Chantel,
I don't know what I'd do.

The boys need sneakers,
the rent is due--

I said I don't wanna
talk about it!

Now, we'll get by!

I am tired of
just getting by.

Look, if I can't get
some peace and quiet,

I'll go someplace else!
Shit, go someplace else.

Oh, yeah?
It's like that, right?

"Go someplace else!"

You probably want it
like that any damn way!

( door opens and closes )

My parents work
from paycheck to paycheck.

Tsk. That's not
gonna be me.

After graduation,
I'm going straight to college,

then med school.
I got it all planned out.

I ain't gonna
never work for nobody.

I'm gonna be my own boss.
You watch.

My life is gonna be
way different.

What you doing up?

Don't look like that. Married
people fight all the time.

Are your brothers asleep?

Yeah, Ma, they can sleep
through anything.

Ma, don't worry about it.
I'm working. I can help out.

Chantel, you know how I feel.
That's your money.

I don't know. Sometimes
I just-- I just get tired.

Well, why don't you
go to bed?

You been working all day.
I can do the dishes.

Um, ma, can I go out
on Saturday night?

No. You know I don't like you
hanging out late,

getting into trouble.
Forget about it.

Come on, Ma, please?

I'm only going over
to Natete's house.

Come on. I'm not a baby.
Give me a break.

You know I'm not gonna
get into no trouble.

Chantel, look, I'm in no mood
to argue with you.

Please, Ma?
Mm-mm. Absolutely not.

♪ Here I go
Here I go again ♪

RADIO DJ:
Get up, it's Monday.
The weekend is over.

Time to haul yourselves
back to school to the beat.

♪ Tryin' to make
Another hit, yo ♪

♪ Why must he chase the cat
When I'm a dime ♪

♪ Does he realize, tears
In my eyes, it's time ♪

♪ To make moves or lose
Yet I sit ♪

♪ I need to check the cheetah
So I guess I gotta get ♪

♪ My man a shorter leash
Or a tighter muzzle ♪

♪ Ain't a damn thing changed
L-O-V-E is still a puzzle ♪

♪ As hard as it gets
I wanna give up ♪

♪ Throw my hands up, my man
ain't tryin' to live up ♪

♪ To my needs, and
I need to be loved right ♪

♪ He wants to walk, but
I can't let him take flight ♪

You see, my moms don't get home
from work until midnight.

My dad doesn't get home from
work until 8 in the morning.

And it's my responsibility

taking care
of my little brothers.

Shit, I can't stand
being the oldest.

Come on, y'all.
Stop it!

He hit me first.
Did not.

I don't care.
Just get ready for school.

♪ When you love ♪

♪ When you love someone ♪

♪ So lovely ♪

♪ When you love ♪

Oh, what? Come on.
No.

Gerard! Get up!
What? What? What?

Yo, if there is just
a crease in my homework,

your ass is mine.
Come on, baby. Where you going?

We're gonna be late
for first period.

Oh, Chantel, hold up.
What?

Come on.
Don't leave me hard, now.

Yo, that's your problem. Let's
get a grip.

I'm so hard I could
knock a nail in the wall.

See, look, I'm hard.
I'm hard. I'm hard.

Better get a doughnut for that,
because I am busy.

Look what you did to my shirt.
What? What about it?

Go home and change
and take a shower,

because we really looking
tacky now, all right?

Ain't nobody gonna see me.

I'm gonna see you, Gerard.

Yo, you can't be going to school
looking like that.

Not hanging around me,
you are.

Oh, it's gonna be like that?
Yeah, it's gonna be like that.

You can save the jimmy.
You don't need it.

♪ When I love, I love
Stronger than Bacardi ♪

♪ Give him a hold
Soul, mind and body ♪

♪ And I expect
Nothing less in return ♪

♪ Disrespect is not what
My heart yearns for ♪

♪ So you can get the door
If you wanna get loose ♪

♪ Step with the next... ♪

MAN:
Hey, honey, you want a ride?

♪ Trials and tribulations
Make me wanna flip ♪

♪ But I get ripped
Remember where my head's at ♪

♪ Love don't come easy, yeah
It's just like that ♪

Can anyone explain
the Holocaust?

Andre.

Hitler killed
six million Jews.

That's right.

The United States had
a moral obligation to this war.

We saved many lives.

Chantel?

But don't we have
a moral obligation

to the people of today?

Yes, but this is
a history class.

We're not dealing with
contemporary issues.

I mean, African-American males
die every day

from drugs, violence
and AIDS.

African-American babies die
twice as much as white babies

right here in this country.

What's our obligation to that?

Now is not the right time
to discuss that.

But when is the right time

to discuss something
that means something to us?

I told you, we'll discuss this
at another time.

Mr. Weinberg,
this is important to me

and to a lot of the other
students in this classroom.

I mean, these are our people.

And it should be
important to you too.

Aren't we all
in this together?

Chantel, I told you,
this is a history class.

Isn't it important to talk
about things going on today?

The things that
we could do something about?

Yes. Can we get back
to history now? Thank you.

Now, back to the Holocaust.
Where were we?

( school bell rings )

Chantel.
What?

Don't you ever
do that again.

( scoffs )

Do what?
Interrupt my history class.

I told you we would
discuss it later.

If I have an opinion,
I have the right to express it.

This is my history class.

I will run it
according to my lesson plan.

I'd expect you to have
a little more consideration

for your classmates.

The others feel
the same fucking way.

Chantel, don't you ever
curse at me.

One more smart remark, you'll
go to principal's office.

Shit.

"Shit"?
Why don't you go right now?

Tell Mr. Moore I sent you.

Chantel,
you're one of my best students.

Why are you always making
Mr. Weinberg so angry?

Yo, that guy should be teaching
gym, shop or something--

That's enough.
That's enough.

But all I'm doing
is expressing my opinion.

Apparently you're
expressing your opinion

at the wrong time.

Look, you can't
go around preaching

about the plight
of black people

in every history class.

Mr. Moore,
that is not fair.

If your cursing and
your disruptions continue,

I'll have to suspend you.

Mr. Moore,
you can't screw me up now.

I wanna graduate
after my junior year.

The rules are the rules.

If I allow you
to talk back to my teachers,

the other students are
gonna wanna do the same.

I can't have that.

Mr. Moore,
I wanna become a doctor.

Now, if I get good grades
and enough credits,

what's the problem?

I mean, now,
it will be a waste of time

for me to stick around here
another year.

Chantel, listen to me.

If you wanna go to college,

you're gonna have to behave
more like a lady.

Okay? You've gotta tone
that mouth of yours down.

Your behavior now
is unsuitable for college.

What the fuck do you mean?

Don't curse at me,
young lady!

You trying to say I'm not
good enough to go to college?

That's exactly what
I'm talking about.

You've gotta tone
that mouth of yours down.

All your teachers are
saying the same thing.

You don't understand me,
Mr. Moore.

I wanna become a doctor.

No one wants a doctor
with an attitude like yours.

You've gotta become
more of a lady.

What the fuck
does being a young lady

have to do
with being a doctor?

I wanna help people.

With an attitude like that,
you can't even help yourself.

Besides,
going to college takes time.

Yo, it's the beginning
of the semester.

I can apply for the scholarships
with those other seniors.

( sighs )

You're not ready.

Stay another year.

Look, it's like this.

Going to college
is a big, big step...

Shit. I get the best grades
in all my classes, even physics.

What the fuck does my attitude
gotta do with it?

Why I gotta wait?

Yo, I wanna go to college.
I wanna go to college now!

Yo, he just thinks he's better
than everybody else anyway.

Yo, I gotta just
get out of the projects.

That's all I'm saying.

Yo, I just gotta see
something different.

Don't rush into college.

Man, listen,
I ain't having it.

Develop the skills that will
make you a young lady.

So be patient, Chantel,
and don't rush things.

I get the grades,
and you can't stop me.

♪ Trouble, yes
I'm in the hot seat now ♪

♪ Tell my pop
No way, no how ♪

♪ It'll break his heart
Break his whole world ♪

♪ To have to grow up quick
Daddy's little girl ♪

♪ What daddy don't know
Won't hurt him ♪

♪ Daddy's little girl ♪

♪ What daddy don't know
Won't hurt him ♪

( all chattering )

Yo, you want some?
Any takers?

Come on, girl.
Let's go.

( girls chattering )

Yo, she put your book
in the garbage!

( girls laughing
and chattering )

FATHER:
Chantel, it's 7:00.

How come you're home
from school so late?

Just leave me alone.

Chantel,
you're always on the go.

You gotta slow down,
young lady.

From now on, I want you to come
straight home from school.

Dad, I was only hanging out
with my friends.

Come on.
Let's not get ridiculous.

Well, why don't you hang out
with your mother and me?

We can go to
some of the Knicks' games

like we used to
when you were a kid.

Well, yeah, all right.

I like those games.
Okay.

Daddy, you so stupid.

I thought you were
too old for that.

You seem more interested
in boys than basketball.

Anyway, I got a friend
that work at the Garden.

He can let us in on Saturday.

This Saturday?
Yeah.

Oh, Daddy, I got a date
with Gerard on Saturday.

Look, I don't like you
hanging out with him.

What's wrong with him?

I don't like you dating
anyone living in the projects.

We live
in the projects, Daddy.

Who the fuck else
am I supposed to date?

Ow! What, you think
you're better than him?

I can't believe
you hit me like that!

Who you think you're talking to?
Oh, God!

As long as you live
in this house,

you're gonna do as I say!
Hanging out with guys like that.

If you're not careful, you're
gonna end up like your mother!

Like my mother?
Like my mother?

You don't care about us!

You're not here anyway!

It's better
when you're not around!

♪ Daddy's little girl, but not
The girl that daddy knew ♪

♪ Daddy never had a clue what
His little girl would do ♪

♪ A drifter swift to open up
And get with ya ♪

♪ A pocket full of dreams
As for my love, forget ya ♪

What's the matter?

I had another fight
with my father last night.

Chill. Forget about him.

Gerard, he gets me
so fucking mad.

Hey, listen. I'm gonna
take care of you, all right?

I love you. I swear.
You promise?

I will. Everything
will be all right, okay?

Trust me.

I love you so much.

Yo, yo, check this out.
Check this out!

Yo, isn't this bad?

Yo, that is bad.
Yo, I got one too.

What?
Yo, y'all need to stop.

You already got the same
shoes and blouse.

Yo, Natete, stop
biting off me, all right?

Man, please. You know,
I'm mad at you anyway.

I don't know why
you gotta graduate early.

You make me sick. Traitor.
Word.

Y'all can come
visit me at college.

All right? Yo, don't worry.
I'll hook y'all up.

All the campus parties,
all them fine fellas.

Don't worry about it.

It's not gonna be the same
without you.

Ms. Woman,
you have to get over this.

Yo, anyway, I invited
these guys to the party.

We gonna have
a good time. Word.

Lavonica, guess who's taking
Chantel to the party?

Natete, you better not.
You holding out on me? Who?

Gerard!

Gerard from
my American history class?

Yeah.
Natete, you got a big mouth!

Nothing.
Yo, anyway, yo.

He's all right.
I like him.

He live in that building
next to yours, don't he?

That tacky building.

Don't be talking
about the buildings.

I just hope there be
some real men at this party,

because I been taking
my sister's birth control pills.

Natete, what did
I tell you about that?

You're supposed to have
your own prescription for that!

Watch, you're gonna get sick.
Word.

I'm not gonna get sick,
I'm gonna be ready for Saturday.

What are you, crazy?
Just have him wear a rubber.

What's so hard about that?
Most guys don't like them.

I don't even like
the way it feels.

No, I don't know,
with AIDS going around.

Oh, boy.
Listen, I read that this woman,

she met this guy
in a club, you know,

and then found out he had AIDS
and died, now she's gonna die.

Yeah, but none of our friends
use rubbers,

and nobody likes
the way it feels.

Yo, don't you care
if you die?

Look, I'm gonna die sooner
or later, and before I die,

I wanna know what it's like to
feel a real man up inside of me.

Not some piece
of plastic shit.

Besides, the only way
you can get it is if you gay

or an intravenous drug user,

so chill, because I ain't
fucking with nobody like that!

You don't know
where he's been.

That's right. You don't know.
Lavonica, you need to chill.

That's a bunch of crap
you talking about.

Yo, that's intelligence.

No, it's not
no kind of intelligence.

You watching too much 20/20,

and you reading
too much Enquirer.

You can't be afraid
of everything.

But you know what I found out?
BOTH: What?

If you fucking
while you got your period,

you won't get pregnant.
Girlfriend!

Damn, Natete.
Shit, I'm eating.

Why don't you just have him
pull out when he comes?

Uh-uh.
Wait, wait. Better yet.

If you do it while
you're standing up,

you won't get pregnant.

It works.
It works! It works!

Take a bottle of soda,
and you shake it up,

shoot it up your pussy.
Then you won't get pregnant.

That shit must burn!
Word!

Oh, you so nasty!
Ain't she nasty?

Yep. Thank you.
Bubblicious.

Hey, Ma,
where you going?

Girl, I gotta work
an extra shift tonight.

Your father's asleep,
so be quiet.

Hey, Ma!
What?

Can I go over to Natete's
Saturday night?

Girl, you know I don't
like you staying out late

and getting into trouble.

Come on, Ma. I'm only
gonna be at Natete's.

I am not a baby.
Come on. Give me a break.

Girl, you know I'm in
no mood to argue with you.

You know, Chantel, sometimes
you really get on my nerves.

Come on, Ma, please?

Oh, all right.

Between you and your father,
you're gonna drive me crazy.

I know.

( dance music playing )

( crowd chattering )

CROWD ( chanting ):
Go, Chantel! Go, Chantel!
Go, Chantel!

Step back, y'all!

CROWD:
Go, go, go.

Go on, now.

( crowd chanting )

Oh, yeah!

Yo, Gerard. What's up, man?
This party's working.

♪ When you love ♪

♪ When you love someone ♪

♪ So lovely ♪

♪ When you love ♪

♪ When you love someone ♪

♪ So lovely ♪

( laughs )

♪ Round and round it's goin'
Down and I can't stop ♪

You are the one.

No, baby, you are the one.

♪ Round and round it's goin'
Down and I can't stop ♪

Oh, my God.

Yo, what's up, girl?
Yo, what's up?

Yo, Lavonica
hooked this party up.

Oh, sister girl sure did.

When her moms wasn't looking,
we snuck a fifth in the punch.

Yo, I knew
I was feeling something.

Yo, wait a minute.
What?

Where's Gerard?

Yo, thank God
I can't find him.

What?

Yo, I've been trying
to get rid of his ass

ever since I got
to this party.

Wait a minute.
I thought you liked him.

Well, he all right
and everything, but you know,

every time I go anywhere,

his ass is always
up underneath me.

You know, he think he got
a chain around your neck,

and you can't be acting
like you no puppy dog,

so you better
straighten him out.

You're damn real, girl.

We can't have that.
Okay. All right.

Whoo!

( girls yelp )

I knew you were coming!
Oh, we right here.

That's right,
because this party is rocking.

But me and my moms got
into a big fight over Imani.

Get out of here.
Oh, no, that's not working.

But I knew she'd give in.

Yo, I'll see you later,

because there's
something over there.

Look out for her.
You got it.

( laughs )

Yo, meet me over there,
all right?

Come on, now.
Hey, Chantel.

What?
I took you to this party.

I don't like you dancing
with the other guys.

Yo, chill, Gerard.
I came here to have a good time.

No, you came here with me.
Yo, so?

Let's dance.
Holy shit!

Yo, you can walk home!

( crowd heckling )

Oh, behave. Behave.

♪ Let's get with it
With it ♪

♪ I wanna be right there
With you, baby ♪

♪ All night long ♪

♪ Let's get with it
With it ♪

♪ I wanna get nasty ♪

♪ Right now, mama
Ooh, you makin' me hot ♪

♪ The music is designed
To make your bad body move ♪

♪ And sweat, yes
This emotion is stress ♪

♪ I got you wildin'
With the band ♪

♪ Live, no jive, the five
Disguised the rhyme ♪

♪ Designed
To stay in the cage ♪

♪ But now it's time
To turn the page ♪

♪ I want more
For the tour ♪

♪ On the strip
The 12 inch ♪

♪ Never thought the beat
Could be fatal ♪

♪ Take it off
If it ain't necessary ♪

♪ I like when you moan ♪

Chantel. Dance with me, baby.
Come on, Chantel.

MAN:
Baby.

Hey, where you think
you going?

Yo, Natete's waiting for me.
Get out of my way, Gerard.

No, no,
you coming home with me.

Yo, just because I came
to this party with you

does not mean you have
a fucking chain around my neck.

Then go on with Natete
and see if I care.

Yeah, I will.

Shit.

Yo, baby.

Weren't you--? Weren't you
a little rough on my man?

You was standing there
the whole time?

Yep.

You know, like, I've been
watching you dance all night...

You were rough on
all the fellas, ain't you?

I'll tell you
one thing, though.

Yo, you won't pull
that shit with The Kid.

Well, before I can pull
any shit with The Kid,

I'd have to know who you are.

I'm Ty, the love
you wish you had.

( laughs )

You know Lavonica?

No. But when you got a ride,
you don't need no invitation.

So how'd you hear
about this party?

One of my boys
hooked me up.

You better not let Lavonica
find out about this.

Ms. Girlie's
running out of food too.

You'd be the first to go.

Hold it, hold it.
Baby, baby, baby.

You don't have
to take the train.

You can ride with me.
I'll definitely take you home.

You got a car?
What? Baby.

I got a 1992 Jeep
parked right outside.

So, what we waiting for?

Yo, Chantel!

Chantel!

Chantel!

( doorbell buzzes )

Chantel? Chantel!

CHANTEL:
I'll get it.

I told you I was trying
to get some sleep.

Probably one of your friends.

Oh, I gotta go to work.

CHANTEL:
Natete, I told you not
to make so much damn noise.

Yo, I told you to yell up.
My pops is sleeping.

NATETE:
I did yell up.

He was working
all night long.

Out, y'all.
I'm telling Mommy.

You didn't have to hit me.

Get up. Get out of my business.
You see I've got company.

Yo, I had a good time
at that party last night.

Yeah. I cannot believe
that we was, like,

rocking until 6 a.m., girl.
I know.

You know, but I'm hungry.
What you got to eat?

Come on, Natete,
get out of my refrigerator.

Stop feeding your face.

Listen, I am
a growing girl, okay?

Look, you shouldn't eat.

You better stop
while you're ahead.

At least I got something
to start with. Thank you.

Ha, ha!
Oh, my God.

Yo, tell me about leaving
with that guy last night.

He was gorgeous!
Oh, word.

I know he was,
but listen.

He tried to play
all fly and that at school.

He didn't pay me no mind,
but when he saw me last night,

in that little bustier,

yo, he changed his mind.
Too real!

Yo, but what about Gerard?
What about him?

You know he was mad
for you leaving last night.

Like I care, but listen.

Ty has got some real bank.
Yeah, right.

Yo, his Jeep is fly.
What?

He's got a Jeep!
You gotta see it. But listen.

Thanks for covering
last night.

Yo, my moms
doesn't suspect a thing.

If it wasn't for you,
I wouldn't have gotten over.

I know you gonna be
looking out for me one day.

One day?
Get a man first.

Oh, give me a break, girl.
You're holding face.

See? Dang.
What?

I don't understand how
you be getting so good grades

on those calc tests.

Well, that's because
I'm smarter than you.

What?
No, I'm only playing.

Yo, if you need the help,
I'm here.

All you have to do is ask.

Well, when you
become a doctor,

you remember who helped
get you your first good lay.

Me. Thank you.
That's right.

Come on, let's go, babe.

What? Oh, man!
Why you all dressed up?

I'm not dressed up.
What you trying to say?

Don't I always look nice?

No, no,
you just look crazy fresh.

You wanna stop on the way
at the McDonald's, or what?

Gerard, I can't walk home
with you today.

I'm waiting for Natete.
We're gonna hang.

So I'll hang out with y'all.
No, you don't understand.

See, she's having problems

with this little fella
and everything

so, you know, she needs me.

A sister-to-sister time.
Natete? Natete?

Man, she need
all the help she can get!

Don't talk about my friend.
And she got a big mouth.

All the fellas
think she bugging.

All right. I'm gonna
call you tonight, all right?

Yeah, yeah, you do that.
All right, see you.

♪ Yeah, we want your money ♪

♪ The fuck
You think this is? ♪

♪ I'm thievin'
I'm schemin' ♪

♪ I need money
Catch the meaning? ♪

♪ I see him
His pockets bulgin' ♪

♪ His money I'll indulge in ♪

♪ Money, that's what I want
Money, that's what I need ♪

♪ Money, this is how I live ♪

♪ Money, yeah, get it, get it ♪

Chantel! Oh, my God.
Chantel, what're you doing?

Oh, shoot.
Yo, what's up?

Yo, Natete. How come you ain't
hanging out with Chantel?

What?

She told me she was
hanging out with you.

Uh-uh.
Hold on.

That was her getting
in the Jeep with that guy?

You know it was!
Oh, shit!

Hold on, hold on,
hold on.

What does he have
that I don't?

He got a Jeep!
So? I got tokens.

We get on the train anytime.

Ty, this place is nice.

It definitely does not
have a Mickey D aura.

Yo, what you expect?
My moms brought me here.

You lying.
Uh-uh.

Yo, guess what, Chantel.
What?

Yo, they got lobster,
they got crab,

they got escargot.
Ew!

Isn't that that snail stuff?
What you know about escargot?

Yo, that's where my A came in
in French, honey.

Yo, Ty. Yo, why your moms
didn't leave this morning?

I told you, she'll be on
the friendly skies in an hour.

Just chill.

I told my moms I was spending
the night at Natete's.

Yo, it is all set.

Why your moms didn't leave, Ty?

Well, she got to take care
of some business

with the teachers
at the school.

Yo, but they driving out
to the airport today, so relax.

Let's go to a movie
or something.

Yo, when we get through,

we can drive your stuff
over to my house, baby.

( sighs )

Yo, come on, C,
don't spoil this for me.

Baby, I love you.

And a man can only stand so much
mad teasing from a woman.

And you know I'm tired of
fooling around in the Jeep.

Yo, baby, it's time
to get busy!

Well, I wanna get busy too.

I'm the one with the permanent
seat belt mark on my back.

Honey, that is not the move.

That's the way I like
to hear my baby talk.

Well, all right.

( romantic theme playing )

You got any rubbers?

Yo, yo, it's cool.
I'll pull out.

I just started the pill.

I think we should wear one
just in case.

Come on, come on,
come on.

Next time, next time.
I promise, we'll use something.

Ty, I don't know.
We'll use something, I promise.

No, Ty. I don't know.

Yo, buster, at the party,

you seemed like
such a tough girl.

Yo, what was that, just an act?
What? Hells no.

I don't act for nobody!
So, what's the problem, then?

Yo, there's no problem.
You got a problem?

( sighs )

The other night,
at the party,

you were the baddest looking
woman there, baby.

I always look good, baby.

♪ Baby ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Ooh, my baby ♪

♪ I love you, baby ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

( both moaning )

♪ I need you, baby ♪

♪ I need you, baby ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa ♪

♪ I can't believe ♪

♪ I can't believe ♪

♪ That it's real ♪

♪ Oh, whoa ♪

♪ Oh, whoa ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

Chantel.

What's up?

It's 7:30. Are you crazy?
Yo, come here.

Come back to bed, baby.

Ty, look, my mom
has got to work today.

I've got to take care
of Rashawn and Amiri.

Yo, your pops is at home.
He can do that shit.

Yo, but listen,
he's been working all night,

and he ain't going
be doing nothing, trust me.

Damn, Chantel.
I thought we could

take a ride
or something today, baby.

Come on.

Come back to bed.
But, Ty...

Yo, I gotta catch my mom before
she goes and calls Natete.

Then we're busted.

Natete'll cover for us.
She's down. She likes me.

Come on. Come back to bed.
I don't know.

After that stunt
with them calc notes...

Yo, she thinks
I'm holding out on her.

Ty, I've really got
to get home.

Bye.

♪ Yeah, we want your money ♪

♪ The fuck
You think this is? ♪

♪ Sex
Shouldn't have said that ♪

♪ Now I know where
Your goddamn head's at ♪

♪ Marry you?
Don't make me laugh ♪

Why?

You just need to stop
badgering me about it.

Yo, hold up, hold up,
hold up for a second.

Everybody talking about you

hanging out with Tyrone.
Is it true?

When you mean "everybody,"
you mean Natete, don't you?

Now, I'm not telling
who told me, but is it true?

Can't we be friends?

Friends?
I'm trying to be your man!

What you trying to do?
Dis me?

Look, me and Ty, we do
a lot of nice things together.

I mean, he takes me out.

Ty don't--
Look, look, look.

Gerard, you ain't never
took me no place nice.

All we ever did was
hang out in the building.

Ty don't care about you.

Just because my money's soft,
you trying to get rid of me.

Exactly. Peace.

Shit!

♪ Yes, we ain't
Get it before ♪

♪ No, ain't gonna take it
No more, want money ♪

♪ We want money ♪

♪ We want money ♪

( girls chattering )

♪ L.A. girls ♪

♪ Atlanta girls ♪

Garbage.

I don't believe you, Natete.

Come on.

♪ Florida girls ♪

Yo, yo.
Come on, now.

I'm tired of playing around.
Let's go.

Come on, come on!
Ladies, ladies, don't rush.

Don't rush.
One at a time.

One at a time.
Why are you always in a rush?

Wait a minute.

No charge for Chantel.
Right!

Peace.
I'll see you soon. Bye.

Oh, yo!
Damn, girl.

Yo, yo, yo. Chill.
All right.

Yo, give that back.

Hey, guys!
Take it. Take it.

♪ That's the way we live
We want money ♪

♪ We want a man with money ♪

♪ We want money ♪

♪ We want a man with money ♪

Yo, what's up?
Come on.

Wait, I wanna see this.
I don't have cable at home.

Come on, Ty.
Look, Chantel.

We don't need to be looking
at it when we can be doing it.

( door opens )

Mm-hm. Who's that?
Chill. That's my mom.

She ain't gonna bother us.

She know better
than to come in here.

She don't say nothing
when you have girls over?

Nah, she don't care.
I can do what I want.

She can't tell me what to do
ever since my pops left.

Yo, like the time when
I got my gold hoop. Busted.

She said I looked
like a hoodlum. Me.

Man, I threatened to run away.
She chilled with that shit.

Yo, if my parents knew
that I was having sex,

they would kill me.

Yo, you're a girl.
That's different.

Really? I'm a girl?
Yeah, that's different.

Well, this girl--
Come here. Give me a kiss.

No! No! Get off me!

♪ I'm daddy's little girl ♪

♪ What daddy don't know
Won't hurt him ♪

♪ Daddy's little girl ♪

♪ What daddy don't know
Won't hurt him ♪

♪ Daddy's little girl ♪

♪ What daddy don't know-- ♪

( vomits )

( sobbing )

( Ron Grant's "Not Just
Another Girl" playing )

♪ To be anything
That's good ♪

♪ He told you that
When you were small ♪

♪ Every time you try
From deep inside ♪

♪ Statistics said
You never could ♪

♪ You never would rise ♪

♪ Above it all ♪

♪ 'Cause you're not
Just another ♪

♪ Not just another girl ♪

♪ You mean the world ♪

♪ To me ♪

♪ 'Cause you're not
Just another ♪

♪ Not just another girl ♪

♪ You mean the world ♪

You ever use
one of these tests before?

Oh, thank God, no.

Oh, I mean, um...

Well, what do
the instructions say?

We have to wait
a couple more minutes.

Oh, damn, Natete. I can't
believe I could be pregnant.

I mean, I was using the pill.
I even doubled up.

Come on. Lots of girls
get pregnant in high school.

I'm not like everybody else
in high school.

What time is it?

Okay. Ready?

Oh, shit, Natete! It's pink
just like the last test!

Damn. This is it.

Well, are you gonna tell Ty?

Oh, no, wait.
Or do you have to tell Gerard?

This is definitely Ty's.
Well...

At least
the baby's gonna be cute.

And Ty got bank.

I'm not thinking
about that, Natete.

Well, you're not
pregnant, okay?

Maybe.

Okay.

You know...

sometimes these tests are wrong.

So I think
to be on the safe side,

maybe I should go to a clinic,
because this can't be it.

That just can't be it.

Hold up. Wait a minute.
Look. See? Okay, good.

It says for accurate testing
that you should go see a--

Oh, God.
Oh, come on, now.

It says for accurate--

For accurate testing that
you should go see a physician.

It's gonna be okay.

I don't know.

ON PA:
Dr. Travis, you have a visitor
in the main lobby.

Dr. Travis,
a visitor in the main lobby.

Dr. Travis, you have a visitor
in the main lobby.

Dr. Travis, a visitor
in the main lobby.

Oh, God.

Chantel, just lay back
on the table.

That's it. Stretch out.

Now put your feet
in the stirrups.

That's a girl.

I see you missed two or three
of your menstrual cycles.

Um, I'm not sure,
but I think it was only two.

Oh, that's all right.
We'll find out what's going on.

Yeah, I know the meetings
are part of my job.

Okay, I'll be there.

Now...

I can't go through nine months
carrying my baby,

going through a labor

and then giving it up
for adoption.

Nah. I can't do that.

What about abortion?

Look, we're
a federally-funded clinic.

I can't give out
that information.

I wanna find out
about abortion.

It's my decision,
not the fucking government's!

I think you should have
that right too,

but I'm breaking the rules
just talking about it.

I'm 17.

I wanna go to college.

And I wanna become a doctor.

I fucked up.

You had sex and got pregnant,
that's all.

You used protection,

but you didn't use
the pill properly.

Anyway,
no birth-control method

can guarantee
you won't get pregnant.

What about the father?

I told you, I do not
wanna talk about my parents.

I mean your boyfriend.
Have you told him yet?

No.

He should share
the responsibility.

Yeah, right.

He's gonna be shocked
like you were.

Then he'll just have
to deal with it.

Oh...

Do you have a good
relationship with him?

Please!

If you're not gonna
tell your parents,

I'd feel better
if you told someone.

You shouldn't have to make
a decision like this

by yourself.
You could bring him here.

I can help you tell him
if it's easier.

I ain't afraid of him.
I'll tell him.

You two can read
these brochures together.

Um, how much longer do I have?

The sooner you make
the decision, the better.

Remember, it's illegal
to have an abortion

after the third trimester.

What's that?
Your 25th week.

So I have plenty of time then.

No, you don't.
Now, I don't mean to rush you,

but it's important
that you make a decision soon.

Now, here's
my business card.

And call me
if you have any questions.

I'll even give you
my home phone number.

And Chantel,
I'm required by law

to advise you to seek prenatal
care and public assistance.

Okay?

( baby crying )

Is this the line where you apply
for public assistance?

If you mean
welfare, yeah.

You at the right place.

Chiniqua! Chiniqua, bring
your little butt over here.

You got a light?

You got a light?
No.

You got a light?
There ain't no smoking in here.

What you mean,
there's no smoking in here?

They have us here
all damn week.

We keep coming back and forth
from person to person.

They're gonna tell you
you can't fucking smoke in here.

You got any kids?

Well, don't have any, because
they're a pain in the ass.

Chiniqua! Chiniqua, bring
your little ass over here!

Will you come over here?

Excuse me.
Could you watch my chair?

I'm going outside
to have a cigarette.

Come on, girl.

On the application
you filled out,

it said you lived
with your parents.

Yeah.
Both of whom are working.

Well, your household income
is too much.

You can't get welfare.

Next.

RASHAWN:
Hey!

You better leave me alone.
I'm serious.

I'm gonna tell Mom.
What're you doing out?

Did you do your homework?

Look, look, look.

Come on, now.
What do you think--?

This isn't funny!
Yes it is!

Look, look--
This all I need!

Why you always in my business?

Rashawn, stop embarrassing me!
Give me back my pads!

Ooh, I'm gonna
tell Mommy!

What're you gonna tell her?
Trust me, she knows, she knows.

No, she doesn't!
I'm-- Look, if you're not home,

I'm gonna tell her.
Yeah, right!

I know you didn't
do your homework.

Man, leave me alone.
You leave me alone!

Ah, leave me alone.

( grunts )

Days and weeks went by,
and I did nothing.

I went about business as usual.

Fuck.

Maybe I'm not pregnant.

Maybe it's just a dream,
and it'll go away.

So tell me what happened.
I didn't go.

What do you mean,
you didn't go?

I didn't go.
I'm not pregnant.

How do you know
you're not pregnant

if you didn't go
to the clinic?

I just know, all right?
I got my period.

Oh, honey,
I'm glad to hear that!

You didn't think I was stupid
enough to get pregnant.

( Angie Stone's
"Mixed Up World" playing )

♪ Baby growing up
In a mixed up world ♪

♪ Papa giving up on everything
But his girl ♪

♪ Mama so tired of all
Pressure like my rings ♪

♪ Me, I'm so confused ♪

♪ About everything ♪
Ty, I'm pregnant.

Yo, that shit
ain't funny, Chantel.

You see me laughing?

You're what?

How could you?
Yo, that's impossible!

You were taking
the pill, right?

I told you
to use that rubber.

I asked you. I--

Hold up.
How I know it's mine?

Yo, what about money? The one
you was at the party with?

I don't wanna
hear that shit!

I was only sleeping with you!
This ain't my problem!

Oh, really?

What am I gonna do?

Yo, check this shit out.

If you're pulling this shit
so I can marry you,

bitch, forget it!
Bitch?

What are you talking about?
Baby, don't do me like this!

Get off me!

♪ Giving up on everything
But his girl ♪

Man, fuck this shit.

Fuck you!

♪ Me, I'm so confused ♪

♪ About everything ♪
Oh, God.

He called me a bitch.

( dance music playing )

You know, I went right ahead
with my plans for college.

I didn't even think
about being pregnant.

Shit. I have more important
things to think about than that.

Now, this map you see

is the map we see
in our textbooks.

We've been taught that this map
is geographically correct.

Well, uh-uh, it's not.

Our education is miseducation.

Now, you see this map
over here on my left?

This map is
a geographically-correct map.

Now, as you can see,
continents like Africa

and other nations
of people of color

are much larger than
they appear in our textbooks.

Chantel, where did you get
your information?

I mean, your information
can't possibly be correct.

I wrote to
a Dr. Margaret Scott.

She has a PhD
in geographical research.

Now, I wrote to her,
and she wrote me back,

so she's willing to come
to the class if you want her to.

( laughter )

Continue, Chantel.
Thank you.

Now, making Africa and other
nations of people of color

smaller than they appear
diminishes their importance.

Now, we've been
getting history

through a Eurocentric
perspective.

In order for us
to live together,

we have to have a fair and
accurate account of our history.

( students cheering )

Chantel, I been looking
all over for you!

Yo, don't talk to me!
You dissed me!

Look, I've been
through this before.

I talked to my uncle.
You told him I was pregnant?

Yo, he's cool.
Shit!

I know about all his babes,

and my aunt would kill him
if she found out.

Listen.

He's gonna give me $500.

We can go to Jersey
on Saturday.

Jersey.

We can stay over.

We can take care
of everything then.

We'll come back Sunday.

I got it all figured out.

See, my uncle said
one of his babes got it done.

It didn't take that long.

Just a couple of hours,
that's all. Nobody'll ever know.

What the fuck
are you talking about?

I have the money.
I'll pay for it.

We did not talk about this!

We don't need to talk.
Just do it!

I don't know
what I wanna do!

WOMAN:
Shh! Quiet.

Chantel, baby.

Women have abortions
all the time.

Don't make such a big deal
out of this.

Nah. Nah, Ty, don't let you
and your twobit fucking uncle

tell me what to do.

This is my decision.

Ty, I'm the one that has to go
through this abortion, not you.

Yo, you bugging!
You can't take care of no baby!

I'm not sure what I can do,

but you ain't helping any.

Yo, yo, yo.

Wait a second.

I'm facing up
to my responsibilities.

I'm not running away.

I stayed here all night
thinking about this shit.

I'm even willing to borrow
money from my uncle.

I'm trying to help you,
if you just listen to me.

Listen to you? You don't
make decisions for me!

This is my body!

( dramatic theme playing )

MAN:
Okay. Yo, what time is it?

Hey, did you hear?
You all don't know?

No. What?
Somebody got shot.

Some brother went down.

GIRL: Around here?
MAN: Yeah.

Who got shot?

Come on!

Chantel, come on! Somebody
got shot down the block!

I'll meet you.
Yo, wait up.

Come on!

( siren blaring in distance )

( mellow theme playing )

♪ Ooh, yes ♪

♪ Looking back on life
When times ♪

♪ When days and nights
Are still so hard ♪

♪ Especially ♪

♪ For me and you ♪

♪ We got so much to prove
So much to lose ♪

♪ And so much to gain ♪

♪ Love will stand the pain ♪

♪ You are my dream ♪

♪ Not just another
Not just another girl ♪

♪ You mean the world ♪

♪ To me, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause you're not ♪

♪ Just another girl ♪

♪ You are ♪

♪ My dream ♪

♪ 'Cause you're not just a ♪

♪ You're not just a ♪

♪ You're not
Just another girl ♪

Going to work?

Nah, I don't feel like it.

Andre went to the game
last night.

Our team lost again.

Them's some
sorry motherfuckers.

Come on, Chantel,
don't look like that.

It's not that bad.

Yo, I know crazy girls
who get pregnant at school.

Maybe you like to be
like everybody else,

but I don't.

Well, don't look at me
like that.

When you do, you make me feel
like I did something wrong!

Stop thinking about yourself.

I'm the one who has to
have this baby, not you.

I'm trying to help you,

and all you're doing
is moping around!

Stop deciding things for me.

And stop telling everybody!

I told my uncle. That was it.
I'm trying to help you!

I don't need that type of help.
I don't need it.

Chantel, baby, you're gonna
have to decide something.

I know.

I know.

I still got the money
if you want it.

I don't care.

You want me to
drive you to work?

No, I just wanna be
by myself.

I'll bring the money
to school tomorrow.

Damn, Chantel, you know,
you been real quiet lately.

I've been thinking
about college, all right?

Yeah. You used to have time
for your friends.

Damn, Natete!
I cannot be around you 24-7!

Yo, stop acting like a baby!
Man, fuck you!

I don't even need to be
around you anyway,

because I'm always
looking out for your back.

And now you're acting
like you're all that,

like you can't be bothered!

Fuck you, then!
Yeah, right.

Oh, my God!

( dance theme playing )

Yo, Natete.

Natete.
Natete, wait up.

What?
Yo, what's up?

You talking to me now?

Let's go shopping.

You wanna hang out with me?

I'm sorry,
but you are not all that.

Yo, why it gotta be
like that, though?

Yo, check this out.

Yo, where'd you get
the bank from?

Ty gave it to me.

Oh, my God!
Girl, look at that bank.

Oh, my God!

Girl,
they haute coutured you up.

Let me tell you.
It never looked like this.

For real.
You know me and my curls.

How do you like
my nails, though?

You didn't tell me
you was getting that color.

Don't they look nice?
Look at the color they gave me.

Let's spend some real money.
That's what I want.

Aw, Natete.

Yo, we can get Denisha a pin.

Oh, those. They're cute.
Look at the Nefertitis.

Ah, man, that is so neat.

Yo, that's for that!

Friends forever. Remember that.
So cute!

Hold up. Wait a minute.
How about this?

Girl, I'm not going on no
Star Search audition no time.

Here's your receipt, miss.

Thank you very much
and have a nice day.

Damn! We spent $500 already?

Get out of here!

I thought we'd have got
more stuff than this now.

Word. But
that's all right, girl.

We gonna be looking fierce
tomorrow.

BOTH:
Mm-hm.

Come on.
Let's get out of here.

CHANTEL:
You got that right.

Yo, Natete,
that jacket is tough!

Yo, I was gonna
buy me one just like it,

but it cost too damn much.

You couldn't afford this.
Child, you crazy.

Oh, I know,
because sister girlfriend's

gonna be hooking me up
and not you.

Who you talking about?

Chantel. Who else you think
I'm talking about?

What? Chantel? Where the hell
she get that bank from?

Now, if I tell you,
you can't tell anybody.

Girlfriend, you know
I'm not gonna say nothing.

All right, now.

What? Shit! What? For real?
Word.

Yo, Chantel. Tyrone is
looking for you, and he's mad.

Thanks to your big mouth.
What?

That's not even my fault. That's
Lavonica's,

because she went blabbing
to everybody in the school.

You swore you wasn't
gonna tell nobody, right?

Yo, you my friend.
You know I'm your friend.

I don't even know why
you're acting like that.

MAN:
Yo, be quiet back there!

You gotta help me
get out of here.

You know I'm gonna do that.

Yeah!

( Natete humming )

What you laughing at?

You see me laughing?

( telephone rings )

I don't believe that!
Hot dog! Shit!

Girl, that's like
the fifth time he called.

You'll have to talk to him
sooner or later.

Take this hat--
Give me a break!

Uh-uh. Trollop.

I am not talking to h--

Put my earrings back.
Oh, man.

Until I get my rings, girl,
then you get my earrings.

You know, just give Ty
back his money, then.

Oh, Miss Natete.
Woman of the world.

Did we forget?

You are wearing
some of his $500 too.

I know.

But now, why Ty give you
the money anyway?

Oh, he said something
about some old Jeep

he wanted to do something with,
but you know--

You like this?
I don't like that at all.

Well, I spent that shit!
I know you did.

What you think
if I wrap it up?

Wrap it up?
Like that? Uh-uh.

So, what you gonna do
now about Ty?

Well, I'm just gonna
lay low for a while.

( phone rings )

Yo, I'm waiting
till this blows over.

I ain't crazy!

Girl!

I sure do have my moms fooled.

I even bought identical
pairs of pants and skirts.

One size was the size
I used to be

that I couldn't
fit into anymore.

And the other size
was the size I really was.

So if my moms
ever did the laundry

or came into my room,

I always had the other set
in my closet or in the laundry.

See, when you're pregnant,

your body goes through
all these changes,

and you feel them.

Shit, I had to do
something, though,

to hide that I was
getting bigger.

But I couldn't do this
much longer.

It was getting
real expensive.

Yo, Chantel.

You been hiding from me
long enough.

You better
get out of here, Ty.

You're not supposed
to be in here.

Fuck this.
Wait a minute.

You touch me,
I'm gonna scream.

Look. Even though
what you did was low,

I'm not gonna hit you.
I wouldn't do that.

Chantel, you're
about to have a baby.

I just wanna talk sense
into your dumb ass!

I don't have to listen to you!
Oh, you're gonna listen.

Just what the fuck
is going on?

I gave you the money
for the abortion!

I thought that's what
we decided.

We decided?
What you decided, not me!

You took the money!
You made me take it.

I didn't know
what I wanted to do!

What you gonna do now?
I don't know.

You gonna have
the baby or what?

I don't know!

You still thinking
about having an abortion?

I think it's too late.

Damn!

Look. Look! You gonna
have to decide something.

( door closes )

What you doing in here?
Get out of here!

Damn, Chantel! Why don't you
try using a bedroom next time?

This is a public place!
She must be crazy.

Chantel think she can do
stuff anywhere.

( groaning )

I'm not stupid.
I know my moms would notice

that I was getting bigger,
but check this out.

In the middle of the night,
I'd throw away a half-eaten cake

or the rest of the chicken
from dinner.

And then when she would notice
that I was gaining weight

she would just think
that I was a pig,

not that I was pregnant.

( Nikki Dee's "Daddy's
Little Girl" playing )

♪ Daddy's little girl ♪

♪ What daddy don't know
Won't hurt him ♪

♪ Daddy's little girl ♪

♪ What daddy don't know
Won't hurt him ♪

♪ Daddy's little girl ♪

♪ What daddy don't know
Won't hurt him ♪

♪ Daddy's little girl ♪

♪ What daddy don't know
Won't hurt him ♪

♪ Here we go ♪

Yo, Chantel. Chantel.

Can I talk to you
for a minute?

Yo, what's up?
That's what's up.

I mean, you and I,
we gotta talk, man.

I don't like-- I mean,
I hate chasing after you

after class and everything, man.

Yo, Natete, I got classes,
I got regions...

Yeah, and Ty.
I thought you understand that.

I got a man.
Understand what?

You always helping me out
and everything.

You act better than anybody
could ask a sister to act,

and now you acting like this?

Natete, you just don't
understand.

It's all in your head.

What are you talking about?
It's not all in my head.

If something's
going on with you,

why can't you talk to me?

I mean, I know I got
a big mouth and everything,

but you know
how I feel about you.

Natete. Yo, chill, yo!

What's your point?
If I did something to you,

just tell me.

Natete, just call me later.
What--?

Come on, Chantel.
If I did something to you,

why can't you talk to me?

( Angie Stone's
"Mixed Up World" playing )

♪ Baby growing up
In a mixed up world ♪

♪ Me, I'm so confused
About everything ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

ANNOUNCER:
It's springtime
for young lovers

and here's a jam for you.

♪ Here by my side ♪

♪ Waiting for this moment ♪

CHANTEL:
Wait up. Come here!

I'm sorry. Come here.
Leave me alone.

Come on, don't--

♪ No, not tonight ♪

Ty!

( music continues
indistinctly )

( sighs )

Look, I said you could
come over and talk, that's all.

Ty, you still mad at me
about that money?

You damn right.
Ty, I said I was sorry.

Oh, Ty, I'm sorry.
I was just scared, that's all.

Scared?

You were so scared
that you took my money,

Chantel, and you went
shopping with it.

Damn!

Come on, Ty.
I said I was sorry.

I was just scared,
that's all.

Come on, Ty.
Don't be like that.

Come on.

( romantic theme playing )

Mmm. Missed you,
missed you, missed you.

I know.
Yo, my moms,

she's staying over
her boyfriend's house tonight.

You wanna stay over?
Yeah.

Yo, but my mom's gonna be
pissed, but who cares?

I missed you so much.
Yeah, I know.

You're getting kind of big.
Shut up!

Yo, is it okay, you know,

to do this
while you're pregnant?

Yeah, I read it was okay.

Well, let me just take
some of this stuff off.

Yo, what's that
around your waist?

A girdle, Ty.

Damn, Chantel,
you bigger than a mother.

How you been hiding it?
I just wear loose clothes.

And I'm much smaller
than I should be

to be this far along.

Well, how many weeks are you?
I don't know.

I guess about 30 weeks.

Thirty weeks?

Yo, why didn't you
tell me, then?

Don't yell at me!
Ty, I thought you understood!

I'm sorry, Chantel.
I'm sorry.

I don't know.
I'm sorry, okay?

I'm sorry,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Come on, baby.
Just hold me.

( groaning )

What's the matter now?
Ty! Oh, Ty!

I'm gonna have this baby!
Look. Look!

Oh, God!

What's all this shit
on the floor?

Hold me, please!

You can't have the baby now.
It's too soon.

What am I gonna do?
What am I--?

Okay, okay, okay.
Just take it easy.

Take it easy, all right?
Everything's gonna be all right.

Come on.
I'll get you back to bed.

( Chantel groaning )

Come on, baby.
Come on. Come on.

Take your time.
Take your time.

Come on. Come on.

Probably a false alarm.

Come on. Come on.

I'm scared!
I want my mama.

I want my mommy.

Come on, come on, come on.

Oh, Ty!
What?

Oh, it hurts so badly!

Go-- Go in my backpack!
Where?

Hold it. Let me find it.
There's a book about pregnancy.

Hurry up. Quick!
All right.

All right,
all right, all right.

Shit. Oh, shit.
Where is it? Where is it?

Ty, hurry up!
Okay, okay, okay.

( groaning )

What is it? What is it?
Where's it at?

Hurry up!
I ain't found nothing yet!

Okay, okay, okay.
I got it.

The first stages of labor
is when you feel contractions.

Then your water breaks.

Okay, so it looks like
you're in labor. So--

"Next you'll feel
a sharp pain.

"These pains are contractions.

"They will come
closer and closer.

Labor can last--
Labor can last two to 24 hours."

Damn! "Sometimes labor
has to be induced."

Oh, shit! Oh, shit!

Oh, the pain is getting worse!
Damn it!

Ty.
What?

( screaming )
You try and read it!

Oh, damn it, Ty!

You read it!
Hey, yo, yo, I'll call--

I'm in a lot of pain here.
No, no, no. I'm calling 911.

Tell me what to do!
We'll get you to the hospital!

No. I'm not going.
Fuck this!

Damn!

CHANTEL: Hurry! Hurry!
Oh, shit.

Hurry up!

( screaming ):
Ty!

Ty!

Oh, no!

Come here.
Come here, baby.

Come here.
Oh, no!

Come here. Here.
Come on. Drink some water.

Drink some water.
Drink some water. Come on.

Drink some water.
Drink some water.

I just want ice.

All right, here it is.
Put that blanket on you.

Oh, it's so hot in here!

Oh, someone please
open the window.

Oh, shit.

( screaming )

It's all right.
It's all right. It's okay.

Oh, Ty!

Yo, yo, yo.
I'm taking you to the hospital.

No!
Yo, yo!

Hold on! I'm taking you
to the hospital.

No!
I'm taking you to the hospital.

You gotta go
to the hospital.

You gotta go to the hospital.
Come on.

No.
I don't care
what you say.

No! No!
I gotta get you some help!

No!
Shit!

Just let me find my keys.
All right?

Chantel, it's gonna be okay.

( moaning )

No. No.

No. Oh, God.

( telephone rings )
Let the machine get it.

Don't worry about it.
PAULA: Let me see who it is.

Come on, sweetie.

Paula, it's Chantel.
Chantel Mitchell.

Chantel, it's Paula.

Chantel, are you all right?

No! Oh, please,
Paula, help me.

My water broke!
Oh, Paula, I'm so scared!

Sweetie, how far apart
are your contractions?

It's about every
five minutes. Ow!

There's going to be
a lot of pain,

but that's natural.
Just relax.

Okay, listen to me.
Are you alone?

No, I'm--

I'm at my boyfriend's house.
Ty.

Okay, relax, relax.
Let me speak to him.

Who's that?
It's the lady from the clinic.

Why she wanna talk to me?
I had to call somebody.

Take the phone!

Yo, okay.
Tyrone, I'm Paula.

I met Chantel at the clinic.

Now I want you to
listen to me very carefully.

From the sounds
of Chantel's breathing,

she's about to have the baby.
Call 911--

No, we ain't calling
the police or nobody.

Ty, you don't seem
to understand.

She is in premature labor now--

No, goddamn it!
We ain't doing it like that!

Look, we don't have
time to argue.

Now I'm going to give you
some instructions.

Get a pitcher of ice water.
Put it by her bed.

Keep her drinking water
and going to the bathroom

as much as possible.

There's going to be
a lot of blood and fluid.

Get towels.
Shit!

Take the blankets off the bed.
Hurry up!

Okay, okay, okay.
Yo, I think I got it. Yo, Paula.

I don't know
if I can do this.

Ty, the baby's gonna come
whether we want it to or not.

Now, you gotta listen to me.
Breath deep.

Ty, let me speak to her.

All right.
Here's Chantel.

Sweetie?
You gotta stop screaming.

I know it's hard,
but you gotta save your energy.

Don't tighten up,
stay loose.

Don't scream, but grunt.
I'll try, Paula.

I'll try, Paula.
What's Ty's address?

Two-twenty.
Two-twenty.

Brooklyn Avenue.
Brooklyn Avenue.

Now, look.
I'm gonna call the EMS.

No, Paula! No, you promised
you wasn't gonna tell anybody!

Calm down. I won't tell anybody.
Stay calm.

I want you to worry about
having the baby, that's all.

( Chantel moaning )

WOMAN: 911.
Yes.

I'd like an ambulance
sent to 220 Brooklyn Avenue.

It's an emergency.
We don't have anything.

You don't have an ambulance
available in that area?

Forty-five minutes
to an hour.

It'll take you 45 minutes
to an hour?

Please hold.
Hello? Hello?

Shit! They don't wanna
come to our neighborhood.

Look, you're not
going there by yourself.

I'm coming with you.
Ty! Where'd you go?

I had to get the stuff
Paula told me to get.

Look, Ty! There's blood
all over the sheets! Shit!

Fuck, Chantel, can't you wait?
I gotta get my Jeep.

I'm gonna take you
to the hospital!

No, I can't wait!
The baby's coming now!

Goddamn! Oh, shit.
Damn!

Ty, you have to help me.

Aah! The baby's
coming out!

Oh, shit! can't you wait?
Shit. Oh, shit. Okay.

Okay, breathe. Breathe.

Breathe slowly. Come on, baby.
Breathe slowly.

Come on, Chantel.
Push. Push. Push. Come on, baby.

Push, push.
( screaming )

I see the baby's head.
Come on. Come on. Come on.

Take your time.
Take your time. Breathe.

Take it out!
Take it out!

All right, come on.
It's almost out, Chantel.

It's all right.
One more last push. Come on.

Come on, baby. Push.
Come on. Push!

It's almost out, Chantel.
( baby crying )

Oh, shit! It looks
like a little girl.

It is!

Ty, shit!
Oh, shit!

( screams )

Oh, shit.
Come on. Come on, now.

God-- What is that?
Oh, shit! Holy shit!

Oh, shit.
There's another one coming!

Oh, shit!
What the fuck is that?

Oh, shit!
Chantel, what is that?

Oh, it's the baby's
afterbirth.

Oh, shit! Just take it away!
I don't wanna see it!

Oh, shit. Come on, Chantel.
But you can at least look at it!

Just take it away.

Take it away where
someone never finds it.

Just take it away, please.
You can at least look at it.

Look, just take it out of here.
Nobody knows.

You can't abandon
a baby like that!

We gotta do something.
No, no, no. You can't--

Nobody knows I had this baby
except you and Paula!

You cannot abandon
a baby like that.

Somebody might see me
go out with the baby!

Damn it!
Just take it out in this!

No, Chan-- Listen to me!

Somebody might see me,
and we could get arrested!

I don't wanna
get stuck with this baby!

I wanna do things.
I wanna have a nice life.

I don't wanna be ending like--

I don't wanna end up
like my parents.

Oh, no. No fucking way!

You sure you wanna
go through with this?

Yes!
Okay, okay, okay.

All right. I'll take it
out there. I'll take it out.

I got everything
under control.

Okay, I'm leaving.
I'll take care of everything.

I'll take care of everything.
It'll be okay. I'll leave.

I'll take care of everything.
Don't worry. I'll handle it.

I'll be back.

( screaming )

( panting )

( Angela Stone's
"Mixed Up World" playing )

( car alarm blaring )

♪ Baby growing up
In a mixed up world ♪

♪ Papa giving up
On everything ♪

♪ But his girl ♪

♪ Mama so tired of all
Pressure like my rings ♪

♪ Me, I'm so confused ♪

♪ About everything ♪

PAULA: Chantel?
( knocking on door )

Chantel, are you there?

Come on, sweetie.

Chantel!
Oh! Oh! Oh, God!

Chantel, are you there?

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Baby growing up
In a mixed up world ♪

Paula?
Chantel, where's the baby?

CHANTEL:
Ty. Ty got it.

PAULA:
Where's the baby?
Did Tyrone take the baby?

CHANTEL:
Yeah, Ty-- Ty took care
of everything.

I mean, he's still
gotta get home tonight.

MAN:
We should get her
to the hospital.

She don't look so good.
CHANTEL: I love him.

PAULA:
I can't do that until I find out
what happened to the baby.

Doctors will ask questions.
They'll bring in the police.

Honey, did you deliver
a bloody mass after the birth?

Yes.
Well, where is it?

I have to look at it.
With the baby.

Did Tyrone take the baby
to the hospital?

No, I told him
to throw the baby out.

You did what?

( baby crying faintly )

CHANTEL:
Paula, don't be mad at me.
I was scared.

I just told him to take it out
with the garbage bags

so nobody would know
what it was.

Paula, I just want my baby back.
Help me find her.

PAULA:
All right, all right.
We'll get the baby back.

CHANTEL:
She has a right to live,
just a chance.

Just a little chance.
Okay. We'll get the baby back.

Chantel, you stay here.

There's a lot of cops
around here.

I'm gonna see if I can
get a better look.

Poor baby.

( crowd chattering )

What's going on?
Officer, what's going on?

Oh, little kid thought
he saw a baby in a bag.

We don't find anything.

Come on, folks.
Everybody go home.

We got nothing here.

Let's go. Let's go home.
False alarm.

I don't know
what's going on now.

Let's get her
to the hospital.

You've done everything
you could possibly do.

Let's get her back
to Tyrone's place first.

Because she's
gonna be answering

lots of questions
at the hospital.

She's in no condition
to do that.

All right. That sounds good.
Let's do that.

( baby cries )
Shh. It's all right.

Shh.
( baby cooing )

( door opens and closes )

Ty.

Couldn't do it, Chantel.
I just couldn't do it, baby.

Now, we gotta get you two
to the hospital.

We wanna make sure
this baby's all right.

( upbeat theme playing )

Shit.
It's been real tough.

With my mom, my dad,
my two little brothers,

me and the baby.

All at home?

But, you know,

I started going
to community college.

I got some new friends.

I'm even going out
on an occasional date

here and there
with a new fella.

Ty's seeing a new girl, though.

But I really don't have
no time to be hanging out.

Fuck! I mean,
I just been too busy.

The baby's been sick.

Ty's even sold his Jeep to help
with Kiana's doctor bills.

Yo, but we getting
our shit together.

( upbeat theme playing )

( Paul Shabazz's "Share
Our Lives" theme playing )

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Oh, darling ♪

♪ It's been quite a while ♪

♪ Since I've been seeing you ♪

♪ And I can truly say
From my heart ♪

♪ That being with you ♪

♪ Is something I can do ♪

♪ For the rest of my life ♪

♪ Hmm ♪

♪ Now I know ♪

♪ It took time ♪

♪ Time to make up ♪

♪ Our minds ♪

♪ But now I feel ♪

♪ It's time ♪

♪ For us to plan ♪

♪ To share our lives ♪

♪ Share our lives ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ Share our love ♪

♪ Forever ♪

♪ Share our lives ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ We'll share our lives ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ Oh, now ♪

♪ That our love's
About to begin ♪

♪ A new start ♪

♪ We'll stay together ♪

♪ Through thick and thin ♪

♪ And we'll never part ♪

♪ We'll share our lovin' ♪

♪ Oh, babe, which only ♪

♪ You and I ♪

♪ Can share ♪

♪ Now, some times ♪

♪ Will be easy ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ And some times will be ♪

♪ Hard ♪

♪ But there's one thing ♪

♪ that I promise ♪

♪ That no matter what ♪

♪ We'll share our lives ♪

♪ Share our lives ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ Share our love ♪

♪ Forever ♪

♪ We'll always be together ♪

♪ For the rest of your life ♪

♪ For the rest
Of my life ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ We'll share our lives ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ Share our love ♪

♪ We'll always ♪

♪ Be together ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ Oh, come on ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ I don't want to be alone
No more ♪

♪ No more, no more, no more ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Our lives, baby
Our lives ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Share our lives ♪