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It’s One Mob
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OKUSITINO (“TINO”) T. Characters: RICH the 10 Bandz, 21, male, one of the newest $10,000 bills CITY the Bay Bridge, male, 18, Rich’s younger brother Setting: On the entrance to the Bridge in SF. You can see cars, Alcatraz, Pier 39, and other tagged buildings. It’s like a tunnel, cars zoomin’ thru, homeless people on the side, smoking
Time: 10am the day before the Warriors parade. At Rise: We see the truck and people with guns transporting RICH to the Bay Bridge, protecting him.
RICH I just left from the block, I been posted in the back of the trap all day and night. Now I’m on my way to buy my black-on-black foreign whip, that I been waiting for! CITY Oh, there you are! Can you come here real fast? I gotta speak with you.
RICH Yea, wassup wit’ blood, what u talking ‘bout?
CITY I need help with getting ’fitted for the Warriors parade. It’s gonna be poppin’, maybe even bodies droppin’, (everybody) boppin’ “you feel me?”
RICH Well, what you mean? CITY Are you trynna slide thru? I need you to buy decorations for the parade.
RICH Well, yea I can probably make it, but what you mean?
CITY I just said I’ma need you to buy everything and help me get ‘fitted.
RICH Well, right now I’m on my way to buy my black-on-black foreign whip. Can you hit me up tomorrow? When does it start?
CITY It starts tomorrow!!
RICH Well then hit me up tomorrow! Cause I gotta keep it movin’, gotta go cash out on my rims, so you know a young goon ballin’…
CITY What the buck?! So then, let me hold on to a couple hunnit, since you ballin’ bruh. RICH Nah, it’s bad… I only got enough to cash out for my foreign whip. It’s about time for me to get up out this locked box. It’s
CITY Well c’mon, what will it take?
RICH I got to think about it for a while.
CITY I thought you’re my brother, you supposed to be the oldest and be there to support me.
RICH I am and I always will be right here, but this whip is what I been waiting for. And after I get it I’ma be mobbin’, looking fly. And everybody gonna be wishing they was in here –especially the people that thought and said that I wasn’t going to make it when I down & out. Now that I’m out the box it’s my time to bounce back! CITY But then who will be there to help me? Because tomorrow is a really big day for me. Even our cousin, P-Gutta the San Mateo Bridge gonna be there. And everyone from the East Bay and the West Bay, and people from down South in L.A., Compton, Inglewood, and San Diego… It’s finna be lit! It’ll make me feel proud to have all the attention. RICH Why don’t you ask our cousin P-Gutta?
CITY You here right now, might as well just help a brotha out.
RICH I done told you what I got going for myself. Now call up P and see if he can shoot a few. CITY What if I have enough money to pay you back?
RICH What about all them times I trusted you and never paid me back?
CITY Give me this last chance! I will be raising the toll price to $10. Because lots of people will show up and have to pay the price.
RICH But still though, how do I know if I give you another chance you won’t kat off on me? You flaked the last 3 times and I fell off because of what you done. CITY I just told you what I was going to do to get yo money back to you. If not, I’ll fall into the Bay. And the party and parade, it’s gonna be a wrap. RICH Well… do what you gotta do, handle yo’ business.
CITY (shocked) Damn blood, that’s how you feel about me? After every thang we done been through… I been rockin wit’ you since day 1.
RICH Well, go ahead and keep it movin’.
CITY Wow! It’s like that now? I guess I’m finna bounce!
RICH I MEAN GO AHEAD, and get started. Set up for the parade!
CITY Really? Are you serious?
RICH (sarcastic) Nahhh! Got ‘im!
CITY No fo’real! Quit playing! RICH (serious) Bruh, hurry up and go get ready for the party.
CITY What you mean? RICH Stop acting Stupid. Here, $1,000. Go buy the decorations for the parade.
CITY Man, I can’t even explain… I promise that I’ma have your cash in hand. I won’t let you down… RICH I’m tired of hearing you whinin’, I’ll be glad to see my little brother happy. Even though it’ll take some time to get to my goal.
CITY Man, I cannot even explain how I feel… I’m just glad that I made it without having to go to my cousin P-Gutta
RICH Now let’s go ahead and buy the decorations, and ready for the Warriors parade! CITY After the parade we can go and cop yo’ whip! I might even have enough to get my own whip… RICH Damn blood, I ain’t finna be able to get my whip right now. Let’s hurry up and get this party started. TURN UP!
THE END
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