The Phone Call
INT. CYPRIAN’S HOUSE

CYPRIAN rushes upstairs to grab the phone from his sister IESHA.

Cyprian knocks on her door

IESHA:
What?

CYPRIAN:
I need to use the phone real quick

IESHA:
For what? Boy Bye I’m the phone with my man…Now what you was saying?

CYPRIAN:
I need to call ‘shad and Max real quick.

IESHA:
You just came from outside with them
CYPRIAN
Let me use real quick..

Cyprian walks away from the door

IESHA:
He about to unplug the phone I’ll call you back.

Cyprian walks back to door with the phone cord in his hand. IESHA opens the door with a pair of shorts on a n snug look on her face.

IESHA:
Here ole’ cry baby ass you have 5 minutes and you got one more time to pull that.

Cyprian fixes the phone jack and sits on the steps and calls Max.


INT. MAX’S HOUSE-NIGHT

The telephone rings

VANESSA:
Hello (giggles) He’s downstairs…Hold On…It’s Cyprian

MAX:
Bring me the phone.
Vanessa gives Max the phone
Max still lying on the floor
CYPRIAN:
Hello?

MAX:
Yeah, nigga, How did you get home?

CYPRIAN:
I lied

MAX:
To who?

CYPRIAN:
The po-lice nigga, who else?

MAX:
Did you see shad and Kevin make it

CYPRIAN:
Yo crazy ass just started running out the gate like...

MAX:
She came outta nowhere though; how I’m supposed to know they had backup…I’m home now

CYPRIAN:
Tired as hell though
MAX:
Did you see them niggas or not?

CYPRIAN:
Every man for himself, you know the rules, they made it home. We think before the move…

MAX:
(annoyed)
Wild

CYPRIAN:
Still tryna make that shit stick, huh?

MAX:
You aint gotta say it.

CYPRIAN:
You the reason why that we got caught up?

MAX:
What? Caught up…I’m at the haus.

CYPRIAN:
We wouldn’t have ran from the cops if it wasn’t for you them Starbursts you had to have.

MAX:
We was masked up anyway moving through there anyway. Look, you don’t have to do crimes with me

CYPRIAN:
I’m not trying to get arrested

MAX:
You won’t. cause you barely do anything

CYPRIAN:
I barely do anything?

The line beeps

MAX:
Hold On

RASHAD:
Look Outside

MAX looks out the window to first see RASHAD flash a light in his eyes from his window. Then they see cop cars rushing through the streets.

MAX:
Safe!

RASHAD:
Man, yeah them oinks missed again

MAX:
Hold on (merges calls) Yeah

RASHAD:
You good?

CYPRIAN:
Yeah. I straight lied to the cop told him I was dropping my sister off at slumber party.

KEVIN:
Nigga you lying…

CYPRIAN:
Then how am I on the phone with you? Straight up. You?

RASHAD:
Had to jump a few fences but we good.

MAX:
(Agitated)
This nigga said it’s my fault the laws was on us

KEVIN:
It is…

MAX:
Man, take yo cosignin’ ass to the house.

CYPRIAN:
Here go this ole sensitive ass nigga. Damn nigga always trippin’ on some bullshit.

MAX:
None of yall nigga gotta fuck with me or hit licks with me.