Cory: Mr Stawicki done already hired somebody else ‘cause I told him I was playing football. Troy: First you gonna get your butt down there to the A&P and get your job back. You got to keep up your grades to get recruited. That’s why the recruiter wants to talk with you. Besides hauling peoples garbage.Ĭory: I get good grades, Pop. You go on and learn how to put your hands to some good use. That way you have something can’t nobody take away from you. You go on and get your book-learning so you can work yourself up in that A&P or learn how to fix cars or build houses or something, get you a trade. The white man ain’t gonna let you nowhere with that football noway. He coming all the way from North Carolina Troy: I don’t care where he coming from. Cory: I’m gonna be working weekends Troy: You damn right you are! And ain’t no need for nobody coming around here to talk to me about signing for nothing. Ain’t none of your chores done… now you telling me you done quit your job. Troy: I thought we had an understanding about this football stuff? You supposed to keep up with your chores and hold that job down at the A&P. Say starting next week I can work weekends. Ain’t you supposed to be working down there after school? Cory: Mr Stawicki say he gonna hold my job for me until after the football season. Troy: I thought you supposed to be working down at there at the A&P. There’s a long pause) Troy: Your mama told me you done got recruited by a college football team? Is that right? Cory: Yeah, coach Zellman say the recruiter gonna be coming by to talk to you. The garbage siting in there overflowing… you ain’t done none of your chores… and you come in here talking about “Yeah.” Cory: I was just getting ready to do my chores now, pop… Troy: Your first chore is to help me with this fence on Saturday. Troy: I ain’t but two seconds off you noway.
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