All American: Homecoming (2022) s03e05 Episode Script

1
DOCTOR: Try to relax.
This is going to sting a bit.
You'll experience some soreness
for a few days from the biopsy,
but that's totally normal.
Have you told anyone
yet? Friends? Family?
This is going to be quite
a process moving forward.
You'll want to build
a solid support system
around yourself as soon as possible.
You're going to need it.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[CROWD CHEERING]
OK. That was lowkey lit.
I'm not even mad about it.
The way people are
hollering, it is safe to say
combining the KEK step show
and the fashion show was a hit.
Mm. Does box office know that?
Because we still haven't
sold out enough tickets.
Keisha, it's gonna be great.
Every year, you are stressed,
and every year, it
turns out to be amazing.
It's tradition at this point.
Can you believe we met 3 years ago?
I was bright-eyed. Visiting from Cali.
Had the whole world in front of me.
Stranger who took your phone
ended up becoming your boo.
Excited. Tennis-hungry.
- Healthy.
- And then you and Liv just showed up
and basically destroyed the fashion show
as if it was just another Tuesday.
I can't believe this is our
last homecoming together.
Oh, stop it. In undergrad.
I can bet my entire refund check
that you'll be the first one
back on campus every homecoming.
I'm really glad you decided
to do the fashion show
again this year, though.
It's like it came full circle.
Um, what do you got planned right now?
Just some fashion show stuff. What's up?
Do you want to go somewhere
and talk for a second?
Yeah. Is everything good?
Simone! Keisha!
Thea! Oh, my God.
It's homecoming. I'm back, bitches.
KEISHA: Hi! Oh! Ha
ha! You look beautiful!
Thank you. Look at you. You're not bad.
[DRUMLINE PLAYING]
Man, I can't wait to see you on that
fashion show stage again.
Again? You didn't even
see me the first time.
I saw the video online. It was valid.
Different side of you
we don't get to see.
Well, it'll definitely
be a limited version.
I'm going to be in the
background this year.
OK.
- Yes. That's dope.
- Right?
And weird. But more
more dope, I think.
It's a model installation to get people
excited about the fashion show.
The theme this year is legacy,
hence the old school HBCU look.
Oh! No, no, I I take it back.
It's definitely more weird.
Definitely more weird. Um
[LAUGHS]
I'm gonna catch you later. OK?
Man on P.A.: Give it up
for the Bringston Drumline.
- [CROWD CHEERING]
- Hey.
Oh, there you are.
Hey, baby. Mm. how are you?
- Good.
- Ha ha! OK.
- Come with me for a second.
- All right.
So, I know that we kind of
just made things official,
but I really want you
to meet someone special.
Hey. [GIGGLES]
Lando, meet my brother Tyree.
Oh, hey, what's up,
bro? Nice to meet you.
Tyree here is president
of Rho Nu Epsilon.
Oh, for real? That's cool.
OK. Well, I won't be
awkward and helicopter.
I'm gonna let you two get acquainted.
You guys can bond over
frat boy stuff or whatever.
- See you soon.
- All right.
So, uh, what year did
you cross Rho Nu Epsilon?
I don't answer questions,
especially not from some random KEK pup
my sister found from
the depths of nowhere.
My sister might be trusting. Not me.
Enjoy the rest of your day, bro.
[SOUNDS OF RED BULL'S
"THE THRILL" PLAYING]
Thanks.
Word on the street is
ever since KEK performance,
those tickets been flying
off the tables like hoe cakes.
That might be the most southern
thing I have ever heard you say.
All right. Call it whatever you
want. Just don't call it a lie.
All right? And everybody hyped
about your yard preview next.
Yeah, everybody but me.
OK. That ain't the
attitude I was expecting.
This is exactly what I
didn't want to happen,
Cam and KEK coming in
and doing their thing
and then this being their show.
I hate to say it, but I
feel like I'm competing
with my boyfriend in my own show.
Don't do the preview, then.
Look, don't force yourself
to showcase a routine
if you ain't ready.
But you said it yourself.
Everybody's anticipating our preview.
- I can't just leave 'em hanging.
- OK.
How many free previews do Janet
Jackson give before a show?
- Not you comparing me to Janet Jackson.
- Ha!
At some point, you gotta
believe in the product.
Greatness is just great.
It ain't gotta do no extra.
- Thank you, J.R.
- Yeah,
and if folks want to
see the rest of the show,
tell they ass buy a ticket.
These hoe cakes ain't
gonna pay for themselves.
You got to stop with these hoe cakes.
[LAUGHTER]
Well, look, I gotta get to class,
but I'm gonna grab a
few of these, all right?
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
You sure you're all right?
- Yeah.
- All right.
I'm here if you need me.
NATE: It is always something.
Another model just
dropped out of the show.
- No, you're kidding.
- Wait, what?
I may need you to walk the runway,
so, I'm gonna need you
to get in that mindset.
No, my mind is setting on
backing out of the show, too.
- You didn't hear what I just said?
- Nate,
there are so many more people on campus.
Thea's back. She can walk.
No, Thea cannot. Thea is an athlete.
Thea is not a model.
Besides, I wouldn't walk for free.
The point is, I'm a background dancer.
Keisha doesn't need me.
The only reason why I signed
up was just to help out. And
- I have a lot going on right now.
- Such as?
Class.
- And tennis.
- Mm-hmm.
Which you never responded
to my text, by the way.
Are we still getting on
the court today at 3:00?
I forgot to respond. Sorry.
Dodging a little
competition. That's weird.
Why am I in the hot seat?
You're the one that popped up.
Didn't mention anything
about the pro circuit.
- What's up with that?
- Yeah. Nice try.
This moment right here
is actually about you
- and your flakiness.
- I'm not flaking.
I just would like to take a
back seat this year. That is all.
I think Keisha will understand.
KEISHA: Hey, y'all. Um, crazy.
The fashion show sold out.
- Yeah!
- Great.
Yeah. Apparently, it's one of the most
anticipated events of the week.
- Period.
- Yay!
So, why do you look like you just
got the worst news of your life?
Well, it didn't sell out because of me.
It was all Cam and
KEK and their preview.
It still sold out. That's awesome.
I know, I know, but I
just want to find a way
to make my mark on this show.
Like, Cam and KEK are bringing
this step Greek life vibe,
so, what am I bringing?
Um, bad bitches to the
runway. What do you mean?
KEISHA: Nate, I'm being
for real right now.
I have to switch it
up. I'm already thinking
about new choreography, which also,
change of plans. I think I need you
to be the centerpiece of the show.
I know, I know, I know.
It's not crazy, I promise.
And plus, I know you can pick
up choreography really quickly.
You did it last time
you were in the show.
Ah.
Please.
OK.
- Yeah?
- Le' do it.
Oh, thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you, thank you.
Yeah.
Oh
You looking real nonchalant for somebody
who was supposed to be performing
their yard preview two hours ago.
- I canceled it.
- Since when?
Since J.R. had a brilliant idea
to save it for the actual show.
J.R.? Why you didn't say nothing to me?
It wasn't like a big
meeting or anything, babe.
It was just a last-minute decision.
I thought with the model installations
and with your preview that they would be
held over until the actual show.
I'm not sure that's the best move, babe.
But this is your show, so,
that's going to be what it is.
Speaking of last-minute plans, um,
where'd you Houdini off to last night?
I stopped by the loft,
and you weren't there.
You could have just called me.
Figured you were busy
and you'd hit me up when you were done,
but you never did.
I was probably just putting
out a fashion show fire.
Probably? Or you were?
I was.
Speaking of, I gotta go teach
Simone this new choreography.
So, I'll see you later.
- Hmm.
- Bye.
What's up, neo?
What you want, Cam?
That's how you talk to your prophyte?
When you call me neo,
it's either I did something
wrong or you want something.
Damn. You perceptive as hell.
- And you're absolutely right.
- Right.
Look, I've been hearing these rumors
that Rho Nu Epsilon is
planning this big-ass party.
Good for them.
It's going to be the same
exact time as the fashion show.
Since when does Rho Nu
throw a homecoming party
on fashion show night?
They don't. Not since
I've been at Bringston.
But since KEK is heavily
involved in the fashion show
and KEK and Rho Nu got beef,
I'll let you do the math.
Rho Nu's parties be lit, too.
Exactly.
I'm hearing talk of folks trying
to sell their fashion show tickets
'cause they don't want to miss
Rho Nu's party of the year.
- You told Keisha?
- Absolutely not.
Because you are going to
make this problem go away.
- Me?
- Mm-hmm.
[SIGH] Right. Yeah.
My girl's brother Tyree
- is a head honcho at Rho Nu.
- See?
- Perceptive.
- Yeah. I don't think that's gonna work.
Look, whatever you gotta
do, just figure it out.
I'm counting on you.
DOCTOR, VOICE-OVER:
It's important to slow down,
ease up on your schedule.
You should be taking things easy
and reducing stress as much as possible.
KEISHA: Hey, girl.
Ready to shake some ass?
Yeah.
Remember how you wanted some
insight on the pro circuit?
You're about to get it.
- Don't take it easy on me.
- I won't.
KEISHA: 5, 6, 7, 8, and, yeah.
MAN: Trench coat so long
let it drag on the floor ♪
Don't take a step without swagger ♪
Baby, walk right through it ♪
Don't matter, red light,
green light, red light ♪
Keep on going ♪
Get back to work doing
all the right things ♪
Yes, and back and back.
MAN: Doing all the right things ♪
Get to it ♪
Oh
All right, so your arms
need to go straight up,
stiff, like baseball bats.
Right now, you're giving ramen noodles,
- so let's start from the beginning.
- Keisha, I really gotta bounce.
No, Simone, just a couple
more minutes, please.
I know, but you said that an hour ago.
Look, I promise you,
I will keep practicing,
and I will have it by tomorrow.
- Promise?
- I promise.
- I got you, girl.
- Simone.
- See you later.
- [DOOR OPENS]
TRE WRIGHT: Put my
back against the wall ♪
But I came back to win ♪
MAN: Yo, what's up, man?
What's up, bro?
MAN: Yo, Tyree. I'll see you
at the party, man, 7:00 P.M.
Ooh, it's gonna go off perfect.
- Yo, Tyree
- Ha ha ha!
Can I holla at you for a minute?
Ahh
WRIGHT: Feel like MC Hammer ♪
- Can't nobody touch me ♪
- I heard
that y'all were planning on
throwing a homecoming party
at the same time as the
fashion show, and I wanted to
Nah.
Nah, you're not throwing it or
You want to see if we
can switch our party
to another day so it doesn't conflict.
- Right.
- No.
[SIGH] Listen, bro.
I could have tried to go
through Eva, all right?
But I'd rather come to you man to man.
My answer is still the same, all right?
Now, I got stuff to do, so
I'm just asking y'all
to push the party back
a couple hours. That's it.
You know what?
Hold on. Hey, yo.
My little sister's
boyfriend wants to know if
we can switch up our
party plans for him.
[LAUGHTER]
- Nah.
- Don't want to.
Well, they said you were funny.
You know, at first,
I took things kind of personal
'cause I thought you had a
problem with me dating your sister.
Then I realized your real
beef with me is 'cause I'm KEK.
Now, if you got a problem
with me and my frat,
it's whatever.
But to use that beef to try
to sabotage the fashion show,
is lowkey a bitch move, dawg.
What you call me?
I didn't call you nothing.
But, you know,
if a dog hollers,
I guess it's been hit.
OK? Huh?
MAN: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Put your hands on me.
You crazy? Huh? Let's go.
Get off me. Get off me.
[FABO & YOUNG JEEZY'S
"GEEKED UP" PLAYING]
[SNEAKERS SQUEAK]
WOMAN: Oh, yeah. Cool.
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
Stop! Stop.
[MUSIC STOPS]
Y'all, the fashion show is in 24 hours.
We look a mess. We can't go
out there looking like this.
- Simone.
- What?
You keep skipping the same arm part,
and it's throwing everybody else off.
I know. I'm trying to.
This is why I wanted to
keep rehearsing yesterday.
- You said that you would have this by now.
- I did,
but you changed the choreo last minute.
Well, everybody else
seems to be picking it up,
so, I don't think the
choreo is the problem.
Can I talk to you for a second?
Keish, I am really doing my best.
But your best is not cutting
it right now and frankly,
it's wearing me out. I'm
just being honest with you.
And honestly, I don't think anything
that I do is gonna be good enough.
Simone, are we really standing here
feeling bad for ourselves
whenever we should be
- over there perfecting this routine?
- Excuse me? Feeling sorry?
I think you need to find
someone to take my place.
Are you serious?
Are you are you
really about to quit on me
and make me scramble last minute
- because you're in your feelings?
- I'm sorry,
whether you believe it or not.
But if I don't have it down by now,
I'm not going to be able
to pull it off by tomorrow.
And I'm not trying
to sabotage your show.
I am still trying to make this the
best homecoming as possible for you.
Well, it's too late.
You already ruined it,
- so, thank you.
- Keisha!
Excuse me. I have to go
find your replacement.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Who ass I gotta beat?
No one, J.R. I'm fine.
Well, you know, you don't look fine.
- So, what's going on?
- J.R., I'm OK.
I just need to be alone right now.
And I'm not gonna let
you go be alone like this.
So, you gotta give me something.
Keisha and I got into it at rehearsal.
- Because?
- This whole fashion show
has her stressed out,
and I understand that,
but she's turning into a
raging bitch, and I just
I can't hold on to the pressure
with her changing the
choreo every other day.
My breasts are hurting,
the doctor appointments,
and the procedures, and I just
- I'm not getting any answers.
- Simone, slow down.
What do you mean? What do you mean?
Appointments and procedures for what?
[CRYING]
Come on.
Simone, what's going on?
[SIGH]
A week ago, I was
I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
What?
Simone, are you serious?
Why you ain't lead with that?
- And why hasn't anyone said anything?
- J.R., no one else knows.
I didn't want to scare everybody
and ruin their homecoming.
I'm still trying to
wrap my head around it.
J.R., I just turned 21.
I can't
I don't
I don't know what to do.
And without saying
anything, I've already ruined
Keisha's homecoming and now yours.
Simone, you didn't ruin anything.
And I'm sure I speak
for all of our friends.
We care more about you than homecoming.
Here.
Look at me.
You're gonna get through this
and we're gonna help you.
You got me?
Listen, I understand
exactly how it feels
to be where you are in your journey.
And I can tell you
nothing lasts forever.
What you're feeling right now,
this is gonna be a distant
chapter one day when you spanking
Thea, Coco, and Naomi ass
- on the pro circuit.
- [LAUGHS]
Oh, you're crazy.
The point is
I see a future you can't see yet.
And it's beautiful,
amazing, and cancer-free.
- I'ma hold you to that.
- Please do.
And as for Keisha
it's not fair to you or
her that she doesn't have
all of the facts of what
you're going through right now.
Yeah.
Look, everything that you told me
you can express to her.
Let us go through this
with you. Support you.
All of us, Keisha included,
are strong enough to handle
the news of your diagnosis.
Thank you.
We love you.
And we in this together.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Yo. You got a second?
Yeah. I can take a
study break. What's good?
Uh I need some advice about
frat beef. KEK and Rho Nu.
From me?
I thought you and your line
brothers needed distance from me.
I thought that I was a bad look for KEK.
All right. That's fair.
Look, I'm just asking friend to friend.
This whole KEK and Rho Nu beef
is about to wreck Keisha's fashion show
and I don't know what to do.
And it's crazy 'cause KEK and Rho Nu
actually used to be tight.
Yeah, right. When? 1908?
Look. I'm serious.
Since the inception, we were united.
We had each other's back
through some tough times.
- So, what started the beef?
- About 15 years ago,
a joint party between
the two frats went left.
Fight broke out and Rho Nu
got the short end of the stick.
They were suspended
from the yard while KEK,
they was let off on a short probation
and a little slap on the wrist.
And it didn't help that the
president of Bringston at the time
was also KEK.
So, they felt KEK was the
"golden child" of frats on campus.
They still do.
It also doesn't help
that most KEK brothers
don't know this information,
but Rho Nu,
well, they made sure they passed
down this history from line to line.
How do you know all this?
I know every ounce of KEK history.
I love my fraternity.
Well, loved my fraternity.
Well,
me and Tyree damn near got
to fighting in the lounge, so,
I think any chance of a resolution
is definitely out the window.
Hmm. Not necessarily.
Keish?
Keish.
- Are you looking for her, too?
- Yeah.
I went to rehearsal,
but she wasn't there.
Yeah, well, I was there when
they were packing up to leave
and they saying Keisha
left right after you quit.
No one's talked to her since.
Why did you quit?
It's a long story. I'll explain later.
I think she might be spiraling
from the pressure of the show.
Maybe.
But she's been acting
weird for a minute now.
You notice how she's
been disappearing a lot
the last couple months?
Like, she don't even answer
my calls or texts no more.
Look, if she needs some
time alone, I get it.
I just want to make sure she good.
Look, me, Keisha, and Nate,
we share locations with
each other on our phone,
but we swore it'd only
be for emergencies.
[PINGING]
What's wrong?
This says she's in Downtown Atlanta.
Have you ever been here before?
Never.
Well, I hope someone
didn't take her phone.
DJ: All right, y'all,
coming into the ring tonight,
give it up for your girl New New!
[CROWD CHEERING]
Girl, you know it's something.
What's you gonna say?
What's fly? What's good?
RELAYE: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
- What you need? What you need?
- OK.
RELAYE: Jet plane, jet set ♪
Fly every night like FedEx ♪
Walk in, best dressed ♪
Soaked in the sauce, got excess, huh ♪
CHORUS: OK, OK ♪
♪
In the back, right away ♪
I ain't got time to play ♪
Never know, might die today ♪
Till then, jet plane, jet set ♪
Oh, OK. Ooh, ooh.
RELAYE: Walk in, best dressed ♪
Soaked in the sauce, got excess, huh ♪
OK, OK ♪
RELAYE: In the back right away ♪
I ain't got time to play ♪
Never know, might die today ♪
I do not follow the formula ♪
[CROWD CHANTING "NEW NEW"]
RELAYE: I know, like,
girl, what you want me to do ♪
But I do what I choose, yeah ♪
Jet plane, jet set ♪
Fly every night like FedEx ♪
- Walk in, best dressed ♪
- What's up, New New?
Babe. Simone. What
what are you guys doing here?
We wanted to ask the same thing.
I mean, until we saw
that dope-ass performance.
This where you been dipping off to?
What, you got a a secret
boo here or something?
No, no, of course not, Cam.
Why hide this from me?
It's a'ight.
I just thought we
were past all the lies.
I guess I'm a fool.
Cam.
What, are you gonna cuss me out, too?
Oh, absolutely, but not about this.
I think Cam's got that covered.
Girl, why don't you bring
any of that heat to Bringston?
That was lit.
What, like, "Stomp the Yard" lit?
Girl giving all the
ATL vibes, Miss New New.
You know.
Simone, I owe you an apology.
I know I was stressed earlier,
but that's not an excuse to treat you
the way that I did at that
rehearsal, so, I'm really sorry.
It wasn't totally on you.
Trust me, we got a lot to catch up on.
But more importantly,
I think I just found my
replacement for the fashion show.
- I don't know.
- Well, I do.
So, tell New New to pack up her stuff,
get her butt in the car,
and stop playing in these streets
'cause she has a show to finish.
OK, period.
Come on, New New.
MAN: Caught up in their life ♪
Like a cache of Costco ice ♪
I got bags and I got strike ♪
I had to get it right ♪
I they were to live my life,
they wouldn't live my life ♪
They want to live my life, they ♪
Look, I already know what
you're gonna say, bro.
Then why'd you even show up?
Outta respect for you.
Make it quick. My boy's
concert starts in 30.
Technically, I ain't the
one with something to say,
but I do have a favor to ask you.
Can you hear my mans out?
Appreciate you coming, Tyree.
Mm-hmm.
Look, I know what it's like
when the most obnoxious, entitled,
self-obsessed folks in the room
suck up all the air and resources.
I know about Rho Nu and KEK's
falling out back in the day.
And I get that we
still look like the frat
that can get away with
stuff that the rest
of the Exquisite Eight can't.
But I'm here to tell you,
we don't want no special treatment,
and we don't want no beef, either.
We're trying to start fresh,
build new relationships,
and take accountability for our actions
just like everybody else.
The reason I believe that
is 'cause of what J.R. did for
his frat brothers sophomore year,
taking the fall to save
your chapter. That's solid.
Appreciate that.
Now, ain't it time our frats
honor their real legacy?
- Where unity was a priority?
- What you got in mind?
Thinking a joint
fashion show after party.
KEK and Rho Nu like old times.
Getting back to that unity.
For not having nothing to say,
you damn sure got the biggest ask.
[CHUCKLES] Lando inspired me.
Me, too.
I'm in. Let's do it.
That's what I'm talking about.
[CHUCKLES]
Yo.
Thanks again for coming
through with Tyree.
I didn't think I had a shot
of getting through to him.
That dude loves this
frat down to the bone, but
he's a good guy.
I couldn't help but notice
when you were talking to him last night,
you said "our" frats.
Heh. You know, it's still a bad habit.
You ain't wrong.
The way me and my line
brothers acted about you
coming to the house a while
back was out of pocket.
It's all good.
Y'all were just doing whatever
y'all had to do to protect the frat.
Somebody's gotta have
your back, too, though.
Far as I'm concerned,
you're still my big bro,
whether KEK officially
recognizes it or not.
Can't nobody change that.
Hey. This brother bonding
moment is cute or whatever,
but have you seen Simone? She's M.I.A.
You stop by the loft or try calling her?
No, I just thought
wandering around campus
randomly yelling her
name was the way to go.
Huh. OK.
It's good to see the pro
circuit hasn't changed you.
Maybe she needed some
quiet time to herself.
On homecoming weekend?
Look, I gotta get dressed.
KEISHA: Cam, can we talk for a minute?
Hey.
- What's up?
- Um
I know nothing I can say can make up for
- keeping secrets from you.
- Try the truth.
Truth is
I just wanted something for myself.
Something that nobody
else knew about but me.
No criticism, no judgment.
Just let go and be
free, even from myself.
Simple. Took you less than 10 seconds.
So, why all the games?
Sometimes, I feel like
you're subconsciously
judging me when it comes to dance.
You know, that's not
what I'm trying to do.
- It's just me
- Just you wanting
to be supportive, I know,
but it does the opposite.
It makes me feel like I
can't do anything right.
Like I'm not hustling the right way,
and it just makes me want to withdraw.
Babe, I get that,
and there's nothing
wrong with how you feel.
I mean, I can take a step back
and be more supportive
instead of bombarding
you with my opinions,
but I just can't take you
feeling like you have to lie to me
or like I'm not a safe space for you.
Yeah, I'm sorry about that.
- No more secrets?
- No more secrets.
Come here.
I have to admit
I've been secretly competing
with you and your frat up until now.
- I know it's stupid.
- Oh, no, no.
Keep that same energy.
Don't be scared now.
It's just gonna make the show better.
- All right?
- OK.
Love you.
I love you.
I'll see you later.
NATE: She seriously
still isn't answering?
No. And yesterday, she ran off the court
like a tornado was coming.
Which in her defense, she was
busy with fashion show stuff
until she up and quit.
Yeah, which is why I gave
her the benefit of the doubt
when she said she had
to hook up with you.
Now, hold on. Not her lying on my name,
'cause I haven't seen her
face in almost 48 hours.
And I've never known her to
dodge a little competition.
NATE: Or to leave her bestie
hanging like she did Keisha.
- Yeah.
- OK, maybe you're right.
There has to be something going on.
- You're awfully quiet.
- Hmm?
You don't find any of
Simone's behavior suspicious?
I think we should mind our
business and focus on the show.
- Oh.
- Look, I appreciate y'all.
- You look nice.
- Thanks.
He knows something.
'Cause this is now the second
time that he's slipped away
mid-conversation about Simone.
We just need to confront her
and figure out what is going on.
How bad can it be?
H hi. Hi, everyone.
So sorry about the delay.
Just sit tight for a moment, yeah, um,
- and we'll get started in a minute.
- [PHONE CHIMING]
Excuse me.
Hello? Hi, yes, this is she.
Uh, yeah, we're at the
fashion show right now.
Everybody's already here.
All right. Bye.
Um, it seems like there's
been a bit of a mix-up.
They're saying something about
we can't move forward
until we revisit our past.
- [STOMPING]
- [CROWD CHEERING]
[CHANTING INDISTINCTLY]
MEN: K-E-K. Yeah.
MAN: Brothers forever.
MEN: K-E-K. Yeah.
Keep working. Keep working.
[CROWD CHEERING]
MEN: Keep working.
Keep working all day.
[CROWD CHEERING]
- [STOMPING]
- [APPLAUSE]
[CHANTING INDISTINCTLY]
[CHANTING "K-E-K"]
K-E-K! Ooh!
[CROWD CHEERING]
[FOCUS RAMON'S "LAGOS
FASHIONISTA" PLAYING]
Whoo!
[CROWD CHEERING]
Keisha on P.A.: They say no
one knows what the future holds.
Whoo!
KEISHA: But we have an idea.
ALIAH SHEFFIELD: Earth is ghetto ♪
I wanna leave ♪
Can you beam me up,
I'm out on the street ♪
By the corner store,
you know the one on 15th? ♪
Got a bright shirt
on, so I'm easy to see ♪
I've been down here
stranded indefinitely ♪
I can't reach my planet
but I need to leave ♪
You should see these people ♪
It's hard to believe ♪
How they treat each other ♪
- It's hard to conceive ♪
- [RECORD SCRATCH]
D4L: I'm starting to see
spaceships on Bankhead ♪
I'm geeked up.
MAN: It's just too dark for me, man.
I'm geeked up, geeked up ♪
Geeked up, geeked up ♪
I'm geeked up, geeked up ♪
Geeked up, geeked up ♪
I'm geeked up and I can't see ♪
And all the walls keep looking at me ♪
I tell myself there's nothing wrong ♪
But I can't stop gritting my teeth ♪
I can't sleep, I can't eat ♪
I just geek, I just geek ♪
And I know I can't take one ♪
So, why not three, shake it deep ♪
- How are you feeling?
- Normal.
- And happy.
- Heh. Good.
But I can't deny the little
voice in the back of my head
reminding me that everything
is about to change.
Thea and Nate are putting
the pieces together.
They know something is off with you.
Damn.
Simone, there's never a
right time to share this news.
[CROWD CHEERING]
- Ah.
- Oh, well, hello.
Just the person we needed to see.
I should be at the SGA tent
picking fish bones out of my teeth
but instead, I'll pick
the bone I have with you
'cause you have some explaining to do.
We have to wait for
one more person first.
Who?
Ha!
Ahem. OK.
First, thank you all for
taking time out of your
homecoming to meet me here.
I'll start with the bad news.
About a week ago, I was
diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Girl, what?
- What?
- Oh, my God, Simone.
- But the good news is,
we caught it early.
and I'm still waiting to
figure out what stage, exactly,
but my doctor said my
prognosis looks promising.
I really did want to wait until
the weekend was over but
Simone
Look, we get why you would
want to keep that from us,
- but don't ever.
- Honey, ever.
There's nothing more
important than your health.
Yeah. I'm so sorry.
Had I known, I wouldn't have pushed you
- so hard on the court yesterday.
- No, Thea, it's OK.
I figured I'd wait.
And to be honest, I really just
wanted one more weekend to feel normal.
And the pressure caught up with me.
Well, we're all here to
relieve that pressure.
We're here to support you
every step of the way.
We all are.
Now can the brothers get in
here and show you some love, too?
- Yeah.
- Come here. Come here.
- I'm proud of you.
- Thank you.
I love you guys.
Hey, look, I got a group pact.
No more heavy secrets.
We all promised that we'd start
leaning on each other more, so,
let's stay true to that.
Agreed.
Ahem. Um
I'm really sorry
to hear that you're going through this.
Thanks.
Let me know how I can support.
I will.
Mm. Hmm. We not about to do this.
This is exactly what Simone didn't want.
Us all sitting around sad.
It's still homecoming, right?
So, let's give Simone the lit
homecoming that she wanted.
We done work hard to
put this KEK and Rho Nu
after party together,
so, damn it, we about to party!
Everything he just said.
[LAUGHTER, INDISTINCT CHATTER]
THEA: Honestly.
- Is this what you want to do?
- It is what I want.
KEISHA: You don't
want my mac and cheese?
- Or ice cream.
- You good at mac and cheese?
KEISHA: I'll make mac and cheese.
- You can make mine.
- I thought you said
I can't make no mac and cheese.
MAN: Yet, yet, yet, yet ♪
He ain't did that yet ♪
He ain't going yet ♪
He ain't breaking no sweat ♪
He ain't try and chase it yet ♪
He ain't trying to go get it ♪
He ain't trying to go get it ♪
Yet, yet, yet, yet ♪
He ain't did that
yet, he ain't going yet ♪
Hey.
Hi. Ohh. OK.
I do not know what you did to
make my brother hate KEK less,
- but I am thoroughly impressed.
- Ah.
You know, sometimes when you step back
and really examine
your beefs, you realize
it's not that deep compared
to some of the curveballs
life throws at us.
OK. Sure. My man is a poet, honey.
Um, I'll be right back, baby, all right?
Hey. You good?
Are you?
My bad for being so
distant back at the loft.
I was surprised
and
triggered.
Why triggered?
Doesn't matter.
But what does matter is,
a few women in my life
have gone through this, survived this,
and you will, too.
And I don't need no doctor,
test, or biopsy to tell me otherwise.
You got this, Simone.
Thank you, Lando.
That really means a lot.
MAN: Stacking my
kicks up like dominoes ♪
Keep it lowkey like [INDISTINCT] ♪
Break [INDISTINCT] 'cause Lord knows ♪
I'm just gold digging
with my life goals ♪
Get in line 'cause you don't rhyme ♪
Then you'll sound, I suppose ♪
Doing time in between lines ♪
KEISHA: OK, you really are not
playing about this outfit, are you?
It's fly as hell. But you're
definitely not getting this back.
- I'm putting this in rotation.
- Oh, no, I'm definitely getting it back
'cause I gotta return it on Monday.
And unless you got $500 to give me,
- then it's going back.
- Oh, no, no, no.
It's going right back to
you by the end of the night.
That's what I thought.
How does it feel being
back in the KEK house again?
Mm, it's not so bad.
Being in this dope
drip definitely helps.
- Well, good.
- [LAUGHS]
Speaking of dopeness,
I see you finally brought
New New to Bringston.
Yuh, she here.
But she ain't taking classes, though.
- She said tuition too high. Ha ha!
- I feel her on that.
Do me a favor. Tell her
Tell New New that I'm proud of her.
That she did her thing.
She says thank you.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Oh, ha ha ha!
WOMAN: You get down like that ♪
I'm the baddest at that ♪
I'm not bragging about that ♪
[MUSIC CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING ON VIDEO]
OK. Now, what is this? What is this?
Cut it. Cut it.
That's a jam, right. That's a jam.
MAN: That's the spot,
girl, drop it like it's hot ♪
Just work, put your drink down ♪
Let me see you go to work ♪
Bring it, girl, down ♪
Let me see you go to work ♪
Do it right now, let me ♪
See you go to work ♪
DIFFERENT MAN: Whoa, whoa ♪
Whoa, I had to get it to go ♪
MAN ON VIDEO: Hey, hey ♪
MAN: Below low ♪
Hey.
MAN: Oh, oh ♪
MAN ON VIDEO: Get 'em. Get 'em, New New.
[MUSIC STOPS]
So, what does this
mean for you and tennis?
I'm just so overwhelmed with the news
and preparing for treatment
that I can't even think that far ahead.
But what I do know is that
I don't want Coach Loni
or anyone from the team knowing.
- OK.
- There they are.
Brought mocktails ♪
- Heh. Heh.
- Y'all, seriously,
I don't know how I could
do this without you.
Well, luckily, you'll never have to.
- Never ever.
- KEISHA: Never ever.
Come here. My girls.
OK, I have an idea.
What if we refer to this
first stage as hibernation,
then relaxation, and then regeneration.
And not if, but when, you
come out on the other side,
we'll call that bad bitch-uation.
KEISHA: OK. Bad bitch-uation.
SIMONE: Of course. Cheers to that.
- Cheers!
- Cheers to a bad bitch-uation.
MAN: Greg, move your head.