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home,
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to be alone...
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Me, too.
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my grandma's right there.
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my whole family is right there.
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if you had privacy?
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I want, whenever I want.
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has the flu,
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some hot toddies.
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rest of the house
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have to stay over there.
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sleep on the couch.
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sloppers over at Doc's.
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with him.
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42. Look, either way, we ain't
wasting this much plastic wrap.
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send him up to Omar's.
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upstairs, baby.
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and live women.
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you ain't supposed to find.
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Deal.
Good.
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so you're on your own.
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58. Dude, this is so awesome.
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bachelor pad.
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60. Yeah, it's great,
besides the fact
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that lives there.
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62. Yeah, but he's not an old man
that tells you what to do.
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63. You're like Fonzie living
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you got your own place?
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on chapter seven.
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or it's your ass.
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you suck at math.
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threw up buckets.
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Because I forgot
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and I don't want to get an "F."
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sick, she's going to kill you.
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Mama will kill me.
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87. I'm in here.
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88. Boy, what are you
doing out of bed?
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89. I had to throw up.
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in a few minutes.
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92. Girl, you are burning up.
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for Tonya to have the flu,
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remember?
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101. We've all got fevers.
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102. Besides, doctors
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103. And so do funerals.
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is going to say
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to get some rest,
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take some aspirin.
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to pay for that.
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is in there burning up
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to call the doctor.
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110. Call Chris, tell him to
bring us some 'Tussin.
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111. We'll be okay.
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112. Staying at Mr. Omar's was kind
of like sharing a bachelor pad.
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113. With a dirty old bachelor.
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114. Oh, hey, Chris.
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from a little afternoon delight?
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116. Oh, no, I just had to drop off
some 'Tussin downstairs.
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117. You know,
flu season to me
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118. is like tax season
for accountants.
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119. That's when I do
the most business.
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120. But I'm sure your
family will be fine.
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121. Well, thanks.
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What are you having?
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mac and cheese, too.
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125. You must be having it someplace
else, 'cause I'm all out.
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127. Uh, whatever's
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129. Man, do you know
you have hair in here.
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130. Oh, I know, that's
my side business.
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131. My dear clients no longer have
a need for their tresses—
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to wig shops.
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nappy, and Indian.
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you have in here
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some prune juice...
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139. Oh, I do have some cheese.
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141. Back at home, Tonya was trying
to fake not freezing to death.
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143. That means
it's working.
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144. Here, keep this
on your forehead.
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the thermometer say?
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the chills.
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for the chills.
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151. I tried your mother's chill
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152. Did you brew it overnight
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Well, that's why.
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food before it thaws out.
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a nice side dish.
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you're not really sick?
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166. So what time do you want me
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167. Oh, I don't care.
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Night of the Living Dead,
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Day of the Dead,
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid,
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Murder by Death,
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177. Turns out Mr. Omar only had one
movie that wasn't about death.
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179. How are you?
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181. Thank you. Thank you much.
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182. Good evening.
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191. Chris?
What?
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to be home from school?
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you got a point.
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197. Well, in that case,
I won't be home tonight.
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198. Where are you
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to be okay?
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been on my own before,
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to have some real privacy,
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to pass it up.
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Good.
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after you leave.
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between you and me, okay?
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at school or something?
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till, like, 7:30.
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late as hell.
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on this continent
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conceived in liberty
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to the proposition
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are created equal..."
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but my whole family is sick.
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or swine flu?
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228. Swine flu.
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230. but you should tell your family
to lay off the bacon.
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232. Greg had a lot of ideas
about what I should do.
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what this means?
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of the velvet trap.
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What does catch?
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who likes velvet?
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What are you talking about?
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to do is get a girl.
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if I had a place to myself.
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a search party
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250. And I think I know exactly
who I want to be in there with.
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to make medicine
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thank you.
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258. You were right, okay.
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going to work?
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for generations.
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from my grandmother
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great grandmother
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from a Puerto Rican lady.
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legendary.
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It's strawberry turpentine.
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277. Tonya went from healthy kid
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you'll feel better.
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enough ingredients
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to make one dose,
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the sickest, it's yours.
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aren't you?
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better in no time.
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nothing wrong with her
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the bait.
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297. Yeah, 'cause I'm staying
at Mr. Omar's.
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299. Yeah, he's staying over
at a friend's,
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to myself.
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from my grandma.
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to watch him.
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because Mr. Omar...
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watch it with me,
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to get her into trouble.
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around 8:00.
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let me hold that tape.
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about Richard Pryor, youngblood?
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Ooh!
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youngblood.
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the executioner.
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Hey, hey, hey!
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we cut here is hair. All right?
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what I taught you.
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staying in my house.
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What you doing up there?
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they got the flu.
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Damn!
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the flu, right?
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for the flu right here.
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check that out right there.
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hallucinations for a... while.
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Charlie, where you going?
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I need to borrow
five dollars.
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Let me hold that bottle.
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I didn't think so.
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paint off of cars.
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or get cut.
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going to work?
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on the block.
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catching me with a girl.
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and going to school on time?
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Mr. Omar treating you?
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and I got my hair fixed up.
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apartment fixed up.
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Hi.
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like a dream come true.
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paralyzed with fear.
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you got a good spot.
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What?
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put in the Richard Pryor tape.
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We're here.
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check and see
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in the refrigerator?
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little dude.
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a collect call to Kansas City.
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and the girl of my dreams.
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me and my big mouth.
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were you?
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for inviting us
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out of here in seconds.
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kind of keep it down,
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440. 'cause everyone downstairs is
trying to sleep.
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441. Not everybody.
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442. What are you doing up here?
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443. What are you doing up here?
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444. I thought
you were sick.
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445. Didn't you take
the medicine?
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446. I spit it out.
Where's Mr. Omar?
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447. He had to leave.
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448. He left you here alone?
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449. Yeah.
And you didn't
tell Momma?
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450. No.
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451. There you are.
Bye, Chris.
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452. You're leaving?
Yeah.
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453. Wait.
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454. I can't. I have to get home
before my grandmother wakes up.
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455. But I had a lot of fun, though.
Thanks.
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456. The girl of my dreams was
walking away,
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457. but the girl of my nightmares
wasn't going anywhere.
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458. I know, I know—
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459. Ooh, you're telling.
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460. Get in there.
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461. Now. Go.
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462. I don't like...
Shut up.
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463. Even in a coma,
my mother could sense trouble.
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464. I started out wanting
to get a little privacy
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465. and ended up with a disaster.
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466. And at that moment,
I wished for anything
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467. to get me out of that mess...
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468. What is going on in here?
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469. except this.
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470. You better start looking,
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471. 'cause obviously
you lost your mind.
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472. Upstairs party
while we're down here...
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473. After my mother got through
with me...
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474. Tonya...
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475. and Mr. Omar...
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476. I realized that having privacy
and being independent
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477. isn't all it's cracked up
.to be.
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478. But at least she didn't
find out about Tasha.
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479. Chris!
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480. What is this I hear about you
having some girl upstairs?
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