FOL85NatandMrsGRock
11-19-2000, 02:38 PM
Dont Hurt Me
----Edna's Edibles----
mrs. G: (washing counter then goes to putting food into different bowls)
nat and tootie: (stacking jars on shelves)
blair: (putting table clothes on tables)
jo: (puts flowers on tables after Blair puts table clothes on)
Brad: (walks in)
tootie: (looks at who it is and gives a big smile) Hi there!! (rushes to him) can I help you with anything?
brad: yea! (smiles abck) you can help me with your name!
tootie: Oh... i'm tootie and you are...?
brad: i'm brad!! umm... that sure looks good! (wonders eyes and looks over tooties shoulder and looks down)
tootie: oh yea, potato salad is mrs. garretts best seller!!
brad: no, not the salad! i was talking about you! (smiles big and looks at tootie)
mrs. g: (kinda laughs and smiles)
blair: (looks at nat) wow shes gonna hit the roof!! (whispers)
nat: blair sh... (looks at blair then back at tootie and brad)
tootie: (smiles give and does a sigh/laugh) well, you're not so bad yourself!!!
brad: you wanna go see a movie tonight?
tootie: i'd love to! waht time?
brad: umm... i'll come pick you up here at around 7 o'clock ok?
tootie: can't wait!! (smiles and flirts)
brad: ooo... that potato salad does look good! (walks over to the counter by mrs. garrett) can i get some of that to go?
mrs. g: sure!! (starts to scoop it out)
tootie: (quickly buds in) I got it mrs. garrett! (grabs spoon from mrs. g and starts scooping, turns around and flirts and then goes back to scooping)
mrs. g: (laughs) ok tootie, just dont flirt too much you already got the date!!
brad: (looks at tooties butt)
nat: (whispers to blair) hes checking out her butt!!
blair: (whispers back) he's only human!!
tootie: (turns around) here you go!
brad: thanks! see you... tonight! Bye! (smiles and leaves)
tootie: oooooo... I am hot!! (laughs) oh is he hot!!
mrs. g: (laughs) looks like somebodys gotta crush!!
blair: this is more than a crush! its love at first sight!!
tootie: a crush! no way!! (laughs) i gotta date!! (leaves)
nat: common tootie, lets go see waht your gonna wear!! (leaves)
Blair: they look cute together!!
jo: yea they do!
blair: you mean we're actually agreeing on something!?!
jo: dont get used to it!!
blair: don't worry! i dont get used to people who cant o****!
Jo: wow, wow, wow... did i just hear that!?!
blair: no... (doesnt look at jo)
jo: thats waht i thought barbie doll!!
blair: boy i oughta!! (goes closer to jo in furry)
jo: waht are you gonna do blair? kick me with your $300 high heels!!!
blair: (takes shoe off) no their $500 but i still might kick you with them!! (brings arm back)
mrs. g: (runs to the girls and brings blairs arm down) please no fighting! i'm sick of the violence!! now ocme on get back to work! blair now go wash your hands again!!!!
blair: (sighs and starts to walk out) i could of won too!!
Jo: not on your life girly!!
mrs. g: Stop it!!!!! (shouts)
----girls' bedroom (a few days later)-----
tootie: (doing homework on desk) boy its not hin here!
nat: then take your sweatshirt off!
tootie: No! (snaps) I mean... I can't!
nat: why not!?!?
tootie: cuz i'm cold!! (lies)
nat: but you just said you were hot!
tootie: well now im cold!! (snaps)
nat: ok... (looks puzzled but goes back to reading magazines on her bed)
jo and blair: (walk in)
jo: (holding some books) NO Blair!! Do i have to take your sax 5th avenue shoes and stuff them up your shirt!!
blair: jo come on, jonathan will only go out on a date with me if i get his friend a date... com on jo!! PLEASE!!! (begs)
jo: (starts to bend down with books in hand, for the shoes on the floor that are blairs)
tootie: (starts walking towards the door while arguing with natalie) natalie cant i be hot one minute and cold the next!!
nat: No!!
tootie: (runs into jo and all jos books fall) oh jo i'm sorry!! (rolls sleeves up and bends down to pick books up)
jo: its ok... i guess (bends down to pick books up and sees tootie's bruisis on arms) Tootie!! whats this!!! (grabs tootie's arms)
tootie: oh my hand got slammed in the kitchen door yesterday when i was closing up... its nothing!! (quickly picks a book up and leaves)
jo: (picks books up and stands up and sets them on the desk) that was no accident!!!
nat: (looks weird) waht do you think it is?
jo: i dont know (goes to leave)
----Living Room----
mrs. g: (reading newspaper)
jo: (walks down the stairs) mrs. garrett?
mrs. g: (takes glasses off) yea? (looks at jo)
jo: can we talk? (walks all the way down the stairs and sits next to mrs. g)
mrs. G: (looks worried in a way) nothing good ever starts with can we talk! (takes one last glance at the paper)
jo: well your right on that one!
mrs. g: (sets paper down) ok jo lets hear it!
jo: there's something wrong with tootie...
mrs. g: waht is it? is she ok? (worried)
jo: no, i dont think sooo... (pauses)
mrs. g: (looks scared)
jo: she has really bad bruises oh her arms!
mrs. g: (looks concerned) waht do you mean? what are they from?
jo: i dont know, she said that she slammed her arm in the kitchen door yesterday when she was closing up, but she didnt even close yesterday!
mrs. g: oh
jo: shes got cuts and scraps all over!!
mrs. g: Im sure it was just an accident, dont jump to conclusions right away jo.
jo: i think she was lying
tootie: who was lying about what? (walks down the starit)
jo: you were lying abour your arms!!
tootie: oh (looks at watch) look at the time! got some homework to do... bye (starts to run up the stairs)
mrs. g: Tootie!! (runs to stairs) come down here!! (snaps and points to floor)
tootie: (slowly turns around and smiles funny) waht for?
mrs. g: TOOTIE!!! (sternly)
tootie: (sighs) sheesh.. (walks down to mrs. garrett)
mrs. g: roll up your sleeves!! (sternly and points to her arms)
tootie: why?
mrs. g: i want to see your arms!!
tootie: I have to go get ready brad will be here any minute!!
mrs. g: STOP STALLING!!! (shouts loosing patients) now roll your sleeves up!!
tootie: (sighs) why am i getting the third degree here!! (rolls sleeves up and puts it so bruises are on the bottom and cant see them)
mrs. g: see jo! theres nothing!
jo: yea right mrs. g!! (turns arms over) see!!
mrs. g: (gasps in shock) Tootie!!!! (shouts) waht happened!!!
tootie: nothing!!
jo: then waht are these from...?
tootie: I told you!! I...
(door bell rings)
tootie: I'll answer it (runs to the door and opens it)
jo and mrs. g: (exchange looks)
tootie: Hi brad! (smiles) come in... (says scared)
brad: (walks in and puts amrs out) dont i get a hug?
tootie: sure! (gives him a short gentle hug then backs away as if really scared)
brad: wahts rwong? (takes step towards tootie) did i cut myself shaving or seomthing!?!?
tootie: Nothing... (takes one step back then lets brad go by her)
brad: (puts arm aroudn her) well shall we get going?
tootie: sure... (smiles) let me get my coat! (walks to closet and gets coat)
brad: (follows her then helps her get coat on)
tootie: ok... lets go (hesitantly leaves0
jo: that was weird!! (worried)
mrs. g: yea... (thinks) like tootie was afraid of brad or seomthing! (scared)
----Girls' Bedroom----
jo: (talking to blair about soem english paper)
nat: (studying on bed)
mrs. g: (walks into room with coar on and looks panicked)
jo: hi mrs. g! wahts wrong? why do you have your coat on?
mrs. g: ok girls listen...
nat: (looks up from bed and interupts) uh oh... the last time you said that, there wa a gas leak!!
mrs. g: I know Nat, just listen... i just got off the phone with the hospital... (looks even mor panicked)
blair: the hospital!?!?
mrs. g: tootie was hurt!! (looks troubled)
jo: Oh no... waht happened?!?
blair: is she hurt bad?
mrs. g: yes... (looks really troubled and panicked)
----hospital----
mrs. g and girls: (walking through hallways look for the room tootie's in)
nurse: (walks by)
mrs. g: oh excuse me (stops the nurse) could you tell us where room 202 is?
nurse: yea, its right down that hallway (points)
mrs. G: thanks! (quickly takes off in that direction)
girls: (follow mrs. G)
----hospital room----
mrs. g and girls: (walk in)
nat: TOOTIE!! (runs to tootie) oh my god... are you going to die!!
tootie: No!! (has bruisis all over and black eye and swollen lip)
mrs. g: waht happened to you?!? (runs to tootie too)
tootie: nothing! im fine!
nat: tootie you're in a hopsital with a body full of bruisis!! how can you say your fine!!
tootie: ok!! jeez!! look, we didnt go to a movie, we went to brads apartment, his parents werent home
mrs. g: tootie, you mean you went to his house, where there was nobody home, without telling me?!?!
tootie: yea... well he was drunk pretty bad and i was sitting on the couch watchign tv, he sat next to me and started tryign to take my clothes off...
mrs. g: oh my god!! (worried)
tootie: yea and when i wouldnt let him do that he got all mad, grabbed me and started hitting me...
nat: are you serious!?!? thats like harrassment...
tootie: I know!! when the neighbors heard me screaming for help they called the police they got there just in time.. i thought he was going to kill me!! (looks down and puts head in hands)
mrs. g: (rubs tooties back)
nat: oh my god!! (soudns scared)
blair: tootie!! how could you let him do that to you!?!? (sounds worried)
tootie: i dont know!!! (cries in hands)
---Living Room----
Nat: Mrs. Garrett hav eyou seen Tootie?
mrs. g: no I havent... sorry natalie!
blair; oh she's up in bed
jo: she's been up there for a week!! the only time she came out was to eat soemthign or brush her teeth!!
mrs. g: I'm really worried!!
nat: you're really worried!! Tootie won't even Speak to me!!
blair: well she was beat up by her boyfriend waht do you expect!?!?
nat: im going up there and get her BUTT outta bed!!!
----Girls' Bedroom----
Nat: (walks in) tootie... waht is up with you lately!! You wont do anything, go anywhere, or even leave the room!! common!! what do you say we go to a movie or get some pizza!!! (point and waves arms towards the door)
tootie: no thanks! (grabs a book from side table and starts reading)
nat: (walks up to Tootie's bed, pulls covers off and tries to pull tootie out of bed) Tootie get outta bed!!!
tootie: natalie i said i dont want to!! (tries to fight back)
nat: Tootie!! You need to get out come on!! (continue to argue with tootie)
tootie: Natalie!! i dont want to!! leave me alone!! (continues to argue with natalie)
mrs. g: (walks in) uhh girls could you... (hears and sees them arguing) uhh... Girls!! (tries to get their attention)
Nat and Tootie: (continue to argue)
mrs. g: GIRLS!!! (shouts)
Nat and Tootie: (stop arguing)
mrs. g: Now waht is going on here!?!? (yelles)
nat: tootie won't do anything or go anywhere and she wont even talk to me!!
mrs. G: tootie whats this about? (sits on tooties bed)
tootie: I cant trust anybody!! (gets up with book and lays on nats bed looking at the window)
mrs. G: (gets up form tooties bed and seits on nats bed next to tootie) tootie I.. (puts hands on tooties shoulders)
tootie: (shurgs mrs. gs hands off)
mrs. g: tootie!! (turns her over) wahts this about? start talking!! (sternley)
tootie: look, I cant trust anybody anymore waht if this happens again, i mean what if soembody i loved soo much did this to me!! waht woudl i do... nat coudl or you could!!
nat: tootie!!!! (shouts) you dont know me enough to know that i woudl never ever ever do this to you!! i'm your best friend your my best friend!! come on!!!
mrs. g: tootie! you know that none of us woudl do this to you!! you barely knew brad!! you knew him for 2 days... you've known us for 6 years!!! (looks at tootie)
tootie: yea, well i think brad picks it up from his dad... i saw his dad hitting his mom!!!
mrs. g: really?
tootie: yea, and they've been married for 20 years!! i mean, the amount of time youve known somebody doesnt matter!!
mrs. g: well tootie, if soembody you knew for a while was hurting you, you should tell soembody and do seomthign about it!!
tootie: well what if i even found a boyfriend who did hurt me again!!
mrs. g: well, brad was a bad guy hwo has problems with alcohol, ways to handle people, and raping people... is that waht you want in a boyfriend?
tootie: no!!
mrs. g: then dont stand for it... break up with the guy before it happens again!!
tootie: yea, your right!
nat: tootie, if you woudl ahve told me, i would have helped you out! i didnt know you were in such trouble with him!
tootie: niether did i!! i never had this happen to me or anyboyd i know before!!
mrs. G: this is one of those lessons that you gotta learn the hardway... oh girls... you have so much to learn that isnt in text books or on worksheets!!! (looks at natalie and then at tootie) i mean, where do you begin to talk about sex, drugs, violence, rape, kidnapping!! you dont, you just learn them through experiences!! (smiles at tootie) but im always here when you need me or when you have questions, im here!! (smiles and gets up)
nat: im here too tootie!!! now come on!! lets GO somewhere!! (throws some clothes at her)
tootie: (smiles and catches clothes)
Mrs. g; (laughs)
----Edna's Edibles----
mrs. G: (washing counter then goes to putting food into different bowls)
nat and tootie: (stacking jars on shelves)
blair: (putting table clothes on tables)
jo: (puts flowers on tables after Blair puts table clothes on)
Brad: (walks in)
tootie: (looks at who it is and gives a big smile) Hi there!! (rushes to him) can I help you with anything?
brad: yea! (smiles abck) you can help me with your name!
tootie: Oh... i'm tootie and you are...?
brad: i'm brad!! umm... that sure looks good! (wonders eyes and looks over tooties shoulder and looks down)
tootie: oh yea, potato salad is mrs. garretts best seller!!
brad: no, not the salad! i was talking about you! (smiles big and looks at tootie)
mrs. g: (kinda laughs and smiles)
blair: (looks at nat) wow shes gonna hit the roof!! (whispers)
nat: blair sh... (looks at blair then back at tootie and brad)
tootie: (smiles give and does a sigh/laugh) well, you're not so bad yourself!!!
brad: you wanna go see a movie tonight?
tootie: i'd love to! waht time?
brad: umm... i'll come pick you up here at around 7 o'clock ok?
tootie: can't wait!! (smiles and flirts)
brad: ooo... that potato salad does look good! (walks over to the counter by mrs. garrett) can i get some of that to go?
mrs. g: sure!! (starts to scoop it out)
tootie: (quickly buds in) I got it mrs. garrett! (grabs spoon from mrs. g and starts scooping, turns around and flirts and then goes back to scooping)
mrs. g: (laughs) ok tootie, just dont flirt too much you already got the date!!
brad: (looks at tooties butt)
nat: (whispers to blair) hes checking out her butt!!
blair: (whispers back) he's only human!!
tootie: (turns around) here you go!
brad: thanks! see you... tonight! Bye! (smiles and leaves)
tootie: oooooo... I am hot!! (laughs) oh is he hot!!
mrs. g: (laughs) looks like somebodys gotta crush!!
blair: this is more than a crush! its love at first sight!!
tootie: a crush! no way!! (laughs) i gotta date!! (leaves)
nat: common tootie, lets go see waht your gonna wear!! (leaves)
Blair: they look cute together!!
jo: yea they do!
blair: you mean we're actually agreeing on something!?!
jo: dont get used to it!!
blair: don't worry! i dont get used to people who cant o****!
Jo: wow, wow, wow... did i just hear that!?!
blair: no... (doesnt look at jo)
jo: thats waht i thought barbie doll!!
blair: boy i oughta!! (goes closer to jo in furry)
jo: waht are you gonna do blair? kick me with your $300 high heels!!!
blair: (takes shoe off) no their $500 but i still might kick you with them!! (brings arm back)
mrs. g: (runs to the girls and brings blairs arm down) please no fighting! i'm sick of the violence!! now ocme on get back to work! blair now go wash your hands again!!!!
blair: (sighs and starts to walk out) i could of won too!!
Jo: not on your life girly!!
mrs. g: Stop it!!!!! (shouts)
----girls' bedroom (a few days later)-----
tootie: (doing homework on desk) boy its not hin here!
nat: then take your sweatshirt off!
tootie: No! (snaps) I mean... I can't!
nat: why not!?!?
tootie: cuz i'm cold!! (lies)
nat: but you just said you were hot!
tootie: well now im cold!! (snaps)
nat: ok... (looks puzzled but goes back to reading magazines on her bed)
jo and blair: (walk in)
jo: (holding some books) NO Blair!! Do i have to take your sax 5th avenue shoes and stuff them up your shirt!!
blair: jo come on, jonathan will only go out on a date with me if i get his friend a date... com on jo!! PLEASE!!! (begs)
jo: (starts to bend down with books in hand, for the shoes on the floor that are blairs)
tootie: (starts walking towards the door while arguing with natalie) natalie cant i be hot one minute and cold the next!!
nat: No!!
tootie: (runs into jo and all jos books fall) oh jo i'm sorry!! (rolls sleeves up and bends down to pick books up)
jo: its ok... i guess (bends down to pick books up and sees tootie's bruisis on arms) Tootie!! whats this!!! (grabs tootie's arms)
tootie: oh my hand got slammed in the kitchen door yesterday when i was closing up... its nothing!! (quickly picks a book up and leaves)
jo: (picks books up and stands up and sets them on the desk) that was no accident!!!
nat: (looks weird) waht do you think it is?
jo: i dont know (goes to leave)
----Living Room----
mrs. g: (reading newspaper)
jo: (walks down the stairs) mrs. garrett?
mrs. g: (takes glasses off) yea? (looks at jo)
jo: can we talk? (walks all the way down the stairs and sits next to mrs. g)
mrs. G: (looks worried in a way) nothing good ever starts with can we talk! (takes one last glance at the paper)
jo: well your right on that one!
mrs. g: (sets paper down) ok jo lets hear it!
jo: there's something wrong with tootie...
mrs. g: waht is it? is she ok? (worried)
jo: no, i dont think sooo... (pauses)
mrs. g: (looks scared)
jo: she has really bad bruises oh her arms!
mrs. g: (looks concerned) waht do you mean? what are they from?
jo: i dont know, she said that she slammed her arm in the kitchen door yesterday when she was closing up, but she didnt even close yesterday!
mrs. g: oh
jo: shes got cuts and scraps all over!!
mrs. g: Im sure it was just an accident, dont jump to conclusions right away jo.
jo: i think she was lying
tootie: who was lying about what? (walks down the starit)
jo: you were lying abour your arms!!
tootie: oh (looks at watch) look at the time! got some homework to do... bye (starts to run up the stairs)
mrs. g: Tootie!! (runs to stairs) come down here!! (snaps and points to floor)
tootie: (slowly turns around and smiles funny) waht for?
mrs. g: TOOTIE!!! (sternly)
tootie: (sighs) sheesh.. (walks down to mrs. garrett)
mrs. g: roll up your sleeves!! (sternly and points to her arms)
tootie: why?
mrs. g: i want to see your arms!!
tootie: I have to go get ready brad will be here any minute!!
mrs. g: STOP STALLING!!! (shouts loosing patients) now roll your sleeves up!!
tootie: (sighs) why am i getting the third degree here!! (rolls sleeves up and puts it so bruises are on the bottom and cant see them)
mrs. g: see jo! theres nothing!
jo: yea right mrs. g!! (turns arms over) see!!
mrs. g: (gasps in shock) Tootie!!!! (shouts) waht happened!!!
tootie: nothing!!
jo: then waht are these from...?
tootie: I told you!! I...
(door bell rings)
tootie: I'll answer it (runs to the door and opens it)
jo and mrs. g: (exchange looks)
tootie: Hi brad! (smiles) come in... (says scared)
brad: (walks in and puts amrs out) dont i get a hug?
tootie: sure! (gives him a short gentle hug then backs away as if really scared)
brad: wahts rwong? (takes step towards tootie) did i cut myself shaving or seomthing!?!?
tootie: Nothing... (takes one step back then lets brad go by her)
brad: (puts arm aroudn her) well shall we get going?
tootie: sure... (smiles) let me get my coat! (walks to closet and gets coat)
brad: (follows her then helps her get coat on)
tootie: ok... lets go (hesitantly leaves0
jo: that was weird!! (worried)
mrs. g: yea... (thinks) like tootie was afraid of brad or seomthing! (scared)
----Girls' Bedroom----
jo: (talking to blair about soem english paper)
nat: (studying on bed)
mrs. g: (walks into room with coar on and looks panicked)
jo: hi mrs. g! wahts wrong? why do you have your coat on?
mrs. g: ok girls listen...
nat: (looks up from bed and interupts) uh oh... the last time you said that, there wa a gas leak!!
mrs. g: I know Nat, just listen... i just got off the phone with the hospital... (looks even mor panicked)
blair: the hospital!?!?
mrs. g: tootie was hurt!! (looks troubled)
jo: Oh no... waht happened?!?
blair: is she hurt bad?
mrs. g: yes... (looks really troubled and panicked)
----hospital----
mrs. g and girls: (walking through hallways look for the room tootie's in)
nurse: (walks by)
mrs. g: oh excuse me (stops the nurse) could you tell us where room 202 is?
nurse: yea, its right down that hallway (points)
mrs. G: thanks! (quickly takes off in that direction)
girls: (follow mrs. G)
----hospital room----
mrs. g and girls: (walk in)
nat: TOOTIE!! (runs to tootie) oh my god... are you going to die!!
tootie: No!! (has bruisis all over and black eye and swollen lip)
mrs. g: waht happened to you?!? (runs to tootie too)
tootie: nothing! im fine!
nat: tootie you're in a hopsital with a body full of bruisis!! how can you say your fine!!
tootie: ok!! jeez!! look, we didnt go to a movie, we went to brads apartment, his parents werent home
mrs. g: tootie, you mean you went to his house, where there was nobody home, without telling me?!?!
tootie: yea... well he was drunk pretty bad and i was sitting on the couch watchign tv, he sat next to me and started tryign to take my clothes off...
mrs. g: oh my god!! (worried)
tootie: yea and when i wouldnt let him do that he got all mad, grabbed me and started hitting me...
nat: are you serious!?!? thats like harrassment...
tootie: I know!! when the neighbors heard me screaming for help they called the police they got there just in time.. i thought he was going to kill me!! (looks down and puts head in hands)
mrs. g: (rubs tooties back)
nat: oh my god!! (soudns scared)
blair: tootie!! how could you let him do that to you!?!? (sounds worried)
tootie: i dont know!!! (cries in hands)
---Living Room----
Nat: Mrs. Garrett hav eyou seen Tootie?
mrs. g: no I havent... sorry natalie!
blair; oh she's up in bed
jo: she's been up there for a week!! the only time she came out was to eat soemthign or brush her teeth!!
mrs. g: I'm really worried!!
nat: you're really worried!! Tootie won't even Speak to me!!
blair: well she was beat up by her boyfriend waht do you expect!?!?
nat: im going up there and get her BUTT outta bed!!!
----Girls' Bedroom----
Nat: (walks in) tootie... waht is up with you lately!! You wont do anything, go anywhere, or even leave the room!! common!! what do you say we go to a movie or get some pizza!!! (point and waves arms towards the door)
tootie: no thanks! (grabs a book from side table and starts reading)
nat: (walks up to Tootie's bed, pulls covers off and tries to pull tootie out of bed) Tootie get outta bed!!!
tootie: natalie i said i dont want to!! (tries to fight back)
nat: Tootie!! You need to get out come on!! (continue to argue with tootie)
tootie: Natalie!! i dont want to!! leave me alone!! (continues to argue with natalie)
mrs. g: (walks in) uhh girls could you... (hears and sees them arguing) uhh... Girls!! (tries to get their attention)
Nat and Tootie: (continue to argue)
mrs. g: GIRLS!!! (shouts)
Nat and Tootie: (stop arguing)
mrs. g: Now waht is going on here!?!? (yelles)
nat: tootie won't do anything or go anywhere and she wont even talk to me!!
mrs. G: tootie whats this about? (sits on tooties bed)
tootie: I cant trust anybody!! (gets up with book and lays on nats bed looking at the window)
mrs. G: (gets up form tooties bed and seits on nats bed next to tootie) tootie I.. (puts hands on tooties shoulders)
tootie: (shurgs mrs. gs hands off)
mrs. g: tootie!! (turns her over) wahts this about? start talking!! (sternley)
tootie: look, I cant trust anybody anymore waht if this happens again, i mean what if soembody i loved soo much did this to me!! waht woudl i do... nat coudl or you could!!
nat: tootie!!!! (shouts) you dont know me enough to know that i woudl never ever ever do this to you!! i'm your best friend your my best friend!! come on!!!
mrs. g: tootie! you know that none of us woudl do this to you!! you barely knew brad!! you knew him for 2 days... you've known us for 6 years!!! (looks at tootie)
tootie: yea, well i think brad picks it up from his dad... i saw his dad hitting his mom!!!
mrs. g: really?
tootie: yea, and they've been married for 20 years!! i mean, the amount of time youve known somebody doesnt matter!!
mrs. g: well tootie, if soembody you knew for a while was hurting you, you should tell soembody and do seomthign about it!!
tootie: well what if i even found a boyfriend who did hurt me again!!
mrs. g: well, brad was a bad guy hwo has problems with alcohol, ways to handle people, and raping people... is that waht you want in a boyfriend?
tootie: no!!
mrs. g: then dont stand for it... break up with the guy before it happens again!!
tootie: yea, your right!
nat: tootie, if you woudl ahve told me, i would have helped you out! i didnt know you were in such trouble with him!
tootie: niether did i!! i never had this happen to me or anyboyd i know before!!
mrs. G: this is one of those lessons that you gotta learn the hardway... oh girls... you have so much to learn that isnt in text books or on worksheets!!! (looks at natalie and then at tootie) i mean, where do you begin to talk about sex, drugs, violence, rape, kidnapping!! you dont, you just learn them through experiences!! (smiles at tootie) but im always here when you need me or when you have questions, im here!! (smiles and gets up)
nat: im here too tootie!!! now come on!! lets GO somewhere!! (throws some clothes at her)
tootie: (smiles and catches clothes)
Mrs. g; (laughs)