Season 1 - Episode 2
Our story resumes at the Ahpla University Athletic Center where the football team has gathered for a quick meeting before convocation.
Kyle (answering his cell phone): What’s up Dad! I can’t really talk right now; I’m waiting for the team meeting to start. Coach is about to introduce me as the new team captain. What did you say? Oh naw, we haven’t talked about it but I know it’s gonna be me. Who else could it be? I’m a senior and I’m the best player he’s got! But yeah, I’ll call you back later, alright? Bye.
Coach Stevens: Alright, gentleman, listen up! I’m going to try to make this meeting as quick as possible so that you all have time to get over to the auditorium. First off, I think we have a great looking team this year. We got some fresh young talent and this could be the year we go all the way!
The football team begins to yell in unison. (Ahpla! Ahpla! Ahpla!)
Coach Stevens: (laughing) Alright, settle down! Now the reason I asked you all here today is because it’s time to announce this season’s team captains. Your offensive team captain is………
Kyle adjusts his tie and begins to stand.
Coach Stevens: Jeffrey Carroll!
The team begins to clap and yell. (Yeah! Get it, Big J!)
Kyle, in a state of total disbelief begins to slowly sit back down into his seat.
Kyle thinks: I don’t even believe this! How could he make that white boy team captain over me? I can’t stand Jeff!
Coach Stevens: Your defensive team captain is Armani Brown!
Kyle thinks: And my boy made defense captain! That’s definitely supposed to be my spot!
Coach Stevens: Alright team, I’ll see you this evening at practice. Make sure you congratulate your new team captains on the way out!
Kyle thinks: I gotta get out here.
Kyle begins to quickly make his way for the door.
Armani (yelling): Yo Kyle! Wait up, Que!
Kyle thinks: Dag. I was hoping he wouldn’t see me leaving!
Kyle: Alright bruh!
Armani makes his way over to where Kyle is waiting.
Armani: What’s up bruh! You just gonna leave without yo boy?
Kyle: My bad, que. I’m kinda in a rush.
Armani: To go where? Convocation? Oh I gotcha! (laughing) Sydney got you on lock?
Silence
Armani: What’s up bruh? I’m just playing! You alright?
Kyle: (in a loud whisper) Yo man, how is coach gonna pick that little Eli Manning wanna be over me for captain? He know it was supposed to be my year. I’m so tired of these white boys coming to play on our squads and thinking they can take over.
Armani: Dag, bruh………I didn’t know…
Kyle: (cutting Armani off) Yeah… I don’t really wanna talk about it anymore. But uh, congrats.
Armani: Thanks, bruh.
Kyle: I’m outta here. I’ll catch up with you later.
Armani: Alright man-later.
Kyle sees his cousin Kiaterria as he walks outside.
Kiaterria: What’s up cuz!
Kyle: Sup.
Kiaterria: What’s your problem?
Kyle: Nothing.
Kiaterria: Okay well whatever it is, it has to be something or you wouldn’t be so mad.
Kyle: I don’t want to talk about it right now, Tee. What are you doing over here anyway? Why aren’t you at convocation?
Kiaterria: None ya business! But if you must know, I came over here to meet up with my man so he can walk me over there! I want every female on campus to see us together so they know he is off limits!
Kyle: What man? You ain’t got no man.
Kiaterria: Excuse me? What’s wrong with me that I can’t have a man?
Kyle: First of fall, if you had a man, Aunt Loraine would have told my mom by now and then she would have told me.
Kiaterria: I do have a man, thank you very much! And if you ever bothered to pick up your phone when I call, you would know that! Matter of fact, there he is right now!
Kyle turns around to see Jeff exiting the building.
Kiaterria: Hi honey! How’s my Jeffy doing today?
Across the campus, back at the auditorium, Joi is waiting outside for her boyfriend, Jovan. She runs into her friend, Sy’Mone.
Joi: Sy’Mone!
Sy’Mone: Hey girl!
The girls give each other a hug.
Joi: How you been, girl? I see you got on your Zeta jacket!
Sy’Mone: And you know it! Gotta represent for that royal blue and white! Anyway, it could be you wearing one too…..
Joi: Yeah, I know………maybe one day……..
Sy’mone: Well keep your eyes open for rush. Soror Krystalyn really liked you. Too bad she don’t feel the same way about me….
Joi: You still beefing with Krystalyn?
Sy’mone: I mean….I wouldn’t exactly call it beefing but you know she don’t like me.
Joi: No, I don’t know that. How do you know?
Sy’mone: Joi, please! You remember how hard she was riding me about becoming a Zeta?
Joi: Yeah I do…….but …….okay, you know I love you girl, but for real….you did go to every sorority rush on campus before pledging Zeta. Can you blame her for questioning your sincerity about the organization?
Sy'mone: Yeah but that was before I saw the royal blue and white light!
Joi: (laughs) Oh for real?
Sy’mone (laughs too) Don’t tease me, girl. I’m for real. I love my Z Phi B! I just have to find a way to show Soror Krystalyn that! Anyway girl, what’s been up?
Joi: Nothin’ much……..you see I’m all fat now!
Sy’mone: You're not fat! You’re pregnant! Big difference!
Joi: Oh really? Show me the difference! You see pregnant! I see fat!
Sy'mone: Aww……….is it that bad, girl?
Joi: (sighs) You have no idea. Thank God Jovan has been so sweet to me during all of this.
Sy’mone: Okay see, you talking about being fat and you still found a man while you were pregnant!
Joi: Girl what are you talking about? I was with Jovan before I was pregnant.
Sy'mone: Okay…. now what are you talking about? We were studying for Zeta when you found out you were pregnant and you were not dating Jovan. I also remember who you were messin’ with before you found out!
Joi is silent and looks away.
Sy’mone: Joi. Hold up, girl. Does Jovan think you havin’ his baby?
On the way to convocation, Krystalyn and her fiancé, Patrick walk briskly across campus to the auditorium.
Krystalyn: You look ridiculous today. I hate being late to stuff, Patrick and you know that! You took forever to get dressed and it was for no reason… cause you look ridiculous!
Patrick: What’s wrong with what I got on?
Krystalyn: First of all, no respectable greek would wear a line jacket to opening convocation. You look like a neo. You the chapter president. You should be wearing a shirt and tie. And you need a haircut. You just look like a bum, for real.
Patrick: Do you want me to go back and change?
Krystalyn: No I don’t want you to go back and change! We’re already late. What I want you to do is start acting and thinking like an adult. I swear I feel like your mother some days! Do I have to tell you everything?
Patrick: I’m sorry.
Krystalyn: For what?
Patrick: For whatever it is that’s making you so mad at me!
Krystalyn: Don’t patronize me, Patrick. I hate when you do that. Let’s just drop it.
Patrick: Yeah, let’s do that.
Krystalyn: Fine! Oh great. There’s Sy'mone.
Patrick: Let’s go say what's up.
Krystalyn: I’d rather not.
Patrick: Okay I know Sy’mone wasn’t your first choice but she’s a soror now. Don’t be rude, Krys. You’re chapter president too, remember?
Krystalyn: Yeah, whatever. Wait, who is that with her? Oh, it’s Joi! I’m sorry she didn’t go through the process. I really like Joi. Wow, she’s really starting to show now.
Patrick: Who is that? Joi? I didn’t know she was pregnant…..
Krystalyn: Yeah…..wow, she should be about 5 months now.
Patrick: Five months? You sure five months?
Krystalyn: Yes, Patrick, five months. What’s the big deal? Do you know Joi?
Patrick: Oh, um, not really. I mean, you know, we had a class, one time, together, me and Joi did. Yeah, last year. We had a class together. So no, I don’t know her. Just a class.
Krystalyn: Okay, I get it! You had a class! What’s wrong with you? Anyway, let’s go say hi.
Patrick: Oh you know…..you were right………we don’t need to say hi. Let’s just go find a seat.
Krystalyn (with her hands on her hips): Wait a minute. At first you were yelling at me about being nice to my soror. Then I point out Joi and you start acting all shady. I thought you said you didn’t know her!
Patrick stands in silence.
Krystalyn: Answer me, Patrick. Is Joi the reason you don’t want to go over there?