Troy: What the hell you wanna ask me? Mr. Stawicki the one you got the questions for.
Cory: How come you ain’t never liked me?
Troy: Liked you? Who the hell say I got to like you? What law is there say I got to like you? Wanna stand up in my face and ask a damn fool ass question like that. Talking about liking somebody.Come here boy, when I talk to you. .. Straighten up dammit! I asked you a question… what law is there say I got to like you?
Cory: None.
Troy: Well, all right then! Don’t you eat every day? (Pause) Answer me when I talk to you! Don’t you eat every day?
Cory: Yeah
Troy: Nigga, as long as you in my house, you put that sir on the end of it when you talk to me!
Cory: Yes…sir
Troy: You eat every day.
Cory: Yes sir!
Troy: You got clothes on your back.
Cory: Yes sir.
Troy: Why you think that is?
Cory: Cause of you.
Troy: Ah, hell I know its cause of me… but why do you think that is?
Cory (hesitant): Cause you like me.
Troy: like you? I go out of here every morning… bust my butt putting up with them crackers everyday… ‘cause I like you? You about the biggest fool I ever saw.
(Pause)
It’s my job, it’s my responsibility! You understand that? A man got to take care of his family. You live in my house, sleep on my bedclothes, fill your belly up on my food… cause you my son.You my flesh and blood. Not cause I like you! Cause it’s my duty to take care of you. I owe a responsibility to you!Let’s get this straight here, before it go along any further… I ain’t got to like you. Mr. Rand don’t give me my money come payday ‘cause he likes me. He gives me ‘cause he owes me. I done given you everything I had to give you. I gave you your life! Me and your mama worked that out between us. And liking your black ass wasn’t part of the bargain. Don’t you try and go through life worrying about if somebody like you or not. You best be making sure they doing right by you. You understand what I’m saying boy?
