Joe Guy by Roy Williams

Author:Roy Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781408147795
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2019-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

Scene Two

2002. A front door.

Joe is outside with Naomi.

Naomi Yer drunk.

Joe No.

Naomi I can smell it from here.

Joe That all you have to say?

Naomi I don’t know what to say.

Joe Ain’t like you.

Naomi What are you doing here, Joe? It’s the middle of the night.

Joe I come back.

Naomi I can see that.

Joe To take you away from all this. Joke. Oh, don’t be so dry, man, wass up wid you?

Naomi This is my home.

Joe Alright, I’ll go then.

Naomi Did you do it?

Joe How can you ask me that?

Naomi Joe, stay where you are, alright?

Joe Take it easy.

Naomi Fuck easy! Did you?

Joe Things just went a little bit mad, alright?

Naomi That don’t answer my question.

Joe No! I didn’t do it.

Naomi Don’t sound so sure.

Joe Then why you asking me?

Naomi Why are you here, Joe?

Joe Alright, I heard you moved out here now. Wanted to see you.

Naomi You seen me.

Joe Yeah, I know all about that look, bin getting it for months now.

Naomi You deserve it.

Joe What are you pissed off about – that I cheated on you, that most of the girls were white?

Naomi Most?

Joe Or that I was arrested for –

Naomi Rape!

Joe Which is it?

Naomi If you don’t know …

Joe I just wanted to see you. It’s good to see you.

Naomi I can’t say the same, Joe.

Joe Does she know?

Naomi Are you mad? No.

Joe I want to see her.

Naomi You can want all you like. We agreed. This changes nothing.

Joe Naomi, please?

Naomi Don’t you ever come back here with ‘Naomi please’. Ever, in your life!

Joe She’s my daughter.

He turns to face Helen, seated in the restaurant.

Helen Calm down.

Joe Four games. Fucking fans, they think they own me.

Helen In essence they do.

Joe Step. Rewind? Is what you say?

Helen Let’s forget it.

Joe Yes, let’s. Who the fuck do they think they are?

Helen Please?

Joe Booing like that.

Helen You’re going through a bad patch. Happens to everyone.

Joe Not to me. You know what, fuck this shit.

Helen Joe?

Joe Tell them to stick their twenty grand up their arse.

Helen It’s not the club’s fault.

Joe The club don’t appreciate genius when they see it. My fault how?

Helen Twenty a week is a good deal.

Joe You my agent or no?

Helen removes the contract from her briefcase.

Joe Did you not hear what I said?

Helen Sign the contract, Joe.

Joe Don’t treat me like some child, Helen.

Helen Then don’t act like one. So what if they’re booing you?

Joe So what?

Helen When you score your next goal, they’ll be cheering you. Fans are fickle, you should know that by now.

Joe You think I’m stupid?

Helen You don’t want to know what I think.

Joe Excuse?

Helen It’s nothing.

Joe It’s something.

Helen Forget the fans. It will pass. Don’t make yourself look bad, don’t make me look bad.

Joe I can always refuse to play. (Clocks her face.) What?

Helen Don’t be ridiculous.

Joe I ain’t.

Helen Tell me you’re joking, tell me you’re joking.

Joe I’m joking.

Helen I do not like having my time monopolised like this.

Joe Since when?

Helen Since always.

Joe I thought you liked spending time with me.

Helen Stop it. Now sign.

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