J. J Rhymes J. J. RHYMES FADE IN: SCENE I: In this scene, 3 young men, whose names are, Joseph Martin, Carlton Miller and Jeremy James Robertson, also known as J. J. Rhyme, are sitting down, in the yard, not to far away from Joseph Martin’s mother’s house. In the small town of Lawtell, Louisiana, who has 120 people who live here, it is very small community. It is 3:00 p. m., in the afternoon, of Monday. JOSEPH: So, it seems that ,you have decided, to get into the music business... and so, what is your plan exactly? JEREMY: Yeah, this is my dream, I’ve been having since I was 7 years old... Both of ya’ll knew that, already, so, it doesn’t seem, that I shouldn’t keep talking about. CARLTON: We both know that already... but, how will you go, about trying to get into the music business? JEREMY: Carl, you always ask everybody, how they are going to do anything. Besides, there is an audition tomorrow and I am going. CARLTON: That is because, everybody has the ideas, but no one has any money, to back up. So, good luck on your audition tomorrow. JOSEPH: Where will be at? JEREMY: At the Mentoring Center. CARLTON: Where they mentor young men. JEREMY: That’s it. JEREMY: Both of you guys, know I have a C. D., that I cut, before I got laid off my job. JOSEPH: Yeah, I remember that day, I went with you, to have your C. D. cut. CARLTON: I remember that day too. FADE OUT SCENE II: Catherine Jones Robertson, who is Jeremy’s mother, is worried and it has been 6 hours later and she is cooking some food for her and her son. Jeremy walks in his mother’s house. JEREMY: Mom, is that the food I smell? CATHERINE: Where the hell have you’ve been?! JEREMY: Mom! I went to see my friends, if that’s alright. CATHERINE: Hell no!, it isn’t alright. You better try to look for a job. The Telephone rings and Catherine goes to answer the telephone. CATHERINE: Hello. JOSEPH: Is Jeremy there? CATHERINE: Who is it? JOSEPH: This is Joseph. CATHERINE: Oh... She puts down the telephone and call Jeremy. CATHERINE: Jeremy! Come here and talk to Joseph. JEREMY: Yeah Mom! Jeremy comes out of the bathroom. JEREMY: Yeah, what’s up? JOSEPH: Do you need a ride, to go to the audition tomorrow? JEREMY: Yeah... Will you be able to bring me? JOSEPH: No problem, brother. Jeremy hangs up the telephone. Catherine and Jeremy sit at the table. CATHERINE: So, what is up with you and Joseph? JEREMY: He is taking me to an audition, tomorrow. CATHERINE: Sit down. Let me tell you something. JEREMY: Mom. What? CATHERINE: With any and all choices you make, in life. Don’t forget God should be involved, in any and all decisions, you make. JEREMY: I know mom. CATHERINE: No you don’t know. So listen, to what I tell you. JEREMY: I’m listening CATHERINE: Before I make any choices, about doing anything. I pray to God, first. JEREMY: What about being with dad? CATHERINE: That was a choice that I did not pray about. JEREMY: Mom, I know. CATHERINE: God will always make a away. FADE OUT SCENE III: It is 7:00 a. m., in the morning of Tuesday. Joseph blows his horn. CATHERINE: What the hell is going on?! JOSEPH: Sorry Ms. Robertson! I thought Jeremy was up. Catherine goes into Jeremy’s room. CATHERINE: Jeremy get your lazy ass up! Joseph is here to pick up! JEREMY: Yeah mom, I’m coming. Catherine leaves Jeremy’s room. Jeremy hurry up and gets dress. After Jeremy get dress, he rushes outside to meet Joseph. JOSEPH: Brother, your mother is bugging man. JEREMY: Don’t worry about her man, Let’s us to the audition. Both of them had gotten into the car, they close the door and drove off. FADE OUT SCENE IV: Joseph and Jeremy arrive at the Mentoring Center for the audition. Both of them got out of the car and close the doors and started walking to the main entrance of the building. They met a elderly man, whose name is Robert Armstrong, with clip board, which had some paper, everyone could sign their name, that came for the audition. JEREMY: Hey What up? ROBERT: What up, Cat? JEREMY: What do I have to do to audition? ROBERT: All you have to do, is to sign your name. Make sure you have your C. D. Jeremy signed his name and him and Joseph went find them a seat. JEREMY: Look brother, at all the people in this building. JOSEPH: Man I know. As soon as they found some seat, that were empty, they both sat down, near a guy name Bradley McMillan. BRADLEY: So, both of you here for the audition? JOSEPH: No, just my friend, Jeremy. A few minutes later Jeremy’s name was called, by an elderly woman, whose name was Madonna Williams. MADONNA: Are you Jeremy? JEREMY: That’s me. MADONNA: So... You want to be a star. JEREMY: Yeah MADONNA: Well, first of all, you should have brought your C.D. and a picture of yourself. JEREMY: I did. MADONNA: The second step, is for me to listen to 1 or 2 songs. JEREMY: Okay. She started listening to the music. A few minutes later, she gave him back his C. D. and told him it wasn’t what they were looking for. Jeremy and Joseph left. FADE OUT SCENE V: It was Wednesday morning. Carlton came to Ms. Robertson’s house with a newspaper. He knock on the door and Jeremy answered it. CARLTON: Hello. JEREMY: Carl... CARLTON: I brought you a newspaper. Both of them went outside, near the side of the house. They had some chairs, under a tree, where both of them went to sit down. Jeremy looks at the newspaper and find another audition. JEREMY: Carl... There is another audition Can you bring me? CARLTON: Yeah, Jeremy, I can. You need to look for a job. JEREMY: I will. FADE OUT SCENE VI: It is Thursday morning Carl arrives in his truck. Jeremy walks out of the house and gets into Carl’s truck. They both close the doors of the truck. JEREMY: I appreciate it... Carl. CARLTON: Yeah, Jeremy... I know. As soon as they arrive to Holiday Mall. Carlton and Jeremy get out of the truck and they both close the doors of the truck and head inside the Mall. They see a sign in the corner, which talks about the audition. As soon as they arrive in the room, they are greeted by, Angel Thomas, who has a clipboard with some paper on it, for everyone to sign their names. JEREMY: So, do I have to sign our names. ANGEL: Yes, please. The other gentlemen can sign in too. CARLTON: I am not auditioning. Carlton and Jeremy went to find a seat. JEREMY: I hope I am next, brother. Because, I can’t wait anymore. CARLTON: You will son be next. Okay. A few minutes later, Jeremy name was called, by an elderly gentleman, whose name is Robert Miller. JEREMY: My name is Jeremy and I want to be a rapper. ROBERT: Okay. Do you have a C. D. and a picture of yourself. JEREMY: Yeah. Here it is. ROBERT: Do you have other copies of your music. JEREMY: Yes. ROBERT: I will take your music and listen to it. I will call you as soon as I can. JEREMY: Thanks. FADE OUT SCENE VII: A week has passed, since Jeremy went to other auditions. He was about to give up, when Joseph, came by to get Jeremy, for another audition. Jeremy gets out of his house into Joseph’s car. They both close the doors of the car. JOSEPH: I saw this audition on television last night. I wanted to come and pick you up. JEREMY: Thanks, brother. So they went to a club called: Club D. A lot of people were their to audition. Jerry Dean from New Generation was their. Jeremy had saw Jerry Dean and he gave him the C. D. JEREMY: This is my songs. JERRY: Okay. I will listen to it now. As Jerry heard the music, he like it and told Jeremy, he’ll get a recording deal. Jerry went to the table he was using and pick up his contract and gave it to Jeremy. Jeremy read the contract and signed it and gave it back to Jerry. Jerry took his check book out and wrote out a check for $25,000.00 He gave it to Jeremy and John and Jeremy left the building. They both went to Jeremy’s mother’s house and tell Jeremy’s mother. As soon as they arrived, Jeremy rushed to get out of John’s car and ran into the house. JEREMY: Mom! Mom! CATHERINE: What son! JEREMY: I got a recording deal! CATHERINE: Jeremy, did you get a recording deal:? JEREMY: Yeah mom. I’m so excited. CATHERINE: Jeremy, I want you to remember God, my son. JEREMY: I will mom. Jeremy went to his room and started packing his clothes. He was going to Los Angeles, California. John brings him to the airport. As soon as they arrived, Jeremy went to buy his ticket and John came with him. Julie, was the customer service, who gave him his ticket. JEREMY: Yes, I need 1 ticket to Los Angeles, please. JULIE: Yes sir. He put his, 2 bags down, to purchase his ticket. After he purchase the ticket, he hug John and told him bye. John told him, bye. As soon as they called, the flight to Los Angeles, on gate 7, Jeremy left, with his, 2 bags in his hand and left. FADE OUT SCENE VIII: Jeremy has finally arrive at the airport, where Jerry is waiting for him. I had gotten his 2 bags out of the compartment of the airplane. JERRY: Okay, lets get your ready to find a hotel, for you to stay in. JEREMY: Okay. Jerry had a limo waiting outside the airport, with a driver, whose was waiting on the side of the driver‘s side. Jerry and Jeremy had gotten in. The driver, whose, name is, Daryl Benson, closed the door Jerry told the drive to the Dean Holiday. One of the best hotel’s in Los Angeles. As soon as they arrived, Jeremy checked in. JERRY: I will pick up at 5:00 a. m., in the morning. You have a record to record. Be down downstairs at 5 in the morning. JEREMY: I will. Then Jerry left and Jeremy went up to the second floor, to suite 201 Jeremy had put his 2 bags down and use his card key to get into his room. JEREMY: Man, look at this room. I like it. A few minutes later, Jeremy drop his 2 bags on the floor and took a shower. He took his alarm clock out of one of his bags and set it, for 5:00 in the morning. After the shower, he went to bed. FADE OUT SCENE IX: It is 5:00 a. m. ,Thursday morning. Jeremy had heard the alarm and woke up. He rushed to put on his clothes and took his card key with him. He locked the door and rushed to get the elevator. He had gotten in. The elevator went to the first floor. He rushed out and ran for the lobby, while, Jerry was waiting in the lobby for him. JERRY: I see your up. JEREMY: Yeah. JERRY: Let’s go. They both went outside the hotel and got into the limo. After they had gotten, Daryl closed the door. A few minutes later they were at the record studio. JEREMY: This is the record studio. JERRY: Yes it is. So let’s get out and get into the studio. We can get started on your album. JEREMY: Yes, we can. As they had gotten out of the limo, they went inside the front door of the studio. Jeremy and Jerry went to the recording booth. JEREMY: Brother, I like this stuff, in here. JERRY: I know Jeremy. This is how it all begins. First you need a stage name. JEREMY: You can call me J. J. Rhymes. JERRY: Love it. We will need some songs recorded. JEREMY: Can I write some of my own songs. JERRY: Yes, you can. JEREMY: I can’t believe I’m a celebrity. JERRY: Yes you are my friend. I’ll be back. I am going to call a few friends and we can get started on your album. As Jerry leaves the recording studio, Jeremy, takes a look at the equipment. Jerry decides to call J-Man Pictures to help with the photography, to take pictures of Jeremy. A few minutes later Jerry returns. JERRY: I have decided to schedule you an appointment with J-Man Pictures. I want you to take some pictures for your first album cover. JEREMY: Cool. JERRY: As soon as you have finish, we will start working start working on your album. JEREMY: Okay. JERRY: The limo is waiting outside of the recording studio. I want you to and get some pictures taken of yourself. JEREMY: Okay. Jeremy started leaving the recording, while Jerry stayed and wait for the songwriters to come and meet him at the recording studio. FADE OUT SCENE X: In this scene Jeremy is at J-Man Studios. He is getting his picture taken. Lawrence is the photographer, who will be taken pictures of Jeremy. As soon a Jeremy enters the studio Lawrence shakes his hand. LAWRENCE: Come in Jeremy. I have been expecting you. JEREMY: Okay. How did you know my name? LAWRENCE: Jerry told me, your name on the telephone. I want you to go where you see the blue screen. I will get your clothes ready for the photo shoot. JEREMY: Thanks. As Lawrence gets this clothes ready, Jeremy went to see the camera, he is going to use. A few minutes later Lawrence is back with Jeremy’s clothes for the photo shoot. Jeremy rushes back and stands in front of the blue screen. LAWRENCE: These are the clothes you will be wearing. I want you to go on the right hand side, their is a dress room. I need you to put on the blue outfit. I will get you some jewelry. JEREMY: Okay. As Jeremy goes into the dressing room. Lawrence is getting the excess ores. A few minutes later Jeremy comes of the dressing room and Lawrence comes back with the jewelry. LAWRENCE: Brother, that looks good on you. I think that should be your cover album. JEREMY: You think so. LAWRENCE: I know so. I need you to stand in front of the blue screen. I am going to hand you 2 gold chains. I want you to put them on. I also have a gold belt. I want you to put it on. As Lawrence gives him the gold chain; Jeremy starts add the excess ores to his outfit. Then, Lawrence starts taking his pictures. A few minutes later, Lawrence ask Jeremy to change into the red outfit. As Jeremy gets dress; he comes out and Lawrence stars giving him more excess ores and Lawrence starts taking Jeremy picture. FADE OUT SCENE XI: In this scene, Jerry has gotten the proofs of Jeremy’s pictures. Jeremy has returned to the recording studio, to work on his first album. JERRY: Brother, these are the best photos, you have taken. JEREMY: Thanks, brother. JERRY: I am going to choose a few of them and we will see what happens, when their are added to your album. JEREMY: Cool. JERRY: I glad you came to the studio. JEREMY: I have to do my first album. JERRY: Yes you do. Jerry decides to show the writers to Jeremy. JERRY: I want you to come with me. I want to show you the writers, you will be working with They are in the lobby. I sure when you went into the lobby, you saw some people their. JEREMY: Yes, I thought their were waiting to talk with you. JERRY: We always talked. Jerry and Jeremy are headed to the lobby and they meet the songwriters. Shane Williams, Donna Monroe, Michael Kingsley and Jason James. Shane greets Jeremy, with a hand shake, first. SHANE: Hello, my name is Shane. JEREMY: J. J. Rhymes. SHANE: Good to meet you. Then Donna greet Jeremy, with a hand shake. DONNA: My name is Donna JEREMY: J. J. Rhymes. DONNA: It is good to meet you. I heard a lot about you. JEREMY: Thanks, I guess. Michael greets Jeremy with a hand shake. MICHAEL: My name is Michael. JEREMY: I’m J. J. Rhymes. MICHAEL: Its good to meet you. JEREMY: Like wise. Jason greets Jeremy with a hand shake. JASON: My name is Jason. JEREMY: J. J. Rhymes. JASON: Its good to meet you. JEREMY: Like wise. JERRY: I’m glad everyone have a chance to meet each other. So here’s the deal. We can all get to work. FADE OUT SCENE XII: In this scene, the album has finally been finish and Jeremy is going to promote it at a radio station. The disc jockey name is, Tony Michaels, also known as D. J. Tony. TONY: Welcome to my show, all you listeners out there. I have a special guest. His name is J. J. Rhymes. Tell everyone hello, brother. JEREMY: What up, people. TONY: J. J. Rhymes, please tell us about your album. JEREMY: My album is a about my hard life, that I led. It is an inspirational to all who lived a hard life. I lived a life where people, hate me. Where, gangs, lived around my area. Where going to school, meant nothing. I was told I was nothing. But, I know dreams come true. TONY: Brother, that is an inspirational story for all young men in the world. JEREMY: You know it. TONY: Who are you favorite rappers? JEREMY: I like rapper like, J-Roc, J-Wood and JERRY and the Hollywood Bad Boys. TONY: I heard that. Well, I leave all my listeners on that point I’ll let you go J. J. Rhymes. JEREMY: Thanks. TONY: When I return, you will hear some songs, from J. J. Rhymes new album call, Hard Life. Then, Tony went to commercial and started talking to J. J. Rhymes. TONY: Brother, I have to say, that was true, from the heart. JEREMY: What can I say, I real as they come. Then J. J. Rhymes left the radio station. FADE OUT SCENE XIII: In this scene, J. J. Rhymes is going to a party. J. J. Rhymes enter the building. JEREMY: Hey, what up? This is a party, so lets get down. J. J. Rhymes decides to find a table that is free and sit down. Then a few minutes later, 2 women approach him. One name Rosie Martinez and Linda Jackson. ROSIE: What’s going on, big daddy? JEREMY: Nothing much What about you? ROSIE: Nothing much. Can we sit down? JEREMY: Yeah. LINDA: You a big strong brother? JEREMY: Yeah, you can say that. LINDA: I know that. ROSIE: You want to go some where private. JEREMY: Yeah. LINDA: There is a VIP, room in the back. JEREMY: Let’s go. Then all 3 of the left, for the VIP room. As soon as they arrived, all 3 of them sat down at the last table in the back. ROSIE: You like what you see? JEREMY: You mean you. Yeah. LINDA: What about me baby? JEREMY: Oh yeah. So you 2 girls want to go somewhere and talk more. ROSIE: Yeah baby. LINDA: Yeah. So they left. FADE OUT SCENE XIV: In this scene, it is morning and J. J. Rhymes is back in the studio recording his second album. JEREMY: I don’t know about that track, Michael. MICHAEL: The song is good J. J. JEREMY: I guess. JASON: J. J., listen. The music is good. This second album is the best. SHANE: This next album will blow your fans minds. JEREMY: I guess so. DONNA: No J. J. I know so. JEREMY: Okay. Lets do it. After a long hard session, all of them left the studio. FADE OUT SCENE XV: In this scene, J. J. Rhymes is going to his hotel room, when a crack dealer, sees him. The crack dealer’s name is Charles Mason. CHARLES: Hey, brother. You look to get high. JEREMY: What do you mean? CHARLES: I got some stuff, that will make you feel good. JEREMY: Yeah. How much? CHARLES: It is only $30. JEREMY: Yeah, I take it. After, J. J. Rhymes take the drugs, he went up into his room and started smoking the crack. Jeremy was so high, he started talking to himself. JEREMY: I feel good. I am on cloud nine, right now. I needed that. I thought having sex was something. Not good enough. This stuff is the bomb, brother. A few minutes later, Jeremy went to sleep. FADE OUT SCENE XVI: In this scene, Jeremy gets a telephone call from his mother. When Jeremy hear the telephone, which is right near his bed, he answers it. JEREMY: Hello. CATHERINE: Jeremy. You are sleep? JEREMY: Yeah mom. CATHERINE: A rough day. JEREMY: Yeah, mom. I recording another album. CATHERINE: I heard. Why don’t you do gospel music? JEREMY; Mom. I got any image to maintain. CATHERINE: A what?! Let me tell you something, young man. The Lord told me you better, record a gospel record. JEREMY: I will mom! CATHERINE: Don’t you raise your voice to me, young man! I’m still your mother and I still alive. I thank God each day, I am alive. You better do that too. JEREMY: Yeah mom. CATHERINE: I’ll let you go to sleep. JEREMY: Bye mom. CATHERINE: Bye. Jeremy gets up and he is getting ready. He is going to put the finishing touches on his second album. As he gets dress, he takes his card key and he locks his hotel door and he is heading for the elevator. Jeremy starts thinking about what his mother was saying. As the elevator door opens to the lobby, Jeremy leaves and a limo is here to pick him up. FADE OUT SCENE X VII: Jeremy is at the studio and he is finally finish with his second album. JEREMY: I think my mother is right. SHANE: About what? JEREMY: I should be doing a gospel album. DONNA: That sounds good. JASON: Yeah, brother, we could do that. JEREMY: I don’t know. I’ll think about my image. JERRY: So you should. A gospel album would kill your career. MICHAEL: It would be different. JERRY: Yes, but, you want your fans to like your hard core image. JEREMY: I guess so. JERRY: I know so. People that will be a rap. I want everyone to take some time off and get ready for your third album. JEREMY: How long do we have? JERRY: 3 months. JEREMY: I could go see my mother. JERRY: You can. Everyone left and Jeremy was going to his hotel, to pack his bags and leave for Louisiana. FADE OUT SCENE X VIII: In this scene, Jeremy has arrived to Louisiana. He is in the terminal, with his 2 bags, with him. He decides to call one of his friends, to pick him up. He sees a pay telephone and he rushes to use it, after he drop his 2 bags. When he gets to the pay telephone, he puts his money in it and he dials, John’s number. The telephone rings and John answers it. JEREMY: Yeah. What’s going on? JOHN: J. J. I going to pick up. Okay. JEREMY: Thanks, brother, I appreciate it. JOHN: Not a problem. JEREMY: I wait for you outside the airport. JOHN: Okay. Talk to you later. JEREMY: You too. Bye. JOHN: Bye. As Jeremy hangs up the telephone, it seems that John was depress. So after Jeremy hangs up the telephone, then he pick up his 2 bags and was headed outside the terminal. A few minutes later John arrives and sees Jeremy. John parks near the front door of the terminal and he honk his horn, so Jeremy would hear it. Jeremy hears it and walks toward, John’s car. Jeremy gets in and John and Jeremy starts talking, after they close the car‘s doors. JEREMY: Thanks, again, brother. JOHN: Not a problem. I have some bad news for you brother. JEREMY: What is it? JOHN; You mother is in the hospital. JEREMY: What do you mean. I talked with her not to long ago, from my hotel in Los Angeles. JOHN: Before you arrived she called me. I called Carl and we both went to pick her up. JEREMY: Brother, take me to the hospital. JOHN: That’s where I going, to take you. FADE OUT SCENE X IX: In this scene, John and Jeremy is at the hospital. As soon as they arrived in the main lobby of the hospital, they asked the lady at the front desk. On her tag, her name is printed. Her name is Sandy Lewis. JEREMY: Yes, my name is Jeremy and my mother is in one of these rooms, in this hospital. SANDY: What’s your mother name. JEREMY: Her name is Catherine Robertson. SANDY: I look it up on my computer. As she starts looking it up, Jeremy is very nervous at this point. SANDY: Yes, she is in room 205. On the second floor. JEREMY: Thanks. As John and Jeremy rushed to find an elevator. As they get inside the elevator, John pushes the number 2 button, for the second floor. A few minutes later, they arrived on the second floor. As the elevator doors open, John and Jeremy rushed, to room 205. As soon as they had arrived, Jeremy opened the door and he saw his mother was sleeping. Carlton was their with her. JEREMY: Hey Carl. CARLTON: Hey Jeremy. I sorry brother. JEREMY: I know. CARLTON: There is nothing we can do her. JEREMY: That’s what the doctor’s said? CARLTON: Yes. JEREMY: Thanks, for being by my mother side, Carl. JOHN: Why don’t you sit down, Jeremy. JEREMY: Yeah, I’ll do that. Then, Jeremy sat down. A few minutes later, one of the doctor’s came into the room. His name is, Doctor Jeff Johnson. JEFF: I wanted to know, which one of you are the son? JEREMY: I am. My name is Jeremy. JEFF: I’m doctor Jeff. I want to let you know your mother had a heartache. I think this heartache, is one of her worst ones. I called her regular physician. He told me, she used to get strokes. I think this time it is really bad. JEREMY: Are you sure doctor? JEFF: Yes, I am. I don’t know if she will live. I very sorry. JEREMY: I know you are doing all you can, doctor. A few minutes later, the doctor left and Jeremy asked John, if he could bring him home. So, John decided to bring Jeremy, while, Carlton, stayed. FADE OUT SCENE X X: In this scene, Jeremy is back home. John leaves and he is going home. As soon as Jeremy walks in, he closes the door and starts to fall on his knees and cry. A few minutes later, he goes into his room. He starts pulling his sheets off of his bed and starts talking to himself out loud. JEREMY: Why man?! Why does it have to be, my mother?! God, why?! As he pulls his mattress off of his bed, he continues. JEREMY: I sure be the one to die! Not my mother! I want to. God, can you spread her life and take mine! Please, if you can hear, me let me know, God! Then, Jeremy starts crying. A few minutes later, he falls asleep on the floor. FADE OUT SCENE X X I: In this scene, the telephone ring. Carlton, calls Jeremy to let him know his mother is dead. Jeremy rushes to get the telephone. CARLTON: Jeremy, I sorry, brother, but your mother is dead. JEREMY: Thanks, for calling me, Carl. When Jeremy hangs up the telephone, he falls down and cry. A few minutes later, Jeremy calls John and ask John, to bring him to the airport. He tells him, he has to go back to finish his record. John agrees to pick him up. A few minutes later, John arrives and honk his horn. Jeremy hears it and he locks the door and take his 2 bags with him. As Jeremy gets into John’s car, they both stats talking. JEREMY: Carl, call me. He told me my mother died. JOHN: I know, Carl, call me and told me the same thing. JEREMY; I can’t be here. It is too much pain. Besides, I have to go back and finish my record. JOHN: I hear, brother. I think it would be best. As John and Jeremy arrive at the airport. Jeremy gets out and he tells, John, goodbye. He tells John that he will call him, after he arrives in Los Angeles. Jeremy goes to find a pay phone and calls Jerry. After he finds a pay phone, he put his money in it and dials, Jerry’s number. The telephone rings and Jerry picks it up. JERRY: Hello. JEREMY: Yeah, this is J. J. Rhymes. JERRY: What’s going on? JERRY: I am coming back to the recording studio. My mother passed away and I need to record my third album. JERRY: Not a problem. I pick you up at the airport in Los Angeles. JEREMY: Thanks. Jeremy hangs up the pay phone and goes to buy his ticket. A soon as he reaches the front desk. A lady name, Mary Green, greets him. Jeremy tells her, he wants to buy a ticket to go Los Angeles. After the transaction, Jeremy finds a empty seat. He put his 2 bags down and waited. A few minutes later, the flight to Los Angeles was called and it was gate 2, everyone had to go to, if they were going to Los Angeles. Jeremy rushed to get to gate 2. As soon as he arrived on the plane, he sat down and buckled up. A few minutes later they arrive in Los Angeles. Jerry was waiting for him in the terminal. It was gate 2, that was called and it was the flight from Louisiana to California. As soon as Jeremy arrived inside the terminal at gate 2, with his 2 bags. Jerry was waiting. JERRY: Hey, brother, JEREMY: Hey, brother, I back. JERRY: Good, you will stay with me at my house tonight. We will finish up the album. JEREMY: I was hoping that my fourth album, would be a remix album. I was hoping that the single that was release from my other 3 albums would be remixed. If you don’t mind. JERRY: Not a problem. After they left the terminal, Jerry arrived at his house. They both got out of Jerry’s car and closes the doors and went inside. Jeremy took his 2 bags down with him. After they had arrived inside his house. Jerry told him he could sleep in the guest room. Jerry told him it was down the hall and to the right of him. Jeremy went to the room and he put his 2 bags down and went to bed. FADE OUT SCENE X X II: In this scene, Jerry and Jeremy arrived at the recording studio. They both decided to start on his third album. As they were both writing the music and recording the music, they find themselves, enjoying every minutes of it. A few minutes after, Jerry and Jeremy was going to Jerry’s house for the day. Jeremy asked Jerry to stop and get some beer. Jerry pulled into the liquor store and went inside the liquor store to get some beer. As soon as he came out, he was caring a 6 pack. 3 beer for him and 3 for Jeremy. Then, Jerry took off. As soon as they arrive to Jerry’s house. They both gotten out and close the car’s door. They went inside and Jerry handed 1 beer to Jeremy and Jerry took the one. They both went sit on the couch. As they were drinking, Jeremy started talking. JEREMY: Brother, I can not believe that we are almost finish with my third album. JERRY: Believe it, brother. I glad you came back J. J. I missed you. JEREMY: I missed you too JERRY: So now, we going to sleep it off and then tomorrow, we are going to finish your album, so we can push it out. JEREMY: You know what? JERRY: What brother? JEREMY: I was thinking about doing a gospel rap album. JERRY: Yeah. You know that’s not your style. JEREMY: I know. So can I JERRY: It’s up to you J. J. This is your project. JEREMY: I know. JERRY: I want to tell you, it is not a good idea. JEREMY: Yeah, I know. JERRY: I’ll talk with the a few people and see what I can do for you, brother. FADE OUT SCENE X X III: It is morning and Jerry and Jeremy are back in the recording studio finishing up his third album. A few hour later, Jeremy and Jerry finally finished the album. It was ready to be pressed and soon to be release. JEREMY: I can’t believe we finished it. JERRY: Believe it. The next thing is to promote it and get ready for the remix album. It will be your fourth album. You will be going on tour. A few days later, Jeremy was on tour and Jerry called the writers back to get the remix album ready. Also, Jerry decided that Jeremy could do a gospel rap album. This would be his fifth album. The last album was going to be his greatest hits. While, Jeremy was on tour, Jerry was preparing his remix album. Jeremy was going to party’s and clubs. He was getting drunk on tour. A few days later, Jeremy is back in Los Angeles, at his hotel room. Jeremy turned on the television and he started flipping the channels. He flip the channel and saw a man that was preaching to his congregation. His name is Pastor Caleb Jordan. CALEB: Today, we are going to talk a bout how a man should conduct himself. CONGREGATION: Yeah! CALEB: A man should be honest. I want everyone to turn to the book of Proverbs. Chapter 20. Verse 7. It reads. The just man, walks in his integrity, his children are blessed after him. I am not leaving women out, by my message today is, how a man should conduct himself. Don’t you know being honest is what God ask us to do. We also have to be faithful. in our praying. If a man can’t be honest with himself, how can he be honest with his own women. CONGREGATION: Speak preacher, preacher! CALEB: A man must speak the truth. Turn with me to the book of Saint John. The Chapter 17. Verse 17. Sanctify them, through thy truth, thy word is truth. Think of what God is saying. The truth shall set your free. CONGREGATION: The truth will set you free! CALEB: A man should love everyone. Turn with me to the book of 1 Corinthians Chapter 13 Verse 13 And now abide faith, hope, charity; these three, but, the greatest of these is charity. Look at what it says. The greatest is charity. Yes, my brothers and sisters, charity is the greatest. When you see, your brother or sister in need. If you don’t give them, your time or a little bit of money... What do you think God will do? Nothing for you. My brothers and sisters we have to help each other. That is why we are on earth, to help one another. Brothers, don’t forget to give up the vile things you are doing in this world. Don’t you know, if a man drunk or does drugs, he is deceiving himself. CONGREGATION: Speak on it preacher! CALEB: Brothers, if you want to be a man, give up the childish things you do. Give your problems to God in heaven. Let him take care of it. Let God fill you with his presences. You will see a change in your life. Don’t be angry with each other. Tell your brothers and sisters, you are sorry. Remember God’s words. CONGREGATION: Yes, pastor, yes! Then the musicians started to play some music and the congregation started dancing. When Jeremy saw that, he knew, he had to change his life around. FADE OUT SCENE X X IV: In this scene, Jeremy is at the studio, talking with Jerry. JEREMY: Jerry, I have to do a gospel album and I want to turn my life around. JERRY: Fine, you can. The writers came back and they decided to work with you on your gospel rap album. JEREMY: I am going to call it, Redemption I am going to be redeem of my sins. I will go back to Louisiana and go to a church out here. My last album will be the greatest hits. Okay. JERRY: I was thinking about that. As soon as Jeremy had finish with his album. He went back to the hotel and start packing. As soon as he pack his 2 bags, he took his card key and locked the room. He went towards the elevator and he pushed the number1 button, for the first floor. Jeremy went to check out and the lady name Angel Thibodeaux, was going to check him out. ANGEL: You are leaving? JEREMY: Yes I am. I going back to Louisiana. ANGEL: Good news to hear. Please sign out and I take the card key from you and you’ll be on your way. JEREMY: Thanks ANGEL: Alright, then, everything is in order. Hope to see you one day. And Jeremy, the Lord is always on your side. JEREMY: Thanks As Jeremy finished, he turned around and smiled at the lady, as he had pick up his 2 bags. The limo was waiting for Jeremy. As soon as Jeremy walked to the limo, Daryl opened the door for him and Jeremy threw his 2 bags on the floor and had gotten in. Then Daryl open the driver side of the limo and got in and close the door. Daryl took off for the airport. As soon as Jeremy arrives at the airport, Daryl opened his door and was getting out. He was going to let Jeremy out. As Daryl opened, Jeremy’s door. Daryl started talking to him, while he was getting Jeremy‘s 2 bags out of the limo. DARYL: It was a pleasure bringing you everywhere, J. J. Rhymes. Here is your 2 bags. JEREMY: Thanks, Daryl. DARYL: God will bless you, but, don’t forget to give your tithes and offering to him. JEREMY: I won’t, Daryl. Then Jeremy took his 2 bags and went into the airport and was going to buy a ticket home. As soon as bought his ticket, he went to the pay phone and call John. He told John, he was leaving Los Angeles and coming home for good. John was happy and when, Jeremy hung up the pay phone, he had a smile on his face. When Jeremy heard, the flight was leaving to Louisiana, on gate 9, he took off. FADE OUT
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