DENIS-the doughnuts are probably a little stale.

WILFRED-baby, i been eatin day ol stuff all my life, so don't worry none bout me.

denis sits down on the end of the bed next to wilfred, hands him the bowl, and pours two glasses of milk.

WILFRED don't you never drink coffee in the mornin?

DENIS coffee makes me nervous.

WILFRED—my idea a breakfast is black coffee an a fresh orange cut in half an sprinkled with sugar.

DENIS-don't you like milk and doughnuts?

WILFRED (shrugs) it's okay.

pause. they eat and drink in silence for a long moment. DENIS-i never noticed that cross before.

WILFRED you couldn't hardly, cause i only got it bout two days ago. it's a voodoo charm.

DENIS-it looks nice. how much did it cost?

WILFRED—nothin. i picked it up in a fight. it near to killed the boy that was wearin it. if it hadn't a broke here (indicate where the links broke) i would a strangled the bastard. i fixed it with some wire.

DENIS-aren't you worried that some guy'll use it against you the same way? WILFRED if i sees some action comin up i'll just get shed a it.

DENIS (pause) it looks nice next to your skin. you ought to get a gold earring.

WILFRED-how bout a gold bone thru my nose?

DENIS-i'm serious. i think you'd look good with a gypsy earring.

WILFRED-man, some a the things you say are outta sight. the air around here mus be weak or somethin.

DENIS we live on the same street.

WILFRED cept you live on the handle-end where the jewels is an i live on the other end that gets the mud and crap.

DENIS-that's just fate and chance and the bouncing ball. WILFRED don't your folks never say nothing bout me?

DENIS-they let me choose my own friends.

WILFRED how bout your neighbors? the way they look at me don't leave no doubt they is the kind that sees red when they sees black.

DENIS-my parents couldn't care less about the neighbors on either side. wilfred get up, searches out his socks, and puts them on.

DENIS-if you don't have anything planned, how about going to a movie? WILFRED man, is that ever weird.

DENIS-what?

WILFRED-i was jus gettin ready to tell you somthin that happened cause a the las time we went to a flic.

DENIS-what happened?

he seen us. an he went

WILFRED-pepper, he's one a the guys in the gang, he seen us. back an turned baron an the other guys on to me bein with you. DENIS-so what?

WILFRED don't play stupid, man i know i told you every guy in the black masks has to swear to havin no gray buddies.

DENIS-you mean you're not coming back?