Slow Time Lines

Question 1

Slow Time by Roy Williams p161-end
Delroy:

Answer 1

Delroy: One thing. The one thing yer gonna do as soon as you get out. Just keep that in yer head, everything else don’t mean nish. Or are you telling me you don’t care about that no more?

Question 2

Ashley: Hey, boy, yer asking for a slap here.

Answer 2

Delroy: Have to catch me first

Question 3

Ashley: I’ll catch yer.

Answer 3

Delroy: How?

Question 4

Ashley (smiles) Delroy turn man overnight.

Answer 4

Delroy: Just keep thinking, one more day.

Question 5

Ashley: You don’t know what this place is like, man.

Answer 5

Delroy: You’ll help me. I’ll help you.

Question 6

Ashley: So what are you thinking about? What’s your thing?

Answer 6

Delroy: Go-karting with my little brother.

Question 7

Ashley: Go-karting? He’s worse than you.

Answer 7

Delroy: Don’t care.

Question 8

Ashley: One more day?

Answer 8

Delroy: One more. Ash? Ash, what you doing man?

Question 9

Ashley: I ain’t doing anything, you happy now?

Answer 9

Delroy: Yeah.

Question 10

Ashley: You wait till the doors open. See if yer smiling then.
Nabs: (has been taking bets) Alright, I’m done. Bets are closed. Ash, new boy, when yer ready, yeah. Ash? Him dead awready, new boy?
Ashley: No, he ain’t.

Answer 10

Delroy: And he ain’t gonna be.

Question 11

Nabs: Soff.

Answer 11

Delroy: I told him what you said, holding on to one thing.

Question 12

Nabs: I took bets.
Ashley: So?
Nabs: You know how much this will cost me?
Ashley and Delroy laugh.
Nabs: Yeah, laugh now, both of yer. Just remember where you are.
Ashley: I don’t need you telling me where I am.
Nabs: How about you, new boy?
Ashley: Leave ‘im.

Answer 12

Delroy: It’s alright, Ash.

Question 13

Nabs: You and me gonna have some fun, yeah, in five minutes.

Answer 13

Delroy: I can take it.

Question 14

Nabs: Yer still scared.

Answer 14

Delroy: I know I am. I can take it.

Question 15

Nabs: Big bwoi!
Ashley: You got anything else to say, Nabs?
Nabs: Oh listen to the two of yer, carrying on like there’s nuttin this place can do to touch you. Everyone gets touched.
Ashley: Except you?
Nabs: Believe.
Ashley: Yer girlfriend is waiting for yer?
Nabs: She’s waiting.
Ashley: So where is she, Nabs? She ain’t come to visit you for six months, where is she? Nabs: She’s busy.
Ashley: For six months? Are you blind as well as stupid, Nabs? You must be. What do you think Neela and Tariq have been getting up to for the last six months? Chatting about you?

Wake up, fool. I wonder what she and Tariq are up to right now. I wonder where he’s taking her.
Nabs: They wouldn’t do that.
Ashley: They’re doing it.
Nabs: She’s my girl.

Answer 15

Delroy: Leave ‘im, Ash. It’s not worth it.

Question 16

Ashley: It is worth it. After the way he’s been treating you.

Answer 16

Delroy: Can’t we just have one day without it? One day. You’re telling me you don’t want it.

Question 17

Ashley: I want it.

Answer 17

Delroy: So have it.

Question 18

Ashley: Yer so moany.

Answer 18

Delroy: Ash?

Question 19

Ashey: What?

Answer 19

Delroy: I’m still scared, man.

Question 20

Ashley: You should be. One day at a time, yeah?

Answer 20

Delroy :(nods his head) One day.

Question 21

Nabs: Hey, Ashley? Ash? Why you think Tariq is getting off with Neela?
Ashley: I don’t.
Nabs: Do you were lying?
Ashley: Yeah, I was lying.
Nabs: Don’t chat to me like I’m soff, yeah.
Ashely: I ain’t.
Nabs: It’s me yer talking to, not yer soppy friend here. Ashley: I know.
Nabs: So you were jus messing wid me, yeah?
Ashley: Yeah.

Nabs: You don’t believe she’s doing that? Ashley: No, I don’t.
Nabs: You really don’t?
Ashley: I really don’t.
Nabs: Honestly?
Ashley: Honestly.
Nabs: She’s my girl.
Ashley: Yeah.
Nabs lies on his bed for a moment. Then he jumps up and paces around his cell, looking increasingly distraught. He finds the picture of Neela, places it on his desk and address it.

Nabs: You should hear what they say about you. Nasty things, ca they don’t know how to treat a woman. Love them, respect them, like my dad wid my mum. Ain’t got a clue, wid their dirty minds. But it’s alright, ca I’ll kill anyone that bad mouths you, I’ll beat up on anyone that even thinks about you in that way. Ca thass how much you mean to me. I know it. Every fool in here knows it, and if they don’t , they soon will. I would do all that, and twice over for you. That’s why I know, you wouldn’t do what he said. You wouldn’t get off with Tariq, dump me, nuh, you wouldn’t do that. Tell me what your sister write ain’t true. You wouldn’t do that to me. Tariq ain’t your husband, she’s chatting rubbish, yeah, yeah. I’ve blocked it for so long now, I’m the king at blocking things out. But it keeps coming back, yeah and I don’t want it to keep coming back, I want you to come here, tell me it ain’t true. PLEASE! I knew. I knew. That Tariq has better treat you right, you nuh, udderwise him and me are gonna have words. (Tearful). Those who do it, those who take it.
Sound of keys rattling.

Answer 21

The three boys rise to their feet and wait. Ashley’s door unlocks, he steps forward. Delroy’s door unlocks, he steps forward. Nabs’ door unlocks, he steps forward. The boys glance at each other. Delroy gives Ashley a reassuring pat on the shoulder. Ashley and Delroy exit, followed by Nabs. Nabs walks past Ashley’s cell, and stops when he sees the noose Ashley made. Nabs walks in, picks up the noose. He stares at it