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Liz(mom) she is a middle aged woman who is really big on books and keeping encouraging her son to keep his distance from girls.She is about 6'2 and 237 pounds, with a mole on the left side of her mouth-she calls it a beauty mark. She is a indeprndent, single woman raising a teenager. She works very hard to keep food in his and her stomach and clothes on their back.Also she is a very religious and often gets upset when he dosent get the grades she know he is capable of.

Javon(son)he is a 15 year old boy, about 160 pounds and light skinded. He works hard at everything he does and sometimes stills comes up empty handed.Like his mother he is very religious. Also he is always going out on the weekends and enjoys going skating. He is a football player at his school but his grades are not the greatest.

this scene takes place at the dinner table when javon arrives at home. Liz is cooking dinner.
Liz: sits down and the dinner table and tells javon to do the same
Javon: sits down quietly with his head down.
Liz: hello Javon, how was school and football practice.
Javon: hey mom! school was great! and football practice was even better!(worried look on his face)
Liz: Are you sure youre ok you look a little bothered by something?
Javon: no mom! im ok im just thinking about stuff.
Liz: like wat? did something happen I should know about?
Javon: well at school today I was......
Right in the middle of his sentence the phone rang (ring, ring, ring)
Liz: Rushed to the house phone with a worried look on her face.
Liz: when she answered the phone she changed her facial expressions quick, from worried to dissapointed.
Javon: with a worried look on his face put his last tried to walk away.
Liz: on the phone still snapped at him. as if she was directing him to sit down.
Liz: finally getting off the phone she quickly went to discuss the conversation she had with javon's teacher with him.
Liz: dissapointed! said Jvon why am i hearing youer teacher tell me you are failing her class?
Javon: gasp! he answered my teacher dosent like me.
Liz: its not about that its about you not doing your work so answer my question.
Javon: unresponsive for a min. then he says i'm sorry mom ill try harder if it will make you stop yelling at me.
Liz: ok thats what i want to hear and she slaps him upside the head and says watch your mouth
Javon: says ok and quickly goes to study and finish his homework.
Liz: she quickly followed him and says youre not getting off that easy, she takes his phone and says finish your work, i love you.
Javon: with a smile on his face says ok mom i love you too.