She turns up her nose at CLAUDETTE and it is obvious to everyone that DIANA is referring to CLAUDETTE.

SHARMAINE:

Enough about me! Novelette, who’s that guy that you set Miss Thang up with!

NOVELETTE:

Trevor!

MARCIA:

No Novelette, you set me up with Trevor and he was ugly. Thanks but no thanks. No more love connections stick to hairdressing ok?

NOVELETTE:

Well what about Courtney?

TRINA:

Uglier than Trevor.

NOVELETTE:

Even in the dark?

MARCIA:

Especially in the dark!

They all start to laugh.

So Sharmaine, don’t try to change the subject. I’m on to you because we can’t all help but notice that new hop in your skip.

REIGN:

That new glow on your skin.

DIANA:

That new wiggle in your hips.

NOVELETTE:

Ladies leave her alone!

TRINA:

And you haven’t stop smiling since you got in here.

CLAUDETTE:

She’s getting something good!

TRINA:

Real good!

REIGN:

So good that she doesn’t even want to talk about it! It’s that good.

MARCIA:

Did your man turn you out girl!

MARCIA performs a very sexual provocative dance while TRINA cheers her on. NOVELETTE and DIANA are not impressed.

Did he having you saying what is my name Miss Hollywood? Come on Miss Hollywood! Did he have you saying oh, baby baby, please—

TRINA joins in and begins to fake an orgasm.

TRINA:

Oh baby oh oh—(She screams.) Oh!!

TRINA drops dramatically to the floor. PATSY walks in during the middle of all of this. EVERYONE notices that PATSY has walked in, except for TRINA. PATSY looks at her with a look of shock on her face.

PATSY:

Sister Trina, get up off the ground!

TRINA:

Oh, sister Patsy. Um um I was just on my way too, um um—

PATSY:

We missed you this week at bible study. However, you have already seem to have found the holy ghost. Hallelujah.

She dismisses her with a look of distaste, TRINA sheepishly exits the store. PATSY curtly addresses MARCIA.

MARCIA:

Afternoon. Sister Patsy.

PATSY:

Marcia, good to see you making constructive use of your time. The devil does create work for idle hands. Amen.

NOVELETTE watches this all with amusement and yells over to PATSY.

NOVELETTE:

Lord, Patsy, I didn’t think you were coming again. What time you running on West Indian or Christian time?

PATSY shakes her head obviously amused.
NOVELETTE quickly ushers PATSY into the chair.

PATSY:

Oh sorry, Letty, prayer meeting ran over. And you know you cannot rush the Lord.

NOVELETTE:

(She laughs gently.) Well I am glad you made it. You know I’ve been meaning to come over and have a little tea or a strong drink of rum with you.

PATSY:

Oh no, Novelette, you know I am a Christian woman.

NOVELETTE:

Well, drink some rum on a Saturday and go to church, drunk on Sunday, God can’t be mad at that.

PATSY:

Oh the Lord knows I’m going to pray for you darling.

NOVELETTE:

Well while you’re praying. You think you could you ask the man up above about the Lottario numbers for me! Because I want to win some money! But Patsy I’m glad you come this week because girl do I have the style for you girl. Claudette where’s the magazine that I had for Patsy?