Precious (II) (2009)

Nealla Gordon: Mrs. Lichtenstein

Quotes 

• Mrs. Lichtenstein : [In the principal's office]  Hello, Clareese. Are you pregnant?

  [Clareese looks away] 

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : You're 16; you're still in Junior High School; and you're pregnant with your second child. Is that correct?

  [No reply] 

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : Are you pregnant, again?

  [Mrs. Lichtenstein huffs, exasperated] 

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : What happened Clareese?

  Clareece 'Precious' Jones : I had sex, Mrs. Lichtenstein.

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : Do you have any other thoughts about your situation, Clareese?

  [Clareese shrugs] 

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : Clareese?

  Clareece 'Precious' Jones : Am I in trouble?

  [No reply] 

  Clareece 'Precious' Jones : Thank you, but I have to get back to math.

  [She gathers her things to leave] 

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : Sit down, Clareese. Sit down right now!

  [Clareese sits back down] 

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : We should have a parent-teacher conference with you, me and your mother.

  Clareece 'Precious' Jones : My mother's busy.

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : Alright. How about if I come to your house?

  Clareece 'Precious' Jones : If I were you, I wouldn't.

• Mrs. Lichtenstein : [to Precious]  Hello, Clareece. Are you pregnant? You're 16. You're still in junior high school, and you're pregnant with your second child.

  [pause] 

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : ls that correct, Clareece? Are you pregnant again?

  [another pause] 

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : What happened, Clareece?

  Clareece 'Precious' Jones : l had sex, Ms. Lichtenstein.

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : Do you have any other thoughts about your situation, Clareece?

  [pause] 

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : Clareece?

  Clareece 'Precious' Jones : Am I in trouble?

• Mrs. Lichtenstein : We should have a parent-teacher's conference with you, me and your mother.

  Clareece 'Precious' Jones : My mother's busy.

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : All right. Well then... how about if l come to your house?

  Clareece 'Precious' Jones : If I were you, I wouldn't.

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : l... l'm going to have to suspend you.

  Clareece 'Precious' Jones : [angrily]  That ain't fair! l didn't do nothing! l do my work! MY GRADES IS GOOD!

  Mrs. Lichtenstein : ls something going on at home? If something's going on at home, l want you to tell me right now.