352:. While in Strawberry, Stacy must stop to make his car payments to Wade Jemison, a friendly white attorney and must also repair a low tire. As the group runs their errands, they once again encounter the Aames brothers, who claim Clarence has lost his manners since being in the Army. They demand Clarence let them rub his head for "good luck" and Clarence has no choice but obey. Later, as the group picks up Stacey's car from the garage and run into Sissy, Harris, Little Man, and Christopher-John, the Aames brothers attempt to subject Moe to the same embarrassing treatment. Moe snaps when the Aames brothers make more suggestive comments towards Cassie, hitting two of the brothers with a crowbar. The brothers threaten to
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will not start. Little Willie and Stacey go to look for a spare part while Moe and Cassie stay behind to look after an ailing
Clarence. Moe, who has harbored a conspicuous crush on Cassie, kisses her. Soon after, men in the woods find them and assist them with getting a spare part for Stacey's car. Before they can continue their journey, Clarence begins screaming about the pain of his headache, running out of the car knocking himself unconscious. The area's white hospital refuses to admit him but they get help from a local Black woman who agrees to care for him while the rest of the group continues the journey.
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indoor restroom. Stacey must drive away in a hurry and in the process, the car breaks down in the forest. The group rests in the broken down car for the night. In the morning, they awake to find not only that white men at the rest stop made a gash in the side of Stacey's car, but that the Ford still
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Stacey he will never forget him or the fun times they had as children. Stacey listens and forgives Jeremy. The next day, Stacey returns to
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Moe. Jeremy, who had been accompanying his cousins, lets Moe hide in the back of his truck. To make up for the past, he agrees to drop Moe off in
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