25th Hour Page #7

The woman f***ing hates him.

And Doyle detests Frank

and my father's allergic, so...

Saving him. Saving him...

I swear, the best thing I ever did

was save that little son of a b*tch.

Cos every day that he's had since,

that's because of me.

Will you take him home, will you

give him a home while I'm gone?

I'd be honoured.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

This joint is jumpin', boy.

It's a smorgasbord of girlies.

- And you're the talent scout!

- How you doing?

- Good.

- Good?

So who's that little tart

with you, Jake?

- My student.

- Hot student.

What?

No! Not the student?

Terry's friend, the student?

You know what? Remind me

never to tell you anything.

Leave him. He's the only

honest man in the room.

- Doing noble work.

- Party begins without me?

That's right, you fat Russian f***.

- Fat Ukrainian f***!

- Yeah, there's a difference?

- Monty, you here long?

- Not long.

- You open shampanskoe without me.

- The clock's ticking!

- I don't have time.

- Hello, Frank.

- Konstantine.

- Kostya, please. I am good.

I am better when our friend

comes back to us, no? Jason, yes?

- Jacob.

- My shampanskoe, you like?

It's OK.

Monty, I have beautiful woman.

Very nice.

I'm not really in the mood.

I got a nice girl...

I know, I know.

Tonight is special night.

Last night as free man.

I pick her out special, just for you.

The last girl you picked for me

had three teeth. All in the back.

Funny you should say that.

Why is it funny I should say that?

What you say, it was funny.

Kostya, when you...

That's an expression.

- If you say that...

- It's a euphemism, right?

Can you explain this?

You're the English teacher.

I think what he means,

Kostya, is that when you say,

"Funny you should say that,"

that means that it reminds you

of a funny story.

No, no.

It was funny what you say.

"Funny you should say that."

It makes no sense.

This is what I deal with.

- This is what I'm talking about.

- I'm with you.

- Come. You see her.

- I don't think so.

- Naturelle is here.

- We go quick. You see this b*tch.

Find some nice girls for my friends.

They're on their own.

I'm fine.

Let's just go down. Come with me.

No, no. Forget that. I gotta

talk to you for, like, five minutes.

- Shall I stay here?

- Yeah. Look out for Naturelle

and... your field trip.

Should I tell Nat

you're having sex with prostitutes?

- No, don't say this.

- Say what you want.

Just don't go away, alright?

We'll go uptown and get Doyle.

- So when can we hook up?

- I get off at four.

- We going to the private room?

- Of course. The private room.

I gotta talk to Frank

for five minutes.

After girl,

Uncle Nikolai wants talk with you.

I know, Kostya.

Give me five minutes.

- They're waiting.

- I know! Five f***ing minutes.

- She looks good in silver.

- Yeah.

You know, Naturelle...

I've told you this, right?

- What?

- She's the only girl

I kept fantasising about

after I'd slept with her.

- Is that normal?

- That's a pretty good normal.

- My ace deuce.

- Fellas.

- Tomorrow?

- That's right.

Nothing but a catnap. Stay cool.

F***!

- How you doing, brother? Alright?

- Six months, you know?

Six months before I got pinched,

I was gonna come to you.

- "Put me in stocks, in mutuals."

- Don't do this.

"I'm gonna kick back,

watch my coin multiply,

we'll get rich together."

I just thought, I can

take out a little more to live on.

I got greedy. Greedy.

I f***ed myself.

You'll go round the twist

thinking about this.

That's all I can do.

All I can do is think about it.

- I won't make it, Frank.

- You will.

There's a thousand guys up there

who are harder than me.

Some junkie doesn't want to pay me,

with Kostya behind me,

I'm pretty scary.

Up there, I'm a skinny white boy

with no friends.

Those guys are going to use me up

and end me.

No, they won't, man.

You know why?

You're smarter than all of them.

You get up there, keep

your eyes open, your mouth shut.

You're gonna know the names,

the whole scenario.

- You'll have it wired in a week.

- It's overcrowded.

They got bunk beds in the gymnasium

to handle the overflow.

I'm going in a room

with 200 other guys, Frank.

So picture this.

First night, lights out.

The guards are going, looking back,

laughing at me.

You are miles from home.

Door closes, boom. I'm on the floor,

some big guy's knee in my back.

I give it a go

but there's too many of them.

They pull a pipe from a mattress

and beat my face.

Not to hurt me.

To knock all my teeth out

so I can give him head all night

without biting.

Let's say I make seven years,

minus 84 days for good behaviour.

What then?

What kind of skills do I have?

Can't get a job in the straight

world or go back to this.

It's 15 years to life

for a second pinch. I mean...

I'll be a 38-year-old punked-out

ex-con, with government dentures.

You'll get out, you and me, we'll

start something. A f***ing bar.

We're Irish kids from Brooklyn.

We should have a bar.

How could we not have a bar?

We'll have free hot dogs

on Monday Night Football.

An old jukebox in the corner.

Green beer on St Paddy's Day...

I hate green beer. You've worked

I hate the sh*t, too.

But we got options, right?

I appreciate the thought.

I don't see it. Seven years, you'll

have your own show, without me.

I've known you since I was three.

Have I ever

broken a promise to you?

Have I ever once broken a promise?

Have I ever said I'm gonna be

somewhere and not shown up?

No.

I'm gonna be there

when you get out.

You hear me?

I'm gonna f***ing be there.

I know. I know you will.

But you can't be there tomorrow.

And it's all about tomorrow.

Listen. I got one idea.

One way I might buy myself

a little room to breathe.

- I need a big favour from you.

- Cool.

Jake the snake.

- What are you doing?

- Don't panic. Who gives a sh*t?

I give a sh*t.

You know what happens

if someone sees me?

- I beg your pardon, Mr Elinsky.

- Are you drunk?

Yeah. And I had some E earlier.

I didn't need to know that.

You know, Naturelle is cool as sh*t.

She knows everyone who works here

and I love that name, right?

You know, 100 percent Naturelle.

All Naturelle flavours.

What's with her boyfriend, Monty?

It's like he owns this place.

Mary.

Would it be possible to avoid

talking about this at school?

I mean, this whole night?

Would it be possible for you to

give me an A for this semester?

Tell me you're joking.

- Tell me you're joking.

- I'm joking.

That's what I love about you.

What?

What's what you love about me?

- Never mind.

- Do you think I'm weird?

No, I don't think you're weird.

Are you allowed to stay out

this late? On a school night?

You think my mother gives a sh*t?

She's probably

at her boyfriend's anyway.

I need to sleep.

No. Can't sleep yet.

Dusk is turning it on.

Is there a bathroom in here?

Is there?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

Where is it?

It's right up the stairs.

Back there.

- You need to pee?

- No.

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