Little Odessa Page #2

He'll be tough, the mice love him.

- So?

- So he's untouchable.

The cops are p*ssy cats.

You guys know that.

This guy is nothing

but some dumb stukach.

Make him go bye-bye.

You'll see what happens.

He's ratted on so many people,

every a**hole in the city,

including the mayor,

will think it was the Italians

or the schwartzes who did it.

Empty the whole round into his head.

It's bye-bye, Ayatollah.

You're gonna need guns.

You got guns?

I can get 'em.

Mr. Boris, believe it or not.

Keep them small specials,

throw aways.

It won't be long before

Volkoff finds out I'm here.

I think one of his guys

recognized me.

- How do you know that?

- Because he sees everything.

So what happened

to the guy that saw you?

You won't be

seeing him no more.

This was in the garage.

Reuben, Reuben!

What are you doing?

You don't have any homework?

- No, I finished it.

- Are you sure?

What? No, but you should

do your homework,

otherwise you will end up

like, uh, the dumb..

- goyam in our neighborhood.

- I just told you, I finished it.

Well, then, go.

Go home and read.

Why do you force him

all the time?

Let's go. Let's go.

I don't.. I don't want to go.

We gotta go get this person.

What the f***

are you talking about?

Alla Shustervich.

She said she saw you.

She wants to see you.

I didn't tell her

where you are.

I said we'd pick her up.

What?

- Where are we going?

- 3rd and Brighton.

- Get in. Hurry up.

- Where are we going?

- We're gonna see a movie.

- My mom thinks I'm coming back early.

- How old are you?

- 22.

- When was the last time you went out?

- I don't know.

Get in.

- Pick a movie.

- What movie?

Look in the paper.

Just make sure it's in the city.

Can I smoke in here?

It's Freddy.

He's here.

- I heard him.

- Freddy is dead,

buried and consecrated.

We won, remember?

- He's coming back for us.

- Kincaid's right.

Fred Krueger's history.

- Come here.

- Joey!

- Thank God. I thought for a minute..

- What?

- Dragging us in here.

- Yeah, cut it out!

You're putting one serious dent

in my beauty sleep.

The pipes are cold.

The boiler is cold.

See for yourself.

- Good night, Reuben.

- Good night.

Good night.

So why do you wanna talk to me?

I don't know.

I didn't expect to go

to a movie and everything. I just..

Wanted to talk some more,

you know?

It don't make

no difference to me.

Then what are you doing here?

Did you kill

Boris Volkoff's son?

That's what you're here for now,

right, to shoot someone?

- That's why you left.

- I can go all over.

Except here.

You can't tell anybody

I'm here.

It's no big deal. Just don't go around

shooting your f***ing mouth off.

I can't go back

to Brighton right now.

What else can I say, you know?

How'd you know about my father?

I wanted to see you.

- Make sure you were okay.

- No, I mean, how'd you know?

I don't wanna talk anymore.

Gonna give me your number?

Can go out?

We'll go out this week.

You'll make a call.

Huh?

I don't know.

What?

I have my own phone.

Number's listed.

Does that hurt?

You know I can't afford it.

You just want your dress.

Boris could help.

You know he'd help me.

He helps everybody.

And I would never accept it.

- He could lend you the money.

- Mm-hmm.

You take something from him,

and then you keep taking.

You can never get away.

- You can.

- You can't.

It's too easy.

It's weak.

The weak are the killers

that come quietly.

And that's how they kill.

Like the tumor.

It's God punishing me.

I have to believe that,

because if I didn't,

I couldn't believe in anything.

You will always have your son.

My son.

I had two sons once.

I always tried to teach them.

I always tried to do my best.

I really played music..

I played Mozart for him

when we was five months old.

Then, I bought him a piano.

I practiced with him.

I read bedtime stories..

Every evening.

I was stupid, I guess.

You know, to read to a child

of two years old

"Crime and Punishment,"

I think that's stupid.

You just can't force them.

I never force anybody.

But you know, there's a saying:

When a child is six years old,

he says the father can

do everything.

When he is 12 he says

the father can

almost do everything.

When he's 16,

he says the father's an idiot.

When he is 24, he says,

father wasn't

maybe such an idiot.

And then when he's 40, he says,

if I only could ask my father.

But I'm afraid

my sons will never

ask themselves that.

Are you worried

that I'm married?

It isn't the first thing

on my mind, believe me.

I mean, does it bother you?

Does it bother you?

Don't you think we should talk?

Speak English?

Is she a good f***?

I think we should talk,

don't you?

I'm not gonna be

in Brooklyn long.

But I'm gonna see Ma before she dies,

whether you like it or not.

I'm gonna do it

with or without your help,

but I wanna make a truce.

Truce, all right?

I don't wanna see Ma

with us fighting.

Your lady friend up there,

how long have you been doing her?

Before or after Ma got sick?

I love your mother.

Yeah, does Reuben know

about her yet?

It's me, Ma.

Yoshi.

Now you promise me

you'll take care of your brother.

Do you remember

when you were little,

you gave Papa all your models..

Your little plane models?

I don't remember.

Oh, you.. you said, "Papa",

I made all these

plane models for you."

But I know you can change.

You don't believe it,

but I know you can.

Mm-hmm, I guess so.

You go to Grandma's party

on Sunday, tomorrow.

I can't go.

You go for me.

- I'll go.

- She.. she won't say it,

but she would love

if you were to go.

I'll go, Ma.

I love you, Ma.

Lay down, Ma.

This is gonna be our hangout.

You know, every time I come here

the teachers rush us through.

Can't even enjoy it.

These guys don't look too happy

in there, though, do they?

You know what?

I haven't been to school

in like months.

- Why not?

- It's boring.

I'd rather be smoking bud

in a museum.

Let's go see the snakes.

I'm f***ed up.

Don't do that.

Don't do that.

Just scared it's gonna smash

through the glass or something,

bite your head off.

If it could, it would.

It might.

Well, I ain't standing near it.

Are you gonna take

someone to the dump?

Make them disappear?

That's what Sasha always says.

He says you guys take

schwartzes and sh*t to the dump.

Anyone who goes there

never comes back.

% Don don! %

Sasha's a nobody. He should

shut his f***in' mouth.

What's the matter?

Oh f***, I gotta puke.

Do it in the f***ing corner.

Wow.

What the frick is going..

how did you get in here?

What is..

What are you guys doing here?

Whoa! Whoa!

You all right?

- You all right?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

Get the f*** up.

- Wrong door.

- Yeah.

When are you gonna leave?

Get some sleep.

You want some?

Got the munchies.

So where you gonna go?

We're Jews, we wander.

Didn't they teach you

that sh*t in Hebrew school?

Maybe back to Russia.

Are you gonna stay

until after Ma dies?

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