Mean Streets Page #5

Come on, knucklehead.

What's your problem?

Those two bastards.

Hey, look at the piece, John.

It's one of those little jobs

cops carry in their sock.

Yeah, cop beat me on the head

with one of those.

Remember that time I got beaten

from those cops?

Yeah, you recovered from that one,

didn't ya?

I never recovered.

If I wasn't there to be used

as a punching bag...

...in order for you to leave fast--

That's because you're stupid.

You should've ran and left safely with me.

With you?

I'm stupid for gettin' my head punched in?

You schweinehund!

My hand, my bad hand!

Wait a minute!

What are you doin'?

Joey Barker.

Joey Barker. I owe him money.

-I don't think that's him.

-Yeah, it's him.

Where is he?

He's turned the corner.

Is he gone?

He turned the corner.

That don't mean he's gone.

Come on, get over here. He turned

the corner. What's the matter with you?

What's the matter?

You can't go home like that. Stay with me.

Is your mother there?

No, she's on the island

carin' for my grandmother.

Hey, let's get some bread

from my uncle's store.

-I'm sick about my hat.

-Here.

Your grandma's gonna die, right?

Yeah, right.

Did you like her?

What do ya mean? She's my grandmother.

So what? That don't mean nothin'.

So what?

-What's the matter with you?

-What's the matter with you?

Anyway, she ain't dead yet,

God forbid. So, shut up.

Charlie!

You ain't got nothin' to eat over here.

I could've told you that before.

Got nothin'.

I tell you, I know what we do.

-What do ya want?

-Tell you what we do.

I'll go to my aunt's. She's got lots of food.

She has food all the time.

I'll go through the fire escape.

Don't do that!

You'll scare your cousin, Teresa,

if you go in there that way.

Oh, that's right, yeah.

Hey, you know what we can do?

She can have a seizure.

Then we can watch.

That's not funny.

You gonna be a jerk off all your life?

Grow up, huh?

You want some food from your aunt,

go and knock on her door.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

Go to sleep.

Besides, where are you goin'

at six o'clock in the morning?

I don't know.

Did ya say your prayers?

Very funny, ha-ha.

Hey, why don't ya tuck me in, sweetie?

Teresa, I had a dream last night

about you and me.

I gotta tell you this.

We're in this room and we're both naked.

And there's this huge white bed and

you're lyin' on it and I'm standin' over ya.

And we're just about to make love

and I come.

The only thing is, I come blood.

And blood went all over the place!

Squirtin' all over the place, all over you,

all over me, my hands, and everything.

I don't think that's funny.

Girls bother me.

They got no sense of humor.

Well, I'm a girl.

Do you like me?

Yeah, I like you.

I love you.

Well, I don't love you.

We'll see.

Hey, forget it.

If there was a chance of me fallin' in love

with you, I wouldn't be here right now.

Because?

Because with you, I can't get involved.

-Because?

-Because you're a c*nt.

-It was a joke.

-Where do you get off talkin' like that?

It was only a joke, for Christ's sake.

Hey, come here.

Hell it was.

What are ya standin'

in front of the window like that for?

Someone might see you.

Get over here. Come on.

Go ahead. Jump out the f***in' window.

Don't look.

Don't look.

-You really don't want me to look?

-Yeah, I really don't want you to look.

I see what you're doing.

I saw you!

What? I wasn't doin' nothin'.

You wild woman.

Let me alone!

-Get your hands off me!

-Let go of me!

You're killing me.

You should've seen it. Unbelievable!

Kid went right to the bathroom

and shot him.

Guy was just comin' at him like Rasputin.

Oh, and that kid was scared!

We were more scared!

It doesn't make any sense. He shot him

just because he insulted Mario?

It wasn't anything personal?

The kid's a climber, not very bright.

He kills a guy who insulted a big man,

gets a reputation and thinks he's made it.

It's still sick.

Not sick, just stupid.

Which reminds me,

last night Johnny decided...

...to break into your mother's house

and get some food.

-So, why didn't you let him?

-Oh, that's funny.

Put that sh*t down. What are you doin'?

What's the matter with you?

He doesn't know anything about us,

does he?

-Really?

-No.

I don't want him to know.

Nobody knows anything.

Your reputation's safe.

Hey, come on, smile. What's the matter?

You look like you wanna kill me.

Wanna kill me? Go ahead, kill me.

You can make up the room now.

-I only got two hands.

-Well, use 'em.

-Cut that out, will ya?

-I hate sh*t like that.

Excuse me, ma'am.

-You got some mouth, you know that?

-Kiss me.

I'll give ya a zap.

-Hash, how ya feelin'?

-Pretty good.

My uncle out back?

Yeah, I think he's busy right now.

Hey, Charlie,

bet a 4-6-3 combination today.

Yeah, thanks.

What are you talkin' about?

There was no insult. I know the kid.

He was drunk.

He made a fool of himself, not me.

Nobody had to shoot him.

I hate the sun. Let's go inside, will ya?

What else do you hate?

I hate the ocean, and I hate the beach,

and I hate the sun.

And the grass and the trees

and I hate heat!

-Charlie?

-What?

What do you like?

I like spaghetti with clam sauce.

Mountains.

Francis of Assisi.

Chicken with lemon and garlic.

John Wayne.

You know, there aren't any mountains

in Manhattan.

Tall buildings. Same thing. And I like you.

I like it here alone.

You know, I'm really going

to take that apartment...the one uptown.

-Are you?

-Yeah, I'm really gonna do it.

Why don't ya this time?

I'm gonna. The hell with my parents.

I just can't take it anymore.

I think it would be a good move.

And I'm gonna do it.

So what are ya waitin' for?

For you.

Teresa, now ya can't wait for me.

I'm closin' in on somethin'

in the neighborhood. I gotta stay.

What are you afraid of?

Afraid? What are ya talkin' about, afraid?

Go on. What's stoppin' you?

You say you're not afraid of your parents,

so go ahead, move out.

All I've got is the neighborhood.

What about me?

The neighborhood and the guys--

That's all that's important to me right now.

Right, guys like my cousin, Johnny.

No, not exactly your cousin, Johnny.

Well, I hope not, because he is crazy!

He's drivin' me nuts.

How can you be with him all the time?

He's like an insane person!

What's wrong with you?

How can you talk that way

about your own cousin?

That's terrible.

Who's gonna help him if I don't?

It's supposed to matter.

Nobody tries anymore.

Tries what?

Just tries to help, that's all.

To help people.

You help yourself first.

Bullshit, Teresa.

That's where you're all wrong!

Francis of Assisi had it all down.

-He knew.

-What are you talkin' about?

-He knew.

-What are you talkin' about?

Saint Francis didn't run numbers.

Me, neither. I don't run numbers.

Diane, how're you feeling?

Fine. Excuse me, please.

You know, Diane, I've been wanting

to talk to you for a while now.

Excuse me.

Besides all that jokin' around

that you and I do....

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