Mikey and Nicky Page #3

- What do you mean, a movie?

- I feel sick.

I don't want to be with a girl tonight.

I feel sick to my stomach.

- You don't wanna go to the girl.

- No. Go to a movie.

- Your stomach bothering you?

- Yeah.

Didn't I tell you to have something

to eat in the bar, goddamn you?

Here. Eat that.

I eat this? If I eat this,

do I go to the movie?

What movie? What movie are you

talkin' about? It's almost midnight.

- On 14th Street and Hall there's

- Put that in your mouth.

All-night movies, terrific shows,

double features

and they got cartoons, they have

15 minutes of coming attractions.

They got a candy counter

that's open all night long

and it's got ice cream sandwiches,

everything, the works.

Okay.

Let me call Annie first.

I told her I was gonna meet a guy,

have a drink, be home in an hour.

She's sitting up,

she's waiting for me.

So let me call her.

Where the hell is a phone?

- What are you going to tell her now?

- I'll think of something.

I don't treat my wife

the way you do.

If I'm gonna be late, or if

I'm gonna be out all night, I call.

What's the matter?

Is my face dirty?

You were sitting in that bar

for 45 minutes.

You never once thought

about calling your wife.

Never once thought

about calling Annie.

All of a sudden

you gotta call Annie.

I got a terrific suggestion

for you, Nick.

I suggest you find

somebody you can trust.

Hey, Mikey.

I didn't think of it.

How's that for a reason?

- I had other things on my mind.

- I'm just asking a question.

I got my answer.

All right, I'm calling because I've been

delayed. I don't want you to worry.

I told Harry you'd be home to say

good night. Should I put him to bed?

Okay. Okay.

14th and... you mean Hall

like in "hallway"?

Hold on one minute.

I think I better write it down.

Harry, would you

bring me a crayon?

- Crayon?

- Crayola.

14th and Hall.

No, I don't have it.

Just a minute. Just a minute.

Would you bring me a book to write

on? Could I just borrow this?

I'm goin' to the bar.

- Who was that, Nick?

- A chick.

- Shirley.

- Shirley!

Shirley, here?

- Uh, you want gin and tonic.

- Gin and tonic, right.

I'll have a gin.

- Just gin.

- Gin.

- Hey!

- Hi. How are ya?

Mel, this is...

Wow, what is your name?

Is your name Mel?

My name is Mel.

What's your last name?

He gave me a dime.

I was gonna make a call.

His friend is in the booth.

He gave me a dime

- and he bought me a drink.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Hello. You gave her a dime, right?

- Yeah.

So I owe you a dime

'cause this is my old lady. Okay?

What do you mean,

it's your old lady? She's not old.

Bye.

That ol' black man.

- Man, I thought you were a brother.

- Listen to me, now.

Look in the phone booth.

Look in the phone booth.

Now, everybody in here knows you're

the man, so why don't you leave?

I mean, we might be black,

but we ain't dumb.

How come you're black?

- Mel.

- What did you say?

What did you just say?

Hey, Mel.

I'll talk to you later.

We don't want any trouble at all.

We just want to buy you a drink.

Can we buy you a drink?

Can we buy you a drink?

What the f*** are you doin'?

All right, take it easy.

We're leaving.

Where you goin'?

What's the matter?

- I'm gonna finish my drink.

- Come on!

Come on!

You're a lunatic.

What are you trying to do, kill us?

Why don't you tie our feet together

and run in front of a truck?

What difference does it make?

I'm dead anyway.

- No one can hurt me.

- Shut up.

If everyone in that place beat me up,

it wouldn't hurt as much as dying.

- I want to go to the movies.

- That's where we're gonna go.

Okay.

Uh, he's at the all-night movie

at 14th Street and Hall.

Movie, 14th and Hall.

- Sixth Street!

- I wonder what's playing.

Shoot.

Hey.

You all right?

Yeah, sure.

Got a cigarette?

You're not supposed to smoke

on these things.

He gonna stop me,

this guy here?

Hey, take it easy.

Here's a cigarette.

Just one bus driver.

Save yourself for a crowd.

Excuse me.

- No smoking in the bus.

- Hey, shut up, will ya?

- I'm gonna tell the bus driver.

- I'm gonna tell your mother.

You know, I don't want to

start up with your element.

My element? Wait a minute.

Let me check it out.

Oh.

It's all right.

My element's okay.

Oh, dear.

Is that supposed to shock me?

- You know, you got big hands.

- What?

You got big hands.

You coulda been a piano player

with those hands.

Every good boy does fine

on his lines.

And then, F-A-C-E

in between the lines.

My sister played the piano.

She taught me a little bit.

You remembered that.

That's terrific.

Eighth Street!

I owe you 200.

- What?

- 200.

You don't have to

give that to me now.

I'm loaded.

I don't need that now.

- I'll let you know if I need it.

- You okay?

I gotta send it to you later.

Tenth Street!

Twelfth Street!

Twelfth and Cottage... that's where

my mother's buried. That's where she is.

You were there. Weren't you there

when she was buried?

Of course I was there.

Don't you remember

I stayed up with you

for two weeks after she died?

- Getting off!

- What do you mean, we're getting off?

Where are you going?

Wait a minute.

This is not the movie.

This isn't the movie.

Nick, this isn't the movie.

I wanna visit my mother's grave.

I haven't visited my mother

for a long time.

- Nick, listen.

- Wait. Getting off, 12th Street.

- Nick.

- I never even bought her a wreath.

I'll buy you a wreath.

I'll put it on for you.

It's past midnight.

The gates will be closed.

We'll climb over. When did we ever

use a gate to get into a cemetery?

What do you mean, "when did we ever"?

That sounds like we're cemetery freaks.

We busted into a cemetery

maybe twice in college.

12th Street.

Use the back exit, fellas.

- We wanna use the front door.

- Back exit. Company regulations.

He won't let the passenger on.

See this?

- All right. Nick.

- You see this? Wait a minute.

Don't you guys have a regulation

about letting passengers on?

Listen, I saw you sittin' back there

before smokin'. I didn't say a thing.

But I'll be goddamned if you're

gettin' out by the front door.

- Nick, look.

- Open the door, let the passengers on.

You got until I count to five to get out

the back door, then I'm takin' off.

- One, two, three

- Listen, Nick.

- It's 15 feet away.

- Four, five.

15 feet away.

Nick!

You open the door

and let the passengers on.

Screw you!

Open the door and let the

passengers on or I'll break your neck.

- Nick, this guy is enormous.

- You wanna fight?

Let me go.

I'll fight you!

I'm not leaving this bus

until you fight me.

They can fire me

for fighting on the bus.

- Okay, we'll fight outside.

- Nick.

Okay, but we don't get out

through the front door.

Okay. You have my word on that, as long

as you let the passenger on first.

- That's fair.

- Okay.

- All right. Sit up.

- I trust this man

and he has my word of honor.

- All right.

- You got my word.

Go ahead. Then we'll go outside

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