Mississippi Masala Page #5

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- We go to Jamaica.

- We go to Japan.

We go to

Africa!

We go to Colombia.

We go to Madagascar!

- And then we go to India.

- Runion Island.

Persia.

- There's Mina. - Where?

There. l just saw her

with the carpet cleaner.

What rubbish.

You had too much to drink.

- So l'm lying, huh?

- Mina is in Greenwood.

So l'm mad,

seeing things which aren't there?

Shut up. Come on, man, smile.

We are here on holiday. Play.

Demetrius.

Demetrius?

Wish me a happy birthday.

General Idi Amin

spoke of a dream he had

that Asians must be expelled

from Uganda immediately.

Asians came to Uganda to build the

railway. The railway's finished.

They must leave now.

l give them 90 days to pack up and go.

Asians have milked the cow but not fed it.

Africans are poor. Asians are rich.

The Asians are sabotaging

the economy of Uganda.

They have refused to allow their

daughters to marry Africans.

They have been here for 70 years.

- But they live in their

own world. - He's a madman.

No one gives a damn

what passport you have

or how many African clients

you have defended against Asians.

- Take it seriously. - Have

you forgotten l'm Ugandan?

- l know you were born here.

- Do what you want.

- But l'm taking Mina and leaving.

- Go where?

Uganda is our home and

we are going to stay here!

What's this, huh? Birthday

girls don't cry like this.

But you didn't even

sing Happy Birthday.

Okay, l'll sing.

Hey, it's all right.

lt's okay, it's okay.

You were just dreaming.

You all right?

Yeah.

Hey.

lt's so good to wake up next to you.

Anil, come here.

What?

- What? - Didn't l tell you yesterday?

l saw the carpet cleaning kallu with Mina.

- That's his van. - No, it is not.

- What are you trying to say?

- We came here to have fun.

- He is insulting my family honor here. - No.

- Bastard. - Anil!

Hold on.

All right. One minute, one minute.

- Yeah. - Mina?

Who do you think you're

fooling with over here?

l'm warning you. You Listen,

you leave our women alone.

- Oh, God, my nose! Napkin! -

Go get some help. Get police!

Help! Help!

Help, please! Help!

Oh, help, help. Someone, please.

Here. Come, come,

come, come. Come, please.

- No! - Demetrius, stop!

What the hell's going on in here?

- That man is trying to kill us.

- What?

What right do you have to arrest a man?

- Shut up or l'll book you for

whoring.

- You motherfucking a**hole!

Let's go.

Not now.

We'll talk later.

What is wrong with you, man?

Bringing her down to Biloxi.

You lost your mind or something?

You better leave them f***ing

foreigners alone, boy.

They ain't nothing but trouble.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Ain't that a b*tch?

But if you fall in bed with one of

their daughters, your ass gonna swing.

And what about me? What about me?

l've never asked you for

anything, never expected anything.

l'm 24 years old and l'm still here!

Stuck here!

Think l'm happy?

l love him.

- That's not a crime, is it?

- You call this love?

When all you've done is bring

such shame on our heads.

- l didn't do anything! They

barged in! - Don't answer back!

Have the decency,

at least to be sorry!

l am sorry about this mess.

- But l'm not sorry l'm in

Iove with him. - Who is he?

What do you know about him?

What about his family?

This is America,

Ma. No one cares.

We care.

Your father and l.

You are our only child.

lf we don't care

who will?

Do you know what

she told her mother?

Just wait, l'm telling you.

l love him. That's not a crime.

Yeah. Can you imagine dumping

Harry Patel for a black?

l'm sending my Namita to

India as soon as possible.

They get ideas from each other and

then it spreads like a disease.

- Can l speak to Mina, please?

- There's no Mina, she not here.

Are y'all having n*gger trouble?

l guess l better call Bob at the bank.

After all, we did help him get his loan.

There's nothing l can do. l've

already hired someone else.

You let down your family, your

community, your entire race!

l don't see no shortage of

black women around Greenwood.

The chamber of commerce

needs responsible people

and you're not exactly appropriate.

What's wrong with you, boy?

Don't you know the rules?

Daddy, l didn't do nothing wrong.

Mr. Morgan helped you get that

Ioan to start up this business.

Now, how am l gonna show my

face around them after this?

Oh, your Mr. Morgan.

He didn't give his own money.

All he done was to recommend

Demetrius to the bank.

You and the rest of them want him

to know his place and stay in it.

But the days of slavery, they over, Williben.

- Yeah, boy. - Hush.

- Where you going?

- To the barbershop.

- Well, l ain't through with you

yet! - l'm meeting the bank manager.

l know you don't want me to go down

there with a nappy head, do you?

l'm with you, brother.

You should leave. No use trying

to make a living in this dump.

When l need your advice, l'll ask for it.

Hey, don't talk to me like that.

l'm on your side.

You know what they say to me?

They say:

Your brother deserves what happened.

He think he large now. Your brother

thought he got himself a white chick.

But they just a bunch of insane

to the brains. What do they know?

Go on home, now.

Money is the root of all evil.

You give me the root, l'll take the evil.

- Demetrius, you're next. - What's happening?

- Hey, you got it. - No, you got it.

Lisa Bonet, enter my world!

l hear what happened.

You know,

we're just as bad as everybody else.

Black folk don't like to see

other black folk do good.

l tell them you work

hard to get where you are.

They don't wanna hear that.

They just sit back on their butts and

wait to see if you fall on your face.

And if you do, they just as happy.

Hey, D-Money, can you come by

and clean my carpets tomorrow?

Character, credit

collateral, capital and

Yes, sir, but business is

a little slow right now

but we've been regular with

our payments two years now.

May l finish?

lt appears that, for whatever reason,

you've lost most of your local clients.

We need full repayment of your

dues by the first of next month.

Failing that, we're gonna

have to repossess your van.

Boys, let me tell you something.

ln my life,

l've worked hard for what l've got.

l wanna see you work

hard for what you get too.

Character, capital, collateral.

Color. That's the one they left out.

- l give up. l'm going back to L.A. - What?

That's right. l ain't staying

down here no more, man.

So you gonna run away too?

Just like Alicia.

lt ain't worth it, D-Money.

l don't need this sh*t.

l waited a long time to be famous.

lf that don't work, l'll drive transit

buses in L.A. Till the time's right.

Room?

l'd like to see Mina, please.

Wait.

One minute.

Hello, Jammubhai.

Come to the desk.

lt's urgent.

Okay.

Wait.

- You want to see me? - No,

l asked to speak to Mina.

Come with me.

You've caused enough trouble.

- Sir? - What do you want from us now?

l'm Mina's father.

l'm Demetrius Williams.

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