The Citizen Page #4

We all gotta

get our mac on.

"Mac on"?

What does it mean, "mac on"?

Never mind, dawg.

You're good.

Okay.

Ibrahim.

Yeah.

I want to thank you, man.

Thank you for everything you've done for me.

No, don't thank me.

Just help a little.

You have to help yourself.

And remember:
Tomorrow morning,

we're going to find a job for you.

Tomorrow morning.

All right, I'll be ready. I'll be ready.

Have fun.

What's up?

This some damn good cereal you got here.

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

What'd I do?

Easy, man, easy. Chill.

Chill?

All right.

What do you want?

I'm sorry.

Our business here.

And here is money

for him to stay.

I want him gone.

One more day.

Just one day.

I will talk to Mo for him to work in

the gas station, sleep in the basement.

Okay?

Remember?

Plant your good deeds.

- Fine. One more day.

- Thank you.

Not an hour more, or I'm kicking both

your asses out. Do you understand?

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Where are you going

after work?

Thank you, ma'am.

Have a good day.

Hey, Mo, I've got to change.

See you tomorrow.

Indian food in America

with a beautiful Lebanese girl.

It's nice.

I love tandoori.

Where did you

find this place?

I didn't find it actually.

It was recommended by my boss.

I wanted to take you to a Lebanese restaurant,

but I couldn't find a good one yet.

It's okay. It would just

make us miss home.

Home?

What does it mean?

This is home now.

Maybe for you.

Mm-hmm.

How do you like your job

at the gas station?

I appreciate my work a lot.

I imagine myself without it,

it's... How good I have it.

Of course, this is not what

I came for here in America.

I have bigger plans.

I want to have my own business.

I know everything about cars.

I just need to know how

business works in this country,

and then I will open

my own shop.

Open your own business?

Mm-hmm.

You're so Lebanese.

Why not?

Have you ever thought about

getting married?

You don't waste time, do you?

At all.

Oh. I have to

make a phone call.

And you think about my question

while I'm gone.

Okay?

He's doing okay. But he wanted

me to let you know what was going on.

I'll be right there.

I'm so sorry, Baha.

I have to leave.

What's wrong?

Emergency at work.

I will get you a taxi.

Check, please.

Oh, my God.

It's my fault. I...

I should have watched them

more carefully.

Doctor says that you're

lucky they did not shoot.

Lucky.

Yeah, you're right.

Actually, I don't believe

in luck, you know this.

I will not let something like

this happen again. I promise you.

That is impossible.

You will not be coming back.

What do you mean?

- I am selling the gas station.

- No.

Please, my friend,

I mean, uh,

think about it later...

Don't think about it now.

I have thought about it.

It's all I ever think about.

You were right.

I need to spend

more time with my kids.

I need to see more

of my brother.

I've spent too many years hiding

from my life at that damn place.

My family deserves better

from me.

Good for you.

Good for you, my friend.

Sometimes you have to

know when to quit.

Yeah.

What happened here?

Where did all of the stuff go?

Why don't you ask

your friend Mickey?

Mickey?

Mickey.

Diane...

I don't wanna hear it.

I know it's bad. I...

I will help you

replace everything.

You've been so helpful so far.

Just give me

the chance to fix it.

You know what would fix this,

is if you left.

I can't do this anymore.

Just grab the rest of your sh*t and go.

Give me my keys.

Diane, you don't know what

happened last night.

Do you think I care what happened

on your date last night?

Date?

What are you talk...

Are you talking about Baha?

You know what? Just shut up.

I can't do this anymore.

All this crap about planting

your good deeds is over.

If you don't leave in 15 minutes,

I'm calling the cops.

Give me the keys.

Good-bye, Diane.

I'm sorry for everything.

All is calm

All is bright

Round yon virgin

Mother and child

Hi, Diane.

I-I'm sorry to bother you.

Can I speak to Ibrahim?

He's not here.

What happened to you?

Are you okay? What's going on?

He didn't tell you?

Where is he?

He's gone.

I mean, he's not gone, gone.

He's around, but...

Won't you see him

at the gas station?

Actually I-I'm going

out of town for a while.

Oh.

Well, what's gonna happen

with the gas station?

I... I decided to sell it.

Um, there was an incident.

I'm sure he'll explain it to you.

Can you make sure

to give this to him?

I should've given it

to him earlier.

I just, um... I just didn't.

Better late than never.

- I'll make sure he gets it.

- Thank you.

Merry Christmas, everybody.

God bless.

Happy Hanukkah, man.

- Let's go.

- Hey!

Maybe you didn't hear.

He said "Christmas," dipshit.

Yeah, I heard what he said. Are you

trying to make some kind of statement?

Settle down, bro.

- I got no beef with Christmas.

- Just let it go, Josh.

I don't want any trouble. Okay, guys?

Let's just forget the whole thing.

It's a little too late for that,

you dirty kike!

Oh, my God!

Please, somebody, help!

- Please!

- Cops! Cops!

Somebody, help, please!

Somebody, please!

Hey, you're awake.

Look, I know you're all

jacked up on pain meds,

but, uh, I gotta thank you.

I owe you my life.

Did they call Diane?

Who?

Diane.

Excuse me. Hi.

I'm looking for Ibrahim Jarrah.

And get plenty of rest, okay?

Thank you, Doc.

All right.

Hi. I'll check back

on you later on.

What did you do this time?

He saved my ass

is what he did.

Still not sure why.

So, how's the baba ghanoush?

Ghanoush is great, for the first time.

And last time.

I want to show you something.

Um, watch this.

Everyone else on the

street looked the other way.

Ibrahim was the only person who

had the courage to step in.

And... if he hadn't

been there, then...

who knows what

would have happened to me?

Congratulations.

You're a hero.

- Mm-hmm.

- You're also an idiot.

Of course.

I'm sorry for what happened.

Especially about Mickey.

Mickey was my fault too.

I shouldn't have

let you talk me into it.

- I'm sorry I kicked you out.

- I deserved it.

No.

You didn't deserve it.

I mean, no one deserves

what happened to you.

I'm sorry.

Um, I almost forgot.

This is... is for you.

From your old boss.

Mo?

Mm-hmm.

That's a lot.

I need it.

Don't spend it all in one place.

That's really nice.

Just come here.

Here's something beautiful.

Oh, wow.

This is great.

It looks even better

than before Mickey.

Happy to hear that.

See? I have little money,

but I have taste.

Thank you.

And you get extra points

for the flowers and the card.

You don't thank me.

Once I find a job,

you will help me to create my apartment.

Have you worked in the

automotive field in the past,

or have you ever sold anything

in the United States?

Yes. When I was in Kuwait,

I worked as an auto mechanic.

And I worked in petroleum and

merchandise sales here in New York.

You know, we'll call you

if anything comes up.

Thank you.

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