The Girl Is in Trouble Page #4

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if you see him,

that Angel's looking for him.

No doubt, man.

I always felt a bond with Angel.

Our parents had brought us

here for a better future.

We were part of a history that

stretched all the way back

to the 19th century...

That's when the first free

African-American slaves

made their homes in this place.

There were joined

by waves of Irish.

By the 1870s, more that 170,000

Germans became the next wave.

The Germans and Irish were

joined in the Lower East Side

by the Italians.

By the early 1900s,

the European Jews found

their home in the LES.

Among them was Herschel Feinman,

great-grandfather of Nicholas.

No, if I see him, I'll tell you.

...suffer! You don't understand,

this is my house!

Shut the f*** up!

Jsus, Jsus!

You saw him! Jsus!

The most recent immigrants

were Chinese,

Puerto Rican and Dominican,

including Luz Guzman

and her two sons,

Jsus

and Angel.

Yo, I was just about

to call you, man.

I called you yesterday, all day.

Yo man, it was my day off.

- Where's Jsus?

- Haven't seen him.

He left a message

on his computer,

like maybe he was doing

some business Saturday night.

You point anyone his way?

I might have supplied a number

to an overeager customer.

Ain't f***ing around, Dre.

All I know is his name

is Nicholas.

Nicholas what?

Nicholas "I need some coke

right now cuz I got some

"horny p*ssy

that needs to be f***ed."

I didn't get

his full government name.

Hey look, go talk

to this girl named Maria,

fine-ass bartender

across the street at Piano.

She usually gets in

around about 7.

I heard the two of them

smashed once.

Everything changed for Angel

after what happened

during those days.

And I can't fully blame him

for what he felt he had to do.

Maria?

Maria, can I talk to you

for a minute?

About what?

A guy named Nicholas...

You met him at The Void,

he took you home.

Is he a friend of yours?

- Cuz that guy's a f***in' dick.

- I know he is.

That's why

I want to talk to you.

What happened with you two?

He takes me home,

tries to force me

to f*** him without a condom,

I tell him no way,

then he wants to go anal,

I tell him I'm not so much

into anal anymore,

and then he kicks me out.

You don't hold back

on your details, do you?

No, I don't f*** around.

Or are you the type who

likes to beat around the bush?

Nah...

I get straight to the point.

See, Nicholas,

he ain't a friend of mine.

In fact, he did something

similar to someone who is.

Remember where he lives?

Listen, just cuz I don't

f*** around

doesn't mean I want any trouble.

You ain't gotta worry

your pretty little face.

I'm just wanna talk

some sense into him.

See, all you gotta do...

is point out the building,

that's all you gotta do.

Where did you go?

Hi.

Just for a walk.

I've been stuck in this place

for two days.

I don't like feeling trapped.

Don't leave the apartment again.

It's such a pretty day.

OK...

- Say no more, I get it.

- No, you don't get it.

We have to protect ourselves,

and you just running off...

Look, it just gives me

a bad feeling,

so don't do it, OK?

Am I a prisoner?

Who'll connect anything?

I don't think

we should be so paranoid.

Or is that bad feeling

from something else?

I saw all those horoscopes.

That's no way

to live life, August.

You can't cheat what's coming.

Don't go through my sh*t.

Oh, did I touch some sore spot?

Was that a love horoscope?

Are you trying to keep me here

just for yourself?

Lemme make something

crystal clear to you, OK?

You're here because you need me.

I'm letting you stay here

because I need money.

You equal money.

That's it.

Get it?

Just because

you f*** your way into

whatever you want

with others guys,

don't come here and try

that slutty sh*t with me

cause it's not gonna work.

- It was just a joke, August.

- Ha, ha...

Since you know me so well,

why did you let me f*** my way

into here two nights ago?

To be honest with you...

I kind of felt sorry for you.

- Oh really?

- Yeah.

Then why don't you

forget everything then

and just feel sorry for me

a bit longer?

Just a bit longer? Alright?

Are you out of

your f***ing mind?

August, there are things about

me you'll never understand.

So don't you ever talk to me

like I'm just a

stupid, pathetic whore?

Hello.

Hey, hi Indran, yeah.

No, I'm fine, OK.

Thank you, thank you.

Yeah.

What?

Nicholas Feinman.

Now we know where he lives.

I dunno,

I was pretty wasted by then.

You can't remember

anything specific?

What did he try with your girl?

It was a guy.

Ohhh...

Didn't know he was a swinger.

There it is.

That's the one.

Take this number.

If you need anything,

anything at all, let me know.

Alright?

Here...

Get yourself a cab.

Thanks, Babe.

I'll call you.

There's your favorite loverboy,

right there.

Nicholas?

You're Nicholas Feinman?

Yeah, what do you want?

Where the f*** is my brother?

Put the gun away and I'll tell

you.

He's dead.

I didn't do it.

I swear.

Really?

I'm very sorry for your loss.

What the f*** happened?

He was shot,

right where you're sitting,

with his own gun.

We had this girl here,

I met her at The Void.

You know The Void?

I know The Void.

Spit it out!

So I meet her there,

bring her home,

Jsus comes over and

we're all doing blow.

I said wait for a second and

then she went f***ing crazy.

Shot Jsus.

I swear.

And his body?

I don't know,

I called my father and

- ...he cleaned it up.

- Clean it up!

Huh?

He's a piece of garbage!

Don't you ever talk about

my brother like that again.

Got it?

You're gonna call your Daddy

and get my brother's body back.

- Got it?

- I got it.

I'm sorry, sorry.

Look, it was a tragedy,

your brother was a dealer.

This could cause more

trouble for you, me.

Your family, my family,

who knows?

But I can help you find her.

Open it.

Why should I trust

you're telling the truth?

Why shouldn't

I just blast your ass right now?

You could,

but you wouldn't get far.

Your face is

on the cameras in the lobby,

the doorman could pick you

from a lineup.

No offense, but if something

happens to someone like me,

it's not the same.

Trust me.

Besides, why would I

steal her wallet for fun?

The money?

Now Yuri, I told you I was...

My brother...

Well, how long

do you need me for?

F***!

That's the girl

who killed your brother.

Hello?

It's me.

We got another problem.

The brother of the dead guy.

Can you get rid of him?

Right.

Have you seen this chick?

With that Nicholas dude?

Dre, take a closer look, man.

Imagine it was your brother,

man.

What if Twan went missing

just like that?

Twan's twice as big as my ass,

he ain't disappearing nowhere.

Dre,

Jsus didn't just disappear.

He's dead.

And I need to find who

was responsible for this sh*t.

Damn, man, I'm sorry,

I didn't know it was like that.

You alright?

Nah, man.

I ain't...

Cause when Jsus

came outta jail,

he went crazy in the head, man.

And I told his ass,

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