The Mistress of Spices Page #4

Even her name - Celestina -

had more flair than the neighbors".

She used to complain about my hair.

She said it was too coarse, unruly.

One day this man showed up at our house

when my dad was at work.

Evie. Evie!

Why have you come here? To ruin my life?

You ought to be ashamed,

acting like a white woman.

Your little boy don't even know who he is.

Dougie, honey, go back upstairs.

Get out of here.

He's dying.

I promised him I'd find you and tell you.

I don't know owe him nothing.

The next day, when my dad was gone,

my mom took us on a ride.

Evie.

Evie, my little flower.

You came... with your son.

Please.

Leave the boy with me.

I only have a little time,

my darling granddaughter.

Please... let me talk to him.

I ask it as payment for all that you threw away.

I want the boy to have a choice for his life's path.

As you had.

Please...

let me talk to him.

Please.

You can talk to him, Tata.

But I stay in the room.

For you, my son.

No!

Tata.

Come on.

We've gotta get out of here.

- Come on!

- No!

- You killed him!

- I should never have come back here!

Phew!

This pepper drink has a kick to it, I tell you.

I don't even know

why I dumped all that stuff on you.

I'm sorry.

Come.

Let's get some fresh air.

It's embarrassing to bring all this stuff up.

Did you ever go back?

After my dad died, I left home

and stopped talking to my mom.

God, I hated her.

She gave it all up cos she wanted to fit in.

And you just abandoned her?

I'm not proud of that.

I did try to find her a few years ago.

But she moved away.

You know, the old man...

Your great-grandfather.

Although he spoke to me in some language

I never heard before, I still understood him.

You know what? I felt part of something.

I kept that feather all these years,

hoping one day I'd find

what he was trying to give me.

Now it's too late.

Is it?

I'm betting you know exactly what to do.

No, I don't always have all the answers, Doug.

From my window in San Francisco,

sometimes I look across the bay and...

...I imagine you here.

I've never really been to San Francisco.

You're kidding me.

Well, come with me, then.

I'll show you everything, all my spots.

I cannot.

There's more to you than this store, Tilo.

I know that.

And I know that... a handsome man like you

can never be alone.

You'd be surprised.

I didn't have a clue what I wanted till I met you.

Not a clue.

Did you ever feel like you just want to...

...you just want to start all over again?

I guess it's easy for me to say

because I don't have what you have.

I'm not rooted like you are.

When the roots are too strong,

they can strangle you too.

I'll see you tomorrow, then?

It's a date?

Come on.

You deserve a day off.

Haroun.

I'll stay up all night

and split the seeds for Haroun.

I must protect him.

Hello?

Are you trying to kill us?

My husband nearly choked.

It's much too hot. It burnt his insides.

I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened.

I put the same amount of chillies in it.

You've been careless, that's what's happened.

Now, who's going to pay doctor's bills, huh?

I'm really sorry. Please, take back your money.

How's Jagjit?

My son is none of your business.

You've done enough damage.

I am having no luck.

Satish refuses to mention Geeta.

The almond and kesar powder?

We did everything that you asked us to do.

Can't you see, spices?

All Geeta wants is to be happy.

Don't turn on me, spices.

You know my customers need me.

Don't punish them.

Dadaji, you said you would do anything

to bring Geeta back into the family.

Mix this in your rice and for one hour

you will have the golden tongue.

Whatever you ask, people must obey.

OK.

Spices, I have to get the kalo jire to Haroun.

This is for him...

not for me.

I'm not leaving you, spices.

I will be back.

Sure you wanna do this?

I'm going because I have to help someone.

This is where I have to go.

OK.

Don't worry.

Here's your helmet.

Haroun!

He just left five minutes ago.

But he comes back at sundown for prayers

and food and then he goes back out again.

We must be back before sundown.

I'll bring you back. Don't worry.

Just shift gears.

Today... I get to take care of you.

Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha "Flute Mix"

Thank you.

Sure you don't want me to stay for you?

I can wait here.

No, it's OK. My friend will take me home.

OK.

Thank you.

Hey!

Thanks.

I had a great day.

Haroun?

He hasn't returned yet.

Why don't you come in and have some hot chai?

He'll soon be home for prayers.

No, thank you.

Chai?

Thank you.

- I'm Hameeda.

- I'm Tilo.

Do you live alone?

No, no, my brother brought me here to study.

He and his wife look after me.

Do you know Haroun well?

Oh, no, he's always so busy.

And he's so shy with women

he hardly speaks to me.

If we meet on the stairs, he just says

"Salaam alaikum," and hurries down.

He won't even look me in the eyes.

That's his car. He's home.

He goes to the market and always gets so much

fresh fruit, he comes up with so many bags.

Haroun?

Haroun!

Help me!

No time for tears, Ladyjaan.

Hold his head like this and Bhaijaan go get help.

- Ambulance?

- No, no, who knows who they'll tell?

We'll get Rahman sahib instead.

Haroun.

I'm so sorry I failed you.

Distracted by my own desires.

So many wounds like this I've had to stitch.

Nobody puts this in letters

when sending money home.

Tilo, daughter, you have gone too far.

This will destroy you and everything you are.

First Mother.

You must return now to where you belong.

You are in danger.

You have broken too many rules.

But we have to live by different rules here.

Maybe the spices are not enough

by themselves.

You are nothing without the spices.

The spices are your tradition.

Do not let America seduce you.

With your dreams of love,

you have roused the spices' hate.

You know about him?

To all whom a mistress loves,

as she should not...

chaos will come.

I want the spices.

And him.

If a mistress fails in her duty, fire is the end.

The spices will decide.

I'm not waiting as long for you

to take another day off, you know.

It's not going to work.

What do you mean?

There are rules.

So?

Your mother broke the rules

and look how that hurt you.

That was her choice.

But you helped me make sense of it.

You said I can be whoever the hell I want to be.

So can you.

Don't kill this.

Don't kill this before it's even started.

I'm coming back for you tonight.

Spices, I know it cannot be.

I have chosen to go back.

Hello, Beti.

It's still hurting.

But I had to come and thank you.

Geeta's coming home with her boyfriend,

that Tony fellow.

Thank you, spices.

You have helped open eyes,

so Geeta can marry her love.

I'm not going to say anything.

Hello!

I saw the poster in your window

and went along to his class.

And saffron,

Myisha and Kwesi have found love, too.

He can cook, too.

She taught me everything I know.

What do we get?

Anything with garlic.

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