Touch of Pink Page #2

She worships me.

Even though my son puts

my every happiness above hers.

- Are you going to eat that?

- No.

Gay. Gay. Sex.

Sex. Gay. Over there.

There's no reason to worry.

Everything is under control.

So this is what under control

looks like.

Gay. Gay. Gay.

Perk Up Your Pecs. Gay.

What about Giles' clothes?

In the guest room.

Then Giles brings them back here.

Oh, Alim, you're still a child.

We pretend the guest room

is Giles' room.

He kindly moves out to make room

for Nuru.

Presto. You two

get to sleep together.

Gay.

Gay.

- Maybe I should just tell her.

- No, no. Big mistake.

Think of Charade.

I had to pretend to be Peter,

Adam and Alex...

...before I could reveal I was Brian

and get the girl.

It's just... This is not fair to Giles.

Giles will do anything for you.

Move mountains. He adores you.

Alim.

He's not seeing other men anymore.

All that stopped,

just as I said it would.

Your mother doesn't deserve

to be told. She hasn't earned it.

- She abandoned you.

- That was a long time ago.

Yes, well, not for my money.

Right.

Gay.

Gay.

This has to go.

I can't believe we're doing this.

She'll leave in a few days.

Look, why don't I spend

some time with her.

I'll take her out sightseeing.

Maybe while you're on set,

I could take a day off.

Let her get to know me.

- Absolutely not.

- She's been here before.

- Secretarial college or something.

- Leaving you all alone, a little child.

She hated London.

Welcome, Ma.

Hello, beta.

So...

...what do you think?

You don't own the whole house.

No.

Just the first-floor flat.

The house that Khaled bought

Dolly Auntie and Hassan Uncle...

...has bushes shaped like animals.

A duck, a swan and a deer.

I should have

worn something else.

I think we look swell.

Sorry?

Hello.

Ma, this is Giles, my roommate.

- How do you do?

- It is a pleasure to meet you.

What, there aren't nice Ismaili

boys that need a place to live?

It was all so confusing.

Then I couldn't find

the chauffeur you sent.

You sent a chauffeur?

How did these people

rule the world?

No one would help me

with my bags.

These English people

can be so rude and unhelpful.

I'm sorry, she's...

No, no, she's got an edge.

I like her.

And she's so beautiful.

Yeah.

You don't have a picture

of the Aga Khan?

- He likes her.

- Yes, well, your people...

...do have a fondness for

the brassy broads, don't they?

Would you like some more cake?

Alim says you have a real sweet tooth.

Actually, I'm on a diet.

- Why? You look great.

- I don't.

- I think you do.

- No. I don't.

It's the shoes.

They're new.

I have to go.

- I'll put your things in Giles' room, Ma.

- No, no. It's too much.

- Giles doesn't mind.

- Really, it's not a problem.

And it'll be fun bunking with Alim.

No. No, I'll take your room.

It's one thing to bother family,

but a stranger...

- I like being bothered.

- And Giles' room has a single bed.

- It's too small for both of us.

- So you'll sleep on the sofa.

It's time for me to take my pills.

For my heart.

I have that meeting.

Oh, you work.

Of course he works.

Giles is an economist.

- As long as it pays the rent.

- He works for UNICEF.

My nephew is a dentist.

My brother-in-law has

three dry-cleaning shops.

It was delightful

to meet you, Nuru.

Give me a hand with the luggage

before you go?

Absolutely.

It's all coming back to me.

You're in here now.

How about I cook

something tonight.

We thought we'd do something.

- What do you do?

- Alim's a great cook.

His coconut chicken is fantastic.

You want coconut chicken?

I'll make you coconut chicken.

I'll let the two of you fight it out.

Bye, sweet...

By sweet mother of God,

look how clear your cornea is.

Nice bit of improv.

The boy's got reflexes.

- Is something wrong with his eye?

- No, it's all cleared up now.

Better go, Giles. Getting late.

Ma, I have a fully stocked

and equipped kitchen.

- I do.

- You have coconut?

- Yes.

- Fresh coconut?

No.

But there's an Indian

supermarket nearby.

I'll need a nap first.

I'm not a machine.

That one. That's the one.

Yeah.

- They really look like they're in love.

- Oh, not just in love, but...

...in-love-like-in-the-movies

in love.

Look, Joanie Fontaine in Suspicion

has it. See? That look.

What?

Thank you.

- For what?

- Everything.

My life.

What would I have done

without you?

Are you looking at photos

or watching the television?

You shouldn't

waste energy, beta.

Who invited her?

When you refused Khaled, I thought,

"This boy needs a refresher course...

...in manners from his mother."

I have a busy life, Ma.

Too busy for family?

Nothing is more important

than family.

They'll be there for you

when nobody else will.

It's just I'm on this big film and...

- Oh, yes, you're very important.

- It's a 20 million film.

I'm only teasing, Alim.

I know you're busy.

Laughter is the best medicine, beta.

Then I guess I must be

in the placebo group.

You remember my friend Zera?

Her daughter Mumtaz

is all grown up now...

- Oh, no.

- Oh, it's true, she's not a great beauty.

But she has a heart as big as a pig.

And she's in computers.

No, Ma. No.

You think you're too good for her.

You and your placebo group.

All this pretense.

I'm too old for all of this.

You say "pretense"

like it's a bad thing.

Personally, I think this

truth business is overrated.

- Don't be ridiculous.

- Sorry?

The mangoes are fabulous.

From Pakistan. The best.

Tell me, where are you from?

- Linnell Road, just around...

- No, no. Originally.

- Actually, I grew up in Canada.

- No.

Originally. Where were

you born, son?

- What difference...?

- Mombasa.

Kenya.

- I'm from Malindi.

- Yeah, I know your people.

That nose can only belong

to one family.

Giles, sorry I'm late.

Look who I ran into.

- Hi.

- Hello.

I'm sorry, do we...?

It's Alisdair Keith. From school.

You remember.

He looks exactly the same,

only bigger muscles.

Well, I'm devastated.

I remember you.

Alisdair's a swimmer.

He was at the Olympics.

Finished third in the 400.

Or fourth in the 300 or something.

Then... Then he won a gold medal.

- Really?

- In the relay.

I always perform better

with other guys.

So shall I get us some coffees?

- Lattes?

- Great.

You and your

mango-pickle sandwiches.

Beta, if you moved home, I'd make

you mango-pickle all the time.

So why don't you.

He thought something.

He left his bloody number.

So I was flirting.

He's a sexy guy.

And I'm a living, breathing,

active sexual being.

You nicked all the good genes.

But I love Alim.

I know you do.

I love him so much

I'm in the closet.

Oh, look, birds of paradise.

Alim adores them. Get these.

Flowers are for Nuru.

You could also come work

for Hassan Uncle.

I'm an assistant manager now

at the Don Mills branch.

Oh, I tell you, the world of fabric care

is a rich, complex world.

I'm a photographer, Ma.

- In Toronto, you could have a home.

- I have a home.

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