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�Michelle, I love you. See you later. Your B.�

�Nothing�

�Sept. 15. I�m 20 and I�ve ruined my life.�

Let's do the photo!

We're leaving. Closer together!

Look at me. Valerie!

Don't block the others. Look this way.

That's it. Don't move.

Anyone coming with me?

I�ll take care of her.

Francois, you coming?

- I�ve got things to do. - Like what?

- Just things. - You sure you're okay?

- So long, everybody. - Bye, Michelle.

We're how many here? Seven of us can't go.

I�m walking.

I�m following you.

- I don't feel so hot. - I noticed.

- Feel better? - I�m bushed, my feet hurt.

- Shitty party, eh? - Lousy.

I should've left earlier. Somehow I couldn't budge.

Right. Valerie, Laetitia...

The cute black chick?

- And Ali, too. - Who's Ali?

- The guy who comforted me. - Your guy?

No, Ali's... just Ali!

- You thought we were an item? - I did.

My guy's Bertrand. He wasn't there.

We broke up yesterday.

That why you're so sad?

- I go this way. - Me, too.

- I�m going in there. - That's just a church.

And I�m going inside.

- What for? - To pray a bit.

- So you're going to pray a bit. - Yes, I am.

Wouldn't you rather go for a drink, or coffee?

Walk you home?

Shall I stay?

Bye.

You all right, Michelle?

Say hello for me when she wakes and we'll be in touch.

What? I should've stayed?

Did you stay something to offend her before falling asleep?

- What're you getting at? - Nothing.

It�s just that her life's a mess lately.

Don't tell me about her life. I don't want to know.

You'd better know, since you're part of it now.

So I�m part of her life? Then I want out.

That's too easy.

What's too easy is suicide at other's people's houses.

Some folks would sue for less.

Being together is tough.

What's tough? Being together?

What's the connection?

- The connection's you. - Michelle and I?

- So we form a couple now? - That's right.

One night and you're a couple? Even with a whore?

Not at all. There's money involved. That's different.

- It started nice. - Yeah, great start, a suicide.

When things start badly, they can only improve.

It didn't start, it never happened, and it's over.

Hi, Bertrand.

She's okay, don't worry.

- I feel awful. - Don't. She's okay.

You okay? You okay, my little cracker?

- I�m not your cracker now. - Sure you are.

You're smothering me. Why'd you come?

You're my cracker.

Yesterday I told you it was over.

Today it's still over.

Cut it out.

I mean it, we're through.

I didn't even return his sweater.

�October 3. Sweater.�

There. Fine, perfect.

Fine, perfect.

Buddhist Meditation

Laetitia, Michelle, together more?

Back to back. Now look at me.

Michelle, look at me.

Michelle.

I can't sleep. Am I disturbing you?

- Sorry! - Don't fall asleep.

Breathe deep.

�October 10, Be Kind to Mom�

Act natural. Ready. Look at me.

Damn, the flash.

One more.

Change places.

Hurry up, we don't have all day.

It'll just take a second.

- I�ll do one like this morning. - Look at me.

Another one.

One more time.

Mom, move your arm.

- Am I okay? - You're lovely, Mom.

What'd you want? Fridge? Mattress?

- I�d like both. - Both! You're incredible.

- I have an offer to make... - Sure...

- Don't get mad, okay? - I won't.

Jean said if you come for lunch some Sunday,

just let us know and he'll make sure to be elsewhere.

What do you mean, be elsewhere?

When you come over...

You don't meet. He goes out the back, you come in the front.

Or whatever. Just to be together.

It'll be all right. Don't worry.

Okay. I�m for peace.

Why the $60 difference?

This is one's on sale.

ls it bigger?

A bit bigger. This one's a bit bigger.

What for?

No, I want a bigger one.

- What for? - It�s nice.

At $300, it's nice, but don't count on me.

- Why not? - Your friends won't clean me out.

I can't have a fridge just for myself!

Then I prefer a mattress.

By the way, I�m on for lunch.

- Really? This coming Sunday? - Okay.

- You bringing Bertrand? - No, it's over.

What?

I�ve told you a hundred times.

Not a hundred times...

A thousand times.

She did tell you. Never mind, you forgot.

The mattresses are over there.

There's just one little thing

I don't quite get...

ln fact, I have to use the back door

to my home, like a thief, while he goes out the front door.

I try to fix things up, but it's impossible.

I should've shut my trap.

Can't you make an effort?

- You hear her crummy idea? - It�s not �like a thief�!

What? Going out the back door?

I can never suggest anything with you! Never!

All right. Forget the whole thing!

You know what? You're just like Jean!

- Thanks a lot! - You're a pain!

For weeks, I�ve been bending over backwards to stay cool.

I stay cool for days.

Then I see them and, bang, I blow up.

You never listen.

Never listen? Screw you!

�There is no greater happiness than peace of mind.�

�There is no burning sensation equal to envy, no greater sin than hatred,�

�no greater happiness than peace of mind.�

Open your eyes.

October 11.

- Sir, please! - Please, don't push.

I�m not pushing, I�m walking by.

I�ll have to ask to see your ID.

- This isn't the Gestapo! - We'll check your ID at the station.

Taking me in? You want an ID, here! Here's an ID.

- Don't give 'em your ID! - I�ve had enough!

I won't budge. Call for reinforcements if you want.

Calm down.

It'll just take a second.

I don't have to show my ID to these cops!

- You're nuts! We have an appointment. - Michelle?

Show him your ID, hurry up.

My metro pass...

That won't do. No driver's license?

Give him your ID.

It�s on big deal.

Was that so hard?

- Where you going? - My sweater suits you.

You can have it back.

You're sweet to wear it.

That almost got nasty. They've got clubs.

I�d murder the cop.

You doing okay?

Yeah, I�m a Buddhist now.

Then you're doing fine. What's that involve?

Lots of meditation...

You've gotta work toward enlightenment, nothingness...

That's tough.

All this positive energy is exhausting.

- You riding me? - You are so.

- What's your religion? - Meaning?

- What religion are you? - I�m nothing. Do I have to have one?

The cops ask easier questions.

- Why all the makeup? - It�s for work.

- For my job. - What's your job?

- Top model. Well, almost. - Great!

I gotta run.

Bye.

lf I come to a Buddhist meeting with you...

Do I shave my head and take off my shoes?

- You don't have to take off your shoes. - What, then?

I dunno.

Find anything? Nothing you want?

I�ll pay, then we'll go.

- Can I see? - No, there's a gift for you.

- What is it? - It�s a surprise.

Read it... Read it... This is really good.

This is one, too. All books on the Holocaust.

- The Shoah. - When'd Holocaust go out?

I�ve always heard Holocaust. They say Shoah.

Everyone says Holocaust.

Holocaust means an accepted religious sacrifice.

It was a Shoah, a genocide, not an offering to God.

That series was called Holocaust. TV is serious stuff.

- Are you crazy? - What is it?

Those are argu... Skip it!

I�m sorry, I didn't know.

- Michelle! - Oh, Bertrand!

- How are you? - Fine.

- A new helmet? - Like it?

- I�m glad to see you. - Me, too.

- Where you living now? - At my mom's.

- How's Valerie? - Just fine.

Great. So, that's the veterinarian?

So what're you up to?

Not much. Let me read you something. I�ve worked hard on it.

Tell me what you think.

�I seek...

I seek silence in a girI�s arms.�

What do you think?

- That's good. - It�s the title of my novel.

Remember my photos of you naked in your mom's kitchen?

Excuse me. Just a minute.

- I found them. - So? Take off your helmet?

So, nothing. Why so aggressive?

This is Francois. This is Bertrand.

- How about a drink? - Another time, okay?

- Shit, I forgot the groceries! - What? I�ll get them.

No, I�ll go.

- Can I see your books? - Sure. That one's for Michelle.

- Leonard Cohen, great! - Albert Cohen.

And this?

- Here, look. - For me?

- �Lord, take me by the hand. I will follow Thee without resistance.� - It�s a huge! I�ll never get through it!

What is this?

The diary of a woman who died at Auschwitz.

How gloomy can you get!

Stop! Francois is Jewish.

- What're you talking about? - Jewish? That's cool!

- You're a drag. - Cut it out. What's his problem?

A movie tomorrow?

I can't. But I�ll call you, okay?

lf we'd met now it would work out.

- So I wouldn't need to abort. Cool. - I�ll take that.

Anyhow, living together is hell.

So long.

- Bye. Sorry. - Forget it.

The general gloom concerns us all. I wanted to be a vet, too.

Try enrolling at vet school...

How could you have fallen for a nitwit like that?

- It�s the other way! - What? It�s not that way.

- So long. - Let's keep in touch.

You bet.

I was nuts about him.

Funny how you can be crazy in love, then, just like that,

not give a damn.

Why'd you say I�m Jewish?

- Aren't you? - Maybe.

�November 4 Who am I?�

�Jews in lslam...�

Cut it out, teach!

�ln Judaism, the act is the most important because...� Ali!

- For Japan. - Cut it out!

�Sex life...�

Judaism for Beginners

�November 6 The Eternal is One!�

Sorry.

I�ve been waiting an hour.

Sorry, It�s Bruce.

- I need the keys. - You want the keys? Here...

Open the door.

What'd you do?

- 1 pages for Vogue. - Really? So did I.

ls that so?

- A movie tonight? - No, I got stuff for a great dinner.

Blinis, tarama. Please. I�m bushed. Worn out.

I saved 10,000 dogs and cats from a horrible death today.

What're you doing? Come eat.

Sure, but first I have a surprise.

- What is it? A good surprise? - Very good.

- That's the surprise? - Yes, a mezuzah.

Thanks , I know that. What's it doing there?

It�s a surprise.

- You're a pain. Why put it up? - It�s nice.

Mezuzahs aren't there to be nice. And it's upside down. Take it down.

- Don't you like it? - That's not the point.

Don't give me gifts that have to do with Judaism.

- It was to make you happy. - To make me happy?

Don't act cute. Please, take it down and come eat.

You want to leave it there?

So everyone here knows I�m Jewish?

But you are Jewish.

Do you have to say it like that?

Stop action cute every time I say something.

Did you hear how you just said that?

- No, I didn't. I don't get it. - You don't?

You want the whole building to know I�m Jewish?

What if I don't want them to know?

All right. Come here. Look.

- Write �Jew� on the door. - What?

Write �Jew�, big! Write �Jew�! Do as I say.

Do as I say. Write �Jew� on this fucking door!

There's nothing vile about it. It�s part of tradition.

Repeat what you just said.

You said �vile�?

Come back here. Why'd you say �vile�?

That's anti-Semitic vocabulary! Anti-Semites say �vile�. Got that?

What?

lf you were an anti-Semite, you'd say �vile�.

- lf you talk like one, you are. - I�m an anti-Semite?

I think you're an anti-Semite.

- Don't be ridiculous. - You're no anti-Semite?

You only have to deny it. ls that it?

- I studied Spanish because of the Nazis. - That argument sucks, Michelle.

I can't be an anti-Semite, I�m a Buddhist. And I love you.

You, a Buddhist? You're nothing.

What gets you is that it came from me, I�ll take it down.

That wil settle it. No one saw me.

I don't care. Why should I be ashamed?

You disappoint me. I bought it as a gift for you.

For good luck, I don't care, I have my khata. I don't give a shit.

- What's your �khata�? - I could careless.

The piece of cloth in Bruce's doghouse?

lf you took care of the mezuzah like you do your khata...

Damn, my keys.

I don't have the keys.

- Why the mopey face? - I was born with this face.