A delivery man sees the worst of corruption and social unbalance and driven to crime.
The story starts with the main character ABID SHARIAR ,appears to be attempting to rob. ABID tries to force the jeweler,to give him the key to the safe at gunpoint. The jeweler refuses ,and manages to trigger the alarm. ABID then shoots The jeweler,and,after some deliberation, takes his own life as well. The rest of my content proceeds to tell ABID 'S story.
The action flashes back to a scene two days before Abid 's attempted robbery ,in which AHTESHAM comes to tell Abid that everything has been cleared for Abid 's marriage to Ahtesham 's sister ,The bride .A con artist, then joins them in the Tea house and expounds on the profession of pickpocket ing .
ABID, naturally sensitive to his social status, is somewhat offended by the con artist's automatic classification of him and Ali as mere pickpockets.
However ,the con artist makes one point which can be taken as something of a universal truth:"If you want to arrest a thief, you'll have to arrest the world."
Later on, Abid and Ahtesham attempt to enter the jeweler 's shop a d are viciously snubbed by The jeweler ,who literally shuts the door in their faces.
That night, Abid reports for pizza delivery duty. It appears that Abid is also dealing with some mental stability issues relating to either his war experience, his medication,or both. His habit of not wearing a helmet while riding his motorbike is one manifestation of this. Abid first delivers to a man on the fourth floor of a building . Since the elevatots are broken, this necessitates him climbing 4 flights of stairs. The man pays Abid 2000 Euros for the three pizzas (which costs 1800Euros ) and tell him to keep the change. when he learns Abid is a war buddy he gives him a lot more money, feeling sorry for him.
His next delivery is the site of a raucous block party in one of the more wealthy districts of city,which has been staked out by the police. The police stop Abid when he attempt s to make the delivery ,but don't allow him to leave until the party has broken up, estimated to be around 4AM. While Abid waits,he stikes up a conversation with a young soldier (only 15 year old).Despite his uniform and assault rifle ,The soldier is still a child, arguably not ready for the responsibility given to him. Since he will not be able to deliver the pizzas, Abid let's his kinder side show through and hands out pizza to the various police and soldier s on the scene .It is notable that only after the chief accepts a slice do the others accept some as well.
Th next morning, Abid ,Ahtesham,and The bride,dress nicely and gain admittance to the jewelers shop.They browse among jewelry Much too expensive for their means,while Abid primarily await s to see The jeweler .When The jeweler actually shows up, he treats the three with the same condescension and contempt as before,suggesting that they go a pawnshop to buy handcrafted gold that can be easily liquidated in an emergency , a not-so-subtle reminder of their social status.Abid ,clearly disgusted,takes The bride home and then goes home himself.
Upon arriving at his apartment ,the difference between Abid's accommodation and those of his clients is fairly obvious. Abid lays down on his bed and dozes for a while. He is awaken by a arrest in q building close to his, and observes the police drag out a man who loudly and continously protests his innocence .The police pay no attention ,and the class contrast is again seen, this time illustrated by the difference between the treatment of the wealthy and the poor by the police.
That night, Abid again reports for pizza delivery duty. On the way to his destination,Abid encounters a fellow pizza courier who has been killed in an accident .The destroyed motorbike and sprawled remains of the pizza warmer box are a grim reminder of the dangers of city's freeways at night.
Abid deliver s the pizza to The rich Man, who lives in an extremely wealthy district. This is exemplified by the fact that as Abid is on his way up,two young women come down, dressed in essentially Western clothing , something that would not be found in less affluent neighborhoods. He invites Abid into his spacious apartment. While The Rich Man is otherwise occupied with a phone call with one of the young women Abid passed coming up, Abid proceeds to make use of the apartment's many amenities, including a shave and a short swim.
Later,Abid , obviously drunk, goes out onto The Rich Man's balcony and surveys the city-scape.
The next morning,the scene return s again to the jeweler's shop. When The jeweler comes and opens the shop, Abid forces his way with a gun and demands to see a specific piece of jewelry. The Jeweler refuses to be pushed around ,and Abid then changes his demand to wanting the key to the safe.
The intent is to link this final scene of story back to the first scene ,which culminates with Abid taking his own life.
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