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(light airy music)

Olympia: This fridge is so full. It's obscene.

7ven likes to be prepped for a party.

So much papaya and watercress?

Sabi: Yeah, oh my God,

that's her mom.

She's like obsessed with anti-aging.

Every lightbulb in this house is a flattering 2,700 kelvin.

Even the one in the fridge.

It works.

You look amazing.

When they said they wanted me to move to Toronto,

I'm a Noogler, by the way.

What's that?

New hires at Google.

First, I was like, "Yes, Googs!

"Canada is like America after a ton of therapy.

"I wanna go there."

But let me tell you,

people have sticks very far up their asses here.

I'm so lonely I'm gonna masterbate myself to death.

Yeah, I mean, it's, um,

it's rough out here for the divergent for sure.

For like relationships

but also just, like, basic friendship.

What race are you?

What's that look for?

Um, no, that just was kind of very direct.

Most people are always just like,

"Where are you from?"

My parents came here from Pakistan,

I was born here.

My race is brown.

Do your parents know that you're trans?

♪ Tidal wave, tidal wave ♪

♪ Tidal wave, tidal wave ♪

♪ Tidal wave, tidal wave ♪

Dr. Dimas: Everything is pretty much the same is what I'm saying.

She-she should be improving by now.

Well, there are no 'shoulds', okay?

Um, there's just so much that we don't know.

But there are, uh, things that we do know.

The longer she remains in coma,

the worst the prognosis becomes.

Look, I'm sorry, but I gotta take this call.

(phone clicks)

Thanks, robot-doctor.

Well, if it isn't Sleeping Beauty.

Sorry, "Sleeping Beauty", bad reference, considering.

Is Mom okay?

I mean, yeah.

You okay?

Yeah, sure, yeah.

Do want a cup of cappuccino?

I don't want you to take to this in the wrong way,

but do you even know how to make a cup of cappuccino?

YouTube does.

♪ Calls me shade, beep beep

♪ Darling you sleep, sleep

♪ I say I'm okay but it feels deep, deep

♪ I like to cry but you make me weep, weep

♪ I ain't even gonna lie

♪ I'm playin' for keep, keeps ♪

(sputtering)

YouTuber: Drop of milk, now I'm gonna put the froth milk

on a very beautiful Italian cappuccino.

That's actually good.

So it's been 28 days.

I should probably go visit her.

Okay. Well, of course, um-

Can Sabi take me?

Sure, but, uh,

why-why do you feel that I can't take you?

Well...

uh...

My therapist said you find it hard

to let me have bad feelings.

'Cuz you love me.

So you try to have the bad feelings for me

before I get the chance to.

Ther-therapists aren't always right, you know?

And I say that as a therapist.

Violet: Well that's pretty confusing

since you're the one that made me go to therapy.

School made you go to therapy.

I...I'm not arguing with you today.

Great. So you'll call Sabi?

Sabi: My parents don't know-know but they know.

Like, I mean,

I kind of don't even know.

My dad just kinda looks at me like his soul is crushed,

you know?

Olympia: Mhm.

Sabi: My mom, like she's kind of trying.

Like last night I got this weird voicemail from her

saying "live your life".

Girl, that's definitely trying.

Sabi: Hey did you, um,

did you always know you wanted to transition?

I regret nothing.

And I lost nothing that I miss.

Not my folks.

Not feeling safe at night.

Not even the male privilege.

(chuckles)

Olympia: Sabi,

we're not so different than everyone else, you know?

We happen like everything happens,

partly because of how we're made

and partly because of whatever forces are acting on us.

Everything in the galaxy is one thing

becoming another thing.

And every person is constantly growing

into another version of themselves

into another and another.

We're all in transition.

It's the most natural thing in the world.

Just don't skip your hormone pills.

That feels very unnatural.

(laughing)

You're cutting a lot of bread.

(7ven speaking Italian)

I'm so hungry.

Oh me too. Look at all this food.

The people in your life who are going to love you,

they're gonna love you anyways.

7ven: So much sexual healing last night.

Marvin Gaye is dancing in his grave.

Olympia!

Ah, hello!

Hi Bitch. - Hi Bitch.

7ven: When did you get here?

Oh, hi.

It's all cool.

You look good with clothes on.

(indistinct chattering)

Look at this charcoot!

I can eat this thing myself, Sabi.

All me.

I helped!

(giggling)

She cut the cheese.

(laughing)

Toast?

7ven: No!

No, my parents don't let me touch the expensive stuff.

Uh, I brought this.

I'm an adult.

(laughing)

(indistinct chattering)

(laughing)

What?!

(phone rings)

Okay, I know.

(phone rings)

Juan: How was your meal?

Olympia: It's going well, yeah.

Ugh, one second.

(phone rings)

(phone rings)

Heeyy.

So Mom sent me a voice message last night

saying 'live your life'.

Sabi: Me too.

Amazing, right?

Aqsa: Uh, are you drunk?

She's never remotely said anything like that ever Sabi

and now she's not picking up.

(laughter)

She's fine.

Aqsa: Sabi, do I ever worry about Mom?

Am I not like self-absorbed, Sabi,

and totally self-focused?

Do I ever say Sabi this much?

Something is wrong.

Come get me.

We're going to Rexdale.

'Kay.

Are you going?

(sighs) Real life has the worst timing.

And this is real life too.

(phone chimes)

Not my real life.

Here's my Lyft.

Take my number.

(car approaching)

(radio music plays)

(phone rings)

Aqsa: I couldn't get rid of the fuckboy, sorry.

Uh, you wanna take a minute and de-femme for Mom?

I'm good like this.

(upbeat Indian music)

Are you sure?

Sabi's Voicemail: Hiiii, you've reached Sabi.

I totally missed your call, but...

Sabi always answers.

They've had very little time to themselves lately.

It's their day off and we should respect that.

Yeah, it's cool,

I'll go another day.

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Aqsa: Yeah, well, I hope Mom doesn't freak out

when she sees you dressed like that

'cuz I'm telling you, she's losing her shit.

She's fine, Aqsa.

She's just lonely and full of regret.

(uptempo music)

Ari?

I smell chicken karahi.

All is well with the world.

Aqsa: I see Mom waving at me where I should only be seeing wall.

So I'm going to go with all is not well.

(uptempo music)

Food?

Yes.

Vi.

Vi.

I made you hot chocolate as...

(happy music)

(phone rings)

Hi Dad.

Where are you?

Violet: I called 7ven and asked her to take me to the hospital.

What?

You would've said no.

Okay, uh-uh, 7ven is legally kidnapping you right now.

He says you're kidnapping me.

(fun quirky music)

Hey Paul, waddup?!

Samjhi?

Take the napkin if you don't want to dirty your, uh, outfit.

Thanks. It's an old dress but I love it.

Some of you old clothes are upstairs

if you don't want to dirty it.

I'm doing touch-up on the house.

A "touch-up"?

Yes. Today I will even be taking old clothes

and things I don't want anymore to the mosque.

Okay, cool.

Uh, there's a giant hole in the wall

and I need to talk about it.

Well, I need light and space and open feelings in my life.

Renovations don't just happen.

Your father won't pay for it,

so it's DUI.

It's DIY?

Okay, yeah, uh, but how?

(phone ringing)

Raffo: Hello?

Oh my God, you can't leave the wires like that.

I think the wires are the least of our problems.

It can start a fire.

Hey, you can't leave me alone with her.

She's unhinged.

Why does he always have to look like a rundi?

That depends. What's a rundi?

Sabi: Is the power in the living room still on?

Aqsa: Yes.

Prostitute.

I thought a "kasbi" was prostitute.

That's Punjabi prostitute.

Sabi: Now?

Yes, still on.

So I've been calling all kinds of people

"Punjabi Prostitute" for years?

Mom, what's wrong.

That was Shehraz on the phone.

He's coming here to take the donations to the mosque.

Get your brother to change his clothes.

He won't listen to me.

Your uncle and cousin will be here in 20 minutes.

Sabi: What about now?

Jabada, please.

Aqsa!

(upbeat music)

Hey, uh, I just found out that Shehraz Uncle and Kareem

are gonna be here like any minute

because they don't think that Mom can carry boxes into a car.

Classic.

Aqsa: So maybe you want to go change or wash your face?

Gotta cap the wires upstairs.

Paul: Henry, where are you?

Your sister's been kidnapped!

Well, she hasn't actually been kidnapped.

We're going to the hospital.

Where are my keys?

Where's my jacket?

Henry, where are you?!

(slow hip hop music)

What are you thinking about right now?

I'm worried about my dad.

(scoffs) Hmm.

What?

It's like you already have this role in your family construct

as the caregiver.

And you're a kid.

Do you see how you're like totally trained

to be caring for the male in all of this?

Yeah.

7ven: That's a lot of pressure there, no?

Makes me wanna scream sometimes.

(grunts)

You wanna scream?

Violet: (giggles) I mean,

maybe.

What do you wanna scream?

I don't know.

What do you want to scream?

Uh, pretty much all the time I want to scream,

"fuck everything!"

Oh, wow.

Yeah.

Scream it. It'll feel good.

(giggling) Oh my gosh, I can't.

I've never even say the F word loud.

OMG, Violet!

You're basically a teenager, it's time to say "fuck" already.

Why?

Because Babe, it's transgressive and liberating.

(slow hip hop music)

Fuck.

Fuck.

Fuuuck.

Fuck everything!

YAS KWEEN!

You want to do it again?!

No, absolutely not.

'Kay.

Raffo: You know you could charge a hundred dollars per hour

yeh kam ke liye.

I have jobs.

Maybe you could have just one job.

We spent a lot of money on your schooling.

Spent way more on Aqsa's.

Go through the boxes in your room

before your uncle and cousin come.

Violet: My mom basically like never explained anything to me.

She's always just like, this is how it is.

And I'm like, great.

Thanks.

Yeah but there's value in figuring things out

for yourself, right?

But it's only with me.

She's always soft with Henry.

Explains every little thing to him.

7ven: Ah, yes.

Your mom's a feminist.

Toughen the girls and you soften the boys.

She's hardening you for the world

'cause you know the world's gonna be tough on you.

And on top of that, you're a mixie like me.

So shit's already confusing, babe.

You'll thank her one day.

(rhythmic Indian music)

♪

(singing in foreign language)

(singing in foreign language)

You look pretty convincing.

Totally Bend It Like Beckham.

Samir was so badass.

Aqsa: Crazy cousin, Samir.

He just did whatever he wanted.

Yeah, including driving while drunk and Muslim.

What?! I can't be critical because he's dead?

There are consequences to our actions, Sabi.

I am not boying up for them.

Fine.

Great.

Just stay in that

freshly-fucked-afternoon-after the-morning-after look.

Like, ugh.

Seriously.

You know what's going to happen if Shehraz Uncle

sees you like this, right?

He's going to go straight to Dad

who's going to freak out and take a giant shit all over Mom.

You are so selfish.

Sabi: Oh, I didn't realize me getting to be me is selfish.

Why are you being like this today?

I'm just trying to live my life.

What are you punishing me?

I've always been there for you.

I have always covered your ass.

Oh yeah, and I haven't been there for you?

All the times you were "out studying".

That's not the same thing.

We're first gen Paki.

Lying is our oxygen.

You're right, it's not the same thing.

You had a choice to lie about being at the library

while you were out sucking Christiano Boccia's dick.

I didn't get a choice about being me.

Aqsa: I did not suck Christiano Boccia's dick.

(doorbell rings)

(doorbell rings)

(door knocking)

(doorbell rings)

(Indian music swells)

♪

Assalaam-o-laikum, Shehraz Uncle.

Hey Kareem.

(introspective music)

Wha?

(introspective music)

Violet: They told me you can hear our voices.

It must be so weird being able to hear everything

and not be able to say anything.

Things are good with me.

I kinda failed art

'cause I didn't paint what I was told to,

so my teacher gave me an F.

So I took the painting outside and Jagger gave me a lighter.

Jagger worries me sometimes.

And then I lit it.

On fire.

(dramatic music swells)

♪

And then the next day I had to stay in bed

'cause I was suspended.

I thought about the time

that you and me took art class together

and then we made that-

(delicate piano music)

(music swells)

When I'm one way it's bad.

When I'm another way it's bad.

(sombre music)

Shehraz: Everybody just does whatever they want to.

Please, allow me.

(sombre music)

♪

Shut it.

(sombre music)

♪

Call Lyft.

I'll go get our stuff.

I could have you arrested.

Settle down, Karen.

Violet: Dad!

7ven: You're about to have a very special moment.

Violet: You're not gonna believe it.

(sombre music)

(phone chimes)

Call 7ven.

Christiano Boccia.

Mom.

He was the hairy one?

Had a full beard in grade eight.

Everyone does whatever they want.

(frenetic music)

7ven (over phone): Sabi, I'm, like, freaking out right now!

It's the most amazing thing I've ever seen!

She opened her eyes!

Bessy opened her eyes!

Oh my God, what happened now?

7ven: She opened her eyes, Sabi!

Sabi?!

Sabi? - Sabi!

Ugh, are you there?

Hello, Sabi?

7ven: Sabi?

Sabi!

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♪ Tidal Wave Tidal Wave ♪

♪ Tidal Wave Tidal Wave ♪