Max and Ahmed's ID Forgery Plan

Max and Ahmed's ID Plan

• Ahmed knew they were playing a game similar to the ones he played with Nouri, pretending the bed was a spaceship.
• Ahmed kept his feet firmly on the ground since Nouri's death.
• Max's crazy scheme awakened the old part of Ahmed.
• Ahmed studied Max's ID, acting as if he were an expert forger.
• The ID had no watermark or chip but wasn't entirely primitive.
• Ahmed noted the importance of matching paper and letters and pointed out the official commune stamp over Max's photo.
• It's a ridiculous game, considering millions try to forge documents to escape war zones for a future.
• If it were easy, refugee camps wouldn't be full.
• Max and Ahmed decided to focus on school in Belgium.
• Max claims that the Internet doesn't work in the basement.
• Max and Ahmed realize they have 20 minutes until Claire's bus.
• Ahmed ordered Max to Google "Forge."
• Max found that the seal could be carved into a half-cooked potato.
• Max got birthday candles, a baking tray, matches, and a tiny hooked utensil.
• Ahmed thinks like a master forger.
• Max worked on matching paper and font and will get a photo of Ahmed.
• There's a photo booth at the metro station.
• Max's parents are taking him to the Christmas Market in Aachen on Saturday afternoon.
• Max will get the opportunity to sneak out to take Ahmed's photo then.
• Max tells Ahmed to keep an eye out for police officers and get a haircut.
• Claire arrived home, having been affected by the metro strike.
• Claire was talking to the cat, Teddy.
• Max called from the kitchen, asking Claire if she wanted a Coke.
• Max called Claire's name repeatedly.
• Claire's footsteps receded and Ahmed releases a whoosh.
• Ahmed had a "crazy terrorist look" so Ahmed cannot wait to go to Max's school
• The issue is not hair, but school.
• Nouri is dead after not making it out of Aleppo.
• Ahmed is an illegal Syrian refugee squatting in a basement while police look for muslim terrorists, thats why he cannot attend school
• Even with the forged ID, he still needs a parent.
• Max is craftly stating that a voice is all that is need, his parents enrolled him over the phone.
• School probably wont notice if he does not bring a parent as parents are not supposed to come to school in the morning, and students can walk home alone as long as a parent signed a permission form.
• It's too dangerous however that Max is too dangerous and kind of an idiot
• Max is in Belgium for the school year; afterward, he's returning to Washington.
• Max promises to help Ahmed while he can.
• Ahmed has maybe 6-7 months before Max leaves and will head to Calais by himself, odds of making it to England are stacked against him.
• Ahmed imagined the School of Happiness in England to be orchids lined up downstairs.
• Farah was back at school the next day but she was not alone
• Her friends will likely tease Max for the "Do you speak English?" stunt
• Andre asked Max who his girlfriend was
• Jules said that Max likes Farah because of her glasses
• Max tackled Jules
• Max abandoned the group of guys who assumed that he and Farah were lovers
• He walked over to Farah who leaned against the fence
• Max had stayed up half the night preparing for this moment.
• He wrote what he meant to say in English, then translated it to French.
• He adjusted his translations after checking them online.
• Max reviewed the pronunciations, and let it come pouring out.
• Max tried to be like his mother whom he once saw argue in court who argues well.
• He tried to present Ahmed's case with the same practiced calm: The school would be sympathetic to a single mother, a new immigrant with other children, too tired to come to the school.
• Farah just needed to speak with an accent, like Ahmed's mother would.
• It was only when he reached the last sentence that his voice rose, asking "Veux-tu nous aider?".
• Max caught his breath and he was speaking fast and just barely aware of the shouts and cries of the schollyard
• His entire focus was on Farah
• Farah winced then faced max
• Farah said in French it's crazy
• Max felt like he was still not good enough even though he worked as hard than ever before.
• Max argued against Farah
• Max was off script and the French words came to him slower.
• He says we will buys you a phone etc.
• Farah shook her head feeling something is too dangerous.
• He was tempted to lie and say it wasnt dangerous but Ahmed carefully planned it out.
• She glanced over at her friends, who Max figured were probably still giggling about how he had whisked her off.
• Farah is like Ahmed.
• Farah questioned that does he mean Muslim?
• Max shrugged uncomfortably that he had not wanted to make a point but he was desperate
• Farah's eyes flashed behind her thick glasses and she states this boy is from Syria and her grandparents are from Morocco.
• Max's cheeks burned because Morocco is on a different continent
• Farah mentioned that she was born here in Belgium
• Max realised how offensive he was
• Her mom was born in France but they are Belgian
• Max apologised
• Farah cut him off and stating there are plenty of Belgians how still see us as foreigness
• Farah's Parents only speak French or Berber at home which is another language of morocco
• They speak Moroccan Arabic which is different from the Arabic that they speak in Syria
• Arabs that speak in Syria. The boy likely would not even undersant
• Max admited he never know this.
• Farah scolded Max and reminded him they are not all the same.
• Farah was gentle with Max who grabbed her hand trying one last time.
• Max was broken as his French. The speech was bad
• Max wants the world to know how dangerous this is as a muslim he has to do twice as good in school than a Belgian to have oppertunities
• The word "Good" remided him of Ahmeds words to always help a stranger
• Farah stared at him hard
• Max failed Farah
• Max waited but did not hear Farah
• She just need him to make a few calls and noddes with her eyes
• She took off her glasses and wiped them
• She put on her glasses.
• She agreed that is okay
• Max gave a loud whoop that made Farah's smile
• Farah said that she is kind and fabulous
• Farah interrupted him.
• He could almost smell the chalk dust and notebooks
• Max could almost see the head of the kid at the desk in front of him, could almost hear the teacher call his name.
• He imagined Max's alternative in cell
• Know a little French would be useful in Celais
• Looking back at Max he wanted to know about his dad, why he needs to make sure Max does not tell him
• Max said to do it with her
• Ahmed froze midway down the stairs. He heard a bag hit the floor, then footsteps approaching.
• Metro strike so I'm home alone.
• found mom's secret stash of soda in the kitchen.
• Claire said that Max is a freak because he is hanging out in the basement, but he denied
• Claire asked what he has been doing and Max said he had to pee
• Ahmed tripped over a cat, then it raced to the door in terror
• Claire wants to know what is going on , ahmed does not want to

Ahmed and Max devise a plan to forge IDs, reminiscent of Ahmed's past games. They analyze Max's ID, identifying key features like the commune stamp. Max researches forgery techniques online, discovering how to recreate the seal using household items.