"UNDER THE SNOW" "SEPTEMBER" "Hi." "Are you from the agency to work on the chains?" "That's Jairo." " You're Carmen and..." " Angela." "Okay, I'm Javier." "Let's see, here are the instructions and the spare parts." "You grab a bag from here and put those inside." "When the boxes are empty, stack them on the pallet." "After that, grab two chains" "from the basket, fold them and put them in the bags." "Let's see if I can do it." "Just try with one." " Like this?" " Yes." "That's better, good." "You got it?" "Yes, yes." "Good." "When you're done with all the bags, put four bags in each box and seal them, okay?" "Carmen, you'll work at that table." "I'll bring you something right over." "God damn it." "Fuck." "I've run out of chains." " Am I doing it right?" " Yeah." "That's how I'm doing it." "These are the same, right?" "Can I take chains from your basket?" "I don't know." "What was his name?" "I don't remember." "Excuse me, what was your name?" "Hey, what's your name again?" "Jairo." "Can I take chains from her basket?" "Mine have run out." "I don't know." " Can you get out of my way?" " Sure." "No, don't take those." "You should ask Jairo first, he knows the sizes." "I'll bring you another basket." "Have you worked here before?" "No, never." " You want a latté?" " Okay." " What'll it be?" " Two lattés." " Let me." " No, wait." "I got it, you pay tomorrow." " Is that your daughter?" " Yes, Uxue." "She is so cute." "What can I say?" "Thanks." "Can you read" " tarot cards?" " Me?" "You have some in your purse." "Well..." "How long have we got?" "Maybe we should order to go." "You didn't bring a snack?" "I have no time to fix one." "I brought some cookies." "You won't like them." "Esteban and Uxu make fun of me for eating them." "Nobody likes them, they're whole grain." "They're supposed to be low-fat." "We'll see." " Try one." " Okay." " Very tasty." " You like them?" " Yeah, a lot." " Great." " Right." " See you tomorrow." "See you tomorrow." " Who's there?" " It's me." " Where are your keys?" " I forgot them, Grandma." " You'll never change." " Come on, open up." "Grandma!" "Next time I won't open the door." "Hello!" " So how was your first day?" " Great!" "Yummy!" "Poor thing, you should have gone to college." " Where's Mom?" " On her way, I guess." "Look, there she is." "Smoking." " When are you quitting?" " When I don't need it anymore." "Mom, I think the job lasts until December." "They're expecting a cold spell." "Yesterday it was two weeks, today it's until December." "Where is your head?" "Well, that's what the boss said." "It will be cold and they'll need people." "That means" "I can visit Mikel in December." "Yeah, right." "Listen to her." "What?" "If I work until December..." "Let's see how long you last there." " There might be more work." " We'll see." "Here." " You brought them for me?" " You liked them, right?" "Of course." "Thank you, Carmen." "Is there something wrong, Javier?" "Something wrong?" "No, no, nothing is wrong." "Hi." "Take Alberto his bread, he has to go." "We have new people for the winter season." "With that cold spell, we have enough orders to wallpaper with." "At least I'll have some company." "You're so clumsy." "Hand it over." "There." "I heard at the factory about new applications for subsidized housing." "I already applied, Dad." "The deadline already passed." "You didn't tell me anything." " So, what do you think?" " What do you mean, what do I think?" " Will you get one?" " How should I know?" "Well?" "Lots of work?" "Same as always." "Do you like it there" " or was the other section better?" " It's the same." " How's the car working?" " Fine." " What's wrong, sweetie?" " He's a jerk!" " Not again." " Not again?" "!" " What's that supposed to mean?" " What did he do this time?" "First he's 20 minutes late, then he shows up and says he told his mother I don't like her!" " You don't like her." " Of course I don't!" " But why tell her that?" " Honey," "I'm sure he didn't say it like that." "Yes, Mom." "He did." "I'm sorry, Javier." "My alarm didn't go off." "No." "You pack the instructions." "Break time." "Come down, dear." "You'll fall down in those pants." "Women can't even hem their pants nowadays." " Here, honey." " Thank you." "That hair..." "OCTOBER" "Sweetie, you have good taste." "He is so cute." "I can't wait" " to see him." " Why is he so far away?" "He's studying abroad on an Erasmus scholarship, but just for a year." " When are you going?" " At Christmas." "He must be dying to see you." "Feel my hands, they're freezing." "They're like ice." "It's freezing." "They need a heater or something." "Don't wash your hair in the morning." "I have to, otherwise I wouldn't wake up." " What's up, Javier?" "Lots of work?" " Sixty pallets." "Damn." "One of you pair with Jairo." "I'll go." "Who am I?" "We lost her." " Can't keep up!" " Can't keep up?" "You don't wake up at 4:45 AM, do you?" "I just take less time to get ready." "No, I have to take the bus at 5:15." "I gotta go." "I don't want to miss the bus." "Karmentxu, I'm leaving." "Thank Uxu for the rubber band." "Nice." "You saved me the sprint." "No problem." "It's on my way home..." "Are you selling your car?" "Oh, that." "No, that's for our country house we want to sell." "Don't you go?" "No, it's old and it would be crazy to refurbish it." "We want to sell it and spend the money on something else." "Much better." " Are you cold?" " Yes." "I'll turn on the heater." "Look, Jairo is staring at us." "He wants to win." "Hurry, hurry." " Jairo, there's one bag left." " Shit!" " We won!" " You didn't win!" "Are you blind or what?" "This time we had a little problem, isn't that right?" "Next time watch out." "I want to change the seat covers, but the best place I found to do it just closed down." "I think it was in one of these." " Here, this one." " Wow." "Nice, isn't it?" " Sorry, Jairo." " It's okay." "I have tons of magazines." "And lots of ideas." "But until I get a contract, I'm out of luck." "I thought you had a contract." "No." "Two straight summers, and this year probably staying on..." " Really?" " Yeah." "I want to try out for the Barcelona Tuning Show," "I painted the car in my friend's dad's body shop but I need to change the covers and speakers." "This kid has a car and I don't even have a license." "Teach me to drive some time." "Javier, it's much colder than normal." "Better, much better." "Yeah, but I'm gonna freeze." "You can't have id all." "Fine, let it freeze over, I'll wear gloves and three coats." "My mom will eat her words." " Karmentxu, what are you doing?" " Feeding the bird." "Good shot!" "Let's see, Karmentxu, five from number forty." "Okay, shorty!" "Carmen, behave." "Here you are." "Oh, much better!" "Thank you, Javier!" "You're pretty handy!" "You should help Jairo with his car." "Yeah, right." "I won't even refurbish my country house." "Why not?" "Because it's a mess." "Once you start it never ends." "A house in the country..." "I always dreamed of a cottage in the woods with cows and chickens..." "That was my life until age 20, when my folks died and I moved in with an aunt in Pamplona." "You lived in that house?" "I was born there." "Aren't you upset about selling it?" "Yeah, but..." "It only gives my wife headaches." "And the money is for a trip." "When we got married we didn't take a honeymoon and now my wife is obsessed with the idea." "But you can travel anyway." "You can't sell it, Javier." "How can you just sell it?" "By selling it." "We didn't before because my uncle was living there." "But he died last summer." "Just imagine, you could go with Elena every weekend." "Just the two of you, in the countryside." "It would be a blast." "I used to go every Sunday and help my uncle with the tomatoes he had planted there." "But my wife doesn't like it there." "She complains the whole way about how dizzy and tired she feels and so on..." "Once you start going it will be wonderful." "I would go happily." "I have a great time there." "I was going to plant a vegetable garden." " With tomatoes..." " Javier, just tell Elena you can't sell the house." "Okay, Javier." "See you later." "Can I give you a ride?" "It's on my way." "Really?" "Yeah!" "Thank you." "I sewed my pants, didn't you notice?" "Oh, great." "Actually, my grandma did it for me." "Does she live with you?" "It's more like my mother and I live with her and my grandfather." "Do you want to stay and work in the factory?" "Yeah, if they'll hire me." "Don't you go to school?" "No, I'm no good at that." "Whenever I'd open a book my head would go everywhere." "I don't know how people do it." "The one thing I did study was photography, just a little." "Now I practice on my own." " My father loved taking pictures." " Mine too." "Well, that's what my mom says." "That I'll never let her forget the bastard." "Apparently I have his eyes, too." "My mom's a bit crazy, pay her no mind." "She's rough, but..." " you just have to get used to it." " Yeah, I know." "You're late." "You know Albert has to leave." "Cut his bread for him." "You're like a stranger to your own son." "You know how nervous he gets!" "Then let him eat!" "Great, everybody eating by themselves!" "Is being on time so hard?" "I gave a girl from the factory a ride." "Otherwise she has to take the bus." "How nice, the poor girl has to ride the bus." "But you..." "What about me?" "My son doesn't look at me or say a word to me the whole meal." "It's like he has no blood in his veins." "You're overreacting again." " Come on, bring him his bread." " Why, can't he walk?" "And by the way, I'm not selling the country house." "What are you saying?" "Go take a shower and clear your head!" "NOVEMBER" "Brutus, does that radio work?" " I guess." " Let's see." "You're so impatient." "It doesn't work." "Come on, Jairo, help her out." "Let me see." "Maybe if you plug it in..." "Don't laugh at me, okay?" "...and 17 minutes." "The cold weather is finally behind us, the sun is back." "We can't wait to enjoy ourselves with something like this." "Tweetie!" "Come on, honey." " How are you, Javier?" " Hello, Diego." " I see you got a lot of work done." " Yeah, we're doing great." "I was thinking we can let the girls go until mid-November." "There isn't much work." "What do you think?" "I think it's a bad idea." "You can keep Jairo." "What if it starts snowing in two weeks?" " We'll hire them back." " They'll be there waiting..." "I won't teach the same thing to new people all over again." "We'll see how it works out this week." "But I can't have people doing nothing." "I need to do a complete inventory." "The computer info doesn't match." "Can you let Angela and Carmen give us a hand?" " What about Rafa?" " He's always busy." "He would be in and out the whole time." " I'd rather do it all at once." " I'll think about it." "Don't forget, okay?" "Go!" "There's one left, quick." " Good morning." " Hello, good morning." "Javier, we have to check inventory." "I know." "I'm the one who told Diego." " Do you have the list?" " Yeah, right there." "Here." "Hey, slow down." "I'm going to compare it" " with the computer." " Okay." "Javier." "Can you stay a couple hours in the afternoon so we can start working on it?" "I can't." "I'm refurbishing the country house." "Only until five or so." "No way." "I'm not going to stay here working on an empty stomach and then work on the house after." "We'll do it between us, okay?" "Okay, fine." "See you later." "Hey guys, team A had one man down." "Excuses, excuses..." "Yeah, excuses." "Three, four..." "Hey, you stole a bag!" "Crooks!" "When is that Turk gonna call!" "Four years talking about his big order." " See you tomorrow, boys!" " See you tomorrow!" "Jairo, can you pretend to be the Turk?" "Get off!" "Need a ride?" "I'll let you drive." "That's okay, Javier takes me home." "See you." "So we stay if the Turk calls, right?" "Yeah, but I don't think he'll call." "Don't worry, I heard it's gonna snow." "Jairico." "If I were you, I'd tell her." "Tell her what?" "That it's starting to show." "What are you talking about?" "Jairico, I'm half-witch." " You're falling in love." " In love?" "I'm not interested in girls right now." "You don't fool me." "You'll miss a rare opportunity." "Come on, Karmentxu!" "I was afraid of Javier, otherwise I'd have let you pair with Angela." "What are you doing?" "Don't be a bore." "A bore?" "In front of the kid." "TURN TO CHANNEL SIX" "Snow chains are required on all vehicles." "Highway maintenance..." "I don't know what's so funny." "Come on, I wasn't laughing about that." "Let's go, dear." "Hi, sweetie." "How are you?" "Do you get my messages?" "I think I'm doing something wrong." "You could have answered." "Yeah, I know." "Oh, honey." "I miss you so much." "I'm definitely coming in December." "You can start preparing a welcome party for me." "Well?" "So what?" "Can't I come along?" "Yeah, okay, okay." "Let me know as soon as you find out." "Okay." "Okay, bye." "How funny, yesterday with the chains." "She sent me a text message saying to turn to channel 6 right when they were... showing people how to put on snow chains." "It was so funny." "I know." "From now on, seeing chains will never be the same." "Do you have" " any plastic left?" " No." "Did you look in there?" "No." "I think there's some in the aisle." " Okay..." " I'll bring you some." " No, I'll go." " I'll go with you." "Okay." "It is funny hearing people talk about chains." "Isn't it?" " Are you okay?" " Me?" "I'm fine." "You seem sad." "I'm fine." "Thank you, though." " How's your car doing?" " Great." "I can't wait till it's done." "I'm driving my mom's car and it's a piece of crap." " She lets you borrow it?" " Yeah, but she's a pain." "Asking questions all the time, am I getting it serviced, am I still hungry..." " She's a nuisance." " You'd love my mother." "She doesn't ask me anything." "She doesn't care enough to." "How's your boyfriend?" "Great, thanks for asking." "It must be hard, the distance..." "No, it's good." "I'm visiting him in December." "Everything's fine." " Brutus, give me the keys." " What for?" "You'll see." "Don't go in until Karmentxu gets here." "They'll see us out here." "Angela, they cannot see us here." "This girl knows no limits." "Why are you freezing out here?" "She won't let us in." "Who, Angela?" "That girl is crazy." "What is she doing?" "I have no idea, but I'm freezing." "Have you seen this?" "IN CHAINS" "Are you going to show us a movie?" "Popcorn and everything." " Look, it's your car!" " Yeah." "Are we going to see a movie, with popcorn?" "No." "Let's see." " Ready?" " Yeah." "Remember?" "Poor box!" "I took that picture." "Look at those two dancing." "DECEMBER" "Good afternoon." "Javier." "Hey, Diego." "I'm sending the girls to cables, they need people." "But they're predicting snow in January!" "We'll hire someone else." "Hire someone else for cables." "You don't need more people here." "We'll see if it snows." "Tell them to go to cables on Monday." "You..." " Where's your driver's manual?" " I need it." "You're not using it." "Not right now, but eventually I will need it." "If you do, I'll give it back to you." "Honey," "I don't know if you should move out." " Why not wait until next year?" " Now you won't let me?" "What do you care?" "I do care." "You don't give a shit." "You just wanna screw me." " Don't talk to me like that." " I'll talk..." "Shut up!" " Good morning." " Good morning." " Good luck in cables." " We'll see." " See you later." " So long." "You'll sit here, and you'll sit there." "I'll tell you what to do." " The productivity table." " What?" "The seconds you produce, 28,000 at least." "What?" "Eight hours." " Karmentxu." " What?" "Javier bought a new shirt." "He bought it by himself, without Elena." "Be quiet." " Hello." " Brutus!" "Save us!" " What a bore." " Yeah?" "Because you don't exercise, like me." "He even tells us to be quiet." "I don't see what's so funny." "Javier, you look handsome!" "New shirt?" "Yeah, I got it yesterday." "They made a fuss at home about me buying my own shirt, but I just liked it." " Good for you." " It's cool." " Very hip." "How are you?" " Fine, you?" "Working a lot." " Angela." " What?" " The Turk, we're saved." " What?" "The Turk, I saw him leaving the chain factory with Diego and Rafa." "There's no way." "Did the cards mention this?" "Jose Luis." "He's Chinese!" "Javier, can we try them or what?" "I brought them for you." "I have a present for you, from Uxu." "I told her about your country house and she made you a decoration." "Have you cleaned up the place yet?" "This weekend with a friend." "Lots of work." "But it's looking good." "Has Elena been there yet?" "She's still mad at me." " She'll get over it, won't she?" " Sure she will." "Don't pay her any mind." "Keep telling her about the house and she'll come around." " Hi." " Hi." "Look what they gave me for the house." "A girl's daughter from work made it." "Come on, Elena." "You can't be mad at me forever." "People support me at the factory, but you..." " Hey, it's no big deal." " Whatever you say." "Hello?" "Yes, he's preparing orders." "I don't think so." "God damn it!" " It's Diego." " What?" "It's Diego." "Yeah?" "What?" "Those are almost done." "Two more pallets." "How many?" "Are you gonna send the girls over?" "I won't keep teaching new people all the time." "Yes." "Why are they coming at noon?" "I said one thirty." "If they can't, just tell them no and that's that." "Always letting people stick it to you!" "Hellooo!" " Have you heard anything?" " No." "Good." "We're not gonna get nervous until we hear something." "Yeah, what for?" "Mom, this fish is dry." "You are so picky." "Do you have any extra stickers?" " Yeah, why?" " Angela saw the ones you put on my cell and she loved them." "Maybe I'll bring her some." "Good, you worry about the stickers, that's the priority." "Just have fun, if I get fired it doesn't matter." "Honey, it does matter if you get fired, but we're not going to mourn until they say something." "Right, because your life is set." "You sound like you had a contract!" "No, it's perfectly fine." "Worry about the stickers, that's what matters." "Okay, love?" "Grab the chair from the bottom!" "You have to move farther away." " Are you done?" " Almost..." "Crap!" "Mom, can you help me bake a cake?" "Yeah, right!" "That's what I'm here for." "It's for Javier, my boss." " Your boss?" "Absolutely not." " He gives me a ride every day." "Ask your grandmother." "Give me a break!" "I can't believe it." "Ha!" "We always have to do whatever you say." "All I asked for was help with a cake." " Do as you please." " You're giving me a headache." " Mother, have you hung the clothes?" " No." " We'll miss the sun." " Then you do it." "That's enough, girl." "You're so selfish." "Selfish, she says." " Who's fed you all this time?" " How generous!" "A mother who feeds her daughter." "Sorry!" " How can you say that?" " Some home you gave me!" "That's enough." "I don't feel sorry for you." "You should be sorry for yourself." "Stop it." " Can you help me bake a cake?" " Yes." "Always getting your way." "What, are you in a bad mood because your boyfriend dumped you?" "He hasn't called in ages." "Do you give him presents too, so he won't leave you?" " You're stupid!" " Fuck you!" "Come on, that's enough." "Karmentxu, I can't stand it anymore, I have to move out." " Honey, are you sure?" " Yeah, I can't stand it any longer." "I hope they hire us." "I know." "What about Germany?" " I'm not going." " Are you having problems?" "I don't know..." "But if I want to move, I'll need the money." "Hello, hello." " Hello." " Hey, Jairico." "Well?" "Have they told you?" "No, what's going on?" "Apparently it's going to start snowing." "So?" " We can't do all this work ourselves." " We're coming back?" "That's what I heard." "Javier, shouldn't we stay in cables?" "They might hire someone else for cables and working in chains is temporary." "It can't snow much longer." "You may be right." "Brutus, can you tell them to leave us there?" "If that's what you want." "Where are you going?" "To the office." "You have to go right now?" "Yes." "Come on, hurry up." "Let's see how I did." "I brought you the driving manual." "I can give you a ride home later and teach you how to drive." "Cool, free driving lessons!" "Okay." "Hurry, honey." "I'm gonna leave a piece of cake for Javier." " Okay." " Let him know." "Come on, they're gonna say something." "I'm coming." " I'll meet you after work." " Okay." "JANUARY" "If we're out, how can you say they'll be ready tomorrow?" "I don't get it." "The comeback!" "We're putting them in bags!" "There are no more pallets!" "Yeah." "What?" "Say that again?" "I couldn't hear you." "I didn't realize he was talking." "I don't care what the computer says, there's nothing in here." " We have to do the tie-breaker!" " It's true." "The Chain Tie-breaker." "Just forget about it." " Keep filling bags." " What?" "Keep filling bags!" "Jesus." "He's really uptight." "Stress, it's normal." "This is great." "Nice to be home again." "Let's get to work." "How long did they say?" "Just a couple of days." "Then we go back to cables, so it's all good." "What?" "I started the car on the first try!" "Yeah, right!" "Jairo, be patient with her." "Jairico, turn up the volume." " Good morning." " Morning!" "Guys, I think it's gonna snow again." "Jairo, come do orders." "And you, continue with what Jairo was doing." " "You"?" " Yes, you." "Or do you want to stay up there all day?" "I don't care." "Let Diego and Rafa see you." "What's going on?" "I saw you coming in, I knew it was you." "So do I go over there?" "Carmen, continue with the 110." "Yummy!" "This freaking cold again." "Yes, but without cold there's no snow." " Where's the heater?" " Javier took it." " Why?" " It belongs to the other building." " But they weren't using it." " Maybe they needed it back." "Javier, here, have a coffee." "Thank you, I don't want one." "Come on, Brutus." "What's wrong?" "Tell us." "With me?" "There's nothing wrong." "Come on, have some coffee." "We won't laugh if you spill it." "No, I'm not in the mood." "Honey, let me braid your hair." "So Javier, how's the house coming along?" "I'm selling it." " Why?" " Because it's a pain in the neck!" "He's so pissed off." "I'm going to the bathroom." "So, honey, what are you waiting for?" "I can't." "I'm too embarrassed." "Embarrassed, at this point?" "Yeah, I don't know." "She has a boyfriend." "That guy?" "He's stupid." "She doesn't even remember him." "What if she says no to me?" "Then too bad." " There's nothing you can do." " Too bad?" "The shame would kill me!" "Whatever you want, honey." "Karmentxu," " do you think she likes me?" " Why wouldn't she?" "You're a peach." "Do you know something, or just think so?" "I see it." "What should I say?" "I don't know." "Okay." " The emergency brake is on." " Take it off." "No, let go of the clutch..." "You made it!" "Of course." "What did you think?" "Because you have a great instructor." "Yeah, right." "Jairo, what's wrong with Javier?" "Why?" "Second gear." "What do you mean, why?" "He's acting weird." "Yeah, sometimes he gets nervous." "You know he has a bad temper." "I know, but he's being mean." "Come on, watch the road." "When it feels easy is when bad things happen." "Maybe he is being a bit rude." "Stop over there." " Right there?" " Yeah, time to learn how to park." "All right." "I think we should talk to him." "Right." "I know how he can get but it's not our fault." "Look at Karmentxu, she spent all morning trying to cheer him up and he was mean to her." "Maybe you're right." "Let's go, my grandma is gonna kill me." "This is your personality, this is your distant past, your recent past" " and this is your future." " You could be more careful." "More careful with what?" "You should do as I say." "With what little work there is." "What if Diego comes in?" "Javier, you didn't tell us." "What can we do if nobody tells us?" "Has anybody ever come in here at 6 AM in all the time you've worked here?" "I told you to keep working on that." "We didn't hear anything, Javier." "If you'd have given us something to do, we'd have done it already." "Jairo, did I say something or not?" "Yeah, I heard you." "It's no big deal, okay?" "It's 6:09 in the morning." "We start now and get it done, period." "Brutus, stop this nonsense." "Look, there's a lot of work, that's why you're here." "What?" "There wasn't a lot of work a month ago?" "A month ago they could see us playing basketball or me driving a forklift." "If there's work to do, we get it done and that's that." " Angela, it's not that." " Yes, it is." "Leave me alone!" " Angela." " What?" "How did it go with Jairico yesterday?" "Fine, I'm making progress." "I can drive and change from first to second gear." "Jairico is so nice." "Yeah, he is nice." "And he's cute, too." "Yeah, he's a sweet kid." "Sweet?" "He's hot, with that little chicken butt of his." "Karmentxu!" "What's up between you two?" "What do you mean, between us two?" "Honey, it's obvious you like each other." "What are you talking about?" "I have a boyfriend, remember?" "Bah!" "That's not a boyfriend." "You have him drooling." "Come on, don't be ridiculous." "It's true, he told me." "He's in love with you." "Well that screws it all up." "He said he wasn't interested in girls." " He can forget about it." " You don't like him?" "No, he's just a kid." "That doesn't matter." "Yes it does." "Besides, I don't like him." " No chance?" " None, zero." "It's a shame." "Carmen, weren't you labeling the 100?" "Yes, the 100, honey." " You're using the 110 labels." " No, that's the 110." "Fuck." "Carmen, I said the 100." "I must have misunderstood." "Fuck, Carmen." "It's not that hard." "It's written right here!" "If you need more, I'll make them in a second." "No, I have enough." "Well, if this is what he wants, this is what he'll get." "End of story." "Javier, are we going to cables on Monday?" " Yes." " Good." "I thought you were never coming." "Shit!" "Hold on." " Ready." " Are you taking him?" " Yes, he doesn't belong here anymore." " You're the kid." " What?" " You're the kid!" " Why are you saying this?" " You don't know what he's thinking." "No, I don't." "But he can't treat us like that." "Like what?" "Everything's great if you're happy, otherwise screw him." " What's your problem?" " Mine?" "What's yours?" "I have a big one." "I don't understand anything." "That's because you don't want to." " What did I do to you?" " Don't touch me." "You only understand when it suits you." "When it doesn't, you play dumb." "Well, I don't get it." "Last month he was excited about his house, now he wants to sell it." "He's always in a lousy mood, totally bleak." "Who the fuck do you think you are, telling Javier how to live his life?" "Your life is a mess!" "Leave him alone!" "You pretend you're happy and it's a lie." "Your life is so much better!" "Fuck!" "All you care about is cars." "Karmentxu, I can't stand this anymore." "Honey, it feels worse than it is." "When will it get better?" "When your anger is gone." "It's not anger, it's the fucking cables!" "It isn't a bad job." "But you're comparing it to chains, and that wasn't normal." "And is this normal?" "The cables are not what's making you feel this way." "Well, no, it's not the cables." "I just don't get it." "Why the hell do people choose sadness over happiness?" "It's not so hard." "It's easy, very easy." "Are we all happy working like this?" "What can we do?" "That's just how it is." "They have to meet production demands." "They?" "Who are they?" "Oh, honey." "You're too young, people don't think like you." "Karmentxu, I don't believe that." "I can't believe someone would rather work like this than the way we used to." "Look what happened to Javier." "In the end, nothing changes for him." "That's up to him." "He chose to screw everything up." "I don't know what happened to him." "Fuck!" "Chewing us out is one thing, this shit is another!" "Let's do something to cheer him up." "Come on, let's go." "Have you changed the seat covers?" "Yeah, it cost more." "Let's take a break." " Should I take this outside?" " No, we'll do it later." "Coffee break." "So, Bruticus, are you more relaxed now?" "I'm very calm." "Let's forget the whole thing." "Nothing happened here." "Something did happen here." "Yeah, but we're gonna forget about it." "Javier, you want some coffee?" "Great, keep everything inside, who cares." "Everything went to shit, never mind." "Javier, I don't understand what happened or what we did to you." " He was nervous." " Nervous?" "Right, since he's nervous we have to put up with him mistreating us, saying "you, go over there,"" "and we have to understand his sudden mood changes." "It all went to hell, but he was nervous, so forget it." "Right?" "That's it, right?" "If you say nothing, nothing happened." "I must have imagined the whole thing." "You guys must be totally satisfied, you haven't said a word." "From now on, I'll talk for myself." "Every man for himself." "Javier, I can't know what's wrong with you if you don't tell me." "All I know is you said to hell with it, you've broken absolutely everything." "It's not fair." "Angela, I don't come here to play." "Honey, don't be sad." "He's just nervous." " He'll get over it." " Don't act like everything's fine!" "Darling, you know I agree with you." "Oh, thanks a lot." "I do, but sometimes things..." "Sometimes things what?" "Forget it, I don't care anymore." "Why did you make me go?" "So I'd fix things?" "That's all I can do." "I know." "I can't be acting like that." "Clean your bedroom." "It's a pigsty." "Cakes and stuff, you better tidy up this room." " What's this?" "Laundry?" " Yes." "And this?" "What's this?" "Stuff." "Well, the "stuff" goes in the trash." "They're just gathering dust." "Yeah, throw it away." "It's beautiful!" "Should I throw this away?" "No, leave it there." "Thank you, it's very pretty." " Thank you." " I'm glad you like it." "FEBRUARY" "Sometimes it doesn't work well." "Press here, turn it off and turn it on again." "I'll be right there." "In the office they said it was indefinite." " Imagine that!" " Really?" "I'm so glad." "Honey, have you heard?" "Yes." " Angela, Jairico got a contract!" " Yeah, I heard." " Are you temporary employees?" " Yes." "Maybe you'll get lucky." "It's a good job." "In chains we had a great thing going, it wasn't normal, we had so much fun." "One day Angela surprised us" " with a red carpet..." " Pilar, do you know if there's work?" "Yeah, I think so." "They need people for sure." "I want to sublet a room, but I have to give them an answer now." "Good morning, can you come with me, please?" " Yes." " Carmen." "Carmen." " Can you come with me?" " Yes." "Look, they've cancelled the night shift and those two workers are joining the morning shift." "So we'll work the afternoon shift." "That's fine." "The thing is, they don't really need more people in the afternoon." "Well, we can join another section." "The truth is, at this time we don't need anyone." " So we're done working here." " For now." "It's a shame because we're very happy with your work." " When's our last day?" " Tomorrow, Friday." "You could have given us more notice." "I know, but they decided yesterday and there was nothing I could do." "Yeah, you do what you can." " Goodbye." " Bye." " Honey, they're gonna say something." " So?" "We can't spoil it after the great job we did." "Maybe next year they'll hire us and the 4 of us can be together again." "How's the aerobics class?" "Go to your seat, darling." "Jose Luis just saw you and he's gonna say something." "We have to be professional to the end." "You can't sit like that." "Come on, Jose Luis." "Tomorrow's our last day." "That doesn't matter." "You can't sit like that." "Come here." "Are you gonna move?" "No, today we change the rules." "Honey, please don't do this to me." "Go to your seat, sweetie." "They don't need us." "What can we do?" "No, they don't." "Tomorrow they'll hire somebody else!" " Keep working on those." " For a change." " What's that?" " Nothing." "You already know, don't you?" "Let's not get melodramatic." "Give me a kiss." "You'll find something soon." "Let's hope so." "JUNE" "Working for you every step of the way." "2006 TAX RETURN MAY 4 TO JUNE 26, 2007" "Here, I have to go to the factory." "Always in a hurry..." " What for?" " To get papers for my tax return." " Can't you go tomorrow?" " It makes no difference." "I'll pick them up tomorrow, at least that way I'm of use." "It's okay, I'll go." "Give Uxu the macaroni in the microwave." " That's it?" " Yeah, that's it." " Has my friend come in already?" " Not yet." "Okay." "Jairico?" " How are you?" " Fine." " Are you still working in chains?" " Yeah, they gave me a contract." "That's great..." "The two of you working together." "I came for some papers for my tax return." "Look, there's Brutus!" "Angela, Angela!" "Hey, the crazy girl." "Give me a kiss." " How are you?" " Fine, did you buy a car?" "Yeah, it's used." "All my savings from chains and cables" " are invested there." " Look at her!" "You look beautiful." " You shaved your head." " Yeah." " Hi." " Hi." " How are you, Brutus?" " Fine, same as always." " You coming to work?" " No..." "To pick up some papers." "I doubt they would hire me back." "What about you, Jairo." "Does my car get your approval?" " Well, it's okay." " Wow." "It's good enough for you." "What do you mean by that?" "It's not the best car, but pretty nice for you." "Well, I'm really happy with it." "It takes me everywhere." "Did you end up going to Germany?" "No." "I don't know, I don't care." "Hey, where's my cookie?" "Oh dear, I don't eat them anymore." "They're fattening." "Wasn't it the other way around?" "Apparently not." "Under the snow, I dress the dark with light..." "Under the snow, I make my new... reality." "Well, I have to go." "See you around." "Where are you going?" " To get the papers." " Okay, come right back." "I can't, my grandma's waiting with lunch ready." "See you around." "You need more lessons." " What?" " You need more lessons, blondie!" "Bastard." "Come on." "Go!" "Hey, I hear it's gonna snow."