"Sure, Felicia honey." "Is mom up?" "What did you say?" "Where is mom?" "She just went to the grocery store." "What time is Iulia picking you up?" "At ten." "Good morning, this is Felicia, I'd like to speak to Maarten." "I'll call again later." "Not on my cell phone please, I'm in Romania." "Better I'll call when he gets out of the shower." "At my parents'." "It's pretty urgent." "It's pretty urgent." "No, nothing happened, ljust have to speak to Maarten." "Thank you." "Good bye." "Taken." "Are you alright?" "Maarten, good morning." "Not so good, in fact." "When you see I'm calling you, do pick up please." "I called last night and you didn't pick up." "I wouldn't be calling if I didn't have something to say." "Whatever." "I don't know how to go about it," "It's about the money for this month." "I wanted to ask when you transferred the money, it's not yet on my account." "Did you transferred it at all?" "Good morning." "Are you already awake?" "I'm speaking about the money for October." "I'm making breakfast." "Shall I make tea?" "Coffee?" "Hold on a moment." "I'm on the phone with Maarten." "I'll come in a bit and make tea." "Tell him we miss him." "I got nonfat yoghurt." "Send him my kisses." "My mother gives you greetings." "He says hi back." "Please, close the door." "Fine." "Like home." "She's the same as always" "He's not doing so great." "He's much thinner, you wouldn't recognize him." "Iwent to the ATM yesterday to retrieve money for my mom." "It said "insuffcient funds"." "You might be right." "You're right." "Ljust don't understand why it says "insuffcient funds"." "Can it be the bank retrieves money without me knowing about it?" "Tonight." "I'll be in Amsterdam at 6." "Tomorrow I'm picking Marc up from camp." "In the Biesbos." "I go there, who else?" "No, there's nothing you can do." "I'll manage." "I'll tell them." "Thanks." "Bye." "Feli, listen to this." "Contains natural fruit concentrate." "Plus sugar, pectin, citric acid, E327." "What's that?" "I was curious about this peach yoghurt." "E-3-something, what is that?" "E327." "Is the muesli pack I brought finished?" "I can't watch, it makes me sick." "I hope it didn't fall on the floor." "No, it didn't." "What did Martin say?" "Nothing." "I made a mistake with the money." "How come?" "He transferred the money already in September, and I thought he forgot it for October." "But he did transfer it." "He transferred the money for two months in advance." "I'll check with the bank tomorrow." "So you think he didn't transfer the money." "No, mama..." "Listen, Feli..." "See... Iulia called me earlier." "She can't come, so I'd call a taxi." "She's not coming?" "She called around seven." "You were sleeping." "She has problems." "What problems?" "With Sorin..." "That airhead." "What's the time now?" "You're on time." "Papa, what's the time?" "It's twelve minutes past nine." "We've got time for breakfast, coffee and everything." "Feli, can you come here a bit?" "Leave her, she's in the bathroom." "Yes papa, I'll be right out." "Then I'll call a taxi." "Are there any more of my cereals?" "Check the cupboard." "I'm really irritated with Iulia." "Why didn't she call me?" "You were sleeping." "Calling your cellphone is expensive." "She could have at least called to say goodbye." "Stop being so demanding of Iulia." "She is very fond of you." "Check in the fridge, see which yoghurt you want." "Isn't there any regular?" "She's got so many problems." "You could be more understanding." "Did they have a fight?" "Sorin is very slow and insensitive, of course he's annoying Iulia." "So they're splitting up." "They've been together for five years." "Papa, why won't you get a tablecloth from the sideboard?" "Sweetheart, don't eat that junk before breakfast." "Where do I get the tablecloth?" "From the drawer in the buffet." "Should I get the same from yesterday, or a clean one?" "I know where from." "Aclean one, of course." "Do you have a bag?" "What kind of bag do you need?" "Abag." "What do you need it for?" "For the teapot." "Then leave that one." "It's for packing, right?" "This one is good." "What are you two doing here?" "Never mind." "We've got our little secrets." "I fixed her clasp." "I couldn't leave it loose like that." "What's that?" "The microscope for Marc." "So you like how I fixed it." "Yes, Mister Fix-It-All." "Look, I forgot these." "Give them away, whatever..." "You could leave the weightier stuff." "Leave the microscope?" "I was talking about the teapot." "I put the jars in here." "The cups, leave them." "If Neli ever asks," "I'll say you took them and loved them." "Then I'll leave this too." "This one is good for when you come in spring." "I'll put it here... so you know where it is." "I'll make an omelette, okay?" "And I'd better boil two eggs for you." "Make sure you and Iulia leave on time." "The road to the airport is under repair." "I was just thinking about you... Iulia called, she's not coming." "I'll get a taxi." "So what will you do?" "Call a taxi?" "Yes." "...Well, she stayed here a week." "Today she's going back..." "Doricuta who?" "Doricuta..." "Dora." "...Now we'll miss her..." "That's how we go to extremes." "From one emotion to another." "Let me ask her, she's just packing." "She just wants to hear your voice." "Hello, how are you?" "Come help me, don't just sit there." "I have to go," "I have to be back to pick Marc up from camp." "No, he's not in the mountains because there are no mountains." "No, he's camping in a forest." "Yes, he's with his school." "And the day after tomorrow I have to go back to work." "I didn't bring him along this time." "Behind the radiator?" "The poor thing." "Well, they're fussing around fixing breakfast." "Yes." "And the very best to you too." "Thank you and I hope to see you next time, okay?" "Good." "Bye then." "Mama." "Mama, didn't you see Iwas packing here?" "You know Dora..." "What did she say?" "Her cat broke its leg in the radiator." "She'd rather have a cat than a baby." "She gave her a lethal injection." "Good." "Come, let's have breakfast." "No, wait, I want to call Iulia first." "Good morning, sis." "I am on my Dutch cellphone although it's more expensive." "You could have called to say goodbye." "Sure you were going to." "So tell me, what happened?" "What is it you can't tell me?" "You're something else, the both of you." "So, did you have a fight?" "Then why can't you come?" "Whatever." "Tell me, is it serious?" "Okay, lulia, as you wish." "Ljust called to say goodbye." "I'll catch you on Skype." "Your mother is sitting me down for breakfast, then I'll take a cab to the airport." "If you leave now, you can still give me a ride." "Okay, thank you." "I'll pour you a little coffee." "Alittle." "Enough." "Since it's a special occasion." "Get yourself a plate from the shelf." "What's wrong with this one?" "You're treating me like a guest." "Enough." "Okay." "I saw that, you know." "You've added sugar." "Turn the television off while we're having breakfast." "I turned it down." "And you're drinking coffee, too." "You've got your tea." "I gave him the coffee." "So what if you did?" "Wouldn't it be more convenient to come by car?" "It's much more expensive." "Plus, it's such a long drive..." "The advantage is with the luggage." "You have more room." "That was more of an issue when Marc was small." "When did you come last by car?" "In 2000?" "In '99." "'97 or '98.With Maarten." "We took turns driving." "Now I wouldn't try it alone." "You know, I make an effort." "I get him his pills." "I try to keep him on a diet." "And his Lordship can't stay away from the sugar." "It's a matter of will." "I had a strong will all my life." "Yeah, sure you did..." "Then why is it so diffcult to refrain a little?" "Can't have this, can't have that." "No sugar or my glycemia will go up..." "No coffee..." "No raw vegetables because of the stomach and liver..." "You end up just sick of it all." "Papa, what can I do?" "It ends how it ends." "What else can I get you, darling?" "We have some cheese left from last night." "How about bread with butter and marmalade?" "Papa, would you like some bread with margarine?" "Yes." "It's hard." "Tell me exactly, how does it hurt?" "Last night it was like I had knives stuck in here." "I was like this, on my knees by the bed." "You don't have to show me." "I am telling you." "You'd say Iwas a Muslim at the mosque." "That's the only way it gets better." "What was that?" "I was telling Felicia about the illness, the pension." "About our miserable situation." "No more for me." "They're here to be eaten." "Then what, throw them away?" "I won't eat them, papa can't." "That is yours, with saccharine." "This is blackberry." "Mama, enough already." "I won't be able to lift my luggage." "I made it, sweetheart." "You know what I would've taken?" "Some palinka." "Why didn't you say so ahead of time?" "I would have talked to uncle Costel to give us a liter." "You know you can't take liquids on the plane." "I heard you can." "You don't know what you're talking about." "On all flights, national and international, it is forbidden to transport liquids and fluids on all airlines, for security reasons." "You wave your hand like Ceausescu." "You can carry up to a liter if it's a gift." "No." "You can have 100 ml bottles in a one liter bag." "Stop arguing with me, you're wrong." "The girljust told you, you can carry a liter." "In a one-liter bag." "It's a plastic bag with a zipper." "But you can't put a bottle in that." "Vio, please, can I have my tea?" "And the remote control." "Very good." "Coffee makes you agitated and you contradict me." "How amazingly beautiful." "Bedside service for his Lordship." "You can drink it, it's not hot." "Leave them, darling." "It's OK, I'll do the dishes." "Don't, I'll do them." "Could you come to the bedroom for a minute?" "Yes, sweetheart." "So you're coming." "You're leaving now?" "Alright, lulia." "We're here, waiting." "Pass her to me for a bit." "If you can't make it, then you don't have to." "I'll take a taxi." "Alright." "We're glad you're coming." "Bye, sweetheart." "She's coming, the poor thing." "As long as it's not too late." "Come to the bedroom for a minute." "Take a look, maybe you find one you like." "Didn't I give you these?" "All are yours, you gave them to me." "This one I don't remember." "No, I bought that to make curtains for Petrosani." "What's wrong with the curtains there?" "They're old-fashioned." "They're beautiful." "Rags." "Look at these." "They're too youngish for me." "This looks good on you." "I don't like the colour." "This is for Marc." "You give it to him exactly on his birthday, alright?" "You know, on the 12th I'll call to make sure." "Something wrong?" "The trousers might be too small." "They're wool, they will loosen up." "Polyamide,100%% ." "Plus, they're a bit old-fashioned." "Come now..." "Why buy him trousers like in 1984?" "Come now, 1984..." "Pleated pants went out of fashion ages ago." "You too had pleated pants and you wouldn't take them off." "They made you look thin." "In 1984." "If you don't want them, I'll get rid of them." "Come, I'll take the jacket." "Take the pants too." "I said I'm not taking them." "Don't you understand Romanian?" "I said Iwould take the jacket." "You're pretending not to understand." "Then just don't give them to me." "You can have anything you want, dear." "Yes or no." "Make up your mind." "Lulia." "What are you doing?" "Where are you?" "Why's that?" "So now you're not picking me up." "And?" "Really, what's going on with you?" "I am very upset." "Where did he go?" "It's not worth running after him." "Then you're a big sucker." "And what about letting us know?" "We would have called a taxi." "Of course I'll take a taxi." "You don't have to tell me that." "Calling the taxi, waiting for it..." "You could've spared me the hassle." "Yeah thanks." "What's the number?" "What happened?" "9528?" "What's the number for a taxi?" "Papa, you call a taxi." "Why ask him?" "Let him feel useful." "Is Cobalcescu alright?" "What happened?" "You just call them." "She hasn't even left home." "Acar for Slobozia Street nr.24." "One entrance." "Mateescu." "021 23 - 11 259." "Right." "Yes." "Thank you." "No taxi." "Try Apolodor." "It's ringing." "No answer." "Keep trying." "Easy." "What, are you going too?" "Sure I am." "To the airport?" "I'm going with Felicia." "Then I'll come too." "I'd like a cab in Slobozia Street..." "Number 24." "...number 24." "I'll hold." "What do you think, should I come too?" "What's the point?" "You stay home, I'll be right back." "You shouldn't come either." "I am ready, are you?" "Thank you." "In six minutes." "The cosmetics, did you take them?" "What about your contact lenses?" "You're sure you don't want to take the pants?" "She doesn't want them, what can I do?" "Viorica, forget the damned pants, you're going to be late." "I'll pee and we can go." "It's not cloudy, your flight will be without problems." "I don't want to hear from mom that you're not taking your pills." "And be good." "Let's hope so." "Won't you try to come back for New Year's eve?" "I don't know, dad." "With Marc." "If I come, I'll come with Marc." "Marc is also speaking Dutch with you." "He knows Dutch very well, he speaks it with his father." "And you speak Romanian to him." "Don't let him forget our language." "It's a beautiful language." "He could speak the language of the country he's in." "But he should also know perfectly the language of his country." "If I were in better health..." "Which I'm not..." "I can't even make it to the market." "Let's go." "Come now." "You see how it is." "You get well and I promise I'll come with Marc and we'll all be here." "We'll all be here around the table." "Easy now, papa, easy." "I'm just saying goodbye to her, and I'm talking with her a bit, because she's my girl." "You will see her again, it's not the end of the world." "Easy with the bags." "Don't strain yourself." "Leave me, I can do it." "Papa, you helped us enough." "I'll come down with you." "You're wearing your slippers." "If he wants to come downstairs, let him." "You called the cab, right?" "Hello." "You lie in bed and rest." "You have the keys." "Good thing I asked." "Since I don't go out anymore..." "You go back up." "You'd have locked yourself out." "Well, that's it." "If I hadn't remembered the keys, then what?" "He'd have waved goodbye till kingdom come." "Don't be so hard on him." "Do you have your telephone?" "Your plane ticket?" "Your make-up kit?" "Shall ljust run back and check?" "Excuse me, how long to the airport?" "Shouldn't we go down Unirea Square?" "Downtown is bumper to bumper." "Better take Panduri, pass the Central Station then Free Press Square, we lose the traffc and come through at the airport." "What worries me most is that he's got no stamina..." "And he cries about every little thing." "I watch him like a policeman just so he sticks to his diet." "Wait till I have to get him dressed and walk him to the toilet." "Expect that." "He doesn't like me seeing him butt-naked in the bathroom." "You'll have to get a woman to help." "Nah, you're not rolling in money either." "You'll need a woman to do your shopping." "What about me and papa?" "We'd both be breathing down each other's neck." "At least shopping gets me out of the house." "It's not much." "Here... 300 Euros." "200 from Maarten and just 100 from me." "I wanted to get 100 more from the ATM, it didn't work." "Believe me," "It breaks my heart." "Especially since I know you both have your expenses." "Maarten is such a dear, he's always thinking of us." "But really, back then, we also treated him nicely." "Is this the new one?" "It's the new passport with the chip." "Marc doesn't have his baby photo anymore." "I guess you miss him very much." "Well, tomorrow you will see him again." "Good that you have a more recent photo of him." "Want some?" "In the old one you didn't look so tired." "No dear, I don't eat that stuff." "I could've made you a sandwich." "Who knows what they serve on the plane." "Look." "What's that?" "The chip's here in the cover." "And what does this chip do?" "It stores personal data." "Excuse me, can I look a bit?" "We're gonna have them soon." "How do they get the data into the chip?" "They scan the form of your face, the distance between the eyes, and they put that on the chip." "When you go through control, they match it to the data on the chip." "You can't tell there's a chip in here." "We're modernizing." "Are we?" "In the future, we'll wear them in the neck." "And when did you move to Holland?" "In '89." "So just before the Revolution?" "And you stayed." "You work there." "Yes." "Librarian." "So you know the language well." "In 19 years..." "Me, I have a problem with Dutch." "I worked in international transport." "The French, the Italians, the Germans, no problem." "But the Dutch..." "What time do you have it?" "The flight?" "12:10." "And you have to be there early." "An hour earlier." "What?" "Nothing." "I see you're writing a message." "I'm wishing Maarten a nice holiday." "Is he going on holiday?" "He's going to the Ardennes with Sonja and the kid." "Wish him a good stay for us too." "Did you buy that here?" "I bought it in the Amsterdam Airport." "I'm looking for facial masks." "You said I look tired." "You look justfine." "I liked how he described it..." "he's a columnist in the newspaper." "Dinescu?" "No, a writer." "Cartarescu." "Who wrote"Why I love women"." "Exactly, why he loves women." "He lived in Amsterdam and he wrote about how it was." "Cool." "If your flight had been out of Baneasa, we still would have had to go to Otopeni." "They moved all the flights there." "They're gonna close Baneasa down." "They're going to build offces and malls and stuff." "Could we go a bitfaster?" "If Iulia had driven us, it still would've been jammed." "Unless we left much earlier." "I don't agree about the curtains." "About what?" "About the curtains." "You take to Petrosani all the junk you don't want anymore." "Not true." "Didn't you take there the blue carpet from Iulia's room?" "That was a very nice carpet." "But it didn't match Bubu's rugs." "I replaced Bubu's rugs a long time ago." "What did you do with them?" "I threw them away." "I liked them so much." "You took there the old washing machine and the linoleum in the kitchen, until the floors rotted underneath." "That's an old wooden house, and you take there all sorts of mismatched stuff." "Well, if you want, after we're gone, you can throw away everything." "Lulia is like you." "She doesn't like that the toilet is in the backyard." "I don't mind the toilet." "In the West, everybody is into traditional tourism, nice hidden places, and we go on ruining Bubu's house." "So please leave the curtains." "We'll see." "Not"we'll see"." "Leave them." "Say"yes, I'll leave them"." "Yes, Felicia." "Not"yes, Felicia"." "One word:"yes"." "So Departures." "That's all I have left." "Count it." "Why are you giving it to me?" "So you pay for the taxi." "Why did you give me this?" "For the taxi." "I can pay myself." "For the taxi back home." "I'm not going back home now." "Stop arguing." "Do as I tell you." "Don't you pay for my taxi." "Stop it, lets kiss and that's it." "Goodbye." "I'm not going home now." "We're wasting time." "Can you wait for five minutes, then drive my mother back home?" "It's pointless to wait." "I'll be over there anyway." "I don't wanna drive back on empty." "I'm going back by bus." "Please, I'm blocking the way." "What's your number?" "So, mama, remember,138." "Come on, please, let's decide." "Mama, do as you wish." "If I don't go now, I'll miss my plane." "Then go." "Come in with me." "The gentleman will wait here, in the parking lot." "No madam, I won't." "If you tell me to wait, I will." "If not, I'm going to Arrivals." "We pay for the trip and if my mother decides..." "Until your mother decides, I'll be over there." "I'll wait just a bit farther." "Come Felicia, you go ahead." "Make sure you tip him." "Don't you worry." "So what will you do?" "I'll pay for the taxi and I'm coming in after you." "What if they check me in already?" "I'll be two minutes, they won't check you in." "Just go." "No, leave that, I'll bring it in." "You look for the check-in on the big screen." "It says check-in Aor B, C." "It says flight, destination and desk." "A, B, C or D." "Yes, destination, to Amsterdam and the desk." "Not to Amsterdam, to Munich." "I have a connecting flight in Munich." "I'll find you." "Just go, hurry up." "Anyhow, let's say goodbye." "Take care of papa and you take it easy too, okay?" "I'll call when I land." "You too take care, okay?" "Go, we'll meet inside anyway." "I have the suitcase." "Better I take it." "Take a cart from there." "Now what, do I log in on the intranet?" "Log into the database." "What do say to Mirela?" "Tell her she's got some nerve." "Some nerve indeed." "Between colleagues and friends money shouldn't be an issue." "Okay, got to run." "Okay, take care." "Marius, I'm still not logged in." "Then reboot and log in on the intranet." "Just a moment, until I reboot." "Let me change your sticker roll." "I can do that myself." "So you can manage." "Yeah, yeah, bye." "Where are you flying to?" "Amsterdam." "Over Munich?" "The check-in just closed." "Isn't this the Munich check-in?" "Marius." "So where is it, then?" "It's only 11:30." "One moment, please." "Haven't they opened yet?" "I didn't give him a tip." "Mama, leave me a bit." "What's that?" "Here's the change for the taxi." "You keep it." "My colleague did the check-in." "Can I see your ticket?" "I have a flight at 12:10 over Munich, to Amsterdam." "It's an e-ticket." "I can see that." "Sorry, the check-in is closed." "But it's 11:30." "It's 11:" "40.We're boarding now." "What does that mean?" "I cannot check you in." "The system won't let me." "The check-in closes 20 minutes before the flight." "No madam, that's when boarding starts." "Please, it's not the first time I fly." "I see." "We had a waiting list, you weren't there, so we checked in someone else." "You could give it a try." "Dear me, you've missed it." "Mama, quiet, I haven't missed anything." "You've heard the gentleman." "Mama, just give me some space." "Go over there." "I have to get to Amsterdam today," "I have to pick up my son from camp." "Can you step aside with the lady?" "I see." "I have to get to Amsterdam today, or else there is no one to pick up my son." "I am very sorry." "I was on my way to the gate." "I was on my way to the gate." "I can't help you." "I can run very fast." "Ljust can't do it." "I could go through with you." "I would gladly take you along but not without a boarding pass." "The system won't issue it, the flight is fully booked." "There must be a solution, please." "Marius, come downstairs with the bus orders." "I'll be there in two minutes." "The solution would be to come here an hour and a half in advance and then it's okay." "I am very sorry." "Is there another flight to Munich?" "I really don't know." "Or directly to Amsterdam." "Let me first finish with the lady here." "Last night I dreamed you were a baby and I was giving you a bath and then I knew something bad would happen." "I'm sorry." "I can't help you." "Anything, so I can get to Amsterdam today." "There's nothing I can do." "Don't you have the flight schedule in your computer?" "You can get the schedule from the information desk." "I suggest you go to Lufthansa and talk with them." "Do they have another flight?" "They surely might have something." "If you could be so kind..." "The lady should just go to Lufthansa." "And ask for a refund, okay?" "Though you were late so you might not qualify." "AndTarom?" "Tarom too, sure, why not?" "Still, isn't there something you could do so my daughter still makes her flight?" "Mama, enough, enough already." "Thank you very much." "Mama, let's stay put a little." "I'm getting hot flushes all over." "I feel faint." "Then sit on that bench there and let me take care of it." "Mama, where are you going?" "I'm going to look at the displays." "It's Felicia." "Normally, I wouldn't have called this number, but it's rather urgent." "Sorry, what was that?" "No, it's not the money, we sorted that out in the morning, it was a misunderstanding." "I wanted to ask when you are leaving." "Because I'm here at Otopeni and something has happened." "I'm at the airport in Bucharest and I missed the plane." "I tried to reach Maarten directly but he didn't answer." "Do you know his number there?" "Wait, don't give it to me." "Better you call him and ask him to call me." "Please." "And I do apologize, I wouldn't have called, except I'm stuck here." "I don't know what to do." "Okay, thank you." "Bye." "Were you calling Martin?" "He wasn't home." "So you talked to her." "Was she nice to you?" "They don't list flights later than three o'clock." "They do, if you wait long enough." "Maarten, I did something stupid." "I missed the plane." "They wouldn't let me get on the plane." "That's not true, the road was packed." "I'll go check..." "Are you now getting angry?" "I don't know if you realize it, you're leaving now and I can't find a plane, so who's picking up Marc?" "Why Elsbeth?" "Why Elsbeth?" "Sure I can ask her, but it seemed more normal for you to do something." "So why is that any problem of mine?" "Let's find together a solution." "Not yet." "I first wanted to know from you, just in case." "I have no idea if Lufthansa has another flight today," "Ok, I'll ask, but if they don't, what do we do?" "Why should I check with KLM?" "So you can go quietly in the Ardennes?" "KLM is very expensive." "Ok, then I'll ask." "And call you so you see it's like I said." "And please leave your phone on," "Take your responsibilities, it's also your child, after all." "I'll call you later." "What a load of crap." "I tell him that someone should pick up Marc and he complains that I'm ruining his plans." "I'll go check with Lufthansa." "You staywith the luggage." "Excuse me, Lufthansa?" "There's nobody." "They open two hours before the flights." "Thanks." "So what will it be?" "I asked you to wait over there." "Why are you dragging all that stuff around?" "What then, leave them behind?" "I called Iulia and told her." "What did she say?" "She asked me "how was that possible?"" "She said she'd look for flights." "No kidding." "Do you know if they have another flight to Amsterdam?" "Do you want to fly to Amsterdam?" "There is one with a Frankfurt connection, at 17:40." "With Lufthansa." "Not with Alitalia." "Thanks." "See?" "It's solved." "Let's check first availability, cost..." "How much can it cost?" "Are there any available seats?" "I only know that for our own flights." "And do you have anything?" "We fly to Amsterdam via Milan, leaves here at 20:15" "Milan,22:10." "You'll be in Amsterdam before midnight." "What's the price?" "Sorry..." "Yes, Maarten." "I'm asking it now." "It's closed, they'll open later." "Not yet." "That's sweet of you, but no, thanks, no." "I'm not refusing it," "I'd just rather have another kind of support from you, from the heart, if you know what I mean." "You don't have to pay half of the ticket," "I have a monthly salary, in case you forgot." "I'm listening." "20:15 to Amsterdam, one way, that will be 484 Euros." "What is Martin saying?" "Not everything can be solved with money." "That's nonsense." "I'll spare you the dilemma and ask Elsbeth to pick up Marc, if I can't make it." "Do your thing with your family." "Yes, I think this is the best thing to do." "It's my turn now, I can't talk anymore," "Bye and nice holidays." "Now, I'm listening." "So,20:15 to Amsterdam, one way, that will be 484 Euros." "All taxes included." "Is that price for business class?" "No." "Business class, 886 Euro." "There is already a waiting list for Milan-Amsterdam." "Do you have to fly today?" "Yes, absolutely." "I can't guarantee you anything." "I could sell you the ticket but in Milan they might place you on a morning flight." "It all depends on the waiting list." "Thanks, you've been most kind." "What did she say?" "We're going to KLM." "No, I mean here." "Just move." "No, I mean here." "Just move." "Sit down." "Could you tell me if you have any flights to Amsterdam today?" "To Amsterdam?" "I missed my Lufthansa flight." "We have one at 14:20 then at 18:40 but both are sold out, even in business class." "What about tomorrow morning?" "I have to be home tonight." "Tomorrow I have to pick up my son from camp." "Departure at 6:10." "Arrival in Schiphol at 8:40." "How much would that be?" "455 Euros." "I don't know..." "I'd rather fly this afternoon." "Sorry, it's booked." "I can put you on a waiting list, but I can't promise anything." "I know." "I meant Lufthansa." "Elsbeth..." "It's me, Felicia." "I'm still in Romania." "Tomorrow." "I missed the plane." "I don't know..." "Exactly, and that's why I called." "I might not be able to make it today, and tomorrow I have to pick up Marc from camp." "Could you pick him up?" "And?" "Maarten can't, he's leaving for the Ardennes today, it was already planned." "I understand." "So how've you been?" "And Lotta?" "I am sorry, I'd like to hear the story but I am quite in stress here." "I have to get a new ticket, and Marc, and..." "Sorry I had to interrupt you." "Till soon, okay?" "She can't pick up Marc." "Who?" "Elsbeth." "She's got to work tomorrow." "Then she told me about her boyfriend, how he wants to move in with her and she doesn't know if this is good or bad." "On roaming." "You took your coat off." "Are you thirsty?" "Call papa first." "Why?" "Because I called him and he said you should call him." "Why not use mine?" "Maarten, I spoke with Elsbeth." "She can't make it." "That doesn't matter, find a solution." "What do you want to know?" "What details?" "500 euro with Alitalia and KLM is fully booked for today." "Come again?" "Too expensive?" "Sorry, I can't help it either." "So what do you suggest?" "To make it very clear:" "If you forgot Romanian, I will translate for you." "Between us, money is not an issue." "You don't pay for my ticket, not even if it's 200, or 100 Euros, not even if it's free." "You just have to see about Marc." "And don't twist my words." "I'm saying something and you turn it around." "Find..." "I thought you hung up." "Find a solution." "Cancel your departure or something." "OK, bye, so find a solution." "Please stop fighting, you two." "Fighting doesn't solve a thing." "He wants me to get on a plane, no matter the price." "Then I told him the price." "He calmed down in a sec." "It's expensive, of course." "So I told him to make an effort for the child, too." "I don't want money." "I want more commitment." "Listen, when we flew over to you, you paid 100 Euros for the tickets." "Those were cheap flights," "Plus I got them months in advance." "I still found them expensive." "If you want cheaper, you can walk." "Call papa." "Why call him?" "Because he said you should call." "I will." "Let me see first about Lufthansa." "I put my hopes in Iulia." "She said she'd look it up on the computer." "Why don't you check with Tarom?" "Or ask the Information desk." "There might be a flight to Brussels." "Where?" "Tarom seems to fly to Brussels." "Where?" "How does this help?" "I can get a train from there." "What flights are there today to Amsterdam?" "Lufthansa,17:40 via Frankfurt," "Alitalia at 20:15..." "Ask aboutTarom as well." "...and that's all." "So noTarom flights." "And for Brussels?" "There is aTarom flight for Brussels." "At 21:15." "And I'm there at?" "At 23:00." "Thank you." "Too late." "Ask about tomorrow." "Your phone's ringing." "Not mine." "Just check." "Sorry." "How do I find out who called?" "Unlock the keypad... and press"show"." "Where do I press "show"?" "Felicia, be patient, I'm clueless." "Here."Show"." "And where do I see it?" "Here, Slobozia." "That means papa called." "What's "Slobozia"?" "Just put "Home"." "Lulia set it up for me." "And now I call back." "Push the green button." "I know as much." "I'm not that lame." "Papa, you called." "Nothing yet." "No, dear." "Why don't you lie nicely in bed?" "I'll call if something comes up." "We're doing fine here." "Well, she's very upset." "He's worried about you." "Tell him to stop worrying." "Stop worrying." "What was that?" "She tried everywhere..." "With those Dutch airlines of hers, with the Italians." "It's expensive." "She's going to buy it eventually." "Come again?" "He says:" "Don't leave, stay on with us." "You sit quietly, and I'll let you know." "He says you should tryTarom." "Mama, stop pestering me, Tarom doesn't fly today." "Of course she'll try." "Try where?" "Now she's yelling at me." "You lie down and watchTVor read," "I'll call immediately." "Ok, bye." "Dead worried." "Mother, are you deaf or what?" "I told you already:" "Tarom has no flights today." "Why are you so snappy with me?" "Don't argue, it makes me see red." "I asked you a question." "What question?" "But you mentionedTarom and Brussels and the train and Brussels and the train" "Listen to this then:" "Get off my back!" "Mrs. Mateescu." "Mrs. Constantin." "No way..." "Dear me, what a pleasure." "Let me give you a big kiss." "How've you been?" "I'll be visiting the children inToronto." "Now both are abroad?" "No." "Just the boy." "He's married now." "I'll be taking care of my grandson." "The girl is still here." "So you're a grandma now..." "Susu!" "Do you remember Mrs. Mateescu?" "She's Iulia Mateescu's mother." "How is Iulia, the sweetheart?" "She's good, she works hard, she helps us out." "I'm here with Felicia." "She was supposed to leave, too." "She's my older girl." "I do remember you." "We met once when Iulia was in school." "You look a lot like Iulia." "And?" "How's our dear class teacher?" "The dear class teacher doesn't teach anymore." "Ljust take care of the house." ""Resting", I guess it's called." "And you don't miss it." "Why miss it?" "School's a mess, I couldn't take it any more." "Susu retired too, as early as 2001..." "As early as 2002, spring." "To be precise." "Excellent." "And now you're visiting the children." "Susu is just seeing me off." "Seeing you off?" "He's been there already." "He won't go out of the house anymore." "Away from home for three months from the company..." "And you?" "Not so good." "She just missed her flight." "Just our luck." "What now?" "We wait for the counter to open." "Isn't that a shame." "Then we have time for coffee." "We're too early." "With the check-in and customs and all..." "You saw the traffc..." "Let's have a coffee and a cigarette." "You still smoke, I hope." "Not for eleven years." "Congratulations." "See, Susu, who's got the will... ljust can't." "I quit, I took it up again, I quit again..." "And so on." "Dalida." "Amanda Lear." "We'll be there." "Going on camps with the class I liked that a lot." "Susu had to follow me." "Camping in tents and all." "It's very healthy." "I couldn't get my husband to go camping." "Susu is the same." "Since he started the company, he made it clear:" "Enough already." "I want hotels, not improvisations." "Our company deals with construction materials," "Not double glazing stuff..." "But some special cements..." "For the past two years I've been traveling alone." "That's life." "And you're in the Netherlands, right?" "In the Netherlands." "Been there long?" "Since'89." "Right." "Lulia was a kid then." "Is Iulia still playing the piano?" "Too bad, she was made for that." "I think so too." "That's whywe bought the piano." "But it didn't stick to either one." "Felicia played it some more, but she gave it up too." "The piano is just sitting there." "You could've taken it with you." "It's just gathering dust." "I don't have room for it there." "It's a 1900 Grand Berlin," "Black." "And?" "Work, home, children?" "I have an eleven year-old grandson." "Marc." "He's such a darling." "Is he Iulia's or yours?" "Felicia's." "Lulia is in advertising." "There is good money in advertising." "She bought herself a place." "We helped her too." "We sold the land my husband had inherited." "Speaking of your husband." "How's he?" "Age..." "Pension, illness..." "Age." "I didn't get you anything." "Coffee?" "Anything else?" "How much do I owe you?" "No way, Mrs Mateescu, please." "I won't have it, Mrs Constantin." "Please, do behave." "Thank you." "If you don't keep busy after you retire, you're as good as dead." "Your husband should keep busy." "My father is already very ill." "That's how he keeps me busy." "What's wrong with him?" "We had him operated on a couple of years ago, and then again this year, and still he's no better." "He has pancreatic cancer." "Don't you go saying that." "It's a fact." "Did he do chemotherapy?" "It wasn't the case in his case." "Let me show you some photos." "That's Cristi." "I call him Kikitza, cause he's got that frowning face." "He's big for his age." "Felicia, can you show us Marc?" "I haven't got any photo of him." "In your passport." "That's black and white." "Are you ashamed to show him off?" "This is my boy, Liviu, and his wife, we're at Niagara Falls, and then we went on to the Great Lakes." "This is us at a barbecue in the backyard with some architect friends of ours and their son." "I see Mr. Constantin in there too..." "I was there with the wife in 2005." "We went places." "Not anymore." "First of all, it's exhausting." "I've got my business here." "Plus it's twelve hours on the plane to go there." "And twelve more back." "I should be the one complaining." "Plus the stopover..." "I can't smoke for twelve hours." "Makes me want to throw myself out the cabin window." "We need airplanes with balconies." "Aurelia, you're talking nonsense." "Better quit smoking." "It's home." "The other way around." "Dad, what happened?" "So why are you calling my cell phone?" "Couldn't you call mom's cell instead?" "Let me talk to him..." "Go ahead now." "Because roaming is a lot more expensive." "WhatTarom?" "What commission?" "Dad, speak clearer, I don't understand you." "I mean I can't follow." "What deputy in what authority?" "So what is he supposed to do?" "Talk to him about what?" "So what do you imagine now?" "That this ex-somebody will have it turn around in full flight, now that you talked to him?" "Should I go to the airport manager and tell him that some old communist guy said that I should get a free ride for old times' sake?" "Just cut the crap and stop helping." "What connections could you have?" "We're just wasting time here." "Felicia, how could you..." "Spare me." "You'll be so sorry..." "Hi again, dad." "Stop shoving your communist buddies down my throat." "So what if he knows the astronaut Prunariu?" "Will he launch me into space?" "No really, give me a break." "Mind your business, take your pills," "Stop cluttering the phone lines." "Go figure." "He told the former manager of the airport to talk to the current manager so I can ask him to help me." "And for that crap he called me on roaming." "He just wanted to help." "He worked with all these guys." "He's doing whatever he can." "He's just doing me in." "Felicia dear, parents are just doing the best they can." "There is always this generation clash..." "So private tutoring anymore of that?" "No, no more starting from scratch with every half-wit." "Lucky I got theTVand Canada, or else I'd have forgotten English altogether." "Let's go." "Why, our flight is at 15:20." "Let's go." "Why, our flight is at 15:20." "They've announced it." "You heard it?" "Then one more sip of coffee and no cigarette." "I was so glad to see you again after all these many, many years." "Me too, especially since it was so unexpected." "It only happened because we missed our flight." "It's nicer when it's unexpected." "Good luck with the plane and in the Netherlands." "I think I still have your phone number," "I kept all my class contacts." "It's been the same since'78." "Just add a 2 in front." "I think I have it." "Let me write it down just in case." "Susu, you go wait in line." "Is everything paid for?" "I'll go in line and wait for you." "Goodbye." "It was very nice meeting you." "You too." "Have a safe flight." "I can't find..." "Apen?" "So, it was 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 9..." "And now it's 2 - 3 - 1 - 1-2 - 5-9..." "Dial 021 before that." "Give Iulia a big hug." "She was always my favorite pupil and so she'll stay." "Give her a kiss from her class teacher, will you?" "The very best to you." "Have a wonderful stay in Canada." "Take pride in your children, how they've done so well." "You too." "Thank you." "Very decent woman." "Kind, hard-working, the kids liked her." "What's come over you saying papa has cancer?" "Like you know better than the doctors." "As if I forgot how to read test results." "AndTarom, you just started yelling at him." "So, with your training and all, what do you think is wrong with him?" "Stop nodding." "Speak up." "Why did he have surgery?" "Abit of diplomacy." "Let him boast about his connections." "He's been a proud man all his life." "Don't you want anything else?" "It'll kill me." "That would be my third coffee today." "Yes, lulia." "We're waiting at Lufthansa for someone to show up." "That's what they said, after 14:30." "It's almost three." "Thanks for calling." "No." "Better deal with your own problems." "I'm not upset, it's a fact." "See?" "Lulia, don't tell me, it's not a good time." "Thanks." "What did Iulia say?" "Nothing." "But I didn't hear what she said." "She didn't say anything." "I have the feeling that my presence irritates you." "That's that." "So I irritate you." "So I do irritate you." "Yes." "Then I'm sorry I irritate you." "Everybody irritates you." "Lulia, your father," "We should alljust disappear, so we stop irritating you." "Okay, I'm sorry." "Just don't start." "I have to say it." "Not everybody has the same ideas you have." "Did I ask for that?" "Ljust asked to be left alone." "That's your thing, being left alone." "Don't you worry." "We'll leave you alone." "Papa in a bit and me soon after." "Then you'll be happy." "I'm afraid to open my mouth," "I don't even know what topics to bring up," "You snap at me over anything." "We'll all shut up, since that's how you like it." "Are you done?" "I'm done." "Now snap at me." "So, according to you," "So, according to you," "I'll be happy only if you're dead." "I didn't say"dead"." "If Iwanted you dead, why do I give you money for pills?" "So you die faster?" "You're not being logical." "Don't give us anything, if you don't enjoy giving." "We have someone to help, we have a pension, we won't starve." "When you come here," "I go out of my way for you, buy stuff you like, cook your favorite dishes," "I go out of my way for you, and you just bully me around and nothing's good enough for you." "Instead of being happy since we meet so rarely..." "And you're so far away..." "We just keep insulting each other and you treat us like your servants." "I'm forty." "Don't teach me manners." "I am your mother and you are my child." "I'll teach you lessons until you die." "Now I missed my place in line because of you." "Why because of me?" "Because I'm telling you the truth?" "We were here before you." "You have a 17:40 flight to Amsterdam." "It's sold out." "Let me check." "Business class, if you want." "I guess it's expensive." "I missed the 12:10 flight." "The check-in closed in front of me." "What time did you get here?" "And they didn't want to check you in?" "Ayoung man said it was too late." "Too much luggage, maybe?" "My mother could've taken it home." "Can I see your ticket please?" "Aticket was issued for someone on the waiting list." "You were late, I'm sorry." "Unfortunately, I can't give you a refund." "I don't want money, I want to go home." "Why not, if it's possible?" "Unfortunately, it's not possible," "Check-in was closed at 11:35" "I guess you got there later." "Maybe a bit later." "The best option..." "Give me your passport, please." "I can reissue your ticket for the same flight tomorrow." "I have to be in Amsterdam tonight." "But you won't have to buy another ticket, just a no-show fee." "I'll tell you in a minute." "I'm sorry, processing takes a while." "Yes, tomorrow,12:10 to Munich." "And how much is the fee?" "Let me check the Munich" "Amsterdam segment first." "I have a seat." "You have to pay 90 Euros the no-showfee, 45 Euros reissuing fee," "In total 135 Euros." "This means I would travel tomorrow." "The same flight, but tomorrow." "That's the best option." "Let me think about it." "I'll hold the seat, you let me know, okay?" "Let's do it." "And today, with business class?" "1064 Euros." "So we'll book it." "Wait." "Yes, let's do it." "I'm sorry, we do not take Maestro." "Can you pay cash?" "Yes." "I'll print the receipts for the no-show and the reissuing tax." "It's solved." "Really?" "Wait, it's not really solved." "I'm only leaving tomorrow." "We have another day together." "Please, can I have 150 Euros back from those 300?" "Why, of course." "Take it all." "I'm only borrowing it." "I'll wire it tomorrow." "I'll wire it tomorrow." "Oh come on." "This way we get to give you something." "There you go." "Not 300, give me 200." "Unfortunately, I don't have 5 Euros." "That's okay." "No, wait." "Here you are." "Check-in opens at 10:45." "Be on time." "That's all." "That's all." "We're going home." "I'll call papa to tell him it's solved." "I don't know what to do now." "We go home, we eat, we take our time." "I shouldn't have bought it like that." "Why?" "Who's getting Marc?" "Martin." "Maarten is leaving today." "Then who will get Marc?" "I thought it's his duty to make time." "Absolutely." "Let him put himself out a bit." "Listen, I am leaving tomorrow, with the 12:10 Lufthansa." "That's still a mystery, I don't know." "There was no other solution." "Let him make an effort for his child." "I am very upset." "What are you doing at Ikea?" "Right now?" "Lulia, are you absolutely sure?" "Okay, then come over here." "Then meet us in front of the Arrivals." "I mean Departures." "Papa is not answering." "Sorry?" "Papa is not answering." "He might be in the bathroom." "Departures, lulia." "Are you talking to Iulia?" "She is picking us up." "How sweet." "Let me talk to her." "Your mother wants to talk to you." "Are you already on your way?" "Better come straight home so we can all have dinner." "I mean it, sweetie, traffc is bad." "Stop mothering her and give me my phone back." "Wait, Felicia's saying something." "What was that?" "Take your time." "Drive safely." "We've got plenty of time." "At the entrance." "I'm so glad you're picking us up." "Listen, lulia." "I called papa, he's not answering." "Please, you try as well and call me back." "Why don't I get a pack?" "Don't tell me you're buying cigarettes." "Just light ones." "I'll be outside." "I want to let Maarten know that I've sorted it out." "Did you see the rubbish printed on the packs?" "If I'd known..." "It makes you sick to your stomach." "There is one with a goiter, another one with black lungs, with rotten teeth and with a foetus in its mother's womb..." "Just so you quit smoking, not take it up again after eleven years." "If this is their plan to make me quit smoking, they don't know who they're dealing with." "You're in good shape, active and all, but you're not young." "You should learn to take it easy." "I might seem to be holding up," "I might seem to be holding up, but I'm having all sorts of aches and pains." "I put on all sorts of lotions." "This leg hurts too." "Understandable after today." "Look, I wrote to him this:" "I'll be in Bucharest one more day," "I booked for tomorrow, today was impossible." "With Lufthansa, tomorrow at 18:00 in Amsterdam." "And I'd like to add that he should find a solution." "How should I put it?" "I don't want to get involved." "You should stop worrying about Marc." "His father is there, and that friend too." "What friend?" "That one with the child." "Elsbeth?" "If Martin can't, maybe she can." "She can't." "I told you already." "If there is no other way." "You know, I take in everything you tell me." "If I happen to forget, it's old age." "Here's old age." "Leave me alone, stop pinching me." "If I had the means," "I'd have surgery in no time and get rid of that." "How would I look like this?" "Like this." "Smooth." "Smooth." "Say: "mama, you've grown old and silly."" "If you got surgery, you'd look younger than me." "So you want a facelift." "Then I'll pay the full bill." "Oh yeah?" "Then I'll indulge myself." "We could take off some of this as well." "So you want a liposuction too." "I want to get rid of the sagging fat here." "We'll arrange that, in a clinic, anonymously." "You disappear and you come back a different person." "Wouldn't you like that?" "To turn back time." "To be able to start life over." "I hadn't thought of that until now." "I think about that all the time." "I do think about certain decisions, what if I had gone the other way." "Ljust meant it generally." "I don't regret a thing and I'm not sorry." "I do have my regrets." "But there is nothing I can do." "What regrets?" "Regret what?" "I don't regret my decisions, just some of my flaws that I can't fix." "My only regret is that you're not little girls anymore." "Wouldn't you like that?" "Your childhood was not unhappy." "Nobody beat you." "Papa sometimes raised his voice because he's harsher." "And I might have spanked you, when you two were acting up." "As for Holland, you can't complain either, so what if your marriage was what it was, it is neither his fault, nor yours." "He has another child, you focused on your home, your work." "You have your life." "What is there to fix?" "Nobody is restricting you." "What's that?" "What does it say?" ""Battery depleted"." "I charged it yesterday." "It's in Romanian." "I changed the language." "I didn't know you could do that." "Call papa from your phone." "Don't let him work himself up." "Just so I know he's fine and he knows you've calmed down." "It's ringing." "No answer." "I'll try again later." "I'll try from mine." "Depleted." "I wanted him to defrost the chicken so I can cook it." "We have eggplants, some cheese," " not the blue, the real kind." "...some baked potatoes." "I don't feel like eating." "We still have to eat something." "Ljust wanted to tell you I'm really sorry I offended you." "You couldn't possibly offend me." "I'm glad I was by your side to help you." "If Iulia hadn't been so undecided, now, she's picking me up, now she isn't..." "You're undecided too." "Now you want the trousers, now you don't." "You're undecided too." "Lulia and me take after you." "Felicia, you know me." "Ljust try to comply." "Just try not to comply." "Nothing will happen if you speak your mind." "If you have these outbursts, I find it hard to speak up." "Don't pay attention to me." "How could I not?" "Let me apologize and do not interrupt me." "I'm making an effort here." "Ljust want to understand." "It's not an American soap, you say sorry to people you've upset and you're forgiven." "Why apologize if it's not for real?" "What Americans?" "Stop interrupting me." "People need time to gather their thoughts." "Just give people some space." "What's not to get?" "Am I not clear enough?" "Better admit you're not listening." "You don't let us speak, you know everything better." "You do the same with dad, I saw you." "And it breaks my heart 'cause he's ill and weak so you've taken him over." "Psychologically it's like this:" "You let him dominate you all your life, and now it's your turn." "And you take advantage, instead of just leaving him alone." "Where's your sensitivity, where's your respect?" "Instead of giving people a break, what do you do?" "You take away all his dignity." "He wanted to wear his undershirt and you went, "take that shit off, it's full of holes"" "Could you see under his clothes that it had holes?" "And even so, so what?" "Was that the end of the world?" "Why don't you leave him in peace?" "Why don't you let him suffer in his pyjamas?" "Can't you see he's swimming in his trousers?" "Why don't you let him..." "Why don't you let us..." "I'm letting him." "Why don't you let us all, and him especially, just mind our lives, as shitty as they may be?" "Do you want me to tell you why?" "I will tell you why." "Because that's how you survive, you feed on other people's suffocation." "You can't otherwise." "You only stuff people with food." "Eat this, eat that." "But do you ever give anything out of the bottom of your heart?" "Do you have anything in there or is there nothing inside." "You're wasting my time." "You're eating up my life." "Why don't I ever learn not to give anything away." "Do as you do:" "Me, me, me, and then the others." "Why haven't I inherited that from you?" "Why do I let myself be trampled on like this?" "You all trample all over me." "All of you." "I can't do it anymore." "Iwant time for myself, I want a real holiday, not here." "Whenever I get a spare moment I come here." "And for what?" "Have you every wondered:" "This stupid daughter of mine, why does she never go to Africa, to Spain, to Italy." "You know I can, I have my money, it's not that expensive." "And instead of going there..." "You know, we have in Holland a million offers in paradises with colorful fish that eat out of your hand, in Aruba, and Loire castles and all..." "Instead of going there, I've come home." "Have you wondered why?" "Have you ever wondered why?" "You haven't because you can't think ofwhat a person is doing and why." "You all think you are entitled to it." "Never question it." "And when the person comes, what do you do?" "Humiliate her and mock her." "All of you, without exception." "Lulia included, your smart, accomplished daughter." "Mama, look at me." "You have no love for me, no understanding." "You only like me because I come from the West, that's why you sent me to the Netherlands." "What do you mean I sent you?" "I made heavy decisions in my life and you challenged each and every one of them." "Why do you keep forcing Maarten down my throat?" "If I don't praise him, I don't want you to, either." "Why do you ask if I have someone else?" "Are you wondering if I get laid?" "You think that's what's missing?" "Do you think I'll ever forget when you told me when I told you" "I paid 50.000 Euros to a shrink over the years, and you told me I should've given it to you, and laughed?" "And you told me, send Marc over, we'll take care of him." "And you told me, send Marc over, we'll take care of him." "Better for him to be raised in a family." "How could I give him to you?" "Where would I be without Marc?" "Why would I give him to you?" "And now you want to be young again." "Look at you, you are young." "Why would I want to be young again?" "What mistakes would I make right?" "Not go to the Netherlands, not to have Marc, not to miss home?" "You think it was a mistake to have Marc." "But having children is not wrong." "What's wrong is to have them and then abuse them, humiliate them and make their life hell and not to support them and make them lose self-confidence." "Then it's better not to have them." "You go straight to the doctor and get rid of them." "I don't regret any of my choices." "Ljust want you all to care about me a little bit." "Put yourself in my place," "I know you can do that much, show me some warmth, like mothers do." "When I tell you I'm sorry I yelled at you, try to spare me your comments," "I want you to forgive me and accept my apology." "Because it's from the heart." "It's for real." "I'm sorry." "I'm very sorry." "And this jerk won't call me." "Where did you park?" "Sorin parked in the parking lot." "Off we go, then." "Did you talk to Maarten?" "Is he picking up Marc?" "No talking or no picking up?" "No." "No." "You must be dead tired." "Then cut the bad jokes." "Ready?" "You know who that is?" "The husband of your former class teacher." "Susu." "He saw his wife off." "She's going to Canada." "Do you remember their son?" "Vaguely." "Hello." "Hi, Sorin." "There's room enough." "What did you get now?" "Nothing, house stuff." "We'll wait for you to finish." "I can't smoke in the car anymore." "Your mother has started smoking again." "No crap." "I already quit." "We can't stay too long for dinner." "Sorin has to go to rehearsals." "As long as you can." "Come see the show, since you're still here." "It's at seven." "We'll see." "First you eat, then you'll see." "We have time." "I've been calling you for an hour." "When?" "Now?" "So why didn't you call me?" "You could have texted me back." "I said, you could have texted me back." "Are you in the car?" "I can hear myself." "Are you in the car?" "I can hear myself." "So you're all in the car?" "So, it's solved." "You see it got solved." "Marc, can you hear me?" "Why won't you talk to me?" "Why is he crying?" "Mommy can't understand what you're saying." "My love, tell me about..." "Are you listening to me?" "Quiet down a bit." "How was it there, was it nice?" "Have you got your insect collection?" "I bought you a microscope so you can look at the bugs." "You will have to build it yourself." "I can't hear you very well, sweety." "I missed the plane." "Yes, sweetie, mommy was late and they wouldn't check me in." "Tomorrow morning." "I'll see you as soon as I get there." "Mommy will send you to camp again." "There will be other camp fires." "I know." "I'm back at Oma and Opa's, we'll have dinner with Iulia, then I go to sleep and tomorrow morning I'll be home." "Maarten, so where do I pick him up?" "I'll call your mother tomorrow at what time I can fetch him." "Have a nice weekend." "And give my greetings to your family." "Can I speak with Marc for a moment?" "You're not upset anymore, are you?" "You're not upset with mommy anymore, right?" "Don't be." "I am very, very sorry." "Who's my boy?" "You're my boy."