"A woman can, if she wants to." "What if a man doesn't want to." "If a man doesn't want to, it won't happen." "Poor woman, she loved him." "It's hard, you know." "Mania dear, would you please give me a glass of water, I'm very thirsty." "No dear, you have a mask on your face." "I feel nauseous." "When will it be over?" "In a hurry, as usual." "Don't you want to look good?" "Your skin looks much nicer." "Be patient!" "It looks much better compared to before." "Who's your plastic surgeon?" " Excuse me?" " Who was your doctor?" "Dr Ansari, he's great, no doubt about it." "Ava's case was special." "Was it an accident?" "I have a beautiful daughter." "Hopefully, she won't end up with a crazy guy." "Young people these days, they drive like lunatics." "He was always late, he was demanding." "He didn't know how to apologise." "Ouch, Mania dear, I'm burning." "This towel is too hot." "My face is burning." "Oh dear, sorry." "I'm so sorry." "Mrs Hakimi, how many times have I told you not to make these towels so hot?" "I've seen Dr Ahmadi's work." "One of our relatives went to him." "You can't imagine what he did to her face." "He ruined it." "I've been bedridden for the past three months." "15 kilos... 15 kilos is too much." "How can I lose weight?" "I don't know about that, but everyone seems happy with him." "Maybe that was a special case, like Ava's." "By the way, we've added a massage room to our spa." "Really...?" "What kind of a massage?" "Hot stone, relaxation, seaweed, hot towel." "Most importantly, we have weight loss therapy." "How much do you charge for a session?" "I pay 13 dollars where I go." "I know, but our staff are very well trained." "They're specialised in well-being therapy." "I have a few more operations to go." "Mania darling, the night cream makes my face itchy." "It has nothing to do with the cream." "Your skin cells are regenerating." "You mean I'll be the same as before, even with all these creams?" "Don't worry, you'll look even more beautiful than before." " Was he driving really fast?" " No, he wasn't driving fast." "He was nervous, we'd had a fight that night and he didn't want to hit an old man." " What make?" " A Pride." "If there'd been an airbag, you wouldn't have been injured." " Nothing really happened." " God had mercy on them." "Everything was a blur." "Someone was shouting, "Don't panic, no one's hurt"." "Did you hit the windshield or did you get thrown out of the car" "We both were thrown out of the car." "They kept us at the hospital for 24 hours to monitor our head injuries." "Why don't they body search visitors at the hospital?" "We weren't hurt and there was no concussion." "Thank God." "Farnaz, I have to give you a new cream." "Your skin is used to Guinot now." "I think you should start using La Paris." "So what happened to your face?" "Will you use the same mask on me that you're using on Ava?" "No, that mask only suits Ava's face." "It's a repair cream." "It's too strong for your face." "I fear it will damage your skin." "But it has such a beautiful scent." "It will get better, I'll fix it." "Only a couple more minor operations." "We'll work on her face to make it better than before." "Mani never came to see me." "He was discharged before me." "He was so cruel." "His name was Rahim." "No. 14 to cashier No. 4..." "Let me reply to this text." "Then I'll tell you the rest of the story from that day at the party." "Come on, entertain me." "I'm bored sitting in a bank." "Wait..." "What I'm trying to say is that our lives are totally different from our grandparents'." "You think I'm joking?" "My grandmother had a real snake." " Snake?" " A real snake." " What did the snake do?" " Nothing." "You won't believe it." "It's like it was just yesterday." "My grandmother gave it a piece of bread and the snake came up and stuck its tongue out." "Then she said, "Don't be scared"." "And she closed the chest." "Oh my God." "A snake!" " Was the snake living there?" " Yeah..." "The older generation believe that snakes bring good fortune." "Dreams about snakes were interpreted as bringing prosperity." "Even nowadays, a snake represents wealth in fortune-telling." " Yeah, I've heard." " Please give him some." " My hands are clean." " Want some?" "Thanks, I'm hungry." "I don't know why I've had a bad taste in my mouth since this morning." "It's because..." "I remember when my grandmother was baking bread and chatting with Golabetoon." "The snake came out and guarded her like a watchdog." "It was just like a dog guarding its owner." "So the snake was there and no-one was scared?" "Everyone was scared." "No-one dared move." " Sorry, hang on." "Wait." " I hate your mobile phone." "I have to get this." "Yes, hello?" "Thanks, we're at the bank." "Hello, thanks." "We're at the bank." " Say hello." " He says hello." "Thanks, OK." "No, thanks." "Bye." "Hello?" "Why do you keep calling?" "For God's sake, if you want to talk nonsense, I'm hanging up." "Despite taking sleeping pills every night..." "I'm not sleeping." "Poor guy." "Youngsters today are all on something." "My mother." "She isn't sleeping either." "What have I done to be punished for?" "I'm saying, what have I done to be punished for?" "Bullshit, I'm not a bad driver." "I've been driving for 10 years." "Stop bad-mouthing me behind my back." "Get it?" "Hello?" "Hello..." "Listen to the rest of my story." "My uncle was a coward." "Once he held a party in the backyard and a viper bit him." "Was it your grandma's snake?" "No." "My grandma said," ""This snake is a king." "A king will never bite anyone."" "But it ended very badly." "Why?" "What happened?" "My grandpa killed the snake." " Really?" "!" " Yeah." "You wouldn't believe it." "My grandma wasn't ill at all, but several days later, she died." " My darling." " I was so attached to her." "Forget it." "Let me tell you a story." "The one about the alligator." "My dad's friend kept an alligator in his house." "A real alligator." "It was green and huge." "It was a type of alligator." " Alligators have teeth." " Awful!" "But, this wasn't an ordinary snake." "When they destroyed the house, helicopters, air force, land forces, and the police were all there." "All for just one snake?" "There wasn't just one." "Thousands came out of the ground." " Thousands?" " Yeah, they killed all the poor things." " How did they kill them?" " With poison." "So now you find four or five snakes in every hole in your village?" "You're making it up." "They've all died and the village has been abandoned." " Excuse me, Madame..." "Sorry to ask." " Go ahead." "I just overheard you." "This isn't real, it's a story, right?" "I tell stories for a living, but this isn't a story." "It happened to my grandma, may she rest in peace." " May she rest in peace." " Same to your lost ones." "Do you work at the radio station?" "Do you tell stories?" "No." "What's your number?" "He's really cute. 20..." "Your turn." "Here's my card." "Thank you." " Excuse me." " You're welcome." "Thank you very much." "I forgot my bag." "Hello?" "Hello." "Go on." "Yes, I can hear you." "Hello?" "OK." "We had lots of problems before this." "You witnessed it all." "No, this is not my problem at all." "No, when did I ever say that I didn't love her." "Let me talk for a minute." "Hold on, listen." "Her family had arranged for her to marry her cousin." "Her cousin had liked her since they were kids." "It can't happen..." "A child's balloon just burst in the bank." "What was I saying?" "Whenever I plan something, things come up." "I don't know, something happens." "Well, these things are warnings." "I don't know." "Did you expect someone to die?" "The guy is a lunatic." "What if he threw acid on my face?" "I'd be dead by now." "It doesn't work when two guys want the same girl." "He won't let go." "I'm not a fighter." "I don't want to fight over a girl." "I don't know, maybe so..." "I was telling myself," ""Mani, you'd better be upfront with yourself."" "I said maybe it's better to surrender, I'm confused." "Why was I discharged while she was kept in the hospital?" "Maybe it was God's will, destiny or fate." "She wasn't meant for me." "No, she wasn't meant for me." "I'm scared." "I don't know, Keyvan." "I love her, I swear on my mother's life." "I'm scared, you know?" "Hello, Keyvan?" "Hello." "Like a doll, innocent pure, like angels." "Hello, excuse me." "Did you call me?" "I had a missed call." "I miss you, when will you come to see me?" "Yes, I've been practising." "I'm ready." "Just one more thing." "Can we increase our sessions?" "Because no, it's not enough." "OK, I'll study." "Thank you." "Just call me on this number." "Don't forget to call." "I'm waiting for you." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "She wants to become a bride, wear a white dress, become pregnant, hold a bouquet of red flowers and have her picture taken." "Why can't I go alone?" "Why won't you let me go on a trip by myself?" "How come Nasrin can?" "You will, when the time is right." "She wants to decorate her car with flowers and drive around honking the horn." "Excuse me, is your appointment before us?" "Yes." "I mean, your turn is after ours?" "No." "Are you here to see the doctor?" "No." "How long do you want to talk to the doctor for?" "My sister is in there." "I was sweating all over." "The bus was crowded." "They were all men." "I tried in vain not to bump into them." "A man was standing at the back." "He took out a snake from his pocket and showed it to me." "He shook it, then put it back in his pocket." "I was heavy, like a pregnant woman." "Nobody would move." "I couldn't reach the hand rails." "I tried to move forward but I would only go backwards." "In the end I said, "Sir..." ""Sir, can you open the window?"" "No-one could hear me, as if they were all deaf." "In the end, I stretched out my arm to open the bus window vent." "I was shocked." "I saw myself sitting on the roof of the bus." "We were approaching a tunnel." "I said, "My face..." ""My face will hit the wall." ""My face..."" "You know what?" "I feel as if I hate all people." "All people or all men?" "Men, women..." "I don't know." "All of them." "But you said there were only men on the bus and none of them were looking at you." "They couldn't even hear you." "What were you wearing?" "The scarf on my head was very small." "I pulled it forward." "My hair was sticking out at the back." "I pulled it forward and it came out at the front." "It was driving me crazy." "When I was sitting on the roof of the bus, the wind blew my scarf away." "And then it swept my hair away." "I realised that all this time I had no hair." "It was a wig." "I was totally bald..." "Bald." "What were you wearing?" "All my clothes were tight." "Everything was tight." "The zip on my skirt was undone." "You know, I've put on a lot of weight." "The zip on my bag was undone." "It was full of stuff." "My mobile phone was ringing." "I couldn't answer it." "I was stuck." "Everything was open, completely open." "It was Mani." "It was Mani." "I thought it was Mani, but it was my dad." "He said, "It's late." "Where are you?" He was worried." "I remembered that Mani had stopped calling me." "He doesn't even return my calls..." "He doesn't even return my calls." "Ava... your time is up." "She won't forgive me." "I knew she wouldn't." "If she's anything like her bitchy mother, she won't forgive me." "She's right." "She's pretty, has a good figure..." "Her mother loved her." "If I were her, I wouldn't forgive either..." "No, she won't forgive." "She won't." "I went to see the guy." "You went to..." "You went to see him?" "Why on earth did you do that?" "They're not seeing each other anymore." "He had no news of Ava." "He's lying to you." "I caught them red-handed." "Rahim, the guy doesn't want her anymore." "There's no reason for him to lie." "You mean she's become ugly?" "I told you, I haven't seen her." "What about her voice?" "Have you not heard her voice?" "Oh God." "Can it be true that they're not seeing each other?" "You're happy aren't you?" "Isn't this what you wanted?" "She deserved it..." "She deserved it." " Don't you regret it?" " Of course I regret it." "I do." "I should have killed her." "You should have killed her?" "What for?" "Man, she doesn't want you." "You can't force her to love you." "Let it be, for God's sake, Rahim." "There are so many girls in this city - more beautiful, much better." "Let it be." "You didn't see her." "Don't talk nonsense!" "Watch your mouth!" "Sorry." "Why do you think you can brush off everything with an apology?" "Now you want me to meet up with the girl and say sorry on your behalf." "Sorry for what?" "Apologise for what?" "What if she had gone blind?" "You got your cousin killed." "Apologise?" "You messed up your sister's life." "Apologise?" " Your mother is so sad..." " That has nothing to do with it." "What do you mean, "nothing"?" " You pushed her husband." " That was a joke and it's over." "Give me a break, Rahim." "I swear to God, I'm telling the truth." "Yeah, right." "You're lying." "So what are you going to do now?" "I don't know." "Do you want me to go and see her father?" "No, no, don't do that." "Don't be silly, her dad?" "No, don't go there." "There's no point in going." "You have to see her on Saturday." "No, Tuesday." "Sunday, Monday and Tuesday mornings, she goes to university." "In the afternoon, she goes to her English class." "Some weekdays she goes to her sister's house in Pasdaran and babysits for her." "You need to follow her." "I have, but there's always someone with her." "You just said you hadn't seen her." "Her face was covered." "They got into a car and went to one of these skin clinics in Argentine Square." "They were there for two hours, then they got a ride back home." "I wanted to follow them but it just wasn't the right thing to do." "Rahim, do you really not regret what you've done?" "My mother has been calling Ava my bride every day for the last ten years." "We got engaged 10 years ago." "My father gave her the ring." "Our families went to Mashhad together." "She bought an Arabic chador." "It looked really good on her." "She belonged to me." "No-one belongs to anyone." "People are people." "They have the right to choose." "Don't you get it?" "If I..." "When I saw the guy I got so upset." "He was holding Ava's hand so tightly." "What was wrong with me?" "You don't need a reason to love, do you?" "What about not loving someone?" "She doesn't hate you." "She just doesn't love you." "I don't know, maybe she does, but she doesn't want to be with you." "You were family... children growing up together, playing together." "This is all just a dream, a fantasy." "If you want to live in this dream, you'll always be a dreamer." "You'll be miserable." "I had a dream." "We were in an apple orchard." "Ava and I were walking, hand in hand." "Suddenly I let go of her hand." "I fell into a well." "A deep well..." "A deep well." "Look here." "It's coming down." "Look at the spider, look at it." "She's like a kid, scared, selfish..." "Ava wasn't like this..." "She couldn't sit still at home for a second." "She wants to go everywhere..." "Mother says keep an eye on her." "I left my child alone for two seconds and look what happened!" "The chador suits her..." "she looks younger." "I hope she gets better..." "Hello..." "I've been trying to contact you but there was no reception..." "Mahnaz, can you hear me..." "Mahnaz..." "Well, where are you now." "Where?" "You're lost again." "Why did you take that street?" "Did you pass by the newsstand yet?" "The newsstand..." "I don't know where you are!" "Hang on a second..." " What's the name of this street?" " Shahid Zabeti, I think." "Mahnaz, Shahid Zabeti..." "Yeah, Zabeti." "Hurry up, please." "Fill up the tank later on." "Bye." "She's been here a dozen times." "She's confused..." "Here you go." "You're sure you won't change your mind?" " I can do a reading very quickly..." " No, thank you." "Drink your coffee and make a wish." " Then turn your cup upside down..." " I know, dear." "Sorry." "I have to tell everyone, so I can do a proper fortune reading." "Thanks." " You don't believe in fortune-telling?" " No..." "So you don't believe in any of this stuff?" "I used to be like you, but I feel different here." "For example, she can tell your name, even though she doesn't know you at all." "She told me about my marriage, my divorce, my husband and my parents." "It was so strange, I couldn't believe it." "The past isn't important." "Can she read the future too?" "Of course." "The past, the future..." "She's very accurate." "The best thing for me is that whenever I come to see her, I feel good for the next few days." "Excuse me." "Yes, Zabeti, past the newsstand." "I hope she tells her positive things, like Mani will come back to her." "Maybe that's not such a good idea." "Hurry up." "Park your car." "In the next street." "There's always parking space there." "It's our turn." " Can I charge my mobile phone here?" " Sure." "Like I was saying, she's really good and different." "My biggest fear in life has always been about my mother dying." "It used to drive me crazy." "One day she told me," ""Rest assured." "Your mother won't die for a long time yet."" "Sorry, they're doing some building work next door." "I keep telling her that we should move but she says it's the same everywhere." "You know what she said?" "That my mother will live for another 23 years." "You can't imagine how happy I was as my mother is 65 years old now." "My mother says life is not about how many years you live, but about how you live those years." "Once she said to me, "There will be a child in your life"." "I'm here to see if she will say that again." "A child will come, that nobody is waiting for." "Oh, my back is hurting." "You're wishing for something." "You're asking God for something." "You will take a path to make this wish come true." "It is a sacred path." "Oh..." "I see you in Imam Reza's Shrine." "I clearly see you in the courtyard." "Whatever you want from God, you'll get it there, don't doubt that." "But you should be very careful when you set foot on this path." "I see a heart under your feet." "Love is approaching." "I see a beautiful romantic relationship coming your way." "Don't be scared, go ahead." "I see talks, negotiations and arguments in this relationship, but it's very nice... very..." "You will have his heart in the palm of your hand." "Somebody will break your heart and hurt you." "You are both rising..." "You're going higher and higher." "You go up, up, up, as if the whole city were under your feet." "Up there I see a ring in your ears..." "Yeah... they'll hang him from a ring..." "Yeah, they will hang him, execute and kill him." "Red cardigan... white scarf..." "Jeans..." "White trainers..." "That's all I'm wearing." "I have warm clothes with me, don't worry." "Hang on a second..." "Are you all right?" "I've worked so hard all my life to raise my child." "This is what I get for it." "I won't give my blessing." "Ouch!" "Hello... no, it's not my mother..." "I told you I'm travelling alone..." "You worry all the time." "I feel as if you are more worried about your friend." "You're afraid if I die and I haven't forgiven him." "What do you mean, "no"?" "I might drop dead any time." "The train might derail, I don't know." "What's that sound?" "Oh, my..." "I love dogs!" "Is it a small dog or a big one?" "Hold on a second..." "Madam, do you need some help?" "I think she went to the rest room." "She is so old, poor thing." "I would like to die before I get that old..." "Why are you laughing?" "Hello..." "I asked why you were laughing like that." "No, I'm not wearing tights." "All my skirts are long." "You're such a pervert." "Yeah, she's back..." "Hold on..." "Do you feel better?" "Do you need anything?" "Hold on." "I went to the hot springs to try to get rid of my pains..." "It didn't..." "Do you need anything?" "Can I help you?" "Will you rub my back with the cream?" "It's in my bag up there." "Rub it on my back..." "Can you call me back in a few minutes?" "She wants me to rub her back." "OK, then hold on." "Is this good?" "Higher... higher..." "I hope you don't see the face of happiness in life." "I hope you never have enough to eat." "I hope you don't see happiness." "How can I trust you?" "How can I believe this?" "My mother says a woman shouldn't marry these four types of men:" "an addict a miser, a man who beats up his wife, or a cheat." "Do you feel better, Madam?" "Yes, dear..." "I feel better." "This lady rubbed my back." "Thank you..." "Do you need anything?" "God bless her." "I wish her wealth." "Your daughter looks gorgeous." "Beauty won't do her any good." "All she needs is luck..." " If you need anything just call me." " OK, dear..." "Hello." "Sorry... we got cut off..." "I was saying, you didn't come just like that." "You came to get my forgiveness." "Once you have it, you won't look back." "Am I mean?" "Am I pessimistic?" "With all that's happened to me, it's natural to be pessimistic." "Hold on a second..." "Do you want anything else?" "Are you all right?" "Would you please mix some of that medicine with some water for me?" "Hold on..." "She needs something else..." "Oh..." "I'm dying..." " Give it to me to drink." " What is this?" "It's a horrible colour..." "Ah..." "I'm dying." " Here you are." " Thank you." "Hello..." "I don't know." "I gave her something that was a horrible colour." "No, poor thing." "She's no bother..." "There is something else." "You have a family..." "I know you're divorced..." "but you see her anyway, right?" "I'm not talking about your son..." "You go to her house?" "You know, you can transfer it to her account." "In my opinion, when a couple have a child, divorce is useless, it's meaningless." "You see her every day." "You go to her house." "She's the mother of your child." "Besides, what do you want your friend for?" "I'm talking about Rahim." "He's not your friend?" "You'd go to the ends of the earth for him." "Oh my God..." " How did she look?" " She looked beautiful..." "Yeah, beautiful..." "Very beautiful..." "Is she scarred?" "Her ear, her hair, her neck..." "And a little bit of her face..." "But she's still beautiful." " What's wrong with the guy?" " I think he's scared..." " Of what?" " Of what?" "Of himself, of God... of fate, of destiny..." "I don't know, of everything..." "What else did she say?" "Nothing." "She goes to university." "She goes to her English classes." " She looks after her sister's kid." " I told you these things myself." "But she covers her face, everywhere she goes." "She's more hurt from within..." "She's not feeling well." "She might never get over it." "Her voice was trembling and her hands were shaking as she was drinking tea." " What else did she say?" " What else did she say...?" "What else did she say?" "She didn't talk much, I did the talking..." "All she said was, "I can't forgive him"." " What did you say?" " What did I say...?" "What did I say?" "I said you regret it and you feel bad." "You have nightmares." "That you're repentant." "That there is joy in forgiveness..." "That nothing can be solved through retribution." "I talked so much." "I can't remember what I said now but, if I were to tell you the truth, Rahim..." "Well if I were her, I wouldn't forgive you either." "You mean you can stand there and watch them throw acid in my face?" "I don't know..." "I don't know..." "She doesn't mean it." "She still doesn't know." "But how could you do it?" "I want to know how you could...?" "She has the face of an angel." "Do you understand?" "I've thought about what you said the other day." "Forget about that day." "You mean you really think that I killed my cousin?" "You mean you didn't know he couldn't swim?" "No, how would I know?" "I had no idea he couldn't swim." "No, you must have known." "You made a bad joke and never thought he'd drown." " That's rubbish." " Why?" "He had a cardiac arrest..." "he didn't drown." "I pushed him into the water." "When I went to pull him out, he was dead." "Yeah, OK... nonsense." "Dying is that easy?" "People die just like that." "You were lucky Ava didn't die." "She turned her face away..." "Did she tell you that?" "If I'd wanted to ruin her face it would have been a piece of cake for me." "But she's a wreck." "She's full of despair and has turned into someone who's scared of everything." "You sense the fear in her voice." "She doesn't trust anyone." "If I want her forgiveness," "I'd have to get closer to her." "She's going to Mashhad." "Is it raining?" "Rain?" "I don't know..." "Maybe the pipe is leaking." "How did you know this is the top floor?" "Whatever..." "The rain... the pipe... whatever it is..." "Hope they're not pissing on us..." "I hope they're not." "Here you are." "Would you like anything else?" "Another cup, please." " Hi, how are you?" " I'm fine, thanks." "How are you?" " You're late." "I was worried." " Yeah, right." " I called you several times." " Is that a woman singing?" "Sometimes they don't mind a woman's voice - and sometimes they do." " Would you like anything else?" " No, thanks." " Are you all right?" " Thanks..." " Didn't you see my missed calls?" " I was stuck in traffic..." " It's so cold..." " It's terrible... but it's good." " How are your parents?" " They're good..." " Everything is all right?" " Yeah." " Well, go on." "Why are we here?" " No reason... we're just here." "I see that you smoke now?" "!" "Since when did you start smoking?" "If it bothers you..." "Would you rather I didn't smoke?" "No... just don't blow the smoke in my face." "She smokes too... now." "Would you like to smoke a Hookah pipe?" "Don't smoke, it stinks." "Bring us a Hookah." "Apple flavour..." "No, you like mint..." "Bring us mint flavour please!" " Well, go on." " Nothing." "What should I say?" "Believe me." "I was thinking about you all the time." "I swear to God." "Let me tell you, Ava..." "One can't forget about certain relationships..." "I'm not kidding, believe me, I couldn't forget you..." "You don't know how many times I've dreamt about you, almost every other night..." "honestly." " Every time I... wanted to call you..." " It's good you didn't." " Here you are." " Thank you." " I was afraid you wouldn't take my call." " You were right..." "Let me get it ready for you." "No need." "Why not?" "Don't worry." "Give it to me..." " Let me see." " Stop it." "You look very beautiful..." "When did you dye your hair?" "This colour suits you very much - light and beautiful." "You've lost weight too." "I didn't realise you'd look this beautiful if you lost weight." " Do you need anything?" " No, thank you." "He won't leave us alone." "What was I saying?" "Everything was like a nightmare." "I couldn't understand." "I was confused." "But later on I was scared... yeah." "I didn't know what I was doing." "I realised that I'm a coward." "When you called me, texted me and I wouldn't answer you probably thought I was mean." "Right?" "Look at this!" "The smoke!" "It was so hard for me." "I was thinking about you all the time." "I tried to forget you." "Then I told myself," ""Mani, you're a fool." "What have you done?"" "It's too late." "After all this time?" "What do you mean, "it's too late"?" "Don't say it's too late." "I hate to take no for an answer." "When you have something good, you need to hold on to it, otherwise you'll lose it" " What was that?" " He aimed right." " How can you say that?" " I'm relieved." "You have a complex?" "!" "Love has to be there always." "I was always there." "Look what I got for you?" " This is the lipstick that you loved." " Where did you find it?" " The colour that you liked, my love." " I was looking for it for a long time." " Well, this is me!" " Thanks." " Don't you want to put some on?" " No, I'm fine." "It's a mirror." "So love has to always be there, right?" " One second, sorry..." " Go ahead..." "Hello?" "Hi, how are you?" "I'm at the coffee shop with a girlfriend, Maryam." "Where are you?" "No, I'll text it to you right now." "But this psychiatrist is very busy." "Who do you want it for?" "I don't think she'll see minors." "I was about to send it." "Tell her that I've referred you to her." "Take care, dear." "Bye." "Sorry, I have to send this text..." "When some things are over there's no point in going back." " What we had is over..." " Am I a girlfriend?" "Maryam?" "In the beginning, I used to cry every night..." " Stop it, enough already..." " I'm a girlfriend?" "Why did you say a girlfriend?" "I thought maybe we weren't meant for each other from the very beginning." "Call it fate and destiny." "What do you mean by fate and destiny?" " Stop yelling!" " Sorry." "I got nervous, I raised my voice." "I won't do it anymore." "My dear, one should think and then make a decision." "I've made up my mind." "I've made my decision." " I don't want you any more." " What do you mean?" "No more?" "You don't want me?" "You don't." "OK..." "Look, is there someone else?" "Enough!" " Is there someone else?" " It's none of your business any more." "Why isn't it my business?" "It's none of my business?" " You'll regret it." "Are you sure?" " I stand by my word." "You'll regret it." "You will..." "I'd never seen rat poison in my life to know what it looked like." "How could you believe she was dead?" "People don't die just like that." "What happened next?" "Suddenly she woke up." "She could hardly hear, she was so scared." "She said, "Where am I?" "Where have you taken me?"" "And then this guy said, "Get off, Mum." "We've reached Heaven!"" "I was having a heart attack myself, I thought I'd killed her." "Show me your teeth." " Is it gone?" " Yep." " It was lucky!" " Thank God." "What happened to the guy who was into you?" "I knew you would ask." "He saw that I was alone, he was curious about who was calling me." "And you were calling all the time!" "Don't look at me like that." "He was bald, stinky and ugly." "He had a thick black moustache." "He kept coming in pretending to be worried about the old woman and asking," ""Would you like this...?" He was driving me crazy." "So you don't like bald men..." "Don't look at me like that." "When I had hair, I looked awful." "Seriously, everyone says I look much better now that I'm bald." " What's this?" " I bought it in Mashhad." "You..." "Your voice is so beautiful that nothing else matters." "Don't do that..." "You're trying hard to compliment me now, right?" "No, I'm telling the truth..." "In the beginning, I wanted you to call me so I could hear your voice." "I missed the sound of your voice." "So that's why you played hard to get, to make me call you?" "Right?" "I must say something." "Your voice is very sexy, but well you're not a good kisser." "You haven't given me a chance." "Some people are different." "I was shy in the beginning." "You mean I went overboard?" "I was very gentle." "Now I understand the meaning of being gentle." "I learned something." " No, I don't like frigid women." " Rigid women?" "Frigid." "I'm not like that." "I'm not wearing too many clothes." "Let's see..." "Enough teasing." "Would you like an apple?" "I'm serious..." "I get it." "You mean about our children's names... the colour of our bedroom..." "bathroom..." "You make a joke of everything." "Seriously..." "You've been thinking about it for all this time." "Isn't it long enough?" " You know..." " Yes, dear..." "I don't know." "I really don't know..." "What are those, are they sheep?" " They must be sheep." " Why aren't you looking?" "I can't." "I have vertigo." "Fear of heights." "So that's why you paused on the phone." "Silly, why didn't you say anything?" "We could have met somewhere else." "I love heights and would love to be able to open my arms and get a taste of what's it's like to fly." "We had a relative named Bagher." "Every time he came to our house, he'd grab my feet, then hang me upside down from the terrace and swing me." "I would get so scared and would call my mother." "My mother was cool and would say," ""Bagher, you'll harm the child's manhood."" " You know how he died?" " What happened?" " He fell from the 4th floor..." " Poor guy..." " Did he fall or was he pushed over?" " No, he wanted to fix the TV antenna." "Now I remember about being afraid of the dark." "When I was a kid, our toilet was in the yard." "When I had to go to the toilet at night, my mother had to come with me." "She would turn on the light and would wait for me outside." "It wasn't just the darkness." "I was scared of the hole in the toilet." "Today holes are nothing compared to the holes back then." "My mother was very attractive." "She wore nice dresses, short skirts." "She was always well dressed." "Always, stylish hair..." "Then suddenly one day, I woke up and she'd changed." " She let herself go." "You've seen her." " No, I haven't." " She was totally covered." " You're so rude." " Is it a sin to want to see your mother?" " You're not supposed to see her." " Ava..." " Yes?" "Nothing, I just wanted to hear your voice..." "What did your mother say?" "She didn't say anything." "She just said you're a bit old for me." "And then..." "She also said that your wife will create problems for us later." "Look at me..." "And she says no child approves of the person that will take her mother's place." "Your daughter will never like me no matter what I do..." "The truth is ugly and you can't do anything about it." "Give it." "Why aren't you saying anything?" "Good for those who are already gone." "I don't know..." "The child, the wife the child..." "Yeah, I know..." "I know." " What my mother said?" " Yes." "Do you understand what she is talking about?" "Yeah... it's here." "Ava, what do you say?" " Me?" " Yeah... you." "She forgave you."