"CONFESSION TO LAURA" "The huge liberal crowd everywhere  makeup the biggest part of the party  are denied the right to be liberal." "We can only despise  that abussive pretension  of the decaying lords  who try to manipulate the conscience of men  to reject those who stay on their own feet." "They sometimes call us communists  sometimes socialists  sometimes fascists." "On the other hand, we can not call them names  since we know they are just people of bad faith." "Colombia!" "Long life to Doctor Gaitan!" "BOGOTA, COLOMBIA." "APRIL 9, 1948" "In Colombia a revolution has started." "It was like a horrible nightmare." "The murder of the liberal leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan  candidate to the presidency  produced the outburst of the riots." "Assaults  attacks  murders  vengeance  an uncontrollable manifestation of emotion  which grows stronger as the flames consume vehicles  buildings and shops  which fall apart among clouds of ashes." "It's shocking to see the streets of the capital city  covered with corpses  burned vehicles  traces of crazy riots." "When the army arrives, there are clashes..." "Some police groups joined the people." "It is all useless." "There is only flames and ruins." "Downtown  everyone feels concern  pain and anxiety." "Stage to a general and tragic popular revolt." "The crowd is full of hate  of anger  of rage  spread all over the streets of Bogota  destroying everything they find in their way." "The crowd  blinded by fury, and out of control  plunders stores, shops  commercial stablishments and government offices." "The crowd grows  rises beyond the limits." "There is no control." "Chaos  despair and abandonment are everywhere." "Let's charge!" "Let's charge with Gaitan!" "With Gaitan, let's charge!" "If you want my opinion, lunch will be perfect if you prepare "ajiaco" instead of "sobrebarriga"." "Of course, darling." "The best "guascas" in Bogota are found at Don Parmenio's." "Tell him I sent you." "You know where to find the best capers..." "The best are imported." "No darling, don't worry about that." "It's just small disorder." "Don't stop receiving your guests because of that." "Stay calm." "I'll call you later to find out how everything went." "Bye." "Why are you late?" "I almost didn't make it." "Don't exaggerate." "Perfect!" "It's perfect!" "And the things for breakfast?" "It was impossible Josefina." "Everything is closed." "I went by 25th street and it's crazy, you don't..." "What?" "You didn't find anything?" "You should see the streets yesterday, was terrible." "The shops seem like, I don't know it's terrible." "Fine." "I still have some milk." "I'll think of something." "We're waiting for more news..." "Your meal is ready." "Don't worry." "I'm not hungry." "... the broadcast of the National Radio..." "As we've informed..." " Again..." " The liberal leaders..." " Santiago." " Meet since yesterday..." " The hat." " ... at the presidential palace..." "Aren't you taking it off?" "... Mariano Ospina Perez  the support to preserve the legitimacy of Colombia." "Citizens must remain calm." "We need your collaboration in order to keep a high moral." "The worst is over." "Nevertheless, precaution is recommended." "Be careful!" "The enemies of the nation lie in ambush." "This is the National Station  under government control  after having been taken for some hours." "Yesterday night  and this morning there have been revolts..." " Santiago." " Yes." "The armed forces control..." "Reduce the volume, will you?" "This is very important." "I don't know how can you be so calm." "We know what will happen." "Reduce the volume, will you?" "The situation is improving." "Nevertheless  there are some pockets of disorder  near the capital and in some provinces." "We advice the population to be precautious  and to respect the curfew." "The situation is getting worse." "No, sir." "It's not worse we have a responsible government." "That has nothing to do with it." "How can you doubt it?" "I don't doubt it." " The thing is..." " It can be controlled." "The government can control it." "It's just people screaming around." "But they killed Gaitan." "They killed him, so what?" "He's dead." "Nothing will change." " Do you think so?" " Sure this will last a couple of days and then and it will be back to normal." "But Gaitan was a man who..." "Listen, you work for the government." "Don't exaggerate, I'm just an employee." "You have to be loyal to the government and now even more if there's danger as you say." "You should go and see if there's something you can do." "How can you think that!" "I'd do it if I were you." "Anyway, it's your business..." "I wanted to talk about something else." "I want you to go to Laura's place." "Now?" "Yes, of course." "Today is her birthday." "I wouldn't have made the cake, if you aren't taking it!" "I want my gift to be the first thing she receives." "But Josefina." "Don't you think it's dangerous to go out?" "Go out, it's just across the street." "But we're too near the 7th and they can be here anytime." "They didn't come yesterday when it was worse what can possibly happen today?" "Anyway, I think it's better to wait." "Look." "You go to Laura's place." "Take the cake." "When you come back breakfast will be ready." "It won't take five minutes." "But haven't you realized it?" "Come and see." "There's smoke." "Don't you hear the shots?" "Look." "Those people look strange." "Darling, don't you think it's calm enough?" "Leave that there, darling." "I'll go." "You'd better put on your coat." "It's not necessary darling, I'll be back soon." "Give her my best wishes." "I'll call her later." "I want to surprise her." "And that red tie?" "Red?" "No, it's like wine." "Darling..." "Thank you." "Don Santiago!" "What happened to you?" "Don Santiago." "I was going to open and there was this terrible noise." "It was around here, wasn't it?" "I don't know, I..." "Come in and we'll find out what happened." "Come in." "No..." "I have to go Josefina..." "Come in, Don Santiago..." "We'll call her from here, alright?" "Come in." "Allow me, Don Santiago." "Please." "Sit down." "Hello?" "How are you?" "Thank God." "Fine." "Yes, I'm fine." "Don Santiago is a little dazed." "No, he's fine." "Yes." "What was that noise?" "It was pretty close..." "The "Panamerican"?" "Yes." "What are they saying?" "Yes." "I'll turn on the radio, yes." "No, it's fine." "Thank you." "I'm so nervous I forgot to thank you." "When everything goes back to normal I'll take you a slice." "You understand, don't you?" "Thank you." "Just a second." "Alright." "Don Santiago, Josefina wants to talk to you." "Don Santiago?" "The phone!" "Josefina!" "No, I'm fine." "What about you?" "Sure, I can imagine." "No." "I wouldn't worry about that noise." "I told Laura to turn on the radio." "They are saying the army is gathering in the library." "Yes, maybe it's because of that." "You'd better come here." "And calm down!" "Don't make me look like a fool!" "Yes, don't worry, I'm coming." "Good bye." "We can't be sure  according to some people  it was an insolated bomb and not a load of TNT." "We have portable radios downtown  informing us." " This is "The People's Voice."" " That was it." "It was quite close." "Maybe not." "Not what?" "It wasn't around here." "But we felt it quite close." "Maybe it was a big explosion!" "What do you mean?" "Maybe it was not around here." "If it wasn't so big, it must have been quite near." "... that is the latest news." "The revolution had armed men reinforcing the weak sides..." "Revolutionaries of Colombia, this is the station 100  with the latest news." "We'll broadcast a bulletin  the latest bulletin  in collaboration with stations  eleven and ten "The People's Voice."" "It seems that the bomb exploded in the "Panamerican"  in front of the National Library  where the army is gathering." "Didn't I tell you." "It wasn't a big explosion and it shouldn't be serious Josefina told me  liberals in Colombia..." "And the people?" "What's going to happen to them?" "What people?" "People on the streets." "Well, I don't know, that's their problem." "Don Santiago you think..." "What?" "What you just said." "Look Laura, I..." "The country, Don Santiago you can't be so calm." "Yes." "...but Josefina said, it wasn't that serious." "And how does she knows?" "Because..." "Well, because she has listened to the news since it started." "Yes." "The thing is..." "I'm so nervous that I start thinking that..." "Please excuse me, will you?" "Don't worry, Laura." "Well I'm leaving." "Josefina is alone and..." "Ibagu, has fallen..." "You know what?" "I think you shouldn't stay here." "If you want don't you think?" "Well it's so early and Josefina is so sensitive, so..." "How can you think that?" "It's an emergency!" "Yes." "Maybe you're right." "I think it's better for me to go with you." "Thank you." "I don't want to bother you two." "Don't say that, Laura." "Please don't be long." "The keys." "I can't find them." "I was so scared I forgot where I put them." "I'll look around here." "I found them!" "Citizens..." "Citizens..." "I think now I'm the one who is going to bother you." "Don't worry, Don Santiago, don't say that." "It's a relief that you are here." "If you say so." "Let's charge!" "Let's charge with Gaitan!" "Lemon balm!" "Yes sir, in these cases, lemon balm tea is the best." "The three army officers  asked the platoon  not to shoot people and to attack only the rebels..." "We remind the citizens of this neighborhood  not to go out, in order to control the situation." "Attention!" "Attention!" "Anyone who goes out, will do it under their own risk." "The station is being defended..." "Attention!" "...by the revolutionaries..." "...from now on..." "The National Police groups have joined the movement  All the unions..." "All revolutionary units, be aware of..." "Calm down." "Don't worry." "Nothing will happen to us here." "We are safe here." "They are killing them all." "What about us?" "What will happen to us?" "Because they will kill us for sure." "Why is this happening to me?" "Why today?" "Preciseley today..." "I've done nothing." "Who thinks of wearing new shoes today?" "I..." "The thing is..." "Look Laura, you'd better..." "I don't want to die like this." "Don't you see what's happening out there?" "Can you imagine what can happen to us?" "God!" "I am scared." "God!" "Calm down, Laura!" "Calm down!" "Calm down!" "You have to control yourself." "Look." "Let's sit here and you'll calm down." "Sit down." "Sit down here!" "And calm down!" "You have to control yourself." "You understand?" "We have to support our leader  in his defense of lieutenant Corts and the army." "He is a revolutionary like us  who has organized the university army  and will now speak..." "Laura, forgive me." "No, on the contrary, Don Santiago." "Forgive me, because..." "No, don't say that." "No, I shouldn't have done that please excuse me." "Look the thing is you're just nervous but, you know what?" "I have a confession to make you are not the only one." "Calm down." "I'll prepare the lemon balm tea." "Josefina is very careful in everything she does." "I'd say she's a perfectionist And that's undeniable." "...undeniable." "At he market, she chooses the freshest, the best ones because she does not allow does not allow the preparation of infusions but with the best herbs." "She knows the difference between one and the other." "So, in my place, we always drink infusions prepared with the best herbs." "Always!" "Do you want one?" "Thanks, I don't smoke." "Me either." "That's why I have these." "Sure." "Excuse me." "It's odd to look at yourself from across the street." "How's that?" "Yes, I don't know." "I had never realized you could see this much from one apartment to the other." "I never look this way." "That must be it." "Well, I do look." "I see everything." "Everything?" "No, what I meant was Don Santiago..." "I live alone, as you know when I come back from school..." "Laura, why aren't you married?" "I didn't get married because I didn't want to." "...because if I would of wanted because I never had the need to because I just didn't want to." "Yes, I'm making a list of the things we can need." "Exaggerating?" "Of course it isn't that serious." "If we can't go out we have to be prepared!" "Sure, you never worry about anything." "I had already imagined..." "Sure you didn't remember to eat the prune compote." "Not to worry?" "What would you if I didn't take care of everything?" "Who would stand your complains about constipation?" "Do me a favor ask Laurita if she has some prunes." "Ask her!" "Look Santiago..." "Tell her I want to speak to her, will you?" "What?" "Prune compote?" "No, I don't need it." "I assure you." "I don't think I have any." "Well, I don't have any." "Maybe some drops." "She's exaggerating." "Don't listen to her." "Yes." "So what can we do?" "Well I do have castor oil." "What's that?" "It's not good for him." "What can we use?" "Homeopathic drops?" "Yes." "Yes, it's fine." "Sorry?" "A pulley?" "The phone line?" "Yes." "Yes, I'll open the window." "Yes, of course, water supply!" "Just a second, I'll do it right now." "Jesus!" "There is no paper." "Maybe over here." ""My beloved Laura In the midst silence of the night I think of you." "I remember our walks in the park where we saw each other for the first time."" "What do I do now?" "Well, I'll use something else." "Don Santiago?" "Yes?" "I'll leave the paper out here." "Hello?" "Yes, ready." "Yes." "I'm filling another pot." "Josefina, do you think it's necessary?" "Yes of course, you're right." "It's better to be prepared." "Yes, of course." "Just a second, I think this pot's already full." "Attention!" "Attention!" "From now on we'll shoot anyone who goes outside!" "Attention!" "Attention!" "Alright, it's ready." "Yes." "No, he is still there." "Yes, I don't know but he is still there." "Alright, I'll tell him." "I completely forgot to call the school!" "Thanks." "I'll call right now." "Yes, sure." "Alright thanks." "My birthday." "Laura." "Do you have some newspapers to dry this?" "Don Santiago!" "What are you doing there?" "Please, tell me where the newspapers are or the whole apartment will be wet." "I'll bring them right now." "Wait a minute." "What are you reading?" "Nothing." "Yes, I see." "It's that." "The things they say about women." "About lonely women." "What do you think about it?" "Why do people always think the worst?" "So..." "You probably think that but no It's not like that I can assure you because I don't no, because I am sure you understand?" "Sure, you still..." "Still?" "Yes people still think that..." "No they are wrong about me wrong about me..." "Because I definitely don't." "Josefina must not think she'll go on with this." "Because I am a woman a different type of woman." "Yes." "I am a woman who that's what I am." "Yes, that's fine." "You have to pick up water." "Now organize it all and write down what you have." "Sure it's necessary!" "You don't worry about a thing!" "No, I don't think this will last too long." "Besides, it's good to be prepared." "Look Santiago help Laurita, will you?" "Didn't Laura tell you I talked to my sister?" "Yes, she's fine." "Now I'm worried, maybe the line will go down." "Yes of course, you have to think about everything." "Alright then help her there and I'll keep on thinking here." "French bread two." "French bread two." "Kitchen." "Kitchen." "Soft bread four rolls." "Soft bread..." "How many rolls?" "Four. ...rolls." "We'll leave them here on the table, within reach, alright?" "Alright, ready." "Now let's organize the furniture." " What did Josefina say?" " Yes." "The sofa over there and the chairs over here." "Excuse me." "Sure." "This one, isn't it?" "Yes, here." "That's it." "There." "They go on with that..." "I can't stand it anymore." "Excuse me, Don Santiago but I'm going to have to change my shoes." "Yes, sure." "Thank you." "Don't worry." "Take off your jacket if you want to Don Santiago." "You must be suffocating." "Thank you." "Don Santiago!" "You are all wet!" "God!" "How is it possible I had not realized it?" "Don't worry." "It's almost dry." "Don Santiago, how can you say that, you're wet!" "It's dangerous." "No, don't worry." "I am used to it." "No, Don Santiago." "Let's look for something you can wear while I dry the trousers, alright?" "Let's see what can you wear?" "Something that fits you..." "Don Santiago don't stay there, come here!" "It's not possible." "Can you imagine?" "I don't have any trousers." "But you can't stay like that." "What can we do?" "I told you, it's no problem." "You can get sick." "But what can you wear?" "We have to find something." "Don Santiago." "You will have to put a skirt on." "Skirt!" "No!" "How can you think that!" "Don Santiago, no one is going to see you." "Besides, you said this was an emergency, right?" "Yes, but..." "Why don't you..." "You'll put it on and stay in the bathroom while I iron the trousers, alright?" "Alright but I'll change in the bathroom." "Of course." "Excuse me..." "Yes, I think that it..." "My God!" "I forgot to open the window." "This is the last straw!" "You can be certain Josefina thinks about everything." "Look." "I wouldn't have thought of a pulley." "What an idea." "It's ready." "Well, Don Santiago, you can change now." "Now I can't." "Why?" "You're going to get sick." "It's a we can't..." "I can't stay in the bathroom." "Why?" "Because if we move the rope she'll think it's a signal." "And if we tell her I'm in the bathroom she already knows that I..." "Yes." "It's true." "And if we tell her about the trousers?" "No, how can you think that?" "It's carelessness!" "I know!" "That never happens to me." "With me, it's just the opposite." "Nobody is mistaken." "With me they all know." "Because I've done many tests." "I always make them at the office, on the street..." "Particularly on the street, where nobody knows you." "But it doesn't work, they realize it." "Everybody knows me." "What are the tests?" "Maybe there's the problem." "No, they are very good." "For example, when I'm taking the street car..." "I go to the where about..." "And there are lots of people, right?" "And they don't know me and I don't know them." "And so I take out the pack of cigarettes..." "Please Laura could you hand me the pack?" "It's in the jacket." "Excuse me." "Yes, in the right hand pocket." "I'm going to show you how I do it." "I take out the pack and I tap it." "Like this..." "These things can't be improvised they require precision." "So I take out a cigarette and put the pack in my pocket." "Of course it's important to do it with elegance, with style." "It's important, you see?" "So I put the cigarette in my mouth like this I look both ways to see the impression I make." "You have to hold the cigarette between your lips so then you can stroll by." "...and see the impression you make." "And then there's the hat, can you imagine?" "Don't I look like a smoker?" "But no..." "They don't believe me, they know they know me." "Why?" "I believe you." "Do you?" "Sure..." "If I saw you I'd swear that you are that you are a smoker." "I assure you!" "You want to do it again, yes?" "That's it." "Like that." "That's very good." "That's it." "Just a minute." "Let's see." "That's it." "Yes, very well." "That's it." "Now." "Lean your head to the right..." "Yes, that's better." "And now look at me with a little more intensity." "That's it." "With a certain arrogance." "That's it!" "That's it, perfect!" "That's it!" "How can't they believe you?" "That that is you." "Josefina." "She has no respect, does she?" "I AM TESTING." "That's me." "Sure, you don't need to tell me." "Then, I was more..." "If you want to read, go ahead." "No thanks, I'm just looking." "May I?" "Sure, of course." ""Hand in hand" "Her "Her eyes closed" "In between dreams" "Envy" "The florist" "Punishment" "Punishment" "In the flesh" "They say about me" "I hope it never ends" "Confession"" "..."Without words" "Nothing more" "I hope it never ends" again, it's "Nothing more's" B-side." "We made a mistake." "You know them all." "No I said one you had already said." "So did I. Who cares?" "You want to listen to them?" "If there's no problem." "No, how can you say that?" "I love tango." "Come and sit on the sofa and I'll play them." "Thanks." "Do you want to listen to one in particular?" "I like them all." "Don Santiago." "I bought some brandy for today because..." "Would you like a drink?" "Are you going to have one?" "Yes." "Alright then, thank you." "I love this tango!" "... alone again..." "I see far away  the lights which show me  the way back home." "They are the same which lighted  with their pale reflection  my times of sorrow..." " ... and even though I..." " Gardel." "... always return to the first love..." "The streets where it echoes..." "Don Santiago you sing beautifully." "Sorry." "I hadn't realized I..." "I had no idea you were a tango singer." "Please Laura, don't exaggerate." "Thank you." "To the singer!" "To tango!" "Don Santiago, could you keep on singing?" "Yes, if you want me to, but I don't do it well." "Then excuse me, I'll turn it down." "What are you going to do?" "For you, so you can sing better." "No, don't do it." "I get the tone by listening to the tango." "With the past returning  to face my life  I'm afraid of nights full of memories  which chain my pain." "The traveler who escapes  sooner or later stops..." "I also dreamed  in my childhood..." "And it was a blue dream  which fooled me  in my youth..." "I dreamt about a love  and felt the warmth of a loyal love..." "The treasures I had  I wasted them all  while in dreams..." "Beautiful!" "Where did you learn?" "Learn?" "Yes to dance to sing!" "I don't know." "I always liked it." "This..." "This music is very dear to me." "It has always guaranteed my success Tango!" "At the academy everybody asked me to sing to dance it was wonderful..." "My classmates their girlfriends  Of misery and evil..." "I want to dream  and sleep at once  so I can't wake up..." "Those..." "Those were the days we laughed, we danced..." "It was so wonderful!" "... all my illusion..." "I saw an vision..." "Beautiful as the sun..." "I looked at her passing by my loneliness..." "She approached me  and I heard her voice." "Why are you dancing?" "Who can think about dancing in such a situation?" "What is happening to that Laura?" "Not to call her like that?" "I'm right!" "What does she think she's doing?" "Yes, of course." "I know she's like that." "No, I'm not wrong." "Why aren't you listening to the news?" "Everything there is out of order!" "Just that, the gramophone!" ""She just likes reading" and dancing!" "I'm here worried and you're there so calm." "Unbelievable!" "Look." "If those men weren't up there you'd had to come back now!" "What are you saying?" "I'm not jealous!" "Stay there but do tell that..." "Tell Laura..." "Just do as I say." "No, that isn't dangerous!" "They just care about the people on the street..." "Do it!" "And to respect the curfew after 6:00 p.m." "Don Santiago, since this isn't a normal situation when things are like this it's difficult to keep calm." "She's very scared." "Then why is she saying we shouldn't worry that all is under the government's control?" "She is not nervous." "We just have to wait." " Yes..." " No Laura." "The thing is Josefina's anxious about you and I. You understand?" "Don Santiago!" "Don Santiago, May I ask you something?" "Yes, of course." "You're always talking about Josefina." "Nice things, of course but you're always saying, "Josefina thinks" "Josefina suggests" "Josefina says" And what about you, Don Santiago?" "What do you think about what is happening?" "What do you suggest it might be happening?" "Excuse me." "I shouldn't have..." "Don't worry..." "Don Santiago, I didn't mean to bother you." "No Laura." "You don't bother me." "You are right." "It's just that." "It's because Josefina and I think the same way do you understand?" "Yes, of course." "Don Santiago." "Stop doing that." "Don Santiago this, Don Santiago that my name is just Santiago, understood?" "The card!" "Don Santiago!" "I already told you!" "Santiago, don't do that again." "Is it my turn?" "Yes, you're right." "Yes, we hadn't realized that because we were distracted with the cards." "Yes, of course, just a second." "Laura, please could you turn on the lights?" "I hadn't realized it was so dark." "There is no electricity." "There is no electricity!" "Yes, try it there, see if it's just..." "No?" "Well, Laura must have some candles." "Yes, I'm going to ask her." "Laura, how many candles do you have?" "Do you think these will do, Santiago?" "Santiago?" "No, you didn't hear well." "There must be must be some trouble in the phone line." "Yes, I don't think we need more." "Alright, sure." "She says we should light them all." "I don't understand Josefina." "How can she think something can happen between us?" "I don't know." "You'll see you'll see this cook is right!" "Sure, the cook is right!" "Do you want some more?" "After all, it's still my birthday." "Thank you." "To you!" "Happy birthday!" "Thank you." "Now, I'm hungry." "It must be because of this." "Put those candles out!" "Move it!" "Let's go!" "We'll kill anyone who moves!" "Let's go!" "I knew you were going to call." "I don't understand." "We have done everything you have said." "Why are you so worried then?" "If you said you are nervous..." "If you said you didn't want to be alone but Josefina..." "I don't want you to worry about that." "What?" "Are you crazy?" "No, I'm not crazy." "Why did you stay there?" "Why didn't you come like I told you to?" "Sure you had to wait for the lady!" "Jealous!" "Santiago please!" "I'm talking about..." "Alright then." "I also have the right to be scared, don't I?" "Besides you should be with me... and not with with her!" "Well, I already told you you either come here or I'll go there immediately!" "No, there's no danger there's no one outside." "Yes." "Look." "I'm going..." "Yes." "Yes fine, but right now!" "It's very dangerous." "Don't worry." "Don't go." "Don't go." "God!" "Stupid woman!" "Stupid!" "That's what she wanted, stupid!" "It's her fault!" "Her fault!" "Stupid!" "Santiago!" "It's over." "What happened?" "I think I cut myself." "There's still one there." "Did it hurt?" "Let me see." " Do you feel something?" " Not now." "What is so funny?" "Everything is funny!" "I'm dead!" "And you trying to bring me back to life with your little bottles!" "No, come here." "Don't misunderstand me." "I can assure you I love your little bottles." "What I'm trying to say is..." "I was going out I was at the door and he went out..." "Can't you see?" "Otherwise I would have gone out and now I wouldn't have cut my foot I would be there down there and you I don't know feeling close to death makes you..." "It's over." "It's over." "It's over now." "Where are you going?" "To pour you a drink." "There's some left." "Why don't you sing tango, will you?" "No, I can't." "Think about the academy your classmates friends and sing!" "That is not true." "What?" "The academy, the classmates..." "I wasn't a cadet." "No one has admired me no one." "I was I didn't sing." "I wanted to, but I just could not I just but you today for the first time I saw you the way you are." "You asked me things no one ever did." ""What do you think?"" "And I wasn't able to answer to you no, because because I am worthless." "Suddenly maybe those people on the street are right." "How can you be someone who's someone from nine to five?" "Live like that for 20 years and feel proud?" "No!" "Never!" " No!" " Santiago." "No, you're different." "That's not true either." "What do you think about me?" "I told you that I..." "It's not so difficult..." "They aren't wrong about me either because I am as they imagine not as I would have liked to be." "Because..." "I would have liked to have to be I don't know with someone." "I've thought about it many times but you know..." "Laura." "Laura." "Santiago." "Why don't you become him?" "Sorry?" "Become him." "Why don't you become that man who smokes?" "No, can't you see I made him up?" "No, he is you." "And now you can become him not only at the where about." "This is your chance." "But how?" "Just think about it to live the life you've always wanted or to continue the same way." "You choose." "What about you?" "I'm used to being me." "Besides..." "Now it will be better." "And if?" "I repeat, this is your chance." "Do it, you can count on me!" "The way I'm feeling now, I wouldn't be able to..." "If you do it or if at least you'd try to a part of me will do it too..." "How can I get out?" "There's a corridor that takes you to a building  across, at the other side of the street." "At the end of it there's a door." "I haven't heard shots from that side for a while." "Open the door  and there's the street!" "No danger!" "And if they?" "And if they don't?" "It's here." "At the end there's a door and some steps." "Open it and you are inside the building on the other side." "Laura." "How do you feel?" "Happy." "But I don't want to leave you." "You are not leaving me." "Laura." "Don't forget to try the spaghetti." "Get inside!" "Move!" "Quickly!" "Move or I'll shoot you!" "Messages from across the country and from abroad  express the government  their praises and admiration  for the steps taken to bring order  to the entire country..." "The restoration of peace is applauded enthusiastically..." "His excellency, the president of the United States..." "Laura!" "Laura, open the door!" "Laurita, he is dead!" "He is dead!" "He is dead!" "Among others  the following messages  have been sent from abroad to the government..." "Here's one from N. Y, it says..." "It's my fault!" "I shouldn't have..." "In these painful times for Colombia and America..." "He's dead!" "... my deepest sympathies to the President..." "He's dead!" "... with complete confidence  of the democratic examples  you've offered Colombians in difficult times." "The government is announcing  that as of right now  considers the possibility  of raising the state of siege." "Hello?" "And now we're broadcasting a last minute bulletin  in collaboration with  with the station "Santafe radio" here  situation..." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Attention!" "Attention!"