"Three Times Manon" "Chapter 2" "Manon, my baby..." "I won't give up on you..." "Manon, I love you..." "My baby..." " Lola's room is clean." " So is Cindy's." " Julien, close the doors." " Bintou's and Sabrina's are okay." "I check Jennifer's room and I'll meet you." "Fuck..." "Sir !" "Manon, in my office, now." " Why ?" " Come now !" " I did nothing." " Do what you're told." " Don't talk to me like that." " We found weed in your room." " Don't start !" " There's no weed in my room !" " You did it to expel me !" " Stop now !" "I'll press charges !" " You didn't hold out two months !" " Do it, asshole !" " You'll pay for this !" " Stop it !" "Motherfucker !" "Let me go !" "Excuse me !" "Something's bugging me." "I changed Manon's sheets while she was at the judge, there was nothing under her mattress." "And she couldn't go in since." " Are you sure about this ?" " Absolutely." "I told you and you won't believe me !" "That's fucked up !" "I'm sorry if we made a mistake, but you know that..." "I know what ?" "I know nothing !" " It's okay !" " No, it's not okay !" "You'll pay !" "I'll fuck you, asshole !" "You are really sure ?" "Let me go !" "Stop !" "Calm down now !" " We made a mistake, okay." " That was no mistake !" " Stop now !" " Shitty place, shitty director !" " I won't sit by !" " Stop it !" "Stop your nonsense !" "You piss me off !" "Stop fucking around !" " What do we do now ?" " Please come, Lucas." "I'm coming in a minute, sir." " Can we talk now ?" " I'm waiting for you." "To talk." "Just talk." "Do you know what it means ?" "Instead of yelling and hitting." "Can we talk now ?" "Answer !" " You feel better now ?" " She's calm now." "Don't do that, you'll lose control." " I'll bring new chairs tomorrow." " I don't give a damn about chairs !" "You're a caseworker, not an angry teen." "We have rules here, follow them." "I don't know who put weed under Manon's bed." "You're annoying." "And I'm no snitch." "We can crush Lola." "What ?" "You won't do anything ?" "Seriously ?" "We have time, no worries." "On her wedding day, she is bitten by a snake," "and she dies." " So screw up !" "Her husband to be is heartbroken." "Here, we have something to write about." "When he's screaming at his awful destiny." "When you feel everything is against you, you know that feeling ?" "What happened next ?" "He loves her so much that he decides to get her out of the Underworld." " He's nuts !" " Orpheus." "His name is Orpheus." "He's a poet, but an horrible creature guards the entrance." "A three-headed dog." "Cerberus." "Orpheus has to convince him to let him pass." " What would you say ?" " Let me pass, bastard !" "I'm not sure it will be enough." " Does the dog talk ?" " Yes, if you want." " We can do what we want." " I do the dog if Lola plays the poet." "Deal." "Stop !" "Who did that ?" "It's not me !" "It's fate !" "The Olympian Gods are pissed." "Stop it now !" " Poor caseworker turning into a tree." " Don't you like gardening ?" "You have a green thumb or what ?" "Leave me alone !" "Creepy bird !" "You crazy ?" "Leave me alone !" "Thank you very much." "Each one of you will make her own puppet, with Mrs Vialon's help and she'll teach you how to use them." " We will do a show ?" " Absolutely." "What ?" "No !" "We'll look silly !" "In one month, we will present a show at the community center." "Seriously ?" "No, I don't want to." "I won't do it either." "We don't want your show." "I told you it's better if we go there first." "First, we go to the café, then shopping." "It's stupid !" "We have no cigarettes !" "You'll find smokes." "You're always complaining, I'm tired of you !" " Zohra !" "They left !" " Come on, Fred, open your eyes !" " What ?" "They're yours." " Stay with them." " Come !" " We don't go to the café ?" " We must find them first." " I'm not chasing anyone, I'm no cop." "Don't make a scene, follow me." "Let me go !" "You're hurting me !" " Help !" "Help !" " Come on, Manon." " You're killing my arm !" " Shut up !" "I can't feel my fingers !" "I have to report you, I can't cover you any more." "I can't cover up." "If you tell on me, you're in deep shit." "My judgement is in two weeks, you know how important this is." " You were going to the station !" " We just looked for cigarettes !" "I don't see why I should help you, you're such a pain !" " You mess up everyday !" " Come on, Zohra !" "If you had let us do our shopping before, it wouldn't have happened." "The problem was cigarettes, it isn't worth a report." "Right, Fred ?" "If you mess with me, I'll make your life a living hell." " How ?" " I'll say you're giving us info." "They keep asking us about that." "They want to know." "OK, we say nothing." "From now on, you're good with us at the center." " We need a break." " Deal." "Let's have that coffee." "If he really want to pass, he must talk nicely, like hi, doggy." "I'll say what I want." "Yes, but it's still a hellhound, Sabrina." "So if you come nicely, saying, hi Mr doggy..." " Is he afraid ?" " No way !" " You'll wet your pants !" " I'm not afraid of a dog !" "If you keep insulting each other, it won't be a show." "You'll never pass." "He has to pass to get Eurydice." "We'll see that later." "Cerberus is resisting, that's good." " So Orpheus has to find arguments." " I don't have arguments !" "I don't care about your love story." "I have no idea, it's pissing me off !" " You just had the idea." " What ?" "You just said it." "It's a love story." " That's what we should talk about." " He couldn't fuck." "He's horny, that's why he's going to Hell to find her." " What is Hell ?" " Here, the center." "What ?" "A hell with a bed, a bathroom, your toothbrush ?" "In Hell, you're burning." "You redo the bad things you did over and over gain." "Yeah, repeat offense." "It's a nightmare you never wake up from." "So he must be afraid ?" "Yes, but he's still going." "That's the interesting fact." "He overcomes his fear." "I use fear to be stronger." "Like when you do a hold-up, with the adrenaline." "Except here, it's for fucking Eurydice, not getting money." " We'll say it's an act of love." " Love doesn't exist, it's bullshit." "And parents' love for their children ?" " It's different, it's an instinct." " Love is about becoming one." " You think alike, talk alike." " Bedtime stories." "It's like an anesthesia, so it hurts less." "Nonsense !" "Sometimes, you love him so much, it's like you don't exist." " And you're left with nothing." " Nope, you're pregnant, my dear." "Guys only want to fuck you, that's it." "It's their eyes that kill us, how they look at us." "That's what the story of Orpheus and Eurydice is about." "Maybe, a little." "That's very good, a lot of ideas are emerging." "So, Cerberus doesn't know what love is." "Orpheus doesn't know what Hell is." "They are face to face, and they have to argue." "That's what you have to write." "Back off or I'll eat you !" "You don't know what Hell is !" "You said nothing about Lola and me ?" " You said nothing ?" " No." "I could say you didn't say anything." "What's that supposed to mean ?" "How many cigarettes can I have tonight ?" " No, stop it now." " No, Fred, I love you too much." " Come on, Fred !" " Stop !" "I like it when you're angry, you're so cute." "Come on, I'm good with you !" "Fred is on long term sick leave, I'm short of 3 caseworkers, so I have to cancel the puppet show." "I'm sorry." "That project is going very well." "It would be devastating to stop it now." "I'm not convinced that the purpose of this place is to make them play with puppets." "I think it's a misunderstanding." "They don't play, they work." "They write, it's an educational project." "They talk a lot about it." "Quite a change from their usual talks." " You think it's an argument ?" " These girls are no angels." "They're wild, it's not with puppets..." "Sure they're wild, but it's not by yelling at them that we will fix their problems." " But with puppets..." " Yes !" "Violence is not a fatality, they need to face it." "And that's what this show is for." "We use mythology stories because it deals with murders, incest." "Everything that they fear and inevitably copy." " You bring them back to it." " No, it's the contrary." "By writing a text and by telling the story together, they put things in perspective and start thinking." "These theories get on my nerves." "I respect your work and involvement, but I need to face reality." "We're understaffing and still have quotas to reach." "That's the purpose of that kind of center !" "Isn't it ?" "If we want them to have a future..." "They need to know how to read and write, don't you think ?" "The results of the exam were a disaster !" "That's why you're here." " For grammar and spelling." " All right." "Did you make that costume ?" "It's very good." "How are you, girls ?" "What's up, poet ?" "Talk to me about love !" "Lola, I was clear, such behavior is unacceptable." "Apologize to Mrs Vialon." "What's going on ?" "What do you think you're doing ?" "You didn't tell Mrs Vialon the project was cancelled ?" "Girls, they need you in the kitchen." " Now !" " Come on !" "I have a friend who's the deputy mayor." "The city council partially finances the center." "And I know they really wanted that puppet show." "There's not much entertainment around here." "And I thought I could give him a call." "Totally !" "Yes, call him." "Hi." "My darling..." "First, I must say that the last time I came, I wasn't myself." "We understand, we know it's not easy for you either." "She left so quickly after the meeting with the judge..." "I..." "I was suffocating..." "I thought it was a cry for help, I couldn't do nothing." "Remember how quickly you left..." "I didn't know what to say." "It's okay, I understand." "You were probably ashamed, it was the first time since..." "I told you, I forgive you, for me, it's over." "Nothing happened." "Look how tiny the scar is." "See ?" "It's nothing." "Sorry." " You apologize to your mother ?" " She already did." "This is a very important step." "My Manon is not a bad girl..." "You're not bad, are you ?" "Bye." "I have to go." "What are you doing ?" " What were you doing ?" " Just digging." " Go to hairdressing !" " I just went digging !" "Enough !" "You want to go to jail ?" "Don't answer, I know what you'll say." "I'm bad, I deserve jail, give up on me..." "I know you, Manon." "You're pissing me off !" " Where are you going ?" " Hairdressing !" "Why did you do that ?" "You had beautiful hair." "What a moron !" "You peed on your hair ?" "I wouldn't like that." "Why did you do that ?" "I don't want to punish you, I just want to understand." "I don't want to do hairdressing." "I want to do mechanics." "An urgent appointment at the psychiatric section." "For a teenage girl." "From Saint Benin's center." "I'll hold." "Please insist with the psychiatrist to prescribe her tranquilizers." "We don't need a suicide attempt." "Yes." "OK." "Go find her." "Leave it." "I'll do it." "Open up." "OK." "Have a good weekend, girls." "Don't come back pregnant !" "A friend of mine had these in his garage." " So what ?" " It needs to be fixed." "Didn't you want to do mechanics ?" "Why are you doing this ?" " I can take them back." " Don't..." "Let's start with the moped." "Let's start with the carburetor." "You know what it is ?" " This." " Do it then." "Here." "You came on a weekend, because the director isn't here." "I'm on duty on the weekends, so instead of hanging around at the office..." "Look." "You'll start over here." "Look." "See ?" "And the hose." "Why are you doing this for me ?" "My friend has an old Triumph in his garage, it belonged to his father, a T110 from 1956... a beauty." "If we can fix these two," "I'll bring it." " How are you, Ma'am ?" " And you, Yaël ?" "Good." "So you pulled a few strings." " It's a good project, you'll see." " It's not the point, you know that." " I hope you know." " What ?" "It's not by lack of ambition, but by lack of money I can't keep up." " I see..." " Well played." "I hope for you it will be a success." "It will, sir." " Let me pass." " Die first." " Don't talk to me like that." " Back off !" "Let's start at the beginning." "It's the guardian of Hell, your wife is behind it, you have to get her back." "Let me pass !" "No, from the start !" " What do I do ?" " More." "Go on." " Let me pass." " No !" "You must die first !" " Don't talk to me like that !" " It's my territory !" "I don't care !" "You're just a stinky dog !" "No !" "If you fight, you'll just play a ghost as an extra." "What do I do when she talks to me like that ?" "Find arguments !" "Don't forget who you are and what you are looking for." "Forget her, she's just a bad creature." " Convince her to listen to you." " What do I say to a three-headed dog?" " Aren't you a poet ?" " See ?" "She's mocking me !" "What does Orpheus think..." "Lola !" "What does Orpheus think when he's standing before Cerberus ?" "What do you think ?" "How can I think before that bitch !" " She's stopping me !" " Instead of yelling at her, find arguments." "It's the only way to go through." "She said it's my territory." " Don't think." " Bullshit !" "You're just here to guard." " Telephone makes the decisions." " Persephone." "Yes, Persephone..." " You're just here to stink." " I don't mind, it's my job." "Do you want to smell me ?" "Forget it !" "I'm not saying that !" "Go back where you come from !" "I won't let a scared man coming in the Underworld." "What can undermine her ?" "You don't know how much I love her." "Nobody laughs." "You don't know how pretty she is, I want to see her again." "I love her so much." "Her eyes are..." "like..." "Hush !" "I miss her so much." "I miss her so much I'm already dead." "I'm alive but I'm dead, it hurts too much." "Do you understand that ?" "Nothing to say, Manon ?" "You think I'm gonna cry ?" "I don't care about your bullshit, I don't believe it." ""I'm miserable, I miss her so much"." "Love doesn't exist." "You're just a victim." " Fuck !" " Listen to her." "Is it the truth ?" "You're the victim !" "You say love doesn't exist ?" "You were never loved." "That's it !" "That's your problem !" "That's why you're such an ass !" "Let me finish !" "If I go out with her, if Persephone agrees... if you see Eurydice... you'll understand what love is." "Your heart beats like a Kalashnikov when she smiles." "And you'll learn something you didn't know." "Even if you don't understand, you can't say it doesn't exist... and maybe... you'll be nicer." "Pass." "Very good." "Don't forget what you just did." "Write it down tonight." "Without all the fuck, etc." "It will work even better." "Lola never said what I told her." "What did you say ?" "You're disgusting !" "Please meet Paco, Fred's replacement." "He takes over PE, gardening and becomes the supervisor of those who had Fred." " Husky !" " I count on you to be nice." "Don't worry about it." "Place the exercise mats, we'll start by stretching." "Let's get serious." " What is that, sir ?" " Exercise mats." "You !" "Tie back your hair." " No hair tie." " Find a shoelace." "When I stretch, my pants fall." " What do I do ?" " 10 push-up." "It will hold by itself. 10 push-up !" "Don't argue or it's 20." "Hurry." "Hurry !" "Hurry up too !" "Come on !" "One." "Two." "Three." "Four." "Lower !" "Five." "Six." "What's wrong ?" "Hurry, from the top." "You want 40 ?" " Who ?" " Your mother." " Why ?" " She can call every week." "Hi, Mom." "Yeah." "We prepare a puppet show, can you come ?" "I wrote a text." "I'm Cerberus, the Hellhound." "Cerberus." "You don't listen." "Who are you talking to ?" "I have three heads, it's crazy." "You never saw something like it." "Everything that comes close I eat it !" "There are skeletons, arms and legs teared apart." "I guard the Underworld, you don't listen !" "Everything's red and bloody." "Mom, will you come ?" "OK." "Bye." "It'll be better." " Did you screw here ?" " No, wait." "Look at yourself." "I'm an Indian." " Now what ?" " What do you think ?" "You think it will work ?" "Try." "It's working !" "We do the Triumph next ?" "You have to mow the lawn." "I did it !" "I did it !" "What are you doing ?" "What's wrong ?" " It's the most beautiful." " It's better this way." "What's wrong ?" "Stop." "Give me the scissors, you'll hurt yourself." "Calm down." "What's going on ?" "Bintou ?" "Are you okay ?" "Would you like to get some air ?" "Calm down." "Breathe." "Calm down." "It's okay, it's not deep." "What have you done ?" "It's going to be okay." "It's going to be okay, girls." "Come on, go to your rooms." "Get out of the way." "Call 911 !" "Hurry !" "Lola, go to your room." "It's sick to cut yourself like that." "She's not normal." "Who do you think you are talking about Bintou like that ?" " I just say what I think." " I had a friend who cut herself because her father slept with her." "If my stepfather touches me, I kill him." "Yeah and if it started when you were little ?" "You can't trust adults with kids." " Never." "Or you'll die." " Who do you trust then ?" " Nobody." " She may have just felt betrayed." " What are you talking about ?" " You, Manon and the puppets." "Nonsense !" "Bintou doesn't care." "She's not like that." " Let's see closer." " Yeah." "There's just old people." "They made a retired home coming to fill the room." "Lucas is here." " With his friends." " And my mother." "My mother and my brother." " Yours shouldn't be here ?" " I didn't tell her !" "Ouch !" "A snake !" "Orpheus !" "Eurydice is dead !" "It's your turn." "Let me pass, Cerberus !" "No !" "Hell is behind me, you can't handle it." "Go away !" "I can't give up on her." "Then I'll eat you !" "There's maybe another way." "No, either you give up, or I'll eat you !" "You know what ?" "You really scare me." "But I'm not afraid to be afraid." "You can't understand !" "You can't because you don't know what love is !" "I don't believe you, it's smooth talk for girls." "Don't try to numb me !" "On the contrary, I'm trying to wake you up." "Listen to me." "Listen, Hellhound." "You could become less ferocious." "If you don't have love," "I feel sorry for you." "No, listen to me." "You can't imagine..." "the real hell is... not to know my Eurydice." "When you see her, I swear..." "She's so pretty," "I love her so much..." "Kalashnikov..." "When you see her, your heart beats like a Kalashnikov." "I miss her so much that I'm already dead." "I'm alive, but I'm dead inside." "It hurts so much, do you understand ?" "Pass." " Persephone said yes !" " Persephone agreed !" " Persephone said yes !" " Persephone agreed !" "Cerberus, isn't she beautiful ?" "Tell me now that love doesn't exist." "Don't look back, Orpheus." "Don't look back." "Pass." "Have you heard that thunderous applause ?" " I'm very proud of you." " Don't make a fuss over it." " It was stupid." " No, I'm very proud of you." "I forgot half of the lines." "There were just old people falling asleep." "I know it's not easy for you to admit it, but it was your success." "You will even have a paper in the regional newspaper." "With your pictures !" "Awesome !" "Lola, in my office." "You won the jackpot this time." " It's the middle of the class." " I'll explain." "I hope everybody will learn the lesson." "The director of the restaurant where you work, filed a complaint." "She stole from clients." " The judge will punish me." " Yeah, right." "We'll see if you're so proud in two days." " I'm going to jail !" "Bye, girls !" " That's enough." "Let me pass, Hellhound." " What do you know about love ?" " Silence !" "See how useless your puppets are." "By the way, you'll be assessed soon." "The Department of Justice alerted the Academy about your poor results at the exams." "What a jerk !" "Are you okay ?" "We'll make him pay." "In three weeks, you were leaving for an apprenticeship, I don't understand." " I'm bad, that's it." " That's not true." " I know you're a good person." " Think what you want." "Why do you care ?" "I wanted things to work out." "See, it's screwed." "What's wrong with you ?" "It's not a pigsty." "Disgusting." "You're just a pig." "Pinch me !" "Look at her." "They really are beasts." "Take a paper and a pen." "No story today ?" " No." " Why ?" "We prepare the exam." "Silence in the back." "We will review grammatical basis, such as direct object complement and indirect object complement." " Are you serious ?" " You can't do that." "It's because we're going to be assessed ?" "I'm going to be assessed, but it's also good for you." "There you are." "You could have told us that." " Instead of numbing us." " I'm not trying to numb you." " It's just an assessment." " Subject, verb, complement." "Manon, you're late for PE." "Tell me what we are doing here." "Come back here !" "Could you be my foster home when I leave this place ?" "You're the second one in six months to ask me that." "I can't, I have three kids." "It's okay." "I know I'm not the only one." "I do it on my free time, I don't see why it bothers you." "This is not your place." "They're here to learn to respect the rules, and you go against them and make the girls accomplices." " You do them no good." " Do you really see them or not ?" "Do you know what they go through ?" "Open your eyes !" " The info leak, that was you ?" " You've been bugging us with this, don't you see there are priorities ?" "What I'm doing with Manon is a priority !" "It's kicking off !" "Fuck you and your damn rules !" " What's going on ?" " None of your business." " It's my fault ?" " Of course not." "So your friend's bike, it's out ?" "I don't know." "Probably." "Lucas is not here ?" "He got fired, didn't he ?" "Yeah, he went too far." "See how sad you are." "No way !" "I don't care !" "I have to leave that dump." " If you leave, I come with you." " How would you do it ?" " Who's that ?" " It's me." " Who "me" ?" " Me, Yaël." "What are you doing here ?" "What ?" "Do you want me to pee in bed ?" "Awesome !"