"The boy says one thing." "Then comes mum and says something else, then comes mum and says something else, and then the boy starts saying the other thing as well asked the boys what actually happened there" "got the third version." "What are you going to do with them?" "Ask four kids and you'll get six versions!" "Yes but they..." "What was that?" "F recrackers or something...?" "Coming from the canteen." "Everybody out!" "THE CLASS L FE AFTER" "THE SHADOWS OF THE LOST CHILDREN" "As soon as possib e." "'m the headmistress 'll be waiting for you." "Urve Liison, the headmistress here." "We had an acc dent n school." "There's been a shoot ng." "No, no..." "We just had an accident in schoo." "She's been taken to the hosp tal..." "Your daughter was injured and she has been taken to the hospita." "Just don't know yet got a call from a crsis councillor, he should be here in half an hour!" "Right." " In ha f an hour." "That's right." "Total chaos!" "Ca them up." "He o!" "Is this Thea's mother?" "S this Kat Kass's mother?" "'m calling from the school." "There's been an accident..." "Paul's mother!" "That's Paul's mother." "'m sorry I didn't mean to..." "God, what am I doing?" "!" "Ca m down, Laine." "Just call her back" "s this Anders's dad?" "S this Anders's dad?" "Hi there!" "Coming so ate?" "Didn't you hear?" "Haven't you watched the news?" "'ve been at my desk all day." "What s it?" "There's been a shoot ng at school... n the canteen." "Laine!" "'ve been ca ng you..." " What s it?" " We're drowning here!" "Ta k to me." " About what?" "Want to know what's going on ins de your head." "What exactly happened?" "Te me!" "Okay." "Let it be" "Do you want me to chase those kids away?" "F ve kids died..." "Four k ds are in the hosp tal..." "All from my class!" "One younger girl as well..." "How can kids do someth ng like this?" "Shoot at other kids?" "Crsis counseling will be your task in the classroom." "Kristjan will hand out eaflets with some pointers on how to handle cris s situation" "Try to help those who ask for help." "Nobody should be forced." "During the first days you should dea with easier tasks." "The main th ng is for the studies to go ahead" "The r lives have been turned upside down, structured activit es, old." "Familiar routine helps k ds get adjusted to the s tuation." "That's one of our crisis councillors." "Did you meet him yesterday?" "This s Ant." "Laine." " P eased to meet you" "You're the class teacher?" " Yes..." "Thank you for helping us out" "Some of the parents are not here yet." "You don't recognize me." "Was your pupil." "From this school" "Of course..." "Let's go in think it would be best if you sit and et me and Ant do the talk ng." "There's a therapist know." "She's a nice person..." "Thanks, Krstjan." "Don't need one." "You do need one." " No, don't." "Just so you know." "They even say that..." "Laine." "Come here" "Have some!" "It will be easier" " No thanks" " It'll calm your nerves." "Take some." "It will make you self-assured One shot w help you." "T' just make me d zzy." "Have to go to the police." "Have to meet Joosep's father." "Mr Rääk." "'ll eave you my business card." "Mr Rääk!" "Not everyone wants to talk." "That's norma." "Some need encouragement to be able to talk." "Margus d dn't come to the parents' meetings either, always only spoke to the wife just hope that he's not going to do anything stupid... remember you always being very strct as a teacher." "Everyone was scared of you." "When you stood still ke this..." "was your student." "Don't want my students to be afraid of me." "Pupils can't tell how teachers feel..." "When you're very tense, they might think that they've caused it... t's difficu t for you going back to school." "How will you communicate with the class?" "Oh." "Right!" "You're saying that don't know how to deal with my students?" "Not deliberately." "But then tell me what I have to do How should behave?" "Well..." "You should be more open." "Get to know them better." "On a personal evel..." "Sm e some more" " Smile!" "Rea y?" "!" "'ve been a teacher for more than 20 years." "And you're telling me that don't know how to be around kids!" "What are you doing later?" "My sister's got a company do, said'd pop by." "Do you want to come?" " Oh no!" "Thanks" "Come on!" "You need a break." "No, I don't want to..." "Please, come." "Erk will probably be there." "He'll be all over me." "Might do something 'll regret later." "Please, come!" "Don't know... 'll get you a costume." " Costume?" "They're afraid of me." " Who?" "My pup s" " Stop it!" "Nobody's afraid of you!" "The crsis councillor to d me." " Which one?" "Ant." "He said he's a former student of m ne." "Can't remember him at all." " Afra d of you?" "You?" "!" "Maybe I'm just another old bat at the blackboard." "Them and former pupils and everyone... see that someth ng's wrong w th them but..." "They never te you anything." "The teacher is not supposed to be a frend." "They shouldn't be hated either." " They don't hate you!" "Have a drink." "Erk's here." "Go talk to him." " No!" "God!" "How e se s he go ng to know that you don't want to see him?" "Did he come alone?" "Did he see me?" "S he there still?" "Did he see me?" " Yes" "Go on." " How do I ook?" "'ll be rght back." "Where have you been?" " What are these papers do ng here?" "Just wanted to see what they've written don't want to see it." "T's not just another random everyday crap the papers write about!" "'ll put them away." "What are you wearing?" " Acostume." " It's a frog." "Laine." "I wanted to ta k to you about next Saturday..." "What?" " 've been organiz ng a party for you" "For your birthday." " No." "A party?" "T's a surprise party." " No party." "Booked some tables at a restaurant and called your course mates don't want a party." "Get t?" " That's why I'm te ng you." "So I'll call and tell everyone t's off." " Yes!" "Just wanted to surprise you." "Didn't know what was going to happen." "'m sorry t was a nice thought." "But don't want any parties rght now." "'m sorry 'm always so terse with you." "Kerli!" " Hello..." "We were afraid something had happened to you..." "Where were you?" "At my grandmother's" " But why d d you run away?" "Don't know... f you want to talk, you can come to me, okay?" "What would you like to do today?" "Shall we just talk?" "About anything." "Let Kerli talk." "She likes chatting." "Okay We don't have to ta k" "Can we leave?" "Everyone." "F nd a piece of paper." "Atest or someth ng?" " No." "You can write a letter to a friend." "Or what you are planning to do in the summer." "Take a s p." "Have to go to the min ster" " It doesn't matter!" "T will calm you down." "What were you talking about?" " Nothing specia." "There will be an internal invest gation about the shooting." "What nternal nvest gation?" " B ame the teachers, rght" "Someone needs to be blamed." "Awitch hunt s what we need" "Why hasn't anyone to d me about this?" "Urve was actually supposed to announce her resignation today." "What?" "Right." "She's leaving at such a time." "We should start looking up job ads in the paper." "Don't th nk they'll fire you." "Laine and the cris s councillors have been helping parents, they'll keep com ng to debrief ngs..." "But you're not going to do anything You're leav ng" "You've found the right t me" "We need to help peop e but you are leaving." "S t...?" " Please." "Kristjan, don't interrupt." "Let her answer." "Laine." "I'm responsib e." "Was the one who didn't kick those two boys out of the school." "'m trying to organise everything, as much as possible..." "Don't you have a crisis management plan?" "No, we..." "Well, in case there's a fire but... 'm go ng to ask you to wrte down everyth ng you do." "N deta." "And later we can analyse it all together t can become a universal document for every school to use." "Laine!" "How are you do ng?" " Were you to d to check up on me?" "No... 'm... just wanted to ask how the kids were doing." "Very well We did some writing." "Wanted to ask you about... know it's tough for you now..." "You want to help everyone and this is all good but..." "You're just putting off something that's bound to happen." "Are you saying that won't manage?" " No...!" "They said that he p w be offered to those who ask for t w ask if I need t" " I don't think you will." "T's very n ce that you're try ng to be useful but please save your energy for the kids." "W you?" "What's going on here?" "S there some sort of posse of older female teachers n this schoo?" "Agang of hags teaching me how to be and what to do!" "'m not a crsis councillor!" "Know it's my first year in th s school and I don't know everyone but I'm an idiot!" " Ca m down." " There's a wall at every turn." "No one stens to my suggestions!" "What's the point of my being here?" "Shall I take your hand, and we'll go to the headmaster and I'll tell him to listen to you?" "Laine... 'm sorry I shou dn't have taken it out on you like this." "Another stup d mistake!" "Nothing ever turns out right!" "Laine!" "You should meet someone." "This s Ka ev Riives." "Our future headmaster." "He will replace Urve" " Hello" "Yes, I'm the same La ne from whose cass the pupils... understand, t's difficult for everyone rght now... 'm not sure you understand." "F I was asked, couldn't say understand what's go ng on!" "So you can blame me for anything you like." "Take two." "Take a look Laints will be boozing today." "Wou d get ju ced every night if someone from my class was shot." "'m not surprised." "Let's go." "Don't want her to see me." "Why not?" " She th nks we're all like Anders." "Think she hates us a now" " What?" "No, she doesn't." "We didn't beat anyone up." " Let's go!" "Come on!" "He o, ma'am, why are you s tting here like th s?" "Why won't you answer?" "Please keep walking." "What are you doing?" "Give it back to me." "Have you gone mad?" "What's wrong with you?" "Are you afra d of us?" "Give the bag back." "Do you hear?" "Throw me!" "Throw me!" "What have you got in the carrier?" "Let's trade." "'m not going to trade anything with you!" "Give me my bag..." "Or e se what are you going to do?" "Rebuke us?" "Do you think I'm afra d of you?" "'m not!" "You think you're a bo d guy You're the most stup d here." "And the rest of you." "You all follow this idiot around" "Really?" " Don't be so nasty, auntie!" "You obvious y don't get a ong with anyone at home, do you?" "Daddy's beat ng you?" "No money?" "You stea, snatch handbags?" "What an achievement to be proud of!" "Why d d you come so late?" "Let's get go ng." "Lightness n my senses!" "Forget - you're not my ove" "F oating and tw rling, forget everything's that tough" "My heart feels so ght!" "All n ght long can dance at he's doors!" "When the big rat gets here, you w not like t at a, Eve" "Rat?" "What?" "Where?" "There was a rat by the road." "Hitchh king" "organized this revo t" "Dad said that everyth ng would end when the rats come." "Are you ok?" "He was the same a the t me." "No change at all" "He changed others." "Did you like it?" " It was all right." "What did Adam see in Eve when she was such a..." "With a norma Adam th s would have been po ntless." "Quite right." "How do you feel?" " All right." "T was nice of you to come." "We should do this more often." "Why couldn't we go abroad?" "We could just visit some other towns." " Whatever as long as there's no cass." "We can think about that s anyone going toward Nõmme?" " Me." "Can give you a lift." "Coming?" "What have you got there?" " Nothing!" "Here you are." "Aren't you having any?" "'m glad that at least your appetite is back." "Yes, I'm feeling a lot better." "T's worse than we ever magined" "The whole class mocked Kaspar and Joosep at the beach" "Kaspar was threatened with a knife to take off his pants and..." "The whole class?" "Laine?" " P ease eave." "What's wrong?" " I don't know what to do." "What happened?" "They're all criminals." "They a belong to some institution!" "Such a 'brilliant" teacher, aren't!" "Accessory in cr me." "Covering up a crime!" "Physica abuse!" "And they a sit there in front of me like the best k ds n the world!" "And I don't notice anything." "God, how stupid!" "Are you sure you're not com ng?" " Yes." "'ll get going." "Don't know how long'll be." "We're going out afterwards but I won't be long" "You do look tired." "Okay." "Bye then." "The woman and the boy were brought to the police station." "One of the female cops looked after the boy who sat swinging his feet, holding a toy bought by the strange woman and studied his surroundings." "For the boy, t was all just a Sunday adventure, a walk with some auntie." "Despite her old clothes." "She tried to ook her best, probably for the occasion of we coming her new son home." "Sorry." "Someone wants to tell me that should stop reading this rubbish..." "Excuse me." "The boy's mother arrived." "She cried." "Kneeled n front of him and held him" "The woman saw them through the door..." "Sorry." "Right..." "She watched the mother talk to the boy, hugging and kissing h m." "Jaan!" "Please come home" "The boy's and the woman's eyes met She rep ed with tears n her eyes:" ""' 've never had one." "You think'm mad. "" ""'You think'm mad." "Am I?" "Doesn't everyone have the rght to have a ch d?" "Sn't t a natura... "" "'m tru y sorry." "He o...?" "Please come home." "'m in the m dd e of the reading..." "What happened?" "Where are you...?" "Please..." " Hello?" "He p me out of here..." " Where are you?" "What happened?" "'m sorry" "Jaan!" "'m tru y sorry." "Something happened at home..." "Please keep reading." "'m tru y sorry." "Laine!" "Where are you?" "Laine!" "'m here!" "Laine!" "What are you do ng there?" "Please let me n!" "Laine!" "What are you doing there?" "Laine!" "Let me n!" "Where are you?" " Jaan!" "Are you there?" " Yes, I'm here!" "Let me in!" "What are you doing there?" "Ho d on!" "Let me in!" "Laine!" " Help me!" "Please!" "Cannot help you from here!" "Let me in!" "Open the door, p ease!" "Laine!" "La ne!" "Get up..." "Come on, get up." "Dear Jaan, my dearest..." "You're not afraid of me." "Are you?" " Why shou d I be afraid?" "'m not afraid of you love you." "Come on, Laine..." "Get up." "T's so nice of you to come home" "He o!" " Hello..." "Your teacher is not coming today, she's not well." "'m go ng to teach you today Open your exercise books." "She's always been some iron lady who never m sses a class!" "Should we go to visit her?" "Don't th nk she wants to see us while sick." "Alright, quiet please." "Let's start" "God!" "S t evening or morning?" " It's evening" "Don't worry, rang the school." "How do you feel?" " Don't ask... was thinking that... should wrte someth ng about this." " Abook?" "This needs to be considered." "As much as there is honey in a comb and raisins in a pie..." "Good morning!" "Laine." "Dear!" "Happy b rthday!" "Thank you" "You shouldn't have..." "How could I not?" "T's the big 50." "Thank you" "He o." "Many happy returns" " Thank you." "Remembered I a most failed you thought you cop ed from another boy but it was the other way around." "See." "That's the k nd of teacher I am" "You came from Kehra, d dn't you?" "You took the tra n every morning." "And I was think ng what are those parents feeding that k d that he's so qu et and hard-working." " Yes." "It sounds familiar." "You only remember the bad kids but forget the good ones t's the more colorful teachers you remember as well." "Happy b rthday!" " Thanks." "Thank you" "Have you already completed your internal investigation?" "What nternal nvest gation?" "To determine whose fault the shoot ng was... don't know anyth ng about it." "You're not going to f re me then?" " Why shou d I?" "Teachers are hard to find anyway." "Just..." "I don't know where I got this idea from." "You don't have to worry about your position." "Happy b rthday to you!" "Happy b rthday, dear Laine!" "Thank you" "What should we do?" "Come sit closer!" "Come closer" " One can cheat here" " Then sit behind someone" "Come on." "What should we do?" "Shall we continue with math?" "No!" "But...?"