"BLIND LOVES" "Peter, are you sleeping?" "What time is it?" "Do you know?" "No, I don't." "Bendzala, the neighbour, is leaving to work... it can't be late... we have time to sleep a while longer." "Iveta, have you seen my bag?" "No." "Really, didn't you notice where it might be?" "No, I didn't." "The Finnish coach started off Matti Hautamaki" "The third from the Finnish team, Matti Hautamaki" "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ...125" "The Finnish team is in the second place." "120 metres for the Finnish jumper." "120..." "I added a little." "The Fins still have a chance for a medal." "And what is the Norwegian answer..." "Roar Ljoekelsoey is their wild card." "1, 2, 3, 4" "That one could have been about 113." "Well, we'll see." "...118.5 meters." "Damn..." "I have a bad guess." "The Norwegians hold the fourth place." " Hi, kids." " Hello." "Be careful, Janko." "Move your finger over here, you've moved from C to H. OK, let's try it again." "Don't rush." "We had a swallows' nest under the truss in the sty and so one summer night I stepped up on the trough," "and this is how I took a swallow into my hand." "When I felt it with my fingers, I let it go." "I was curious how fast its wings would flap, slowly like tatatatata or fast like trrrrrrrr." "Little waves are frolicking in the sea." "What could it be..." "Darkness, for instance." "Let's say I'm in a world under water." "There's a storm on the sea." "The ship is swaying left and right." "Pirates are firing at the ship." "You have broad shoulders." "Really?" "I thought I was a slender guy." "Do you want me to raise my arms?" "No, it's OK." "Alright, we need a lot more." "A lot more, right?" "The concert is near and I'd be happy if we sang "Mr. Waltz"." "Let's try it, I'm curious how it will go." "We walk the roads every day" "And greet you with a merry song..." "No need to rush." "Hand in hand, we put the first words" "Down on paper in the dark" "What we long for, nobody knows" "You're discovering the mysteries of the underwater life and you're about to see what no one has ever seen before." "Excuse me, I'll turn off the light and put the headlights on." "Amazing a unique underwater observatory." "I feel like I'm in a giant fishtank." "A breathtaking sight." "People from all over the world would come here to see this wonder." "Do you see those fish?" "And the billions of snails, entire armies of them." "It's dark you know, they can't see much... just a faint dusk there... and it frightens me." "Such depths under the sea and everything bubbles." "Well, I don't know it'd just be a weird feeling." "I wouldn't want to be there." "I'm going for a smoke." "When I kissed her for the first time" "I got the feeling she must be really sweet." "And so I said to myself I'd try to make her mine." "That was a week after the kiss." "As she was walking me out, I gently touched her behind and thought," ""My god, you're gorgeous," "I must try it, it'll be interesting. "" "And so I decided to fight for her." " Hi." " Hiya, sweetie." "Come over here." " Hi." " How are you?" "I don't want anything." " Stop it." "Thank you." "To hell with these flies... get lost." "How many flies have you killed this year?" "Eleven." "Oh, that calls for a Nobel prize... or the Guiness Book of Records..." "A blind guy killed 11 flies." "It's beautiful out, it's sunny." "You're beautiful." "Everything about you is pretty." "Do you believe me?" "You're lying." "I'm not." "Want me to prove it to you?" "Stroke my hair." " Alright..." "and I'll kiss it if you want." " May I?" " Yes." "Kiss me on the cheek, won't you?" "Sweetie!" "I'm all sticky." "You shouldn't have bought it." "Give me a kiss." "You're sweet." "Oh, great, it's really high up." "There are houses, grass, the dogs are fighting... and there are kids, here." "Do you mind if I don't tell my parents that it's from you?" "Why?" "Because they'll think you love me." "They'll be angry..." "They're not counting you in." "Will you be angry?" "I mean, I know it's from you." "Sweetie, thanks for being patient..." "You're my sweet bunny, I'll kiss your nose and chin..." "Next..." "My sweet honey." "It's sunny." "You always bring joy..." "Next to my heart and body." "I love you..." "Next the end... done." "Thanks." "...Great." "Hello." " I brought a flower for you." " Oh, thank you." " And for you too, Monika." " Thanks." "Let's put it in a vase." "I wanted to ask you if Monika has mentioned the trip." "Yes, she's mentioned something." "I would like to know if it was alright with you if she went." "She's a big girl..." "why would I not let her go?" " It's OK." " Great." " And where will you sleep?" " In a hostel." "Wait... how many people are going?" "Eight." " Eight... and?" " Three girls and five guys." "How did you explain it at her parents'?" "That the two of you are going?" "Or they know..." "What do they think?" "That you're going as friends..." "or as close friends... or that you know each other, I'd say, intimately?" "Christ." "Where will you sleep?" "We'll sleep in a tent, where else would we sleep?" " And her parents know all this?" " Let them think... whatever." "I don't want any problems, like we had before." "You know we've agrued over this a few times." "People in the village gossip, too." "When you walk around like that, don't they ridicule her because you're a Rom... or Gypsy, as they say around here?" "I don't know and don't care..." "I guess she doesn't..." "I guess she wouldn't hang out with me, otherwise." "It's nonsense." "Alright, go." "Just be careful." "She doesn't see much and you don't see at all." "It'd be a different thing if you both were healthy." "Call if you happen to stay longer, when you're swimming... whenever." "Just call..." "Yes, I'll report to you." "That's all I have to say." "I'll be waiting for your call." " Just come back alright." " Sure thing." "My little one, I'll rock you a bit." " Hi." " Hello." " May I ask a lady for a dance?" " Yes, you may." " Thank you." " We haven't met." "But be sure to bring her back." " I'm Jozo." " I'm Monika." "We haven't met." "...bring her back." " Where have you been so long?" " Me?" "And where have you been?" "I was in the bathroom, but where have you been so long?" " Who were you with?" " Nobody." "I know that you went to dance with that guy... and where did you go after that?" "I've been here a good while ... oh, sweetie." "Give me a kiss." "Wild animal... help..." "Help." "Come with me... come on." " It's not that deep." " I'm scared." "Don't get lost, Miro." "Don't get eaten by fish." "Monika?" "Do you like me tanned this dark?" "You're like a charcoal briquette." "Well..." "I'm like a bag of flour and you're like a briquette." "I must torment you a bit, so that you behave." "The fire is nice, isn't it?" "Nice." "Do you want to roast sausages?" "Yeah... that'd be great." "The wood cracks so nicely." "It's burning so beautifully." " I'll get the sausages ready, OK?" " Sure." "Those quacking frogs are cool, don't you think?" "They croak, not quack." "Croak... does it matter?" "What are you doing, your sausage is bumping into mine." "So what." "Don't you see?" "No, I don't." "That was funny, right?" "Do you like me?" "And what do you feel?" "I care about you because you're such a kid, you're fun." "Oh, so because of that?" "Alright, but my question is, how do you feel about me besides that?" "You have to know, I can't speak for you." "We've only known each other for a while." "I feel I can trust you but sometimes we argue..." "that's normal, right?" "That's a normal thing, it happens." "But... with me it's difficult, it's hard to say." "They found out about us..." "her parents." "She told me on the phone." "Her mother gave her an ultimatum - me or them." "So I said, "Moni, tell me honestly, what will you do?"" "And she said, "Let me think, it's not so simple. "" "So I said, "Face it, you will be alone for the rest of your life." "I don't want to be alone either..." "why couldn't we be together?" "What do your parents have against me?"" " Moni, are you happy with me?" " Yes." "See?" "It'll be our first Christmas together, right?" "It'll be wonderful." "I'll buy you a Christmas gift." "Are you serious?" "Yeah." "What are we going to do?" "Are you absolutely sure, Moni?" "Yes." "How did you find out?" "I went to the doctor." "But that's great." "Do your parents know?" "No." "I'm scared to tell them." "I'm not sure if I want it." "Why?" "I'm scared." "Of what?" "It's going to be OK." "I have to think it through, everything happened so fast." "Think about what?" "There's three of us now." "First you came along, then I got pregnant, and now I'm supposed to leave home..." "You can touch me, at least." "Moni, stop thinking and stop whining like a little kid." "Who knows where you are now and what's on your mind." "I guess, you too, are disappointed..." "I'm here in my bed waiting for your call." "I'd be happy if we could meet, I just don't know where to find you." "Hi." "Thanks." " What are those?" " Tulips." "I'm a bit sad that I won't see her." "People talk about their children, what they were like, what was less noticeable..." "I don't know, I guess something else will make up for it." "The best thing will be when she's running around, saying what she sees..." "in her own talk." "And maybe we'll record her and play it for her." "She'll like to listen to herself." "It'll be a memory." " They'll you find you attractive." " Who?" "It's what they say when a comb drops." "I'll ask my husband, then, when he comes if I'm attractive." "It's a saying." "I often ask him if he thinks I'm pretty." "And now I'll ask him if my eyes are prettier." "I'm afraid that they'll want to take her away, and convince me that it's for the best... that a healthy person will take care of her better." "On the other hand, when I compare us with other families and how they raise their children..." "Do you think it's enough?" "I won't have the time to run around later." "If our child happens to be blind then we'll know what will interest her... at least we'll know what she will like." "My parents liked to visit caves, I didn't." "I was happy to walk around and I liked the cableway... but there wasn't much for me to see in the caves." "If my child was blind, there'd be a better chance for her to learn her way in the surroundings and in town." "...Sooner than we had learned." "I guess we can imagine how some things will work..." "My parents didn't teach me orientation in the streets much... our child would learn this fast around here..." "I'm not sure at what age a child can have the first walking stick one that's smaller." " Are they lit?" " I don't think so." "Wait... my hands are cold..." "no, they're not..." " Oh, but they are." " No." "They warm up gradually, it takes time to go through all the wires." "You have cheeks like your doll, your doll's waiting for you at home, you'll play with her." "We'll play and then daddy will come..." "Shhh... daddy will be here in a while." "Sleep." "What's that... you have a blankie?" "We'll go home soon." "Too bad vacation's over." "I didn't even get tanned." "Me neither." "I'm going to a new school this year." "I'm not sure what it'll be like but I'm looking forward to it." "It'll be something new." "You'll meet new people." "True, at least I hope so." "I won't be such an introvert at least." "When I attended the school for the blind in Levoca," "I shortly dated one guy." "He was blind, too, and we liked each other." "We listened to Beethoven's "For Elise"" "and then instead of practicing the piano we kissed." "But then he told me that I wasn't having fun with him and reproached me for everything... it made me sad... what a pity." "I've been alone since then." "I don't know what it's like to be in love." "They say that it's nice, that your heart is beating fast and you only see each other." "That it's beautiful." "I'm listening to Tchaikovski now, it's great music, the orchestra is grand." "I'm not taking in the things around me, at all." "You still haven't told me what incredible things you want to experience." "I want to be invisible." "Just pass through walls without being seen." "Everyone would want that." "I want to read minds," "but only when I want to." "To know if people like me ...or if the teacher is going to ask me to answer." "And also to know if someone cares about you?" "Yeah." "But I doubt it..." "I guess I'd feel it." "That person would express it somehow." "What would make you happy?" "If he said that he cares about me and wants to be with me." "But let it be." " Are there any guys here?" " Yeah." " Many?" " No, just a few." " Cute?" " Yeah." "Anyone looking good to you?" " How should I describe him..." " Like you normally do." "OK, he's got a broader build... he's got dark, or rather brown short hair..." " Who is he looking at?" "You?" " No, not me." "I think, at you." " For real?" " Yes." "Too bad..." "I thought he was looking at you..." " You could use one." " Me?" "No way." "Ready, go." "What about my question from yesterday?" "I want to go to space." "I want to see the sun and the moon, that could be awesome." "And what would you do there?" "I'd walk, jump, and fly around." "I'd look." "That'd be fun, wouldn't it?" "I don't have anyone, maybe someone from class likes me." "But I guess even they don't." "They don't talk to me much." "I'm not sending you a picture, what do you need it for?" "Isn't it better" "if you don't have it?" "It'll be a surprise if we meet one day." "They say I have pretty blue eyes." "I wonder what he is like if he's my type." "And what's your type?" "I don't know." "Good looking... blue eyes, brown hair, a bit taller ... but not too tall," "with a pleasant voice." "I don't know." "I wonder what he'll say when he finds out I'm blind." "If he'll mind... because most people do..." "It'd be nice if he said that he doesn't mind and that he likes me the way I am because we get along so well." "That would be perfect, that's my dream." "I don't know if I'll go." "He doesn't know I'm blind." "It's like he'll see me and run away." " Are you ready?" " Yes." " I am ready." " Great, me too." "Look, I bought a new sweater." "Do you like it?" "Can I go dressed like this?" " I think so." "Won't you be cold?" " No." "You'll wear a coat... right... it's nice." " You washed your hair, didn't you?" " Yes." "It's pretty and soft." "Dear Friends... allow me to present the choir Rainbow" "for the blind and partially blind children from the elementary school in Levoca." "We wish you a pleasant artistic experience." "We walk the roads every day," "And greet you with a merry song." "With a smile, we sing and meet the friends of our dreams." "Hand in hand," "We put the first words down on paper, in the dark." "What we long for, nobody knows." "Mr. Waltz will get us dancing today." " I'm scared." " Don't be." "Other blind people have kids, too." "What did the doctor say?" "She said the birth could damage my eyes but there's a possibility of c- section" "which is free of this risk." "That's what I thought." "Considering that I only see with one eye, at least I wouldn't lose the little sight I have." " I'm scared." " You're not alone in this," "I'm with you." "Look at letters, or numbers." "I'm looking." "You can speak louder." "Mommy, this is your seat here" "...and here's mine." "The man came out, he opened the door." "The doggie is standing on his rear legs." " What is he doing?" " He's pulling a bear or beary." " And what's a beary?" " A bear." "...aren't they the same?" " Yes." "The hens are afraid of the beary." "And the kitty is still in the doghouse, it closed the door..." "I think it's scared of the beary." "And now the kitty's out... and the bear is sawing wood, from a tree." "Stop sawing, beary." "I've never seen someone saw for so long." "What did you like to look at, mommy?" "Flowers, or when we visited grandpa when he was fishing," "I looked at the brook," "sometimes at the sun, or the moon... and Christmas tree lights when the light was out." "Mommy, and did you see the stars?" "No, those were too small." "Oh, we're going fast..." "Turn..." "See?" "We almost fell down." " Come here." " Where are you?" "Be careful..." "I see you have wobbly legs." "I want to go again." "What could it be?" "It's soft... made of fabric oh, a sweater." "It's pretty good, want to take a look?" "BLIND LOVES"