"Live!" "How it began." "Good sentence." "But how did it begin?" "If I write it down, will you stop asking?" "Why did I say that?" "Why did I want Gregor to move in with mother so badly?" "For mother's safety, or because I knew he would ask questions?" "Because Gregor asks questions." "Mother says nothing." "So Anna has to write it down." "But where do I begin?" "With the murder?" "But it started long before that, didn't it?" "I can't remember." "I am Anna." "I am a child." "Where do I begin?" "Where does it start?" "Here?" "You have to figure out what you want to tell first." "The whole story." "I'd Iike to tell the whole story." "Then you know where it begins." "Perhaps you should tell the story." "Daddy." "This photo doesn't exist." "If it did, who do you think my father was?" "And who do you think my mother is?" "And Mummy." "shall I tell you how they met?" "Or do you remember now?" "How they met." "My mother had graduated from drama school a few years earlier." "She was doing a piece by Lorka." "And he danced in it." "You were an actress?" "MoIiére, Feydeau, Heijermans Shakespeare, O'NeiII, williams, Chekhov, AIbee, Ayckbourn Pinter, claus, Bernard, Lorraine." "only big successes then." "No." "Do I have to list the flops too?" "No one's telling you what to do." "You're telling me to take the man in." "It's a nice room." "I'II gladly take it." "Why is he asking so many questions?" "He's just breaking the ice." "What does he want?" "He just wants to live in the centre." "If I rent it to four Japanese I couId make a fortune." "I want someone to keep an eye on you." "Who'II help you when you've tumbled out of your wheelchair at night." "Was your husband an actor too?" "My father was a dancer." "I've told you that before." "Is he dead?" "No, he left." "I'm sure I told you that." "Left?" "If I write it down, will you stop asking questions?" "She was sweet." "A sweet mum." "She loved me." "When Dad still lived with us, she loved me." "My father was her only love there was only one other man." "But I killed him." "Do you remember now?" "Yes." "This is where it began." "I wasn't there yet." "Mummy and Daddy." "Didn't I take care of her when he left?" "She nearly died." "There." "I'm going to get someone to take care of you." "I have to go on." "I'II promise you something." "I'II stay with you all your life." "I'II never leave you." "I'II tell you what you want to know." "But I need you to do one thing for me:" "Write." "That way, I'II stay alive." "I'd forgotten." "I wanted to be a writer back then." "When I was six years old." "Seven, eight." "Sixteen." "My mother invited my favourite writer to the house." "I'm honoured you let me read it." "I've got more, if you Iike." "Oh, please." "I can recognise my own style in it." "Isn't that right?" "She's read all your novels." "She knows your poems by heart." "She wrote a piece about you for school." "Do you write a Iot?" "Every day." "Keep doing that." "But don't burden other people with it." "You don't want to be a writer." "I've wanted it for ages." "It's bad for your back, makes you fat." "You get alienated from your family." "Leave." "Can I ask you something else?" "He thinks it's crap." "You think it's crap." "'You said you'd teach me something." "Something that would make me happy." "You taught me to love you." "Now I'm leaving that love with you." "I'm sure you'II have fun with it.'" "It's no good." "Not original." "Not catchy." "No talent." "What's wrong with you?" "I have to protect you." "What if some fool wants to publish it because you're my daughter?" "You'II be so embarrassed later on." "Stop it." "Secret?" "Yes." "Bad." "ugly." "Stand over there." "What do you see?" "You see so much." "Live." "Make love." "Get laid." "Let people see you." "Get them." "Leave me here." "With your sour mum." "You with your yummy body." "Live." "That's how I remember it." "That doesn't mean that's how it went." "But that's how I remember showing someone my writing for the first time." "The second time I did that was 25 years later." "I've written something." "paul, I've written a short story." "Do you know what's going on?" "They've gone." "Who?" "I don't know." "It looked like they were screwing." "Who?" "Someone." "A couple." "You don't have to read it all." "If you find it awkward, just tell me." "Why?" "You're not going to publish it?" "No." "What do you mean?" "No." "I just want to know if it's any good." "Whether I should write more." "Mummy is a bit nervous, Anna." "Because it's opening night." "Mummy couldn't wait any longer." "It's opening night." "Yes, and Anna's going to watch." "We'II be all alone, OIya." "What?" "OIya, darling." "Listen." "I didn't see it." "I didn't understand till later." "My mother was sleeping with Gerard." "Her antagonist's husband." "elly." "But let's go to Moscow." "What city is better than Moscow?" "Let's go." "please." "Let's go to Moscow, OIya." "This will cost you your contract." "I'm performing with a complete drunk." "play, you bitch." "She's as drunk as a fly." "EIIy isn't drunk." "She's just lying there." "That's how we rehearsed it." "She's supposed to act." "Pretend." "She still has to hear what I'm saying." "And tonight of all nights." "I thought it was very good, Mummy." "elly is a bit nervous." "We can all imagine why." "Oh, really?" "Yes." "It's going OK." "Keep it under control." "elly is a bit fragile." "She's hammered." "No, it's just stage fright." "What's this?" "No scenes, please." "Don't worry about that hammer." "You're really good." "darling." "Has EIIy been drinking at home?" "No one's paying any attention to her." "Is it OK?" "It's brilliant." "Why are you coming tonight?" "Not just for the opening night." "No." "Is something going to happen tonight?" "Yes." "She won't do anything bad, will she?" "No, but you will." "You're going to kill someone." "Do I have to?" "Yes." "Bye." "Bye, Anna." "My mother was my first true love." "I Ioved her unconditionally." "I was her biggest fan." "Her most devoted lover." "She and I would always stay together." "Everyone else would disappear from her life." "Like Daddy had." "But I'd always be there for her." "always." "I would brush her hair and bring her tea in bed." "I'd write stories for her." "Comfort her, when everyone had left." "We're going home." "Gerard, I want to go home." "I hope she drinks herself to death." "Come on, Anna." "Time for bed, Anna." "The party is over." "And?" "And what?" "My short story." "You nearly died, darling." "Where is Robin?" "She's asleep." "What are you doing, Robin?" "It's the middle of the night." "I'm asleep." "What did you think I was doing." "Was that you, in that French car?" "You weren't watching, were you?" "You have to go." "Where were you?" "Your phone." "You have to go." "When is this going to stop?" "A child is being born." "Fuck off." "Was that you, outside?" "Anna speaking." "AII right." "Cigarettes." "If you stop somewhere." "Can't you sleep?" "Why?" "It's night time." "When people sleep." "That's nice for them." "I suffer from insomnia." "You don't." "Do I Iook chirpy to you?" "No lights, please." "The heavy stuff." "And say hello to my daughter." "There's more." "It's time it all came out." "I gave it to paul and isabelle to read too." "So it's begun." "Because you're so curious, it's begun." "A channel has opened." "I won't care if you think it's badly written." "But you would never say that anyway, because it's good." "And now I'm going to stop talking." "Go right here." "Right." "Here we go." "Go away." "I'm not in the mood." "Was that you, in that car?" "Yes." "Bye." "Jesus, Dad." "So I fucked someone?" "I've had it up to here with you." "Fascinating." "What's fascinating is how you've screwed up before the age of 20." "That's what I, your mum, and your sister find so fascinating." "Fascinating." "Is what Mummy's written true?" "What's that?" "You read it." "I don't know what to do about Robin." "I just don't know." "I'm glad." "That she's a greater worry than me for once." "You have a heart problem." "Just leave her be." "It's time for bed, Anna." "The party is over." "I'm scared of her." "She's gone mad." "Everyone was looking." "Listen, if you move in with me, I'II send Anna to live with her aunt." "I can see her every weekend, there'II be other kids to play with." "I'm taking Bingo for a quick walk." "Quick?" "A nice long one, then." "A nice long one, great." "For Bingo." "I thought you said it was over?" "Who's this?" "The intern you gave permission for." "But he's a man." "Your wife's seen one before, right?" "I feel sick." "I threw up, and I fainted." "My head keeps spinning." "I was going to make tea." "She asked for tea." "How long ago?" "An hour." "Fuck." "Is someone with Leo?" "Yes, he's being taken care of." "Let's see how we're doing." "I can't be a father." "I'm a jerk." "Nice strong bloke you are." "Now I'm a queer too." "nearly gassed my family." "She has to go." "I'II tell her tomorrow, but you can't be there." "Anna!" "Do you hear that?" "He's doing very well." "He feels better than his mum." "OK, push." "Good." "lovely baby." "Strong woman." "Weak dad." "I nearly choked on a peanut today." "It never occurred to me that I couId go before IsabeIIe." "You really should kick Robin out tonight." "They told us that if belle reaches 20, there's a good chance she'II recover." "Don't those people see that woman?" "We don't see her either." "We've been working hard." "We haven't slept." "Let's go to bed." "Isn't that what institutions are for?" "I can't keep waiting for you, paul." "If you break up with me again, it's over." "I want a family too." "A house, a dog." "A volvo estate." "difficult children." "And you." "You must live around here somewhere?" "I don't recognise anything." "We're taking you to the police." "There." "Don't you mean here?" "No, I don't recognise that." "But that I do." "Yes, because that's what you see when you're staring out the window." "That's true." "You take the car." "I'II take her in." "I'II pick it up later." "Come." "Do you see all those seagulls?" "belle is a sweetie pie." "Stay in your seat." "Grab it." "hold on." "Oh, damn." "Come on." "Is this your son?" "Do you have his number?" "Sjaak spends a Iot of time in Spain." "Hi, Sjaak." "Haven't you slept?" "No." "Look at the state of you." "What?" "Are you going straight to work?" "Me?" "Do you have to go the office now, or do you have time?" "I should go, I've a Iot to do." "paul, what are we thinking?" "It's Saturday." "Oh, it's Saturday." "You could have slept in." "I have to go to bed." "Join me." "Strange..." "What's strange?" "How things have been going lately." "With us?" "I'II make something to eat." "Hi Mum, Dad." "It's difficult." "What is?" "Life." "Or do you find it easy?" "could you open the door?" "Where did you get that suit?" "We have to talk." "I'm not doing well." "Yuck." "I've got crabs." "Mum, is what you've written true?" "How do you know?" "I have an itch." "Let me see." "Why?" "Just tell me what to do." "Become normal." "Like you, you mean?" "It's Saturday." "Grandma's here." "hello, I've brought cake." "Grandma is here." "Get dressed, I'II fry eggs." "What's wrong?" "I'm naked." "So?" "Dickhead." "Come and eat." "Is that really how it went?" "Yes." "Anna told me to take that asylum seeker in but he's a real nuisance." "I hear him in the hall at all times." "And when I need him, he's out." "I saw him leave last night." "well, no delivery lasts that long." "I thought he'd be in time to drive me." "I had to call the invalid transport service." "So what use is he to me?" "ShouIdn't you say something about that?" "Good morning, Grandma." "Hi, belle." "Am I stuck with him, Anna?" "I can kick him out, can't I?" "No." "Grandma, can I ask you something?" "Are you angry?" "Yes, of course." "I don't like him." "At Mum?" "Yes." "She insisted." "How long?" "What do you mean?" "How long have you been angry at Mum?" "What are you on about?" "Is this the second degree again?" "Everyone for coffee?" "And here's me thinking I'd bring you some cheerful news." "Your 20th wedding anniversary is coming up." "And I feel like a party." "I'd Iike to see everyone again." "Might be the Iast time." "Great, eggs." "I won't organise it, but I'II pay." "Otherwise it'II just go to the tax man." "This is a surprise." "After 20 years?" "Great." "You should have a party." "Yes, why not?" "I don't feel like a party." "Neither do I." "Why not?" "Because you throw stupid parties." "Not stupid." "Just ridiculous." "Oh, really?" "Yes, you should make more of an effort." "Yes, ridiculous." "When everyone gets drunk and starts dancing." "I'II tell you what." "You don't have to come." "will you come to our ridiculous party?" "No." "Why not?" "Our daughters might be dead by then." "One has a bad heart, the other a bad character." "He's talking about you." "Leave my heart out of it." "impossible." "It's always my fault." "My heart." "The fact that she's like that, and you..." "Go on, celebrate it." "I'm going to die anyway." "OK, we'II throw a party." "I'm not coming." "But I will come to your funeral." "Look at me." "And you're not taking her side this time." "Robin has to go." "Far away." "No." "It'II kill her." "But if she stays, it'II kill us all." "So, Anna?" "She's got nowhere to go." "I'm all done." "Me too." "What a drama, that child." "I'm not sending her away." "She's my child." "This is not good." "It's got to stop." "I hate you." "pull over, jerk." "pull over." "You fucking bitch." "It's even much worse, it's much, much worse..." "call that invalid transport service." "I want to go home." "Good idea, Mum." "I'II give you a shock." "I'II shock you to death." "You think that's funny?" "Bitch." "Bye, Mum." "We have a month to prepare." "We'II both be there." "And we'II do something together." "Bitch." "No way." "What?" "Something that'II save their marriage." "My back, my back..." "Oh God, oh God." "No..." "When I come back, you'II be here." "We need to talk." "What time?" "No idea." "Just wait." "Where are you going?" "I need to calm down." "You need to sleep." "I need to calm down." "clean it properly, or it'II get infected." "Mum, a party might be a good idea." "I don't feel like it." "I'II organise it." "I've had this before." "twelve years ago, when I was lifting a bike." "I thought it was over." "please, don't do this to me." "Is it Iumbago?" "Not now, on top of everything else." "How will I get downstairs?" "No, it's not Iumbago." "It's a slipped disc." "Leave it." "Pick up." "Do come in." "please, come in." "You had a nice sleep." "No, I can't sleep." "Yes, you can." "Haven't slept in ten years." "You slept just now." "really?" "Since when have things been bad then?" "I don't know." "You said we had to save their marriage." "I was just saying." "You have to pick me up." "It's my back." "It's happened again." "I can't move." "Anna, I'm in so much pain." "Does your mother know?" "That you're here?" "I think so." "What are we looking for?" "Something we can use." "This isn't Grandma, is it?" "It says:" "Rika's farewell party." "Who was Rika?" "Grandma's housekeeper." "How do you know all that?" "Mum's written a short story." "Did she give it to you to read?" "I haven't had the pleasure." "Perhaps you were busy fucking." "We'II get a cake with their faces on it, sing a song, and that's it." "That's all I'm doing." "Why didn't she let me read the short story?" "What's this?" "well?" "For Anna." "For saving a child." "You fell." "Yes, bike and everything." "You weren't there." "Mum was taking me to school and on the way she rescued a boy." "It was the first time you fell." "isabelle, what's wrong?" "belle, wake up." "You fell." "For the first time." "Was that the first time?" "This is when we got Bingo." "I don't even know." "What?" "Why I behave like I do." "I don't get it." "No, it's not Iumbago." "That feels different." "No, this is a slipped disc." "I bought those flowers for you, and when I lifted the bucket..." "Snap." "Weekend doctor?" "No, Iet's do what we did last time." "I was expecting an elderly lady." "Is this her meal?" "Is there anyone who loves this woman?" "No, no one." "Perhaps you?" "I wasn't planning on it." "No, no." "But these things happen sometimes." "Bye." "See you tomorrow then." "For the birds." "I can't remember what we got back then, but it worked." "Does he want to be out of it, or just out of pain?" "He wants to stay as lucid as possible with as little pain as possible." "Super Skunk." "Hawaiian Snow is milder." "I'II give you Super silver Haze." "You can't go wrong with it." "I'II take five." "I smoke it when I work here, because it keeps you cIear-headed." "Oh, Tina." "That van is for your stuff." "So it doesn't stay out on the street." "I don't get it." "You owe me six months' rent." "Where am I supposed to go?" "That's not my problem." "Are you serious?" "Second floor." "Everything." "If you stay away so long every time I might be decomposing by the time you get back next time." "So you were an actress?" "That's correct." "You still are." "I'm retired." "I'm a male midwife." "I know." "My birthplace was swept away." "The people I Ioved, are dead." "You know about that." "We had a war here too." "Dad, Mum, brothers, sisters, friends." "Wars are nasty." "Before the war, I was a chef." "That's a tough profession too." "Do you believe in angels?" "When it suits me." "I was waiting for asylum, when a child was born." "Get the doctor." "Sir, please listen..." "Out, everybody out." "I'm the midwife." "And so angel Anna came into your life." "Good story." "She offered me a placement." "A home." "I offered you a home." "Isn't it about time you forgave her?" "More questions?" "Your great love was murdered." "No, he left me." "Your talking about Gerard." "He wasn't my great love." "Gerard was a chance at a normal life with a man." "Why won't you let her write?" "Is that what she says?" "Nonsense." "If she wants to write, she should." "She's just no good at it." "She doesn't need my permission." "Why are you Iike this?" "Because I've lived a loveless life." "And that's her fault?" "I think it was very generous of me to let you rent a room here." "But it's not working out at all." "You're throwing me out?" "I'm giving you a month's notice." "You said that after school, I couId spend a year doing whatever I wanted." "We didn't mean screwing in front of the house, or smoking pot all day." "What are you doing, then?" "Have you got a slipped disc?" "I'd love to go." "But where will I find a room?" "In the Weverstraat." "A whole floor." "Above coffee shop Get a Life." "Where are you going?" "To the Weverstraat." "I have to, right?" "Above a coffee shop." "Smart." "You said she had to go." "A coffee shop?" "Do you have a better idea?" "If you sort out the bad vibes in this house, I'II take Bingo for walks from now on." "I've known for a while." "It doesn't mean anything." "It's very sweet of you, but if it gets worse, we should have her put down." "I'm hearing very strange things." "Any pain?" "I don't know what I feel." "Is it working?" "Something is working." "Who has to be put down?" "She's been incontinent for months now." "well, she is old." "It was on the cards." "Are you all right, darling?" "Have you had enough?" "It's OK." "Just pee wherever you Iike." "It doesn't matter." "How can that guy from the coffee shop work when he's on this?" "I'm exhausted." "I'm finishing it." "Everything keeps raging." "I'm exhausted." "Come here." "Three house calls tomorrow, surgery, two women are due and I hope and pray they'II wait a bit." "I can't cope anymore." "Hush." "Do you think it's too late for some things?" "Yes." "I think we're meant to accept that." "When will you read it?" "well, I'II have plenty of time for that now." "I'm 42." "I can buy two more washing machines." "Three cars." "Two more dogs, and perhaps one more house." "And that's it." "Don't talk like that." "There's more I can't do than I can." "And yet, everything keeps raging." "No son." "No son of yours." "No more backpacking around the world." "Not right now anyway." "We won't learn to dance well together." "Or even walk." "I always wanted to write a book." "Do you think I still can?" "Sweetheart?" "You're going to bring hundreds more children into the world." "AII I'II do before I retire is design 25 more buildings, if I'm lucky." "That's not nothing." "If I ever manage to get up." "And in 50 years' time those buildings will be taken down by your babies." "paul, what else do you want to do?" "I want IsabeIIe to outlive us." "And I also want to make love to you as if it were the very first time." "really?" "Yes." "Say 'yes' again like that." "I miss you." "My whole body misses you." "Good stuff, isn't it?" "I'm sorry." "For everything, belle." "Grandma is a bitch." "Don't say that." "She is." "She wanted to send you away." "It doesn't matter." "What you did." "It doesn't matter." "You should write." "Every day." "Why?" "Because you're good at it." "We'II throw a party, and then everything will change." "Before you know it, your child's moving out." "I've returned home, actually." "Does Mum's place feel like home?" "No, Lies' place, on the sofa." "That's home." "Peace and quiet." "No, your mother's asked me to leave." "Why does he have to leave?" "You take him." "Robin's room is free now, right?" "angel?" "You can't handle him." "No." "He keeps asking questions." "Do you tell him to?" "What would you Iike to know?" "I've had a rotten life." "Is that my fault?" "Oh Anna, grow up." "What does it matter what I think?" "I'm just a sour old bag." "Mum." "please, Anna." "Give it a rest." "Did you read it?" "No." "A small committee." "You and me?" "And the other partners." "A big party then?" "No, I don't feel like a big party." "If I don't get operated on soon, I'II have to be carried there on a stretcher." "What do you want, paul?" "To spend the rest of my Iife in a dark room with a bag over my head." "tell him I'm stopping by with some flowers." "You can stay in Robin's room, OK?" "I won't be able to sleep there." "But you can't stay here." "Why not?" "Lies, why does he never come anymore?" "Your son." "He's not here, so I can't ask him." "He's coming." "really?" "Yes, I called him." "Who could that be?" "I'II open the door." "I was expecting someone else." "I thought I'd bring over a jug of coffee." "Thanks, Trudy." "You're welcome, Gregor." "That's Anna." "A colleague." "Bye, then." "Why don't you ever jump up anymore?" "Are you tired?" "call an ambulance." "She's going to die." "Live, isabelle." "Can I do something?" "I actually came because..." "Where is belle?" "They've got a heart." "They're doing a transplant." "Oh, that's great." "Thank you very much." "Very kind of you." "We have an urgent situation here." "This man's here for his daughter but he's got a slipped disc, and he needs an operation." "We can't just operate..." "He's sure it's a slipped disc." "But he's not getting anywhere." "My brother had a slipped disc, and all it took was routine surgery." "So if you want this man to be there for his daughter, you have to help him." "I don't understand you, Mum." "A new heart?" "I have to go." "My sister's getting a new heart." "It took me hours to do that." "Sorry." "You promised me a reward." "Later." "What, you think you can just go?" "Piss off." "Bastard." "Let me..." "Stop." "Stop it." "please." "Hi, Sjaak." "Hi, Mum." "Look away." "Mind your own business, you prick." "Hey, don't take it so seriously." "It's your own fault, Dad." "I'd rather that man didn't assist." "He's the best intern I've ever had." "But a man, touching my vagina..." "It can't be the first time." "How did you find out?" "Bingo still had to pee after you got back from your long walks." "And I saw you with her once." "Does Robin know yet?" "I don't think so." "Do you love Mum?" "So why did you do it?" "Were you in love?" "Yes." "Was it nice?" "Yes." "What a load of nonsense." "Does she want you blindfolded during the delivery?" "There's a sad air about me." "Pregnant woman don't want that." "They sense misery." "It's not that bad." "They don't want to see this face." "They can look the other way." "Anna, go inside." "Go." "Don't bother them with me." "You behaved terribly." "That woman is right." "I will be OK." "Go to that woman." "She's waiting." "It'II look much better in a week." "And in two weeks' time, even better." "I'II call you." "Good morning." "Thanks." "Don't be afraid..." "Robin" "Sjaak put everything in boxes for me." "I'm going to live with him." "In Spain?" "He's building a house for me." "Next to his house." "I'm happy for you, Lies." "Sjaak's coat is here." "I know." "So where is he?" "He'II be back soon." "He has to go through it." "Just once." "AII right." "Trousers off, shoes off." "When will it be finished, Sjaak?" "The house in Spain." "Next to yours." "I Iike your mother." "It can't go on like this." "I have to." "Gone." "Trying to write?" "She said she'd always be here." "Who?" "But I can't find her." "I'm stuck." "Can I do anything?" "You are my Iife." "My girl." "The mother of my children." "I'II do anything." "Just name it." "The shopping." "The trip around the world." "Just tell me what you want." "Why don't you say: better sex?" "I thought it might be too soon for that." "Are you still together?" "No." "Are we?" "Yes." "Great." "Mum." "It had to be done." "Do you know what else has to be done?" "Even if it's just once?" "I hope you're not going to ask me what I think about your writing." "It's very dramatised." "Nice, this bavarois." "Makes a nice change." "Didn't you want to send me away?" "Yes." "But the murder." "That the child did it." "The child did do it." "In your silly head, maybe." "But that's not how it went." "Gerard." "We're going home." "I want to go home." "I hope she drinks herself to death." "How long has this been going on?" "A year." "You'II never get him." "EIIy, she already has me." "If I can't have you, no one can." "You smell." "It's the smell of fear." "I'm leaving her." "Tonight." "Are you staying here?" "No, I'm scared of her." "She's mad." "I Iove you." "I'm staying with you." "Move in." "Anna will go to live with her aunt." "I'II see her every weekend." "Gerard, I'm here." "elly served a few years for it." "Why did you think it was you?" "I never told you that." "Mummy never told you that." "And why would I want you to think you killed Gerard?" "I never said such a thing." "You imagined it, missy." "What a shame." "Mum, I was your child." "Yes, and that's why I'm giving you that party." "That's how I express it." "How many mothers would pay for a big dinner for 50 people?" "I wanted you to invite more people, but you want to keep it small." "That's fine." "With belle still recovering, and Robin not being here." "You led me to believe it." "No, I didn't." "Grandma, you're a bitch, really." "You are, really." "Yes, I know." "I'm a horrible woman." "But I never said you killed him." "Mum, I was your child." "I never realised you might think that." "You should have seen it." "You're not coming to the party." "I'm being blamed for something I had nothing to do with." "You'II see yourself out, won't you?" "Screw everyone." "Get dressed." "We've got a party." "We'II order gallons of champagne." "I'm your husband." "I'm right here." "Now it's our turn." "Hey, dickhead." "bloody idiot." "What's your problem?" "You tear around the corner, no indication, nothing." "Fuck off." "Go for a bike ride, with your ugly bird." "Come, Iet's go to the party." "With your ugly bird, he said." "Oh come on, Anna." "With your ugly bird." "No fun, Spain." "No fun." "You go ahead." "I have to do something." "What was it then?" "What do you call it, if it wasn't love?" "Is there no name for how you cried, for how you yelled?" "How you shouted:" "Oh, God." "It does have a name." "Passion." "Sex." "Sex is what whores do with clients." "We had something special." "Where is Mum?" "This is IsabeIIe, my daughter." "Your dad spent the best hours of his life with me." "Is that what he told you?" "Yes." "Not as good as when I got my new heart." "Right." "Let's all sit down." "I'm sure she'II be here any moment." "I've been giving all my Iife." "I've brought some friends." "Can we get an extra table?" "Excuse me." "I'II promise you something:" "I will never leave you." "That's it." "I've got to go on." "The Surinam family is joining us, and you owe them 3,000 euros." "Live." "I can feel you." "You're near." "Come on." "Come." "I lost you." "Where were you?" "You were too busy." "Yes, but not anymore." "Do you know where to begin now?" "Yes, and how it goes on." "Ladies and gentlemen, Anna has left the building." "Live!"