"...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." "I asked the boys what actually happened there." "I 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?" "Firecrackers or something... ?" "Coming from the canteen." "Everybody out!" "THE CLASS:" "LIFE AFTER" "THE SHADOWS OF THE LOST CHILDREN" "As soon as possible." "I'm the headmistress." "I'll be waiting for you." "Urve Liison, the headmistress here." "We had an accident in school." "There's been a shooting." "No, no..." "We just had an accident in school." "She's been taken to the hospital..." "Your daughter was injured and she has been taken to the hospital." "I just don't know yet." "I got a call from a crisis councilor, he should be here in half an hour!" "Right." " In half an hour." "That's right." "Total chaos!" "Call them up." "Hello!" "Is this Thea's mother?" "Is this Kati Kass's mother?" "I'm calling from the school." "There's been an accident..." "Paul's mother!" "That's Paul's mother." "I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to..." "God, what am I doing?" "!" "Calm down, Laine." "Just call her back." "Is this Anders's dad?" "Is this Anders's dad?" "Hi there!" "Coming so late?" "Didn't you hear?" "Haven't you watched the news?" "I've been at my desk all day." "What is it?" "There's been a shooting at school..." "In the canteen." "Laine!" "I've been calling you..." " What is it?" " We're drowning here!" "Talk to me." " About what?" "I want to know what's going on inside your head." "What exactly happened?" "Tell me!" "What exactly happened?" "Tell me!" "Okay, let it be." "Do you want me to chase those kids away?" "Five kids died..." "Four kids are in the hospital..." "Five kids died..." "Four kids are in the hospital..." "All from my class!" "One younger girl as well..." "How can kids do something like this?" "Shoot at other kids?" "Crisis counseling will be your task in the classroom." "Kristjan will hand out leaﬂets with some pointers on how to handle crisis situation." "Try to help those who ask for help, nobody should be forced." "During the first days you should deal with easier tasks." "During the first days you should deal with easier tasks." "The main thing is for the studies to go ahead." "Their lives have been turned upside down, structured activities, old, familiar routine helps kids get adjusted to the situation." "That's one of our crisis councilors." "Did you meet him yesterday?" "That's one of our crisis councilors." "Did you meet him yesterday?" "This is Anti." "Laine." " Pleased 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." "I was your pupil." "From this school." "Of course..." "Let's go in." "I think it would be best if you sit and let me and Anti do the talking." "There's a therapist I know." "She's a nice person..." "Thanks, Kristjan." "I don't need one." "You do need one." " No, I 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 will help you." "It'll just make me dizzy." "I have to go to the police." "I have to meet Joosep's father." "Mr Rääk, I'll leave you my business card." "Mr Rääk, I'll leave you my business card." "Mr Rääk!" "Not everyone wants to talk." "That's normal." "Some need encouragement to be able to talk." "Margus didn't come to the parents' meetings either," "I always only spoke to the wife." "I just hope that he's not going to do anything stupid..." "I remember you always being very strict as a teacher." "I remember you always being very strict as a teacher." "Everyone was scared of you." "When you stood still like this..." "I was your student." "I 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..." "When you're very tense, they might think that they've caused it..." "It's difficult for you going back to school." "How will you communicate with the class?" "Oh, right!" "You're saying that I don't know how to deal with my students?" "Not deliberately." "But then tell me what I have to do." "How should I behave?" "Well..." "You should be more open." "Well..." "You should be more open." "Get to know them better, on a personal level..." "Smile some more." " Smile!" "Really?" "!" "I've been a teacher for more than 20 years." "And you're telling me that I don't know how to be around kids!" "What are you doing later?" "My sister's got a company do, I said I'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." "Erki will probably be there." "He'll be all over me." "I might do something I'll regret later." "Please, come!" "I don't know..." "I'll get you a costume." " Costume?" "They're afraid of me." " Who?" "My pupils." " Stop it!" "Nobody's afraid of you!" "The crisis councilor told me." " Which one?" "Anti." "He said he's a former student of mine." "I can't remember him at all." " Afraid of you?" "You?" "!" "Maybe I'm just another old bat at the blackboard." "Them and former pupils and everyone..." "I see that something's wrong with them but..." "They never tell you anything." "The teacher is not supposed to be a friend." "They shouldn't be hated either." " They don't hate you!" "Have a drink." "Erki's here." "Go talk to him." " No!" "God!" "How else is he going to know that you don't want to see him?" "Did he come alone?" "Did he see me?" "Is he there still?" "Did he see me?" " Yes." "Go on" " How do I look?" "I'll be right back." "Where have you been?" " What are these papers doing here?" "I just wanted to see what they've written." "I don't want to see it." "It's not just another random everyday crap the papers write about!" "I'll put them away." "What are you wearing?" " A costume." " It's a frog." "Laine, I wanted to talk to you about next Saturday..." "What?" " I've been organizing a party for you." "For your birthday." " No." "A party'?" "It's a surprise party." " No party." "I booked some tables at a restaurant and called your course males." "I don't want a party." "Get it?" " That's why I'm telling you." "So I'll call and tell everyone it's off." " Yes!" "I just wanted to surprise you." "I didn't know what was going to happen." "I'm sorry." "It was a nice thought." "But I don't want any parties right now." "I'm sorry." "I'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 did you run away?" "I don't know..." "If 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 talk." "Can we leave?" "Everyone, find a piece of paper." "A test or something?" " No." "You can write a letter to a friend." "Or what you are planning to do in the summer." "Take a sip." "I have to go to the minister." " It doesn't matter!" "It will calm you down." "What were you talking about?" " Nothing special." "There will be an internal investigation about the shooting." "What internal investigation?" " Blame the teachers, right." "Someone needs to be blamed." "A witch hunt is what we need." "Why hasn't anyone told 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." "I don't think they'll fire you." "Laine and the crisis councilors have been helping parents, they'll keep coming to debriefings..." "But you're not going to do anything." "You're leaving." "You've found the right time." "We need to help people but you are leaving." "Is it...?" " Please, Kristjan, don't interrupt, let her answer." "Laine, I'm responsible." "I was the one who didn't kick those two boys out of the school." "I'm trying to organize everything, as much as possible..." "Don't you have a crisis management plan?" "No, we..." "Well, in case there's a fire but..." "I'm going to ask you to write down everything you do." "In detail." "And later we can analyze it all together." "It can become a universal document for every school to use." "Laine!" "How are you doing?" " Were you told to check up on me?" "No..." "I'm..." "I just wanted to ask how the kids were doing." "Very well." "We did some writing." "I wanted to ask you about..." "I 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 I won't manage?" " No. ...!" "They said that help will be offered to those who ask for it." "I will ask if I need it." " I don't think you will." "It's very nice that you're trying to be useful but please save your energy for the kids, will you?" "What's going on here?" "Is there some son of posse of older female teachers in this school?" "A gang of hags teaching me how to be and what to do!" "I'm not a crisis councilor!" "I know it's my first year in this school and I don't know everyone but I'm an idiot!" " Calm down." " There's a wall at every turn." "No one listens to my suggestions!" "What's the point of me being here?" "Shall I take your hand, and we'll go to the headmaster and I'll tell him to listen to you?" "Laine..." "I'm sorry." "I shouldn't have taken it out on you like this." "Another stupid mistake!" "Nothing ever turns out right!" "Laine!" "You should meet someone." "This is Kalev Riives, our future headmaster." "He will replace Urve." " Hello." "Yes, I'm the same Laine from whose class the pupils..." "I understand, it's difficult for everyone right now..." "I'm not sure you understand." "If I was asked, I couldn't say I understand what's going on!" "So you can blame me for anything you like." "Take two." "Take a look." "Laints will be boozing today." "I would get juiced every night if someone from my class was shot." "I'm not surprised." "Let's go." "I don't want her to see me." "Why not?" " She thinks we're all like Anders." "I think she hates us all now." " What?" "No, she doesn't." "We didn't beat anyone up." " Let's go!" "Come on!" "Hello, ma'am, why are you sitting here like this?" "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 afraid of us?" "Give the bag back." "Do you hear'?" "Throw me!" "Throw me!" "What have you got in the carrier?" "Let's trade." "I'm not going to trade anything with you!" "Give me my bag..." "Or else what are you going to do?" "Rebuke us?" "Do you think I'm afraid of you?" "I'm not!" "You think you're a bold guy." "You're the most stupid here." "And the rest of you, you all follow this idiot around." "Really?" " Don't be so nasty, auntie!" "You obviously don't get along with anyone at home, do you?" "Daddy's beating you?" "No money?" "You steal, snatch handbags?" "What an achievement to be proud of!" "Why did you come so late?" "Let's get going." "Lightness in my senses!" "I forget - you're not my love." "Floating and twirling, I forget everything's that tough." "My heart feels so light!" "My heart feels so light!" "All night long I can dance at hell's doors!" "When the big rat gets here, you will not like it at all, Eve." "Rat?" "What?" "Where?" "There was a rat by the road." "Hitchhiking." "I organized this revolt." "Dad said that everything would end when the rats come." "Are you OK?" "He was the same all the time, no change at all." "He changed others." "Did you like it?" " lt was all right." "What did Adam see in Eve when she was such a..." "With a normal Adam this would have been pointless." "Quite right." "How do you feel?" " All right." "It 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 class." "We can think about that." "Is anyone going toward Nõmme?" " Me." "I can give you a lift." "Coming?" "What have you got there?" " Nothing!" "Here you are." "Aren't you having any?" "I'm glad that at least your appetite is back." "Yes, I'm feeling a lot better." "It's worse than we ever imagined." "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?" " Please leave." "What's wrong?" " I don't know what to do." "What happened?" "They're all criminals." "They all belong to some institution!" "Such a "brilliant" teacher, aren't I!" "Accessory in crime, covering up a crime!" "Physical abuse!" "And they all sit there in front of me like the best kids in the world!" "And I don't notice anything." "God, how stupid!" "Are you sure you're not coming?" " Yes." "I'll get going." "I don't know how long I'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, it was all just a Sunday adventure, a walk with some auntie." "Despite her old clothes, she tried to look her best, probably for the occasion of welcoming her new son home." "Sorry." "Someone wants to tell me that I should stop reading this rubbish..." "Excuse me." "The boy's mother arrived." "She cried, kneeled in 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 him." "Jaan!" "Please come home." "The boy's and the woman's eyes met." "She replied with tears in her eyes:" ""I've never had one." "You think I'm mad."" ""I've never had one." "You think I'm mad."" ""You think I'm mad." "Am I?" "Doesn't everyone have the right to have a child?" "Isn't it a natural..."" "I'm truly sorry." "Hello...?" "Please come home." "I'm in the middle of the reading..." "What happened?" "Where are you...?" "Please..." " Hello?" "Help me out of here..." " Where are you?" "What happened?" "I'm sorry." "Jaan!" "I'm truly sorry." "Something happened at home..." "Please keep reading." "I'm truly sorry." "Laine!" "Where are you?" "Laine!" "I'm here!" "Laine!" "What are you doing there?" "Please let me in!" "Laine!" "What are you doing there?" "Laine!" "Let me in!" "Where are you?" " Jaan!" "Are you there?" " Yes, I'm here!" "Let me in!" "What are you doing there?" "Hold on!" "Let me in!" "Laine!" " Help me!" "Please!" "I cannot help you from here!" "Let me in!" "Open the door, please!" "Laine!" "Laine!" "Get up..." "Come on, get up." "Dear Jaan, my dearest..." "You're not afraid of me, are you?" " Why should I be afraid?" "I'm not afraid of you." "I love you." "Come on, Laine..." "Get up." "It's so nice of you to come home." "Hello!" " Hello..." "Your teacher is not coming today, she's not well." "I'm going to teach you today." "Open your exercise books." "She's always been some iron lady who never misses a class!" "Should we go to visit her?" "I don't think she wants to see us while sick." "Alright, quiet please." "Let's start." "God!" "Is it evening or morning?" " It's evening." "Don't worry, I rang the school." "How do you feel?" " Don't ask..." "I was thinking that..." "I should write something about this." " A book?" "This needs to be considered." "As much as there is honey in a comb and raisins in a pie..." "Good morning!" "Laine, dear!" "Happy birthday!" "Thank you." "You shouldn't have..." "How could I not?" "It's the big 50." "Thank you." "Hello." "Many happy returns." " Thank you." "I remembered." "I almost failed you." "I thought you copied from another boy but it was the other way around." "See, that's the kind of teacher I am." "You came from Kehra, didn't you?" "You took the train every morning." "And I was thinking what are those parents feeding that kid that he's so quiet and hard-working." " Yes, it sounds familiar." "You only remember the bad kids but forget the good ones." "It's the more colorful teachers you remember as well." "Happy birthday!" " Thanks." "Happy birthday!" " Thanks." "Thank you." "Have you already completed your internal investigation?" "What internal investigation?" "To determine whose fault the shooting was..." "I don't know anything about it." "You're not going to fire me then?" " Why should I?" "Teachers are hard to find anyway." "I just..." "I don't know where I got this idea from." "You don't have to worry about your position." "Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday, 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...?"