"Three Times Manon" "Chapter 3" "Fuck you, assholes !" "Motherfuckers !" "Fuck you all !" " You sure you can drive ?" " Yes, I told you." "Yo, got a smoke for us ?" " One for you three." " You suck." " I was kidding." " You've got humor !" "Nice ride." "I'd like to drive it." "Sure." "We should be alone here." "Yeah, sure." "You bet !" " So you sneaked out ?" " What is he talking about ?" "We're not stupid, you're from the juvenile center." "You got us all figured it out, smartass." "This place is gross." " Why were you locked up ?" " We're thugs." "Very dangerous." "Give me your keys." "In your dreams." "You said we could drive it." " We should talk first." " About what ?" "Stop acting tough, like "we're here for your wheels"." " We can have fun another way." " Like what ?" "I dunno." " Girls like you..." " Is he like, calling us whores ?" "I didn't say that, but if you're from the center, you're no angels either." "Piss off and gimme your keys." "You're different, you don't care about the car." " Give me your keys !" " Come and get it !" "Come here !" "Calm down !" "Relax !" " Stop it !" " Relax !" "Let me go !" "Do it again and I'll kill you !" " You have to deserve a car like that." " Do you hear yourself ?" "A car like that ?" "!" "Redneck !" "What did you say ?" " Stop, there's no problem." " No problem ?" " She's pissing me off !" " I'm pissing you off ?" "!" "Who's pissed ?" "Who's the whore now ?" "!" "Who's the whore ?" "!" "Who ?" "!" "You're fucking stupid." "If we had the car, we'd be far now." "The car's a wreck, the cops would find us so easily." "We didn't even rob them." "No smokes, no money, nothing !" "It's so stupid !" "I'd love to see their faces at the center !" "Imagine the face of the director..." "and that fucking caseworker." "And my judge too... this is awesome." "Where are you going ?" "No way, I'm not going in there." "It's just fields." " Manon !" " Leave her." "Get in." "Don't make a scene." "Do you know what a real jail looks like ?" "There was one around here." "Suicide attempts all the time." "Being confined with others like that, it's a nightmare." "Please get up." "Your judges will receive the report in the morning," "I'm pressing charges on behalf of the center, so does Paco." "I don't know where you'll be the day after tomorrow." "You disappoint me, Manon, I was expecting better from you." "Now go to the gym." "In silence." " Can't we sleep ?" " Are you kidding ?" " Come on, move." " All right !" "Push with your arms." "Come on !" "Hang on, Manon !" "Come on, Yaël !" "Move !" "Go around it !" "Come on !" "My legs and arms are killing me." "I don't care about that bullshit." " Put the gloves back !" " Or what ?" "What, you're going to hit me ?" "Come on, hit me !" "There's nothing in that noggin of yours !" " Fuck you, asshole." " Go on, Manon !" " Fuck you !" " What did you say ?" " Asshole !" " Put the gloves back !" " You want to play it like that ?" " I do." "Come on !" " Come on, hit me !" " No, you, hit me !" " You're hurting me !" " Manon !" " Sandrine !" "Put them back !" " No, I won't." " You hurt me." " So what ?" "Hello." "Follow me." "Come on, I have something to tell you." "Quite a stunt you pulled." "But you know what ?" "The guys you assaulted..." "They won't press charges, they had trouble with minors before." "The cop told it to the director." "It's good, isn't it ?" "It will ease off on the pressure." "Would you like a coffee ?" "I'm paying." "I'm Estelle." "I replace Lucas, I'm your new caseworker." "Give it some time." "We need to talk about last night." "It was awesome." "But there's something I don't understand." "Paco is pressing charges because he overslept ?" "What's going to happen with your judge, is it awesome ?" "What sucks is that we could be far if that bitch didn't destroy the car." "She says : "No, I have to leave"..." "She's just a chicken." "The breakout was your idea." "And then you screwed everything up !" "I don't know why you lost it." " She's sick." " You're not me." "What ?" "This is not an answer." " Actually it is." " She bails and that's an answer ?" "You two didn't live it the same way." "Maybe we don't understand what happened to her." "It's pissing me off." "You just wanted to fuck things up !" "They love sending us to see the judge !" "You're just a bitch !" "If I go to jail, it will be your fault !" "What really happened with the car ?" "I just lost it..." "I could have killed him." "It scares me." "Could you give me your seat ?" " What scares you ?" " Nothing." "What's going to happen with my judge scares me." "You get what you deserve, don't you think ?" "It's pointless." "It won't be easy." " You really have to help me." " Me, help you ?" "!" "Of course, if you want to avoid jail." " I'm fucked." " The dice are not cast." "The report said you were acting in self-defense, I can plead it." "The problem remains the breakout." "Why did you come here to just turn around ?" "I want to use the trip to prepare the case with Manon." "Trains are great to have a conversation." "Will you keep your hat in front of the judge ?" "May I ?" "It's for you." " I saw Lucas earlier." " What did he say ?" "A lot of positive stuff." " He thinks you have a gift." " Yeah, right." " So does Mrs Barthélémy." " Nonsense." " Really." " Stop..." "I don't need to..." "Let go." "The world around you isn't there to hurt you." "Not to do you good either." "What matters is what you make of it." "Till now, you manage to only hurt yourself." "You'll screw up for good, that's for sure." "It's easier to choose failure than to choose your path." "It's scary to be responsible of what happens to us." "It's a good thing to be afraid." "You need to deal with that fear, like violence, it's the same thing..." "You can do it." "You have a lot of skills." "I had coffee with Mrs Barthélémy that thinks you're a great person." "And I think like her." "Being sensitive, delicate," "it's a good thing." "I need to insist that she's the one who dragged along the others." "She premeditated her act a long time ago." "She's violent and arrogant, she has an agenda." "We need to face up the facts." " Would you like to say something ?" " Yes, but I can't..." " Why not ?" " I can't find the words." "I won't say a thing this time..." "I won't lose it..." "I'll just shut up." "Her French teacher wrote a report." "About Manon's progress." "I also contacted the housekeeper, her former caseworker..." "All of them insist on the progress she made to control herself." "Your Honor, if I may, I can explain Manon's breakout by her difficulty to understand the double game of the center." "Which is caring on one side, and on the other side, is repressive and humiliating." "So I demand an extension of her suspended sentence." "Especially as she has now a real rehabilitation project." "Can you show the magazines you have in your bag ?" "It's personal." "It's time it becomes official." " Can you find her an internship ?" " Yes." "It's the last time, Manon." "I can't believe it !" " You're coming back ?" " In your dreams !" "They are cops, I escaped." "I hit two guys and crashed their car." "I'm going to jail." " I just came to pick up some stuff." " What are you saying ?" " It's okay." " What do you mean ?" " She can't..." " If she needs to, just let go." " I don't agree." " I can see that." "We have to go." " My mother knows we're coming ?" " Of course." " Can I smoke before going ?" " After, if you need to." "My darling..." "My little darling..." "Sorry." "I prepared myself all day, but it's not easy." "Please have some." " That's a lot." " I know Manon, she eats a lot." "You didn't call much these days." "They can't understand." "Everyday, at the time she's allowed to call, I wait by the phone." "It's ridiculous, but sometimes... when I miss her too much, I go lie down in her bed." "Eat." "How is it going with your other children ?" "Since she left, her little sister is acting out." "She's cutting school, that's how it started with Manon." "She was the only one worrying me." "I miss her." "You don't eat ?" "I spent the day making them for you." "Can I go see my room ?" "Yes, of course." "You left me with them, but that's you I want to see." "Why are you avoiding me ?" "I was happy to see you and once again..." " What ?" " You reject me." "What have you done to your hair ?" "You're ugly." " I know." " It's not even a real color." "I can't live without you." "I can't..." "I'm sure it's the same for you, isn't it ?" "Answer me." " It's time to go." " Kiss me." "Promise me you'll do anything to come back soon." " Promise me." " I promise." " Say it again." " I promise." "You know I love you." " I don't want to come back." " What ?" "You just said the opposite." "You promised her you'd come back." "You keep lying." " To your friend, your mother." " That's who I am." " So you're a hypocrite." " Right." "Fuck you !" " Don't fall into the trap." " Where do you see a trap ?" " Listen to me." " Why ?" "I'm a hypocrite." " I would have let her lie too." " I don't understand." "They need to face the truth." "Maybe it's hard for her to admit she's feeling better." "Violence is exciting." "It's not easy for teens to say no." "Poor things." "Before taking that job, did you take a training course ?" "I was trained to control them..." "Physically, I mean." "Joint lock, etc." "Would you be interested in reading articles and books about adolescence ?" "Anger management, etc." "Your lawyer called." "So you're not sure you want to go home after your stay here ?" "What ?" "It's nonsense." " I'm not leaving my family." " It's just a question." "Just a question." "You can think about it." "He called to tell you that ?" "He's nuts." "Parents can give birth to a child without being able to give it life." "Love, talk, support." "That kind of parents are not bad, it's just that... their parents weren't able to give them life." "It goes on with their own children." "It's sad but that's life." "There's a life after family." "Hello." "Please meet Mr Rami who is an inspector." "What ?" "So we're going to do grammar stuff." " Oh no !" " We will do as usual." " We like that !" " Where were we ?" "In which myth ?" "It wasn't the story of the cute guy and the girl by the lake ?" "Oh yeah, there's something weird with that girl..." " Echo." " Yes." "When he sees Echo, she can't talk, but why doesn't he jump her bones like they all do ?" " If she is that pretty ?" " He doesn't like girls." " He doesn't like guys either." " That's his curse." "It's boring, it's always the Gods that interfere." "He can't have a relationship and she can't talk, what a coincidence !" "I don't believe it." "All right, what would you do if it wasn't the Gods that cursed them ?" "How would you write it ?" "I'd say that the story..." "Echo doesn't want to talk to Narcissus." "She's not a victim, she understood why he was acting like that." "He ignores her to humiliate her." "And she provokes him by repeating the end of his sentences." "Like, she says :" ""his sentences, his sentences..."" "She doesn't want to be tricked." "She likes that he ignores her." "So they play hard to get." "It's not Juno that decides, they do, they decide not to say they liked each other, right ?" "Why not ?" "It's interesting." "Who wants to write the starting points of our version ?" "Sabrina ?" "Sandrine ?" " Manon ?" " I'll do it." "Okay, Yaël." " What was it ?" " First, they like each other." "But she's mad." "At first, he ignored her." "There's no "s" in like." " Let's stop for a second." " God, I knew it." "Come on, we see it coming." "We will go back to Manon's version, but first..." " We will..." " Make a stop for Grammar." "Exactly !" "So in "she's mad"." "It's not shes, it's "she's"." "There's just one "t" in but." " You don't mean "butt" ?" " No, "but"." " You're nuts." " Good. "likes" ?" " There's no "s"." " Why ?" "Because... you told us last time..." "No "s" because it's "they", not "he" or "she"." "Yes, it's plural, but no "s", right ?" " Right." "Very good." "Thanks, Yaël." " Can we continue ?" " Yes, go on." "I'd say that Narcissus is shy." "He's not shy, he's a show-off." "He can be both." "You can exaggerate, but it's just the fear talking." " No way, her Narcissus is stupid." "Otherwise there's no reason for her to be mad." "Unless there's a misunderstanding." "No, I think he's just full of himself." "He needs to be reassured, that's why he keeps looking at himself." " Why can't he be shy ?" " A guy can't be shy." "What are you talking about ?" " A guy can't be shy ?" "!" " In what world are you living ?" " And you ?" " I never met a shy guy." "He can be shy and a show-off." "He's a show-off at first, but then he's shy because she's so pretty." "You think he will stutter in front of a pretty girl ?" " He will jump her bones." " No way, he won't care." "A guy can't be shy !" "I don't know how you did it, but you did well." " Thank you." " Hey, Madam !" "Did you get points ?" " I have 4 points." " So what ?" "It's cool." "I can go out this weekend." "Then I could leave this place." "My mother gave it to me." "1 euro a minute, are you interested ?" " Have you seen your judge ?" " No, too much files, I don't know." "The caseworker said it will be okay." " Good." " Yeah, I fuck them all !" "Go to bed, you leave early, we have to clean your room." "Come on, just 10 minutes !" " So you're leaving !" " She's abandoning us !" "Girls, I'm going home !" "Don't forget us !" "Let's clean up !" "Let's go." "Caseworkers don't do that." "Last time, my lawyer talked to you alone to give you a roasting." " What did he say ?" " That I didn't think before talking." "And if I didn't change, I'd take it right in the face." " This is just the beginning." " Probably." "For instance, I didn't like you giving me the finger." "I did like it." "It's just an initial contact." "They can give you a part-time job, it's great, right ?" "Are you scared ?" "I'm scared of stupid questions like that." " She has no overalls ?" " What ?" " Work clothes." " We'll find her one." "Nobody can take care of her today." "She finds a place to sit and she doesn't ask questions." " Where does she sit ?" " Where she won't be in the way." "If she can, that's a good start." " There's just guys." " You expected that, didn't you ?" "That's why you chose mechanics." "To do a man's work." "Shrink session." "I said mechanics, because I don't like hairdressing." " You don't want that ?" " I do like it." "But I don't know..." "I'm not as strong as they are." "You mean, physically ?" "They are not that strong." "My boyfriend showed me a film." "A father plants a tree with his son on a windy island in the North." "The son is worried." "Because the tree is just a sprout." "A little thing, thin and fragile." "The kid is worried that it won't resist." "His father tells him it's the opposite." "That despite its youth, it's stronger because it has time to grow." "The more fragile I am, the stronger I'll be." "Did you call your mother since last time ?" "Why do you ask ?" "Why do you care ?" "Why do you piss me off ?" "You're so stupid." "Soraya Eddé..." "We received a report." "She's from Libyan, on the Syrian frontier." "Her family was killed in front of her, she barely got out." "She doesn't belong here." "She's guilty of many violent acts." "She labelled as dangerous, her only place would be jail." "We could talk to the other girls." "So they could go easy on her." "It's a confidential file." "This is a very delicate matter, we don't know what they'll do." "May I remind you that nothing from these meetings can be said to the girls." " Nothing !" " Of course." "I know..." "I just thought... it would make her life easier here." "Manon Vidal..." "Nothing to report." "No problem with me, quite the opposite." "The only problem is her return in her family." "That's the judge's problem." " Her work ?" " It's going well." "Great." " You're not allowed." " Fuck, you couldn't forget ?" "What ?" "That you smashed the bathroom's mirror ?" "You can replace a mirror, but the last smoke of the day, come on." " You suck !" " You don't have many points left." "If I don't take the smoke, I get points ?" " Seriously ?" " What's happening to you ?" "You take it and give it to me, or sell it or whatever." "I want it, but I want points." " Don't play their game !" " I can do what I want." " Why do you say it's a bad system ?" " They think we're stupid !" "They use it to humiliate us !" "If you let them, you become a robot." "That's not freedom." "I just want to be left alone." "I want points and peace, okay ?" "You'll just become a sheep, nobody, brainless !" "Girls, talk, no insults." " Talk like adults." " See how she talks to us." "Manon's right." "If you're not angry, you'll die." "You shut up to die ?" "Isn't it strange to say anger makes you alive ?" " We have no choice." " There's nothing else than anger ?" "I don't know, other things !" "You're confusing me." "You're going to tell us what's good or not ?" "That's not the point." "The point system is made to shut us up." "And it's working." "Sandrine used to laugh." "We used to have fun !" "She's just a sheep now, she said it." "Soon, she'll be a nobody." " Something's wrong ?" " Nico." "For the 307." "Take off the muffler from Mrs Collet's car." "Fuck !" "Never a smile." "You have 5 minutes." "Sorry, little wrench." "It's not your fault." "Bitch !" "My phone works perfectly well, 2 euros a minute !" "You talked 10 minutes, it's 20 euros, okay ?" " You're messing with me ?" " It didn't work." "I don't care that you couldn't hear a thing !" "You owe me !" " Let me go !" " No !" "Did you hear what I said ?" "Pay me or I'll beat the shit out of you !" "Now it's 5 euros a minute for you !" "You owe me 50 !" "If you don't pay me before the weekend," "I'll tell everybody what's going on between you and Cindy." "You're going too far." "What do you want ?" "You want to be humiliated ?" "Come on !" "Come on, bitch !" "What's wrong ?" "You don't know what to say ?" "What ?" "You chicken out ?" "Talk !" "Come on !" "Fight !" "You're pathetic." "Get out of the shower, it's been 15 minutes." " Now !" " Piss off." "What's wrong with you ?" " Sandrine !" " Leave me alone !" " Get out !" " Let me go !" "Hurry, get out !" "Let go of me !" " Let go of me !" " Calm down." "Get off me, motherfucker !" " Get off !" " Who's the boss now ?" "Apologize !" "Louder, I can't hear you !" " Louder." " Okay, sorry." "Go to your room." " Get off me !" " Calm down, Sandrine !" "Go to your room !" "Paco, I need to ask you something." " Can I sit ?" " Of course." "I'm polite, you see, asking for permission." "What do you want ?" "When you control a girl like last night, it's for her own good or do you enjoy it ?" "Stay in your place." "I'm not insulting, we're all calm." "When you drag a girl on the floor and humiliate her, do you think she's learning ?" " Let me tell you, if you're here, it's because you don't respect the rules." "I'm here to teach you." "Are you happy ?" "Humiliating us creates the opposite." "Teaching us and then hitting us." "Manon, don't push." "Isn't it true ?" "Manon, your mother calls everyday." " You have to talk to her." " Yeah, I know." "Don't worry, I talk to her all the time." "What are you doing ?" "Where are you going ?" " What's going on ?" " Please." "I wanted to know if..." "if it was possible..." "If I leave the center, if the judge agrees... it is possible that I don't go back to my Mom's." " Can you tell what's going on ?" " I can't." "I just want a foster family, please." "I don't know if I can do anything." "But..." "Wait !" "It's not easy to find a family, it takes time." "We can try to find you a spot in a foster care close to your work." "What do you think ?" "If that's the only way..." "Do you want to write to your judge ?" "Do you need to think first ?" "You're sure that's what you want ?" "We'll take care of this." "We'll take care of this, okay ?" "Mom..." "It's over, Manon." "We're not your family any more." "This is not your home any more." "You didn't come to the puppet show." " You don't care about me." " What ?" "Come on, explain." "You confuse me with your love, I don't want to come back." "You have no reason to come back." "It's a training center, you have classes and you work in a workshop to prepare for your exam." "You have a room there, free weekends." "But you haven't been judged yet." "You're still under judicial supervision." "Will you hold on ?" "That's a great news." "Are you happy ?" "Are you okay, Manon ?" "Lucas, your former caseworker told us there was a spot at the foster care." " If it can reassure you." " I'm not scared." "One day, I'll have an awesome SUV with tinted windows, a huge one and I promise you'll be the only one to fix it." "How will you buy it ?" "Business..." "I'll set up a business." "Well, I won't be a drug dealer or something..." "Hey !" "What did you mean ?" "Your mother just called." "You're sure you don't want to talk to her ?" "Can I have some cake ?" "We have to go." "Bye." "Good luck." " Good luck, Manon." " Thanks." "I promise that one day, people will also call me Madam." "I don't understand." "Why does the lawyer do all of that ?" "That's his job." "You're like a lawn-mower for him, he wants things to work out." "What ?" "But I'm a human being." "Promise me not to mess up here." " Yeah, yeah." " I'm still on probation." " Don't worry." " No, I do worry." "Damien, that's the girl I talked to you about." "Come see me later, I have a paper for you to sign." " Do you know what it is ?" " Yeah, a 2 CV." " You know it ?" " Of course !" " So, are you happy ?" " Yeah." "I have something to show you." "Look..." "The Triumph of my friend." "I talked with the boss." "He says that you can fix it." "There's a lot of work." "We'll start by the chains." "It needs a special chain." "Then we'll have to change the clutch." "Do you remember how to do it ?" "You'll also have to check the brake pads." "Everything's okay ?" "You think you can do it ?" "We have a lot on our plate."