"That was your mother." "You'll have to go soon." " Of course, I'm almost finished." " Forget about that, there's not enough time." "Through this holy anointing, may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit" "Amen." "In order that, free from all your sins," "He will comfort you in this voyage that you're now commencing and give you" " salvation." " Amen." "God comes to our aid at all times, as our Father that loves us wants us to be happy on Earth and afterwards in heaven." "Amen." "Someone is crying, why?" "We're all crying, my love." "We're crying with joy and we're crying with envy." "With envy because you're going to be with Jesus." "Yes," "I want to be with him already." "Would you like to tell Jesus what you want?" "Yes, help me." "Jesus, my child loves you a lot, she adores you." "More than anything in the world." "Is that right, my love?" "Yes." "She's tired and it's hard for her to talk," "but you know that each time her heart beats she's telling you she loves you." " Is that right, my love?" " Yes." "He wants to be with you as well." "Yes." "Now we must open the window." "It's raining, my darling." "Now you must all help me a lot." "Are you frightened, my love?" "I'm not, but you are." "What are you saying, my darling?" "Why would I be frightened?" "Because I can see a ugly face." "Very ugly." "Do you know what we're going to do?" " We'll call your angel..." " Mr. Meebles isn't here." "He left." "I don't think so." "Some guardian angel he would be if he left now." "Well he's not here." "What nonsense, why would he leave?" "Because the black guy came." "Blessed be God." "And he says that he means business" "Blessed be his holy name." "Blessed be his sacred heart..." "Blessed be his precious blood." "Blessed be Jesus in the sacred sacrament of the altar." "And Dad, isn't he coming?" "Dad really wants to be here." "I hope he's on his way because they're already coming to get me." "José María, Alejandro, come and help her." "Don't leave her alone, she's still only a child." "Go with here as far as the doors of heaven so that she doesn't become lost." "Mum, do you think that they will let me in in the play?" "You're already in it." "Yes." "¡Leñe!" "Of course, what burnt you?" "And what conclusion can we draw from that?" "Elena." "That..." "We should be careful with hot stuff?" "Camino." "Why was Begoña burnt?" "Because the movement of our hands was converted to heat." "That's right." "What it means is that energy is never created nor destroyed only transformed." "They've come for the girl." "Ah, OK." "Off you go." "They're not going to give me an injection, are they, Mum?" "Again you're asking about that?" "Begoña says that sometimes they take blood." "Maybe." "But would that really be so bad?" "Mum, can you, please?" "How about this:" "Why don't you ask her?" "Easy does it." "It's nothing really." " A tiny prick" " Ow!" "Come." "You can already see how it's reducing the inflammation that's bothering you, can't you?" "How about doing an x-ray to see if there's anything there?" "Ow!" "Heavens, be still, so I don't break the needle." "I have smaller patients that don't moan like you." "Look, Mum." "The one that I wanted to show you." "Isn't it pretty, and so simple?" "Yes, it's nice but I wouldn't wear it." "Come on." "Have you put the water on the table?" "Dad!" "How is my darling?" "Lord, we ask that you never abandon us and that your love will always be with us." "Lord make our house your favourite place and our hearts your favourite church." "Amen." "Do you know what, Dad?" "Mum is going to make me a dress like a chulísimo that we saw, and I love it." "We're not just going to copy it, we'll make ours even better." "Eat up!" "And how is that dress so beautiful?" "Ah, I can't tell you." "Mum can't say anything either." "No." "I promised her that I will have it finished for her birthday." "You've got plenty of time, then." " It's red, with straps..." " Shh!" " And a short skirt..." "How stupid." " Tuck in." "Good, and what would you like me to give you?" "I've already thought about that." "I want the four of us to go on holiday." "Where to?" "It doesn't matter, anywhere." "See you tomorrow, Yeyé." "Lord, you've looked in my eyes." "Smiling, you said my name." "And in the sand, I left my boat." "Together with you," "I will search another sea." " And do any boys go?" " Sss." "Obviously not." "There are only three girls at the moment but it's heaps of fun." "But what's the club all about?" "It's like a cooking course, well, we've just started." "But do you play or anything?" "They read to us and give talks." "It's a lot of fun." " I bet you eat coconuts." " Nope." "The thing is there's only a few of us." "If you come..." "It's free." "I can't, on Wednesdays I see a psychologist." "Why?" "Because I'm pre-adolescent." "What's that?" "An illness I have but my Mum puts up with me." "Does the psychologist help you or what?" "No, but Mum says that while I'm with him" "I can't get on her nerves." "Sssst." "You could stop by the cooking club then come with me to drama." " Have you finally enrolled?" " Yes, my cousin talked me into it." "You and you." "And you!" "But what did I do, Sister?" "Lord, you've looked in my eyes." "Wait here and we'll talk when the Eucharist has finished." "And you, get rid of the gum, you're the worst." "I haven't got any." "No, you never have anything, you've never done anything, write that out 1000 times." "What drama club were you talking about?" "It's just a cultural centre that I go to." "Do any guys go?" "Elena, why don't we go together and see if it's any good?" "I can ask my Mum to come too." "Sure, she can hold our hands and stop us from getting lost." "Have you picked one?" "Do you like it?" ""Mr Meebles"." ""Mr Meebles is a good man, wise, who knows everything about everything but he has a problem"." "Seems like a nice story." "Look what I found." "Check this out, how cute, Mum." "Yes but it's a kid's book." " Sure, but, I don't know..." " This one has pictures too." "Don't worry, darling, I'm sure that Mum will let you choose the one you want." "Do what you want." "But I hope you go for the one that I found." "Again?" "No doubt this won't be the last time." "Let's go, people!" "Shake it!" "Be free." "Let your bodies feel the freedom." "Come on, shake that ass, that's why it's there." "Come on, be free." "Don't be shy." "Go for it." "You too." "No, no, no... she only came to watch her friend." "Alright, pair up." " In twos?" " No, in fives, if you want." "Perhaps you could stop being a clown, Cuco!" "Cuco, loosen up, you're not at the dinner table." "But she's holding me well close." "So what?" "Is she contagious?" " Well she's my cousin" " Pretend she's Santa Catalina." "Sit down there." "Jonatan, grab Begoñita and show him how it's done." "Who would want to be twelve again, eh?" "With all the hormones firing." "She's a bit of slapper, Begoña." "Come on guys, we're almost there." "OK, listen up." "We have a lot of rehearsing to do this year ..." "Mr Meebles!" "What?" "He'd probably be good at drama." "Oliver and Benji!" "Mr Meebles is a very wise man but he has a problem." "What problem?" "Now, a simple play because there's only a few of us and we've got a black guy." "I'm keen as well." "Good." "A play that if possible ends with a kiss because I see that you're all goody-two-shoes, eh?" "Oh, please." "How about Cinderalla?" " It's a bit sad, isn't it?" " At the start yes, but at the end, no." "I'm going to find you a soul." "¡Uuuuuh!" "Have you ever heard of Opus Dei?" "Pardon?" "Did you know that fixing sinks can be holy?" "What are you doing here, why aren't you out and about?" "Because this weekend Mum has the circle." " Circle?" " I mean, she's retired..." "That's what I'd like to do, retire." "Ow!" "You're mothers and so many of you presume that you run Christian homes, you must start by sowing the seeds in your children." "When you recommend books or keep an eye on them, you're sowing the seeds." "When you choose their friends, you're sowing the seeds." "And always, always above all else indoctrinate them with the one true faith." "One of you at least is doing this very well." "Let me tell you about something that your daughter, Gloria, told me in the confessional the other day." "It seems that you went to a doctor to get an injection." "That's right, it was terrible." "She dreads them." "Well it turns out, this is the interesting bit, that just before she had asked the Virgin, who she adores," "that they wouldn't give her an injection." "She asked her for the strength to accept the will of God." "Accept the will of God without a murmur." "The poor girl was crying a bit." "Isn't that right, Gloria?" "Watch her because she is very special and if I'm not wrong she'll follow in the footsteps of her sister." "What a lot of books we're collecting." "Nice, isn't it?" "My Dad used to take me to a place in Madrid every Sunday with heaps of stalls all full of used books of all types and he let me pick one." "I remember, it sounds silly, a story that had a pink cover, a bit corny." "I don't know how many times I read it to my sister." "You often talk about your sister and your parents." " Well, so what, they're my family." " Your family is here now." "We should be just as important to you, I reckon." " Of course you're important..." " A little love for God proves that we're not living in the past." "I need to get something off my chest, Nuria." "Our former families are very selfish and only know one sentence:" ""we miss you a lot"" "as if that somehow helps us." "Well, what do you expect, they love us so much..." "Exactly." "And Satan, who's nobody's fool, uses the people we love most to separate us from the task that God has entrusted us with." ""He who has God, wants for nothing." "God alone is enough"." "How wonderful." "This one, a blue label." "Without a doubt." "You're right, Inés, thanks for helping me see it." "Oh, this one, what nonsense." "This guy wrote well, but always about such morbid things." "I brought you this so that he could always be with you." "Do you think, Mum, that they'll let me join the drama club?" "Did you know that Bernadette was your age when the Virgin chose her?" "She was in love with Antoine," " the son of a miller." " And which part are you up to?" "She made her a saint and she forgot about the guy and went to a convent instead." "No, my darling." "Bernadette gave up everything in order have everything." "Ouch!" "What hurts?" "It's my neck." "It's like someone's hammering in a nail." "Tomorrow we'll have time." "Try to relax." "And I'll pray for you." "Never waste an opportunity to tell him you love him." "They rehearse on thursdays and at the end of the course they perform for parents and the public and anyone who wants to go." "This year you have a lot of study to do, you know that, and you're already busy on Wednesdays." "What if I get up an hour earlier every day to study?" "You'll see, I'll start tomorrow." "It can't be done, my darling." "I reckon you need to sort out your priorities and right now is perhaps not the best time for drama." "What if I give up the club?" "There's only a few of us and we don't do anything interesting." "The truth is, it's a bit boring." "It makes me sad to hear you say that." "No, Mum, I like it, it's just that..." "Did you know that your sister had doubts about her calling because God was asking her at that time to give up a lot?" "Just like Bernadette." "And what did she do?" "She asked her angel to help her reach the right decision." "And that's what we're going to do with your angel." "We'll let him decide." "What do you think?" "Good idea." "Now is the time to give him a name, he must be sick and tired of being called "guardian angel"." "I love you, Mum." "I love you too." " Give Dad a kiss when he gets in." " Ok." "Guardian angel, don't leave her alone, don't let her get lost." "Do you think that Cinderella would be a good play to do?" "God bless you." " I was just thinking about you." " That's exactly why" "I'm here." "Have you not realised yet?" "Where are you?" "Nowhere, I guess." "But why were you looking for me?" "I have a problem." "Ah, well you're not the only one." "I also have one, young man." "But that can't be." "What problem could you have if you know everything and you can do anything?" "Yes that's true." "But I already know what your problem is." "You've noticed someone." "The truth is that I don't know what is happening to me." "Nothing has happened." "Is it that when you think about this person your belly tingles?" "Yes, and I can't sleep." "Huh!" "Take this." "Look in the audience." "Perhaps there's a girl who can help." "All you have to do is invite her onto the stage." "Yes." "Wait, wait!" "Where are you going?" "It's fine." "You have a problem with the joint, as far as the cervical area." "No big deal." "Why don't we talk to Uncle Rafael?" "Because he's a gynecologist." " Trust this doctor." " I'll get you to do some excercises to correct a slight deviation in the column." "Once per week, in the afternoon after school and you'll see how quickly the problem goes away." "Will I be able to do drama?" "Yes, business as usual." "We'll see when there's a slot free in the afternoons..." " Thursdays." " Perfect." " Or Wednesdays." " Much better." "Wednesday would be much better." "OK, they'll call you." "Here!" "Here!" "I'm open!" "Did you know that skank is enrolling in drama club?" "Why do you say that?" "Because she doesn't give a shit about drama." "She's just on the pull." "Hopefully they won't take her." "They will, for her pretty face." "They did more tests to see if I can be an astronaut." "Because I'm ugly." "You're not ugly, Bego." "Except for the braces." " Your cousin cracks me up." " Yes, he's nice." "His Mum works in a" " bakery." " Really?" "Yes, it's near your house." "He goes there every afternoon until his Mum closes up." "Have you decided about the play yet?" "I can't remember," "My cousin Cuco suggested a really tacky one." "I'm sure it will be nice." "It'll be great for the person who plays Cinderella." "What?" "I bet they make me play Anastasia or Griselda." "Why do you call him Cuco?" "I don't know, we always have." "But what's his real name?" "He's called Jesús, but I prefer Cuco." "Rain, rain, go away." "Obviously instead of anise we'll put in juice from two lemons." "OK, perhaps one is enough." "A work of art." "Perhaps one of you will end up as a chef." " Or an artist." " Or an artist, why not?" "We sometimes hear "he was born to be an artist"" "which emphasises that your occupation isn't earned through your own efforts, rather you've always had it." "It would be better to say" ""he was called to be a great doctor", because "occupation" means "calling"." "We will also grate the skin and put it in with the eggs and the sugar." "Like this, Mercedes?" "That's right." "For some people it's clear what job they'll do but others need help to figure it out." "We'll beat them quite a bit." "Ow!" "Are you OK?" "Yes, my back hurts but I'm OK." "Are you sure?" "Do you want me to get your Mum to come and pick you up?" "No, I'm going by myself today." "Ah, OK." " Shall I put them now, Mercedes?" " Uh-huh." "And there's one calling that we all have through the fact that we were born." "To be saints." "We have to love God because he loves us and created us so that we would love him freely." "We need to show him openly without any shame." "If we love someone but we don't tell them, what kind of love is that?" "How cool is that?" "Darling, I don't know, I'm afraid to give you any more Panadol." " You'll see how quickly it goes away." " Give it to me." "Tendría que haberte ido a buscar con la que estaba cayendo." "Come on, I'll put your night gown on for you." "OK, socks first." "You're soaked to the bone." "Don't cry, my darling." "Lift up your legs a bit." "Don't be a drama-queen!" " Listen to your Mum." " Come on!" "I'm trying to but I can't." "I'm sorry for all the trouble that I'm causing you." "Don't breathe." "There's a fracture in the spine" " at the third vertebrae" " But we've already taken an x-ray of this girl, haven't we?" "How did they not see it?" "No idea." "Mum, I'm scared." "How about we pray to the Virgin and ask for strength?" "No, not strength." "I'm going to ask her straight up that they don't give me any more injections." "Are you the father of Camino Fernández?" "Yes." "Has your daughter fallen or had any kind of blow?" "Well she says not and so do we..." "She must be in a lot of pain." "We need to operate right away because the risk of a lesion on the spine is very high." "Hello." "Yes we were waiting for your call." "One moment." "Yeyé!" " Yo, sister." " It was hard to get hold of you." "You're like a minister, always busy." "Yeah, here there's always stuff to sort out." "I have a surprise for you:" "I spoke to Don Francisco, our spiritual director, and the morning mass is going to pray for you." "Everyone is going to pray that tomorrow everything goes great." "And when are you coming?" "We miss you so much..." "Well." "I have so much to tell you..." "Can you put Mum on so I can say hi?" "Bye Nuria." "Don't worry about the operation." "It's nothing." "Darling!" "OK..." "Sure, you know it." "That's great." "Don Miguel Ángel has told us so much about you." "Yes, like a charm." "Don't worry, everything's under control." "Do you want me to put your Dad on?" "Alright, we'll call you the moment your sister wakes up after the surgery." "Thanks." "God bless you." "She's in a hurry, they're waiting for her." "I didn't get a chance to tell her that if she wants we could send her guitar." "I don't think she has time for guitars." "Did you know that in her house there are more than 18 men and women?" "There are guys there too?" "Your sister isn't in a convent, she's living in the real world." "Let's go." "Do you know long it will take?" "I've got no idea." "They'll tell you when she comes out." "You can't come any further." "Camino, my darling, I love you." "Jesus is with you." "What class are you in?" " 5B" " Cool, 5B." " No doubt you've got a boyfriend?" " Will I dream when I'm under?" " Do you dream when you sleep?" " Sometimes I have nightmares." "What you have to do is think about something that you really really like." "Now I want you to count down from ten to zero." "Count backwards I mean." "Go for it..." "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five" "I'm putting it in." "For the prelate in Rome, for all our family so that they can strengthen their faith every day thanks to your divine intercession." "For Camino..." "Fernández, the sister of one of our numeraries who is right now undergoing surgery in Madrid, and we ask you, Lord, that you guide us so that each day we can be a little less unworthy of you." " We pray, Lord - we pray, hear us." "Let's turn her over." " carefully, on three." " I'm disconnecting it." "Carefully, carefully..." "One, two, three" "OK, once more." " How's the surgery going?" " Good, good..." "I'm with Jesus" "We can't go through." "What's the time?" "Yeyé!" "Papiii!" "Move your hand." "I want to go home." "What, already?" "I want to have a birthday party with my friends, like every year." " And when is your birthday?" " In spring." "There's plenty of time." "That's a month and a half away." "Happy birthday to you." "Happy birthday dear Camino," "Happy birthday to you." "Happy birthday, my darling." "Thank you, thanks everyone." "Your Mum's given you a cool dress." "She made it." "Secretly, so it would be a surprise." "It's awesome, you're lucky." "Your friends at school have sent you a card." "You have so many friends." "Well, I'm off." "Save me a bit of cake." "Papi." "What's up, darling?" "This is the first year that you haven't made a film." "You'd better go, Papi, or you'll get told off." "You're not going to believe it." "Guess who's come from Pamplona!" "Let's have a look at this beautiful niece who's just turned 11." "Hi, Aunt." "What a surprise, Marita." "Hi, José." "This is for you." "Thanks." "You shouldn't have gone to any trouble." "It's not a present." "It's a loan." "Sit down, you must be exhausted." "Tell us about Nuria." "Do you see her?" "Of course." "Once per month, without fail, she comes to my place." "It must be hard for her to make it given that she's so busy." "True." "She's knows that you're single, right?" "Me, single?" "No way." " I'm always with Jesus." " Totally." "I've got a great surprise for you." " You won't recognise your room." " Why not?" "Ah!" "Do you want to stop and give thanks, the three of us," " before we go home?" " OK, but first, I'm a bit peckish." "Turn here, Dad!" "I didn't know that you liked cream cakes so much." "(SIGH)" "Cripes, what a woman, she gave me her life story in five minutes." "Look what she gave me, it's from her son." "She's separated and apparently her husband doesn't want to know about the kids." "Dad, let's go home." " And we'll eat the cakes." " I bought torrijas, which seemed ideal for your home-coming." "Don't you like it?" "Yes, but the bed must have cost mega-bean." "And the paint..." "You're our daughter, money is no object." "If Nuria comes to see us, where will she sleep?" "Look what I brought you." "A little strong-box!" "It looks like a little box, but there's more." "CGS." "It's from your office, isn't it?" "I'm insulted!" "Don't you know what CGS means?" ""Case to Guard" "Secrets..."" "The music stops the secrets from escaping." "Can we try it right now?" "As long as you have a secret to put in." "And as long as you trust me?" "Open it!" "Do you know why I wanted to sign up for drama club?" "Goodnight." "Cinderella." "Dad." "Yes?" "I'm not surprised that Mum fell in love with you." "What about science?" "We're doing animals." "And the Penguin made us learn the classification of all these annoying bugs." " It can't be that bad." " No?" "Then can you tell why I need to know that the octopus is an oviparous invertebrate mammal." "Es que está más capulla que antes de que le quitasen la vesícula." "Es como si le hubiera dado un subidón." "I really want to come back to school and hang out with you lot." "And to cooking class, right?" "One day we'll learn to cook an egg." "True." "What about drama club?" "On Thursday we're trying out to see who will play what." "I swear, you're on time." "Sí, claro." "Como no sea para hacer de armario." "Pues de armario, qué más da." "One time they made me a tree and I had stand there doing nothing because they told me there was no wind." " I don't know." " Read the story and learn four sentences of the characters that you like best." "I'll tell them you're coming." "Even if you only come to see Elena trying to be Cinderella, it'll be well worth the trip." "She's like a cephalopod in heat." "It's painful." "And my cousin will be there." "He won't be able to keep his eyes off her, she's so pretty." "What's even more strange..." "he says that he likes your hair." "But keep that on the downsy." "¿El qué?" "Que en lengua, alucina, hay que saberse todas las clases y formas de todos los determinantes y ha dicho la Dolores que la que falle uno solo la echa de clase." "Es que cómo se pasa la Dolores, ¿no?" "Le voy a recomendar que se compre un amigo." "Am I hurting you?" "Mum, do you think it's possible to fall in love with someone that you've only spoken to once?" "I reckon that only happens in the movies." "Sure, but when you met Dad didn't you feel in your heart" " that he was the one?" " Don't be silly." "I often think about Giuseppe." " Who?" " Giuseppe," "Nuria's friend." "The one that was an actor." "Oh, right." "He went to Italy but he didn't write." "Not even a postcard." "Strange, isn't it?" "Nuria used to watch the letterbox every day." " It made me sad..." " Aren't you exaggerating?" "Begoña says that it's still not too late to try out for the play." "Wouldn't that be a bit hasty?" "Maybe, but the physio told me that I can take off the brace from time to time." "And Dad can give me a lift in the car." "OK, we'll talk to Dad when he gets back." "I've already talked to him." "Well, don't let me poke my nose into your business." "Mum, how can I make myself beautiful?" "There's the new dress." "Or don't you like it?" "Yes, Mum," "I like it." "It's just that I had forgotten about it." "Don't be so vain." "What time is it?" "Wooo!" "Wooo!" "Mum?" "Do you know what time it is, lazy-bones?" "Oh yeah, I've got to get ready for the audition." "What audition?" "You're not going to any auditions." " But I thought..." " You're not going to school." "You've given up going to the cooking club and you want to go to drama?" "You're paralysed, remember." "No, look." "(LAUGHS)" "No big deal." " And what's that?" " What?" "Look what you're wearing!" "This?" "It's a suit, Aunt." "Or can't you see it?" ""You told me that I could..."" "Oh, yeah." "You told me that I could come as well." "To the dance." "And I always deliver on my promises." "You'll need a" " better necklace." " ¿A que mola?" "Stop, stop, stop." "Let's see, Elenita" "This lady isn't your Aunt and this necklace isn't" ""mola" according to the script, got it?" "I know that, but is only an audition." "When it's for real I'll do it properly." "OK, from the top." "Again?" "We've already done it." "Yeah, but we have to get it right." "I've washed all the floors." "I've polished all the silver cutlery and I've fed the hens." " Well... clean the cat." " Does it ever end?" "I wouldn't ask you to do it if we weren't so worried, Rafael, it's just that... we can't see any other way." "Eh?" "OK." "Yes, yes." "No, no, no." "Anytime in the afternoon is fine." "You have no idea how grateful we are, Rafael." "Thanks a lot." "Bye bye." "Well, it seems that Rafael can help us." "Tomorrow Dr. Beernaola will come, he's the head of neurosurgery at El Carmen, and he'll be covered by our insurance." "From what I told him he thinks it's something very serious." "And he thinks we should have come to him sooner." "Gloria." "I was thinking about Alejandro." "We have to pray a lot, José." "We should be thinking of what Jesus wants, not what we want." "Give that to me, you can't take anything at all." "Are you going to give it to me or what?" " Fek!" " I'm sorry," "I wanted to give it to you but I couldn't." "This is the first time that I've been this sick and I'm a bit freaked." "I'm really sorry." "Sorry." "But how is it possible that they didn't see it?" "with all the tests that they've done?" "The tumour is here and is pressing against the marrow." "It caused the vertebrae to fracture and the partial paralysis in the legs and it's why she's starting to have paralysis in the upper body." "But they've only just operated." "The only course of action is to remove the tumour straight away." "Why are you punishing me, God, why?" "Don't say that, darling." " What have I done to you?" " Don't talk nonsense." "God is your father, and even though we don't understand him," "He does it because he loves you, Camino," "He loves you deeply." "Darling, at least now we know exactly what the problem is." "The doctor is the best there is and as soon as they take out the tumour you'll be as good as gold." "I know." "I won't say that again." "How about we offer your operation to all the children who are suffering in the world?" "Hi." "Let's see what your blood pressure is like." " Are they going to cut my hair?" " Don't worry, just a little at the back, you won't even notice." "They told us that tomorrow, after the operation, she will spend the" " night in intensive care." " How lucky, they'll look after you really well there." "I hope all the nurses will be like you." "I know that Mari Ángeles has been a bit rough on you." "Her husband has left her and that's why she's in a bad mood." "We're really sorry to hear that." "Well at least we know her name so we'll be able to" " pray for her." " That's right." "We must pray even for our enemies." "She mustn't eat or drink anything, they want to operate as soon as she's been fasting for long enough." "Dad, can you bring my music box?" "It's in my bedside drawer." "I don't think you need it here." "It's just that ..." "Mum usually talks to me about the guardian angel before I go to sleep and I've been having weird dreams." "A lo mejor al hablar de él le molestamos." "Darling." "You mustn't worry." "I'm going to tell you a story." "Ok, yes." "Tell me Cinderella." "But tell me the ending first because I already know the sad part." "You're a gift from heaven, darling." "Mum says that I'm not a gift, but a priceless loan that you'll have to repay sooner or later." "I really wish this would all stop, Dad." "Let's get going, visiting hours have already finished." "What?" "You've already got the new bike?" "I tried it out for the first time today." "What are you going to do with the other one?" "I'm thinking about selling it or donating it to an NGO." "Buy one with a sidecar so you can take your girlfriend with you." "She'll look great in a helmet." "Hi, it looks like everything went very well." "She told me that she spent the whole operation eating cream buns." "Cream buns?" "She's still very groggy." "I'd like to stay with her tonight." "Out of the question." "That's impossible in the ICU." "But if they told us yesterday that it could be possible..." "One of you can go in if you want, but be quick." "Thank you." "If she gets through night OK and doesn't have any fever, we'll put her back in the ward first thing in the morning." "Darling, how are you?" "They won't let me stay, so" "I'll be in the ward counting the hours until you get there." " Do you remeber Getsemaní?" " Yes." "Then you know that Jesus was there, abandoned, waiting for his time." "Even the apostles fell asleep, although I'm sure that somewhere in Jerusalem the Virgin Mary was praying and couldn't sleep." "And where was Joseph?" "Wasn't he his father?" "Try to sleep." "We'll pray to your guardian angel that he watch over your body and your spirit during the night." "(CAMINO BREATHES MORE QUICKLY)" "Guardian angel, don't leave her alone and lost." "No, no." "I don't believe it." "I can't do it anymore." "It's no use." "I can't believe in anything or anyone." "There's nothing left for me." "Nothing!" "Nothing, my daughter?" " There is no reason to think that." " Of course there is." "Nonsense, daughter." "If you didn't believe in anything, I wouldn't be here." " And here I am." " But..." "Come here, come, dry those tears." "With those eyes you won't be able to go on any adventures." " Adventures?" " By going on adventures you're stealing time from death." " But how could I?" " You have a long way because you have faith." "Faith in love." "But I'm sick." "You're not sick, You're a person who has a problem." "Just like me." " And what's your problem?" " Well, the truth is that I'm nothing when you stop thinking about me." "So we need to make the most of the time we have." " But I'm so ugly..." " Already you're talking nonsense." "At the end of the story you're not." "Let's get cracking because even miracles take time." " Yes." " And keep it secret because if you talk about your dreams, they're less likely to come true." "Where the devil is it?" "Here it is!" " How do you want the dress to look?" " Red!" "I'm such an idiot..." "What are the words again?" "Ah, yes!" "Salacadula, menchicapula, bididibadi di bam!" "(ALARM CLOCK)" "Dad!" ", Mum!" "What's going on?" "The baby Jesus has come to get him." "This is a day of joy, not sadness." "You should be happy to see him go." "And you're letting him go?" "Don't think that I'm making him go, Nuria." "I could hardly refuse." "The Lord has greater things planned for your brother Alejandro." "Did you let him go as well, Dad?" "Mum?" " What's happening?" " Put this on." "You can't go outside dressed like that." "Hurry up!" "But..." "Dad!" " Come on." " Where are we going?" " Yeyé!" " Don't call me that!" "¡Y no seas tan toquetona!" "The Lord has greater things planned for you." "(TRAIN)" "Yeyé!" "May God have mercy on you." "Daaaad!" "Muuuuum!" "Daaaad!" "No." "Nooooooo!" "Noooooo!" "Nooooooo!" "I'm really glad that you're here with me, Mari Ángeles." "I came to give you back your rosary." "Here it is." " Thanks, I wanted to say..." " Unlike some other people," "Jesús will never abandon you." "My Aunt Marita has been without my uncle for ages but she always says that she's not alone." "You're an angel." "Do you know what I think about angels?" "That there're like energy:" "They aren't created nor destroyed, they just change forms." "My sister is already back in the ward." "She seems to be getting better quickly." "That's great news." "How would you feel if I took the train on Thursday and come back Friday?" "I could spend the night at the hospital and Mum could rest." "Do you know what rumours I've heard?" "The prelate is coming this week from Rome to a general council and he's going to do a surprise visit." "What, here?" "Yes, daughter, it would be a dream come true for me as well." "We must have everything ship-shape in case he comes." " I can't believe it." " We mustn't waste any time." " When are you going to see your aunt?" " Next week." "Great." "It's a rhabdomyosarcoma." "It's a very aggressive cancer and at your age, very serious." "There's a certain percentage that recover but chances are slim." "Very slim, I won't lie to you." "We're going to start treatment to prevent it spreading." "When?" "As soon as the fever goes and her condition improves." "I'm looking after everything." "You can be sure that from here she's in the best hands." "Within a fortnight we'll do another scan." "I totally respect the doctor's opinion but" "Navarra hospital has the best children's oncology, they're highly specialised, not to mention the personal touch." "They actually treat their patients like people there." "Sugar?" "Yes please." "At any rate it's a private clinic and right now we can't..." "José, surely you should be thinking about your daughter and not about yourselves." "Of course, but to take her away from home, she's very weak..." "I doubt she'll like the idea." "Doubt, José, doubt." "You said it." "You doubt now just like you doubted when your other daughter felt her calling, just like you doubted when you lost your son." "You're doubting every time that you don't support Gloria in your decisions." "What are you getting at?" "You need to have a broader vision." "From my perspective, you and Gloria are very privileged." "It's you and Gloria that have been chosen, not Camino." "Don't you realise that this isn't the first time that" "Christ has visited you with the cross?" "It's your love for Him that's being tested." "He's looking deep into your soul so that he can be sure that you're worthy of Him." "Dare I say that you have the most to gain from this test, José, because Gloria is putting in a super-human effort." "God is working through this beautiful child and you can be sure that whatever he does is in her best interests." "You're giving me an injection" " I can tell." " It seems you know more than me." "But with the catheter you should hardly feel it." "No, no, it's quite uncomfortable." "Isn't that right?" "You don't have to act tough." "Scream if it hurts you." "Aaaahhh." "Fight the power." "Not at all." "You need to stay at the height that the Lord expects of you." "He loves you which is why he expects more." "That's fair, isn't it?" "Oh, that one's green." "It must be mint-flavoured." "No way." "Mint-flavoured?" "That would be fatal." "It's OK, the drug is causing an unpleasant taste in her mouth." "Are you OK, darling?" "OK, I'll give you some more." "Everything's going dark." "You're so brave..." "A bit more, honey." "For the Pope, for the Church, for the play, for the most needy and for the sinners, for the unbaptised children." "A bit more, darling, a bit more." "Shout if you want." "My Lord Jesus Christ" "Did you say something, honey?" "My Lord Jesus Christ, for the love which You bear to men..." "Do you want to pray the "Blessed Sacrament"?" "No." "I'm going to kill myself tonight." " Why do you say such things?" " Because the demon has come." "No." "He can't be here because you and I have been saved by the grace of God." "Isn't that right?" "Behind you." "It's full of flies." "We'd better sprinkle your bed with holy water." "No, he won't like that and he'll get mad." "Well so what." "That's what we want to do, isn't it?" "We have nothing to fear." "Which pastor, pastor." "Which calf, calf." "I'm the pastor." "Dad is the pastor." "Uncle Rafael is the pastor." "I don't think Uncle Rafael is the pastor." "Yes, he is." " And me?" " You're not the pastor." " I must be the calf then?" " No, you're nothing." "And what are all you pastors doing?" "We're looking after the calves and sometimes we vomit." "Hi, good morning ladies." "Pax, Aunt Marita." " In aeternum." " How are you?" "What a nightmare your sister is going through." "I don't know what to think." "Have you not been to see her yet?" "Well the truth is that in the last few days we've had an avalanche of work, I can't get away." "I can imagine." "Mum says that Camino is coping like a Saint." "I wonder if they could move her here so I could see her." "Your father is too stubborn." "I don't think so." "I already said to your mother that I can help them but" "José insists that she's better off there." "He has faith in the doctors that are treating her." "Your father has no faith in anything, and never has." "Which is why he can't bear to see you so happy." "Here." "You have no idea how much good you're doing." "Inés says hi." "Will you stick around for lunch?" "Actually we have to get going." " But you only just got here." " We've got a lot to do." "OK, see you later." "You've got to do what you've got to do." "I've got some stuff to do as well." "I hope so, Bego." "They had to do another operation but the problem's fixed now." " Right, darling?" " That's right." "Take me for example." "Last year I had an operation for my bunions." "They left me with "divine feet"." "When the temperature changes..." "Tell me, how's the play going?" "Alright I guess..." "But you've got to get better for the premiere because we're going to reserve the best seat in the house for you." " How is everyone?" "How's Elena?" " She's worse than ever." "What happened is that because she's got tits already they let her be Cinderella." "I'm sure it will be great." "Did you know, next week after the test we're all coming to see you." "If you want us to." " Here?" " Or we could meet you in the bar downstairs." "Silly." "Look what I brought you." "We're going to come dressed up so that you can see the costumes." "The prince's is the best," " My Aunt made it for him." " Is he coming?" "How could he not come, the whole thing was his idea." "Really?" "He wants to come and see you." "He wants to bring a card..." "For me?" "Hello." "Here's your apéritif." "Then I'm going to lift you up a bit so I can change the bed." "You won't need to lift her because she's already floating on cloud nine." " You seem happy today." " You will be too." "How's that?" "Because I've been praying for you." "You'll see." "Darling, the tests don't show exactly what's going on and the doctors recommend starting radio-therapy." "It's not nearly as bad as chemo-therapy." "But in order for it to be effective they need to do it intraoperatively." "OK." "But if they need to cut my hair then it has to be after Thursday." "Why?" "Don't you remember who's coming to see me?" "Mum is going to give me a special hair-do." "Listen." "The thing is that this type of treatment can only be done in another hospital." "Where?" "In Pamplona." "Your sister is stoked that you're going there." "When?" "Tomorrow." "Don Miguel Ángel has helped sort out the formalities." "I'm not going to die, am I, Dad?" "What makes you think that?" "It would be a shame if I were to die now, just when everything is starting to go well." "Camino has come to say goodbye because she's going to Pamplona for a while for treatment and she wants to say that she'll miss you all a lot" "and that she'll be back before the end of term." "Is that right?" "Yes." "OK, we won't hold you up any more." " The card, the card." " Ah, yes." "If any of you wants to send her a card or anything, we'll pass it on to her." "How much time do you think it will take for a card to get to Pamplona from Madrid?" "I'm not sure, it depends." "If they send it by fast-post, two days." "otherwise about a week." "That long?" "But you've only just asked your friends to write to you." "They've hadn't enough time to do it." "Yeah, but maybe someone had already written one." "Ah, OK." "And I'm sure he'll send it fast-post." "It's a shame that Dad couldn't travel separately, isn't it?" "I hope he doesn't get delayed because he's bringing our stuff." "And the video camera." "We'll see if he remembers, he's such a scatter-brain..." "Very good." "We'll see if the superviser of the clinic comes to get them tomorrow" "Thank you." "Do you know if we can visit the oratory before we settle in?" "You can hear mass if you want to." "There's one now at eight o'clock." "But the chaplain also give her communion in her room." "They'll tell us if any mail arrive, won't they?" "Camino, give it a rest." "The postman comes every day at twelve on the dot." "Your mother can ask here." "Yeyé." "You should have come here at the beginning." "Later I'll give you the low-down on this place." " Hi." " Hi." "It's great to see you." "You look really well." " How is everything?" " Good, good." "Here we are anyway." "(DOOR OPENS)" "Hi, Dad." "Nuria!" "How was the trip?" "Good, and my girl?" " She's exhausted." "Have you eaten?" " Yeah, I had a snack on the road." " What about you two?" " No, I haven't left her side." "Well, I'm off." " Why don't you stick around?" " I can't." "Do you want me to go with you?" "No." "I should have been home a while ago, they're waiting for me." "I brought something of yours, I have it in the car." "I'll grab it later." "I've got to run." "OK..." "I bet she was stoked to finally see her sister." "Yes but she's been sleeping all afternoon so they haven't had a chance to talk." "Mum, why don't you go down to the caf. before they close." " I'm not hungry." " You should go." "Shall we go down together?" "OK." "I'll come back straight away then you can go, you must be exhausted." "You found it." "Darling," "Mum told me you were sleeping." "Where's Nuria, Dad?" "She had to go." "No, you misunderstood." "All that time she was talking about the Father, as if you didn't exist." "But you do." "Nuria has chosen a different life." "The important thing is that she's happy." "(MUSIC)" "Leave it going." "Why doesn't Nuria love you, Dad?" "She does love me, darling." "Nuria was only 18 when she told us she was leaving." "We've grown apart a bit." "Did you let her leave, Dad?" " She was crazy about Giuseppe." " Really?" "He forgot about her and never wrote." "But that won't happen to me." "Come on." "I cut a deal with the Virgin Mary." "If I get the card I've been hoping for I'll never complain about anything again." "And what did she say?" "If I start now, the card will arrive more quickly." "It must be a very important card." "Could you call Begoña and give her the details of the hospital?" "But Mum has already given them to your teacher." "Yeah, but now we know the room number as well." "How about this:" "I'll tell her to put "DELIVER BY HAND"" "because sometimes mail gets lost and doesn't arrive." "Thanks, postman Dad." "Uhhh!" "Does it hurt?" "No, nothing at all." "Please watch over the letter." "Make sure it doesn't get lost." "Good morning." "Good morning." "I would like to deliver something to my daughter Nuria." "I'm afraid she's not here just at the moment." "OK." " When should I come back?" " Give it to me and I'll pass it on." "OK..." "Thank you." "Could you ask her to give me a call later on?" "OK." "And could you give her this as well, please." "Oh, I can't take that." "I would have to get permission and right now" " no-one's here." " Right, but I'm sure that you'll do me this small favour." "I'm going back to Madrid tomorrow." "My Lord and my God," "I believe that you're here, that you see me, that you hear me." "I love you deeply." "I ask forgiveness for my sins," "I thank you for listening to this prayer." "Would you like to make a special request, sweetheart?" "Yes." "For those who don't have faith in love." "Great." "Immaculate Mother, Joseph my father," "Guardian angel, please pray on my behalf." "It's good that you're here." "Don Lusi is the hospital chaplain and he's come to pray with us." "You must be José." "Don Luis will come as often as he can." "She deserves it." "Can I speak with you..." "May God give you both strength and God bless you." "In spite of her illness, or perhaps thanks to her illness, her faith in Jesus is rock-solid." "You can be thankful for that." "She's tired and weak but she's happy." "It's a happiness that lasts." "They're nice." "And I said to myself that when you're out in the street you like to stop and look in the shop windows." "Yes..." "Often I like to look, yes, it's silly but as you know..." "Here you have something else to offer." "An opportunity to show God how much you love him and that you're ready to sacrifice everything for Him." "When I travel by bus" "I remain standing even though there are seats free." "What a beautiful gesture, Inés." "Here." "This is for you." "So." "Tell me, what about your companions?" "They all seem at ease here." "Anything that you've seen or that they've mentioned..." "Ummm, yes..." "The other day we were thinking that it would be nice to listen to some music, perhaps on Sundays, or after studying." "I don't reckon that anyone would lose their calling over that." "The calling is a gift from God and cannot be lost." "Nor can we throw it away." "We'll open the neck, this time at the front, and we'll have to put her in a "halo"." "To completely immobilise her head." "It's a strange looking thing but she won't find it too uncomfortable." "The operation will take a while, but we'll be able to put in a portacath at the same time." "Do you know what I don't like about your films?" " What?" " You're not in them." " OK why don't you film me." " Make sure you get the Virgin Mary in." "Hey, where are the flowers" " that I brought you?" " We took them to someone who needs them more." "That way she'll be with you during the operation." "Isn't that right, darling?" "There's nothing wrong with praying for a miracle." "You're human and you're her mother." "But she sees God as her father and that's something you'll just have to accept." "We must put ourselves in His hands." "He knows all but we know nothing." "I'm ashamed to have been so stupid." "I am too." "More than most." "That's why I pray." "I pray a lot." "Ego te absolvo in nomine Patris, et Filii et Spiritus Sancti." "Let's do it." "They just called, everything went well." "My poor girl." "Ah!" "I go, I went, I have gone" "I would go, I could go." "Very good, Anita." "Tomrrow we'll do pronouns." "Which room did you say it was?" " 208." " Ah, OK." "You asked me yesterday." "And the day before that." " How's she doing?" " She's doing great." "Yesterday she had soup and chicken." "Ah!" "208" "The twelve." "Yes, the time of the Angelus." "Nadie se imagina cómo yo espero cada día esas campanadas." "That's Jesus, who is guiding you, and ever closer to you." "I don't know." "Maybe I'll end up just like my sister." "You're still young, but perhaps, who knows?" "What could I do?" "Love Jesus." "I already do." " Have they not finished?" " No." "Is that for her?" "No, it's the anesthetist's bill, which is seperate." "I'll give it to Marita later." "Don't stress if Nuria trys to escape after the meal." "Gloria, I really want to talk to you about the money." "Don't give me a hard time." "My sister gives us the money because she loves us." "We mustn't trouble the girls with our financial woes." "What else will you hide from them?" "What else, Gloria?" "José," "I know you're leaving." "I can't imagine how hard that will be for you." "But we must follow the will of God, don't you think?" "The most important thing is that your daughter sees you stronger and more united than ever." "Your strength will give her strength." "You have no idea how many marriages I've seen fall apart when the going gets tough." "It's without doubt the best gift you can give her." "José, Camino told me that you're making a video for her." "Yes, well..." "It's not a video, it's a movie." "You can rest assured that everything you're documenting an act of great bravery." "This girl is an apostle without knowing it." "OK," "I'll leave you to it." "Ah, have a good trip, José." "This is will help your headache." "If you need anything at all, push the buzzer." " We don't need anything, thanks." " There are blankets in the closet." "Those who have God want for nothing:" "God is enough." "That's what we're reading." ""Nothing will disturb you, nor scare you," "God is unchanging," "God is enough"." "Doesn't that make your hair stand on end?" "Did they also take a photo of Saint Theresa after she died?" "What?" "I think that they know beforehand when someone is going to be a Saint, which is why they take a photo." "Like for Bernadette." "Some people are at peace when they die." "But what about Bernadette?" "Apparently they could smell flowers when she died." "Did you know that when she left for the convent she stopped by the mill to say goodbye to Antoine?" "Yes." "Do you know what he said to her?" ""Goodbye, Bernadette, I want you to know that I'll never marry"" "And then she left." "Forever." "Without saying anything." "And they never saw each other again." "Doesn't that make your hair stand on end, Nuria?" "You've been ages." "She's still very hoarse." "She has an irritated throat from vomiting." "The truth is, it's been a horrible week." "My darling." "I brought you something." "You smell nice." "And I stink." " Don't say that." " I'm rotting." "Tell Dad." "Did something happen." "Do you remember Mari Ángeles, the nurse from El Carmen?" "She called to say that she's back with her husband and she's going to visit us." "That's great news." " Not for me." " How so?" "Always when I pray for others, He answers, but when I pray for myself, He ignores me." " That's not true, sweetheart." " I didn't ask" "Him to cure me, nor that He stop my unbearable headaches, nor that He let me walk again," "nor that He let my grow back." "I only asked for one small thing." "I love Him so much, why couldn't He do it for me?" "Camino, that's enough." "We'll offend Him." "He obviously doesn't love me." "Otherwise He would have done it." "You shouldn't say that, Camino." "Do you understand what I'm saying?" "That I'm not going to love Him either." "Right now we'll ask His forgiveness and thank him for everything He's done for us." "Thank Him for what?" "I give thanks every day for our daughter's illness." "Please don't fight." "God knows that I don't really mean it." "I know, my darling, I know." "Let me go and get the chaplain and the three of us can confess." "I'll go now, what do you think?" "Dad, if God is fair and generous and good and I love Him with all my heart, why won't he cure me?" "What's the problem?" "Listen, darling." "The doctors are doing everything possible." "It's just that your case is very difficult." "You have a very serious illness which they don't know much about." " We must be patient and let..." " If He's all-powerful and all-knowing, what problem could God have, Dad?" "I don't know." "I wish I had the answer." "Maybe He's jealous" "Maybe..." "But I don't want to die without telling Jesús* that I love him." "Don't you think He knows that?" "Get me out of this place." "I can't, my darling." "If I could, you wouldn't be here." "Dad, take me out of here." "Let's leave, both of us." "Where do you want to go?" "To Vienna." "Why Vienna?" "I'll need the dress." "Go and buy it for me," "I can't go myself." "Buy it and tell me when it's ready." "Dad, are you going to let me go too?" "Promise me that you're going to get well because otherwise the doctor won't let you on the plane." "I don't want to go by plane, nor car, nor boat." "How will you get there then?" "By praying." "What are you doing, José?" "Taking flowers to our daughter." "Right now I'm going to Madrid." "Now?" "Why?" "To buy the dress." "The short red dress, with the straps, and the neck-line." "The shop is called Núñez de Balboa con Hermosilla." "I hope it's still there." "I'm also doing what I can." " I'll be back." " OK." "But don't go without telling her what you're doing." "You promised her and she's waiting for you." ""Mr Meebles is a good man, wise, who knows everything about everything"." "Don't you want me to read it to you some other time?" "Keep going." ""He does all kinds of magic and loves adventures." " But he has a small problem"." " He doesn't exist." " So you already know?" " Yes, and so do you." "Not there, Mum." " Why not?" " Don't put anything on the couch." "Dad, can you film me?" " Now?" " Yes, now." "Came back." "Yes, I came back, my darling." "No, the one who laughs at us came back." "We'll call the Virgin Mary so she comes now, if you want?" "Why does he laugh, Mum?" "What's he laughing at?" "I'm not afraid." "I'm not scared, he can't do anything to me." "Tell him to leave; he's not welcome here." " He's telling us to pray for him." " No way." "We must pray even for our enemies, the nun said so." "Keep filming, OK Dad?" "Holy God, Immortal One, protect us from evil..." "He's here he's already gone, God is here now." "Of course he is, He's always with us." "No, you don't understand." "He's here, in the room sitting on the couch." "Film him, Dad." "Lord, protect her always." "Dad!" "Take me to Vienna!" "Darling, how could Dad take you to Vienna?" "How?" "In his arms." " We'll send it to your house as always." " Yes." "Two and a half dozen." "With these you'll be able to feed a wedding." "Now all we need is the bride and groom." " Is that your son?" " Yes." "Say hi." "Hi." "You must also be" " an expert pastry chef?" " Him, pastry chef?" "He wants to be an artist." "He doesn't talk about anything except drama club." "He should talk to my daughter because she loves drama too." "Oh, really?" "You're not in the club" " that's doing Cinderella?" " Answer!" "Yes, we open next Saturday." "They're setting up at the moment." "They're rehearsing like crazy." "You can come to the play if you want." "I'd like to bring my daughter because she would have liked to have been in it, but unfortunately she couldn't." "Are you Camino's father, the girl that's in Pamplona?" "Yes, how did you know?" "Is she OK?" "Or is she..." "The truth is that she's very sick." "We're all hoping for a miracle." "Oh, yeah, my neice told me." "Here you are." "We were going to go and see her at the hospital but she left..." "Say hi to her from the prince." "I'll tell her." "I'm going there now." " What's your name?" " Cuco." " Cuco?" " His name is Jesús but we've always called him Cuco." "Goodbye, Jesús." "Bye." "Hey, Jesús." "You don't have a card, do you?" "I want to tell you something, Gloria." "Don't worry, Camino's fine." "You know that the prelate has been in Spain for a few days in a meeting with all the curates." "I know, Camino and I have been praying a lot for all of you." "I had the chance to talk to him about Camino's case and it's made quite an impression." "He wanted to know every detail and he sees, as I do, that there is something extraordinary in the way that she's coping with this." "The Pope is pushing for more saints, you already know that." "The criteria have been loosened, only one confirmed miracle is required now." "Also the fact that she's not a nun works in her favour." "Can you imagine what a positive impact this would have, especially on children of her age?" "They will flock to the church in their droves and our statistics show that people who convert as children are less likely to lapse later in life." "But that's got nothing to do with us." "Of course not." "It's God who chooses us, not the other way round." "But we can help pave the road." " But how?" " By doing the most difficult thing:" "Withdrawing treatment and allowing God to act." "Perhaps the miracle that you've been praying for will come only then." "Needless to say, Gloria, you'll need to think very carefully." "If your faith isn't strong enough there'll be no miracle." "But the Bible says that with a speck of faith you can move mountains." " I understand." " Gloria..." "The Devil is never far away." "And if I'm right, he'll come back to tempt her a third time." "I've just spoken to Don Miguel Ángel." "He's coming tomorrow from Madrid to be with you." "I don't understand." "She's just started to put on weight." "That is the cortizone, but the metastasis has spread to the meninges." "That's why she's losing her vision." "It can't be, she's getting better..." "Believe me." "There's nothing we can do." "The Lord knows best and when he takes her, it will be to a much better place." "Everyone at the clinic is saddened by the news." "Don't let her see you cry." "Try to put on a brave face." "I think the best thing would be to tell her the truth." " Don't hide anything." " But it can't be..." "Ofrécelo, Gloria." "Ofrécelo." "You've been ages, Mum." "I've been getting impatient." "How are you, darling." " Good." "Very good actually." " How so?" "Look what they brought me." "They brought it up from reception." " Shall I open it?" " Yes, please." "You're burning, treasure." "No, I'm fine." "The flowers smell good, don't they?" "Who sent it?" "Your friend Begoña." "Begoña?" "Let's see." "OK, you'll like this, it's Jesus." "Really?" "Put it where I can see it, please." "Of course." "Tell me what it says." "Camino, my darling," "We have treasure in our hands." "You most of all but me too." "Neither of us will let it go, will we?" "No." "I want to tell Dad about it." "Me too." "Do you want to cry, my darling?" "Me?" "No, why?" " I'm sure it's Dad." " Yes." "He's about to arrive." "Hello." "Yes, that's me." "Yes, I'm his wife." "What?" "He has left us and he did it when his family needed him most." "But the death of José María wasn't in vain." "His passing makes us feel even more certain of the presence of Christ our Lord." "The way that He deprives us on earth makes us immensely rich in heaven." "God, who is the true father, asks us today to love him and that we sacrifice all for him and that we never lose faith in his love in his infinite goodness." "Because without Him, who is all-powerful and all-knowing, we're nothing and we have nothing." "Yeyé envies me." "That's exactly what I was thinking." "And yes," "I do envy you." "I'm jealous of the gigantic faith that you have and I'm jealous because... because... you're going to heaven." "That's why I envy you." "Do you want me to pray that you die as well?" "Do you remember the stories that Dad used to read to us when we were kids?" "I liked them." "In the drawer is the last thing that he read to me." "You can have it." "I'm starting to get impatient." " What's the date today?" " 25th." "Thursday." "Tomorrow they'll come for me." "I must make sure I'm wide awake." "Yeyé." "Can you do me a favour?" "What?" "Put the card where I can see it." "All the time." "Good luck everyone." "In the theatre we don't say "good luck"." " What do we say then?" " Where's the prince?" "He went upstairs." "Hello." "That was your Mum." "You've got to go straight away." " OK." "I've almost finished." " Forget that, go." "There's not much time." "I'll run." " You can take my umbrella." " Inés..." "Perhaps I should take a taxi to the hospital, if you don't" " think it too extravagant." " Heavens above, Nuria." "Who am I to say what is and what isn't extravagant?" "Excuse me." "¿Os dais cuenta, todos los aquí presentes, de lo privilegiados que somos?" "No estamos en la habitación de un hospital, estamos en la antesala hacia el cielo." "Es Jesús, sin duda, quien te está reclamando, porque le haces más falta allí que aquí." "Pero ¿cómo vas a ir al baile si no sabes bailar?" "¿Y eso, eso qué es?" "¿Esto?" "Esto es un traje, tía." "O es que no lo ves." "La mato." ""Pues me dijiste que podía ir yo"..." "Ah, ya." "Me dijiste que yo podía ir también al... al..." "Al baile." "Ah, pues yo siempre cumplo lo que prometo." "Huy, querida, qué collar más apropiado." "No lo digas, no lo digas..." "¿A que mola mazo?" "Lo dijo." "¡Anastasia, Griselda!" "Mis hermosas hijas, vengan a ver esto." "¿No estoy maravillosamente guapa, madre?" "¿Y yo?" "¿No es cierto que el príncipe caerá desmayado a mis pies obnubilado por mi belleza y estilo irresistible?" "¡Ey!" "Ese collar es mío." "¡Mami, me lo ha robado!" "Ya te decía yo que era una asquerosa." "Y esa falda está hecha con mis cortinas." "Ya decía yo que me sonaba." " Adiós, Cenicienta." " Adiós, Cenicienta." "Oh, qué injusticia." "Paso de creer ya en nada ni en nadie." "Mamá." "Ya me va a tocar." "Sí, mi vida." "Por esta santa Unción y por su bondadosa misericordia, te ayude el Señor con la gracia del Espíritu Santo." "Amén." "Para que, libre de todos tus pecados, te reconforte en este viaje que ahora vas a iniciar" " y te conceda la salvación." " Amén." "A ver, chicos, ni Hada Madrina, ni actuación ni nada, ¿eh?" "Vamos al baile directamente." "Cuco, me traes a Cenicienta de las orejas." "Y vosotros." "Ayudadme con el trono a ponerlo de espaldas al público." "¿Qué estás haciendo?" "Tienes que salir." "Sal tú solito, que lo haces tan bien." "Pero te necesitamos, sin Cenicienta no podemos terminar." "¡Vamos!" "Sal tú con esa horterada de traje que llevas." "O mejor ponte el delantal de pastelero que te queda de puta madre." "Qué pena que no haya venido a verte la calvita." "Alguien llora. ¿Por qué?" "Todos lloramos, hija mía." "Lloramos de alegría y lloramos de envidia." "De envidia porque te vas con Jesús." "Sí, quiero estar ya con él." "¿Deseas, hija mía, decirle a Jesús lo que le quieres?" "Sí." "Ayúdame tú." "Jesús, mi niña te quiere mucho, te adora." "Más que a nada en el mundo." "¿A que sí, hija mía?" "Sí." "Ella está cansada y le cuesta mucho hablar," "pero tú sabes que cada vez que le late el corazón te está diciendo que te quiere." " ¿A que sí, hija mía?" " Sí." "Con qué ilusión desea él también estar contigo." "Sí." "Ahora hay que abrir la ventana." "Está lloviendo, mi vida." "Ahora todos tenéis que ayudarme muchísimo." "¿Estás asustada, hija mía?" "Yo no, pero tú sí." "¿Qué dices, mi vida?" "¿Por qué iba yo a asustarme?" "Porque veo una cara fea." "Muy fea." "Abrid el telón." "¡Venga!" "¡Venga!" "¡Venga!" "Se ha ido." "Qué tontería." "¿Por qué se iba a ir?" "Porque ha venido el negro." "Bendito sea Dios." "Las señoritas Anastasia y Griselda Gremein..." "Mucha mierda para todos." "...hijas de la viuda de Monsieur Gremein y Gremein." "¿Y papá?" "¿No viene?" "Papá está deseando estar contigo." "Espero que no se despiste porque ya vienen a buscarme." "José María, Alejandro, salid en su ayuda." "No la dejéis sola" " que es muy pequeña todavía." " Jesús." "Acompañadla hasta las puertas del cielo para que no se pierda." "Mamá, ¿tú crees que estando así me admitirán en la obra?" "Ya estás en ella." "Sí." "Hola, pequeñaja." "Es como si ya no estuviera con nosotros." " He de irme ya." " No te vayas." "No tengo más remedio." "Ya sabía yo que este cuento era una mierda." "¿Cómo puedes decir eso?" "Yo nunca hubiera imaginado con un final tan bonito." "Jesús, yo sé que tú la quieres mucho, más que nadie en el mundo." "Aunque me cueste creer que alguien" "Sé que en tus brazos es donde mejor va a estar." "Huele a flores." "Hija mía," "¿eres feliz?" "¡Papá!" "Hija, ¿eres feliz?" "Sí, muy feliz." "Jamás lo he sido tanto." "Hagámosle una foto, ¿no os parece?" "Está tan guapa." "Dijo que moriría el día 26, aniversario de Don José María, y murió el día 26." "Desde luego, esta niña cumplió todo lo que prometió." "No, todo no, pero nosotros lo vamos a hacer por ella."