"ONLY GOD KNOWS" "Come to Tijuana Clubbing with us." "Come on!" "Were they inside already?" "I knew I'd like Tijuana." "You want me to go to the ladies' room?" "This can't be... lf l had looked ln your eyes, I couldn't have done it." "Damian, answer me please." "Let's talk." "Buddy!" "Hey, your car just got broken into!" "The grey one?" "If I can help, here's my card." "Thanks...." "Shit!" "Call me when you get to Mexico City." "You all alone?" "Hottie." "How about it?" "Fine, whatever you want." "Excuse me, please..." "Thanks." "This is a picture of your absence which is always present." "Some things should not be shared." "Drop the married guy." "Hey there!" "Can I borrow a cell phone, please?" "Sure!" "Thanks!" "Damian?" "Hi, it's Dolores." "I can't believe it." "I need a favor." "Anything at all." "is everybody still in Tijuana?" "No, they all left, I'm by myself." "By yourself?" "Where?" "Revolution Street?" "You know what?" "Wait right there, I'll come get you." "Don't go anywhere, I'll be there in a few minutes." "Okay, see you." " What happened?" " Hi." "Trouble at the border?" " Yeah... how are you?" " Good." "Can I?" "Sure." "Your card says you work in Mexico City." "I came to write a newspaper article but now I'm all done." "When are you going back?" " Right now." " Really?" "If you want, you can come with me." "Whatever you say." " Worship cards" " Hello..." "Let's see..." "Oh yeah!" "The Lady of Thunder." "She's the saint of abandoned people." "Look... this one's mine." "The Lonely Soul?" " How much?" " Ten pesos." "Here you go." "I can't deal with the bus." "Can I come with you?" " Sure, did you pay for the beer?" " Yeah." " Then bring it, come on." " Let's go." "Hang on, I have to do something." "Lord, you who give and preserve life, I humbly ask you to protect our lives..." "Okay now, let's go." "The desert's beautiful..." "You'll see how the landscape changes along the way." "You go by Lola?" " Dolores. ("Pains") - "Pains" where?" " Dolores Maria." " Dolores Maria?" "It's a nice name, really." "So you're a "newspaperman"?" "More like a "journalist." That's how we say it here." " "Journalist." - "Journalist"" "Art is incredible." "My grandmother is a photographer." "Sounds like you've got an interesting family." "Yeah... I think my grandmother's pretty interesting." "She's a famous photographer." "Taught me almost everything I know." "So, does everybody in Brazil speak Spanish like you?" "How do you know I'm Brazilian?" "Well, you don't look Romanian... lt's intuition." "That, and your accent." " The heat's terrible." " Unreal." "Tell you what, I'll lend you some sunglasses." "Here..." "Let's see..." "They look totally..." "What the hell was that?" "is it dead?" "No, don't touch it!" "If you'd rather wait in the car, Dolores." "It's bleeding." "I'm gonna go pee." "I won't look." "Are you going to bury it?" "I don't like killing animals." "God Almighty, I plead for the soul of this scavenger." "May you receive and accompany it." "Feel better now?" "It's not about feeling better." "Damian, it's a vulture." " lt's called a zopilote." " Fine, "zopilote," whatever." "It's a carrion-eater!" "It's a "scavenger", one of the few animals that doesn't kill to live." " Okay, I'm just saying..." " To me that's pretty damn noble." "Whatever, I killed it." "Oh my God." "Can you come with me to the bathroom?" "Sure, let's go." "Excuse me, the bathroom's around back?" " Yes, right around back." " lt's clean, right?" "Of course." "Why did your family move to Portugal?" "They didn't. I went by myself to stay with my grandma." "She was living in Lisbon." "What, you don't have a mother?" "No, I do." "But she worked a lot." "That really sucks." "So, is that guy in Tijuana your boyfriend?" "No." " Do you have one?" " What?" "A boyfriend?" "Yes, I do." "Are things serious?" "Yes, I think so." "Does he know you're stuck in Mexico?" "Look Damian, you're very nice..." "Yeah, I know, mind my own business." "We should get going, right?" "Yeah, I think so too." "Here you go." "I just have to do a quick thing." "That whole ritual again?" "No, I'm checking the water." "Your boyfriend's an atheist?" "I really don't know." "Let's go." "You don't talk much with your boyfriend, is he mute?" "I forgive MY PAST, TRUST in MY FUTURE" "AND I AM HAPPY in THE PRESENT, ALL THAT BELONGS TO ME." "Good evening." " Yes?" " How are you?" "Do you have any rooms?" "How many beds?" "Just one, a double." "Three hundred pesos." "Shoot, this is the only one they had." "That's strange, this place looks so empty." "Empty?" "Maybe it's the best they've got, that's why she said that." "You know what?" "I'll sleep here on the floor." " There's only one bed." " No, it's really dirty." "There's no need." "Hey, I've got a sleeping bag in the car." "We can put it on the bed because that quilt's disgusting." "No, it's fine..." "Damian!" "Showers and toilets are out back." "We're not showering, don't worry, thanks." "You'll be a lot more comfortable with this." "There might be a little sand from the beach." "What about you?" "Just give me a little spot, I've slept in worse places." "You mind if I take this off?" "Just that it'll get hot later on." "No, it's fine, go ahead." "I'd also like to..." "if you don't mind." " No, no problem." " Thanks." "Oh, my back." "Good night." "Good night." " Hi, good morning." " Hi, do you have a phone?" "Yeah, but it only takes coins." "You have any coins?" " l can call the States, right?" " Yes." "Great." " All I've got." " Thanks, I owe you." "Look, you wait for the tone..." "there it is." "Now it'll tell you how much to put in." "Hey sweetie!" " What can I get you?" " Do you have sweet bread?" "Only plain." "You know what, I'll have coffee." "But not instant, you got any other?" "Just instant, but you can have coffee with cola." "Coffee with cola, that's what the truckers drink." "Great, it'll give me a heart attack, won't it?" " The baby's growing, eh?" " l think it's a girl." " What are you going to call her?" " Maria." "Can I?" "She's getting big." "Jonathan wants to know your address in the city." "What for?" "In case I disappear." "You mind?" "No, it's fine." "happiness is right AROUND THE CORNER." "Look, that's the volcano..." "Paricutín." "It erupted the year my dad was born." "Oh shit, don't fuck me..." " What is it?" " The radiator." " Can you fix it?" " What?" "Change it, do something." "I just need to give it water, it overheated." "There's a river around here." " How can you tell?" " l can hear it." " What?" " Listen." "Come on." "I don't hear anything." "Let's ask..." "Wait up!" " Sure, I know her." " You know her?" "Yeah, she's fucking great." "Those wooden sculptures she made just before she died?" "No joke, they're amazing." "I'd never have thought you'd know Ana Mendieta." " Never?" " No." "There's a lot you still don't know about me." "Yeah..." " Let's make one!" " Okay." "Trace my body on the sand?" "Sure." "Comfortable, isn't it?" "Holy... what is this?" "I didn't tell you but there's a festival here today." "I realized we'd be here just in time." "This isn't vacation, I need to get to Mexico City!" "Look, there are the Moors." "Aren't they all leaving?" "Let's go for a little while, come on." " Aren't you cold?" " Yes." "Let's buy you a shawl, come on." "Choose one." " How much?" " 150 pesos." "Here you go." "Thanks." "Come on, let's go this way." "I'll get us something to drink." "Please." "Hey, buddy." "Here you go." "Cheers." "It's on me." "Let's go over to the square." "You want some?" "It's pulque." " Pulque?" " Yeah, it's fermented cactus." "Let's dance, come on." "That's what happens!" "Paricutín, that volcano near here, in one year it grew 300 meters." "In one year!" " No way." " l swear!" "Suddenly, like this..." "and bang, it eats a whole town." " No!" " Yes, it's true!" "Evening, folks." "Evening, folks." " Hi." " Good evening." " That guy reminds me of my dad." " Really?" "He was just like that." "When he got drunk, he'd walk around saying hello to everybody like he knew them." "Does your dad drink?" " He died when I was 9." " No shit." " He died when I was 9." " No shit." "That's why we met, Dolores." "The fellowship." " What fellowship?" " The fellowship of orphans." "My mom died when I was eleven." "I guess I reminded my dad of her, I don't know." "But he left me with my grandma." "My mom sent me to boarding school." "My mom sent me to boarding school." " Cheers." " Cheers." " Do you want kids, Damian?" " You'd have... really beautiful kids." "I can't have children." "I can't have children." "To the fellowship of orphans." "I'm faster." "That's bad luck." "That's bad luck." " Never toast without drinking." " You gotta look 'em in the eyes." "It's started to rain again." "I feel sick." "Shit." "If you want we can pretend nothing happened." "WELCOME TO mexico city" "So this is the bachelor pad..." "Bachelor pad?" "Yeah, well this is where l lived with my grandma." " Really?" " Yeah, but then it was left to me." "Hope I didn't leave the window open." "I think everything got wet." "The Lonely Soul." " You see?" " Very pretty." "She's also my saint." "She's also my saint." "You don't have an altar for the dead, do you?" "No." "Too bad. lt's good to remember them..." "Maybe even light them a candle." "Look, here." "Light one, and if you close your eyes, and think about them, you'll see, sometimes you can hear them in your thoughts." "Light that one, no?" "I wrote a letter, if you want to read it." "Fuck your little letter." "Don't come to me with letters." " We have to talk!" " l don't want to talk right now." " Well I do, about a lot of things..." " Oh really?" "Now you want to talk?" " That's always been the problem." " Why don't you let me go inside?" " l need to talk with you." " Don't shout, Ines!" " l'll shout all I want." " No you won't." "I'm on the street, I can do whatever I want." " l'll take you home." " l'm not going anywhere." "What happened?" "Where were you?" "Ines, it's over, go home." " Why aren't we going to talk?" " Because we're not - it's over." "Let's talk!" "Hold me..." "No, Ines, not now!" "Go home." " Think about it if you want." " No, I'm not going home." " We'll talk later." " We'll talk right now." "I'll take you home, to your car, how'd you get here?" "I heard you shouting on the street." "What's wrong?" "Everything's wrong." "Come here." "Easy, I'm here with you." " What happened?" " Cockroach!" "Gross!" " What is it?" " Kill it!" " Go that way!" " l'm going outside, easy." "Sorry, the downstairs door was..." "Did you kill it?" "Wait a minute, wait." "You need a police report, three 5x 7 photos with no date." "And pay a sixty dollar fee." "If someone in São Paulo can fax your birth certificate, we can give you a passport in a week." "A week?" "Can I use your phone?" "My mother can fax it now." " All right." " Thank you." "Norminha, go with her." "Hi, Mom." "I know, Mom." "What was that?" "What?" "What?" "Excuse me, is my girlfriend still in there?" "Yes, she is." "Can I go in?" " Through that door." " l'll be quick." "Norminha." "This way?" "What happened?" "My grandma was hit by a car." "is she badly hurt?" "Come here." "I have to go to Brazil." "I have to go." "Yes, you're going to go." "I have to see her before they bury her." "What am I going to do?" "I can't stay another week." "Don't worry, you're going to go." "How?" "You're going." "Come on, let's get out of here." "I don't know..." "What is it?" "Here..." " My passport." " Yes." "Damian?" " What is this?" " Sorry..." "Sorry?" "For what?" "Where did you get this?" "In Tijuana, I found it..." " ln Tijuana?" " Under the car..." "You took off, I didn't know what to do, I yelled but you didn't turn around." "Why didn't you give it to me before?" "I don't know..." " Why didn't you give it to me?" " l didn't want you to leave." "Things started going so great, I didn't know what to do." " Let's go home. I'll take you." " Don't touch me." "I'll take you to get your things." "Maybe you can even go today." " Wait, I'll take you..." " Don't touch me!" "...so you can get your things..." " Fuck you, Damian!" "Let's talk about it." " Let's talk, I'll take you..." " Airport, please." "Lolita!" "Sorry, child, but I had to bury her." "I can't believe you, Mom!" "She was more important to me than to anybody else, you knew that." "Do you have any idea what I've been through since I called San Diego, and your friend said you were in Mexico with no passport?" "Can you imagine that?" "I want to go to the cemetery, Mom." "I can't take you right now." "Then pull over, please, I'll take a taxi." "Frankly, child..." "The sufferings all pass..." "and all our woes, like words swept away by the wind..." "Lola, where have you gone?" "It feels like San Diego lost you and I can't find you." "My only granddaughter, I feel something inside me ls fading away, but there are things that remain and they are all for you." "In the center of the altar is the foundation of our ancestors." "May Oxum bless you." "Your grandma." "Kisses, bye." " How are you?" " Fine!" "Mom?" "Did you know Grandma was religious, that she was involved in Candomblé?" " Where did you get that idea?" " Did you know, or not?" "Well, not religious." "Then what was she?" "Superstitious, because of your nanny Duda and her mom, those "Baianas" from Salvador." "How come I never heard about this?" "You're not the only one." "Look, I don't want things to change." "She was my mother but also very eccentric." "And you take right after her... I have to answer." "That's Oxum." "Can I help you?" "I hope so." " How are you?" " Fine." "My grandmother died recently... I'm sorry." "She left me some big stones that I found on her altar." " Big stones?" " Yes." "Otá!" " Are you initiated?" " No, no." "Actually I've just read a little about Candomblé." "This is no good." "Those stones have to go back to the place they came from." "Oxalá help you if you don't take them there." "Leave a message." "Hello?" "Hello?" "What's up, Damian, it's Javier, I'm at the bar with those girls, you Know who, man, it's incredible." "Hello?" "Hello?" " No way." " Where are you?" "Oh no..." "no, don't fucking..." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Where are you?" "Shit, it's her!" "Dolores Silveira..." "Grandma..." "My girl!" "How clever!" " Duda!" " You actually found me!" "Oh honey!" " Your mom must be really upset." " She doesn't know I'm here, Duda." "Only you!" "Go on and sit down." "Here, let me." "So, tell me what happened." "I need you to help me." "I know." "I can't believe you arrived today, it's Oxum's festival." "These stones are filled with energy." "Mexican model, Acapulco, National." "You drop them and they don't fall..." "It's great, my man!" "It's easier with two people... I'll take it." "Let's go, buddy." "You are a daughter of Oxum." "Oxum is very good to me." "My grandson." "Go on now..." "Sorry, mother, see you later." "Lola, do you have children?" "No." "But I see you are very fertile." " No, that's impossible." " lt is Oxum who is saying this." "I'm sure, it's impossible." "You came this far." "But you have closed your ears." "Sorry, ma'am, you're right." "Who is she, Duda?" "Grandma had the same photograph..." "She is Mãe Maria, one of the greatest priestesses of Bahia." "She was a maid for a married couple, and your great-grandfather..." " So Grandma also knew her?" "No!" "The moment your grandma was born," "Mãe Maria died in childbirth." "Mãe Maria is your great-grandmother." "I need to get away from here." "I have to leave this place." "All right, child. lt's okay." "Driving the car herself, which is not so easy to do, it's a Valiant..." "Hey Dolores, look who's here." "Your wonderful Mexican friend!" "I can't believe it." "What are you doing here?" "How did you find me?" "Damian was telling me about your trip across Mexico." "What an adventure!" "How lucky to be rescued by such a cute tomcat..." " Tomcat?" "Mom, can you please excuse us?" "Sure, of course!" "Renata, it was a pleasure drinking with you." "My dear, the pleasure was all mine." "Shall we dine later?" " Mom!" " Going!" " What did she say?" " Dinner." "This can't be happening." "How did you find me?" "You remember I'm a journalist, right?" " Fuck." " l couldn't just let you go." "Why don't you leave me alone?" "So, what are you saying?" "That there's no chemistry?" "Because there is!" "You already broke up with Jonathan." " You don't know anything." " l know a lot more than you think." "Listen, too many things are happening." "I need to sleep, get my head together..." " Why don't you leave?" " Okay." "Rest and we'll talk when you've got more time." "Why don't you go back to Mexico?" "I came to get you back, Dolores." "Thanks, Vanessa." "Mom, I'm moving into Grandma's apartment." "That apartment is going to be sold, baby." "Okay, but until it is..." "I can stay there, can't I?" "Fine, but you'll have to manage on your own, with no maid or laundry or cooking..." "Do whatever you want." "It's your problem." "God Almighty, we seek your divine majesty by the mediation of the Lonely Soul, whom you love so much, in order to consecrate our cause." "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." "Amen." "Dolores, call me please." "The hotel number is 2461 7 465." "I'm in room 15." "I already called you this morning." "I'm in Brazil just to see you." "Twentieth time I've called..." "Lola, it's me, Damian Sorry for the last three messages..." "PREGNANT" "NOT PREGNANT" "Hello?" "Who?" "Come in." "Where are you going?" "Mexico, like you told me to." "But first I have to tell you something." " You don't want to sit down?" " No." "Look, Dolores." "I believe fate is what God knows is best for us, whether we realize it or not." "Things sometimes seem like coincidences, but they're not." "I know you don't believe in God, so call it whatever you want." "But every moment, every little instant, was put there so you and I would meet." "That's why I came to Brazil to find you." "I know I made a mistake, I want to fix it." "But if you ask me to go back to Mexico, we lose each other for ever and that beautiful design gets completely fucked." "So it's up to me to decide what's... predetermined by fate?" "No, Dolores, damn it!" "Yes, you can change fate." "But that means going against your own happiness." "Sorry." "Can I use your bathroom?" "Bye." "Passport, please." " Passport, sir." " Yes I know." "Damn it." "Maybe you should look for it outside the line." "I..." "You left your passport at home." "Thanks." "Don't go!" "What?" "All I know is, I don't want you to get on that plane." "I want you to stay here, to stay with me." "It's Christmas." "Don't you want to spend it with your mom?" "My Lonely Soul..." " You're sure?" " l did three tests, all positive." "I just think you should think it over a little." "Give yourself more time." "How does Damian feel about having a baby?" "Let me just say a couple of things." "Mexican men don't like women who work, they're chauvinists, he'll make you cook all day long." "Mexico is very conservative." "Besides he's very young, very immature." "I know men, dear." "This one's definitely not ready to have a child." "Listen to what I'm telling you." "I feel sick." " You can't..." " Sorry!" "You can't do that here!" "Sorry." "Honey, let's go before they kick us out." "Sorry, I couldn't help it." "Welcome back to the Third World, stinky fish, garbage on the street... I'm pregnant, you idiot." "You said you couldn't." "I don't know what's happening either." " Were you with anyone here?" " No, you were the only one." " What about Jonathan?" " He had a vasectomy." "Don't worry, my mom's taking me to the doctor, it's all set." "You don't have to go running back to Mexico." "I knew you'd be like this..." "We'll call you in a little while." "Would you like to pay the bill now?" "Yes." "I think I left my checkbook in the car, I'll be right back." "When I say Oxum, do you Know what I'm talking about?" "You couldn't decide this by yourself." "I had to tell you some day." "Well, sometime I'd get to talk, right?" "Or did you want me to Keep quiet?" "Damian, we couldn't have a child." " l didn't Know how to tell you." " Go, I don't give a damn." "But I won't let you take away my right to decide if I want to be a dad." " lt was a boy, you Know?" "Sorry, Dolores... sorry." "The truth is, I don't think I can go through this again." "What do you mean, again?" "My ex-girlfriend got pregnant a month or so before I met you." "She also decided to have an abortion... without even telling me." "It doesn't matter what happens, but... it's important that we make the decision together." "Whatever's best, but... we have to decide together." "It's about the two of us." "I don't know, maybe it's the fellowship." "But there's this awful feeling that everything you love, everything you want, gets taken away." "But the worst thing is, it's true, that's the way it is." "That's what always happens." "Damn it, Dolores, what a mess!" "You disappear just like that without saying a word, I was worried, I looked like an idiot at the doctor's." "Hello, Renata, how are you?" "I had to leave, Mom." " Excuse us, Damian." " l'm here." " What happened?" " l'm having this baby." "Oh, great!" "Can I ask how you're going to live?" "I don't know, I guess I'll stay in São Paulo for a while." " There's a reason I'm here." " Of course there is!" "Your grandma died, you came for the funeral." "But you were late." "Now it's time to get back to real life." "What do you want to do, throw your future out the window and play house with this Mexican kid with no job, no money, nothing." " Hey, Renata, that's enough!" "Damian, please, this is family business." "Yes, but you're talking about my family." " Listen, kid, stay out of this." " That baby is mine." "Dolores, think about your life." "How long have you known this kid?" " l'm just saying you can't..." " Can't you just be happy for me?" "I want this baby, I'm having this baby, it's not the end of my life!" "Of course not, but you can't..." " Dolores." " My love." "My God, they think they're in a Mexican soap opera." "What's wrong?" "What is it?" "Hold her, Damian, oh my God." "Baby, come here." "What happened, love?" " l'm not well." " Take it easy." "My love, if everything's all right... lt's all going to be all right." "I want you to take me somewhere." "Anywhere you want." "Then get in the water.... and cover yourself with honey." "Take a gourd and wash yourself with it." "Pour it over your head, your hair... and leave the gourd in the water, so the current can carry it away." "This ls Dr. Kaplan." "I'd like to move up your next visit to tomorrow at nine, if there's any problem, my secretary will fit you ln." "If Damian could come with you, I think it'd be better." "Dolores!" "Good morning, how are you?" "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long." "No problem." "And Damian didn't come?" "No, he had some things to do for work." "What happened?" "When I saw your ultrasound, I became concerned... and ordered a few more tests." " Everything okay?" " Unfortunately, I don't have good news." " lt's something with the baby." " The baby's fine." "The problem, Dolores, is that we found... an endometrial carcinoma in your uterus." " A what?" " Cancer, uterine cancer." "I'm very sorry." "We have to perform a radical hysterectomy." "What about the baby?" "I can't start treatment right now." "We are talking about a metastasis." "It's probably only a matter of months... until this tumor invades other vital organs in your body." "You're a young woman." "I don't see a choice other than to interrupt this... this pregnancy..." "as soon as possible." "The early bird gets the worm, honey!" "I spent the whole day looking for work." "Baby, I'm the man!" "My love!" "What happened?" "Oh my God!" "What are you doing here?" "Take it easy, love." "You're soaking... I'll make you a hot bath... come here, you're so cold." "You've got to take off these wet clothes." "Come here, sweetie." "Let me get you a towel." "It's the baby, isn't it?" "No, the baby's fine." "I'm the one who's sick." "What's the matter?" "Cancer in my uterus, and the doctors want to take the baby out." "No, you don't have cancer." "Love..." " You're 25 years old..." " l know..." "Our Lady of Conception, Keep my child healthy, help me see its birth..." "Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, many are the graces we need.... from you, thus lt is true to say that only you Know..." "But I don't Know..." "My God, this can't be happening." "Maybe lf l wasn't pregnant I'd never have Known I had cancer... and I would have suddenly died..." "But now that lt's inside me..." "Oh mother Oxum, take this sickness away, take care of my child..." "Help my family remain together forever." "Amen." "I was believing lt all, Grandma, I swear I was... but who prays to a river?" "Or a bunch of rocks?" "I have cancer, Grandma." "If people can talk to the dead, why don't you give me a sign?" "Show me you're listening to me, anything." "Just show me you're listening... that this all makes some kind of sense." "Please!" "When my mom died, I asked you, I shouted at you," "I insulted you, I begged you to show me you exist, but you didn't do anything..." "Once again I'm talking to myself!" "She doesn't have to die... I want to understand..." "Where have you been?" " l went to see your doctor today." " What?" "He says it's a simple procedure..." " Oh, Damian...." " Very safe, and once it's done, your chances are really good." "No... turn that off, damn it!" "It's a girl, did you know?" "Love, stop that, stop." "She couldn't be healthier." "You know what's strange?" "I can feel that she's fine, that she's perfect and alive.... that she's our daughter." "Don't do this." "The diagnosis they gave me was final." " l could never get pregnant." " So?" "If that's not a sign..." "What sign?" "What are you talking about?" "Our daughter is a sign." "No, it's no sign, that's a lie!" "Just one of those weird things." "Science screws up, doctors too!" "This is not about fate." "This is about free will and choice and you choose to live." "And you let the rest go." "We can adopt a baby together." "That would make me so happy." "But I can't be happy without you." "Look me in the eyes." "Look me in the eyes, look at me, damn it!" "I don't believe it." "What did you want me to do?" "You're not listening to me." "You're not thinking clearly." "I needed help... I want you to stop this drama immediately." "We're taking care of this now." "There's nothing to think about." "Duda told me about my real great-grandmother." "What are you talking about?" " This isn't just about me, Mom." " You're an intelligent person." "You can't believe in nonsense like that." "Don't you understand, Mom?" "My God, I'm not going to lose my only daughter... because of some idiotic superstition." "Mom, I love you. I love you very much, you know this." "Don't make me do this by myself, please." "Come here!" "Why are you doing this to me... I'm not "doing this" to you, Mom." "It's for me." "It's different." "THREE MONTHS LATER" "That's it!" "Don't worry, love." "I'm here with you." "Easy, darling, easy, the doctor's coming." "Easy." "That's it, breathe, breathe." "Breathe, love, breathe, breathe... I can't do it, I can't stand it." "Of course you can, love, our baby's almost here." "That's it... breathe... that's it, that's it...." "Don't let anyone take me away before I see her, I need to see our daughter." "No one's taking you anywhere." "She's coming." "Almost there..." "That's it, come on, breathe!" "We're going to start the treatment right away." "No, I want to see my baby." "Damian, you promised." "Of course!"