"EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME" "No!" "Fuck, man, you scared me!" "Don't even think about it." "You want to scare me to death?" "The floor's still wet." "Wait." "But why shout?" "It's late." "I must pick Oscar up." "Oscar can wait!" "There are benches at the airport." "He can sit." "He's coming from India." "You know the poverty they got there?" "He'II want to shower, rest..." "Let him take a cab!" "We said we'd pick him up." "You did." "I didn't talk to him." "No?" "He asked for you." "He's a nice guy, and is fond of you." "Sure he is!" "I swear!" "He misses us." "He's an orphan with money but no relatives." "And, he's fond of us." "You inspire no pity." "I have to go to the toilet." "Just wait 7 and a half minutes." "You know we clean on Sundays." "Shit, angel, you clean every day!" "Spread some newspapers." "I don't want to." "The lettering sticks to the floor." "I'm going through." "I've got to piss." "What a coincidence!" "You've got to piss." "It's no coincidence." "usually, when men get up... we have to take a piss." "It's an everyday thing." "Besides, if I don't piss, it stays hard." "It stays hard?" "You're real dumb at times!" "A hard-on!" "If I don't pee, I have a hard-on all day long." "So that's it." "You think that's cool?" "You got a problem." "You piss with a hard-on." "You always miss anyway." "I can see the walls soaked and..." "I don't want that." "It's revolting." "So, relax and... when the floor's dry, go brush your teeth,... take a piss, shower or whatever." "I can't believe this!" "You yelled, I relaxed, and I pissed." "You bastard!" "I refuse to clean that up!" "I'm getting married and leaving in a week." "Fuck all this shit!" "I'm sick of looking after you Iike your mother!" "Can I go to the bathroom?" "Can you drop dead?" "I doesn't smell that bad." "Shut up!" "Oscar won't notice." "people in India piss on the streets." "They can shit if they want to!" "India is in Asia, not in my home." "What fruit shall we buy?" "Let's buy some oranges." "They always rot on us." "Hi." "What would you Iike?" "A kilo of oranges." "Good, they just arrived." "They look great." "I wouldn't cheat you." "Make it 2 kilos then." "Where's EIena?" "At home." "What are we going to do with her?" "I don't know." "She goes her own way." "As long as she doesn't bother anyone." "What's with you?" "I was thinking about tonight." "Some guy waiting for you?" "No, angel's old roommate is... coming and we're having a party." "And angel's also leaving." "He told me he's getting married." "Won't you two get married?" "The older you get, the more demanding you are." "What does that mean?" "A woman,... no matter how liberal she is, needs a man." "Look at me, for example." "Do you think I'd come to work even on Sundays, if I didn't... have a good screw with... the boss now and then?" "Are you serious?" "believe me, he's an animal." "But you're married." "So is he." "selling fruit burns me out." "If it weren't for these little things..." "I'd have quit long ago." "As I was saying, these golden apples... are delicious." "If not, God strike her dead!" "Hey." "What?" "You shut up." "Hi." "Anybody here?" "Come on in." "Where's Oscar?" "I'm looking forward to meeting him." "He's not here yet." "Edu's gone to pick him up." "I smell piss." "could be the cat." "You've got a cat?" "I Iove cats!" "I had one when I was a child." "It was absolutely beautiful!" "I Iike cats with names such as..." "Rosa, Fina, PiIar, Paquita." "Sometimes a cat is better than a person." "I'm in favor of cats, I Iove them!" "I don't!" "What?" "I hate cats." "What about the piss?" "Edu." "Edu?" "You mean Edu?" "Eduardo, who is living with you?" "Yeah!" "What a pig!" "Yes!" "I'd be surprised had it been you, but not him." "You're always cleaning up, but you look dirty." "It's not your external appearance." "It's your features." "Your features... are dirty, crude, grotesque... as if drawn with a marker." "But I pay no attention to features." "I Iook at human nature." "If you're good at heart... that's what counts!" "I know I'II like that girl you're going to marry." "Whoever looks at your heart, not at your face, must be good." "elena!" "Okay." "I'm not lucky with men." "I'm longing to get married, to find... just one, but that's impossible." "I Iook in the mirror and think:" "I'm not ugly." "Am I ugly?" "ugly?" "No." "I agree." "That's why I suffer." "I can't stop thinking about it." "When I stop thinking, it's even worse." "I don't understand you." "Nobody does." "When I stop thinking, I realize no one understands me." "And I think, and think and think." "At times I think I think too much, and say:" "Don't think!" "It's obsessive." "The less you want to think... the more you think and become obsessive." "Have you seen a doctor?" "You think I need to?" "I'd say so." "Potatoes?" "Yes." "Onions?" "Yes." "Fanta?" "Yes." "Coke?" "Yes." "Eggs?" "Yes." "That's it." "Shit, I knew I forgot something!" "I'm going to the pharmacy." "I can't carrying this alone." "Give them a ring." "What nerve!" "Leave them at the door and I'II carry them up later, okay?" "Okay." "You know what my problem is?" "I'm very lonely." "I don't know what I'II do when you're gone." "Nobody understands me." "I understand everyone, but nobody understands me." "could you get the door?" "You weren't listening to me." "You weren't listening?" "I'II get it." "That's not the point." "The door is what least matters to us." "We are what matters." "The door, the floor, the dust can all wait." "But I can't." "I need some understanding." "I need peace, to be listened to, I need a doctor." "You need valium." "Are you deaf?" "EIena was at it again." "These bags are heavy, and there's more downstairs." "How many?" "4 or 5." "What did you buy?" "EIena, go help with the bags." "Everyone gives me orders." "TxeII and I've been shopping all morning for tonight's party." "You should have done that." "A party, tonight?" "You don't pay attention." "It was your idea." "You said:" ""Let's throw a party for Oscar."" "Me?" "Yeah, you." "I said dinner, not a party." "Have you seen a doctor?" "You also think I should...?" "A long time now." "This isn't normal." "Between us, uou're rather short on sex." "And things dry out." "Yes, 8 months is too long." "8 months?" "8 months and... 16 days." "elena, that's serious!" "The other day I read in cosmopolitan... that if you don't use it, it rots, just like fruit." "It starts to smell... very bad." "A bitter smell like..." "stale." "Shut up!" "I'II shut up, but you go get the bags downstairs." "Aina." "What now?" "How do you and TxeII do it?" "What?" "You know, in bed." "Two men is easy." "And I try to imagine two women... but I can't." "What do you do?" "Do you touch, kiss, lick?" "What?" "With TxeII?" "Not here." "Why not?" "Why do you want to know?" "It just occurred to me." "Have you been thinking about this for long?" "No, not until now." "Don't tell me that now you've got lesbian fantasies." "You're blushing." "Who, me?" "You're blushing." "Stop that!" "You're as red as a beet." "Stop that!" "I'm talking nonsense." "Thanks for helping with the bags." "She's in trouble." "Shut up!" "You're in trouble." "She always is." "We live together, but I never noticed." "Be quiet!" "That's evident." "Hadn't you ever...?" "Shut up!" "I'm fed up with you misjudging me and treating me like shit." "elena... what's that all about?" "I haven't made a guy since I'm living with you." "When they find out I'm with 2 Iesbians, they take off." "Since we're living together, I have no sex life." "I'm very passionate and want someone in my bed." "And I'm not ugly, am I?" "No." "If I'm not ugly, what the fuck's going on?" "Have you tried with Edu?" "Edu?" "Edu passes on me, and on everything." "He's asexual." "I've never seen him with anyone." "I think he's still a virgin." "More than a virgin, maybe he's shy." "Edu fucks more than you think." "With who?" "I've never seen anyone." "I have." "How does he do it?" "I don't know." "Have you seen him?" "Yes, I have." "Maybe he has." "He's making it up." "I've seen him with broads." "We're friends ever since we were this tall." "I assure you he fucks." "He doesn't." "Maybe he does." "I'm sure he doesn't." "That's envy." "Me, envy?" "You think I'm starving?" "Yes, a bit." "Just a bit." "You don't understand what I'm looking for." "We can imagine." "A man who understands, values and loves me." "Who never gets tired of making love, of kissing me, having me... seducing me." "A madman." "That's what I want." "Oscar." "Oscar?" "Sure, a madman." "Why?" "Going to calcutta for a year to find the state of grace... can't be very normal." "I don't agree." "religion is very personal, and I respect that." "So do I, but he could have chosen another city." "I Iove CaIcutta." "It's perfect to set up a mission." "Look at Mother Theresa." "CaIcutta is weII-known." "London is more so." "You sure are dumb." "Nobody goes to London for that." "You go to Iearn english." "He wanted to meet God." "God's in the bible, not in calcutta." "Is he a Mormon?" "Oscar?" "That's a sect." "He wanted the truth." "In CaIcutta?" "Yes." "I had a Mormon friend, a nice guy." "They believe in God, but not in images." "biblical images." "They don't smoke or drink." "Images smoke?" "No, Mormons." "They're healthy people." "Of course,... what can they smoke in calcutta?" "They drink only Fanta and grape juice." "In CaIcutta?" "No, at their parties, Mormon parties." "I haven't been to church in ages." "I should got more to mass." "AII day." "really?" "You should spend all your spare time at church." "I think so." "You don't sin." "I should have more faith." "Don't get obsessed." "I know God can help me." "Sure He can." "I'm going to pray." "Don't take it so seriously." "I know I'm going to receive a sign." "I can't believe this." "Thank you, angel." "angel!" "Yes?" "angel, don't you realize?" "What have you done?" "elena, I was just joking about church." "You think I need guidance?" "Have you seen a doctor?" "No doctor can cure me." "Not just one." "I need faith, to believe, a sign." "It got into my eye!" "What an asshole!" "It stings!" "I'II blow." "The floor just dried!" "God, it stings!" "Leave God out of it!" "He has to help me." "You're crazy." "I cleaned for nothing!" "I can't blowing any more." "Let's go home." "We have to talk." "Let's have lunch together." "I need a sign." "I'm sick of cleaning!" "Our Father who art..." "Shut up!" "Don't worry." "...Thy will be done on Earth..." "We're not having any party!" "What?" "You heard." "Don't overdo it." "I don't feel like it!" "Don't worry." "He'II get over it." "I'm sick of being your maid!" "You could have said so before." "So what?" "Stop shouting at me!" "Want to make a scene?" "Are you stupid?" "Yeah!" "...and forgive us our sins." "Oscar?" "I'd Iike to propose a toast." "EIena, you're drunk." "Who, me?" "We're leaving." "I have to be at work in 6 hours." "Stay a little longer." "Today is special." "I wouldn't get up tomorrow." "Are you leaving too?" "Yes, I'II call it a day too." "I've been standing here for half an hour." "I propose a toast." "Go ahead." "Don't interrupt me, okay?" "I just wanted to say that..." "I'm very happy Oscar's here and..." "I think we'II get along very well because..." "I too like spirituaIism and Iamas... and I too like helping Arabs and Negroes." "lonely people who don't have relatives, who... need to be understood and listened to." "In short, people like you... and me." "What about the toast?" "Get to the point." "Here's to Oscar!" "Here's to Oscar!" "Thanks." "Now we must go." "Take some cake." "No, I'd eat it." "What about you?" "I'II stay a little longer." "We're going straight to sleep." "I'II help you to clean up." "Forget it." "You're in bad shape!" "I'II call you tomorrow." "What's with you two?" "What?" "TxeII and you." "Nothing, I just want to tell her something unimportant." "So, you've getting married." "Yes, next week." "That was quick." "What's she like?" "Nice." "Very pretty." "Yes, very nice." "How old is she?" "26." "She's fat." "She's not!" "You like them fat." "She just has wide hips." "Right, wide hips." "Don't you Iike her?" "I don't need to!" "well, I Iike her." "Marry her, then." "I will." "Then do it!" "What's going on?" "This idiot!" "He's not in love." "How would you know?" "If you were, you'd bring her." "You've never brought her?" "She's shy." "She's fat." "Some fat girls are nice." "What do you mean?" "people with a heart of gold." "Is she brunette?" "Dyed." "She's blonde." "Just like me." "He's jealous." "jealous of what?" "Of her." "Are you jealous?" "She should explode." "She's not your type." "We've talked about this." "It'II get worse." "Marriage isn't the solution." "You can't get away." "I don't have to because I have no bonds." "That's true." "Let's go inside." "I'm freezing." "What do you think of Oscar?" "So-so." "He's a little odd." "I haven't noticed." "TxeII..." "I want to talk to you." "It's late." "Tomorrow, okay?" "Or the day after." "Edu, you should get married." "Why?" "They say it's relaxing." "Marriage is not for me." "You'II never know." "I'II get married when I find the right person." "Yeah, because without someone..." "I mean a real couple!" "Not a man and a fat woman!" "That's enough!" "I'm okay." "My ass are!" "You drank too much." "In India we used to drink herbs." "I'd better get him into the shower." "I'm okay." "Sure you are!" "Can I help you?" "No, I'm fine." "Let's go." "That's real heavy!" "What?" "Having been in India." "It must be lovely." "Yes, I liked it a Iot." "I'm sure." "I met wonderful people this year, mostly priests." "Devoted people." "There's a Iot of work." "Being useful is great." "You're telling me!" "Why'd you come back?" "I went there just for a year." "But I miss all that." "That's normal but, I'm sure if you stay... you won't regret it." "I'II make sure of that." "What are you doing?" "Getting you into the shower." "No, my shirt!" "You can't drink, man." "And that's because you know..." "I'm right, but that fucks you." "That's why you got drunk." "And who pays the price?" "Me, without being involved." "AII I do is give you advise." "That's what friends are for." "To give advise." "Son of a bitch!" "A friend of mine went to India." "really?" "Yeah." "But she had bad luck." "Bad luck?" "She went for 2 weeks and stayed." "I almost did." "really?" "Yes." "That's heavy!" "I'm glad you're here... talking, or whatever." "Great, right?" "She can't talk anymore." "She caught a fever and stayed." "She died, I mean." "EIena." "Yes?" "You want some coffee?" "Coffee?" "Why not?" "You're afraid." "Afraid to get married." "And I understand that." "She's not your type." "I don't know her well... but I can tell she's dumb." "You'II do as you please." "You never listen to me." "The poor girl... went there to see the Light, and died." "She was like you." "Shy and mystical,... a strange combination." "That's life." "One day you're alive, and the next you're dead." "She was deader than a virgin." "I think she died a virgin, but no one can be sure." "She was cremated... as is customary in India." "Oscar, you look pale!" "Don't you feel well?" "Want me to sleep here?" "I don't mind." "Oscar!" "Oscar!" "elena." "What are you doing?" "3 TRANSVESTITES KILL A MAN, TAKING HIM FOR A SKINHEAD" "Where will it all end?" "In the graveyard, as usual." "But you go to the vicarage first, right?" "I've got one week left." "Yeah, well, you're going to be a slave." "A slave." "Don't exaggerate." "No?" "When they say married men get laid more... that's a lie." "Don't scare me!" "You should be." "God... the most intelligent person in the world,... never got married." "So we're assholes." "Those were different times." "well, now, after 3 months, if you're not careful,... you get your first child." "What?" "Loads of responsibility." "And if he turns out to be a shitter, you've had it." "Kid's shit is what smells the most." "Aren't you exaggerating?" "Exaggerating?" "Kid's shit stinks." "It's revolting." "believe me." "hello?" "hello?" "Shit, it's late!" "Have you been there long?" "A while." "And?" "How'd the party go?" "elena was excited." "It must have been the coffee." "Sure." "When you left..." "Be careful with her." "She makes things up just for excitement." "The other day she said 6 guys had held her up." "Was it true?" "I suppose so." "But it could be a fantasy." "Has she many?" "Poor kid fucks very little." "To think I'II be with her tonight makes me shiver." "What about TxeII?" "She's got night shift." "We could go to the movies." "I pass." "I'd have to explain the whole film to her." "She's a pain." "Let's have lunch and talk." "Okay, it's on me." "Give me 5 minutes." "Perfect." "I'II be able to talk to someone without using my hands." "I had to pretend." "I didn't know how to look at you." "Do you think Aina suspects?" "I'm sure she doesn't." "I wish it were Thursday." "Were you able to manage it?" "Yes, I'm working tonight... but not on Thursday." "Is everything okay?" "Yes." "No!" "Shit!" "You'II have to get something I forgot." "I have no time." "Don't worry." "hell!" "Shit!" "Hide!" "Quick, she'II see you!" "A present." "What are you doing?" "Eating." "Not there!" "What?" "I'm expecting someone soon." "You've already started." "Don't sit here!" "You want to be alone?" "That's not it." "You work it out." "I'm going to the bathroom." "What are you 2 doing here?" "What?" "Aina and you, what the fuck are you doing?" "Having lunch." "We decided to have lunch." "TxeII, she'II be right back." "You haven't seen me." "But..." "You haven't seen me!" "Come on!" "Where's Edu?" "He was in a hurry." "What a shame." "I'm hungry." "Sure." "What a bitch, man!" "They mean a Iot to me." "I'm not surprised!" "I want to take my vows for them." "To be a priest?" "I would be a Shepherd." "You made up your mind in India?" "To be a Shepherd, yes." "You heard?" "What?" "He'II be a Shepherd." "A shepherd?" "A church Shepherd." "I'd love to go back to India." "You like the rats?" "No, the Hindus." "They're wonderful." "Going barefoot all day must stink like hell." "I Iike going barefoot." "You get used to it." "What about cows?" "They don't slaughter cows." "There must be loads." "Yeah, a Iot." "Cows attract flies." "I can stand rats and cows, but not files." "Have you got a bible?" "Yes." "I studied it." "I bought it and can't find it." "calm down a bit." "No, I'm in the prime life." "I must get excited now." "You're giving me a headache." "Nothing like this ever happened to me before." "This time I'm right." "We're alike." "We like the same things." "What are you talking about?" "Aina, everyone can tell." "Can tell what?" "Oscar is crazy about me." "That's evident." "really?" "The other night, when we were alone... he didn't take his eyes off me." "He likes me." "And I Iike him, so..." "I'm going to make a pass." "elena!" "Okay." "The thing is..." "I don't think I can." "Can what?" "Take vows, be a Shepherd." "You see..." "I think I've sinned." "You can't think." "Either you sin or you don't." "It's not that easy." "I made love." "I didn't want to, but I did." "And?" "That's a sin." "I don't know." "To fuck is a sin?" "Making love is nice." "It attracts parishioners." "Was she young?" "Quite." "What do you mean?" "Young, around 19..." "That is young." "Was she a virgin?" "I don't know." "Did she bleed?" "What?" "Virgins usually bleed." "I don't know." "Fuck, you know nothing!" "Did she say anything to you?" "No, she was..." "Now he'II say she was deaf." "She was dead." "I know that's not normal." "But it was like an urge." "I needed it." "At first, I didn't want to." ""Just a body", I said to myself." "But when I Iooked closer..." "I saw more." "I saw two breasts... and a pussy... and felt curiosity." "I'd never seen a naked body... a female naked body." "So I Iooked." "Anyone would, she was hot stuff." "She was dead!" "Yeah, she was dead... but naked." "You'd look at a naked woman too." "And more so if she's dead." "You don't have to pretend." "You can stare at them." "They don't scream or yell." "You can look." "And..." "looking at her..." "I got a hard-on." "At first I didn't want to." "I thought: "Shit,... if you feel remorse with a hard-on... fucking her would be terrible."" "But it wasn't that bad." "It was afterwards, but not while we were doing it." "It was okay." "You always said I had to try it, so I did." "I know it's not the same with a corpse but... although she was dead, she was warm." "There's not much difference between a warm and a live body." "A live body has to be hot too." "You'd have done it too." "You're crazy!" "Don't look at me like that, I know it's not normal." "I'm in love with her." "You're pulling our leg." "It's tough knowing I'II never see her again." "She was cremated after." "In India they cremate their dead." "You're zoophiIic!" "Necro, necrophiIic." "zoophilia is with animals, and is disgusting." "I don't consider myself necro." "I'd do it only with her because I'm in love." "You fucked a corpse!" "We could be engaged." "How could you?" "It's a lie." "It was love at first sight." "You took loads of drugs in India." "That's okay for a horror movie, but not for a future priest!" "Shepherd." "Shepherds fuck sheep." "not corpses!" "You know me." "I saw her there and... was curious." "You fucked a corpse out of curiosity!" "You're in bad shape!" "What are you going to do?" "I'm lost without her." "This guy needs medication!" "I feel like a widower." "Buy a dog!" "You should see a doctor." "You should have seen her." "He could cut us to pieces!" "You don't understand me." "Shut up!" "AII this scares me!" "Corpses impress me!" "3 years going to a psychiatrist to get over my grandma's death!" "And now you tell me you've fucked a corpse!" "Want me in a psychiatric ward!" "Tonight you'II sleep here, and see a doctor tomorrow." "They may intern you." "What?" "You're kidding?" "No." "Man!" "We'II hide knives and scissors." "A guy who fucks a corpse is potentially capable of anything." "And needles and forks." "You've known me for 3 years." "And haven't seen you in one." "But I sent postcards." "Don't forget your pastimes." "Reading, praying, fucking corpses!" "I would have preferred not knowing." "Being in love with a corpse!" "calm down, Edu." "He'II leave here soon, and we'II act as if... nothing had happened." "Why are you laughing?" "Don't laugh!" "So..." "Stop laughing!" "Did you really believe I'm mad about a dead woman?" "You're just plain mad!" "I don't like these jokes." "Guys, I want to be a Shepherd." "Oscar, you bastard!" "I believed you!" "I saw it on your face." "Don't do that again!" "It was a joke." "Forget the jokes." "I really believed you!" "These things happen." "How do you know no one rapes a relative of yours... over at the funeral parlor?" "Shit!" "It never occurred to me." "Maybe your grandma got raped." "Watch it, angel!" "I'II do that." "I'm going to take a shit." "I've got to brush my teeth." "I shit in the bowl." "What a pig!" "Are you sure?" "Yeah, I'II get it." "Oscar." "Find yourself an apartment." "What?" "I don't want you to staying here." "But you're getting married." "precisely." "I won't be here." "But, angel." "You don't want anyone else to know what you've told us." "Can I talk?" "I want to check something." "Don't you know how it works?" "Yes, but I haven't read... the instructions and..." "I think I've got it now." "This is your mother." "I don't like it." "Go on." "My mind has gone blank." "Let's start over again." "Shit, mom, take it easy." "Don't swear!" "This toy must be... good for something." "Aina, darling,... both your brother and I miss you." "Call me more often." "If not..." "I have no news from you." "I'm sending some money." "It's not much, I know, but... it's all I could get together." "You know your father controls that a lot." "I know what you're thinking, but I can't do it." "I can't leave him." "Deep down inside he's good, but has suffered a lot... and can't accept being unemployed." "But I know he'll change." "Things will be like before." "But you must be a little patient." "Ever since you left... he has calmed down a lot." "Aina..." "I shouldn't tell you this, but... it's better if you don't come home, at least for a while." "Darling... call me." "All I have left are you and your brother." "I don't want to lose you." "Come on, mom!" "Why are you staring at him?" "It's not his fault he had alopecia." "And bump into three transvestites." "When your time is up, it's up." "Yeah." "TxeII, you've got a call." "I'm coming!" "What should we do with him?" "No one's come for him?" "Put him in the freezer." "Someone did him a favor." "He's ugly." "really?" "Go on." "Take a look." "Cover him up!" "He's really ugly!" "horrible." "What a shame!" "Someone called Edu." "Yes?" "Is everything okay?" "I'II go to your place tonight and you can show me." "Edu, absolutely no one must know." "Not even angel." "I told her I had the night shift." "No, she doesn't suspect." "And don't call me here, don't be silly." "See you later." "Who's that Edu?" "Just a friend." "Sure." "They're all friends nowadays!" "Hi, TxeII." "Hi, Aina." "How are you?" "How is everything?" "How is Aunt Juana?" "What?" "We have to pretend." "I told you." "What's wrong?" "I just wanted to talk to you." "Now?" "Now or whenever, but we never talk." "Is something wrong?" "I received a letter, a videotape from my mother." "A videotape?" "Yes." "My father's a bastard and always will be but... fuck, well, I don't know!" "What?" "This is what I needed the least." "Yeah." "I've got to get back to work." "Everyone's listening." "We'II talk later, okay?" "Okay." "I'm going." "See you later." "Hi." "Hi." "Is Aina in?" "No, but..." "I am." "So I see." "She's here, but is taking a shower." "Why don't you come in and wait for her?" "I don't want to bother you." "You say such things!" "You never bother me." "You should know that." "Oscar, can I ask you a 'question' question?" "Yes." "Do you think Jesus died a virgin?" "I suppose so." "I have many doubts." "You're not the only one." "About Jesus?" "About life in general." "I wanted to take vows, but I'm not too sure." "Taking vows means you can't... have sex?" "Yes." "That can't be good." "I read in a magazine that... if a man doesn't have sex for a Iong time... his testicles dry out." "That has to be unpleasant." "Where'd you read that?" "In a specialized magazine." "That's new to me." "Man, by nature, is sexual." "Repressing those instincts turns men into... communists." "Are you a communist, Oscar?" "No." "Me either!" "Stop, elena!" "Shit, elena." "What are you doing?" "It was her idea!" "You're making a fool of yourself!" "Are you the only 2 broads who can fuck in this house!" "Once you're married, I won't see you." "Of course you will." "You're always welcome." "Aren't you nervous over the wedding?" "I have no time to think." "Give me that pencil." "Having to take care of the... restaurant, the church, the apartment..." "To be truthful,... you don't think about that." "You just do it." "The sooner it's over, the better." "How strange." "Yes?" "Open up, it's me." "I forgot my keys." "It's pill." "Thursday I'm playing at the beach house." "Come have a beer." "Perfect." "You leaving?" "Yes, I have things to do and..." "I want to rehearse." "Let's have dinner with pill." "No." "Some other day." "See you." "Hi, angel." "Hi." "Edu just left." "How come you're back so early?" "well, I forgot my keys and..." "We were informed of the escape from the..." "'Cuatro Camins'prison of Juan Carlos Robles... know as "The Tracksuit Rapist"." "Here we see him on his way to trial in May of last year." "His escape is still a mystery." "But prison authorities believe... he received help from one of the guards because... if not, his escape would have been impossible." "Yes?" "Aina, please help me!" "Please, I need your help!" "EIena?" "Aina!" "elena!" "Me, fall in live?" "Not all together." "To me, men don't exist, they're dead." "I'm freaking out." "well, imagine me." "Out there yelling, and all for nothing." "I'II make you some tea." "Thanks, Aina." "I'm lucky to have you." "Otherwise..." "But, what happened?" "It was around 12, or 12:05." "I was walking around CiutadeIIa Park." "I Iike walking." "It was sunny and I Iike to sunbathe." "And then, suddenly..." "I saw a man." "He wore rings in... his nose, ears, lips." "truthfully, I felt curiosity and... the earrings caught my attention." "You looked at him." "Yes." "It all began when he saw I was looking at him,... watching him." "When I realized he had realized I was looking..." "I faked it." "But it was too late." "He jumped me and wanted to rape me." "I didn't want him to." "So, playing cool, I started to walk." "I started to walk and... so did he." "I didn't know what to do." "I wanted to scream but I couldn't, nothing came out." "I whistled, talked to the birds,... picked flowers like a hippie in the 60's and 70's... and very natural." "But down deep inside, I knew something would happen." "I tried to call you." "You're all I've got." "But I had no time to do anything." "When I called, that son of a bitch... pulled out..." "'Iuchacos'." "I thought he wanted to impress me." "I'd never seen anything like that." "In movies maybe, but I didn't think real..." "Ninjas existed." "suddenly, that bastard... started to use his 'Iuchacos' on me." "There I was, surrounded by bits of glass... and unable to do anything." "It was terrible." "I was about to have a fit." "I'm very epiIep... epiIep..." "epileptic!" "That's it, epileptic." "It must be tough to be raped." "Not being raped." "It gets you mad, but not that much." "I was raped before." "You get used to it... and know how to react." "The way he did it was humiliating." "There are ways and way." "But I'm not used to being raped by a Ninja." "It was tough." "If it ever happened again..." "I think I'd freeze." "That depends." "On what?" "Many things." "I don't know." "Many couples try, but never make it." "Try what?" "To get..." "Get what?" "Get pregnant!" "You think...?" "Who's talking about that?" "Didn't you say that?" "I said "freeze", not pregnant." "still, motionless, rigid, sad, dead, but not pregnant." "Did you take the test?" "What test?" "The pregnancy test." "No." "Tomorrow go to a pharmacy and have it done." "That's rough, guys!" "Raped and pregnant as well!" "The problem is it's an unwanted child." "The child of an S.O.B. who fucked me without permission!" "Imagine what I'm in for." "How can I tell the child his father was a rapist?" "The child would have a breakdown, and so would I." "I'd have to go to various psychiatrists just for the child." "And God knows where his father is." "A problem child because all... fatherIess kids... are problematic and need a psychiatrist." "I'm going to bed, I'm getting too upset." "What do I believe in?" "God." "The holy Ghost." "I believe in many things but, above all..." "I'II have an abortion." "Good night." "She's in bad shape." "I'm not surprised." "I'II go calm her down." "Go right ahead." "Go on." "Look at the mess she's made." "That girl burns me." "You know how she is." "How can Aina stand her?" "Her voice is piercing." "I couldn't live with her." "She's a good girl." "Perhaps, but let her mother put up with her." "well, between her and Oscar..." "What's with Oscar?" "Are you kidding?" "The corpse." "You think it was true?" "I don't know, but I'd be very careful if I lived with him." "You bastard!" "Why?" "You're leaving in 3 days, but he stays." "So what?" "These things scare me!" "Someone's coming." "Who?" "Aina." "I thought you meant the corpse." "The corpse and your grandma as well." "Now shut up!" "I'm dead tired." "What's with them?" "They're getting silly." "That was nasty!" "I thought I'd die." "Be careful, that's dangerous." "Go on, pretend." "You'd love to see him lying here dead, Iike a cigarette butt." "What's wrong?" "Ask him." "Let's go, Edu." "Keep pretending." "Who can understand them?" "You know what they're like." "How's EIena?" "You can imagine." "It must be horrible to go through that." "It is." "Do her parents know?" "She hasn't told them..." "so as not to alarm them." "But this...?" "would you tell yours?" "Me?" "No" "Don't you get along?" "My father's a bastard." "Last time we talked I got a black eye." "Over TxeII and you?" "No." "If he knew my first love is a woman, he'd kill me." "Fathers should be like that." "No." "Haven't you ever had a girlfriend?" "Me?" "No." "well, more or less, if you can call her a girlfriend." "I've never had a boyfriend." "But you've got a girlfriend." "It's not the same." "I've never been with a guy." "Neither have I." "We're slightly alike." "Want some coffee?" "Yes." "It's Edu's cup, do you mind?" "No." "Thanks." "I'm not at ease," "I'd talk to TxeII, but she can't help." "You have problems?" "I don't know." "It's not Iike before." "Look, maybe I shouldn't tell you, but..." "But what?" "Swear you won't tell TxeII." "I don't like swearing." "Promise me." "I won't tell." "When we went to the restaurant the other day..." "TxeII was with Edu." "With Edu?" "Yes." "She was hiding under the table and asked me not to tell you." "They have lots of little secrets." "Don't tell her I told you." "We haven't been getting along, and now you show up." "What do you mean?" "I don't feel too well." "And you're the only person I feel comfortable talking to." "It may sound silly but, I'm falling in love with you." "Aina, I..." "It's crazy but it's what I feel." "I wanted to take vows." "I shouldn't get you involved in my problems." "I've lots of doubts." "Let's forget the whole thing." "I Iike you too." "I think I made a mistake." "Don't talk about mistakes!" "Be honest with yourself, tell me what you feel." "I Iove TxeII a Iot." "If so, talk to her." "I Iove TxeII but..." "I want to be with you." "With me, how?" "Just be with you." "I shouldn't have said anything." "Don't go!" "It's wrong to think what we're thinking." "I don't want to think you..." "I'm tired of thinking." "I want to give it a try." "You sure?" "Yes." "If we don't like it, we stop." "What if we like it?" "We go on." "I'm a bit nervous." "I thought this would never happen..." "What?" "It's warm." "Your hands are cold." "I can stop." "Stop, stop, stop." "I was smothering." "I'm sorry." "We can stop." "No, no, I Iike it." "But I..." "I'm a little nervous." "Me too." "Let's kiss again." "I'm a bit worried about waking EIena." "Wait." "Oscar!" "Oscar!" "We're in no hurry." "Don't do anything." "Don't move." "Stay still." "Don't do anything." "Don't say anything." "close your eyes." "That's it." "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen." "We are five brothers... and have nothing to eat." "My father is jobless... and my mother..." "At times I would like... to go back in time... to have a reply... to my many doubts." "At times I wish... to not see you again... because you remind me... that I've made the same mistake again." "To not see you again... would be a way to forget." "To see you again... is what I want when you're not here." "To not see you again... would be a way to forget." "To see you again..." "Hi." "Today's our 2nd anniversary." "I wanted to celebrate it." "I've prepared dinner... we're alone..." "Today?" "Yes." "I knew you wouldn't remember." "You work too hard." "You should have told me." "It's a surprise." "You know I don't like surprises." "Weren't you on night shift?" "Yes... but I switched." "I haven't bought you anything." "That's okay." "I..." "Here." "Why'd you do it?" "It's nothing." "I feel bad." "Aina, it's just a gesture." "It's beautiful." "Thank you." "Read the inscription." "You engraved it?" "Just read." "I'II get my glasses." ""Marina, 12"." ""Marina, 12"?" "Yes." "The address of the bar where we met." "You should have told me." "It doesn't matter." "Yes, it does." "I have a dinner party." "The new manager's coming and..." "I must be there." "Can't you call and give an excuse?" "It's our second anniversary... and I'd love to be with you." "I can't." "Everyone has to be there." "Okay." "If you have to, go." "We'II celebrate some other day." "Don't get mad." "I'm not mad." "really?" "We'II celebrate some other day." "cool." "It's late and I still have to change." "Thanks for the ring." "It's very pretty." "Look." "I bought a dress." "Do you Iike it?" "A Iot." "I also bought something else." "Want to see it?" "What's wrong with us?" "With us?" "Nothing." "That's the problem." "Nothing has happened for 6 months now." "We'II talk some other day." "You're always in a hurry." "Now I'm avoiding you?" "I've been wanting to talk to you." "But when I try you caress me, kiss me, we fuck and that's it." "TxeII... we get on well in bed but... that's all." "We no Ionger have... that magic." "Magic?" "Yes, magic." "Grow up and be a little realistic." "What do you mean?" "You know!" "reality has nothing to do with movies." "Do you think... the prince in Snow White was as nice as they describe him?" "How do you know he wasn't a psychopathic bastard... who wanted to fuck and abandon her in the forest?" "In the film... he's on screen 10 minutes." "Do you think that... in 10 minutes you can faII in love like she did... even if the guy is a prince?" "only time confirms your love..." "Aina, not magic." "That magic can run out." "But other things remain." "Sharing, for example." "Have you thought about the things we share?" "Yes." "And?" "We don't share that much." "It's the hospital." "No." "Ever since I'm on night shift." "That's not it." "What then?" "I'm in a hurry." "I want to talk now." "I can't now." "I'm sure you've met someone." "I'm talking to you." "You son of a bitch!" "I have no time now." "If you go, don't come back!" "I knew it." "I knew you'd met someone." "Why didn't you tell me?" "You know I'd do anything for you, for us." "Why deceive me?" "TxeII... stop seeing things that aren't real." "I've met no one." "I can hardly believe you really know me." "Do you think I'd do that to you?" "No." "Forgive me." "Don't be silly." "Aina!" "What could he want?" "I don't know." "Were you expecting him?" "Not me." "Aina!" "I'II go see." "How strange." "I've brought a bottle." "Not now." "Oscar?" "Hi." "You had a dinner party...?" "I can explain." "There's more to explain?" "Listen, I can't go to the dinner because... because..." "I got a call... from India to... consult a few things about the hospital... and I have to be home... to receive that call." "We'II have dinner another day." "Wait!" "Yes, wait." "She'II be ready in a minute." "I held her up a bit." "You don't have a call in 10 minutes?" "No." "Why are you so cynical?" "I'd better go." "If you need me..." "I'II be upstairs" "Are you happy now?" "Very happy." "I jump for joy!" "Oscar leaves tomorrow." "He's moving, and asked me out." "And you said yes." "please, don't fool me any more." "It's true." "Edu doesn't know he's moving?" "I wanted to talk to you about Edu." "About Edu?" "You 2 have got many secrets lately." "You're not entitled to talk about secrets." "Then why'd you hide under the table at the restaurant?" "Oscar told you." "He's more sincere than you." "And than you!" "Edu's helped me." "To do with him what you didn't do with me?" "I'm not blind, TxeII." "You're seeing him." "You can't fool me!" "The only blind person here is you!" "I'm sorry, Aina... but don't talk about Edu." "talk about me, us or whatever, but not about him." "I can't stand you Iike that." "What can I think about you?" "I Ioved you." "How long?" "A day, a month, a year?" "How long?" "At the beginning." "At the beginning, when you were alone." "When I ran into you, crying, at that lousy bar... and took you in." "Yes, when we met and things went well." ""When things went well." They always have!" "We've never argued." "We've always gotten along." "That means much more." "What more?" "For exampIe?" "It means... fuck, getting along, and we don't!" "Have you laid him?" "What?" "Have you fucked with Oscar?" "You're a son of a bitch!" "A fuckin' lying whore!" "Get out of here!" "No, Aina." "I don't want you to go." "I want you to stay." "I want... to hate you, but I can't." "Why him?" "It just happened, and I don't know why." "It isn't easy for me either." "Easier than for me, I'm sure." "Nothing's easy." "Stop playing the victim." "When he kissed you... did he do it like me..." "or different?" "Different means better?" "Different means different." "Did you Iike it?" "It was okay." "Say yes, I know you did!" "Had you not liked it, we wouldn't be arguing." "You want to know the truth?" "You want to know what I felt with him?" "No." "The same thing I felt being with you." "When we got along, no more, no less." "I thought it wouId be different, but it wasn't." "And tomorrow... everyone'II think I'm an S.O.B. who took advantage of you." "But I don't care what people think." "I only care about what you may think." "Can I ask a favor of you?" "Sure." "A last favor." "I'd Iike..." "I'd Iike to kiss you." "But... if you don't want me to..." "I'd better go." "TxeII." "It would be unfair to accept this ring." "It's my last present." "Don't turn it down." "Keep it and don't forget me." "I won't forget you either." "Listen." "You think...?" "I mean, tell me the truth." "We're alone, in confidence." "would you fuck a corpse?" "What?" "I mean, if it were a secret, nobody knew." "Between the corpse and you." "No one sees or hears you, and will never know." "would you fuck a dead woman?" "Fuck, Edu!" "What a question!" "Of course not." "would you?" "No, no, never." "You know dead people impress me." "I pass." "Some guys even do it..." "with dogs." "With dogs, man." "I couldn't." "Fuckin' dogs, man." "Every time they see me, they bark." "If it's repulsive with a corpse... imagine with a dog." "I couldn't." "Too much hair." "You don't like hairy bodies?" "Not much." "What about you?" "I can't stand women with a mustache." "And guys?" "Guys don't bother me." "I've never paid attention." "They disgust you?" "No." "Then?" "I've never paid attention." "You prefer a guy over a corpse?" "Sure, you can forget a guy, but not a corpse." "If you haven't tried, you don't know." "Fuck, of course I can." "Listen." "I pass on corpses." "And guys?" "With guys... it must be different." "Different?" "Yes." "I mean..." "well, you know." "Guys..." "Why do you ask?" "No reason." "tell me." "tell you what?" "If you have something to say, say it." "In confidence." "I have nothing to say." "You sure?" "Sure." "You think I have something to say?" "You should know." "I have nothing to say." "And you?" "No." "Me either." "Or maybe I do." "really?" "Yes, but I don't know how to say it." "I think I know what it is." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "I think it's the same..." "tell me." "No, you." "Why me?" "You started." "Okay, but then you tell me." "Okay." "No, well..." "I think I'II miss you." "That's it?" "Yes." "You're a bit of a pig but, I'm fond of you." "I see." "I'm serious." "I believe you." "Your turn." "I say the same." "That's all?" "Yes." "You're a little thick,.." "but you clean very well." "Thanks a Iot!" "Why?" "For calling me thick." "You're welcome." "angel... haven't you ever felt anything?" "felt what?" "I don't know, something special." "Like what?" "Look at me." "Look where?" "At my eyes!" "I'm looking, but don't feel anything." "Look harder." "What do you feel?" "well now!" "You're cross-eyed!" "Don't be silly!" "I swear." "You've a little cross-eyed." "That's all?" "Have you checked it?" "An operation would take care of that." "A cousin of mine went through it, and he's fine now." "Is it that obvious?" "I'd have to really stare to notice." "Not right now." "Now I can!" "They seem to be flashing." "I didn't mean that." "What, then?" "Nothing!" "I don't get you." "You're so thick." "Mother says the same." "She'II be happy, you're getting married." "Very happy." "She can't believe it." "Make her believe it." "She will." "How long will you take to believe it?" "Edu..." "I know you'II refuse but..." "I want you to be my best man." "Don't change the subject!" "I know you don't like her but... do it for me, since we won't..." "Won't what?" "We won't..." "Say it!" "We won't be living together." "I thought maybe..." "Maybe what?" "tell me what the fuck you think!" "I want to get married." "Have a family, Iike everyone else." "I want to be normal." "I want to take my kids to Euro-Disney." "That's easy to understand." "But I'm scared as well." "Understand?" "I think I'm making a mistake... but I want to do it." "My family taught me to love like they do, and I'm fine." "Sometimes..." "I fell like doing other things." "What things?" "Other things." "What other things?" "Fuck, I feel like... yelling "that's enough"!" "To start running, but I don't do it." "I suppose that's normal." "I'm under stress." "I'm getting married in 2 days." "My father says that's normal." "We've never talked about us." "The car park is going to cost me a fortune." "Fearing to lose our friendship, we've never talked about us." "It's late." "It will be in 2 days." "I want you to be my best man." "Think it over." "There's nothing I can do!" "We'II always be friends." "Don't kid yourself, we're much more than friends... and you know it!" "Nothing's ever happened but, at times..." "We thought about things that, thank God, never happened." "You want to escape!" "I want to get married!" "If you're happy, fine, but you're wrong." "Not me!" "We've always be okay." "Why now...?" "I don't like men, only you!" "'OnIy you' sounds awful." "So what?" "It's the truth." "Let's let this ride." "You've never thought about being with me?" "I want you to be my best man." "Say it, if you can." "tell me before Sunday." "See how you're evading?" "Good morning," "You've taken a shower!" "Remember to call the plumber for the toilet." "Do you have everything?" "Yes." "I'm spending the night at my parents'." "The photographer's coming at 10." "The wedding's at 12?" "Yes." "And... can I still be the best man?" "Of course." "I don't like leaving." "Has Oscar left yet?" "Fuck Oscar!" "How's TxeII?" "She's in bad shape." "She will be when she finds out about the corpse." "He'II never tell her." "Maybe not, but I will, at the first chance I get." "Maybe they've gone to India." "I doubt it." "The death rate is higher." "Fucking is easier." "After 3 years together, the time has come to..." "When you get back from mallorca, pill and you could come to lunch." "Fine, if she wants to." "Why wouldn't she?" "The few times you've seen her, you weren't very nice." "What about her?" "We know each other." "She disliked me first." "That's not true." "You haven't told her I say she's fat?" "No." "You're a prick!" "call me and tell me what she likes to eat." "She's easygoing." "I'd say she's common." "Today's a drag!" "Everyone's leaving." "angel's left without a word." "He must be thinking about the wedding." "What luck!" "I'm through with men, that's it." "With women as well." "I prefer solitary sex." "Who can know what I Iike or don't?" "No one!" "We're all alone today." "That's why we're here." "We've thought lots of things." "At times like these... we think about many things." "But, as the song says:" ""Life goes on"." "It may not be the same, but... fuck, we won't die of sorrow." "I've been thinking of getting some tickets and... going on Easter vacation... to Benidorm!" "The 3 of us, you, me and her." "Some fun would do us all good." "Why not?" "We have to celebrate." "I'II get some beer." "What do you say?" "I'd rather go with Aina, but..." "TxeII." "I can't stand being alone." "I didn't want to listen, but I heard you." "I wasn't eavesdropping, but I'm not deaf." "Don't say you're alone." "I fell terrible." "You know you've got me, and we're good friends." "although we don't agree on anything." "I'm here for you." "If you want to talk, go ahead." "When I've got problems, I talk." "Maybe too much." "I'm a pain." "At times I get tired of myself, but it's a way to let steam off." "When I have a problem, the best therapy is to talk." "The best therapy is not being alone." "well, you not alone." "We're here." "I don't know, but it could be nice." "We could all live together." "We'd have less expenses." "Me, alone in an apartment." "I don't know." "I've always thought a man is necessary at home." "What do you say, TxeII?" "Great." "I've always liked to move, and that's what I need the most." "I think we all need it." "We need a change, a renewal." "Either we change or die!" "And we must survive." "Why don't we all go crazy and burn everything?" "elena, you've blown your top." "That's not such a bad idea." "Come on." "What are you doing?" "Let's burn everything that fucks us." "Let's start from scratch." "If we live together, we should know each other better." "I think so." "I've never lived with a man and, if I'm going to..." "I'd Iike to know him." "Know what he's like, what he thinks." "Know him in general." "What crossed your mind?" "I'm through with men." "Just in case." "But if we like each other, I won't say no." "If we have to get to know each other..." "I'd Iike to start." "Must we explain everything?" "Yes, everything." "In detail?" "No!" "Okay, no details." "I'm so excited." "You'II talk later!" "I'II keep quiet and listen." "But don't interrupt later." "Sure, but shut up!" "I don't know where to start." "From the beginning." "I've tried to explain it to you." "explain it now, so we all know." "It doesn't matter any more." "I would Iike to know." "will you shut up?" "Though you may not believe it... before meeting Aina..." "I was a man." "Yes." "I've never told anyone." "That's wild!" "That's wild!" "How wild!" "No." "well, almost, almost a man." "I was keen on playing football..." "I fell in love with my gym teacher,... a terrific woman..."