Amador Page #2

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Amador.

You're looking after him, right?

He's fine.

Who are you?

Marcela.

Amador?

He's in his room.

I'm a friend of his.

I come every Thursday.

He didn't tell you?

He's very discreet.

What do you do?

I look after him.

Just like me.

But only on Thursdays.

I only take an hour with him.

An hour?

More or less. That's about

how long it takes, one hour.

Every Thursday.

I need to renew my residency

in February...

If you need to consult a lawyer

about immigration

or residency requirements...

All set.

Already?

What was your name, sweetie?

- Marcela.

- Marcela.

See you next Thursday, Marcela.

I'll be back around the same time.

You'd better not say anything

to my daughter.

She doesn't know her.

She wouldn't understand.

Don't worry.

In her own way, Puri...

is a mermaid.

If your friend is gone, no flowers.

Or pay me what he owes me.

Tell your friend to come talk to me.

They put make-up on you

when you die. Right, Marcela?

So you look pretty

when you reach heaven.

It's for the funeral.

And so you look pretty

for the man upstairs.

Flowers are the only thing

in the world

that stay pretty after they die.

Did Nelson tell you that?

- Leave the flowers.

- Don't touch me!

Leave the flowers and get out.

Come back when your friend

pays me what he owes me!

Go on, beat it!

Get out. Goodbye.

Black bastard.

Playing the immigrant with me...

You got a letter?

Want me to read it to you?

It's private.

Okay.

Have you got a boyfriend?

That's private too,

like your letter.

You don't have one.

I don't?

I can tell.

How can you tell I don't have one,

- may I ask?

- Because he never calls you.

He doesn't call because

he doesn't want to bother you.

Go figure.

You're the one he'd be bothering.

A girl used to come in the mornings.

Her boyfriend called all the time.

Let's meet tonight.

And you'd better look sharp

if you're coming to see me.

Will you take me dancing?

No.

No.

Because I said no.

Why do you always say that

when you want something from me?

If you want me to answer that,

first you have to take me dancing.

Then we'll see.

I said, we'll see.

Did the telephone bother you?

Did someone call?

You didn't hear?

Was it my daughter?

This is a good time

to send money, right?

The exchange rate

is still going up...

You're pregnant.

What will you name it?

I don't know.

It needs to have a name.

Can I touch it?

Can I talk to it?

Just something short.

Hey, you, whatever your name is.

You're too late.

We're going to miss each other.

There's no room

for anyone else out here.

But I'm leaving

and you can have my spot.

Your mother will save it for you.

It's yours, don't forget.

Don't let anyone take it from you.

This is for you.

Here's the money they wired you.

It'll work out, you'll see.

We'll be able to make plans.

Plans?

Yeah, plans.

People make plans, don't they?

Travel, move somewhere better,

have a baby...

I don't mean now,

but in a year or two.

When things are better, right?

You always said you wanted to.

And you always said you didn't.

I never said I didn't.

Two years ago you did.

Because the timing wasrt right.

With no money

and where we live.

There's no room.

There's room to sell flowers.

There has to be.

I can't sell them in the street.

You know that, Marcela.

Don't make me explain it to you.

How do you imagine life, Nelson?

Life?

Yeah, life.

The things yet to come.

How things will be.

I don't mean next month

or the month after that.

I mean our life together.

Have you ever tried to imagine it?

Close your eyes and see it?

Because I can't.

I try, but I can't, Nelson.

I close my eyes

and I can't see anything.

We need to save a little more,

right?

We're better off than last year.

That isn't saying much.

Gladis said you gave them

the night off.

Yeah, we gave them the night off

to see their boyfriends.

I think I prefer them working.

Did you see them?

The mermaids.

That one came first by herself.

She makes sure it's time

and then calls the others,

who come later.

All I see is a girl in a wheelchair.

Yeah.

Right.

In a wheelchair.

Did you get up by yourself?

Then how did you see her?

I didn't see her.

I felt her presence.

Her presence.

You shouldn't get up by yourself,

Amador. Tell me.

- That's why I'm here.

- I didn't get up.

Can you see her legs?

They're covered.

There you have it.

What do I have?

Those aren't legs under there.

Then what are they?

Where I'm from we call that

seeing Blue Devils.

That's right, I forgot

you don't have the sea there.

How the hell can you tell a mermaid

from a gimp with no sea?

We don't have the sea

but we have crazy people too.

- Because of the altitude.

- You only believe in what you see.

That's the problem.

Who do you mean by "we"?

Women, or people in my country?

People in your country

and women too.

Now you'll say we're here

to take work away from you.

Of course you are.

But that's fine with me.

Work was created by bosses

and they create nothing good.

They create job openings.

You've got it backwards.

The workers are the ones

who create boss openings.

They've fooled everyone.

- Who's fooled everyone?

- The media.

You call that old TV set media?

You can barely see it.

That's not media.

Besides, you always talk like that.

Like you're the only one

who sees things as they are.

You shouldn't generalize like that.

It's wrong to generalize.

Saying "it's wrong to generalize"

is also generalizing.

What should I do with this?

Anything but read it.

If it were for you

I'd have left it open.

Why are you back so early?

What are you doing here?

You're early.

What happened?

- We need to talk.

- Not now, my love.

It's important, Nelson.

- Hold on.

- What for, Nelson?

- What's going on?

- Take it easy.

What do you mean, take it easy?

Why can't I come in?

We have something important

to show you.

You caught us.

We wanted to surprise you.

With your old man we can afford it.

It has an icebox, you see?

And it beeps if you leave it open.

The girls promised to sell

all of them.

Fany!

She'll be ecstatic, you'll see!

Fany!

I told you I'd fill it, didn't I?

Are you okay?

Wait, I'll be right down!

MARCELA'S FLOWERS

Those are pretty high scores

to begin with.

Good luck to both of you.

Let's see what happens...

MARCELA'S FLOWERS

Hello?

Yes, ma'am.

Everything's fine.

Everything's fine, ma'am.

Your father is asleep right now.

He's resting.

He hasn't had much of an appetite.

Probably because it's so hot.

Okay.

Okay, ma'am.

Don't worry, he's fine.

All right...

I'll tell him.

Okay, I'll tell him.

Okay.

Okay, ma'am.

You need to take care of yourself,

Marcela.

Get plenty of rest and don't do

anything that might harm the fetus.

Don't over-exert yourself

or lift anything heavy.

Avoid worrying, stress...

anything that might affect it.

Are you sleeping well?

Spend as much time in bed

as you can.

I'll give you something for your

stomach. Have you felt nauseous?

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