Beyond the Hills Page #5

in one of the new cells to sleep there.

Tomorrow, we'll see.

- Yes, mommy. Thank you.

Come on now, let's go,

the priest is waiting for us. - Yes.

What did the doctor say?

He said she'll be better,

but she needs silence and rest.

But what does she have?

He said that you or mommy

should go and speak to him.

- Go and speak to

him, Mother. - Yes, Father.

He said that with these

diseases, God knows...

- The doctor said that he knows you,

you were colleagues before or... - Possibly.

Daddy, but when they release her from the hospital,

could we keep her here for a while till she's better?

'cause she has no place to go, poor girl.

We're at the limit with ours.

How could we take care of others now?

I will take care of her, daddy,

just to allow her to stay.

- Where will she sleep?

- With me.

- And the medicine, the food? - She has some money

put aside at this family where she lived.

This is not a hotel or asylum.

This is a place for those

with Jesus in their souls.

And if you don't have Him, or even worse,

you have somebody else,

it's better that you don't come at all, cause

you can bother the other ones who DO have Him.

You understand?

Yes, daddy, but I was thinking that if we allow her to stay here

maybe she eventually finds the Lord and makes peace with herself.

And what if she doesn't?

I like her and I want to help her, but I don't

want weird stories with our monastery.

All the people have their eyes

pointed at us, you know that.

Daddy, she has nobody else

to take care of her except me.

At least till she's

a little better, Father.

All right, but you're

totally responsible for her.

If she makes a scandal again,

both of you have to go.

- Be very careful! - Yes, daddy.

- Now go.

- What time is it?

- Eleven.

- What day is today?

- Monday.

I brought you oranges.

Mother Elena sends you wishes of health.

I called her from your mobile.

- How's my brother?

- Well.

The priest took him to us to work and he said

he can send him to another monastery.

- Anybody called from Germany?

- Nobody called.

- Did you speak to the doctor?

- Yes.

How long are they going to keep me here?

Mommy is waiting for him now,

they say he'll come.

What did he say? What do I have?

He said you have to rest.

But he gave me some pills.

Yes, but you need quiet if

you want to stay out of trouble.

Here there's no quiet whatsoever.

Alina, I spoke with the priest.

You can come to the convent and I'll take care of you.

But you have to keep quiet, or he'll

get angry and throw both of us out.

And we'll sleep together?

...If you'll behave...

But first you have to receive God into your soul

if you want to calm down, to get well.

What do you mean to receive Him?

Well, He doesn't come by force.

If you want to receive Him, all right.

If not, he leaves you alone.

Until one day when you'll see

how much you need Him.

And what do I have to do?

You have to pray, to know the

sins so you can avoid them.

And then you'll love me again?

I love you Alina, but it's much more

important that God will love you.

And you'll see how well you'll be then.

But I want your love more.

I love you too, Alina, but you can't

compare my love with God's.

Wait a moment.

Tell me Mother, you'll take her home?

Is she well, doctor?

She's not well.

But even if she stays here, she won't be better.

But what does she have?

Something she has...

But what is more concerning is that besides

her suffering, she also has a lung infection.

But I don't know from what.

But did you see her behavior?

She gave us the creeps.

For the moment it's under medication,

it seems under control.

She needs a quiet environment and

she has to be under observation.

But is it something serious that she has?

Serious... The problem with these diseases

is that they don't kill you, but they also don't let you live.

Then won't it be better to keep her here a little longer?

You see, Mother, I'd keep her longer,

but in this hospital the new wing is under repair,

The wards are crowded, and for what she has,

to stay with somebody else in the same bed, is even worse.

She will rest much better

at the convent, I tell you.

I think there is much more peaceful than here.

I don't know.

It's the same medication, here and there.

- As you say.

- What does the priest say? He allows her to stay there?

If it's necessary, he does.

I believe it's much better for her this way.

Here are a lot of sick people, agitated...

Some of them die from time to time...

She has to be kept

as far as possible from any stress.

Very well, doctor.

That's how we do.

I'll give you two medicines.

You can buy them at the pharmacy.

One's more expensive, one's cheaper,

you'll manage somehow.

Ziprexa I give you...

and Levomepromazin.

You buy them at the

pharmacy, Stefan Cel Mare 103.

- What's your name?

- In my ID?

- Yes, I have to fill out the forms.

- Arvinte Domnica. - Arvinte... Domnica...

Sign here please,

that you took her.

Ziprexa you give her one tablet... a day,

Levomepromazin three tablets.

And get her to read from the Bible.

It helps.

I say the alphabet.... A.

- Stop.

- T.

- T... tava (tray)

- VA... varza (cabbage)

- Zavor (fastener)

- OR... ornitorinc (duckbill). I locked you up.

What's that "hornitorinc"?

"Ornitorinc"...!

- God bless.

- God bless.

That's it, you're off?

Could you put some

water to warm, please?

The doctor said that from

now on she's better here.

Very well. Sit down a little,

please, while I prepare it.

The priest didn't have time to

sanctify your cell, he was busy.

- Where's the priest?

- In the church.

Wait here for a second, please.

Did she say she wants to confess?...

Yes, she did. That she

wants to calm down...

But if she comes to confess I'll have to

give her a canon, there's no other way.

I told her, daddy.

I think she's too weak now.

Yes, daddy, but maybe this helps her.

What did the doctor say?

He sent you this.

For his family.

Wait a moment.

- Look, you'll read to her from

the Guide Book. - Yes.

If she doesn't understand, explain to her.

Give her pencil and paper and make a mark at each sin.

- When you're done, you come

to the confession. - Thank you.

And I'll sanctify your cell too,

so that all evil goes away.

Thank you, daddy.

Having this sin list ahead of us we

can discover especially the hidden sins

that we committed and we didn't know

they were sins, or you don't realize when you sin.

- How many are they?

- 464.

You see, that's why it's better

to have a piece of paper with you.

Because at the confession you

can't remember all the sins.

...As Father Cleopa says, the devil

takes your mind and you forget them.

- Should I begin?

- Yes, say it.

The safest and simplest way is if you

have something to write and a piece of paper.

And as we read all the sins,

mark those ones that you made.

But before coming here,

did you confess from time to time?

No.

If you think you can't say everything,

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