Broken Embraces Page #8

Sounds strange, doesn't it?

As I was telling you..., after breaking appart with

my husband I went to the street,

And I saw that guy who was glncing at me,

very good looking.

What an ass, and his feet...

I brought home and I f***ed him several times.

They are totally out of tune...

In bed, a virtuous.

Look at my goosebumps...

How could I take those shots as good?

They are both horrible!

What do you want to to today?

I have to go home. My mother has left a message

saying that she's back today,

ready to celebrate your birthday.

Is it my birthday?

So she says.

If Judit says so...

Congratulations, man!

So, I will have to invite you for supper.

Is there anybody at home?

Yes.

Oh, my son, I wanted to see you so much!

What happens? Is it very noticeable?

Well, yes.

I haven't even had time to wipe

my ass, today.

Well, don't look at me like that...

I thought you had already gotten used to.

Yes, sorry...

You are beautiful, very beautiful. Are you ok?

You had me very worried.

I'm fine.

Mateo has taken care of me day and night...

Mateo?

Isn't your name Harry anymore?

Yes...

We have to buy him a birthday

present.

Well..., what have you been doing all this time?

Nothing... watch movies...

and talk.

Talk?

Yes.

(Dry) What about?

My God, mum!

Well..., what did you have?

I don't know if I should believe the gastroenteritis...

you used it already as an excuse in a script...

I had... an accident.

But I'd rather not talk about it now.

An accident?

What sort of accident?

It's hard to explain.

Try it! I'm not THAT stupid!

We'll leave it for another

time, ok? I'm fine now.

Well, I'm going to buy some DVDs to Mateo.

We're closing.

I know, this is the last one.

Thanks.

Thank you.

I don't know what have you been

talking all these days...

But I know what I haven't told you all

these years.

I've never asked you...

But you might have wondered it

yourself thousands of times.

This is my bithday present, Mateo.

The present is also for you, Diego.

After your vanishing, Ernesto Sr. only

wanted vengeance...

Drop it, Judit.

No.

You've had a bad day today.

That's why, I'd like to finish it a bit better.

Ernesto had a delusional plan to take vengeance

on you, but to perform it

he had to bribe us, at least,

Luis, the mounter, and me.

Despite the delusional bit, there was no problem,

we sold ourselves without any resistance. Luis and I.

With me, well, he gave me an alibi,

he proposed me to go a month and

a half to the U.S.,

to the Clnica Mayo, so Dieguito

could cure the aspergilosis (fungal disease),

that way, I wouldn't be there whist

he... ruined your movie.

Because that was his plan,

to reduce your movie to dust.

I prefered to stay in Madrid and cure Diego

here. I wanted to witness everything.

If I was going to betray you, I wanted

to pay the price for it.

It was a torture to see how Ernesto

was choosing the worst takes of each shot

and Luis was mounting them, transforming

your movie in a monster.

The only way to resist all of that

was to suffer more.

I sold myself to Ernesto for pain and jealousy!

I didn't accept it, and I didn't forgave you

for abandoning "Cinearte" with

Lena without a single word.

With my treason, I took vengeance upon you,

her, and myself.... The only innocent was Diego.

Sorry, son, for all the bitterness

I've given you all this years.

Nobody deserves to grow like that...

May I have another G&T, please?

Don't look at me like that.

Thank you.

Please, Judit, don't continue.

There is no need.

Yes. Now that your name is Mateo again

I have no excuse anymore.

You have told us everything.

No... not everything.

Nobody knew where you were.

We had no idea.

Ernesto prepared everything, the premiere,

all that, so you reacted.

His vengeance had no meaning

if neither of you took notice.

Ernesto was asking me constantly

about your whereabouts,

but I knew nothing, either,

which was true.

I didn't want to call you for that,

to avoid making your life more difficult.

Ernesto hired some detectives

to find you.

But, before they found you,

you phoned me, two days after the premiere.

I was too shocked to answer your call.

I still am.

When ernesto asked about you again,

I don't know why, I gave the phone to "Famara".

Ernesto sent his son to

find you to Lanzarote.

It was Ernesto Jr the one who found you

after the accident and phoned the hospital...

Did he had anything to do with the accident?

No! But I can't stop thinking that should I

hadn't given the phone number to his father...

maybe nothing would have happened...

Why do you think that?

I don't know... bad conscience, I guess.

Well it's enough, then! 14 years of

bad conscience are enough!

Wait, I'll help you.

No, thanks.

Good night.

Call if you need anything!

(mobile phone)

(Off answering machine)

"Diego. Not answering. Leave your message"

Hi Diego, is Mateo...

I'm sorry about calling you so early. Tell your

mother to call me as soon as she can. Thanks.

Harry, so early. How comes?

I couldn't sleep.

Oh... Coffee and toast?

Yes, but before,

Would you mind calling me at this number?

Ray X?

Here...

Thanks.

I'll bring you the coffee.

Ernesto?

(Off) Who is this?

I'm sorry to bother you,

I'm Mateo Blanco.

What nonsense!

One has to start the day with the good foot.

How are you feeling?

A bit hangover, but fine. I think that

yesterday's catharsis, in the end, felt great.

Come on, let me help you.

No, sit down, sit down...

Diego, I only needed to tell you

something else.

You'll tell me later.

Let's have breakfast now.

If I don't tell you now, maybe

I won't ever tell you...

At the end of the 80's, Mateo and I

had an affaire.

But I imagined that already, even

before yesterday's catharsis.

Did you?

Mum, it's obvious!

The same curtains in his bedroom

than in yours,

memorabilia from Mexico and the Caribbean

in both homes, the crosses...

Of course...

There's something else that I don't think you know.

Mateo is your father.

Mateo, my dad?

Yes.

And your lover who went, my supposed

biological father, you made it up?

No... I can't hide things,

but I never make anything up. I can't invent.

The lover existed. We had an adventure.

He was gay, and the adventure lasted little.

Does Mateo know?

No. Are you crazy! In that time, he

asked me, and I, of course, negated it.

I didn't press him, I didn't want our relationship

to change because of that.

In the end, I didn't ask him either

if he wanted to be your dad.

Ha! Bastard!

So Mateo is my father...

By the way, he phoned early this

morning.

Mateo? What did he want?

He wanted you to call him as soon as you could.

Why didn't you wake me up?

Because after yesterday you needed some

sleep, and he didn't say it was urgent.

You can call him now.

Come on, give me the phone.

Hello?

Hi. Diego told me to call you.

Are you OK? Do you need anything?

I'm not fine, Judit.

And yes, I need something...

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