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think I take these pills for?

I mean, that's a

If I didn't take these things I'd be

committing mass murder.

and I'll be helping throwing their

f***ing kids out of the window.

Come on, you're the best.

I'll tell you my opinion, the worst

thing about this job

is that nobody says thank you.

- No.

- No.

I'm here to say thank you.

You're doing the job,

that none of us can do.

None of us.

- Grace? - Have I ever I told you

that you're the only person

I have to talk to.

- Hi Henry

- What happened?

They called to your house.

- Your grandfather felt

some chest pains. - Yeah?

The Doctor says he's stable.

He doesn't have a lot of time.

- I am so sorry Henry

- How long ...

...have you been here?

Since this morning, I didn't know

how to get a hold of you?

I don't know where you work.

You've been here

all day with him?

Hi, Grandpa.

You're still hanging

in there, I see.

Oh, hi sweetheart. Your mother

was with me today.

Did you see her?

- No. - I told her I was

afraid to leave you.

...but she promised

that she'd look after you.

- Well, I'm sure she meant that.

- Patricia, darling...

You've forgiven me, haven't you?

- What do you need to be

forgiven for, daddy?

- Well, those things.

You know, the things I did.

- All you ever did

was take care of me.

- Always looked after me.

- Weren't you afraid of me?

No, daddy, not.

I know how you get sometimes

you get little mixed up.

You feel responsible for the

things that you didn't do.

So I wasn't the one

that hurt you?

No sir, that wasn't you.

I hope it wasn't true.

Patricia, darling.

I've always loved you.

Daddy, you can feel free to leave,

whenever you're ready.

Do you know that?

That's okay.

There is nothing to fear.

Come on.

Let's get outa here.

Is Patricia your mom?

What happened to her?

She left a while ago.

You mean she died?

How did she die?

My father left when I was a kid.

I don't really remember him.

It was always the three of us,

mother and grandpa and I together

in his house.

I found her... on the floor.

She'd taken enough pills...

and grandpa at that moment,

kinda of lost it...

For Henry

I sat with grandpa

on the porch, and

and we watched as they

came and took her away.

How old were you?

Seven.

I don't know for sure,

but I...

think my mother was young

when something happened.

with her and grandpa.

- Were you afraid of it?

No.

Did she ever say

anything to you?

No.

But looking back on it, I think she

protected me in her own way.

How?

She made me lock

my door at night.

The park is now empty and bare,

with an abandoned chain

The jungle Jim, the slide and

swing have rusted together.

They're all so terribly alone now.

Where did all the children go?

Didn't they know that

the park needed them?

The child's intelligent heart can find 'em

in the depth of many dark places.

I cannot find 'em, the delicate

moment of its own detachment.

- Hi Mr. Barthes.

- Hello Meredith.

- How's going?

- Fine, I am alright ...

- I made a picture for you.

Come here.

- You did?

- Yeah

Wow, it's beautiful, and it's a...

You're really talented.

- Thanks. Have you been

doing this for a long time?

Yeah, I've been doing it

since I was a kid.

Faceless man in an empty room.

Is that how you see me, Meredith?

I don't know how I see you.

It's just how thought

of you in a situation.

Do you ever think about who

your teachers are outside?

- In real life?

- I guess so.

- Does this place seem ureal to you?

- I watched you around the school,

You always seem so sad

Maybe you have a hard time with things

and you need someone to talk to

- Meredith

- Yes Sir

- Do you need someone to talk to?

- Yes, will you talk to me?

When you talk to me, when you look

at me, it's like you really see me.

I do see you Meredith

- Do you wanna go

see Dr. Parker?

- Oh come on, don't pull me off

I am not, I am not ...

What can I do?

It's like you said, we're...

There is nothing left. Nothing but

to realize how f***ed up things are...

It's not enough. I won't last.

Listen to me. Just listen.

We're all the same.

We all feel pain.

We all have chaos

in our lives.

Life is very, very

confusing, I know.

I don't have the answers,

but I know if you write it out

It'll all be okay.

- Mr. Barthes, do you like me?

- Of course I do.

- Meredith, please don't.

You know I'd like to help you.

- Please, please.

- No, no.

- You don't ...

- You said you liked me, please...

Please, please...

Oh please,

don't push me away.

Please, just hold on to me, and tell

me that everything's gonna be O.K.

Everything is...

It is okay, please.

- Please... no, no...

- Meredith, wait a second.

- What's going on?

- What?

- Meredith, Meredith

- What were you just doing?

Meredith, I am sorry.

- What were you doing?

- What?

What are you doing?

- Excuse me?!

- You were just touching her.

What do you ... what are

you insinuating?

It is inappropriate to be in here

alone with that young girl.

It is inappropriate?!

She needed someone to talk to.

- What do you think I'm doing, lady?

- I don't know what you're doing.

"Just make me close."

What do you think I am f***ing pervert?

Is that what you're insinuating?

She needed someone

to talk to her.

- Than why were you touching her?

- I wasn't touching her.

"It's alright my dear."

"Patricia?"

I'm not ... not a sick old man!

Is that what you

think of me?

Is that what you think?

I just wanted to help her!

- Get out! Excuse me! Excuse me!

- What am I supposed to think?

You're supposed to...

F*** into a f***ing judgement!

Hello, no he's not home.

Hello Mr. Barthes.

Whenever you feel like you are ready

we do have some paperwork downstairs

that we need you to

take care of.

I am sorry.

I wish things were different.

I tried, you know... F***...

The things is... We all...

We all have problems. We all

have things that we're dealing with.

Some days were better than others.

Somedays were not so great.

Some days we have

limited space

for others.

Hey. I made breakfast.

Want some milk?

These kids need something else.

They don't need me.

- Are you O.K?

- Yeah, I'm not hungry.

- You know, you can't

keep living on the street.

I am not. I mean, I'm staying

here with you.

You can't continue

to stay here with me.

- I'm not good for you.

- That's not true.

You're the only family

I've ever had.

Well, I can't be your family.

I can't give you what you need.

- You have to understand,

you should be... - You are good...

And gentle ...

You're the most kind.

I love you Henry.

- Come in. -Hi.

- Hi.

Hello there.

- Erica ...

- Don't let them take me...

Please...

- Noo...

- Listen, you should...

You are all

that I have, please...

- Don't let me go.

- You should go, sorry.

- No, no ...

- No, don't do this ...

- Henry! Henry!

- You should go

- Henry!

- You have to let go.

- Henry!

- You have to ...

- Henry!

- You have to leg go now.

Henry!

- Her things?

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