El muro del silencio Page #3

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Of course, in the village, with the father they have...

Oh, you!

No, I warned you that you couldn't do anything.

Nothing, Regina. Yes, they absolutely refuse.

But that is an injustice.

Please Carlos, you can't let them chuck me out of the house!

I won't do more. I'm tired of...

I've done more than could be expected of me by humbling myself and going to them begging...

Regina, Regina!

Regina!

Mom! Here, Mom! Mom!

Does it hurt much? Mommy!

Are you feeling better, Mom?

Don't worry, my love, I'm better.

Nothing will happen to mom until she does what she has to do.

Yes, Mom.

-Look, that there's the river. You like it?

-Yes, Uncle!

-And there's my home.

-Aha.

Oh, what a mother you have! Look at the clothes, such delicacy of embroidery!

Oh, son, if only your cousins were as neat as you! But they are pigs.

Just check out their room!

-What, no dinner in this house?

-I'm coming!

We'll finish storing your clothes later. Come on, son, to dinner.

We're hungry, we're hungry!

Where I can wash my hands, aunt?

Ah, yes, my son, look: there's the bathroom at the back of the yard.

Now shut up, men, drop the fuss!

Come on. See? It's that little door at the bottom. Off to the right as you enter, you'll find the light switch.

Sorry, aunt, I can't find the light switch. Can I wash my hands here?

Sure, soap is over there.

Dictator!

Where shall I sit, uncle?

Here with me, son. Sit here.

-Give it to me.

-No, to me.

-Hold your horses!

Your dish.

Wipe your mouth, pig! You eat like a hog!

You didn't like it, son?

-I haven't got much of an appetite.

-Would you like me to fry an egg for you?

Why wouldn't he like the stew, since it's very tasty?

You indeed liked it, right?

Yeah, uncle.

Now you're going too...

You're in for it!

Not both at once!

Give it to him!

That'll teach him!

Enough, children, sleep, otherwise tomorrow no one'll get up to go to school. Into bed, go on.

Come on, Daniel.

Sleep well, Daniel.

-Turn off your light.

-Yes.

"Sleep well, Daniel."

If I don't turn out their light, they won't sleep.

What do think your sister's up to?

I don't know, some barbarity. That's why she put the child out of the way.

-What are you doing? Go back to bed.

-But I'm very scared.

-Of what?

-I don't know, of the dark.

Such a fairy! Go on now, and let us sleep.

Ms. Blasco.

You already know my brother Enrique.

The lawyer Valds, head of our legal department.

Please come along.

Here.

Did you get my messages?

Yes, they're quite nasty, indeed.

And what is your final answer?

That you have no right whatsoever to that house.

That might be because I wasn't willing to pay the price Mr. Olmedo demanded of me,...

but my son does.

What are you trying to imply?

Do you think I would have waited nearly seven years to claim the house...

if Mr. Olmedo had not promised it would be for my son?

I haven't promised anything.

What a bad memory, but I'll refresh it! Here, or in front of a judge.

Especially the way he did so.

What did I do?

Your proposals. The first time I kicked him out of home because...they'd just buried Julio.

I'd never do such thing, because I'm a gentleman. But you by way of contrast...

I speak the truth. And he has continued to insist all these years.

He assured me that if I was friendly and submissive to him...

not only would the house be for my son,...

but he'd take care of him and would be very generous to us. Isn't that right?

-Madam, this is...!

-Deny, deny that the last time you got home drunk!

He behaved like a brute. He tore my clothes and hit me.

Understand that this woman is crazy.

Enrique, brother, you know me.

Counselor, I would never do such thing.

Only a whore could come up with such a hoax.

Hoax? We'll see what the judge thinks of all this.

Quiet, please, calm. Getting upset and rude achieves nothing.

Mind that you lack witnesses.

But what witnesses or what...?

Furthermore, ma'am, who can trust the word...

the word of a woman of such objectionable behavior...

against a man that everyone respects in the city?

A beastly hypocrite!

Yes? Well, now I'm the one who wants you to submit the complaint,...

and I swear on my name that you will regret it.

Think about it, ma'am, you have a child and you owe yourself to him.

You don't want to add this scandal to old mistakes that seemed forgotten.

I now have nothing to lose, though he does.

Furthermore, a poor woman left on her own who defends her son...

will garner worldwide support and compassion. Don't you think?

But before I get to trial I have other more straightforward resources up my sleeve.

I hope you won't believe a word of what she said, that blackmailing liar.

No, no, of course not. We...we're sure that she was lying,...

but think of the effect it would have on the court.

It would be a scandal that would affect your wife and children.

Also, slander always has residual consequences.

Yes! How disgusting this is!

And I wonder what she meant by other resources up her sleeve?

-I want to see the lady.

-The lady is very busy and can't receive.

Look, girl, I'm tired of every time I come here you tell me she isn't here!

Hey, open up, lady!

Look, here we all know each other's affairs!

Don't forget that for years I've slept with your husband and in bed many secrets are told!

Or don't care that I tell everyone you got pregnant by Julio to force him to marry you?

Madam, please, stop gossiping. Please come in.

Come on up, please.

Daniel, hurry up!

Look how he arranges his clothes!

-What's going on, Daniel?

-Come at once, Daniel!

Check him out.

-Hey, you. Are you female?

-No, I'm a boy.

Yeah, let's grab him, boys!

I'll beat you to death! Why did you take him to the river, demons?

Don't you see that he could drown? Just see how untidy you come back, instead he...

Because he didn't fight.

And why you always get into fights? Today you get no dessert. Go on now, get out of here!

You mock on him on top of this, you bastards?

It's that his balls were on the ground even before taking off his pants.

He looked funny, kicking like a frog.

I just don't know how to swim.

Feet to the rhythm of the hand. There you go, alone, alone, alone!

Let's see, again. The feet. Feet...kick them.

Shake them...Alone, alone, alone, alone!

Let's see, take a deep breath and let's try again.

-No, not again!

-Yes, yes, yes.

Go on, man.

-Kicking's cheating!

-They're not kicks, they're leg whips.

You see?

Who was it?

Did you hear me? Who was it?

You'd rather have me get the truth out of you by beatings.

No, Daddy!

Now you.

No, uncle, no! Don't hit them again, I broke it!

-No, Dad, it wasn't him.

-Of course not. He's incapable of that.

No.

Go off and play, son. Leave these dogs to me.

Why did you break my pipe? You did it on purpose, out of hatred.

-No, uncle.

-So why, then?

Oh, I know:
the challenge, right?

To prove you're a tough guy in a pair of shorts.

Well, let's see.

Come here.

What a freak you are, son!

I really don't understand you.

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