I Am David Page #2

I promise,

I was just trying to blend in.

Gina! Be quiet!

What are you doing in my vineyard?

Were you eating my grapes?

Well, it's a good thing you are here

because I need help. Come along.

Come on.

Thank God Gina caught you.

I'm desperate.

I need you to run this wine over

to the Bertelli's party.

Please be careful.

Now, it's 3 farms up the road

and here's 2 lira for your trouble.

What? I'm not giving you more.

-Do you know which way is north?

-What do I look like, a compass?

I have no idea.

Ask the Bertellis. Now go.

Go, go. Go!

Gina, you bad dog! Come!

Finally!

Where have you been?

You should have been here an hour ago.

Good news, everyone! The wine is here.

I don't need any strange-looking

urchins at my party.

Now scat!

What's the matter with you?

You have to go to the toilet

or something?

-l'd like to buy some food, please.

-Well, congratulations.

-You came to the right place.

-l'd like one of those...

...that, and one of those.

You got money?

Why don't I just sell you

the whole store for that?

Yeah, and I'll throw in my wife

and kids, too.

Get lost.

David!

Mother...

If you'd ever listen to me,

this kind of thing wouldn't happen.

Look, just calm down.

We can't be that far from a gas station.

I'm not going to go hiking off

when we don't know where we're going.

I don't even have the right shose on.

Excuse me, young man?

We need some help.

Do you know if there's a gas station

around here?

The kid's not gonna speak English.

Use your Italian.

Right.

My wine shop needs steak.

My wine shop needs steak.

No?

My wine shop needs steak?

I saw a place back there where

they do that.

Oh, you speak English. Great.

Would you go get us some gas?

I'll give you a tip if you do.

Yes, sir.

Sir...

...l'd like to buy some things.

Hey!

What are you doing on my property?

Think you're gonna steal something?

Come on and fight me!

What's this? Something else you stole?

-Give me that, that's mine.

-Oh, yeah? I think it's mine now.

Go ahead and run, little piggy!

And don't ever come back!

Johannes...

...I want to escape.

You said that if we weren't dead,

we could change things.

But how do we know

they're going to let us live?

We don't.

Then we should leave while we still can.

-They'd kill us if we tried.

-They're going to kill us anyway.

We should do whatever

we can to stay alive.

That's what you said.

You're scared.

Yes.

I am.

I don't want to be scared anymore,

Johannes.

Neither do I.

Garlo! Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Don't breathe!

I love you, David.

Are you awake?

I was watching you.

I wanted to make sure

you were all right.

How long have I been asleep?

Since yesterday.

You must have been tired.

When the doctor came,

you didn't even waske up.

Mother put you under the covers.

Where's my bundle?

What bundle?

Nothing. I was just confused.

You got burned...

...but not very bad.

I got burned, too. See?

Mine weren't bad, either,

but Cecha and Angelo are in trouble.

Papa made them go the bed

without supper...

...because they weren't supposed

to be playing with fire.

What's your name?

-David.

-I'm Maria.

Thank you for saving me, David.

Papa said I could have died.

You could have, too.

You're very brave.

Did I just smile at you?

Yes. How come?

I don't know.

Is it because you think I look funny?

No.

Then myabe you love me.

You're awake.

Maria, did you wake him up?

I told you not to.

His name is David, Mama,

and he woke up on his own.

Didn't you?

Go downstairs and get ready for lunch.

David will be down in a minute.

Yes, Mama.

You saved my Maria.

For this...

...I owe you my life.

Are you feeling okay?

We have to get hold of your parents now

that you're awake.

They must be very worried.

We've been asking around,

but no one knows where you're from.

They won't be worried about me.

I don't live around here.

I'm on my way somewhere.

By yourself?

Where are you going?

Lunch is ready, senora.

Thank you, Julia.

Well...

...if you're away from home...

...then I want you to stay

with us for a few days.

The doctor said you should rest

and let your burns heal.

I have brought you

some of Carlo's old clothes.

Now, get dressed and come downstaris.

We've made a special lunch

in your honor.

Everyone's dying to meet you.

I just wanted to tell you I was sorry.

I didn't mean to beat you up yesterday.

Look, I thought you were one

of the boys who stole Maria's bike.

You probably would have done

the same thing, right?

-No.

-Carlo, come down to lunch!

-I called you 5 minutes ago!

-Coming.

Please don't tell my parents

what happened yesterday, okay?

I didn't mean it, I swear.

All right?

Thanks.

Come on.

David, my name is Giovanni Rescigno

and I'm Maria's father.

It's n honor to hv you here in our home.

David, come over here.

Maria wants you to sit next to her.

Maria, I know it's your turn

to say grace...

...but it you don't mind,

l'd like to say it today.

Dear God, we thank you...

...for this wonderful food

of which we're about to partake...

...and for all the bounty

which you provide for us.

We especially want to thank you

for sending us David...

...whose bravery and selflessness...

...has kept our dearest Maria safe

and well.

Please bless David

and our little family...

...and guide us so that we may continue

to perform your good works.

Thank you so very much.

Amen.

Well, David, I don't know about you,

but I'm starving.

Let's eat.

It's okay, David?

Is it nice to have a family?

I like it...

...but I don't know anyone

who doesn't have one.

Don't you have a family?

I don't know, but l'd like one.

We can be your family.

You can be an honorary memeber.

Do you like your brother Carlo?

Yes, but he makes fun of me a lot.

He calls me "crybaby",

but I don't cry as much as I used to.

Don't you like him?

There's a lot of people I don't like.

Why not?

Becuase the world is filled

with terrible people, Maria...

...and they all do terrible,

evil things.

I've seen them.

You don't think that

we are terrible people, do you?

-No, not at all.

-Not even Carlo?

Let's go inside.

I want to show you something.

My papa has lots of poetry books.

He reads to me from them.

Shakespeare is my favorite.

Do you like Shakespeare's sonnets?

I've never heard them.

You don't know anything good...

...do you?

What's that?

That's the Earth.

I've never seen a map like this before.

Do you know how to read it?

Uh-huh.

That's Italy...

...and there is Russia...

...and there's America.

Where's Denmark?

That's up here.

Switzerland and Germany

are between them and us.

-Have you ever been to Denmark?

-No. Have you?

I'm on my way there now.

You are?

Why are you going to Denmark, David?

You know you're not supposed to be

in here without Papa's permission.

I'm sorry. I just wanted

to read David some poetry.

All right.

Why don't you go and cut some flowers

for the dinner table?

-Can David help me?

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