In the House Page #2

Why did I chose him?

This companion banal

and friendly.

Because hes different.

Hes a normal guy.

There are other as different,

but something made me notice Rafa.

Last year, I heard a story

his parents were waiting...

... after school, holding hands.

Many guys would be embarrassed

to be picked up by their parents.

Rafa wasnt.

He has no problem with it.

And I was wondering:

What would it be like if it were your home?

What is the house

of a normal family like?

- Good morning, Mr. Andr!

- Good morning, Rafa.

On the way, we talked about the usual

things that of kids our age talk about:

... Girls, sports, cars,

the jobs well do later...

we talked about these things

as we walked to his house.

In front of his house.

I think this art is sick?

I dont know.

It's what the twins said after

they saw reviews of the gallery...

...Of course, if it sells,

they dont say such bad things.

Two provincial who inherit

a gallery equals carnage!

You know what I think of this type

of installation...

...I need to see faces,

real people...

Here... I feel an infinite solitude.

Germain!

I'm about to lose my job...

Time... not your thesis

against modern art...

I need you to tell me... that those twins

are two unfortunate f***ers!

Well, these unfortunates f***ers,

want to close the gallery.

Give me a month. A month to show

that it can be viable.

You have to sell something,

or theyll sell the store...

...And that will be the end of the gallery.

- And you, how was your day?

- My day? Nothing in particular.

- Yes, I talked to this guy.

- And?

- We talked, and gave me a task.

- So what?

He returned it.

And gave me a 2nd chapter to write.

Id written:

"to be continued."

- Do you have it with you?

- Yes.

You dont want to read it?

- Dont know if it's a good idea.

- 10 years ago I read the work of your students.

When we entered, Rafas mother

was in the living room...

... a magazine in one hand,

and a tape-measure in the other.

Hi Mom!

She delayed us because

she was measuring a window...

Are you okay?

On top of the TV, next to a Chinese dragon,

a picture of the holy family.

A dragon that looked as

though it was going to devour all.

- Your friend?

- Claude.

- You worked right?

- I got a 14 in math.

- And thanks to Claude.

- A 14 is great!

Would you like a snack?

I bought a baguette

and no chocolate.

Im going.

We left the kitchen

and returned to the living room...

... your magazine in one hand,

tape-measure in the other,...

... floating like a ghost,

in a skirt that showed...

a middle class. Woman's body...

(To be continued..)

- It makes me uncomfortable.

- Why?

Dont you find it strange that a guy

of 16 years would write something?

With so much irony?

It seems no more strange

than your Inflatable dolls sex shop.

Its not a sex shop, Germain,

its an art gallery!

I know, Theyre deviant dolls:

Sex and dictatorship...

Sure it makes sense:

The dictatorship of sex!

Maybe you should talk to the Director?

Because the he speaks about the body

of a middle class woman?

Well, talk to your colleagues,

other profs and parents.

- You should talk to the parents.

- To keep him from entering their home?

No Rafa's parents,

with the writer, Claude.

Maybe this guy needs a psychiatrist,

he might be dangerous.

Hes just a naughty boy.

Angry with reality, nothing more.

There is reason, no? Its better to

vent his rage than to burn cars.

He may have a problem

and is trying to get your attention.

- How is he physically?

- I told you, nothing in particular.

- And in the class?

- No talking, no problems.

The only thing is that he always

sits in the last row.

- You too you sat in the back row.

- Its the best place, you know?

You see all

and no one sees you.

- Good morning.

- Good morning, Germain.

- Hello Anouck.

- Germain!

- Are you okay?

- More or less.

Yes, the return to school

is hard for everyone.

- I need information about a student.

- Yes, which course?

- 2nd half C.

- Here, 2nd middle C.

- What student?

- Claude Garcia.

He doesnt ring any bells.

Here, yes. Claude Garcia.

A shy blond boy, right?

Came here two years ago,

it seems theyve moved many times.

Only Son. Mother absent. Father unemployed.

Old workers, disabled.

Probably a work accident.

This modifies "Being". Its an adverb.

"As could be your home"?

Apart from that, not bad.

I brought some things for you to read.

Theyre not in the library, are mine.

Please dont crease them, dont double back

the pages or open them the wrong way around.

I have to read all this?

You dont have anything shorter?

Read the first few pages,

if you're not interested, I take them back.

If youre not interested,

give me them back.

Back in the average family home,

Rafa helped...

... my colleague friendly and banal...

... who doesnt understand anything

about mathematics.

- What?

- Here is "- infinity 0", and this is "0 + infinity".

Teamwork, eh?

Share information,

division of responsibilities...

...And delegate.

You pass it when you're under the hoop.

You pass it when I'm alone

and then boom!

Today the Grizzlies against the Clippers.

I ordered a pizza?

- 4 Cheese and Chicken Wings?

- 4 Cheese and Chicken Wings!

- Charles are you staying with us?

- I'm Claude.

- I'm taking a shower. Work well, guys!

- See you!

I accept the offer of the man

embedded in his sweatshirt.

- Is your father friendly.

- Yes, he's cool.

While Rafa fight with his X,

I imagine his father in the shower.

Both are called Rafa.

An hour later, we got together in the living

room and I could hardly recognize it.

No the sweatshirt, seems someone elses...

... but seeing him in control, I conclude

that yes, hes the head of household.

This is sneaky. The Chinese say

the Koreans are overlapping.

There is a Korean in the Clippers

allowing you to talk about China...

... that seems to obsess him.

Sh*t, no way!

You know, respect is

very important in China.

They take care of their parents, their grandparents.

However, in Korea, nothing.

I spent a week in China 10 years ago,

and know all about the Chinese.

At minute 15, a player for the Grizzlies

is sent off...

... and right now,

receives a call from his work.

Hello?

Maurice!

Boss Maurice. He asks to go to the airport

to find Wang Li, a Chinese customer.

"At this hour? Too bad!"

He tells his wife.

Rafa's father has changed,

and he fill find Wang Li...

... while the Clippers

are improving.

(To be continued..)

- You started a parody?

- A parody?

The way you describe Rafa's father, his

ridiculous way of speaking, his sweatshirt.

You exaggerate his character to

make the reader laugh, right?

- No, I swear its so.

- So is realism?

- Realism? Meaning?

- As if you have a hidden camera...

- ... As if you would look through the keyhole.

- No.

Then it's styling.

Do you write what you see or transform it?

I dont detail everything, like the colour of

the sweatshirt. Anyway that is green or blue.

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