Ismael Page #5

You saw that, didn't you?

Ismael!

Ismael!

This is Ismael.

If I don't answer I'm in class

or very busy.

Ismael,

I'm in the hotel, waiting for you.

The others are out looking for you.

Stop messing, you'll regret it later.

Mom's worried.

You know her, she always thinks...

Sh*t!

- Ismael!

- Ismael!

Ismael!

Ismael!

Ismael!

Hey!

Ismael!

If he went the other way,

the town isn't far.

He'll see the lights.

Every time you come into my life...

Chino,

I said I can't do anything today.

Really?

I'm a disaster,

I can't give you advice.

Lots of times

I just did what my friends did...

And I'd get beaten up

or reported to the police.

It was sh*t.

Once, Nutter... I mean, your father,

told me something

I've never forgotten.

Rage is like a hand grenade

fora one-armed man. Understand?

He can activate it with his mouth,

but he can't throw it.

He can only run. Can you imagine it?

The one-armed man running

and suddenly, boom!

The grenade blows up in his face.

You've got a great father.

Hey, don't cry on me.

You want me to start crying too?

Luis, they found him.

He's with one of Flix's pupils.

Yes, I'm fine.

We're going back now.

You still use it.

It's the one you gave me.

You gave up the rehabilitation.

I couldn't let anyone else touch me.

That's stupid...

I looked for you.

I looked desperately for you

for three years.

I went to all the places

you ever mentioned.

I even went to Nigeria,

I showed everyone

the photos I had of you.

I never moved from here.

When I was starting to forget you,

you started pursuing me.

You'd appear everywhere,

in the reflection of a store window,

in the puddle in a train station,

in a shadowing the forest.

You never let up.

- You pursued me like a curse.

- Don't go on.

I didn't come for an explanation.

Call your mother.

Tell her we found Ismael.

She was very worried.

- Why do you call him "Nutter"?

- Because he's nuts.

He's not like the other teachers.

He's always direct.

Go on.

I'm sorry.

Thanks.

- You'd do it for me.

- Did Bonobo find somewhere to hide?

Yeah, no one will find him.

- We hid him in the school.

- In the school? Are you crazy?

- What's wrong?

- You guys never learn.

Take it easy. It'll be all right.

Good luck, pal.

- Sort it out, Chino.

- Don't worry.

Can I sleep over with Flix?

You go with him.

I'll go back to the hotel.

- On your own?

- I know the way.

But it's easy to get lost.

Chino!

Nutter met my father at the court and

told him to withdraw the complaint,

to leave me in peace,

that I could have a future too,

that I was intelligent...

No one had ever told me

I was intelligent!

- I'm sure you are.

- It doesn't matter

but Nutter thinks I am,

and that's neat.

It's like I love myself more.

Nutter's been great to me.

Well, to me and to others.

He gets involved in every mess,

he's not afraid of anything.

- Thanks for seeing me back.

- You're welcome.

Hey...

You're a real looker, I'm not

surprised he's in love with you.

No offense meant.

Are you staying?

Nutter seems really lonely.

No girlfriends or anything.

We even thought he was a f*ggot.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Where's Ismael?

He's staying with Flix.

He won.

You never told me

they were a posh crowd.

- I'm going to shower.

- OK.

It wasn't a good idea

to leave him there.

We have to leave very early.

You go back now,

I'll take the train tomorrow.

I thought you couldn't

do it on your own.

What happened?

What have I missed?

I'm not always like this.

- Like what?

- Like the one-armed man's grenade.

But this is a weird day.

Yesterday I didn't even know

I had a grandmother,

and today I like Nora.

Why do you two always fight?

I don't know.

Because she wanted me

to be what I'm not.

And I blame her

for the things in me I don't like.

Your house is cool.

Did you imagine

I'd have a house like that?

- No.

- And me?

- Am I like you imagined?

- No.

Is that good or bad?

It's good.

I was afraid I wouldnt like you.

Anytime you want to go to bed,

just tell me.

Pick the room you like best,

there are loads.

You don't have one with padded walls,

do you?

- Hello.

- Hi, there.

We've prepared

something for you to eat.

Does your husband like beer or wine?

I don't think hell come down.

He needs to rest.

He drove the whole way.

You can't eat on your own.

I'll sit with you.

Yes, well, good night.

If you need anything, let me know.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Ismael has been very good.

And he must have been really tired.

You have a very well behaved child.

What are you getting at?

I want to talk about Ismael

and what will happen now.

Nothing will happen.

That's impossible. He knows us now.

My son has a life,

and he'll continue

to live it as before.

And Flix?

Are you going to stop him

seeing his father?

My son has a father...

who gave him his name and helped me

rear him. And that father isnt Flix.

Don't you care what Ismael thinks?

I'm going to protect him. Nothing

matters more to me than he does,

that he's well and grows up happy.

I'm sure Flix thinks the same.

I fit had been up to Flix,

Ismael would never have been born.

I don't have much experience

as a father.

I should have got you a videogame

or something like that.

- It doesn't matter. I'll teach you.

- Teach me what?

To be a father.

Where did you get that cigarette?

I always have a pack to hand.

In the practice, in the car.

I rarely touch them,

but from time to time...

When you said youd stopped smoking,

I thought that...

That I was telling the truth?

I wasn't.

So now you know

you're not the only one with secrets.

What do you mean?

You always said that Flix

wasnt important in your life.

It lasted three months.

I saw how you looked at him.

I'm tired.

This wasn't

one of the best days of my life.

I saw how you looked at him.

Flix is Ismael's biological father.

He'll always be part of

the most wonderful thing in my life.

I know.

You'll have to live with that,

because otherwise...

Otherwise, what?

I can't change what happened.

Flix is Ismael's father.

Until a few hours ago he was our son.

Now you talk as if

he had nothing to do with me.

He's got my surname.

That's not going to change.

But now he knows Flix...

And what?

What do you want me to do?

Stand aside?

See how they take away

the only thing I care about?

Please, Alika, say something.

- I don't want to talk about this now.

- But I do!

What?

I didn't put Ismael on the train.

Don't blame me

for whats happening.

And what is happening?

Because I don't understand.

Since I arrived here

I've become like...

a piece of furniture.

Is that my place in this story?

Look...

Until today I've been your husband

and Ismael's dad.

You have to decide

if you want that to continue.

You scared me!

What are you doing?

You're covered in grease.

I couldn't sleep so I thought

I'd do something useful.

I didn't think it would make

so much noise when I turned it off.

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