Julie Page #3

One day my father's

tennis career was over.

He came home and threw people out.

My mother couldn't do anything.

It made her ill.

I'm not sure what was wrong with her.

She was often hiding in the attic

or in the garden. Sometimes all night.

My mother had mortgaged the house.

My father was liable for it.

So there we were

with no roof over our heads.

My father then borrows money

from my mother's childhood friend.

He doesn't want any interest.

Strange, but what the heck.

He buys this hotel for the money.

- Guess who the childhood friend is?

- Your mother's lover?

Guess whose money it was?

It was my mother's. She was hiding

lots of money from my father.

Her lover handled it.

It was my mother's revenge.

Some say

my father tried to hang himself.

- I don't want to depend upon a man.

- Why were you with Peter then?

- He was to be my slave.

- And he objected?

- Of course not. I got tired of him.

- Yes, I saw that.

- What did you see?

- I saw him breaking up with you.

I broke up with him.

Did he say that he did it?

- So you hate men?

- Mostly, but sometimes I'm tempted.

- And you hate me?

- I could kill you like an animal.

- Like shooting a mad dog?

- Exactly.

Only you've got

neither a gun nor a mad dog.

- What do we do?

- We'll go away.

- Torturing each other to death?

- Living life to the full a day or two.

- And then die.

- Dying is stupid.

Starting a tennis resort is better.

Do you know why? Many love birds

rent a bungalow. That's good business.

They have a row, but they still have

to pay. Then you can let it again.

Do you want to die with me?

I love life.

- Besides, suicide is a crime.

- Do you believe in God?

- I want to go to bed.

- Do you know what you owe me?

We must go away and get married.

We can always divorce later.

- That's a very bad deal.

- Bad deal?

- There are no frauds in my family.

- How would you know?

Okay, granted,

my family has no pedigree.

Is that the punishment;

throwing mud at my family?

You should drink less if you let

your tongue run away with you.

You wouldn't say that if you loved me.

Do you want me to cry,

jump over your racket or kiss you?

Or trick you to go to Thailand

for three weeks? What do you want?

You have a good seeding.

With some effort you can win.

Yet you hate everything and everybody.

- You're sick.

- Be nice to me.

You have to be nice, too.

- What shall I do?

- If only I knew.

- What shall I do?

- Sleep. Tomorrow you'll be training.

- And you and me, that's a secret.

- Kristine knows.

She'll never expect it.

- It could happen again.

- It could?

What if I'm pregnant?

Then you'll have an abortion.

Is it just my responsibility?

Leave and tell it to your father.

But not that it was with me.

I'll only leave if you're coming.

"Julie escapes with her coach."

It will be in all the papers.

- It'll kill your father.

- I'm so tired.

Tell me what to do.

What shall I do?

Do you want an order?

Go upstairs. Pack your bags.

Get some money. Wait for me down here.

Come with me.

- Where are you going?

- To church.

Is it now?

Put some decent clothes on.

Does it have to be today?

- We need to hear his sermon?

- Do we have to?

You cannot choose a priest

before you've heard his sermon.

- What have you been doing?

- I've been talking to Julie.

All night?

There's something...

What?

- Have you both been drinking?

- Yes.

Have you been drinking!

Yes, we've been drinking.

- Are you jealous?

- Of Julie?

- Are you mad at her?

- No, at you. What are you thinking of?

It'll affect yourself if you behave

improperly. Don't you understand that?

If it had only been with a decent guy.

They're rich and famous, but no better

than us. Isn't that great to know?

What do you mean by a "decent guy"?

- I quit.

- To do what?

It's time you get a job, so we can

get married and have children.

- I've had it with this circus.

- I'll never get a better job.

- We could get by with less.

- I will not die for a wife and kids.

- I have bigger plans.

- You and your plans.

- You have responsibilities.

- They don't concern you.

I know exactly what to do.

Shall I come with you to church?

- Is master back yet?

- No.

- What's he doing?

- No idea.

No one has ever done this to me.

You'll get the money within 14 days.

Listen, Julie is in top form.

Don't stop us now.

I...

If I don't have that money within 14

days, you can add 50 percent interest.

I wouldn't say that

if I didn't expect to pay it, would I?

Give me some space!

I need some peace of mind

if this is to work.

I cannot handle this thing...

this thing you're doing.

It...

You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

If you think you can deliver it in

14 days... then you'll get 14 days.

Does she know anything?

- Nothing.

- I have the money.

- Enough money?

- Enough for a start.

It's time.

No luggage.

- What about that?

- Stella?

You cannot bring a dog.

Please, can I bring it?

- Give it to me.

- Then I'd rather have you kill it.

Give it to me then.

- Give it to me.

- Poor thing. Are you going to die?

- Are you leaving your mommy?

- Don't make a scene. Give it to me.

I hate you and the day

you became my coach.

Do you think screaming

and shouting will help?

Do you think I cannot bear

seeing a dead dog?

Do you think I'm that weak?

I wish I could see your brains

splattering the walls.

I wish I could see your dick

in a sea of blood.

Do you think I love you

just because I invited you?

Do you think I want to have your child

and take your name?

What is your name anyway?

I've never heard your surname.

Maybe you don't have one.

Should I be Mrs. Trash?

- Or Mrs. Caretaker?

- The plane leaves in a few hours.

I stay here. Even if my father gets

furious because I've taken his money.

Well done, Julie.

That's more like it. But take it easy.

What happened to the dog?

You have to listen to me.

You must listen to me.

I don't want to know.

I have nothing to do with it.

- But if you're eloping, I'll stop you.

- I cannot stay. Neither can Jan.

We'll all go to Thailand

and start a hotel.

I have the money.

I'll be teaching and you...

...you'll be looking after the guests.

Great, huh?

No more training.

No more people staring.

We'll go travelling,

partying and dancing all night.

Our bungalows will be the coolest.

14 Thai girls will work under you.

And with your looks...

You're bound to find a man.

A rich Englishman.

They... are so easy.

We'll get very rich

and build a house on Majorca.

If we get bored, we can always

go back or go somewhere else.

Do you believe that yourself?

- Do I believe it?

- Yes.

- So you're planning to run away?

- Run away? Not at all.

You just heard our plan.

It's a great idea.

- Am I to work for her?

- Speak nicely about your manager.

- Manager. Is that what it is now?

- What you're looking down at.

Have I perhaps been flirting with men

right in front of their girlfriends?

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