Life in a Fishbowl Page #6

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- I do my best.

I heard everything went

well in Florida today.

Absolutely, me and you!

The boy. I just left the boy to it!

He's so charming he just

blows the Americans away.

Fantastic. So Slvi,

have you picked one out?

- What?

- They're not here to scrub.

No no.

- Ah ok, a man of taste.

- No no, I was just...

No no, seriously, Slvi... what?

Hi, my name is Slvi.

Yes, I know that much.

- No, sorry. Icelandic? Yes, of course.

- Yes, Eik. Hi.

- Have we met before?

- Well, met and not met mean...

Slvi, my man.

So...

You've graduated. You've

learned lesson 1 about "The Viking".

You've got "the sea".

You've met "the C".

Or you need just a vitamin C.

So, here you go, my friend.

Enjoy. Welcome to the club.

- Thank you.

- Go for it.

- Wow. This isn't exactly my scene.

- What is this?

- Is it cocaine or what?

- Yeah, I think so.

Where on Earth are we?

We've landed at a party with the

most powerful men in Iceland.

- Cheers to that.

- Cheers...

You know what? Maybe I should just

let him f*** me just like you're f***ing...

You know what? Just go f*** him!

- Just f*** him, but not in here!

- Are you a half-wit or what?!

F*** him!

Go f*** him, you

f***ing c*nt! F***!

- Are you out of your mind?!

- Are you? F***ing hell!

- Bloody sh*t.

- Bloody... hey.

You half-wit!

Mri?

I need some soda.

- White for you.

- Can we go somewhere, please?

Slvi, Slvi. This is Kamilla.

She was studying law.

No, I'll talk to you too later on, yes!

Bloody disgusting!

She bit me, the c*nt!

What should I do?!

Calm down! Just calm the hell down!

Mri?

Hey, you!

Don't we need to have a talk?

Tti? Tti!

Kolla?

Wait!

Kolla, come on. Listen to me.

Forgive me.

Please, Kolla.

It's way too cold to be out.

Come home.

Let's not be on the ice now.

Kolla, sorry we were fighting.

Kolla? Kolla!

Tell me, is your name really Eik?

- Is that some kind of pick-up line or what?

- No, I'm just asking...

You know, whether it's,

some kind of working name.

Are you called something

else at your work?

No, my name is just Eik.

So now you know who I am,

I know who you are.

I don't know who you are at all.

Your name is Eik, and..?

And Zophonasardttir.

- Mhm, and?

- And...

And, I'm orsteinn

Blndal's granddaughter.

Wow...

Of course! That's why you're here.

- What?

- No, sorry, I thought you were here...

No, I just thought you were... Wow!

Maybe I am just...

Aren't we all here in

some other capacity?

Yes, I suppose so.

And you? What are you doing here?

Why did you quit football and become

some responsible bank employee?

- Big shot banker.

- Big shot? Yes, of course.

No, I just got injured and...

I was offered a job here at the bank.

Blah blah blah...

- What? I want to listen, I'm asking.

- No

- What? It's interesting.

- Yeah right.

"...and then I got injured and everything

went down the sink, and..."

The bank employee got injured...

did you get crutches?

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

- What, are you heading out?

- No, I'm gonna walk to the hotel.

Can I invite you over? It's right nearby.

- Actually, I'm just a bit further along.

- Oh, come on. I'll shout you a taxi.

A gentleman!

- Yes, when a man's overseas.

- Of course.

This is pretty much finished.

- Nice hotel.

- Yes.

I think, I should just... go home.

- No no, you're definitely not going home.

- Slvi, it's so late.

I have, up in my room, a whole bar that

needs working on, it won't drink itself.

I'll just take this win with me.

- I have some, I have some.

- What were you going to say?

- Wait, before I get more blisters.

- Sorry.

- Let me do it.

- Yes, like that.

Kolla! Kolla, my dear...

Come home, my darling Kolla.

No... Kolla!

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- This isn't bad.

- No.

Look I, I ordered a taxi for you.

Yes...

Ok.

Didn't quite expect it would end

up like this, perhaps...

No no, I see exactly what's going on.

You don't have to worry about this...

I won't tell Agnes anything about this.

What did you say?

I won't tell Agnes anything about this,

if that's what you think.

Agnes? How do you know her?

I don't know her.

I just work at the preschool...

Are you kidding me?

No, you know what?

Just forget about it.

- Hi Mum.

- Hi darling!

- Hi.

- Hello.

I'm sorry Dad.

This was a complete mess-up.

A mess-up? This was more than

a mess-up, she had an episode!

- This could have ended up much worse.

- I know!

Are they the sort of men you

want your child to be around?

Sorry.

I think it's your daughter

you should apologise to...

Can you jump in the car, darling?

I'm just gonna talk to Grandpa. Ok?

Bye Grandpa.

This might be hard for you to

understand,

but I trust Mri a lot

more than Granddad.

Your Granddad isn't here.

Hasn't been here at all.

What?

He's dying.

The doctors give him a few days.

Your mother's been up at

the hospital all weekend.

At last.

Eik, darling. Eik, he...

He wants to see you.

No.

I think you should go, Eik.

I really do.

- Hi darling.

- Hi Dad.

- How's my Little princess?

- Just great!

- Great? Good to see you.

- Yes.

- Happy birthday.

- Thanks.

Listen, I've got a little

something for you...

- Would you like to see? Are you sure?

- Yes, yes.

Is it the exact one you wanted?

Do you think you can hold it?

Let me see.

- Wow! Did you get a house?

- Look.

Lucky.

Why don't you go in with

the house? It's so cold.

Hi.

I also got a little something for you.

Heidi Klum.

Slvi... SMS?

Then we tried to call you, and you

didn't answer your phone once.

Well... I just...

Masl waited to hear from you

the whole day yesterday.

She waited so long she fell

asleep holding the phone.

I know, I was busy. I was in

meetings all day yesterday, darling.

You know how it is with these trips,

always at some meeting, stuck there.

- On her birthday?

- And then there just wasn't a signal.

When I went to phone you

when I got back and...

No signal?

Agnes?

- We'll take a look at it then, Ok?

- Yes.

Agnes, talk to me.

Slvi, no signal? That's the best

you could come up with?

What do you mean? I was in meetings, then tried

to phone you but my phone had no signal.

There's a signal in the Whale-Fjord tunnel,

but no signal in Florida? None at all?

I sent that message,

then I was in a meeting,

then there's the time difference...

What should I have done?

Slvi, you phone your daughter on her

birthday, you don't send a message.

Do you think I didn't want to call?

I told you why didn't you call me?

We called you again and again.

You know it. You never answered!

Do you want to see my phone?

Not one missed call here.

- What have you had? A whole day to delete that?

- Here. Do you want to check my Gmail too?

What is wrong with you?

You know what Slvi, I'm not an idiot...

And I know exactly what goes on

during these bloody business trips!

- What exactly do you think I am?

- You know what Slvi? I just don't know.

Hi darling, shall we

check out the house?

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