Little Men Page #5

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I made it.

Leonor, do you have a minute?

I have to finish this

for a client tonight.

Tony still not talking?

Not a word to me yesterday.

- Same with Jake.

- It's very annoying.

One good thing, I have to say

is that Jake is painting

and drawing more than ever.

Is that good?

Yeah, if he really wants to go

to LaGuardia,

he has to put together a portfolio.

Mm.

ls Tony still thinking

of applying also?

How would I know?

It's been four days.

He hasn't said a word to me.

Listen, Leonor, you know that

I am trained in conflict resolution,

and I'm hoping to help here,

to help settle this problem

between you and our family.

Has your husband

asked you to do this?

No.

By the way,

he's been working very hard.

I'm not sure you know,

but he's rehearsing a new play.

No. I haven't seen your husband.

I know he's been waiting

to hear from you.

Leonor?

Not here.

I know you think

we're the rich people

coming into this neighborhood,

but the truth is Brian hasn't

made any money in years.

I've been supporting our family

with my hard work.

- That's not my problem.

- I know it's not.

What I want to tell you is that

we will give you time,

but we need this money.

We need the shop to cover its rent.

Not an unfair thing

to ask of a tenant.

The woman is trouble, Brian.

Once again, our warm,

lovable, unwise father

has left us a big mess

and no instructions.

I think that we should start

the eviction process right away.

I don't wanna have to do that.

It takes a while, you know.

I just don't want this to get ugly.

The boys are best friends now.

Just remember our dad worked

hard to leave us something,

and now you have this

nice big apartment to live in,

and I'm getting nothing.

Just give me a little more time.

I can't really do this

without you, Brian.

Hey, do you want to come

to the beach with me?

- Huh?

- The beach!

You, me.

Yes? No?

No, Tony, you're really nice

and everything,

but I'm into older guys.

Oh.

- Thank you for being honest.

- What?

Thank you for being honest!

She doesn't acknowledge the lease,

she doesn't try and negotiate,

she has no plans on leaving.

Now she's actually hiring new people.

I told you

this was not gonna be easy.

Audrey wants to start

an eviction process.

She's got a lawyer

ready to go already.

Good.

So it's decided.

Is it?

Who's gonna tell Jake?

I'll do it.

It's my problem.

Do it soon.

Please?

What are you writing?

An idea for a short story.

A young girl grows up on the shores

of a lake, as you have done.

She loves the lake,

as the gulls do

and she is as free

and as happy as they are.

But a man sees her, who

happens to come by that way...

and he destroys her out of idleness,

as this seagull here

has been destroyed.

Boris! Where are you?

I'm coming this minute!

What do you want?

We are not going away after all!

It is a dream!

So?

Did you understand why

Nina says she's the seagull?

Jake, it's your father's

opening night.

You two ever think about anybody

other than yourselves?

Huh?

Say something, Jake!

Say something!

One of the hardest things

to realize when you're a child

is that your parents are people too,

you understand that?

They care about things.

They make mistakes.

But they try to do what they think

is the right thing to do.

Does any of what I'm saying

make any sense to you?

What's so funny, Tony?

Huh?

Why don't you tell me,

what's so funny, Tony?

You think you got it in you

to be an actor?

Take one rejection after another?

We'll see how you react when

you don't get into LaGuardia!

- We'll just see then!

- Brian!

Goddamn it!

Also try to arrange them

by color or tone.

I usually like to start with

lighter colors in the front,

and end with the darker ones.

Black goes in the back.

Hello, can we help you?

Oh, it's okay, Valentina,

it's for me.

He is Brian Jardine, our neighbor.

- He's a great actor.

- Oh, have I seen you in anything?

- I doubt it.

- He's in a new play.

- What is it called?

- The Seagull.

Oh, that must be very popular.

Can you give me

five minutes alone, please?

The day your father died,

he came by in the morning.

And I asked him to buy me

a pack of cigarettes.

And I never saw him again.

He cared about me, Brian.

Can you believe that?

Every day we'd...

talk and share things.

Have you ever had

a friend like that?

Someone you can tell anything?

Only my wife.

I'm a lot like Jake, I...

It's never been easy for me

to have...

close friends.

I hope...

that you can understand

that what's happening

is nothing personal.

I can't pay three times...

what I paid to your father.

It's not possible.

I can't survive.

I thought you were in a new big play.

I am in a new play, but it's not big,

and it's not a lot of money.

It's just the way that it is, Leonor.

I'm fortunate that my father

left me a house in Brooklyn.

He wanted me to stay here.

He told me so.

And I also have a sister,

and she has a family too,

and we have to decide

what to do about this together.

It's not just up to me.

You know,

your father thought your sister

was the one who inherited his brains.

I'm sure he'd agree with Audrey...

that above all else...

it's important

to take care of business.

No, he wouldn't have.

I can promise you.

What do you want me to say, Leonor?

I have a family. We have bills, too.

Do you know why your father

didn't come to your son's birthday,

the last one?

He had the flu.

Maybe that's what he told you.

The truth is he was embarrassed

that everything in your house

was paid for by your wife.

He thought you should be

more of a man.

Well...

he's not around anymore...

is he?

He's certainly not.

Unfortunately, it's a clause that's

common in any commercial contract.

What am I going to do?

I can't afford this.

I told you not to go outside.

I told you not to go outside, Antonio!

I am up to here with this game of yours.

Hernn:

I'm sorry Leo.

Where do they get this number?

It's a penalty.

It's a penalty for overstaying.

That's why it's in the contract.

And there's nothing we can do?

Hernn:
I've done everything I can.

There's nothing to do.

You have one week.

Una semana para abandonar este lugar.

One week to leave the premises.

Mami?

Hello, Mr. J.

Is, um... Jake home?

Yes.

He's doing his homework.

Um, I'd like to talk

to him, if I could.

Of course.

Come in. Why don't you

both come in, please?

Are you sure we can't

get you something, Leonor?

I'm fine, thanks.

- Mom!

- What's going on?

Mom, Tony told me Leonor's

being evacuated from the store!

It's not "evacuated,"

it's "evicted."

How could you do that?

How could you do that to them?

It's a terrible situation.

The rent is too expensive!

She can't afford it, Mom.

So Dad just needs to give her

a discount or something so she can.

Your mother and I tried to

talk to you about this, Jake.

This not talking didn't help.

- Don't blame this on him.

- It's okay, I'm talking now.

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