Magical Girl Page #2

The ad said that no collateral was needed.

Right, but I want to know

if it's possible.

I don't have collateral,

but I can pay the interest.

I know it's not a good time, but

I need the money. It's important to me.

Don't be sorry.

Today, in the letters' section we have

a very special letter.

And I say it's a very special letter

because it's written by a 12-year-old girl.

Because she dedicates it to her father,

and because she has leukemia.

She's Alicia,

and her letter goes like this...

"I'm writing this letter to you

from the hospital room

I like coming here a lot.

At the beginning I was afraid

and I hated it, but now I love it.

I know it's weird.

Nobody likes hospitals.

I like the smell of the corridors, I like

the food, I like the Band-Aids and the needles.

Do you know why? Because I know whenever

I wake up here you are by my side."

Barbara.

Barbara!

Close your eyes.

Don't open them until I say so.

Now.

- Why this?

- Just because.

Thank you.

Will you put it on me?

Thanks.

- Today I want to be alone with you.

- But we're meeting Javier and Laura.

- So we tell them we're sick.

- They're about to arrive, Bar.

So we don't open the door.

We make up an excuse.

Don't you mind looking bad to them?

You're a fickle and fool girl.

Oh yeah, you're a fickle and fool girl.

- And what else are you?

- Pretty.

- What time is it?

- I don't know.

It's 12:
15.

I can't go on like this. I can't watch

over you as if you were a little girl.

Look at me when I'm talking to you.

Thanks.

Do I have to watch over you

as if you were a little girl?

- No.

- No? I think yes.

- No.

- Yes.

If I ever find out you're lying to me,

I swear I'll leave and never come back.

- Do you take the pill every day?

- Yes.

Take it.

Open your mouth.

- Barbara, this is for your own good.

- Yes, I know.

I'm sorry.

Sorry, I'm a fool.

I don't want you to worry about me.

I just want you to be more responsible

with your medication.

Sorry for getting angry.

It's ok. You get angry

because you love me.

"The wolf has five cubs

white and black behind the groom."

"Five she raised, five she took care of,

And all five of them she nursed."

You've made up

the "white and black" line, haven't you?

No, that's the way my mother sang it.

- "White and black"?

- Yes.

It was "The wolf has five cubs,

five cubs behind the groom."

Not "white and black".

Javi, it's a nursery rhyme.

I also knew

the "white and black" version.

- You too?

- Yes.

So I'm the only one who doesn't

know this version. Come on!

Barbara, are you all right?

Yes. I had a little headache,

but I'm fine.

- Do you want an aspirin?

- No really, I'm fine.

Do you want to hold her?

I'm a bit afraid.

- She's not going to bite you.

- Right... I don't know how.

Look. Come. Let's go.

Like this. Be careful.

What's up?

Nothing, I was remembering something.

- What's up?

- No really, nothing.

Tell us so we can laugh.

I can't stop thinking of your face

if I threw the baby out of the window.

DEVIL:

It was a joke.

Take it.

- This is not the usual pill.

- That's right, it's not the usual pill.

- What is it?

- It's a sleeping pill.

A sleeping pill.

- Why do you give it to me?

- I want you to sleep.

I was going to take a nap anyway.

I want you to have a deep sleep.

- Rinse and swallow the water.

- What?

Rinse carefully

and swallow the water, please.

Open your mouth.

Thank you.

- What's going on?

- Nothing happens, my love.

Trust me.

"The moon kisses your pure tears"

"Like a promise of good fortune"

"People call you Fire Girl"

"And they are letting you die of thirst"

"Oh Fire Girl, oh Fire Girl"

"Inside my soul I have a fountain"

"So your guilt bends to drink"

"Affection is blind"

"I'm a good and sympathetic man"

"Come on, come with me, Fire Girl"

Yes?

Hello?

If you don't answer, I'm hanging up.

- Goodbye.

- I'm Barbara.

Wait!

Please!

Please wait!

I'm sorry.

There's a bathroom in the corridor.

You can have a shower. Leave your

clothes at the door and I'll wash them.

A damp cloth will remove it.

It's no problem, I have a dryer.

Yes.

The clean towels are the blue ones.

I've put on this.

It's ok.

Do you want a beer, water or something?

No, thanks.

Are you alright?

Yes. I'm usually clumsy. I'm used to it.

You have an amazing home,

it's beautiful.

Thanks.

What do you do?

Nothing. I watch the TV.

My husband supports me.

What have you watched on TV lately?

I watched a report on two neighbors

who were angry at each other because...

one blamed the other of pouring pee on her

each time she'll go in and out of the house.

So the lady would wear a raincoat and

a bin bag each time she'll go by.

She was very funny.

Why did you find it so funny?

Why not?

I don't know. I don't like those shows

that exploit others' miseries.

It seems they'd tell us not to complain

because, deep down, we're not as bad.

We're not as bad.

Not as bad?

I guess it's easy to say so living here.

What do you do?

I used to be a teacher.

Now I'm unemployed.

- What did you teach?

- Literature.

Literature? I always failed literature.

You didn't like reading.

I preferred doing other things too much.

And your husband, what does he do?

He's a psychiatrist.

- He must be good.

- Yes.

- Can I ask you were he is?

- No.

Listen... can you hug me?

- What?

- No, forgive me. Forget it.

No. Of course, yes.

Let's go.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

What do you mean nothing?

What are you doing?

I told you I'm married.

You're at my husband's home.

I'm sorry.

- I find it astonishing.

- Me too.

What do you find astonishing?

Will the washer go much longer?

Eh? No, it's a short cycle.

So what do you find astonishing?

I can wait in the living room.

I'm sorry.

I'm a bit tense.

Why did you come down to me?

Do you find me disgusting?

Do you know why I watch those TV shows?

Because I like to see

people more miserable than me.

Do you find me disgusting now?

No.

My name is Barbara.

I am Pedro.

- Hello.

- Hello.

What's happened to you?

I was doing chores to free my mind,

and the mirror fell over me.

Are you alright?

Look Bar, I've been thinking

and I've made a decision.

I'm going to trust you.

It's what I can offer, my blind faith.

But if I learn about one more lie,

it's over.

I need you, but you need me a lot more.

Did you spit the pill yesterday?

- Yes.

- Why?

Hello?

Yes, but she can't now.

For real.

Wait.

It's for you.

Hello?

Hello Barbara. I'm Pedro.

I guess the man answering

was your husband.

I've told him I'm from

your phone company, so try to pretend.

I couldn't find out

your cell phone number.

You'll tell me later,

so it'll be easier to get in touch.

I also looked for your credit cards,

but you don't have any.

That would've made everything easier.

Look, I'm very sorry about this.

I need 7,000 euros within a week or

I'll tell your husband everything.

I left the cell phone recorder on.

Everything is recorded.

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