Mondays in the Sun Page #5

What do you do at 49 with no job,

two kids, and 8 million in the bank?

I'll tell you what you do,

you do nothing.

In four years it's gone.

I mean you, Amador, anybody.

And they gave me nothing.

The problem was, it was cheaper

to buy the ships abroad.

I'll tell you what the problem was,

because I was there.

They said,

"We're laying off 80.

Accept it

or we're closing down."

We said no, it wasn't closing.

Our jobs were there,

and everyone else's job,

and you don't mess with our jobs.

And it wasn't just casual workers.

You were there, Rico.

And so was Amador.

Defending what was ours.

Mine, Jose's, and Lino's,

for he was there too.

There were 200 of us

at the sit-in,

casual and permanent workers.

Ask the police,

I'm sure they remember.

And you achieved nothing.

We made sure people

knew about it.

They've all forgotten now.

And we were united,

I haven't forgotten that.

Then it got all f***ed up.

It's easy for you to talk,

you didn't have a family.

What about the men who were 50?

Who would hire us?

All right.

You signed the agreement,

I understand,

but you knew it was sh*t.

You did, didn't you?

- There was nothing else.

- Nothing else. F***ing great.

Is there anything else now?

You guys left a year later.

You got this bar, it's doing well,

I'm delighted.

But others haven't

been so lucky.

Amador, for example.

Yeah, but that isn't

my fault.

No, it isn't, but you all

signed the agreement.

They laid us off then,

and you guys the year after.

And what happened?

What happened?

We weren't united anymore.

They divided us...

with that f***ing agreement.

If we're divided, we're screwed.

It's always been like that.

Always.

That's why some of us did okay

and some of us didn't.

That's why Lino

keeps calling his poor wife

saying he doesn't know,

and maybe they'll call him.

That's why I'm getting

a f***ing lousy temper.

All right,

but one thing is clear,

I come to this bar,

but if it's cheaper

anywhere else,

I'll go there.

It's the same thing.

If the Koreans build ships

cheaper, then it's...

I don't want to hear anymore

about the f***ing Koreans.

This shipyard was competitive.

We worked fast, damn it.

We even offered to do

free overtime with lower pay.

The thing is, the shipyard

is where it is.

The site's worth a fortune.

Why? Because it's

next to the sea.

Haven't you seen

the excavators?

They'll replace it

with luxury apartments

and the f***ing Koreans

will come and live in them

and laugh in our f***ing faces.

It's as simple as that.

And I wouldn't go anywhere else

even if the drinks were free.

I'm going to keep coming here.

Even if you did

sign the agreement.

I could get a job

serving drinks tomorrow.

But there's one thing,

if everyone gets laid off

there'll be no customers,

and that pisses me off

even more.

That pisses me off.

You signed our kids' dismissals.

Their jobs were at stake.

And we lost them.

Pour me another.

Very nice, Santa,

but that was two years ago.

Since then, what?

I haven't seen you

serving drinks.

At least Lino tries.

And good or bad, I've got a job.

- A "security technician."

- That's right.

- You like seeing the games.

- I have to imagine half of them.

So stay at home

next time, a**hole.

Come on, Reina.

It's true. He does nothing,

but everything's wrong.

Sure, they're going to come here

looking for you

and offer you a job

just for the hell of it!

We don't all have

a brother-in-law to help us.

Listen, d*ckhead,

he had left the company

when I joined.

I got nothing handed to me.

I'm a worker.

- You're an a**hole with a gun.

- Oh, yeah?

You seemed keen

to find a job there.

Your wife wanted

to have me near.

What?

A**hole.

You went too far.

He should shut up about

whether we work or not.

F*** it, Santa.

You don't care,

you don't like soccer.

# It's wrong of you #

# To make me nervous #

# To crush my ambition #

# Keep on like that

and you'll soon see #

# Where is our mistake

that can't be solved? #

# Were you the culprit

or was I? #

# Neither you nor anyone

can change me #

# 1,000 bells are ringing

in my heart #

# Is it so hard

to say you're sorry? #

Nata's too much.

You could f***ing tell.

No, you just think that.

It was everything.

The way she laughed,

the way he touched her hand.

He likes your wife,

it's natural.

What do you mean?

- Sh*t, you like her too.

- That's different.

All right,

but it's normal he likes her.

Your wife's hot.

- Do you like her too?

- Of course.

What's the big deal?

If she's hot, she's a hot.

It's normal that we like her.

Hey, you're talking

about my wife.

I agree, she's your wife.

At least you agree with me

on that.

I agree with you on everything,

but I disagree.

I'm sure it's nothing.

They're friends,

they work together.

It's normal.

- He took her hand.

- Her hand! Big deal.

Why didn't she tell me?

Because she knew you'd be angry.

Ask her.

Talk to her.

- I'll do that.

- Good.

It'll reassure you.

I'm going to talk to her.

Two more drinks.

Listen Jose, to talk,

you have to go home.

- Not order another drink.

- Yeah, right,

but I have to think about

what I'm going to say.

- What if she leaves me?

- She won't.

Yeah, but if she does?

# This is the story of a dream

that made me happy #

# Because when I dreamed it,

it touched my heart... #

Look at Lino.

# Along a path of blue

painted in the sky #

# Because little by little #

# It lifted me up #

- Come on, let's go.

Come on.

# I was flying #

# Oh-oh #

# I was singing #

# Oh-oh-oh-oh #

# Along a path of blue #

# Happy among

clouds of tulle #

# I was flying

up to the sun #

# And I picked

a bunch of stars as I passed #

# While I left

the unhappy world far below #

# And sweet music played

just for me #

# I was flying #

# Oh-oh #

# I was singing #

# Oh-oh-oh-oh... #

Talking...

it's important. It's how people

understand each other.

Yeah, talking.

Talking things through.

Are you leaving?

- Hello, Santa.

- Hello.

- I was waiting for you.

- I got held up.

So I see.

We have to talk.

About what?

Later, all right?

- So long.

- Bye.

- She wants to talk.

- That's good, right?

You wanted to talk too.

No, you did. I wanted

everything to stay the same.

And it will.

Want one for the road?

I can't.

See you tomorrow.

You meeting somebody?

The cheese girl?

He looks happier.

Any word of his wife?

Your Colleagues on the Board

What's that?

A wreath, can't you see?

Who sent it?

The Royal Household,

who the hell do you think?

Your Colleagues

Sorry.

How was it?

All right.

Normal.

Nobody went,

just us from the bar.

Did you call the doctor?

I can hardly feel them.

It's as if I didn't have them.

Mermaids don't have legs.

Do they know what happened?

He was drinking a lot.

He used to have it

under control.

He was always in the bar.

Then he'd go home.

Or someone took him.

He was on his own.

Santa told us,

he went up with him once.

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