Next Of Kin Page #4

-THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.

-SURE THERE IS.

WHEN YOU'RE ACTING,

YOU'RE DOING IT FOR SOMEONE.

YOU'RE PROVIDING THEM

WITH A GIFT.

-I WOULD STILL FEEL TERRIBLE.

-NOT IF YOU REALIZED WHY

YOU WERE DOING IT.

-AND WHY WOULD THAT BE?

-TO SHOW YOU LOVE HIM.

GEORGE!

GEORGE!

GEORGE, LET'S GO!

GEORGE?

-YES?

-HOW OFTEN DO YOU COME

TO THESE PLACES?

-ONCE A WEEK.

-ALWAYS ON THURSDAY?

-YES.

SOMETIMES ON TUESDAY.

AND MONDAY.

-DO YOU FIND THEM...

AROUSING?

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

-DO THEY EXCITE YOU?

-WHO?

-THE DANCERS.

-PFT!

-BUT THEN, WHY DO YOU GO?

-TO RELAX.

-BUT YOU DIDN'T SEEM RELAXED.

-SURE I RELAXED.

-THEN WHY DID YOU KEEP

LOOKING OVER AT ME?

-WHY DO YOU ASK THESE QUESTIONS?

-I DON'T KNOW IF

IT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA

FOR YOU TO SEE A WOMAN

LIKE THAT, ON THE STAGE...

IT MUST AFFECT YOU SOMEHOW.

-BEDROS, WHAT I SEE ON

THE STAGE, SHE IS NOT A WOMAN.

IT'S A WHORE.

YOUR MOTHER, IT'S A WOMAN.

-AND AZAH?

-AZAH...

AZAH, SHE'S A LITTLE GIRL.

-WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

-BECAUSE SHE AC LIKE A SMALL BABY.

-SHE'S WORKING NOW,

MAKING A LIFE OF HER OWN.

-SO?

-WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU

CAME INTO THE CLUB ONE NIGHT,

AND SAW AZAH DANCING

ON THE STAGE?

-WHAT?

WHAT' YOU SAYING?

-SHE HAS THE FREEDOM

TO DO WHAT SHE WANTS.

YOU CAN'T EXPEC TO CONTROL HER ANYMORE.

-SHE IS A WHORE?

THIS WHAT YOU WANTED TO SAY?

-DO YOU THINK SHE WOULD BE?

-OH, NO. NO, NO...

-WHY NOT?

-BECAUSE... BECAUSE

SHE'S A GOOD GIRL.

-THEN WHY DON'T YOU TRUST HER?

WHY DO YOU... KEEP...

ACTING LIKE SHE'S STILL

A LITTLE CHILD?

-BEDROS, SHE MAKES ME ANGRY.

-WHY?

LOOK, GEORGE.

I'M YOUR SON, RIGHT?

-SURE YOU ARE MY SON.

-I'LL TRY AND FOLLOW

THE VALUES YOU BELIEVE IN.

BUT IF I CAN'T FIT THEM

INTO MY LIFE,

IF I DON'T FEEL THEY'RE RIGHT,

THEN I'LL HAVE TO REJECT THEM.

NOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN

THAT I DON'T RESPECT YOU.

MAYBE I'LL RESPECT YOU EVEN

MORE FOR KEEPING THOSE VALUES

IN A WORLD WHERE

I CAN'T FIT THEM IN.

-SHE LOVES ME. HEY, BEDROS?

-YES, GEORGE, SHE DOES.

I'M AFRAID I DIDN' HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY

TO RECORD MY THOUGHTS YESTERDAY.

BUT THINGS HAVE BEEN

QUITE HECTIC.

I'VE COME TO KNOW

THE FAMILY VERY WELL.

THERE SEEMS TO BE NO END

TO THE AMOUNT OF HOSPITALITY

THEY'RE WILLING TO SHOWER ON ME.

I MUST FIND SOME WAY

TO REPAY THEM FOR THEIR KINDNESS

IN THE TWO DAYS I HAVE LEFT.

I THINK ABOUT HOME SOMETIMES.

THOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHETHER

OR NOT I REALLY MISS IT...

THINGS ARE MOVING

AROUND ME SO FAST.

IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW

EXACTLY WHAT I FEEL.

FOR THE MOST PART,

I'VE BEEN QUITE HAPPY.

THOUGH WITH TIME,

IT'S ALL BECOME...

SOMEWHAT... OVERWHELMING.

WHAT TIME DOES SHE

USUALLY GET OFF?

-FOUR. LET'S CHECK THOUGH.

SOMETIMES SHE FINISHES EARLY.

SO WHY WON'T YOU

LET ME SEE THEM?

PLEASE.

-LOOK AT THE PICTURES.

-OKAY. OKAY.

( Armenian )

-HEY! HEY!

HEY! HEY!

THIEF! THIEF! HEY!

THIEF! HEY!

JESUS CHRIST!

-APRIL FOOL'S!

-HEY! GEORGIE BABY! JUST CAUGH THIS GUY OUTSIDE WITH THESE CLOTHES.

THEY WOULDN'T HAPPEN

TO BELONG TO YOU, WOULD THEY?

-GEORGE! GEORGE!

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

GEORGE!

OH, MY GOD, GEORGE!

GEORGE.

-AZAH. AZAH.

-GEORGE. GEORGE.

-WHERE IS... WHERE IS BEDROS?

-HE'S CALLING AN AMBULANCE.

-WHERE IS...

WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER?

-SHE'S RIGHT BESIDE YOU.

-AH, SONYA. SONYA.

DON'T CRY, SONYA.

AZAH. AZAH...

TELL YOUR MOTHER TO NOT CRY.

-DO NOT CRY, MOTHER.

-OH, AZAH.. I LOVE YOU.

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.

-SURE I DO.

-YES. I CAN DIE IN PEACE.

-YOU WON'T DIE, PA.

-AZAH...

AZAH, MAKE ME A PROMISE.

-WHAT?

-DO NOT MAKE YOURSELF CHEAP.

EVEN YOU DON'T HAVE ONE CENT.

WORK LIKE A DISHWASHER,

WAITRESS...

DO ANYTHING YOU WANT,

BUT DON'T LOSE YOUR RESPECT.

PROMISE ME, AZAH, PROMISE.

-PROMISE, AZAH, PLEASE!

-I PROMISE.

-THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD...

BEDROS.

BEDROS, TAKE A PICTURE.

-A PICTURE?

-YES, YES, PICTURE.

-NOW?

-TAKE A PICTURE NOW. DON'T ASK

QUESTIONS, TAKE A PICTURE.

BEDROS, TAKE A PICTURE.

TAKE... LOOK AT THAT.

TAKE IT NOW. TAKE IT. TAKE IT.

THAT'S GOOD.

-DR. THOMAS CRANE.

DR. THOMAS CRANE.

( Armenian )

-LET'S GO. I'M OKAY.

LOOK AT ME.

-WHAT DID THE DOCTOR SAY?

-NOTHING WRONG.

IT'S ALL IN HERE.

HEY, WHY YOU DON'T HUG

YOUR PAPA?

APRIL FOOL TO YOU.

( humming )

Peter:

WHEN YOU START WITH NOTHING,

EVERY BIT YOU EARN

FILLS YOU WITH PRIDE.

IT IS YOURS.

NO BRIBES.

NO LIES.

NO FEAR.

-HELLO? HELLO!

-SURPRISE!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BEDROS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

( Singing in Armenian )

-YOU HAVE TO BLOW THEM

ALL OUT IN ONE BREATH.

-BUT THERE AREN'T ANY CANDLES.

-SURE THERE IS.

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

COME ON. COME ON...

-WHERE?

-COME ON, COME ON...

-DERYAN! DERYAN & SON!

SMILE. SMILE. SMILE.

-I'M SMILING.

-SPEECH! SPEECH!

SPEECH! SPEECH!...

-WELL, FIRST OF ALL,

I'D LIKE TO SAY

THAT THIS WAS A TOTAL SURPRISE.

I'D TOTALLY FORGOTTEN

THAT TODAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY.

I GUESS THAT JUST SHOWS

HOW EXCITING:

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN FOR ME.

I DON'T KNOW QUITE KNOW

HOW TO PUT THIS,

BUT I'VE LEARNED SOMETHING

VERY, VERY IMPORTAN

IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.

AND THAT'S THAT...

IN A WAY, IT'S A PITY THA YOU'RE BORN INTO A FAMILY.

IF YOU'RE RAISED WITH A GROUP,

YOU'RE OBLIGED TO LOVE THEM,

AND THAT REALLY DENIES YOU

THE POSSIBILITY:

OF GETTING TO KNOW THEM

AS PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THAT GROUP.

NOW... IN A WAY,

THAT MEANS THAT YOU CAN NEVER

REALLY LOVE YOUR FAMILY.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE

YOU'RE DENIED THE FREEDOM

THAT'S REQUIRED TO MAKE

THAT SORT OF COMMITMENT,

I GUESS WHAT YOU CALL

THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE.

AND FINALLY, UH, I'D LIKE TO...

-HURRY UP!

-SHHT!

-BRAVO. BRAVO.

-AND FINALLY,

I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT...

I SUGGEST WE CHOOSE...

TO HAVE A GOOD TIME TONIGHT.

( singing in Armenian )

-THAT WAS A GREAT SPEECH.

-GEORGE SEEMED TO LIKE IT.

-THOUGH ALL HE UNDERSTOOD

WAS THE PART ABOU ''HAVING A GOOD TIME.''

MMM, THAT'S MESS Y.

-YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB.

-OF WHAT?

-PLAYING THE PERFECT DAUGHTER.

-IT'S NOT EAS Y.

UNCLE TOLD ME THAT MY THIGHS

WERE ''RIPE FOR BABIES''.

-WELL, YOU'VE GOT THEM

ALL CONVINCED.

-SO DO YOU.

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

-THAT YOU'RE THE PERFECT SON.

JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES.

-WHY?

-JUST CLOSE THEM.

IT'S A SURPRISE.

-I DON'T WANT ANYMORE SURPRISES.

-ONE MORE. IT'S A GIFT.

-OKAY.

-TADAM!

COME ON. HURRY UP.

-OKAY. OKAY...

HEY, HAVEN'T I

SEEN HIM SOMEWHERE?

-DO YOU LIKE IT?

-GOOD MORNING.

-GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, CHILDREN.

GOOD MORNING.

YOU HAVE HANGOVER?

-I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN

WALKING AROUND ON MY EYES.

-DID YOU LIKE YOUR RELATIVES?

-THEY'RE GREAT.

-THEY THINK THA YOU LOOK LIKE GEORGE.

-I SURPRISED YOU,

HEY, YESTERDAY?

WITH MY CAKE?

I SURPRISED YOU?

-LOOK. UH...

I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.

-WHAT?

-I HAVE TO LEAVE.

-WHY?

-MY PARENTS HAD AN ACCIDENT.

-WHEN?

-YESTERDAY.

-WHY YOU DIDN'T TELL US?

-I DIDN'T WAN TO SPOIL THE PARTY.

-WHEN YOU HAVE TO LEAVE US?

-AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THERE'S A FLIGHT OU THIS AFTERNOON.

-DO YOU HAVE TO GO?

WHY?

-THEY'RE MY PARENTS.

-WAS IT FATAL?

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