Our Life Page #5

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- In Mums drawer.

Why dont you use your own?

Hes stupid, he thinks

he can talk to Mum.

Give it to me.

- Did Mum answer?

- Dont talk like that to your brother.

Watch it, or Ill give you one.

Coppertone, its Claudio.

Im at the site.

The nightwatchman called me.

You should see it. Its

raining through the roof.

The attics flooded.

Hurry up with those braces.

Its all coming down.

Put those outside. These

have to go on the roof.

This way!

Get those props up. Its

going to cave in, damn it!

Up with those braces!

Come on!

Get the plastic on! This goes up.

Give me a hand!

Hey, boss, were you scared?

Well...

Its okay.

Ive never seen sheeting

done like that before. Never.

No use complaining now.

You should have checked.

Then if youd seen something wrong

you could have told me or

done something about it.

Its my building,

but you wanted it.

I let you have it. Now you have

to do the work, and do it well.

Look at this mess.

Its hard to look at.

I take responsibility for my work.

Well, since were short of time,

lets pretend it didnt rain.

The roofs fine, you didnt

call me, nothing happened.

Finish and deliver.

How can I deliver a new

house with a leaky roof?

- So now you want to be honest.

- You kidding? A wall can collapse...

So now you remember to

be honest? Right now?

Do you remember why youre here?

Is it because youre qualified?

Think I dont dream every night

about that poor devil down there?

You and I are bound

together in this.

I know, were together in this.

Theres only one thing to

do. First of all, stay calm.

- First...

- Of course.

Then well see whats needed.

Itll take five or six weeks.

I cant give you six weeks.

Delivery dates have to be met.

Double the shifts, get

more workers, I dont care.

I cant give you six weeks.

- I havent paid them in a month.

- Then lie. I cant help.

Its not up to me, its the

Consortiums schedule. Okay?

Got something to say?

How can I make it?

I mean, do you have

something to say to me?

So you know what I thought?

- That youd pay us at last.

- Wait, hold on a minute.

Im going to make you all partners.

Ill give 2% to each of you.

No. Two percent of zero is zero.

Its not zero, its an

investment. Its like a bank.

No more talk. Got the money?

You havent paid us in two months.

The moneys there. But this

is different, like a bank.

- You invest money then...

- What money?

- Yes, I have the money.

- Hand it over.

- Whats this?

- What are you giving us?

Its an advance. If

we become partners...

No advance!

Well do this thing together.

Thats all I have. I

said well be partners.

Forget it. Well take

our tools and leave.

Where are you going?

Its not enough. Give me my money!

- Give me my money!

- Get your hands off me.

You stay out of this.

Leave those two poofters!

What are you doing? Where

are you going with that?

Give me back my drill!

Arseholes!

Coppertone...

Coppertone, I was at

your sons baptism.

I told you, it was a circumcision!

Anyway Jamal needs this.

Where do you think youre going?

Go ahead, leave!

Youll all come crawling back.

One by one youll be back.

I dragged you out

from under bridges.

Dont worry, itll be

okay. Itll blow over.

Are the kids there?

Did you leave Vasco outside?

Come on.

Dad, can you do this?

What?

Here.

Dad, do this.

This?

Were going home now.

Whats wrong?

Whats the matter?

Theyre the ones

boosting my morale.

Im a sh*t father.

A lot better than mine.

Andrei...

You know where your father is?

I worked with him.

One morning they

called me, hed fallen.

They found him in

the elevator shaft.

He was dead.

What are you talking about?

I buried him.

He was illegal, theyd

have closed the site.

I didnt even report it.

Why not?

Because thats how life goes.

Is that so?

Under a slab in a cemetery or

there, whats the difference?

Theyll make a playground,

theres already a family or two...

Lifes returning there.

You said you were

better off with him gone.

A father like that...

- Where are you going?

- F*** off!

What are you doing?

Sit up.

I got some cash, in case

you need it right now.

- Where did you get it?

- Where?

The Ministry breaks my

balls, so I pulled a heist.

Isnt it too much sacrifice?

He got a salary advance. He

wont notice the monthly cut.

Well, I will feel

the difference, but...

Anyway...

- Are you sure?

- Dont worry.

I wired your account,

the money should be there.

And I thought you could use these.

- What are those?

- They were Mums.

Not her gold pounds.

Go on, take it.

Its time to start living.

Forget the memories.

So now...

Ill get back on my feet.

Little by little...

- Were here.

- Were always here.

Youll get it all back.

You bet we will.

Were not a charity.

Come on...

Come on!

Come on! Right?

What a lousy end, eh?

- What are you talking about?

- What end?

Are you nuts? What end?

Youre a rock.

Come on. Well always be here.

Why isnt Andrei with us any more?

Because he doesnt want

to. We talked about that.

- May I?

- Come in.

Hello, Claudio.

You remember where I live?

To what do I owe the honour?

Nothing. Our discussion

the other day...

Im sorry.

And Im sorry about what

happened with the workers.

Really.

- Staying for dinner?

- It depends. Whats cooking?

Pasta and soft cheese.

The house special.

Can you make me linguini?

- Sure.

- All right.

I wanted to have a talk with you.

Forget whats done. It could

get worse if you keep going.

Ill sort it. Im

still due a payment.

Take my advice, stop now.

Declare bankruptcy

and dont pay workers or

suppliers, just close down.

Good idea. Then youll

finish the building.

What if I do?

Should it stay half-finished

and become a squat for

gypsies and the homeless?

Dont you want to see it

finished? You started it.

Thats right. I started

it, and Ill finish it.

- Pass me your plate.

- How can you do it?

There are only weeks left,

you have no workers, no money.

How?

Does Frosinone ring a bell?

Then youll really get hurt.

Theyre piece workers,

so you may finish on time.

But do you know the

cost? Three times as much.

Heres the estimate.

Its all there, everything

you need to know.

We need your

permission to stay here.

We have to sleep here.

We work 24 hours a day.

Unlicensed. Not

interested in unions.

- I see.

- But dont you dare cross us.

Youd have us and the

unions both against you.

- You think its expensive?

- Bloody expensive.

But look at the quality you get.

If youre okay with it,

a handshake is enough.

Its not that...

Lets shake on it.

Guys! Come on, he accepted!

Look, I even brought my aunt.

Shell cook for us. She cooks

for me and my five brothers.

- A whole crew.

- Sure. No invoices, nothing.

We dont declare the

work, were honest.

Theyve taken sick leave to

make your dream come true.

- But Ill be left with nothing.

- No, you wont. Youll have 10% left.

Look at them. Nice,

arent they? All Italians.

They work twice as hard.

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