Perfect Strangers Page #3

I don't know.

Must be the wrong number,

I don't know.

What do I do ?

- It's the number from the text.

- Answer it.

- Answer it.

- Yeah, right.

- Put it on speaker.

- Yes. Take it easy.

I'll put it on speaker.

Hello ? Who is it ?

Hello ?

No answer...

Hello ? Who's that ?

Who is it ?

It's f***ing me.

- What is wrong with you ?

- It was a joke.

- F*** off !

- What kind ofjoke is that ?

- You're such a...

- He's a loser.

- You're a loser.

- Really.

- Just playing around.

- I knew it was a joke.

- Go f*** yourself !

- Bullshit !

Give me my phone, I'm going out.

- Say bye at least.

- Bye.

- Bye, Sofia.

- Bye, Sofia.

- I said hello to them before.

- She said hello before.

- She's not always like that.

- She's often worse.

They're unbearable at that age.

- What were you like at her age ?

- Me ?

- What was he like ?

- I remember what he was like.

He was... help me out.

Superficial.

Perfect adjective. He only loved

soccer and something else.

- Don't listen to him, darling.

- His mom was desperate.

- Distraught.

- Whereas their mothers were happy.

I'm not sure I'd be a good mother.

- Why, are you pregnant ?

- No, no...

Are you trying ?

- You could say that.

- Congratulations then !

There's nothing to celebrate yet.

Well, at least someone's screwing !

We haven't even eaten

the first course yet, easy !

What's the big deal ?

Nobody here would be shocked.

So ?

After all these years of marriage,

no one screws like in the early days.

They're trying for a baby,

it's not...

A more sober toast then. To children

and the meaning they give our lives.

Bummer,

I preferred the screwing toast.

Peppe, you're never satisfied.

I don't like this idea that life has

no meaning ifyou don't have kids.

- It's sometimes a convenient decision.

- What do you mean ?

You have a kid, get on with life

and think of nothing else.

- I don't want a kid just to do that.

- Why else then ?

- For a thousand reasons.

- Give me one.

- One. To complete the couple.

- For example.

So two people can't be happy

without depending on someone else.

- You're a pain !

- The other day we argued about God.

It's the same thing in the end.

I don't want their help.

I want to be

the meaning of my own life.

I'm selfish and I'll die selfish.

Cheers.

Sometimes having children

can be selfish.

- Why selfish ?

- It's a generous act, isn't it ?

No, sometimes it can just be

the fear of growing old.

Many hope a child

can give them a second life.

I don't torment myself about it.

I've enjoyed having a daughter.

I agree with Rocco.

You can make fun of me,

but the best moment of the day

is when I put Rosa to bed.

She looks at me and says I'm so

beautiful. That makes me happy...

- Happy, happy...

- We get the message, you're happy.

- Did she say "happy"?

- There was an echo.

We'll talk again when she's 16

and tells you to piss off.

Don't say that, and it's true,

kids give you a second chance.

It's like going over your life

again through them.

You see, I don't want

to go over my life again.

Because you had a shitty life.

I wasn'tjoking.

- It's my sister, what do I do ?

- Answer it.

- Put it on speaker.

- Hi, Marta.

- Peppe, the speaker.

- Wait a minute.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Careful, you're on speaker.

- That's not fair !

- Speaker ?

- Yes, you're on speaker.

- You can't tell her.

- Turn it off.

- I can't.

- Why not ?

- I just can't, Marta.

- What's all that noise ?

- I'm at Rocco and Eva's.

- Game over.

- Hello, Marta.

- Hello, everyone. Okay...

- I'II caII back.

- I'm not going to Anzio, got it ?

We'll talk about it tomorrow. Bye.

- Sorry, I messed up.

- You messed up ?

I wasn't ready.

I'll get it right next time.

- What was that aboutAnzio ?

- My sister found me a job

in a private school.

- Why not go ?

- It's too far away.

- You can't be picky these days.

- It'd be nice to work at the seaside.

I'd jump at the chance

to move to Anzio.

What was that ?

- You'd jump at the chance to move...

- To Anzio.

Yes, why not ?

You'd move to Anzio tomorrow ?

- Tomorrow, you'd move...

- She heard. We said it three times.

Okay, I only said it

to encourage Peppe.

- He's not a kid, you know.

- I've sent my rsum everywhere.

- Something will turn up.

- It doesn't work that way.

- Am I on trial ?

- Anyway, they can't fire you like that.

They didn't, theyjust didn't renew

my contract, it's different.

It's worse. You've had a temporary

contract for the last 10 years.

- It's illegal, you could sue.

- Thanks, but I don't need help.

I want to solve this on my own,

without any pressure.

- And without going to Anzio.

- That's right, take your time...

- Peppe, get a f***ing move on !

- That's enough !

As soon as I shut the shop,

I bought a taxi.

- Let's follow his example !

- Joke all you want.

I'm moving ahead,

I've put my taxi license up for sale.

- You haven't started paying for it yet.

- You're selling it ?

- I want to see what it's worth.

- When were you going to tell me ?

- I was going to.

- When ?

- It's only an idea, it's not...

- As usual.

- This time it's the right decision.

- It always is.

Guys, the world's changing fast.

Car2go, car-sharing...

Uber. Ever heard of them ?

Taxis will be extinct soon.

- So I'm looking to the future.

- Like with e-cigarettes.

- He had bad luck that time.

- I blame the tobacco lobby.

They financed the revolution

in Nicaragua.

- Which is situated exactly...

- I'll tell you later where it is.

- But at least I tried.

- Like when you bred Yorkshires.

You're indefensible.

Were Lady and the Tramp

to blame that time ?

Come on...

Pass me that plate ?

- You baked the zucchini flowers ?

- Did you want them fried ? Lele !

- Did you get your license back ?

- No.

- Not until the trial is over.

- When's the hearing ?

- At the end of June.

- Are you worried ?

No, just tired.

I can't wait until it's all over.

- Is everything sorted ?

- The lawyer says I'll be cleared.

We'll celebrate this summer then.

Who is it ?

It's dad.

- Zucchini flowers...

- I'm famished.

- Sit down.

- Put it on speaker.

- Hi, dad.

- Hello, darling, how are you ?

- Fine, I've got friends for dinner.

- l won't keep you then.

l spoke to Blanchard, he said

you can have the operation in Rome.

He comes down twice a month

to the Quisisana Clinic.

l'll send you his number,

call him.

Thanks, dad, bye.

Say hello to mom.

- What operation is that ?

- It's nothing serious.

Augmentation mammoplasty.

I'm getting a boob job.

- A boob job ?

- Yes.

- Why didn't you tell me ?

- You're a therapist !

- So what ?

- Therapists don't get boob jobs.

- It does seem strange.

- Why ? I don't like my b*obs.

- You should make yourself like them.

- Therapists should accept themselves.

Awoman who has a boob job

doesn't accept herself ?

No.

- I accept everything but my b*obs.

- Let Rocco do it.

- Why don't you do it ?

- Why don't I do it ?

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