Rendezvous in Paris Page #4

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- Isn't he suspicious?

No. He's always been jealous.

But in the beginning, when there was

no reason for it, it was even worse.

It would be could, if you talked to him.

- No.

Telling someone that i don't love him anymore...

i'm not capable of doing that.

So you prefer telling him indirectly?

It's not that easy. He wouldn't even notice

if i hinted at something.

Since school started we're barely talking,

about us that is.

He's so absorbed in his work,

he doesn't even notice me anymore.

And you say he loves you?

- In his way he does.

I love this street.

I wonder what's behind it.

- Nothing.

Oh that's the "Bateau Lavoir"!

Yes, you're right. This is the entrance

and the "Bateau Lavoir" is behind it.

The surrealists did this.

- No, the cubists,

at the beginning of the century.

The surrealists came later.

Who told you that?

My uncle.

He said they used to meet here.

Met maybe,

but they didn't live here.

Picasso,

Modigliani...

Those were no surrealists.

Yes!

Yes!

I'm telling you, he was no surrealist!

- Yes!

The Park of Belleville

The Park of Belleville

Nice to see you.

You found it immediatly?

Nice, no?

- Wonderful!

I have good news:

The tenant in Palaiseau is going to move out.

My brother will give me the apartment.

But i'll have to wait

another four months.

That's ok.

Since school started i feel more

and more uncomfortable in Bobigny.

I have to defend each

centimeter of my territory,

like a sachem.

- Your territory?

The girlfriend of the friend i live with

practically moved in with us

and is occupying more and more space.

And if you brought a girlfriend aswell,

what then?

You?

- No.

I've already had enough trouble

living with one other person.

Sharing the apartment

with another couple, never!

Don't worry, i don't mean right now

but my new apartment is pretty big.

If you want i'll show it to you.

Don't get any hopes.

I'm not planning on moving in with you.

Not even once you break up with Benoit?

- I'll live at a friend's place then.

I need time to think.

Instead of going out all the time

we could meet at my place.

No! - Why no?

You'll never come visit me?

Once maybe.

But we'll stay at a two meter distance.

I find it much more pleasant

to make out on a couch,

than on a wet bench in a park.

- I don't.

I said making out, nothing more.

Don't you trust me?

Yes. But i prefer benches.

- Even when it's freezing?

There's nothing sweeter

than a hot kiss in icy air.

But it's not cold.

It's nicer than i thought.

- Didn't you know it?

The Cit des Sciences and the Geode yes,

but i've never been on this side.

But it's sad.

- That's because winter is coming.

Grands Moulins de Pantin?

- Yes, and behind it is Bobigny.

That's where i live. Just two stops.

If you want we can go there.

But i don't want to.

There are the suburbs,

Paris lies here...

I thought it's the other way round.

- It's hard to orient yourself.

Outside of Paris i'm lost.

And when i ask people where Paris lies,

they think that

i want to make fun of them.

No wonder!

So, which way?

This way.

This way. Just straight ahead.

- Straight until the turn.

Wait.

Maybe there's a passage here.

No. Then we'll have to take the big tour.

Or we go back.

Or we do this...

A bit more fantasy, my dear!

These are garganays,

and overthere's a black-necked swan.

Apparently there's mandarin ducks here aswell,

but i can't see any.

You know a lot about bird species.

- About a couple.

You're educated.

- That has nothing to do with education.

Yes, you're interested in sciences.

Natural sciences.

I'm interested in everything, but that's normal.

- No, Benoit isn't interested in anything.

Only things that are useful for his work,

or things he can show off with.

When we go out together,

it's always for a particular purpose.

We go to the museum or the theater,

always somewhere people talk about.

We've never really gone for a walk.

He doesn't know how to be bored.

- He doesn't?

I like to do nothing until i'm bored.

It's pleasant and enriching.

You're never bored!

- A question of word choice.

I love you.

I love you too.

- Then leave Benoit.

I will.

- Immediately!

No.

- Why not?

I told you. I want it to happen on its own.

At the moment

there's no reason to fight with him.

And when will that be then?

- Someday, i hope.

Do you love him?

- I used to love him.

More than i love you today.

But i don't love him anymore.

I know that for sure. I manage to bear him

if he leaves me alone.

He's so absorbed in his work

that i don't mind

sleeping next to him.

I have to tell you something

that will shock you:

I actually feel comfortable while doing it.

Although it's exactly the situation

i detest:

To play the nice wife

that has a lover. Never!

Only, that he's not your husband

and i'm not your lover. Unfortunatly!

Luckily.

I only manage to bear you both because i do

different things with you than with him.

For example, he's never tender with me.

He doesn't like kissing.

In public?

- Not only there. Not even at home.

I don't cheat on him with you

because we never to things i do with him.

And if you don't do anything

with him anymore?

That doesn't mean

i'll do everything with you.

At the moment i feel like

going for a walk. Nothing more.

The Gardens of Trocadro

The Gardens of Trocadro

Shall we sit on that bench there?

- Isn't it a bit too cold for that?

Where else should we go?

- I don't know. To a caf?

There's noone in Bobigny today.

- You know that i don't want to go there.

But there's nobody!

You said it's because of

my friend and his girlfriend.

That was the reason.

- Are there others?

It's all going too fast for me.

We won't do anything else than here.

- I hope so.

So?

It's a place without any magic.

- But you've never been there.

You told me enough about it.

Apart from that it's so far,

i hate the suburbs.

If it's about magic, let's go on vacation.

It means a lot to me.

Wherever you want.

- I want to go to Tahiti.

Can't you think of anything closer?

Korsika. - Too far.

But going to the sea would be possible.

Dieppe, Fecamp, Etretat.

Do you know that? - No.

I'm sure it's sad there in winter.

And what should i tell Benoit?

Either the truth or you tell him

that you're visiting your parents.

He'd call me there.

I could ask my mother for help,

but my father would be trouble.

And my brother even more. It's impossible.

I want to hold you

without any eyes on me.

If i have a room for myself,

will you come?

But of course.

I'm less and less able

to live with Benoit,

and meet you on the street.

Let's just go to my place

when the others aren't there.

Nobody's there in the afternoons.

It's not far, 35 to 40 minutes.

No.

We mustn't disenchant our relationship.

That would be awful.

Sit down.

I have to talk to you.

I've been thinking

about your proposal.

I'd like to go on vacation with you.

- To Etretat?

No, to Paris.

But that's where we are.

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