Room in Rome Page #3

with the same eyes,

same mouth, voice...

And the same skin?

Yes, especially the skin.

- Would you be that scared?

- (Snorts) Do you have a twin sister?

It's just hypothetical.

I don't know.

Maybe I would, maybe I wouldn't.

What do you prefer?

I just feel very fortunate that

its me here, and not my twin sister.

OK, you have to explain me this.

I have a twin sister

with a degree in history of art.

She just finished her thesis

on the Italian Renaissance.

I came here with her.

- What's her name?

- Dasha.

Like you. Because you told me

your name was Natasha.

I don't know your name either.

Now I know

why your Italian is so good.

I also studied history of art.

But in our third year,

we both auditioned for a film

and they chose me.

Since then,

my sister and I drifted apart.

Can you prove it?

Prove?

- What does that say?

- Sasha Veronina.

Sasha? Natasha, Dasha, and now

Sasha? You're triplets or what?

So whats with the tennis?

My sister Dasha and I

have played since we were kids.

But she was always better than me.

When do you get to play tennis?

You can't have much time between

filming, parties and premieres.

Can you show me your sister?

Dasha is number tan

female tennis player in Russia.

- And she's left-handed like you.

- Yes, I am left-handed too.

There is no reason why twins

should both be left-handed,

even though they're identical

in every other way.

But we are.

Is there not anything different

between you two?

Eh?

I was the first one

to become a woman.

Though not like you.

What do you mean?

My mother died when we were 13.

From that time, my father

started to treat me like a woman.

He used to only touch me.

And your sister?

No, just me.

- Why?

- I don't know.

But I felt like I should keep it

secret from my sister,

until one night...

Dasha saw us.

- How did she react?

- Badly.

She felt rejected and...

That's how

her inferiority complex began.

She got a complex because

your father didnt touch her up?

She should have been grateful.

That didn't last long,

less than a year.

Are you crying?

You can cry if you want.

The thing is I don't cry.

- You don't?

- Well, I haven't in a long time.

Crying is good for you.

I know.

So cry like an actress.

Come on, please.

- Act for me.

- That's what I am doing.

I will love to see you cry. Then

I'll have the chance to comfort you.

Come on.

Cry, CW...

Sorry, Alba. I'm not a good actress.

Ha.

Do I sing well?

Y es que yo solo tengo rumba pa ti

Ay, mi rumba, mi rumba es pa ti...

Shh.

I imagine in that Arabian harem,

you had all kinds of relations

with women.

- Or was it forbidden?

- I never lived in Saudi Arabia.

- Shame. I liked that story.

-So did I

It was my mother who fled away

from Saudi Arabia in a Greek ship.

She was pregnant with me,

running away from my father.

I'm Hamir's daughter,

and I was born in Athens.

- I'm glad Alba exists.

- Hm, thanks.

So, you are Greek not Spanish?

No, few months after I was born

my mother brought me back to Spain.

Did your mother

also become a lesbian?

Hm, come on!

My mother had several men

and several problems,

but she always took care of me

and I took care of her.

And you,

have you ever been with a man?

Im a lesbian from birth,

like you are a twin from birth.

Look, Alba, I...I haven't been

completely honest with you.

- I'm getting married next Sunday.

- Who?

- The actress or the tennis player?

- The tennis player.

Dasha?

So you are not the actress,

you are the twin.

My sister's also a twin.

Yeah, but I mean

the...the Renaissance one.

You are the Renaissance one.

Uh-huh.

Mm-hm, OK, in...

in one way I prefer it,

but I...I don't like the idea

of you getting married so soon.

We've been planning it

for almost a year.

- Who with?

- The tutor supervising my thesis.

- Is he Italian?

- No hes from Moscow.

Weve bought a small apartment.

Well move in after our honeymoon.

- In one of those Russian beehives?

- Yes, very different from my sister.

I'm glad you are middle class.

But especially happy

that your father didn't touch you up.

So, then, you are the one

with the inferiority complex?

I don't get it.

One night I woke up and saw

my sister's bed was empty.

I decided to get up

and go to my father's room.

I remember his huge hands

with long and strong fingers...

caressing Sashas naked body

identical to mine.

I stayed there hidden for a while,

watching.

It was the first time in my life

I experienced sexual pleasure.

Every time I woke up

and my sister wasn't there,

I undressed and touched myself.

I understand you, little Russian.

That put an immense distance

between Sasha and me.

But now I like my life

so much more than my sister's.

That's good.

Now you can have your own family.

'Please, hold still.'

'Alba, you said it wrong.'

'Then teach me how to say it!'

'We'll hold still

when you say it right.'

What are they speaking in?

Basque. It's a very, very ancient

language. It's quite difficult.

I'm trying to learn it,

but every time I make mistakes,

the kids make fun of me.

I want to have children too.

They're Edurne's kids.

- How long have you been with her?

- Two years.

She had just separated and I had just

come out of a stormy relationship.

One weekend she passed

through Madrid and we hooked up,

and a month later I moved

to San Sebastian to live with her

'Mommy.'

'Give me a kiss.'

What's wrong?

Come on, Alba, please tell me.

The little boy, he died last winter.

It was in a stupid accident

in the house.

I haven't watched this video

since it happened.

Edurne hasn't...hasn't got over it.

The boy died with me at home.

We were both alone.

Edurne doesn't blame me,

but I wish she could have been there

that afternoon with him

and not me.

Who knows? Maybe the accident

wouldn't have happened.

How do you run with these legs?

What a wonderful sense of speed!

I bet you sprint like a gazelle.

How long have you been with him?

- With Vadim?

- Mm-hm.

Four years. Intense years.

- And you love him?

- Actually, I do deeply.

I learn a lot being with him.

He is very cultured.

And he always knows what to do.

Had you ever been unfaithful to him?

No.

Had you to Edurne?

Me neither.

It hurts us both equally, right?

Mm.

Would you like to give me

a wedding present?

Sure.

These are the ones left.

I don't know. What do you prefer?

Whatever you choose.

And what do I put? From Alba, the Spanish girl in Rome? Mm?

Well, if you were a man

it might look suspicious.

I'll say that while I was in Rome

I meta very sweet Spanish girl.

- And cute.

- Gorgeous.

Vale.

Why are you here in Rome?

It's a wedding present

from my sister, a week in Italy,

an attempt to bring us together.

But tonight we had a fight

and I went off on my own.

So, I mat you thanks to an argument?

- Is your sister a good actress?

- Yes, very good.

And she can cry wonderfully.

But it's also true

that her boyfriend is...

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