Sage femme Page #5

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You don't have any photos of Antoine?

No.

That's the only thing I kept.

It's an excellent mattress.

I made some room for you in the closet.

It's simple but comfortable here.

Are you okay?

I don't feel very well.

Come with me.

I'm so cold. Could you draw the curtains?

Did you take your medication?

Not since this morning.

Why not?

I don't like the taste.

I don't like the taste.

Come in.

She doing better?

She hasn't woken up yet.

Thank you for coming.

Hang on.

Come in.

I brought some wine. Good stuff.

It was a present.

I brought it for Simon and Lucie.

Thanks.

We'll put it here.

I don't want her to find it.

Why not?

She has a fondness for booze!

-So this is your place?

-Yes.

It's nice.

What's wrong?

Having her here isn't easy for me.

Then why did you invite her?

I told you. I can't help it.

She has no one else.

That's the kitchen.

If you're hungry,

there's brown rice and vegetables.

Otherwise, help yourself in the fridge.

Make yourself at home.

Come here.

This is my son's room.

You can sleep on the top bunk.

I'll be gone all night.

I'll feel like a kid again!

Here's the bathroom.

I took out a clean towel.

The restroom.

It's non-smoking here.

I'm totally inflexible about that.

I'm late. I have to go.

What do I do if she wakes up?

What do I say if she's not well?

Her medication is called Rebanil.

It's by the coffeemaker in the kitchen.

If there's a problem, call me.

I'll leave my phone on.

-I have to go.

-I thought of you all day long.

I have to go.

-What?

-Nothing.

Just looking at you.

Do you have a cigarette?

I believe smoking is forbidden here.

I haven't smoked in 10 days.

You should carry on.

Who are you?

A friend.

You don't have a name?

A name isn't a person.

My name is Paul.

And you?

Beatrice.

Is Beatrice your real name?

Yes.

I hated it as a child.

I found it commonplace.

In any case, I hated myself from A to Z.

I was always the tallest kid at school.

I dreamed of having my legs cut off!

I was sure it would be nothing

for a good surgeon.

Just take a chunk out with the bone,

like Osso Bucco.

Will you buy me cigarettes tomorrow?

You'll have to ask the boss.

Are you her boyfriend?

This song is fabulous.

I loved Serge Reggiani so much.

I'm going back to bed. Good night.

Good night.

Is anyone here?

Is anyone here?

Please!

You laugh, but in big structures,

you can recover overtime!

Big deal, overtime days!

You can't abandon us.

I'm not! I just don't agree with...

Again, again. Keep going.

That's it. Good.

You okay?

Hold my hand.

Take a deep breath.

Here it goes again.

Come on.

Push. That's it.

That's it, very good.

Breathe out hard and long.

Keep going.

Breathe easy.

I can see the hair. You want to feel?

Come here.

Put your hand here.

You see?

Here we go again.

Push again.

-Bravo!

-You're doing great.

Here he is!

My sweetheart.

I didn't know it could be like that.

You were lucky. We're taking inventory.

The clinic is closing tomorrow.

Really? Why?

Too run-down. Not profitable enough.

Same old story.

And yet I was born here.

You were born here?

What's your name?

Amado.

My parents are from Limay.

Cecile?

I remember you and your mother very well.

You really were a teeny, tiny baby girl.

Oh, my goodness. I'm so touched.

I need to sit down a minute.

-Are you Mrs. Breton?

-Yes, that's me.

-How long ago was it?

-28 years.

Almost a lifetime.

We often talk about you.

Without you, I wouldn't be here.

I remember. You had a real problem.

We had to change all your blood.

But there wasn't any.

We looked everywhere!

I think we even sent someone

all the way to Rouen.

And you gave me yours.

It was a stroke of luck.

We have the same rhesus.

I should've come to see you sooner.

-To say thank you.

-What for?

-Why thank me?

-Because I wouldn't be alive.

Him either.

There's no need to thank me.

I was doing my job.

What will you call him?

Antoine.

My freedom, for years I kept you

Like a rare gem

My freedom, you're the one

Who helped me set sail

We followed our hearts

We traveled wherever the winds took us

To dreamily pick...

Look!

I'm eating whole wheat bread

and drinking thyme.

In reality, it's to make Paul happy.

The night wasn't too hard?

It was okay.

We had a last minute delivery,

but I managed to get some sleep.

We listened to Brel and Brassens.

Barbara wasn't our thing.

But I always loved Reggiani.

Ferr is nice, but he's depressing.

He's the greatest of all!

Did she take her meds?

Yes, she took her meds.

And she's paid her debt. Or almost.

Here you go.

What's that money?

It's what's left over

from Rolande's money.

I lost some, but I intend to win it back.

You went gambling?

I have to pay you back, right?

Last night? Did you take her?

No, not last night.

Yesterday afternoon before I came.

That was the last thing to do.

Don't make a fuss over nothing!

It's bad enough that I lost.

I stopped by the garden this morning

and brought back the first radishes.

Your tomatoes look good

but they need watering.

Okay, okay.

I'm sorry. I'm tired.

I need a cup of coffee.

I'd like some coffee too. With milk.

Milk coffee is not what's best

for the liver.

Oh, yeah? What's wrong with my liver?

Your liver was hit with

a general anesthesia. It needs a rest.

Okay, then make it black.

Make her a milk coffee.

Stay out of this, please.

I'd rather you left.

Okay, I'm off. See you round.

I wanted to invite you for dinner.

Is there a nice bistro around here?

Tonight I'm in Switzerland,

then Poland, and back through Germany.

I'll bring back some pretzels.

You sure know how to talk to men.

Why didn't you introduce him to me?

Is he Simon's father?

Simon doesn't have a father.

I raised him alone.

Could I have a TV in my room?

I watch TV at night

and if I don't have one, I can't sleep.

Take the one in the living room,

I never watch it.

I'll bring it in for you.

-Are you okay?

-No!

Hang on.

These past two days

my body's started going to pot.

Are you holding me in your arms

or am I dreaming?

You're dreaming.

-You don't have a fever.

-Keep your hand there.

I have a cramp.

I get cramps now in my shoulder and arm.

Don't move.

I didn't imagine you with a man like that.

Strong but...

intelligent and sensitive. It's nice.

You made a good choice.

What does he do?

Paul? He's a truck driver.

An international one.

A truck driver.

That's one fantasy I never had.

Does he have tattoos all over?

No, it's how he makes a living.

He's a man who wants to be free.

He's a free spirit.

Driving makes him feel alive.

Your father did the same

when he stopped competing.

He'd get in his car

and drive for hours on end.

It was impossible to know where he'd been.

It drove me mad with worry.

Have a seat.

I haven't seen you

here at the bank for a while.

What can I do for you today, Mrs. Breton?

I'd like to take out a loan.

Getting a new car?

No, not at all.

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