Sonny Boy Page #2

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Try and find another room.

Your presence creates tension.

For the kids?

- No, for me.

I thought you needed the money.

-l' ll take another tenant. A woman.

l' m sorry about your present.

l'll give it back to you.

Mrs. van der Lans?

You can call me Rika.

Rika...

Shall we do something fun?

It 's snowing.

- Yes.

I only know this from pictures.

You can't join us.

- Dirty n*gger!

Come on, throw!

Bullseye!

Don't you miss home?

Not right now.

And when you're not in my bed?

I miss the sun.

And the river.

No people ?

My mother. But she's dead.

And Hilda...

Hilda?

Your fianc?

No, she's my sister.

The eldest.

My younger sister is named Lilly.

Do you have sisters?

- Plenty of them.

And brothers too. But besides MarceI

I haven't seen them in years.

Why not?

They banned me

when I married Willem.

Don't you miss Willem?

Not right now.

Can I have jam?

Mom, are you alright?

- Yes, l' m fine.

How long?

About eight weeks.

Have you got the money?

Well , let's get this over with.

You will have to lie down.

A letter for you.

From Surinam.

Damn.

- Bad news?

He doesn't want a divorce.

Does it matter?

Yes, Waldemar.

It matters a lot.

Wedding,

Hilda Nods and Jo Herdigein.

May 1929

Have you got a girIfriend?

Why are you asking?

Just because.

Just because....

A boy in my class said something

about men and women.

About what they need.

- Need?

Yes, to...

You know...

I understand.

So do you have a girIfriend?

No.

Wim!

- Hi Bertha, hi Henkie.

Everything alright?

This hiding is driving me crazy.

I love you.

I don't care if

the whole world knows it.

And they will .

l' m pregnant.

Since when?

- Four months.

Four months?

What were you thinking?

This dumbo won't notice?

Of course I didn't.

I was scared.

I even wanted to get rid of it, but...

- Get rid of it?

Our child ?

I don't know. What are we getting ourselves into?

If they find out that we...

I get it.

- No, you don't get it.

Yes I do, Rika.

You're just like everybody eIse.

Can I stay here for a while ?

I told you.

Nothing but poverty.

Let's go for a swim.

Why don't you join them for a swim?

I don't feeI like it.

Because you're too fat?

Don't tell mom.

I don't see them, do you?

- No.

Wim, Jan!

Are you upstairs?

Everybody runs away...

I beg your pardon?

My kids are not the only ones...

I don't understand what you mean.

Mom is a damn traitor.

...where the children are.

That's good to hear.

We talked to your husband.

The children are with him.

l' m looking for Waldemar Nods.

Do you know where I can find him?

Waldemar is taking his

entrance exam today.

Oh, yes.

- Should I give him a message?

Yes, from Rika. Tell him

I hope he'll pass.

Dear Wim, I feeI sad

about you and Jan running away.

I am not angry with you.

I just hope you'll be back soon.

Whose is it?

Do you know you'll lose

everything, if I want to?

No allowance. No children.

Do you realize?

If you only came to rub it in,

you'd better leave.

No, that was not my intention.

This is something Wim

didn't mention.

I was...

They offered me a job.

In Soerabaja.

It 's a beatifuI place.

AIso by the sea.

I beg you...

Please join me.

I don't want to continue like this.

I want to keep the children together.

Our children.

Let's try again.

Far away from this misery.

Away from Jans...

Yes, that too...

And you can bring your child .

l' m willing to forgive you.

I will legitimate your child

and raise it like my own.

If only you will join me.

Please?

Rika, l ..

Is he the father?

Yes.

I can't accept this...

I can't accept that...

... my children will

live under one roof with...

With two negroes!

I just don't accept it.

- That's more like you.

l' m going to destroy you, you slut.

l' m going to destroy you

to the ground!

Don't touch her.

I love you so much.

Please don't leave me.

Think! Blacks are drifters.

What if he goes back?

I will raise the kids by myseIf .

- You will lose them all .

What?

- He already has Wim and Jan.

He will claim the other two

and I can't blame him.

No, he can't do that.

- You can still give up this child .

I can arrange a way out.

There is no way out.

- Willem is mad as hell .

I am their mother!

He can't do this to me.

Look at what you did to him.

He started it, with Jans.

With the maid.

I have to find a lawyer.

He won't get them.

I need some money.

- I can't help you anymore.

I will stop paying the rent.

- No Marcel, please!

You have no one to blame but yourseIf .

- You can't. Not now!

What's the matter with mom?

She's upset because Wim and Jan

won't come back.

You passed.

Now you can go to university.

As soon as you've paid

the tuition fee.

Tuition fee?

- 300 Guilders.

It 's a boy.

When they are babies,

they're still cute.

What shall we call him?

Waldy.

You're behind with the rent.

- Give me some time.

I just had a baby.

- With your decent boarder, l' ll bet.

That's none of your business.

Exactly . Therefore, I terminate

the rent.

You can't turn me and my children

out on the street.

I give you one more month.

But only if you pay

the rent by tomorrow.

Where did you get those?

- Bought them for Henkie and Bertha.

We don't have money for balloons.

We can't even pay the rent.

Always be a king to yourseIf ,

Waldemar.

No matter what you lose.

A letter from court.

Is this the last evening?

Try to get over it.

How am I supposed to do that?

Write me whatever's on

your mind.

If you don't I will feeI so poor.

But you're already poor.

You make me feeI rich.

Bye, my dear sweethearts.

Be good. Be kind to each other.

Don't fight. And please write me.

We have to go.

We'll see each other soon.

l' ll write you.

See you soon!

How can I tell them l' m only

allowed to see them once a year?

No vacancies.

Sadly , that will be impossible .

There are two things a plant needs

to grow:

Sun and water.

These are our rainy days.

Hey little boy!

What's this?

The Egyptian exodus?

Nobody wants us.

I have some room left.

Here we are.

Mister...

- Call me Sam.

I don't know how to thank you.

- We all need a roof over our heads.

Let me take care of that.

What about the baby?

- He's sleeping.

No sea so distinguished

as the sea of Scheveningen.

Only the Haute Volle bathes there.

No beach is as charming

as the beach of Scheveningen.

It 's where

the flower of Holland flirts.

Now it's your turn.

We have no job for you.

No sea so distinguished

as the sea of Scheveningen.

It 's not filled with jellyfish

because they stay on the beach.

l' m looking for my brother,

Waldemar.

So you must be Hilda...

Or Lilly?

Hilda?

How did you find me?

Our cousin

gave me your address.

Please come in, l' m Rika.

- Not in this mess.

So what. We'll just ignore it.

Let's have some coffee.

Will the two of you marry?

- She needs a divorce first.

Does she have more children?

- Four.

Four?

What's her age?

- 37.

You are seeing a married

woman who's 1 7 years older?

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