The Ark Page #5

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So don't you...

...don't you dare tell me to

leave that man on his own out there.

I'll be at his side as long

as there's breath in my body.

And shame on you that you're not.

Oh.

Come on.

Unlash it now, yeah?

(Soundtrack covers speech).

Steady.

Up.

- Take it easy.

- Get the right angle.

That's it. That's it.

A bit more.

Very good.

Let's go. Let's go.

- Now...

- OK, go.

(Overlapping voices)...

...(Laughter)...

...(Laughter).

Kenan.

Where are you going?

I'm going to see someone.

What, a girl?

Yeah.

- Where?

- You can't stop me.

What, the city?

No, you can't go there on your own.

That's exactly what I've

been doing for weeks.

It's not like you all say,

not once you get to know it. It's fun.

- If Dad finds out...

- He won't.

Not unless you tell him.

Why don't you come and live here?

My father would find you some work,

you could stay with us.

Did you intend to sneak

backwards and forwards forever?

No.

Maybe you're worried

Daddy's flood might come.

No.

Don't you want to be with me all the time?

Of course.

That's it?

That's it.

Right, come on. Let's go.

Still plenty to do inside.

A few more.

That'll do. That'll do.

Just put this on.

(urges horse on).

Now what?

Well, it's done.

Ready when you are.

We heard you talk about the ark.

We all did.

If you have room?

Yes. There's plenty of room, room for all.

Rest. Come. Welcome.

Come, come.

Welcome. Welcome.

Kenan, help.

Food, water. Go on, don't just stand there.

Maybe this is what God was waiting for.

People to come.

Well, now that they're here,

what do we do with them?

Give them food and water.

And then what?

Come. Come.

That's it. Right through. The family'll

help. Come right through. Welcome.

Come and rest.

Maybe we're all supposed to

actually get on the ark, wait there.

No.

I mean...

...it's only a few yards away.

We just make a dash for it

when it starts raining.

- You think so?

- Definitely.

And it wouldn't hurt if we just

took one or two things off, would it?

Just for now.

Like what?

Clothes, pots and pans.

It's hard preparing meals

and I've been in the same dress for a week.

Just while we're waiting.

We can put them all back

as soon as it starts to rain.

(Horse neighs).

Did you hear?

What? What?

Kenan.

You know how dangerous it is.

That's the very reason

that I took you there in the first place,

so you could see for yourself.

- There are terrible people there, Kenan.

- Sabba's there too.

I want to be with her.

Well, then we do things properly.

I speak with her father.

We don't want to live here.

- What?

- I'm sorry, I don't.

- I want to be free to...

- To do what?

To do anything, everything.

Sabba says her father can find me work.

I can stay with them.

No. Noah, tell him.

- We won't allow it.

- You won't 'allow' it?

No.

What happened to me being a man,

making my own decisions,

going my own way?

Not in the city.

Well, then, then I'll run away.

- Please.

- No.

You can't keep me here against my will.

I don't want to stay here,

Mum, and turn into...

What, me?

Kenan...

- Well, look at you.

- Kenan, don't...

Don't what?

Tell the truth?

Have a life? Make my own decisions?

What, Mum, tell me.'Don't' what?

Is this what you've

learned in your new life?

How to shout at the people who love you?

How to have no concern

for those who love you...

...as long as you get what you want?

Is that the world

that you can't wait to get back to?

Yes.

- Kenan.

- No, Mum, get off me.

Please. Kenan.

Where are you?

(Roll of thunder).

Quickly, get everything into the ark.

It's coming, it's coming.

Move. Now.

Get all your things together.

Move.

(Shouting).

Emmie.

Emmie, get everyone together. Come on.

It's happening. Go. Go.

Kenan... Kenan.

Kenan.

Oi, careful.

Where is he?

Kenan?

- Kenan.

- Dad?

Mum. You have to come inside.

Not without your father.

Look.

No, Dad. No, leave me.

Sabba, help.

It's just a storm. It'll

pass, like it always does.

- I want to stay here.

- Leave him alone.

- I don't want to go home, Dad.

- Come on.

No. Dad.

It's just a storm.

Do you understand?

Kenan,

never once

have I put my feelings above yours...

...or imposed my will on you.

All I've ever done is...

...to try and help you find

your way in the world,

to try and help you be a man.

From the very moment

that they put you in my arms, until now.

I have loved you

in a way you will never understand...

...until you have a child of your own.

I've never lied to you.

And I swear I am not lying now.

This flood is coming.

It won't stop. It will

take away everything.

Kenan, please.

Just once more.

Trust me, son.

I have to go back to your mother.

(Crash of thunder)...

...(Crying).

If it's a boy, we thought

we'd call it Kenan.

The world is cleansed.

And from now on,

whenever man sees the rainbow,

he should remember what happened here.

And why.

I won't forget.

And in the future, do you think man

will learn his lesson, Noah?

I don't know.

I suppose.

Time will tell.

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