The City of Your Final Destination Page #5

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Do you live alone?

Yes.

But you have a girlfriend.

Yes.

I do.

What's her name?

Her name is Deirdre.

She teaches

at the same university.

What does she teach?

Literature, like me.

She's a good teacher.

Much better than I'll ever be.

The great Russians

and German poets.

[chuckles]

Sorry, I'm being rude.

I'm not used to meeting

new people,

so I don't know

how to behave anymore.

I shouldn't ask you

all those questions.

But think of all the questions

I want to ask you.

Is all of this your land?

Pete keeps trying

to make us sell some of it,

or at least lease it

for a vineyard or something.

And we could do with the money,

but you see how we all are.

There's no quicksand here,

is there?

A swamp you could sink into?

Oh, well, yes,

there's lots of swamps.

So watch out.

What's wrong?

I...

I feel a bit strange.

Can't be the altitude.

Oh, no, we're at sea level.

Maybe you're just hungry.

Come on.

Maybe.

I want you to know,

I've changed my mind

about the biography.

Why should I be afraid

of stirring up bad memories?

There aren't any.

There's Portia

and this lovely place

for her to grow up in.

I want you to write the book.

Like Adam, I'm on your side.

I give you my-what is it?

My-my authorization.

[chuckles]

You know, I came here

to write one kind of book.

No, thanks.

And now it's turning

into something different.

Like, it's no longer

about Jules

but about you-all of you.

And your life here

and even about me here with you.

Does that make sense?

No? It doesn't?

Well, not entirely,

but you said you were feeling...

[loud clanking]

[clattering]

[hinges squeaking]

Oh.

[chuckling]

- May I get in?

- Yeah.

It needs painting.

I keep wanting to do it.

I'll help you.

I'd like to do that.

Caroline hates the gondola

more than anything.

I don't know why.

[sighs]

[squeaking]

What's she like,

Deirdre?

She's very determined.

Very strong personality.

She decides what needs

to be done and does it.

That's how I'd want to be.

Well, so would I.

I don't suppose

I'll ever manage it.

[both laugh]

Me neither.

- Can you help me get out?

- Oh, sure.

[bees buzzing]

[speaking foreign language]

More, more.

Portia.

Pete, I wish

you wouldn't let her do this.

You're not even protected.

- You want to help?

- No.

[buzzing]

Gracias.

- Can't I do it?

- No.

Certainly not.

You're not to climb up there.

- I'll do it.

- Not at all.

- Can I help?

- Sure.

Take the net

up the other ladder.

I'll take that.

[bees buzzing]

Portia, stay away

from the bees.

Pull the net towards you.

- Let me get higher.

- Okay.

- A little more.

- Okay.

[loud buzzing]

Ow!

Careful.

[buzzing]

Omar.

Ow!

- [gasps]

- [screaming]

- Omar!

- Omar!

thud!

No!

Omar?

Omar.

[soft beeping]

[sighs]

Oh, Omar.

Omar, the doctor's

made a mistake.

He thinks I'm your girlfriend.

Can you hear me?

Can you feel me?

But it's all right.

I found Deirdre's phone number

in your book.

I left a message on her machine.

Maybe she'll come soon,

and then everything-

can you hear me?

Do you know what I'm saying?

Deirdre's coming.

Oh, please blink.

[birds singing]

[motor rumbling]

No way.

[grunts]

[engine turns over]

[motor rumbling]

Let me just show you

your bedroom and bathroom.

Did you know Omar was allergic

to bee sting?

I did not.

But I'm not surprised.

[shouting and whistling]

[cattle lowing]

[whooping and horses neighing]

Are those gauchos?

No.

Oh, yes.

Gauchos.

Cowboys.

There's something

I must tell you.

No, thanks.

The doctor, Dr. Pereira,

he's taken very good care

of Omar, but, um...

he's made a silly mistake.

He thinks I'm Omar's lover.

Oh.

It's the sort of thing

he would think.

He's Latin American.

They see the world

in a certain way.

But I didn't correct him.

Why not?

As I said, Dr. Pereira

is the way men are here.

They like to think

of men and women involved,

romantically involved.

I thought that

if the doctor thinks that,

that Omar is loved-

that I love him-

then he would

take very special care of him.

Moo!

But of course,

now that you're here...

No, that's all right.

Whatever works best for Omar,

I don't care

what a doctor thinks.

Let him think I'm Omar's sister.

Oh, you don't look

like his sister,

nothing like.

[cattle mooing loudly]

[men whooping and hollering]

[motor rumbling]

[mooing and shouting continues]

He's in this ward,

on the right.

I'll wait outside.

Okay, thank you.

Mm.

My god.

Why are you here?

Arden called me.

You were in a coma.

Has Arden been visiting you?

Have you met her?

Of course,

I'm staying in the house.

Don't you like it?

Isnt it amazing,

the house and everything?

Do you remember what happened?

With the bees?

No.

I don't remember anything

that happened that day clearly.

Are you a friend

of our poor Omar?

Yes, I'm very worried

about Omar.

You must not worry.

You are too beautiful to worry.

All the women who visit Omar

are beautiful.

His recovery

has nothing to do with me.

It is the beauty of women

that cured him.

Where did you

get these pajamas?

I don't know.

I woke up wearing them.

Did Arden bring them?

They may have belonged to Jules.

You are wearing

Jules Gund's pajamas.

[both chuckle]

Mmm.

Do you think she's changed

her mind about authorization?

Well, I'm not very sure

about Caroline.

We'll see about her.

What about Arden?

She's leaning my way.

Our way.

And the other one,

the brother?

- Adam?

- Mm-hmm.

He's always been on my side.

And he says

he'll help me with Caroline,

and I said I'd help him.

Help him with what?

What can you help him with?

It's nothing, really.

He just wants me

to carry something for him

when I go back to the States.

Carry what?

Just some things.

What things?

Some...

pieces of jewelry.

Stuff like that.

[clattering]

Jewelry?

Did you say you would?

Omar, you're crazy.

It's smuggling.

He's asking you

to smuggle for him.

[titters]

You'll go to jail.

He wouldn't ask me

to do anything criminal.

He's not that type.

Anyone who asks you

to take something

secretly out of the country

for him

is that type.

He's been very helpful to me

with the biography.

And that's what I'm here for:

to get authorization

for the biography.

This is not the way to get it.

I'm doing it my way.

Everything's fine.

Everything is not fine, Omar.

If it were, I wouldn't be here.

I didn't ask you to come here.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I flew 5,000 miles

because you were in a coma.

A coma!

Stop.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean it.

I just-I wish you wouldn't

treat me like a baby.

Then don't act like a baby.

Don't agree to smuggle jewelry.

Don't fall out of a tree.

Falling out of a tree

was an accident.

You know what I think

about accidents.

Accidents happen to people,

Deirdre.

We can't all be perfect

like you.

I'm not perfect.

I know I'm not perfect.

I don't think I am.

I'm just trying

to help you, Omar,

because I love you.

You really wish I hadn't come?

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