The Secret Life of Words Page #3

No.

Can l ask you how it happened?

- No, you can't.

There's this story l read a while ago.

There is this very young,

very pretty nurse, named Cora.

And there is this 15 year-old boy ...

who had to have his appendix taken out.

And he was very ashamed

that she had to bathe him, and ...

shave him and bedpan him ...

Anytime she's in the room he can't talk.

She didn't take him seriously, thinks he's a

child. Treats him like a baby.

Eventually there's complications.

lnfection, high temperature ...

Then the boy ...

gets very weak and ...

He's dieing and Cora ...

sits next to his bed,

talking to him and singing to him,

and hell ...

He's dying and she comes up,

real close to him and she says,

''Don't leave me,

don't leave me, don't leave me.''

''Don't leave.''

And the boy dies.

With her name, Cora, on his lips.

And she realizes that she loves him.

What's that?

A wave measuring device.

Do you know how many waves

the rig has weathered since it was built?

Not bad. 25.

See, and without a machine.

Just guessing.

lt also measures the water temperature.

Since they stopped drilling,

it's fallen 10 degrees.

Whole colonies of mussels

stuck to the rig legs, have been lost.

Tropical mussels brought by some current

that l haven,t been able to identify. Look.

lf we didn't know how many waves this thing

could weather we couldn't keep it standing.

Do you think it would be much of a loss?

Simon, for God's sake, what is this sh*t?

Seems like

we're eating f***ing shaving cream.

Liam, do you think this is real food?

What the bloody hell is it?

l hate cheese.

How many times do l got to tell you?

We're going to turn into f***ing mice.

- l think it needs a pinch of nutmeg.

Very little nutmeg, Simon.

You always had a problem with that.

Heads up.

Do us some burgers with fried onions.

ls that so difficult?

You peel and onion and fry it.

You do the same with the burger.

Then you put Deep Purple on,

and it's that easy.

Or chops. Or a f***ing steak!

l'm heartbroken, but l'm out of Deep Purple.

- What about the Kinks?

Anything like that.

- Def Leopard.

Def Leopard?

They're a band.

Stick you your cockles

in your mussels, Martin.

Something you can sing along to.

- Bleeding salads ...

l think it's the best thing l've ever eaten,

in my whole life.

Can you do this everyday?

- Yes, if you want.

Cause you know,

it's important to keep up appearances.

You never know who might show up here.

Queen of England.

Santa Claus.

l've got a headache.

- That's because of the fever.

Your temperature has gone up, today.

You're the one who sends it up.

Sorry.

l'll shut up. l'm not going

to bother you with my foolishness, today.

No? That's a pity.

Just when l was beginning to enjoy myself.

l imagine that you are 15 years old.

l'm exactly 3 times 15.

And you?

l dreamed about you,

a couple of times.

Don't worry. ln no way erotic.

- That's a shame.

Don't make me laugh, hurts too much.

What do you dream about, Cora?

You know, in Japan they've

invented this kind of a ...

cybernetic pillow that you can

use to program your dreams.

You tell the machine what you want to dream.

Say ... what ever you like.

Say, l want to dream of a ...

Sean Connery in Highland dress and ...

l want it to be at the North Pole,

so l can hide under his kilt.

And ... whatever, something like that,

and it works.

And that night you dream you're

at the North Pole under Sean Connery's kilt.

What would you dream about, Cora?

Me?

Not wearing a kilt.

Not wearing anything at all.

Tropical island.

ln a huge hammock.

And there's room for both of us.

Are you listening?

Yes.

Our bodies cuddled up close to one another.

Sweat mixing.

Where nothing else matters.

Just you and me, Cora.

Just you and ...

Are you looking at me, Cora.

- No.

Are you sure?

l think you were.

You're starting to lie to me, now.

Means you like me a little bit.

l,m reading ''Letters of a Portuguese Nun,,,

again, l know, it,s si l ly.

Reading that book,

l fee l like l,m ta lking to you.

May l?

Well, Ducasse in person.

Wow!

What? Do l look that good?

Better than ever.

lt's an improvement.

You remind me of Coyote after

a ton of anvils have fallen on top of him.

Really, you are somewhere

between Coyote and Mr. Magoo.

You're looking handsome yourself,

now that l'm blind.

Thank you.

What have you brought me?

- Open your mouth.

Ah, ha, here we go.

Okay.

Have l ever told you that l love you?

- Yeah, but l know it's just for the sex.

Come on, another.

Did she ask you to come?

- Who?

Simon.

- No, l wanted to.

She didn't say anything to you?

- You know, she doesn't talk much.

What she like?

ls she a looker?

- Go to hell.

Sensitive!

You like her.

You like her, don't you?

l,m thinking of

devoting a day to Ethiopian cooking.

Dried meat and overcooked ...

- What are you talking about?

Shut up.

You're changing the subject.

lt's okay ...

- Josef, really, you are boring me.

Do you want some more?

- lt's okay that you like her.

You've been here for a month.

l'm sure she doesn't have

a husband or a boyfriend. lt's cool.

Of course. A woman who's free,

without any ties, wouldn't interest you.

Get the f*** out of here.

l have fruit salad or ...

Just go.

Get out of here.

Hey, Hanna, Hanna.

Want to see a picture of my family?

- Alright.

That's my wife Shirley. Tom.

Anna, and Amy.

She'll be 2 next month.

She's very pretty.

Kids are great, don't you think?

Yes.

Scott, he's got two daughters.

- Two?

Life is strange.

Yes.

Yes, a lot.

l love you ...

- Josef, l love you.

Like that Portuguese nun, even more.

Much more. Come on, ca l l me.

Ca l l me, l know, it's not easy ...

lt's alright, l'm not sleeping.

l've been waiting for you.

Martin showed me ...

l don't want to hear

about anything from the outside.

You tell me something then ...

about yourself.

Can you keep a secret?

- Yes.

Are you sure you can keep a secret?

- Yes.

Alright.

l'll tell you but lean in close.

l've got to whisper it in your ear.

One.

Lean in closer so l can tell you.

Closer.

Are you connected?

- Yes.

l can't swim.

Ow.

lt,s pretty ridiculous, isn,t it?

Alright, that's enough.

lt's not that funny.

lt's just that ... with ...

With ... working here it seems a bit strange.

- What ... ow.

People aren't lining up

to jump off the diving board of the oil rig.

lt's not an aquatic park, yet.

Never was good in the water.

There was this television series

when l was a kid.

You probably haven't heard of it,

it's about a submarine.

lt was called

''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,,.

And there was always these ...

There was this great noise

that the submarine made. lt went ...

l can,t do it. lt was something like ...

l was fascinated with this series, l ...

l had nightmares that

there were sea monsters coming after me.

One summer my parents decided,

''We,re going to do a beach holiday,,.

Everything was alright, for a while.

l made sure my parents didn,t realize

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