The Solitude of Prime Numbers Page #2

- Go to bed!

Bye, sweetie. Goodnight.

- You must be a man.

- Goodnight.

- Goodnight.

- Goodnight.

- Hi.

- Hey.

Hi.

Wow, she's so pretty today!

She needs a crash course.

She looks worse every day!

Terrible!

- Bye.

- Where are you going?

Viola!

Where's she going?

Hi, what are you doing?

Relax, I'm by myself.

You're playing hooky too?

I'm skipping a test today.

Listen, sorry about the other day,

we were just playing around,

it was a game.

- A dumb game.

- I know.

Don't be upset though.

Come with me to the store.

- Store?

- Yes, it's nearby.

- Why?

- It'll be fun.

Plus, I desperately need

some leggings.

So, wanna come?

A pig's heart

is similar to a human heart.

Mattia, do you have any secrets?

I do, listen to me.

Tell me yours

and I'll tell you mine.

Mattia, are you my friend or not?

Let's finish this dissection

or else we can't complete

the report.

Who cares about the report!

Tell me your secret.

Tell me what you did to your arm.

Tell me what you did!

Mattia...

Do you really want to know

what I did?

- Yes.

- Watch.

Get undressed.

Come on, quick.

Don't be shy in front of me.

Have you ever kissed a boy?

I don't remember.

You've never been with anyone?

Have you?

Of course.

I used to play around,

but now I have a steady.

That guy who was in the bathroom

with you?

Yes, Giacomo.

That guy in the bathroom

is called Giacomo?

Yes, he and I are going steady.

Right.

How many tattoos do you have?

Three.

Look!

You should wear tight clothes

more often.

You're really pretty.

What do you think?

- Isn't it too showy?

- Listen...

It's my sister's birthday,

I want you to come over

wearing this.

- Maybe we'll find you a boyfriend.

- But...

I'll show you how to kiss a man.

I'll get you some shoes.

No, you should get 30%,

at least 30% before starting,

or don't do it at all.

Just trust me.

I'll organize it for you,

I have to go now.

Yes, I'd like to eat

if you don't mind.

Call you later, bye.

He bugs me during mealtimes.

Quit playing with your food,

eat now!

Eat!

Come on, eat.

- I want to get a tattoo.

- Huh?

- I want to get a tattoo.

- It's out of the question!

- A tattoo? Where?

- It's out of the question!

That's all she needs:

she's flat-chested,

dresses like a boy,

and now she wants a tattoo?

No such thing!

What kind of tattoo?

- A violet.

- A violet?

No! N-O!

No!

Lots of kids have them.

Sure, the slackers, morons,

and fools

who spend all day

roaming around the city.

- Viola has one too.

- Who is Viola?

- A friend.

- An airheaded friend!

People who have nothing to say

are the ones who get tattoos.

Losers, failures, and such.

You can't say that,

you don't know her.

And I don't want to know her.

- Maybe in a hidden spot.

- Like where?

Just eat.

A hidden spot?

Happy abstinence.

A tattoo, that's all we needed!

Nobody listens to me around here!

Least of all your mother!

You heard what the principal said?

See you at home.

Bye Mattia.

- Dani's coming to the party.

- Who?

Giacomo's friend.

Did you see how he looked at me?

- Come on, Viola.

- Not now. Bye.

I can't stand them!

- Hi.

- Hi.

Make up your mind,

you've seen all the boys.

I'll go to the party with you.

Sorry about last time,

I didn't mean to...

- No problem.

- I'm sorry.

- I said no problem.

- Okay. - Okay.

Let's go to class.

Him.

Him, who?

The guy down there.

- Let's go back.

- Where?

Aren't we going to class?

Yes.

The one with the bandage

or the fatso?

- The one with the bandage.

- Are you nuts?

Know what he did?

He stabbed himself with a knife

during class.

Didn't you know?

I kind of like him. Maybe.

A guy like that would chop you up

and throw you away.

Are you sure?

Fine, let's go.

- Let's go back.

- Why?

Hi, I'm Viola, she's Alice.

We're sophomores.

Introduce yourselves!

- I'm Mattia.

- Dennis.

We wanted to invite you to a party

on Saturday. Want to come?

What's wrong with your leg?

Coming or not?

- I can't.

- Me neither.

- No?

- Never mind. - Wait.

Why not?

You have to play videogames

with your pal?

Or are you planning

on slitting your veins again?

I don't like parties.

- Everyone likes parties.

- Yes, but I don't.

Bye.

Forget him,

we'll find you another guy.

If you'd known our kids

would turn out like they did,

would you have wanted them?

Sorry, but that's pure bullshit.

You can't pick your kids

from a catalogue. Please!

I know...

But...

The greatest sorrows in my life

were caused by my kids.

What?

They've ruined my life.

I'm exhausted!

You pretend it's all okay,

right Pietro?

I'm not pretending anything.

I pretend to pretend it's all okay.

It was just an accident.

An accident?

You think your lies will help him?

He hadn't done that in a while.

- He hadn't done that in a while?

- Yes.

So are you saying

he's getting better?

Stop it!

Stop pretending he's normal.

Normal?

What does "normal" mean?

Mattia's a good kid,

he gets great grades in school.

I know.

He gets straight A's, but there's

something frightful beneath.

He has no friends.

He never talks.

He's locked in his room all day.

He cuts himself.

At least we knew

Michela wasn't well, it was clear.

We promised not to talk about that.

How can I not talk

about my daughter?

I think about her every single day.

And I don't?

Pietro, Mattia scares me.

Don't be scared, I'm sure

as he grows up he'll change.

I do have friends.

Mattia!

I'm going to a party Saturday.

Good!

A party?

Sh*t!

Don't worry, I'll go talk to him.

Open up, open up.

Will someone get the door?

You're early.

I know.

- An hour early.

- Yes, I know.

- Can I come in?

- No.

I need to pee.

- You said you'd buzz from downstairs.

- Yes, I know.

- At 5:
00.

- Yes, but I have to pee.

It'll be a long ride.

We have no bathroom.

No bathroom?

Let me in.

Move!

Why are we whispering?

I've never been here.

No.

Why?

Bathroom's at the end of the hall.

No, no.

Sorry.

Alice, how are you?

- How nice to see you, it's been ages!

- Yes.

- How are you?

- Fine, and you?

Very well.

- You've never been here?

- No.

In all these years,

you've never come into our house!

Your grumpy friend

never invited you!

How rude!

- You're so pretty there.

- I was pretty when I was young.

How's your mom?

So-so.

Be strong.

You need to be strong

for your dad too.

- Who's the girl?

- Michela.

Mattia's sister.

Mattia has never mentioned Michela?

- Never?

- No.

Mattia's going to Germany.

He didn't mention that either?

- Yes, he did.

- No, he didn't.

Yes, he did.

Let's go.

Goodbye.

Bye, mom.

Oh, poor princess!

Michela, put this on.

Michela!

Come on.

Yes, the fish are pretty,

but you're a duck not a fish.

Michela!

Why aren't you ready?

Where's dad?

Dunno.

Enough!

- Where's Michela?

- In her room.

Michela.

Ready?

You're still not ready? Come on!

Come on,

I told you to be a good girl!

Buck up!

- Well?

- We're going, hurry.

I don't feel like it.

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