Truman Page #6

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Badly, can't you see

he's swollen, his breath stinks,

I don't know what

they gave him.

You have breakfast here often?

No, I'm with another candidate,

she's in the restroom.

She might adopt him. She phoned

this morning, you were snoring.

It's good to have

more options.

Since the Russian

doesn't want him.

- He doesn't?

- No.

Why?

What did they tell you?

Apparently...

the boy is afraid he'll die.

- The boy is afraid he...

- Yes.

Yes, because Truman is old...

The boy couldn't take another loss.

They hadn't considered that,

not even the therapist.

Now they want a puppy,

or a turtle, a parrot...

What was I saying?

That your husband

doesn't like dogs.

Not my husband,

my ex-husband.

Yes, sorry.

My friend Toms.

Elena.

Hi.

Have you got a deck

or a balcony...

so Truman can

get outside a bit?

I've got a patio with a tree.

He'll love it.

- That's good.

- It's not very big but... I love dogs.

When are you leaving?

- Where to?

- Canada.

I told her we're moving to

Montreal in a couple months.

Perfect, I'd like to fix

up the patio a bit.

When you come to Madrid,

you can always come visit him.

- Thank you very much.

- You can come to dinner.

That's very kind of you.

I'd ordered another beer!

A long time ago!

Maybe you're deaf?

- I'll bring it right over.

- I have to go now. Forget it.

- I've got to run.

- Yes.

Call me tomorrow or whenever you want,

and you come to see my house.

I'll call you.

My pleasure.

Thanks.

I'll call you in a few days.

Bye.

She's a woman, Truman,

you'll get used to it.

- You must be kidding.

- Why?

You're not leaving Truman

with that woman.

What's wrong with her?

She's a racist, did you see

how she treated the waiter?

Think about it.

Yes, I will.

I don't know what they fed him,

he'll be like this all week. Let's go.

Can I have the check, please?

Truman, my friend,

how are you?

Gloria...

My God...

What a surprise!

What are you doing here?

Are you back from Canada?

No, no...

I'm just here for a few days.

I came to see Julin.

Where is he?

At the pharmacy.

Julin didn't tell me

you were coming.

Well, we don't talk

that often...

It was a surprise visit...

- And I'm leaving tomorrow.

- Well, well, well...

My ex-wife and my best friend

together, what's this?

Gloria.

How are you?

Fine, fine...

I spotted Truman here alone...

Did Nico tell you?

No, what?

We were in

Amsterdam yesterday.

We gave him a surprise.

Really?

You went to see him?

We couldn't stay long,

because they had an exam,

but we had a drink,

we had lunch and celebrated...

We talked.

I'm glad, Julin.

That's a weight off my back.

I didn't know how to handle this.

Nico called me last weekend.

I know you wanted to tell him,

but he just kept on asking

more and more questions...

He realized something

was wrong.

So I told him.

- Haven't he told you?

- Yes, of course.

I told him about your decision

so he can be prepared.

- I'm sorry if...

- No, no. Don't worry.

We didn't talk so much

because Sophie was there...

but... everything was fine.

I'm glad to hear it.

Nico needed to see you.

He was devastated.

He wanted to call you,

but he didn't dare to

speak on the phone.

- I understand.

- You know him.

He follows every

test you get done.

Nico promised he'd bring

Sophie to Madrid soon.

Let's hope so.

Well... I've got to go,

it was great to see you, Toms.

- Take care.

- You too.

- Call me if you need anything.

- Of course.

The inseparable friends.

Come here.

Julin, let's go.

Thanks.

Do you want anything else?

Are you okay?

I'm a bit upset.

Why?

Because you're

leaving tomorrow.

And I won't ever

see you again.

I hate goodbyes,

I'm not going to the airport.

I want to make it clear.

I don't want you

to come either.

- Fine, we'll say goodbye on the street.

- Fine.

You take a taxi and go back

to the North Pole, that's it.

I think it's a great idea.

How come I didn't realize,

when he hugged me?

Why didn't I realize?

Call him.

Yes.

I'll go to the bathroom.

That was fast, I thought

you went to the bathroom.

I've just peed on myself.

It's okay, don't worry,

let's go home.

I used to be a romantic hero,

Toms.

A romantic hero.

It's delicious, Toms.

When are you going to learn?

What for?

I invite you to dinner

and you never come.

I never come because you

end up ordering pizza.

What's wrong with pizza?

It's not any pizza, it's a special one.

It's this thin and made

in a wood-fired oven.

It's delicious.

When we lived together,

he never cooked.

- I imagine.

- Never.

Since you're in such

a good mood,

I'll tell you something.

Oh, here we go.

- No farewell speeches.

- No. This is not a speech.

So what is it,

one of your secrets?

- In a way, yes.

- What secrets?

Sorry, we're all ears.

It's just that I've decided

I won't wait until the end.

- What do you mean?

- Julin...

Nothing...

It's just that...

When things start to get ugly,

really ugly,

I'm going to lie in my bed,

take some pills

a doctor friend of mine

gets for me, and...

- That's it, just that.

- Just that?

Why are you telling me?

I don't understand.

Why should I know it?

Screw you, Julin! You made

me come over to hear this?!

No, no, in fact, I've been meaning

to tell you for a while.

But it's...

just ending it all a bit earlier.

We'll save ourselves all that

damned agony at the end.

I don't want you to end

up wiping my ass, Paula.

Not even my son.

Or worse,

to die in a hospital...

full of nurses wanting

to get a picture with me.

Julin, is it because

of what happened today?

- No...

- What happened today?

I peed myself.

So what?

Okay, maybe I made a mistake,

I'm sorry,

I shouldn't have told you,

a letter would have been enough.

You already spoke,

you've already made the mistake,

don't play martyr now.

- Paula, please...

- What? I'm tired, too.

It's hard for me, too.

- Okay.

- Don't get angry, please.

I want you to tell me

this is one of your jokes.

What pills?

I don't understand.

Some pills...

Great.

How long have you been

considering this?

Since the day I got my test results,

and they told me I was dying.

Since then, Paula.

Why don't you just die then

and leave me alone?!

If that's what you want!

What about you?

Don't you have anything to say?

Right, you're just visiting him,

aren't you?

I'll be here if he wants.

No, I don't want

you to come back.

I'll do it on my own.

I wanted you to know so it

didn't catch you unawares.

Well, I'm glad you told me.

And I'm glad I came.

You can go to hell!

Both of you!

It's our Italian blood.

She'll be okay.

You can take it if you want.

It's mine.

I know,

that's why I'm telling you.

What time is your

flight tomorrow?

At... 12:
30.

Okay.

So I'll come to

the hotel at 10:
00.

See you tomorrow.

They've gone fast...

these four days.

I feel like we haven't

really talked much,

and I would have liked...

Thank you for the envelope.

It's too much money.

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