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Original subtitles

A euro?

A meal voucher? A euro?

Dope? A euro?

A meal voucher? A euro?

Got a euro?

Anything you can spare A euro?

Don't got a euro?

Fucker

-You okay? - Nothing happened

C'mon! Something sure did

She picked on you, not someone else

The slap was meant for you Nobody else

l'm okay

Hold on

You don't look like someone to destroy

Yet she wanted to

You enraged her somehow

Thatwas real anger Notjust gratuitous

What is it that's infuriating aboutyou?

How about a coffee?

Stupid bitch

Gotta light?

And a pen? lt's important

Say, she really got one!

PERSECUTlON

You getting that?

lt's okay l got it

Who told you l was here?

You did You said you

Don't smash the door in lt's the only thing thatworks

l was knocking normally You really didn't hear me?

Didn'tyou drop thesejobs?

No one had this address

But if l have visitors, it may as well be you

- That's nice - lt's not to be nice

l don'twant to see some people right now

l don't mean you

This might be my lastjob

Still, it's good money in one go

lt's a decent operation

lt'd be dumb to quit

They're not operations, justjobs For the money

l don't know how l do it, but l feel it'll all fall apart

You're not the most lost

Even if people think so

l never thought so

Thatwhat people think?

l couldn't give a damn

But l don'twantyou thinking that

So, Michel

what's new with you?

- l'm okay - Really?

-Yeah, l'm okay -Yeah?

Maybe l should drop everything and work with you

Even if l keep my mouth shut?

l doubtyou could

You reach out and take whatyou want

My own arm is always too short That's life

What do you want?

See, no one knows! lf that isn't screwed up!

Tell me again

Talking about it makes itworse

You don't mind living from hand to mouth lt makes me a wreck

We shouldn't even be friends

l think you're tired and the beer isn't helping

The beer was for you

Maybe we don't react the same

- See you - Tomorrow

Your arm's not too short You just don't reach for anything

lt happens to lots of people

Maybe you'rejust conventional, but ashamed of it

So you pretend to be going through the ringer

You don'twant to change

You use me to make you forget the mess you're in

l can keep it up, no sweat off my back!

Butyou need a good reason to go on

Nobody can find it for you!

Say, you really take things to heart

Daniel!

There's mail

With what's left, l take the bus

l have to

Tell me when it comes

Just ask

Ask

l have a ticket

Daniel?

- lt's me - l have the ticket here

Your number flashed several times

l left a message on your cell l'll leave one here, too

l think it's yourjob site Your secret one

l have the keys

l'll be in Paris Monday, in any case

l'm leaving a message here

l have the keys

Take care We'll talk soon

l got to the store at closing One minute to

You still have some left

l don't like to run out

There was no hurry

The others know you do my errands?

Not a word l'm counting on you

This one didn't come out right

l won't give it to you

You already have one

And l can't give it to you after saying l mucked it up

l don't have one l never wanted one

You offered me one a long time ago, and l said no

And you sulked

Don't remember

You didn't know me well enough to give me something

So you don't think we should give each other gifts?

That's how l understand it

lt's not that

We can l just think that

you have to deserve things

You have to work for them

When you do things right, give them your all, things work out

Then, one person gives another something

And that's a gift

l think there's a right moment

A right moment with the right people,

and then something clicks

You didn't eat?

lt's awful

- ls ityou next week? - Why? You want me?

l don't like surprises

Less and less so

Bruno, are you here?

You're back?

Then l gotyour return date wrong

Are you here?

l'm in the back bedroom

What the fuck is this! What do you want?

l thoughtyou'd never come

l waited downstairs,

and then like a jerk, l started drinking

Stop it l'm calling the cops!

- l'm really sorry - Cut that out!

l don't know why l drank so much

l was nervous as hell

l was so afraid of how you'd react

Which things are yours?

l know l had no reason to be afraid

What's yours?

Hold me

Cut it out Let go of me!

Which things are yours?

Where are your shorts?

Are these yours?

Get dressed

l wanted everything to go right

and l just fucked it up

Stop or l'll clobber you!

l can't love without being scared

l thought l'd gotten over that

l forgot my keys

l know the way out

lt's Michel Are you atwork?

Okay, see you later

Daniel lt's me, Sonia

l won't be back from Marseille until tomorrow, late

l won't feel up to drinks with the gang

l'll go right to bed

l hope we can get together Wednesd

Hey, Daniel

l hear you're working

Ajob in the 16th,

and one at a friend's place,

which l do when l can

lt takesjuggling But being out of work was tough

- So l'm fine - Don't mind me l'll find a seat

Still staring at people?

What else should l stare at?

lt's not really a very kind look

Really? Whatwould it take to be kind?

l don't give a damn! Let's say l have a nasty look

Can l sit down?

You do have an incredible look

l'm literally charmed

You okay?

Sorry This is Thomas

Sonia

l'm Sonia Daniel's girlfriend

Really?

Fine

Does that seem weird?

Not at all

l just didn't know

For almost three years now

Really?

Oh, sure Sonia

Of course

Coming to Marie's?

Take my seat

Don't move l spend the day bent over l'll stand

l'm off, but l might be short

Not time to fetch the rug rat?

lt is Shit

Don't call him that, okay?

- l'm sick of it - Just quoting you

Okay, but l'm his father

So that gives you the right?

l take it back Don't say it and l won't

Does he work with you?

Who, him?

No, Michel has a job

He may look out of it, but he's an accountant

Alone all day in a tiny office

He starts real early, an insomniac

So he gets off early, like 4:30 p m ,

and then doesn't know what to do with himself,

so he comes to me lsn't it tragic?

Lots live like that lt's not necessarily tragic

lf that's not tragic

He's not on the road to ruin

Talk to him, you'll see: He's twisted

Be right back

You can't tell just like that He hides it

Everyone does But he's got his system worked out to a T

l find that dishonest For that alone, l'd punch him out

The guy whojust left?

You gotta try and be l dunno consistent!

Michel went to the best schools, speaks 3 or 4 languages

And suddenly, he fell apart

lt's a calamity!

Hejustwants to self-destruct

Daniel once told me: ''Thomas is like a brother ''

He quit a greatjob

- l'm really touched - That's why l told you

Afew of us try to keep him on his feet

But l don't think he sees many people besides me

Something must have happened to make him change

You can see he's a mess He clings to Daniel,

as if we'll bite him

lt's almost unpleasant

You know what?

When he was 23, he fell for an older woman with kids,

gorgeous, smart She took him for a ride

She'd never met a guy that sincere

She couldn't resist the temptation to wreck him

She must have figured, ''Morons are like that

''Could l really love a guy like him?''

Too much goodness,

too much whatever

Anyway, one day she took off, in two weeks itwas all over

He had a nervous breakdown,

big time!

He wound up in an asylum, sleep cure and all

And now,

he lives with Annette, a glum woman with big tits

They have a kid She got pregnant in three months

Michel's really miserable

Wait for me l'm coming with you

See you next time

What's with him?

-You stand itwhen he's a jerk? - He's not a jerk

ls he out to make enemies?

He can get thatway But that's notwhat matters

He's anything but mean

You okay, Marie? Not cold?

l'll be going

Sonia? lt's me

Why, what time is it?

You're beat, you say Then l find you at the cafe

Don'twe deserve better?

You feeling okay?

You sure?

What if l came by just for a few minutes?

Okay Go back to sleep

Sorry, sorry, sorry

Yes No, l answered lt's Michel

No, he's not here l'm alone

l don't ask He doesn't always tell me where he's going

Sure, okay, Sonia l'll tell him lf l see him

- Everything all right? - Fuckin' A

lt rang, but l didn't answer in time

What did you do?

Fucking shit

Any message?

lt only rang once By the time l answered, it had stopped

Fuck

What a fucking pain!

Sonia's a bit cold, isn't she?

You outta your mind?

She's a great girl

Sonia works like a slave

Shejust got a promotion

She's a real hard worker and she loves that

She's a workaholic and has no time for us

Butyou can make time if you want

lt's up to me to point it out to her

l do it because l love her

But she can't see that

She doesn't get it

And me?

l have to march to her orders?

Be alone when she is, available when she is, relax when she does?

That's not how itworks, no way!

Sometimes l get pessimistic about Sonia

Want me to get it?

No l wait

Others can wait

ls something the matter?

You sure barricade yourself

No point locking yourself in like that

When did you get back?

Weren'tyou out tonight?

How did it go?

What is it?

Never drop in on a woman, don'tyou know that?

You never know whatyou'll find

l don't like to see you like this

Well, no

l love you

Can l stay?

How's life since the other day?

lt's been a double workload at the office:

My colleague's outwith the flu

lt's not the season,

but she's not faking it She really has something

called the flu

- And then what? - Then nothing

When l got in yesterday, l went to a movie with Marie

You saw Marie?

Afilm from Thailand

ltwas really good

How aboutyou?

l wanted to see you

You're the only girl l know who does that

Want some wine for a change?

l'm out of beer

Hang on

We really shouldn't be drinking this bottle together

We celebrating something?

l gave it to a friend for his 30th, three years ago

Last spring, he came to dinner

and brought it as a gift

Thatvery bottle

- lt'sjust the same vintage - No, it's the exact same bottle

He went home and took a bottle out of his cupboard

He had no idea how it ended up there

No, he knew you liked it

We're drinking someone else's wine, l tell you!

Are you here?

You still here?

Didn't stay to see my face?

Sonofabitch

Hi.

What is this crap?

Take it all down And give me back my photos

-You piece of shit! - Fuck you!

l'll fucking murder you!

Hands off!

This is my place You watch it!

- Let go of me! - Sicko!

My place!

Open up, asshole!

Why won'tyou understand?

l'll hang on because l love you

Yes, l love you

Stop laughing, goddammit!

We gotta make headway now,

get things moving

Butwatch out

Watch out or l'll murder you!

Maybe that's what l like least about myjob:

the seminars

Butyou're polite

l'm not polite, l say what's on my mind

Did that sound ungrateful?

l didn't say that

You've been there for seven years

They've given you responsibility, you're well paid

and you're good atwhatyou do

You have a pretty good life

l gotta tell you Some guy's been on my tail

A nutcase

He's always there He knows my movements

He comes to the flat l'm redoing He thinks l live there

But don'tyou, sort of?

ls he dangerous?

He gives me the creeps

He's in love with me

He loves me He thinks l'm great lt's a problem

He wants me to hold him

He's after more He doesn't push it,

but let's say that's where it's headed

Why are you telling me this?

Because This has been going on for a while now

So what'd you think of Thomas?

We didn't talk much, but he seems like a nice guy

l was starting to think you'd invented him,

that Thomas, ''your friend, your brother, '' didn't exist

You hardly said a thing to him

l put up with your friends l don't snub them

But it doesn't matter

lt'sjust odd thatwe only met now

l talk to him aboutyou

You're notjealous?

Not at all

l know my place

l'm a resourceful girl

You know that You chose me

Sure, but itwasn't for that

Then for what?

Your eyes

- Nervous? - Not at all

On the contrary, l'm very relaxed

l'm not even tired

l'm listening and answering And l'm talking to you

And in my mind, you're my sweetheart

''ln your mind ''

When l think of you, l think of your name

l think of the fact

a boy named Daniel is my sweetheart

l think of you as my sweetheart

l don't have my keys

l had them earlier l must've left them at the cafe

- What cafe? - l had them

Sure you looked everywhere?

l have the keys

l have them

Hang on When you think about me

You don't know if you love me when l'm around?

When you're around, l'm not sure

l'm less sure

But it's interesting, too

lt's interesting?

You really think saying that won't tear me up?

When you're around, it's true,

l find it complicated sometimes

Maybe that's what l mean

And so, now what?

We stop seeing each other?

See how you twist things?

Like l impose an agenda that's really your own?

Shit!

l'm going home

For chrissakes, l had the keys!

See you tomorrow? After that l'm gone again

Not tomorrow l can't l'm seeing Michel

He needs me

- Just a minute! - Don't bust my balls!

Watch how you talk! Fuck off!

lt's me

l'm with a client l'll call you back Sure it's the meter?

lf l can't, l'll tell you what to do

- Where were you? - Parking's a nightmare

Easy.

- Where were you? - l went around the block

Daniel, it's me

Are you there? Maybe you're asleep

Sonia?

You're back?

l still have three days to go

And we're not in town anymore, we're up in the mountains

Then you're even farther

lt sounds like you're in the next room

Call you back?

No, l'm calling you

lt's nice to getyou l'm glad

You don't usually call when you travel

Are the people interesting? Where are the mountains?

lt's two hours north of Philadelphia

They put us up in a sort of company resort

lt's sort of ugly and sort of nice

lt's both

Go on

The halls are wide enough for 10 people to walk side by side

The linoleum's so shiny thatyou can fix your hair in it

There's no cell phone service

Only a telephone at the reception desk

So l'm standing next to a woman

smiling at me from the switchboard

lsn't that creepy?

That's what it's like here ' lt seems creepy, but it isn't

One impression, then another

Unpleasant, and pleasant

How aboutyou?

Everything all right?

l'm at loose ends when you're not around

l see lots of people,

but l don't care

Remember that colleague l always run into at the coffee machine

and l avoid because he smiles at me?

The guy from the finance department

Well?

You want to move in with him?

Yes

l thought l should tell you right away

He likes men Can l go on?

He's always made my blood run cold, l told you

He's here at the seminar with Laurence and me

The other day,

he took us to a place he knew, a sort of bar where you can dance

l had to force myself to go,

but once we were there itwas really fun,

the music, the people, everything

l didn'twant to move,

l justwanted to watch people dance

And then l felt this weird sensation

As if someone was stroking my hair

lsn't that gross?

There l was thinking '

''You depress the whole floor with your coffee-machine smile,

''but all you have to do is take us to this lousy bar one night

''for me to feel this way, relaxed ''

Do you think l close too many doors? That l'm too blunt

That l'm unfair?

You're beautiful the way you are

You have an opinion and you act on it

And you say whatyou think

There.

That can't be a flaw

How's your nutcase? Did he come back?

-You say not to close doors - Normally

You really have no idea who he is?

As long as he doesn't hurtyou

No, but l

l want to hurt him

So you're the lunaticl

He moved in across the street

When l don't see him, he's still there,

l just can't spot him

He's here to stay Like some disease

Like a ''before the lunatic'' and a ''during ''

but no ''after '' He'll be around forever

- ls that him? - No, he doesn't call yet

There's a line for the phone, l have to go

Big hugs Thank you

Don't forget to come back When? Remind me

You wheeze when you sleep

You must have a cold

l'd like some tea

They all look like morons

You must have seen some,

they insist on coming to visit

My mother's not among them

You might have liked her face

She was a mean woman

Just this morning l thought:

l'll pack them away in a plastic bag,

so l won't have to look at them

We hold on to too many things

lf l had it to do over again,

l wouldn't let anything slide

Because l let people stew in their folly,

even when they were on the wrong track

l kept my mouth shut, figuring that

they were entitled to be thatway

But tolerating that isn't respecting people,

it's abandoning them

That's how l lost a man l loved

He finally upped and left

People your age don't usually do visits like this

lt occurred to me when l remembered today was your day

There's no rule, is there?

Sure there is

Generally, it's prim little women with painted lips

They're not our age yet

so they figure they're lucky

They're voyeurs

So you're a meddler, does that make you happy?

Are you a voyeur, too, Daniel?

l drive people nuts, l meddle in everything

Do you have family?

My parents are dead

Afiancee, a partner?

A girlfriend, sure

l have her, but l don't know if she has me

l don't know what she's up to

l think she has someone else

Do you have proof?

How can you tell?

She's calm Too calm

People with things to hide are gentle like that

The one thing that's getting to me is her schedule

lt's getting to be too much

But l act like itwas nothing l keep it all in

Was yesterday's talk good?

Thomas?

You're super early

Let me get the keys

Put me up My place burned!

- Please! - Enough is enough!

Get the hell out!

When you looked at me, everything fell into place

Everything in my life

lt's logical Don't leave me

- Beat it - Wait!

- Please -You're a pain!

Beat it, dammit!

-You'll love me - Beat it!

Get lost!

You'll love me You must

You okay?

l'll explain l'll change and be right down

Never let a customer buy you a drink

Or else, take a sip

then down your glass

The customer won't feel hurt

l'd sure like a drink

She keeps her distance

- Sophie, right? - Whatever

Does she talk to you?

This is my first time here

lsn't her face striking?

Such gentleness on offer?

l say it's very rare

You're terrific Don't be so guarded

Enough Cut it out

That girl's got it rough

But her smile, isn't it amazing?

Never neglect people

Thomas can get her teaching hours

Really? History, too?

Her subject's Spanish

She keeps quiet,

doesn't bother anyone

What's she keep quiet about?

She asks for nothing

Did you and Thomas get to talk?

Bashful? Shy?

You okay?

l give, l set things up, then people are on their own

l can't do any more Myjob ends there

We've talked lots, haven'twe?

- l'm not shy - Me neither

And you know what?

She doesn't need me

She doesn't miss me

Ever

l'm sick of drinking so much every time we meet

l have class at 8 a m See you

You see,

it's been ages since l've cared about anyone

lt's not contempt, or a sense of superiority or anything

Maybe l feel less and less,

but l feel a whole lot more intensely

A guy who's locked in who sees nothing,

he wouldn't see you

No siree!

Whereas l did,

l saw you

When you say you love me,

what's that mean?

l'm not asking to annoy you, it's to know

Only losers do whatyou do, get hung up on guys like me

That's what moves me

You totally miss over half of what goes on

You don't do it on purpose, l know

But it moves me

lt makes me want to cry sometimes,

to see how out of ityou are

The day you looked at me,

itwas like a curtain being torn

l saw you so clearly,

l mean so clearly!

You can't imagine

thejoy

the sheerjoy

when you looked at me

- l never looked atyou! - Man!

Suddenly, everything started to flow again ldeas, blood

People can be mistaken You imagine things,

have illusions about somebody

That's no longer my case

l'll tell you:

l'm never sick anymore

l used to catch everything going around

Not anymore!

l discovered my body

My body's my best ally, l take it everywhere

And you?

What aboutyour body?

- Hold me tight! - Cut it out!

Forget it, l won't hold you

Sharing space is as far as l go Got that?

Why are you so negative?

l'm here, everything will be fine

l came to receive, but that's okay, l can give

Giving to you is okay, it makes sense

Because now,

l no longer feel like a poor asshole waiting to kick the bucket

And that's really beautiful

l thoughtyou didn't like Sonia's friends

They're okay Not old friends,

just locals she met

Not like us

So you tell my life story to the first moron you meet?

My life is fucked up enough for you to blab about it?

Your life?

You must be bored shitless with Sonia to bring me up like that

As a topic You must be so bored to blather about my life

Hey! Thatwas ages ago!

You told everyone about your disastrous romance

l did not! Besides my parents, only you know

The asylum and all Only you!

lf you'd told me itwas a secret, l'd have clammed up

lt should've been obvious

You're too close! Watch out!

Back off, asshole!

You're not ''just anyone'' for me

lt's dumb When you chew me out, my poor fried brain thinks:

lt's tough and hard to swallow but it's for my own good

Because l matter to you

- Well, yeah - But that's not it

We'rejust names on the damn list of people that interestyou

With your spiel, we think you care, or worse, you love us

Butyou're not there!

l only realize that now,

because my chronically depressed brain is slow on the uptake!

Hey, l don't force anybody

to stick around with me

What's all this lunacy? An epidemic?

l got my critique,

and next it's Sonia's turn Right?

Or has she had hers?

Does Sonia know you screw around with other people's lives?

lncluding hers?

l'll clue Sonia in l'm really fond of her

Why stop?

You leave Sonia alone

Get on her case, we're through You know that?

l know

Sure, l get the picture

You're a real asshole!

Dickhead, go fuck yourself!

Sure l can borrow it?

l'm the one who offered l'm glad when it gets used Come on

Do you need it right now?

Yeah, l need it

Mine broke down

l think it's over there

What's the matter?

Sorry

lt's Michel

He's flipped

After all l did for him,

this is what l get l feel betrayed, you see?

l have to think things over and make a decision

l'm left on my own in this

How did he betray you?

Somebody l take care of, bust my ass for, do what l can

so that something decent happens in his shitty little life

Everything l do is in vain He's wrong

all the way down the line About me

He lays into me,

and l don't know why

You sure you don't know?

lt's easy enough to know

what really matters to me

You know why you're with me, don'tyou?

-Yes, l do - Okay

And you're okay with that?

Well, you see

lf l take an interest in him, it's because

l see good things in him,

things he doesn't see, that he ignores

Because he has real qualities

He must have

Maybe you complicate things for yourself

Loving is simpler than that

- lt's not simpler - Then why be sorry?

What is this? lf you're sick of him, stop

You can tire of people And leave them

And that's fine

l can't leave people, l can't

There are lots of ways to leave

Have you left lots of people?

Plenty Of course

Hang on

We've never talked about that

Besides betrayal, why did you leave them?

When there's no understanding

Or else, out of anxiety

Or when you feel lonely even when you're with someone

l don't know

Do you want my opinion or my permission?

To do what?

Space B318 when you come back

l didn't get it Are you leaving me?

Why? You want to end it?

-You're crazy - Tired of me?

You're nuts!

Butyou always keep your distance l want to love you,

butyou don'twant to

You flee, you run away

lt kills me

We don't see each other every day

or live together because we decided itwas better

You thought so, too

l can't be with somebody all the time

l told you a hundred times

We never see each other,

so the problem's settled

Whatever we do, it boils down to the same thing:

People disappear,

and it's normal

When do you leave again?

Tomorrow night

Six weeks

l hope it goes well

No one's going to disappear

No one

We'll get things off our chest Everything will be fine

Oh, Daniel, it's been a while

You have Mr Michon today

Are you okay?

- Are you hurt? - l'm okay

My leg

l'll be all right

l'll be okay, thanks

l'll leave it here

Will you be okay?

l'll be fine

Gotta go see thatjerk

Have fun

Make way

Out of the way

Mister, can you hear me?

Can l talk to you?

Are you awake or do you want to sleep?

How should l know?

What the hell is it now?

l was thinking about things,

and one question's been nagging me

Not right here and now

but l'd like an answer to it

What's this retirement home business?

What do you go there for?

Who's there?

My father moved there to that retirement home,

when l was 20 or so

My mother had died, so he split,

sold everything and retired there

He said that

since my mother was dead,

he had no more attachments to anything

That's all

He wanted to move there

l'd already left home,

l was crashing at friends'

There you have it

What'd your mother die of?

Hit by a bus

No

What d'you mean, no?

You don't get ''hit by a bus ''

l'll never buy that one

You throw yourself in front of a bus

You're such a pain!

My story doesn't interestyou

Only the opinion you have about it Shit!

She was sick Something incurable

l'll go for that

And then?

So my father split

The retirement house had everything he wanted:

a bed, a roof,

people to talk to down at the cafeteria

He decided thatwould be his life until he died

l went to see him 2 or 3 times a year

lt surprised him, but he never said so

When l went

l had to think up things to talk about,

because he never had a thing to say

And then,

one day, something happened

He finally told me something

We were in his room

He finally told me

What had gotten him through life

what had made each day possible

He wasn't trying to tell me

ltjust came out like an offhand remark

Maybe because itwas hot out that day

and his card partner didn't show

So all of a sudden, it came out

Every day of his life,

he went to pray

An hour in the morning, an hour in the evening

Without that, he said he'd already be dead

Because he had no taste for life

Whatwas your family, Catholic?

My family was nothing at all

My mother was against all that We were nothing at all

Except him

ln the 15th arrondissement, where we lived,

he'd go to the Protestant church nearby

Even as a kid, l never saw him go in or out

Near the retirement home he found one like it, only smaller

And he was content

And so, did you talk to him about it?

Not a word

ltwas as if he'd told me a dirtyjoke

l felt like puking l split

l never went back

And then he died

But now, you go back

Yes, l do

l thought l'd drop by

Or we can meet up afterwards l'll go for a walk

Have something to tell me?

lt's not like you to pop in

l got off work early, that's all

What about the lunatic? That him?

Did you put him to work?

Cut it out, it's Michel

Since you left, l've had time to think

l said to myself

You're so levelheaded and rational

With me, l get the feeling

thatyou just ran into me

That l'm here by force of circumstance

l didn't run into you, l chose you

l can tell you all the details, the weather that day, everything

You didn't notice me the first time, but l saw you

l can tell you all about it

Whatwould that prove?

lf l fell in love, you could fall out of love

Don't feel obliged to be with me

lt's too much of a chore for you

Yes, it is a chore

Yet, complications are normal

Smooth sailing gives me thejitters

We're in synch, then

l don't like smooth sailing either

What are you doing with me?

Tell me that

Tell me

We could go out, couldn'twe?

You don't have to finish tonight, do you?

l don't have to,

but that's what l plan to do

Why are you with me?

Because

you've taken a place in my life

that no other man has ever taken

Before, when l was with somebody, l had the feeling that

men were dealing with some other girl than me

Her name was Sonia, too

But she didn't talk like me,

she didn'twant the same things as l did,

l had the feeling l was filling in,

replacing the real Sonia

With you,

l told myself right away

that there would be no filling in

You took me the way l am

You were sure of me

And?

ltwas selfish

l don't know

lt had never happened to me before

ltwasn't selfish

You felt happy

Now we have to leave each other alone

l thoughtwe'd make it

but l don't have the strength

And neither do you

Stop it

Take care of yourself

Sonia

Please

Subtitles: Cynthia Schoch & Lenny Borger

DVD Subtitling: CNST, Montreal

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