Eternity and a Day Page #2

What do you mean?

Everybody speaks of an intervention

of the army before the elections,

but you politicians,

you play dumb!

"At night, I looked at you.

"I didn't know if you were sleeping or quiet.

"I was afraid

of what you could think,

"afraid of invading your silence.

"So I let my body speak,

"- the only language I know -

"because only that way

you don't feel threatened.

"I am only a woman in love,

Alexandre."

And wheres the lucky father hiding?

Plunged in is thoughts, uncle, as always.

He's there without being there.

As children we had to speak

in a low voice when he was working.

Father got angry when someone

disturbed his beloved son!

And now, if you want

to see the little wonder,

follow me!

She's beautiful, isn't she?

"I walked naked on the sand.

"The wind blew,

"a boat passed by.

"You weren't getting up.

"I could still feel your heat on my body.

"I didn't dare dream

that you were dreaming of me!

"Oh! Alexandre...

"If I could have believed it

only for an instant,

"I would have let myself go and a scream."

Did you say something, dad?

Are you already leaving?

I had not understood...

Hello.

I'm glad you came,

I wanted to speak with you.

You know, we sold

the house on the beach.

The house?... You sold it?

Tomorrow morning, I'll give them the keys

and the bulldozer will start working.

Is that your dog?

I am going to dress.

Don't take it so much to heart, dad!

What's wrong with you?

You look so pale.

Do you remember

our first journey?

Maybe you were fifteen.

The two of us in Yannina

for that damn tennis championship!

You lost

and you started crying.

We had no choice, father...

Only two people, Nikos and me,

in that immense house...

damaged by the earthquake

and surrounded by buildings.

We walked hand in hand

along the banks of the lake.

I tried everything...

you were inconsolable!

A glass of water, please,

and a sandwich.

I have a clandestine kid

on board...

So what?

A little refugee from Albania...

of Greek origin apparently.

So what?

How long does it take from here

to the Albanian border?

2 hours... Maybe more if it snows.

You need to cross the mountain.

Why don't you ask

that bus-driver?

He's going to Pentalofo in the north,

not far from the border.

He ran away!

They do it all the time!

The cops keep catching them

and send them back home...

All in vain! They keep

crossing the mountains.

How did you come to Greece?

Don't you want to tell me?

Is your village far from the border?

- Do you have a family over there?

- My grandmother.

That bus goes to Pentalofo,

close to the border.

I could not leave you there

after all that. Do you understand?

I'm leaving on a journey tomorrow.

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