The Black Balloon Page #2

she has to stay in bed.

Come on, Charlie. Bath time.

So you want to have a stroke then,

do you?

For chrissakes, Maggie,

don't be so bloody stubborn!

In you go, mate.

Listen, Thomas,

this pre-eclampsia business

is serious stuff.

So I'm gonna need you to help look after

Charlie, keep an eye on your mother...

and make sure she stays in bed.

Maggie, I want you to go to bed now,

all right?

Oh, you'll give me a stroke if you

You're a dirty little bugger.

You're a dirty little bugger!

I know what you are. You are... a devil!

What about... mister porcupine?!

You are...

the Opera House!

Naaaaa! Dirty little buggerrrrr.

Somebody's a dirty little buggerrr!!!

Time for Charlie's medicine.

What?

Thomas. Grab Charlie for me.

What?

Grab Charlie for me.

Charlie, please! Just...

Charlie, sit down!

Tell him to open his mouth.

Open your mouth.

Thomas, be a bit more playful

than that, come on.

Charlie, open your mouth for Thomas.

Okay, let Thomas do it.

Thomas, say thank you.

You're a good boy.

Thank you, Charlie. Good boy.

The underwear-Simon, the underwear

goes on the inside!

Maggie? Maggie, please just go back

to bed, all right? Please.

It's very embarrassing.

Don't worry about it, all right.

Just get back into bed.

Stop pushing me around.

Bring Charlie so I can finish

getting him dressed.

I will in a couple of seconds. All right?

Make sure you put those bins out.

Yes mum, I just did.

Sprinklers go on in half an hour.

Yes, Maggie.

Thomas, I'll get you started

on lunches, all right?

Get Thomas started on those lunches!

For chrissakes!

Sh*t!

Charlie...

Charlie!

Come on!

Charlie!!

Hey! Nice undies!

Charlie!!

Charlie!!

Charlie!!

Watch where you're going!

Sorry! I...

Charlie!!

Charlie, Charlie, yes.

Come on, come on.

You can go to the toilet at home.

Hello?

Charlie!

Charlie!

I'm really sorry. He won't hurt you.

He's autistic.

He needed to use the toilet.

Dad, what's going on?!

Oh, sh*t! Charlie, get out!

What the hell are you doing in my house?

What the hell are you doing in my house?!

Please! Don't touch him, all right?

Can't you see there's something wrong

with him?

Get out! Get out!

Get up! C'mon! Go, go go! Go, go, go!

Jackie! Are you all right?

Charlie, are you right? Are you good?

Are you okay?

Sweetie? Why on earth would you

leave your keys in the door?

Mum, as if I meant to.

By the way, he's running into other people's

houses and using their toilet again.

Oh no! He hasn't done that for months.

What am I gonna do with you?

Charlie, I'm gonna take away a star.

Yes, I am.

No. Bad, Charlie!

Running away is bad.

And how many times have I told you?

You don't go into

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