Adventures of a Taxi Driver Page #3

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Jesus Christ, I only want me bleeding fare.

Look, if you haven't got it,

there's no need to panic.

I mean it. Don't come any closer.

All right. All right. I'm going. I'm going.

You don't care, do you?

- Nobody cares.

- Eh?

No one will even notice I'm dead.

All right then, if that's the way it is,

I'll jump now.

- Oh, my God!

- Don't try and stop me.

It's too late. My mind's made up.

No. Wait. Don't do it!

The pain, the suffering, will only end

when the icy waters close over me,

carrying me away into oblivion.

- Funny bird.

- The dreamless sleep of eternity.

Darling, why don't you tell me about it?

I mean, I don't pretend to understand.

I've only just met you, haven't I?

But you know what they say, right?

"A trouble shared is a trouble halved."

All I can say is,

well, it seems to me a terrible waste,

beautiful girl like you

trying to do away with herself.

What do you say, eh?

I mean, nothing's ever that bad, really.

- Not when you come down to it.

- It's too late for talking now.

Oh, please, darling, try, eh?

I'm all alone in the world.

No one loves me. No one cares.

You don't know what it's like

to be left alone, unloved, unwanted.

Hold on. I don't believe it.

Beautiful girl like you

and no one wants to know?

Listen, I could love you.

I mean, the first time I saw you,

I said to meself,

"Now there's a girl I could really love."

There was a man. Once.

I thought he loved me.

- Oh, Ronald, Ronald!

- Watch yourself, you'll fall!

He's never coming back. I'll never

see him again. Never! I want to die.

I can't face life without him.

Oh, Ronald, Ronald!

I can't even kill myself properly.

I'm a failure at everything.

No, you just need cheering up, that's all.

Look, you've had a nasty shock, right?

Why don't I take you home, eh?

Where do you live?

Do you really think

I'll ever be able to forget Ronald?

Course you will. With a bit of help.

I need love, you see.

That's what I need, lots of loving.

Well, I did just save her life, didn't I?

I mean, the way I look at it,

it's an offer I can't refuse.

And strong arms. Strong arms to hold me.

Hold you? It's like trying

to undress a bloody octopus.

I don't want you to think I'm promiscuous

just because

you caught me at a weak moment.

Oh, I don't. I don't.

Look, just lift up a bit, will you?

It's just that without Ronald,

I feel so helpless.

I don't know, you seem

to be doing all right.

I wish he was here right now,

so he could see.

Oh, I don't.

Linda!

- It's Ronald.

- Ronald?

- Oh!

- You got it all wrong, mate.

It's not like that at all.

I've just brought her back in my cab,

you see.

And you're just collecting the fare,

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