Emma Page #4

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know what happened.

Jerome...

Have you...?

- Have you seen Jerome?

- No.

- You OK, Emma?

- Yeah.

...in other words, archery

is not about aiming a bow

and shooting arrows,

but about unlocking

something within ourselves.

Where were you?

We were looking for you

to play poker.

- What happened? You're bleeding.

- I fell.

Don't move,

I'll take care of it.

- What happened?

- Nothing. I just fell.

- I hate seeing people hurt.

- I'm not hurt.

- You're bleeding.

- It's nothing serious.

Yes, it is.

- You should be more careful.

- That's a stupid thing to say.

Nonsense...

You're the one

who makes no sense.

Let's see...

We'll have to amputate.

Just kidding!

- Where did it happen?

- On the street.

Can I ask you a question?

Sure. If it's not spiteful.

Sure. If it's not spiteful.

- Are you happy with my father?

- Very.

- You always seemed worried.

- With you and Jerome, I am.

You have no idea

how destructive you are.

- We scare you that much?

- Only when you try to exclude me

- from your father's life.

- That's not possible.

Dad always did what he wanted.

If he loves you,

we have no power over that.

Can I ask you another question?

Did your parents ever divorce?

No. I lost my mother

when I was 15.

- You never told me that.

- I had no reason to.

- Your father brought you up?

- He put me in a boarding school.

When my mother died,

my dad fell to pieces.

He was madly in love with her.

He was upset with me.

He said I looked like her,

and that it was...

...unbearable.

- He'd have preferred I had died.

- How can you say that?

It's the truth.

I overheard him say, "A couple

can always have children,

"and start over.

"But now it's over."

I wonder how it would be

if my mother were here.

What would she think?

I wonder how it feels

to miss your mother,

but be able to see her again

because she's alive.

Do we miss them more

when they're alive?

I don't know.

Perhaps.

We're a burden for those living.

It's complicated.

- I'm tired. Let's go.

- I'll stay longer.

- I said we're going.

- Don't be so protective.

I'll buy some bread

on the way home.

Mom! I've got

a surprise for you!

Turn around!

- What's this?

- A gift.

- You stole it?

- Who cares?

It's a nice coat to wear.

You look great in it.

- "Who cares"?

- Are you crazy?

- Take that coat back.

- Take it back? I stole it!

If you don't want it,

throw it out.

Bring gifts

to your father, instead.

To thank him for abandoning us.

Stop it!

It happens! A man meets

another woman. That's life.

Careful, the sun's

stronger than it looks.

Dad? Have you ever

read "Franny and Zoey"?

Yes, a long time ago.

I know I loved it,

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