Jellyfish Stings Man's Face Page #5

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I can look...

You're fired.

I don't need you.

I'm fine on my own.

I'm letting you go.

Now.

You can go.

You're fired!

Fired!

It's okay?

Nothing.

Forget it.

How are you feeling?

You can see for yourself.

Are you in pain?

I got used to it.

How's the play?

Final rehearsals,

there's a lot of pressure.

Who's the director?

Mahmoud Yasif.

An Arab directing

Shakespeare?

do you know him?

Shakespeare?

Who doesn't...

No. Mahmoud. have you ever heard

of him? Or seen his work?

- Don't get all upset now.

- Then don't upset me.

Okay, I'll keep quiet.

How is she?

What can I tell you?

That I wish it was you

who picked me up from the hospital?

I'm sorry, Mom,

I had a rehearsal.

Never mind.

Is she treating you well?

I don't know

where you found her.

She doesn't speak

a word of Hebrew,

walks too slow...

It's only till

you're better.

Tova had a wonderful

Philippine woman, experienced,

- maybe you can find out...

- I'm swamped, Mom. I can hardly...

Yeah, yeah. Jumping around

on stage is more important.

If I get you a new one,

will you be happy?

Instead of flying to the Caribbean,

we ended up here because of her leg.

They gave us a room

on the ground floor.

And my wife couldn't sleep

because of the sewage.

We moved to another room.

Now I can't sleep because of the traffic

I can give you my suite.

You don't have to,

but it's nice of you to offer.

It means nothing to me.

Really.

but you write...

I can write anywhere.

So could Dostoyevsky.

Dostoyevsky?

Never mind.

"A ship inside a bottle

cannot sink

or collect dust.

It's nice to look at

and floats on glass.

No one is small

enough to board it.

It doesn't know

where it's heading.

The wind outside

won't blow its sails.

It has no sails,

only a slip, a dress.

And beneath them,

jellyfish.

Her mouth is dry

though she's surrounded by water.

She drinks it through

the openings in her eyes... "

Head injury.

Concussion?

Looks like it.

What's your name?

Where's your mother?

Your father?

No, no sir, thank you.

Later, honey,

he'll be back, I promise.

Go play in the sand.

- Why didn't you buy her ice cream?

- Do it yourself.

Are you still mad?

- What do you think?

- That we came here to have fun.

Are you having fun?

The fact she opened her eyes

doesn't mean a thing.

The nurse said

it's a reflex.

I should have kept in touch

with her.

I'm a lousy father.

I have to throw up.

Go throw up.

I can't in a hospital.

It's disgusting.

Can I have a minute

alone with my daughter?

Wait...

No, I'm really sorry.

Forgive me...

Stop.

I'm sorry I yelled at you.

do you think

I don't know?

Know what?

Not in front of the child.

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