Once Upon a Time Veronica Page #4

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and now it's a

Chinese barbecue.

Look at the state of the place.

This is downtown Recife.

Let's pass by the house we lived in

when you were little?

I hear voices.

Speaking into my ear

the whole time.

I don't even know what I think,

I don't even know what I do.

I've been really anxious

since I was a kid...

but it just kept getting

worse and worse...

and now I've lost all control.

Look, doctor,

I've got this insomnia...

because I'm a magnet, you see.

A magnet that attracts all kind

of energies:
good and bad.

I can't sleep anymore,

not a wink.

I only sleep when I drink.

I feel cured when I drink.

And what does your family say?

Do they say you are different?

That I'm crazy.

They don't say I'm different,

they say I'm crazy.

Patient Veronica.

Not knowing what to do

about my father's illness.

Not knowing what to do...

about this feeling of loss

invading my soul.

The sea.

My great and true distraction.

Me, the sea...

and this horizon.

Tepid sea...

warming my belly button.

Warm sea...

dissolving my inner thoughts.

I understand it's not your

responsibility, but I've phoned...

the building's administrator

fourtimes...

to complain about this leak

and no one gives a damn.

And now I get this punch.

How could they let the situation

get to this stage?

All the apartments

are having leaks.

The engineers said the problem comes

from a failure in the foundation.

They recommend relocating

while the work is done.

What the f***!

And where are we supposed to go?

Please could you sign in this memo.

The administrator's coming over.

They're going to temporarily relocate

the tenants to another building.

For how long?

They mentioned

it will take a while.

Maybe one ortwo years.

That's it.

What did the doctor say?

That I should make

the most of his company.

I think he feels it's getting worse.

Because of the disease he keeps

asking me if I'm seeing someone.

Well, I get that every day at home.

I have no energy

to pack things up.

I can help with that.

We could...

We could call Cia,

buy some beer...

put on some music.

You'll cheer up in no time.

I should become

his girlfriend, shouldn't l?

It would make my father happy.

Whom? Gustavo?

Girl, doesn't he have

a younger brotherfor me?

He's a bit old, isn't he?

I wish I could be a hopeless

romantic like you.

Don't. You don't know how much

I sufferfor being a romantic.

The last time I fell for someone...

I trembled so much I had to say

I was cold, just to hide it.

I was sweating and bright red.

Uncontrollable.

Maybe if I knew myself better

I'd have fewer doubts...

about my future, my work...

the life I'm going to lead.

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