Romulus, My Father Page #3

Be a mother for once.

Giving me orders in my own house?

I won't let the boy starve.

Who are you? Who are you?

If you don't leave this house,

leave me and Raimond alone,

Im going to take a stick

and Im going to break

every bone in your body.

I hate this place!

I hate it so much.

But I keep coming here,

over and over again.

And Im buried alive

like the f***ing chickens!

CRASH !

DOOR SLAMS:

(Raimond whistles)

DOOR OPENS:

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Fritz?

FOOTSTEPS RECEDE, DOOR CLOSES

METAL CLINKS:

Ahh.

How are you doing for money?

HORA:
Don't you worry about that.

And Christina?

Listen,

I have a friend in Melbourne.

Corinna.

You remember Corinna?

She has a cousin back home -

good woman.

Young, hard-working,

beautiful

and good character.

She'd make someone a good wife.

If she's so bloody good,

why don't you marry her yourself?

(Laughs)

Huh!

(Gasps)

Hmph! Hey, listen to this.

The time you enjoy wasting

is not wasted time.

(Laughs)

The time you enjoy wasting

is not wasted time.

Bertrand Russell.

DOG BARKS:

Can't you stay longer?

I have to find a job.

Why?

Because none of us has any money.

Go on.

Thank you.

(Chuckles) Ah!

Watch out.

Not too much.

OK.

(Both shout and whoop indistinctly)

Whoo!

RADIO SIGNAL BUZZES,

MUSIC PLAYS FAINTLY

Hey, it's from Muti.

Aren't you going to open it?

It might be important.

Later.

But I just wanted...

I said later.

Don't argue with me, Raimond.

Raimond.

Yeah?

Where's my razor?

What razor?

The one that was in the box

in my trunk.

Maybe Hora borrowed it.

Raimond.

Don't lie to me.

Even if you do something stupid

like...burn down the house,

you tell the truth.

Always.

You tell the truth, you don't get

into trouble, you understand?

I don't know where it is.

(Screams)

Ow! No!

Stop it! Stop it!

No, Papi. Don't.

(Squeals) Don't!

Get off!

Your mother and Mitru...

..are going to have a baby.

(Sniffs)

(Breathes heavily)

Hi, Mitru.

How are you?

Good.

Packed all his clothes in there.

Put the bathers in there as well,

just in case you take him swimming.

But be careful,

'cause he's just learning.

Would you like to hold her?

She's very beautiful.

Yes, she is beautiful.

Just like her mother.

DOOR OPENS:

(Starts engine)

Do you want a glass of milk?

No, thanks.

No?

Something else to drink?

No, thanks.

A beer?

(Laughs) No.

And maybe we can go

for a walk later, huh?

Into the town, have a look.

Would you like that?

Yeah.

Yeah? OK.

This is from Papi.

BABY WAILS:

Shut up!

Susan.

Susan.

(Cries)

Shh, shh, shh.

Muti?

I think she's hungry

and she might have a dirty nappy.

What do you think I should do?

(Whistles tune)

(Chuckles)

Hello, Julie.

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