Somersault Page #4

DOOR CREAKS:

Phew! It's musty.

Ah. That's better.

Where are your mum and dad?

My mum... she passed away.

Oh.

Do I have to water this plant?

(Laughs) It's hardly alive, love.

My husband died. Last year.

He was Croatian.

Worked on

the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

Do you miss your mum?

Sometimes.

There are some... jumpers and things.

Is there a phone?

Yeah. Payphone in reception.

And if someone calls...

They can leave a message.

So I'll leave the key here, then.

Thank you.

GENTLE MUSIC:

DOG BARKS:

RICHARD:
Hang on.

Hang on. Slow down.

Is is right?

Yeah.

(Revs tractor)

F***, you've got a lot of stuff.

Are you selling everything?

No, just some of it.

Well, most of it, actually.

My sister Lucy's taking

all the big furniture

and the rest

we'll either auction or give away.

Mum said you lived in France.

I did, yeah. For 10 years.

Did you miss it?

What, France?

No. Being here

when you were over there.

Yeah. I... I did.

Yeah. I missed the smell, I suppose.

What, the smell of sheep sh*t?

(Laughs)

(Laughs) F***, you're an idiot.

(Sarcastically) Oh, sh*t. Sorry.

You been overseas?

Yep. Yeah, after school,

I went to Europe.

In France, I got the worst

f***ing food poisoning.

What did you eat?

Dirty rabbit.

Yeah. Never touching it again.

It's f***ing peasant food.

(Laughs)

Why did you come back?

Lucy's wedding.

She married a Jew, didn't she?

Yeah, she did.

Yeah, well, good on her.

F***ing shook everyone up a bit.

Yeah, it did.

Are you married?

No. I'm gay.

I thought you knew that.

I don't know.

Yeah, maybe I did.

What about you?

(Laughs) No, I'm not.

(Laughs) No, I... I just mean,

do you have a girlfriend?

PHONE RINGS:

No.

Hello?

Yeah, I had

a bit of a tractor problem...

No, it was kind of bogged.

With spray-paint?

Oh, no, I told the guys

about that... (Voice trails off)

(Groans)

(Laughs)

So, besides serving people,

we ring through orders, like

the pies and sausage rolls and that.

Do you have family in Jindabyne?

No.

Why did you come here, then?

Um, I met this guy in Canberra.

He has this store thing

selling parkas and stuff

and he told me to call him

about a job.

You know my parka?

Yeah.

Well, he gave it to me.

Just gave it to you?

Yeah.

Sort of.

You know, I was thinking

I'd work up the snow

but... then he didn't remember me.

You didn't want me to get the job,

did you?

I don't care.

Hi. How you going?

WOMAN:
Good, thanks.

It's a bit cold out there tonight.

A little chilly.

Just these ones?

Yes, thanks.

Can you bag these?

SCANNER BEEPS:

Heidi?

$15, thanks.

There you go.

Thanks. See you next time.

Hi. Just the petrol today?

WOMAN:
Yes, thanks.

'Bye.

See you later.

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