Sonny Boy Page #2

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-Thank you.

Do you like your room?

-It 's very nice.

Children not too noisy?

-Not at all .

Food alright?

- Couldn't be better.

We hardly see you.

What do you do during the day?

I study, or I go to the beach.

How about joining us

for dinner tomorrow?

I don't want to bother anybody.

In Surinam it doesn't rain

as often as here.

But when it rains,

it rains really hard.

We call it sibibusi.

That's when the snakes come from

the soiI to swim in the puddles.

Do you know what we

always used to do?

Well ?

Don't you like potatoes?

-In Surinam we always eat rice.

Rice?

I heard you're living together

with a black one.

So what?

-It 's my house.

The rent gets paid, doesn't it?

- Everybody's talking about it.

I hadn't noticed.

-It happens behind your back.

I don't care about everything

that happens behind my back.

I don't want his kind here.

Mr. Nods is a decent man.

He goes to college.

And he happens to be my boarder.

I don't want this crap.

You could at least try.

I said I don't want this crap!

Wim, don't be so rude!

Wim, what's the matter?

I miss dad.

But you'll visit him

for Christmas.

He was so sad when we left him.

It 's all very sad.

It's a pity it has to be this way.

Yes.

I bought you something.

For me?

A Christmas present.

I thought... You love music so much.

It 's beautiful

Wouldn't you like to stay a while ?

The house is so quiet

without the children.

You should get out more.

You're always in the house.

I never know where to go.

Or who to visit.

I really missed this.

Me too.

Mrs. van de Lans.

I couldn't stand it in the house.

Try and find another room.

Your presence creates tension.

For the kids?

- No, for me.

I thought you needed the money.

-l' ll take another tenant. A woman.

l' m sorry about your present.

l'll give it back to you.

Mrs. van der Lans?

You can call me Rika.

Rika...

Shall we do something fun?

It 's snowing.

- Yes.

I only know this from pictures.

You can't join us.

- Dirty n*gger!

Come on, throw!

Bullseye!

Don't you miss home?

Not right now.

And when you're not in my bed?

I miss the sun.

And the river.

No people ?

My mother. But she's dead.

And Hilda...

Hilda?

Your fianc?

No, she's my sister.

The eldest.

My younger sister is named Lilly.

Do you have sisters?

- Plenty of them.

And brothers too. But besides MarceI

I haven't seen them in years.

Why not?

They banned me

when I married Willem.

Don't you miss Willem?

Not right now.

Can I have jam?

Mom, are you alright?

- Yes, l' m fine.

How long?

About eight weeks.

Have you got the money?

Well , let's get this over with.

You will have to lie down.

A letter for you.

From Surinam.

Damn.

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