Julieta

Hello, Lorenzo.

Hi. - Come in.

- How are you? - I'm a real mess.

Why?

I don't know which books to take.

The essential ones. If you need anything, there's the Internet.

No.

I don't like buying books I already have.

It makes me feel old.

Right now you look like a little girl.

Apart from the books, is there still a lot to do?

I have to do some shopping.

Julieta, we're going to Portugal, not to the desert.

You can come back to Madrid whenever you like.

I'd rather not come back if I can help it.

Come here.

Thank you.

For what?

For not letting me grow old on my own.

You're the one not leaving me on my own.

Julieta?

Bea!

I don't believe it!

What a surprise!

Just last week I saw your daughter at Lake Como!

You saw Antía?

Yes, just imagine!

We were looking at each other

and I went up to her because she didn't recognize me.

But you look exactly the same.

Or even better.

And what did she say?

That she'd come to the city to buy things for her children.

She's got three! Two boys and a girl.

Yes, I don't know how she manages.

- Do you have children? - No, I'm not even married.

What a pity, I'm in a terrible hurry.

I'm delighted to see you looking so well.

Where are you living?

In Milan and New York.

I'm an editor at Vogue. I travel a lot.

I was at Lake Como for a photo shoot.

That's great...

Say hello to your mother.

- Mom died three years ago. - I'm sorry.

My brother lives here.

We're meeting him and my nieces now and we're late.

What else did Antía say?

Very little.

I asked about you, she said you were still living in Madrid,

and now look!

Yes, I'm still here, and I'm staying here.

And did she look well?

She had no make-up and she was very thin,

but she was pretty.

I'm delighted to see you looking so well.

Goodbye.

She's the mother of an old friend...

- Hello? It's me, let me in.

Hello.

Are you all right?

I'm boiling water...

I rang last night and you didn't answer.

I needed to be alone.

Have you finished with the cases and the boxes?

I've unpacked everything.

I'm staying in Madrid.

Are you joking?

That's ridiculous!

I can't go with you.

Why? What's happened?

I know you don't deserve this, but please don't ask any questions.

I'm not going with you to Portugal. I'm staying in Madrid.

What's going on?

I've thought it over and...

You must have thought it over before! We've been planning this for a year!

Just yesterday you said you'd rather not come back.

What's happened so suddenly?

Don't insist, please.

Could I have a glass of water?

I don't recognize you. You're behaving like a lunatic.

I know.

I can't believe this conversation.

Last night I realized I was fooling myself.

I don't want to leave Madrid.

And I'd rather be on my own.

I always knew there was something important in your life

that you never shared with me.

You never wanted to talk about it

and I always respected that.

I'd like you to keep respecting it.

- Hello, Inocencio. - Hmm?

Miss Julieta!

- It's been ages! - Yes, indeed.

By chance, have any letters come for me?

In all these years? No.

I've moved back to Madrid. Is my old apartment free?

No. I thought you'd left Spain.

Yes, but I've come back, and I miss this street.

Is there another apartment free?

There's one on the second floor.

That's wonderful! Can I see it?

There's no furniture and it has to be painted.

That's okay.

I'll get the key.

It's a bit of a mess.

I'll take it.

But it's not ready yet.

If you give me your number, I'll call you.

Don't worry.

If the kitchen and the bathroom work, I'll see to the rest.

They're brand new.

Wonderful.

Antía.

Two sons and a daughter.

She went down to Lake Como to shop.

Maybe she lives nearby, in a Swiss town that's expensive

and she went shopping in Italy which is much cheaper.

She doesn't wear make-up.

She's thin.

She thinks I still live in Madrid.

Dear Antía,

I'm going to tell you everything I wasn't able to tell you,

because you were a child,

because it was too painful for me,

or simply out of shame.

But you're not a child anymore.

Beatriz told me that you have children of your own.

Three, no less.

You're a grown woman,

and a mother.

Where do I begin?

I'll tell you about your father.

When you asked me how I met him, I told you it was on a train.

But I didn't tell you everything.

I was 25.

It was an unpleasant night and very windy.

Is this seat free?

Yes.

That branch was really something.

Did it scare you?

Yes.

Are you traveling alone?

Yes.

When I saw you alone I thought, "We'll keep each other company."

You don't want to talk.

What a pity.

Excuse me, I have to go out.

I hope he doesn't come too close to the train.

He isn't afraid of it.

He's looking for a female.

He smells her on the air.

Would you like a drink?

Xoan told me his name was Xoan

and I said mine was Julieta.

He told me he was married.

Ana, his wife, had been in a coma for five years.

I told him that I was teaching Classical Studies,

substituting for a teacher who was ill.

Xoan told me that he was a fisherman,

that he had three small boats.

He was going to Madrid to buy an engine for one of them.

He had lived his entire life by the sea,

in the house his grandfather bought when he came back from Cuba.

10-minute stop!

Do you feel like stretching your legs?

I haven't got my coat, but thank you.

See you later.

Greek tragedy

- (ENGINE STARTS) - (HORN TOOTS)

My God, what happened?

The train's stopped.

Why? Just like that?

Please, go back inside.

Don't worry.

A bag fell on my head and nearly killed me.

We've hit something.

I saw a stag running alongside the train.

What an idea!

Yes, I saw it, too.

No, we didn't hit anything.

Please, go back to your seats and clear the corridor.

The train is about to move again.

Well, I saw a stag.

So did I and I'm not making a fuss.

Did you see the man sitting here?

With glasses and a black sweater?

Yes, I saw him in the corridor.

He must be around.

When we stopped, he got out.

I saw him walking in the snow. I noticed him because he didn't have a coat.

I think he was drunk.

He's probably still wandering around. That's why we've stopped.

Take this.