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BLUE SUMMER

THE BUBBLE

- Health and peace. - The same to you.

Can you give me some tomatoes?

Tomatoes? Yes, why not?

If that's all you want... there you go.

And go with God.

You Chanquete are obviously a strange guy.

But you're not the only one. No, sir.

The thing is... Well, everybody has the right to speak the minimum.

or to remain silent, if you want to.

There are those who don't even speak to their parents.

and those who speak even to themselves as I do.

Hey boys, what brings you here?

We'd like to ask you something, but

Let's see brats, Is that question very funny?

No, it's just that...

We're laughing because you were talking to yourself.

To myself?

Yes, that's true. I was talking to myself,

- But haven't you seen that character? - Who?

He's pretending, Tito. He's pulling our leg.

Okay, okay. What were you going to ask me?

It's about sex stuff.

Once again boys? We've already talked about it.

The thing is that on that subject you should talk with your guardians.

With whom?

With your parents. They'll be happy to explain that to you.

And nobody can do it better than them.

But we're not comfortable talking about that with them. Right, Pi?

Yes. Besides, I'm sure my dad doesn't know anything about

that fertilization stuff.

And my mother even less.

Are you sure?

Absolutely. My parents know nothing about it. But you know everything.

What a day your having, Chanquete!

Listen guys, why don't you go take a bath?

while I rest a bit too.

And we'll meet later to talk about that and other things.

And where do we meet later? In La Dorada?

Anywhere, kids.

Our world is too small, so we'll run across each other.

Go with God now.

If he doesn't know either...

Of course he knows. He has to know. He's a sea man.

Julia!

Julia!

- Hello - Hello

Where's Bea?

She and her mom took her grandma to the doctor. She has grains.

It must be juvenile acne.

That's what I said. She wants to compete with her.

What a beautiful blue! What are you going to paint?

Nothing else. I've finished.

What's this painting about?

It's just a piece of summer.

I'll put it into a golden frame, take it home with me

and I'll look at it in the winter, to remember this beautiful summer.

Will you remember us too?

You're all there with your laughter and your joy.

Even Chanquete with his accordion.

You're all there.

- Would you like some? - No

- Do you like to read poetry? - If is good a poet, yes.

- Walt Whitman? - Do you know him?

No.

Read a little aloud and tell me if you like.

''What do you see, Walt Whitman?

Who are they you salute, and that one after another salute you?

I see a great round wonder rolling through the air;

I see the shaded part on one side, where the sleepers are sleeping

and the sun-lit part on the other side,

I see the curious silent change of the light and shade,

I see distant lands, as real and near to the inhabitants of them, as my land is to me.

Would you give me an orange?

What a strange man, don't you think?

Yes, he's not very normal.

Look, Pi. Here's another drawing.

Who might have done them?

And there's another one. Come on!

Look, there are footprints.

Look!

- He's made the drawings, right? - I suppose so.

Why does he do them?

Maybe he's bored and trying to have fun.

Like us, when we make castles.

Don't you think he's too old to play those silly games?

Tell me about it. I can't imagine my father doing that.

What, your father doesn't play anything?

He plays the lottery, but only at Christmas.

- My dad plays sometime. - What does he play?

A lot of things. It depends. He plays ball with me.

Mine only knows how to yell.

He says that life is very hectic. He spends all day in the store.

Do you have a store? What kind?

- A lingerie shop. - What's that?

That silly stuff women wear. Panties, bras, girdles.

Look, the guy sat down.

It must be very boring to draw the same thing over and over

and he got tired. Why don't we go ask him what it means?

No way. That guy gives me the creeps. He seems very weird.

We'd better get out of here.

10 3

If he stays there until the tide rises, it will happen to him

the same that happened to Javi when he was catching crabs.

Remember?

It was my turn today.

Do you like it? I mean the book, not the ice cream.

Yes it says beautiful things, but I don't fully understand some of them.

Can I tell you something very personal?

I wish I had an older sister.

And I'd like that sister to be you.

Thank you very much, Desi. That means you like me a lot.

And It's normal to want to have someone to hold on to.

But you already have your mother.

Yes, a mother is a necessary but not sufficient condition, as in math.

Besides, I can't speak with mom openly...

about trivial things.

Just to talk. She worries too much. She's always worried.

For example, she can't just eat an ice cream,

without thinking whether it's good or not.

She'll also wonder if the ice cream will be good or bad for her.

It's normal for mothers to worry about their daughters, Desi.

Yes. But it's really annoying.

As I said, it's a pity you're not my older sister.

Well, I'm not. But now that you have me here

enjoy your ice cream.

The ice cream will end, as well as the summer. And you won't be with us.

You know Desi? You're also a bit like a mother. You worry too much.

Has something bad happened?

What has happened?

Mind your own business, friend.

Listen moron,

Friend is a sacred word and if you say it with contempt, you stain it.

Excuse me, please.

And what about contact lenses?

I don't wanna keep these forever. On top of these braces.

Please don't laugh. It's not funny.

Yes Desi, it is.

So many worries!

You have a gorgeous body and a great character.

Do you think so?

Yes. You're a perfectly normal girl.

Look, it's Chanquete!

We are here!

Hello!

Hello, tourists! I was just looking for you.

What is it? Do I have to paint something?

No, I just have a problem I can't get rid of. Damn kids!

I'm all ears.

But I can't speak in front of this kid.

Who is the kid?

You, Desi. You are a kid.

Let me speak alone with Julia for five minutes. Will you?

Okay, but only five minutes. Julia is my foster sister,

I want her just for me, at least for today.

- Would you like a drink? - No, not now.

Do you really have a problem with the kids?

Well, it's not really a problem.

It's silly I know, but I don't know how to solve it.

If it were Javi or Quique, I'd know how to talk to them.

But it's the two little ones, Tito and Piraña.

They came very early today to throw me their burden.

What is it about?

Sex stuff. That's right. They want me to tell them about sex.

I don't know what to tell children so young.

In my time, that subject was always dealt with second meaning jokes.

I don't feel competent to talk to them about it in a clean way.

They have really put you in the spot.

Yes, that's true. And I've come to ask for your help.

I'll send them to you. You can talk to them much better than me.

No, no. No way.

That would be a betrayal. A neglect of their trust.

They've gone to you to speak from man to man.

I'm also sure that you will do it very well.

- And you can start. They're there. - Damn kids!

Hello, Chanquete! Where were you?

We've looked for you everywhere.

Well, I'm here. By the way, Julia wanted to tell you...

No, no. Desi is waiting for me. This is your problem. Bye.

Well, what would you like to drink?

Narciso!

- Rum and coke for me. - A dry Martini for me.

You've heard it. A frozen lemonade for each one and a beer for me.

Well, let's get to it.

That's right, to call a spade a spade. Right?

Yes. Dead men have no friends.

Are we just repeating sayings, or what?

- No, let's get to it. - Sex stuff.

- Sex stuff. - Sex stuff.

Go ahead, then. Ask me what you want and I'll tell you whatever I know.

We want to put it right, to avoid elusive answers.

Exactly!

Well, the horse mounts the mare.

- The bull mounts the female bull. - The cow, idiot!

Yes, the cow.

And the male dog with the female dog.

And so on, we could continue with all four-legged mammals.

But what about fish? How do they...?

What? How do fish...?

Yes, how do fish do it? You should know; you're a sea man.

We thought that since fish have no legs and they're very slippery,

It must be very difficult.

You just want to know how fish do it?

That's the only thing we don't know.

We're already aware of how mammals do it

including men and women.

Narciso!

Another round of the same thing for this table.

Despite their humble appearance, they're great guys.

Javi!

Javi!

I'm coming.

Come on, man.

Look, it's Pancho's bike.

- Are you coming with us? - Where are you going?

We're spending the afternoon in Cala Chica.

With the three Marys.

I can't. After these orders,

I must go to Villaplana with my uncle.

We'll have lunch at his brother in law's.

It's your loss. Julia's bringing snacks for everyone.

Look!

There they are again.

How busy they are! I've seen them pass seven times.

They must be taking a tour.

Or looking for someone who gets hurt, to make them work.

No, man! They're from "Los Remedios" mental hospital.

Where is that?

There, by the pine trees near Villaplana.

- Shall we go? - Let's go.

Do you like it? Isn't it great to ride Chanquete's boat?

You mean to navigate. Riding is in wheeled vehicles.

Is the "Punta Negra" lighthouse too far?

At about two miles.

Will it take us too long to get there?

I'll be there soon. You'll be there in several days.

Because I can't take you there. I'll drop you off in Cala Chica.

How many kilometers per hour are we riding now?

Sailing.

A boat's speed is not measured in kilometers but in knots.

This world is very difficult, isn't it?

Tell me about it. All I do is to study,

and I don't even know a quarter of what there is to know.

Do you think that the guy making drawings in Cala Chica is still there?

- Hello! - Hello

Why don't you stay with us and eat something?

No, I just stopped to drop these two. I'm going to Punta Negra.

My friend the lighthouse keeper, is caring for his sick wife

and he asked me to help him. I might stay there all night.

- Okay, bye. - Bye, Julia.

Goodbye kids, have fun! And tell Julia how fish do it!

What's that about fish?

Nothing. Just experiments with marine life.

That's right. Facts of life.

What's for snacking?

I don't know if there's anything left.

I hope you haven't forgotten us. Have you?

Let's go and see!

Wait! Wait! Don't mess things around.

Easy, wolves! Nobody has eaten yet!

Ah, that's different.

Have you seen a guy who makes drawings in the sand?

Here? No.

He was here this morning and we saw him. Didn't we, Pi?

Don't take anything, okay?

Don't worry, we're very disciplined.

- We said we wouldn't touch anything. - Okay.

Look at that one. She's very bold.

What?

Your sister, look at her. She could cross the ocean in that mattress.

Listen, I quit. I'm too tired.

What a game you played.

I hope that helps me improve my six pack.

- Hello, guys. - Hello

I'm sweating.

And Bea? Where did she go?

- She didn't go, she sailed over there. - Where?

There, discovering America. Don't you see her?

But why has she gone so far?

Maybe she fell asleep?

Didn't I tell you? I bet she fell asleep.

What do we do now? She's too far away.

And the mattress will not return; the wind is pushing it away.

No, the currents are pushing it. Chanquete told me.

But the sea is very calm!

Yes, but in this area there are very dangerous currents

and they take you away when you least expect it.

Bea! Come on!

Why doesn't she come back swimming?

She's a fool and don't want to leave the mattress. Bea, jump and swim!

Shit! Come swiming!

Hurry up!

She jumped and she's swimming back.

Not like that Bea. Slowly, slowly.

She's not moving. The current is against her.

I have to go get her. I have to.

She's too far, Javi.

She's tired. She won't make it.

Shut up, Quique, please!

I gotta go get her.

Stay there!

Who's that one? Where did he come from?

The guy we saw this morning. Right, Pi?

And the guy swims like a shark.

Beatriz!

Bea!

He's bringing her. He's bringing her.

Yes, Julia. He's coming with her.

Yes, he's bringing her.

But where was that guy?

It doesn't matter. The fact is that he was there and saved her.

What's he doing to her?

Relax, Tito. He's not harming her.

He's making her breath. Mouth to mouth resuscitation.

Your sister has lost her sensations.

We haven't even thanked him.

And he's going away.

You gave me your orange.

Well, that was nothing.

On the other hand, what you did for that girl

I needed the orange. That girl needed my strength.

When you have, you give. When you need, you take. It's the law.

Law? What law? Where's that beautiful law written?

- Who is he? - Why is he going away?

What did he tell you?

Why don't we ask him to eat with us? Perhaps he's a hippy.

I don't know anything. All I know is that he's a strange being.

And we have nothing to offer him.

Why do you say that?

Because if he needed anything from us, he would have asked.

How about eating now?

Boy, after the ordeal we went through, you're still hungry?

- I am. - Me too.

The past is history. Right, Bea?

If you don't mind, I'd rather go home. I'm not feeling well.

Okay, Desi and I will go with you. You guys can stay here if you want.

And if you're hungry help yourselves to the sandwiches, okay?

And if you tell any of these to dad or mom, I'll kill you.

What do you mean? Have I ever said anything?

All the time!

Great. Now that they're going there will be more food for us.

Javi, Quique, would you like some?

No, not now. Save us some for later.

- Should we go? - Yes, let's go.

Where are you going?

You stay here. We'll be back soon.

I'm going with you.

You stay there eating with Piraña. Got it?

Okay.

This is lonelier than a cemetery.

Yes, you said the same before and then that guy came out.

There's nobody here.

Is there anybody here?

Why are you looking for me?

You saved our friend, Bea. And we wanted to thank you.

- Where were you? - Over there.

Are you always here on the reef alone?

- I'm waiting. - Waiting for what?

I'm waiting for my friends. They'll come for me in the bubble.

Why don't you stay with us in the town?

Yes, we'd liked you to stay. Our gang could help you.

We could give you food, and the money we can get.

I'm Quique and this is Javi. What's your name?

My name is Aom. Is the name of the first person.

You must stay with us. The first person was called Adam.

In my world, the first person was Aom.

If you prefer, you can call me Adam. I understand it means the same.

Wait. Are you telling us that you...

Why are you afraid of asking that?

It's impossible. We don't buy it. Are you trying to confuse us?

Furthermore, you speak our language.

Your language is very easy for us, while you wouldn't understand ours.

Come on man, tell us the truth. Are you a stranger? Where from?

The other thing is impossible.

You don't know what's possible or impossible.

I'm a stranger in your world.

I don't want to scare you. I've just answered your questions.

I remain silent or tell the truth. I can't lie.

My world is similar to yours. Just similar.

Yours is more beautiful and more alive.

Your sea is warm; mine is cold and saltier.

Your sea is crowded with beings. There's no life in our sea.

I left the bubble to bathe in your sea.

Listen. About that bubble. What is it? What is it made of?

All the water in the bay can be condensed into a single drop.

If that drop falls on a rock,

it will go through as a knife through water.

You two don't move.

You got scared, didn't you?

Are you from the mental hospital?

This poor man is mad and dangerous. He escaped this morning.

But nobody is in danger anymore. You can leave whenever you want.

And all that talk? I was starting to believe him.

Me to. What I don't believe is that the guy could hurt anyone.

Check.

What was that?

Vicente! Come here! Look at that!

What the hell is that? Have you ever seen anything like this?

Yes

It looks like a bubble of light, that damn thing.

It has stopped. See?

Yes, in Cala Chica, like the last time.

What do you mean?

Listen, it's moving.

It moves over the sea and it will then dive, like the other time.

You said like the last time. Say Vicente, what have we seen?

I don't know. The same thing happened seven days ago.

I was upstairs in the lighthouse and I saw everything.

And what's everything? Speak.

I don't like these things, Chanquete. I don't.

But what did you see?

I was up in the lighthouse.

Yes, go ahead.

That ball of light came out of the sea

and towards the lighthouse.

And?

It was a huge thing.

It stood there a moment, floating like a soap bubble.

A blue bubble. It then followed the coast line

until it stopped at Cala Chica,

staying on the beach about five minutes.

It then made some strange movements.

Up and down and dived into the sea.

You believe me, don't you?

Of course I do. Friends don't lie. Besides, I also have eyes.

But why didn't you say anything before?

Last Thursday we met at Frasco's and you didn't say anything.

Look, Chanquete. I thought about it.

And I was about to tell but then I thought it wasn't worth it.

I had nothing to gain but much to loose if I spoke.

That's why I'm asking you to swear not to tell anything.

Being a lighthouse keeper involves responsibility.

And if someone starts saying that I'm hallucinating,

they'll think I'm sick and I'll loose my job, you know.

I understand, Vicente. I wouldn't tell anyway.

I already have bad reputation for living in a boat sailing on beans.

Well, I'll pour myself more wine.

Pour some for me too.

Did he tell you all that? And he said his name was Adam?

Aom, which means the same thing.

Yes, and other things that we didn't really understand.

Repeat the part about the bubble.

As I told you before, Chanquete.

He implied that he came from a bubble.

- Didn't he? - Yes.

And he was waiting for his friends to come back for him in that bubble.

he said it was like a drop of water, or something. I didn't get it.

I had a strange felling when he talked to me.

So did I, both times. A very strange feeling.

Madness can be a very strange thing boys, I'm telling you.

Madness?

What do they want?

The newspaper. Read this.

There, where it says latest news.

''Latest news: Mysterious disappearance.

A strange man who was found naked

in Cala Chica beach last week, leading to a public scandal,

and who was institutionalized

in the Los Remedios mental hospital,

disappeared mysteriously this morning.

He had already managed to escape the Institution two days ago and

he was found yesterday in the same beach

accompanied by two boys.

The authorities have issued a warrant for his capture

since the odd man, whose identity remains unknown,

seems to suffer from mental disorders and to be dangerously aggressive.''

I just know he saved my life.

And there was a circle here, Don't you agree?

Do you think he'll like it that we do his drawing?

Sure. Why wouldn't he?

Look they're Tito and Piraña. Why are they here?

For the same reason we are, I think.

What are you doing here?

We came looking for that guy.

And did you find him?

Not yet. He must be taking a bath.

Yes, but he must be naked because his clothes are there.

- Have you been here long? - About half an hour.

He might have drowned.

I don't think so. I just think we'll never see him again.

But is he crazy or what?

- He left, for sure. - They came back for him.

Let's go, painter. There's nothing else to do here.

We already know what we wanted to know.

What do you see, Walt Whitman?

Who are they you salute, and that one after another salute you?

I see a great round wonder rolling through the air;

I see the shaded part on one side, where the sleepers are sleeping

and the sun-lit part on the other side,

I see the curious silent change of the light and shade,

I see distant lands, as real and near to the inhabitants of them, as my land is to me.

We are grateful to the population of Nerja for all their cooperation.