TRUE WOMEN. Episode 2 THE PROPOSAL. LUANA Hi! Why are you sitting there like a mummy? Did you get a B or something? ADELA Don t laugh, I m very sick

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1 TRUE WOMEN Episode 2 THE PROPOSAL Hi! Why are you sitting there like a mummy? Did you get a B or something? ADELA Don t laugh, I m very sick ADELA You told me that I would bleed Are you bleeding? ADELA I m not sure yet. It s black. I think it s something toxic Yes, it s blood. That s how it is at the beginning. Does your stomach ache? It will. You ll feel nasty and you ll bleed a lot Needless to say that you ll be totally moody before the bleeding. That s a woman s life. And from now on be careful with boys. So you don t have any babies Aren t you coming to eat?

2 Come on, it s not so terrible. We have to pay the energy this week, so we put aside 800,000 lei. Groceries from Bila a million and a half GIGI So much money for groceries, woman? The fridge is empty. GIGI Don t forget, a siphon for the sink. Our daughter s jeans. They didn t accept the return, so we have to give your sister s money back. GIGI We will. Put down the money for an abortion as well. Well, we haven t decided about that yet. GIGI What do you mean? Are you out of your mind, woman? Come on GIGI We can hardly manage as we are. A baby is all we need right now. It s not like it used to be

3 when I had the girls. Nowadays the state helps you more GIGI You just wait and see if the state raises your child. GIGI You re out of your mind, you re seriously crazy Yes, I am. I don t want to lose this child! I can t do it, I don t know what the problem is. I put some paper in, it s connected The hell with it! Aunty Coca, would you like some tea? You d better give me a knife to kill myself. Is there anything wrong? What s with this funeral atmosphere? You know we can t handle anything without you. Tea?

4 I d rather have some strong coffee. I really did it last night I went with Bobo to a party, we came back around three And that was nothing we took a shower together too. And where do you think we went after the shower? Well, not to bed, but in the hallway. We were so excited that we pulled the bannister out of the wall. Oh my! Hold on, aunty Coca. The best part is yet to come. After a half an hour we realized we didn t have any condoms. We couldn t stop, we couldn t control ourselves I don t want to hear any of this.

5 And this morning each of us was blaming the other. It s your fault, you were the one who said to take a shower. No, it s you, because you wanted to see your bottom in the mirror. I let him worry. I didn t even tell him I was taking the miraculous pill. Taking what? It s a pill you take after having sex and you don t get pregnant anymore. I didn t know And can you also take it after a longer period of time? No, in 48 hours. That would be the limit! You re three months pregnant, take the pill and it s all over and done with! These pills are a real miracle.

6 They are. But it s better not to overdo it. Prevention s the healthier way. I was just thinking about starting to take contraceptive pills again. Since I ve been with Bobo for such a long time And we re both faithful and trust each other Be careful! One of my neighbour s daughter took something like that and she gained weight, she s really messed up, poor soul. Nonsense. And here s another piece of rubbish: They say hair will grow on your face, and you ll get cancer On the contrary. All the doctors say these pills balance your hormones, they regulate your period But after you stop taking them is it possible that you can t get pregnant anymore?

7 No, you get pregnant right away. They are quite perfect for me. Should Luana take these kind of pills? I m afraid she s been sleeping with that boy You never know what they are doing. If she s in a lasting relationship, let her take the pills. Teach her about condoms. I feel like I m encouraging her to fool around If Gigi knew This is such nonsense. Your daughter is going to be 18 shortly. It s perfectly normal for her to have a sexual life. Other girls start their sex lives at twelve. What do you want? Oh my I keep hoping she s still a virgin.

8 She could be but not for long. When I married I was a virgin. Those were other times, aunty Coca. And I have never had an orgasm. I turn on the TV and all I see is sex, sex and nakedness. Yesterday I saw one woman washing her hair and bang, she had an orgasm. Aunty Coca, that s just an advertisment. Everything s more complicated in real life. This is what leads everything. And you should know it s never too late! I ve started menopause. So what? That doesn t stop you from having an orgasm.

9 You can have a normal sexual life. Of course, if you have someone to... If I told you I ve had sixteen abortions, you d fall right over. Oh my God, what torture. Afterward, I couldn t have children anymore... Sixteen?! It s a real miracle you re still alive, aunty Coca. What I was supposed to do? Ionica, God forgive him, didn t want any children. He wasn t such a bad man, but he had his own ideas. A neighbour of mine, a nurse, did the abortions for me. I m sorry for saying this, but he wasn t such a good guy for letting you suffer so much. And you are to be blamed as well.

10 You should ve followed a calendar or something. What calendar? I didn t know anything! Anything at all! It would have been so nicefor me to have a child... For me the idea of having an abortion is so terrifying. And until now God has protected me from such a thing. But this time I m driven into a corner. You mean you are... Very pregnant. ADI Do you love me? ADI So why don t we go to my place? And your parents? ADI They went to Budapest. They ll be back tomorrow. And your grandmother?

11 ADI I ve sent her to visit someone until tonight. Did your parents find you ski shades in Budapest? ADI I don t know, it doesn t matter. I have some ice cream and Campari. ADI We could order a pizza if you like. Some other time maybe... I promised Gabi I d wait for her. She told me she d like to have a chat. ADI And you promised me this month we re going to do it. ADI I love you like crazy and you keep jerkingme around. ADI Can t you see that everything I do is to make us feel good, to have everything we need. But you don t appreciate that. ADI You stay with Gabi. I m going out with the guys.

12 Don t you want to kiss me? How are you, girly? My God, my muscles ache. Tell me, who s that guy? The one with the beard. I saw him a long time ago and yesterday I approached him. He s so cool. He gave me a ride here. He s tall, green eyes, he s got a Renault Clio and works at a company. He s You date older men? - That s why I like him. He s not a kid anymore and he s not all over me. He s fun, he tells jokes, I m crazy about him. I think you re right. Boys of our age are too obsessed. I don t know what to do with Adi.

13 He asks me three times a day when I ll sleep with him. No matter what we talk about, we come back to the same subject. I ve told you, all of them are the same. He says I don t love him. I m afraid he s going to leave me if I don t sleep with him. How long have you two been together? For five and a half months. The truth is he s been patient. Anyway, you have to do it some time. After you ve done it it won t seem like anything unusual. But when I think he s going to brag about it I banged her first. All of them boast about that. But why should you care?

14 It s not only that... When I think about the complications that follow... I have to see a gynecologist, I ll be asked questions, my parents will want to know... You re right about that. I better not go... It would be cool to have those youth centers here, like they doin Western countries where they listen to you, they help you, they don t tell anyone, don t lecture you... It sure would. Don t you want to go to the mall? I d like to buy myself a bra. Hi. Good evening, mother. Is that how you left home? When are you going to put an earring in your nose? After I have myself tattooed.

15 Get a tattoo with your age so you don t forget it. Come and get some pie! Bring your sister. She s been in the bathroom for an hour. I m not surprised. For two days she s been trying to get your attention. She s got her period and she s scared to death. Anyway, you re too busy to notice that. They punish me, both of them. She got her period and not a word from her. I feel awful. The thought of telling them makes me shudder. I feel they re going to be against me too. CLAUDIA At first, maybe. But you ll see after the baby is born.

16 - They ll adore him. - You think so? CLAUDIA About Adela, I m sure she can hardly wait for you to bring this up. I m thinking... Maybe you should talk to her, being a doctor and all. She s a sensitive, reserved girl... Luana came by herself and asked me. I really don t know how to approach Adela. CLAUDIA Yes you do. You re her mother, you know her better than anyone else. - You re right. I m awful. CLAUDIA - Come on... It s okay. I had no mother to tell me. But her? Why should she go through the same problem? CLAUDIA You think my mother told me anything?

17 That s why you shouldn t let that happen. CLAUDIA Talk to her, that s how it has to be. You should be the one to approach her. CLAUDIA I could give you a brochure for her to read after you ve talked to her. You do that. She likes to read, to be informed. Do you want to talk? Like girls do, about certain problems... ADELA What problems? Feminine... Women problems... About the fact that you re a big girl now. ADELA Did Luana told you something? I m asking you to forgive me, sweetie. I didn t tell you before... I didn t realize that.

18 You have no reason to be afraid. All women menstruate. You just have to be careful, to wash yourself with soap, and use clean tampons. I ll buy you some tomorrow. ADELA - I took one from the bathroom. - Good. Even if your period doesn t come regularly, it will. You ll know when it comes, once a month. It s quite normal. You can read this. It explains everything. My little woman! You read this first and then we ll talk about it. - Is there anything wrong? NELA - I forgot my keys at home. NELA - My little sister-in-law! GIGI - Go and make a coffee. NELA Gigi told me you have a problem.

19 We don t have a problem, we have a child. NELA That s what I was saying. For a big family a child is not a problem. NELA Let s not beat around the bush. A child means a lot of expenses. Don t try to convince me that I shouldn t keep the pregnancy, please... NELA I don t. I believe in God. I was thinking to help you both. NELA After the baby is born, we ll take him, so you won t worry anymore. What do you mean? NELA We ll baptise him, we ll legally adopt him. I think it s a very good idea. NELA The child stays in the family and everybody s happy. This is what she wants, to give them our baby? How dare you say such a thing to me?

20 NELA I ve spoken with Gigi. That s the only solution. Get out! NELA Think it over and you ll see... Out! You too! GIGI I ll talk to her. Come on Neli, I ll take you home. Shame on you! I m officially announcing that you are going to have a sister or a brother. Prepare yourself to welcome it as you would like to be welcomed yourselves. I m waiting for your suggestions for a name.

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Elevator Music Jon Voisey Elevator Music 2003 Phil Angela Operator An elevator. CHARACTERS SETTING AT RISE is standing in the elevator. It stops and Phil gets on. Can you push 17 for me? Sure thing. Thanks. No problem. (The elevator