:58:02
is knowing you.
:58:04
- Is that true?
- Yes, it's true.
:58:06
That's how you and I
became almost like a family.
:58:10
I didn't know your dad
but I think he was a great guy.
:58:14
Really?
:58:15
He gave you a load of things:
:58:17
your name, your face...
:58:19
So you already have a father.
:58:21
Okay, he's dead.
:58:24
That's sad.
:58:26
But it was before you were born
and it's not easy to mourn a stranger.
:58:33
There's a German poem
:58:35
about a boy whose mother is dead.
:58:42
That means,
:58:43
"Your mother's soul lashes out
at the sharks before you."
:58:47
That poem always reminds me of you
:58:50
'cause I think your dad's soul
protects you from sharks.
:58:54
So it wouldn't be a good idea
:58:56
for me to pretend
to be your father now.
:59:01
Your mother used to say
you and I should be friends.
:59:05
But a grown-up and a child
shouldn't be friends.
:59:08
I know that when I was little,
:59:11
I didn't like those grown-ups
who'd try to charm me
:59:14
or try to establish complicity with me.
:59:17
What's complicity?
:59:18
Complicity is being pals,
it's sharing secrets.
:59:22
When I was little,
I stole from stores a lot.
:59:25
You stole from stores?
:59:27
Or we'd attack the girls at school.
:59:30
But I didn't want to attack girls
:59:32
or steal from stores
with a grown-up.
:59:35
So, pretending to be your friend
would be another lie.
:59:39
You shouldn't have to decide
whether you like me or not.
:59:43
I don't care. I'm the grown-up.
:59:45
When I looked after you,
at times I'd annoy you
:59:48
but at others you'd adore me.
:59:50
I carry you in my heart now,
:59:52
even if you turn into a total bastard
:59:55
or I don't see you for 1279 years.
:59:57
I have to think about you
:59:59
because I enjoy doing it.