On Again Off Again

Bye Yasmine

Bye Sami

Hi.

Hi, How's it going?

Good.

Really? I feel like you're not good at all. Now you're good...

I can sense it. It's a vibe.

What's your name?

Yasmine.

That's a nice name. - Thank you.

I'm Sami. - That's a nice name too.

Why don't we go? Let's get out of here. - Where do you want to go?

We'll go we'll grab a coffee, roam around who cares? As long as we go.

Are you actually serious? - I'm dead serious why would ask you otherwise?

You want to go now? - Yeah now!

How come you want to have coffee with me? - Because...

There is no reason for me to be here...

If I'm not talking to you. And I don't want to talk to you here...

I want to be alone with you and away from all of this.

So either we leave together which would be amazing.

Or I'm just going to leave anyways because...

You're the only thing keeping me here.

So?

Okay...why not!

Right? That's what I was going to say why not?

That's the best answer I've heard all night.

The owner of this place....

His name is Marcelo. Twenty years ago he was married had two kids.

Twin girls you know? One night he walks in on his wife in bed

With another man! - What? - Yeah! I mean obviously he wants a divorce...

But the thing is he had a really shady past before all of this happened.

So his wife brings all of that uses it against him

In court. Judge takes away everything. He loses his house, custody of they girls.

He lost his job because he was in court all of the time like he just lost everything.

And that's not even the worst part. The worst part is that...

As soon as he is out of the house, she moves the other guy, the guy who...

She is sleeping with into the house and they get engaged!

They're going to get married! He is devastated...

Devastated! Because they were like high school sweethearts.

They knew each other for a long time, they had their first kiss together...they lost their virginity to each other.

They would be like Romeo and Juliet...

If Romeo didn't just mess everything up and kill Tybalt.

No I'm sorry I always blame the friar. - That is true...

You can't trust a messenger with that information! - Exactly!

Anyways Marcelo he's not taking it well obviously...

He doesn't even go see his daughters anymore because they remind him...

Of her and he can't handle it. - Sad.

He gets news that it's their wedding night...

And he is drinking himself into a stupor...

He is depressed and suicidal. He's done.

He's ready to go. So he gets a rope and ties a noose.

And he puts his head in it, and right then...

Knock at the door. He goes and...

It's her. In her wedding dress.

Pouring rain and she's soaking...

And she's crying, she's begging him...

Please take me back. I'm sorry.

He is overwhelmed. I mean, he want to slap her...

He wants to scream at her, he wants to kill her. But he can't...

Because after everything she has done to him...

He just cares about her too much still.

He can't go on without her so he doesn't say anything he just...

Leans in and kisses her

Soft, wet lips....

And the rain stops right there, at that moment.

They get back together...

And they family is reunited.

And he wants to do something new so he opens this coffee shop for her because that's what they used to love to do.

They loved to have coffee every morning. And he set out to...

Make the best cup of coffee in the city.

So it only made sense that he would call that place...

Lucinda's.

How do you know all of this?

I made it up.

Um...

I'm sorry what did you say you made it up? - Yeah I made it up.

Yeah...

To be honest I've actually never been here before.

Are you hungry?

Do you want to get a burrito or something? Because I know the best burrito place in the city.

Okay...

Sure... - You're buying though.

What do you think it means?

I don't know man. Maybe it doesn't mean anything...

It's ambiguous or something?

Means whatever you want it to mean?

So It's bullshit. - Basically.

Anything happen with that Yasmine chick?

No. Nothing.

That girl was an eleven...

Which I didn't even know existed until I saw her.

Yeah not really my type though.

An eleven is everyone's type.

She is too sophisticated.

Sophisticated?

So she's got a brain?

Yup.

Finding an eleven with a brain is like getting a picture of bigfoot riding a unicorn.

It is the holy grail in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

Yeah but what if you just want to get in and get out you know? Keep it simple?

Well obviously!

A beautiful woman is like a man who can fly! Except they do exist and they are fucking everywhere.

Walking around flaunting their magical powers. And they know got us by the balls.

Because there is nothing a woman wants as much as man wants to see her titties.

And that my friend is power. A woman with power...

She got no need for sex. Waste of her time.

Queen Elizabeth the First...

She rule Britain for over seventy fucking years. Died a virgin.

King Henry the Eighth. Died of Syphilis.

I hate that you get to fuck that chick honestly it bothers me.

It keeps me up at night. But you know what? That's fine, that's good...

It's good for you.

Because that girl is too sexy to have sex with.

Just one of those things man.

She's on display. All for show.

Like that room in your grandma's house that you aren't allowed to go into or sit on anything...

Because all the furniture is too Goddamn expensive. I don't want to fuck that chick!

I want to watch her and take notes...

Study her from across the street through a crack in the drapes with a pair of binoculars.

Watch her bathe herself by moonlight while she listens to classical music.

I don't want to fuck her. I want to stalk her.

I don't know what do you think of this one?

I don't know. I kind of like this one.

Yeah me too.

Hello?

Hey...

No I'm good, I can talk.

What's up? Yeah I'm fine.

Yeah I had a lot of fun too.

Tonight?

Uh...

Yeah that should be good.

Okay. Yeah okay...

Um, I guess I'll see you then.

Okay...yeah bye.

You look really good in 3-D!

Yasmine, hasn't Hollywood taught you anything?

Everything looks better in 3-D!

You are so right 2-D is so 90's. Everything I've ever seen in 2-D is terrible!

2-D suck! (sarcastic laugh).

They should take all the classic movies...

And just remake them all in 3-D.

Godfather, Citizen Kane...

Casablanca - Breakfast at Tiffany's - The Sound of Music...

Grease - 12 Angry Men - When Harry Met Sally

To Kill a Mockingbird -The Bridges of Madison County - Titantic...

Do you want to do something crazy?

No. - Come on!

Come on!

What are we doing?

Why are we here? - What it's like a scene from a movie...

You know one of those rom-coms from the 90s.

Yeah but those movies always end with some guy in a robe chasing them down the street...

With a shotgun.

How does it fit?

No man should own anything this comfortable.

Yeah I like nice things.

What can I say.

This place is something else but uh...

Minimalist much?

Yeah I'm not a fan of clutter.

One must be cunning and wicked in this world.

Do you believe that?

Sometimes.

Sometimes?

The world is...

Cruel, and vicious.

To believe anything else is...

Kind of foolish.

But sometimes it's more fun to be foolish.

It is more fun to be foolish.

Is that why you're...

Sitting on my coffee table? - Maybe.

Maybe I just like you.

I like your brain. I like how it works.

This bowl of cereal, I've never...

Enjoyed a bowl of cereal as much as I'm enjoying this bowl of cereal right now.

And it's all because of you.

Aww that is the most romantic thing anybody has ever said to me.

So what are you doing this weekend?

Not much. Got some readings to do.

Because you know, nothing says Saturday funday...

like the Marxist interpretation of foreign direct investment policies.

That is fun, that's like my favourite course. I took it like three times.

You want the book? I have it. - Why what are you up to?

Well a couple of friends of mine...

We always go up to a cottage. It's actually really fun it's like a tradition now.

That's nice. I like traditions. - Yeah, me too.

You should come! - Really?

Yeah it'll be a lot of fun.

Wow...um

It's just, I have a lot of...

Work to do and I don't know if it is the best time.

Oh okay, yeah just a thought. No Pressure.

Maybe another time? - Yeah for sure.

I should get going.

For sure. Um, I'll walk you out okay?

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.