Envious (Envidiosa)

["Todo Lo Que Tengo" by Mi Amigo Invisible playing]

And you?

- What about me? - How are you?

I'm happy. I've won the lottery. Are you kidding?

- This kid is a godsend for me. - What do you mean?

Matías gets to be a dad, and I didn't have to lose him over it.

My work is impeccable, my life is perfect. The situation is ideal.

- So you've decided against children? - That decision is on pause.

All I can say for certain is, right now, I don't want to be a mom.

This kid really came along and took the noose from around my neck.

- Having a child is like being in a noose? - It's an expression, Fernanda.

When you're running out of time, you say, "The noose is around my neck."

You mean "water." "Water up to your neck."

Water, really? That is the saying? All my life I've been saying noose.

How mortifying!

I feel like a person who got caught saying "Ex-presso" or "Broosh-etta."

That makes sense. "Water up to your neck."

What's important is that he's coming

and staying with us at our place for an entire week.

I want Matías to really enjoy it.

I want him to connect, so things can keep going like they have been.

Seriously, I'm euphoric.

Forgive me, I'm…

I'm just so happy to be his dad's cool girlfriend and not his mom!

He's his son, his responsibility. It's his problem.

It's like I won the lotto. Is the lottery still a thing?

ENVIOUS

To a kid, a warning label on a snack package is like a Michelin star.

It's insane how much sugar you bought for this boy.

Mark my words, he won't fall asleep till 7:00 in the morning.

That's just a myth. I eat a whole cake before bed and sleep like a baby.

Well, if it were me, I would ask his mother what he eats.

Well, not you, but Matías, he should ask her.

Not everyone cares about what they eat as much as you do, Caro.

I guess if she's the kind to hide the father's identity from her son,

she probably doesn't know what he eats.

You're pretty harsh on other moms.

We don't know this woman.

Maybe her life has been hard. We can't judge.

The same with Mom, you give her a hard time.

Vicky.

- What? - You are a feminist now.

You're kidding me.

Vicky, I swear to God, it's like a lightning bolt!

- Really? I didn't even think-- - You're a hardcore feminist!

I didn't even think about it. I said just what I felt deep down.

I celebrate that because you know you have a point.

We should empathize with another woman, not judge her for it.

- You're exactly right. - Incredible.

Who am I to lecture another mom on her decisions?

- Us moms do the best we can. - Totally.

Except our mom, not her. It's completely different with Mom.

Not knowing who my dad was was traumatic for me.

It's time to let that go. Enough. It's in the past.

Listen, aren't you a little bit curious to know what that kid was thinking

all those years that his father's identity was hidden from him?

I am quite intrigued, yeah, but I won't intrude.

I'm not the intrusive type. I like to let people go with the flow.

I won't get involved. I'll let Matías share what he can.

It's his relationship, his bond, his family. I have nothing to do with it.

- Vicky. - What?

You have just completely evolved!

- Wait, really? - This is amazing.

Honestly, what is your secret?

Is this all from your therapy?

I don't know. Something inside me must be growing.

I nailed it, didn't I? Isn't it gorgeous?

Incredible. Very nice, honey. So nice.

Did I go too far?

- I let myself get carried away with the-- - No, no.

It's just Bruno should have been here, and I'm a little bit worried is all.

I don't think anything's happened. He must have gotten delayed.

- Did you call him? - I called Nora, but she won't answer.

- Yeah. - Okay.

What if he doesn't wanna come? He's never been to the capital before.

Maybe he got overwhelmed with everything and doesn't want to come anymore?

I can see that happening.

You get overwhelmed, and that's it.

Do you hear yourself right now?

You think this kid is gonna miss out on getting to know his great new dad,

and to miss out on you?

It'll be okay.

- Speak of the devil. - Huh.

Take a deep breath. You got this. Okay?

Go get him.

- Okay. - Go on.

Hi.

- Did you come alone? - Uh, yeah.

Mom couldn't get a parking spot so she just dropped me off.

Huh. Come on in, come inside.

- This is Vicky, remember? - Hello.

- Welcome! -

It's great to see you here after all those video calls, right?

We finally have you… in the flesh, And in spirit too, hopefully.

Really, the whole package. Great, awesome.

Let me give you the rundown of everything we've done to get this place ready!

So, I used to have an office, like a place, a desk,

where I would study and work, but not anymore!

That's gone.

Because now it's… It's your bedroom.

It's all decorated for you, with new stuff, new sheets, super soft.

You've got all kinds of video games, as well as a variety of other games too.

I don't know what you normally have for breakfast,

but I bought a lot of things, like a lot, all packaged and ultra-processed.

Oh yes, also I hope you like to shower!

Because we have… all new towels!

I was gonna embroider your initial.

Put a massive B on the front. But then I thought, "No, that's too much."

Anyway, they're all towels for you.

Maybe that's enough information for the first day? He only just got here.

Right.

- You're right. - I'll show you the room.

Yeah, let's just take things easy. Relax, go with the flow.

Hey! How about I tell you a riddle and see who answers it first?

What would you like for dinner tonight?

I bought a big bag of those little chicken thingies.

They, um… They're shaped like dinosaurs, you know?

There's the Tyrannosaurus Rex, there's the other dinosaur that--

If you wanna lift your sneakers off the bed for me…

Uh… what's the other dinosaur? The one that flies with the wings?

Pterodactyl, but I don't really like dinosaurs that much.

No.

I also got a bunch of french fries, with the little faces.

You'd never believe what they do with fries now.

- It's a lot, but they're really good. - Dad, you told me we could--

That's right, I promised to take him to the mall to eat something.

Yeah. Oh. Yeah.

Ah, you mean Bruno would rather eat at the shopping mall?

Maybe a burger at the food court.

We don't have any malls where I live, so I've never been.

Oh, just wait till you see what it's like.

Amazing, and the smell… it's fantastic, and it doesn't linger in your hair at all.

Uh, no, awesome, I love it.

You know where I'm gonna stick the dinosaurs?

In the trash bin, where they all belong. No more dinosaurs. To the mall!

Great idea to come here.

It reminds me of being a little girl,

when they were opening places like this everywhere.

You'd go throw the trash in a bin shaped like a hippo.

Everything was a hippo, so when you threw stuff away--

- Dad, I finished reading the Viking saga. - Great.

It's awesome.

- Can we go to the planetarium? - Planetarium's a drag.

No, I love the planetarium, really.

We just have to take out Roto or he'll pee all over.

It might be closed by then.

Mm-mm. The planetarium is open all day and night, I thought?

How else would you see the stars? They take the dome back.

Like this, and you can see the stars.

- At least I imagine. - You better be right.

- - Mm.

- You sure? - Mm-hmm.

I've never seen the sky like this. It's incredible.

- I know - Look.

That's my favorite constellation. It's called The Centaur.

It's a creature where the upper part is that of a man,

and everything below is the horse.

- Huh. - I know, I can see it perfectly.

It's like the horse's legs are right there.

I can see them too.

What do you mean? Those are the man's arms.

The horse's legs are lower down.

- Look. - Sure.

Do you see that super bright star up there?

It's actually brighter than the sun. It's called Antares.

That's because, well,

its definition in Greek would be Anti-ares.

And it's the heart of the scorpion.

Because, look, if you join all the stars, it forms a scorpion.

That's why the constellation is known as the Scorpion.

Of course, that's what it's called. I knew that too.

I would have liked to have seen it from inside.

- Yeah. - It said it was supposed to be open late.

I guess not, but still-- Honestly, this is better. You can see--

Okay, but now I'm bored.

He hates me.

He thinks that I'm stupid and boring, that I'm annoying.

Maybe he's uncomfortable or still adapting to his new situation.

Trust me, it's hate.

And not because of anything I did.

No matter what thing I did, he seemed to really hate it.

- It was never a guarantee you'd get along. - It's more than that.

Like he's trying to make me extremely uncomfortable.

Contradicting me, rejecting things I buy.

He leaves everything lying around.

He doesn't listen to the house rules I clearly laid out.

He has quite a personality. Seems self-confident.

No, messy is what he seems to me. He's very messy.

Might be evidence that he feels at home and he's comfortable with his dad.

His dad's place is my place.

It's not his place.

I admit, yeah, I'll accept that he is a relative.

It's his dad, okay. But he could ask for permission.

Or use his words and not be such a weird kid.

I notice you call him the "kid."

What am I supposed to call him? He's a 9-year-old boy.

Did I screw up again with the gender-neutral thing?

He's a kid. What should I call him?

- Do you know his name, Vicky? - Of course I know his name, Fernanda.

Let me be more specific.