The Girl and the Spider (Das Mädchen und die Spinne)

Bedroom, Room, Bathroom, Kitchen.

Printing: Floor Plan Lisa. Pdf.

THE GIRL AND THE SPIDER

Hello?

Second floor.

Can you help with the drawers?

In a minute.

- Hello. - Hey. Where have you been?

Looking for a parking space. I finally found one.

Okay.

- How's dad doing? - Fine.

We'll see. He might show up.

- Hello. - Hello.

Wow, folding doors...

Ah.

Quiet!

Quiet!

That dog is scratching the door.

- Did you bring the curtains? - Yes.

Where's Mara?

In the bathroom.

Hello.

Hello.

And the bread buns?

I brought those too.

There's mould in the bathroom.

- Mould and crying babies. - Hello.

- Have you got herpes? - Yes.

Here... A present for you.

The floor plan.

Thank you.

You'll catch her herpes.

Does it still hurt?

No.

I'm sorry.

Quiet!

Quiet!

A year ago, we were on that bike trip.

Right.

Once we lost sight of each other in a small town.

I looked everywhere for you, in the streets, in the cafes.

Suddenly, there was a fountain.

I sat down next to it and closed my eyes.

The water was splashing quietly.

I almost fell asleep.

Suddenly, I was surrounded by kids, jumping around and laughing.

Some sat right next to me, as if I belonged to them.

It was nice.

I just sat there and listened to them.

And wondered where you were,

what you were doing.

Suddenly, it fell silent again.

I looked around, but the children had gone.

As if the fountain had swallowed them up again.

Just like that.

The water went on splashing quietly.

The wind was blowing little droplets away.

As if they had never been there.

Never.

And then you found me again.

Yes, then I found you again.

You were sitting in a cafe, smoking.

I watched you from afar.

You looked beautiful.

Free and beautiful.

Do you have a cloth?

Let go!

Can you help me in the bathroom?

Okay.

- Markus isn't helping? - He's coming with the couch.

Can I wash my hands?

Thank you.

Can I have one too?

Hey Jan! Are you coming?

What are you doing?

Who are you?

Eleni.

- Do you live here? - Yes.

- Do you like to draw? - Yes.

- Are you going to help us clean? - No.

- Do you want some bread? - Yes.

Do you live upstairs or downstairs?

Downstairs.

- Can you help with the curtains? - Yes.

- How long have you lived here? - Could you pass me the hammer?

- Here. - Thank you.

- What's your name? - There really is mould in here.

- On the tile joints? - Yes.

Astrid.

How do you remove it?

With a box cutter.

Have you got one here?

No.

Idiot.

- And who are you? - Kira.

Kira is helping us clean.

- This is where you're hiding. - Hello.

Hello.

- Karen. From downstairs. - With the baby?

And the dog.

- And the cat! - That's right... And the cat!

- Hello. - Hello!

The previous tenant used to babysit them.

I see.

- Hello. - Hey, hello!

- And your name is? - Lisa.

Welcome neighbour!

Hello.

The cat's playing with the baby.

And you are?

My roommate.

- You're both moving in? - No, just me.

The wardrobe is up.

- It's wobbly. - Yes, the floor is crooked.

The previous tenant left a wardrobe in the cellar.

Really? Was she nice?

Yes. She was a flight attendant.

So, she's flown away now?

- Exactly. And you've flown in. - Yes, I have flown in.

I'm having a party at my old flat, you should come!

- I can't, I have the kids. - See, if you feel like it.

- Do you have mould too? - Yes, in the bathroom.

Do you have a box cutter?

Yes. I'll bring it right up.

Thank you.

The cat scratched the baby.

Now the baby's dead.

Should I pile these in the stairway?

Yes, that's fine.

Did you make that?

Yes.

On the computer?

Yes, on the computer.

When I went to print it, the PDF was suddenly jumbled.

Jumbled?

Yes.

All the letters and lines were all scrambled up.

It looked pretty.

The symbols were in a chaotic order...

The letters didn't make sense as words anymore...

So, I closed it and reopened it

and suddenly, it went back to normal.

The letters were words again. And the lines marked the floor plan again.

I kept closing and opening it,

hoping it would happen again.

But it never did.

Not even once.

I thought PDF documents were uneditable.

It was a malfunction.

Jan?

Are you coming?

You're bleeding.

It's wobbly.

Lisa had conjunctivitis, once as a child.

I put teabags on her eyes.

She lay there quietly

and didn't move.

She had teabags for eyes.

I sat beside her, until she fell asleep.

Suddenly, it was so quiet.

As if she'd stopped breathing.

Then I got up and left.

In the living room?

Yes.

- Can you help me carry? - Me?

It won't take long.

Bye!

Hello.

Hello?

The box cutter.

At your place...

is someone new moving in?

The baby is screaming.

I can't hear anything.

Yes, it's screaming.

- Into the living room? - Yes.

- Hello. - Hi.

Yellow?

- The colour of jealousy. - And of madness.

Karen. Her new neighbour.

Markus, her roommate and slave.

I could do with one of those too.

- Here. - Great. I can fight the mouldy tiles.

Or kill your slave.

Irina is moving in on Sunday.

She asked if we could help her.

- Can you help me with the table? - Yes.

Will you hoover up the drill dust, dear slave?

My pleasure, Milady!

Mother!

Stop that!

We have to get going.

Quiet!

Quiet!

Don't touch anything!

- Where's the fuse box? - In the kitchen.

I'll turn the light on.

- The dog chewed the cable. - Aha.

- That was the wrong one. - I have to pee.

Try that...