My Extraordinary Summer with Tess

Not long ago, I started to think,

how every man and animal suddenly dies,

including Dad, Mom, Jorre,

and myself.

Sam.

Sam.

Do you want to come?

- I think it's broken. - Really? Here? I'm sorry ...

- Should I call the doctor or Mom? - No no. Mom is enough ...

- I blame you for this. - It's nobody's fault ...

He dug such a hole ...

- You should keep your eyes open ... - Enough.

We have to go to the doctor.

It's unbelievable I start my vacation this way, and this is just the beginning.

- Dad, do you see? Fish! - Now is not the time ...

Sorry, sorry ...

"THINK NOW of THE FUTURE"

Do you think the very last dinosaur knew it was the last one, when it died?

- Sam, do you mind waiting outside?

Ma'am.

Ma'am.

- What do you want, mini-tourist?

- My brother is going to kill me, will he no longer be able to stand up?

Typical male problem ...

Kill you? Your brother will be on his feet quickly, don't worry.

- May I have a portion of fish, with chutney added.

Did you know that for nine days cockroaches can live without their heads?

I did not know ...

- Nine days after starving.

No, I didn't know.

Here you go.

Hello.

Hi.

Do you speak German?

What?

- Do you speak German? - No, I'm Dutch.

- Have you ever heard about the zebrafish? - zebrafish?

I know that the herring can communicate by farting.

And what does this have to do with the zebrafish?

- Do you play the trumpet? - No, I play the keyboard.

Forget it ...

You can go.

Wait, wait!

Can you salsa dance? - I can't.

Perfect. We can learn it together.

Tess. - Sam.

And so I met Tess.

You could say that I took the initiative, but I think she did much more.

My darlings, who have already started with the basics.

Now, go to the dance.

The key is to find yourself next to a guy, right?

- I will lead. - But I'm a man.

Now, we dance.

Magnificent!

- Hey, you salsa king. - Hi Dad.

- We have to take your brother to the island, to rest the leg.

- Sam can't stay here? - No.

I have until tonight to learn salsa.

At the hospital, you were just waiting anyway. - Would you like to stay?

- My mother works in a hospital, he will be in safe hands.

- Dad. - I'm coming.

You will find your way back to the beach house, right? - Yes.

See you later.

- What are we doing now? - Buying flowers.

- Bye. - Bye.

- Bye? - You two are going to town?

Say hi to your mother on the way. - All right.

That was Hille. According to my mother he has an obsessive personality disorder.

- What's that? - Typical male problem.

He goes to the hospital for every little thing, just to see my mother.

And your dad?

My father is dead.

During a volcanic eruption. Before I came into the world, he died.

Magnificent Bed & Breakfast, Hello, this is Tess.

Bye.

- It was nice to hang out with you. - We aren't buying flowers?

Where the hell is?

You are still here? I have to welcome the guests.

Can I go too?

All right, let's go.

We're here.

Pull!

Bring a pillow.

Congratulations for winning!

I'm Tess, welcome to our little peace island.

I hope that you enjoy yourselves here,

Our programs included picnics and an exciting treasure hunt ...

- Sweetheart, feel free to talk Dutch. - Yes, we speak Dutch.

I talked with you on the phone?

- Magnificent Bed & Breakfast, Hello, this is Tess. - I thought you were much older.

- Can I look at the prize coupon? - Sure.

At first I thought it was a joke.

- Joke? - Yeah, I've never won anything.

I'm Elise. - I ... Tess.

- Sam. - Hey Sam.

- Hugo. - Sam.

Hugo.

Bye!

Welcome to the island.

- Actually, I don't want to do this, I don't want to do this at all.

But I have to. - Why do you have to?

I just do, move on.

- To be kind and greet the guests? - Of course.

It's obvious, too.

So that's why you were so weird.

Weird? Do you think I'm weird?

Yes, a little.

Do you think they thought that about me?

I.. I want to be alone for a while.

Tess!

I thought she would come back, but she didn't.

- Thank you very much. - You're welcome.

Hi Mom.

Finally, you're back.

You caught a bit of the day.

Your migraine has passed?

Jorre fell into a pit.

I heard.

Your father called.

It wasn't your fault.

We'll take the ferry tomorrow.

Dad says you acquired a new friend.

Did you have a good time?

What did you do?

I don't know why Tess left me.

How could she just leave?

I'm the youngest in the family.

And so everyone will die before me.

I have to practice being alone.

Hey, little crab.

ALONENESS TRAINING

Solitude training.

THIS WEEK

day | hours spent alone

If I practice a lot, I won't be afraid to be alone.

Monday: 2 hours Tuesday: 4 hours

Wednesday: 6 hours Thursday: 8 hours

- You see them? - Not yet.

There they are! Dad, Jorre!

- Damn vacation. - Come on ...

- Isn't that right? No football, no bikes, no swimming ...

I'll be bored to death.

- You want me to draw a dinosuar on your cast? - No, I'll kill you.

Don't say that.

- Do you know what you can do? Eat food. - Great idea.

- There is a fish vendor close to the hospital, isn't there?

- Don't you want muffins? - Don't be a baby.

- How? I thought he liked fish. - Of course he likes the fish.

- Who's next? What can I get you? - Four pieces, please.

- Four pieces, it is. Hi, Dr. Cockroach ...

- Dr. Cockroach? - Large or small pieces?

- Large. All right, make it big.

- And add chutney to it. - Simple, add chutney.

- What happened to your leg? - From a soccer kick.

- Sad ... - Here, hold this so I can pay.

Hey, isn't that the girl?

Let's go. - No, I don't feel like it. Don't ...

Hi.

I'm still alive.

Thank you for taking care of him. - Dad, I'm not a baby.

- My favorite mini-tourist. - Hey.

It's pretty serious between those two, isn't it? - No?

Yes, the weather's great for a good picnic.

- Picnic? - Mom, what are you saying?

Oh, I did not know that it was a surprise.

Yeah.

Surprise. - Nice.

- Going on a date with your girl? - We're going on a picnic.

Wow, how did you manage. Can you teach me?

- Are you coming? - Use it until Wednesday. Is that good?

Or Thursday? Or Friday?

How about Saturday? - Saturday sounds good.

Say hi to your mother for me. - I will.

- Bye. - Bye.

- On this island it's best to have your own bike.

I never told you I'm sorry.

Why not?

My mom says women apologize too much.

Yeah, so I'm sorry.

I never say that.

- Or you can sometimes say, "I didn't mean to do that."

Or, "You don't deserve to be left alone in the desert."

Those are more complicated than "I'm sorry."

Hugo is close, should we visit them?

What?

Wait, wait!

- Do you feel like a picnic with us? - We were just going to the beach.

- Good idea. I know the beach is the best place for picnics.

What do you think?

- We prefer the beach alone. - Yes, sorry.

- What was that about? - Nothing.

It was something.

It was nothing.

- Do you think the last dinosaur was sad when he died?

- Of course he was sad to see the others die.

On the other hand, maybe not so much.

He was the only one who died in solitude.

- Yes exactly. Anyway, I have "solitude training."

Solitude what??

- I am very young, I must prepare for the case if I am left alone on the earth.