Alma's Secret

- Even in darkness there can be a light.

You're of the same flesh.

Your blood is my blood.

Your eyes as a child.

What mirrors to parts of my soul I had yet to discover.

Sorry, dear.

It's good to see you, dear.

I was glad you could help me this week.

I used to have a friend who would

kinda take care of the place when I was off.

But, she recently moved away

and I figured I'd reach out.

Glad you responded.

Of course, I don't mind helping you.

I wish I could explain myself

to your mother.

Your grandfather was my best friend.

During the war we made a pact.

A promise in blood.

That if he died I would take care of her.

We didn't expect the love to come.

I loved your mother like she was my own.

But she, now she lost her father.

She always resented me.

When she left at 17,

I, it hurt,

my heart, deeply.

And it hurt your grandmother.

She went into severe depression.

- Don't you think that you could have helped?

You could have left?

Your grandfather, Ellis, was a good man.

We were brothers in arms.

He made me promise, Alma.

A promise to a brother in war.

Is a bond.

That can't be broken.

No matter what.

I supported your grandmother.

I loved your mother, I love you.

You, I mean I always regarded you as my own.

I need for you to know,

how much I thought about you

over the years, Alma.

Seeing you now is surreal.

The beautiful thing,

is like having your grandmother back again.

You know, I sometimes feel her spirit.

War can take away your religion.

But, it couldn't take away

the feeling of her presence.

- Well, I suppose history is written by the victor.

Being the last one standing,

doesn't mean you've won.

I have this early memory of her.

In this beautiful gown,

walking gracefully through the house.

I wish I could've spent more time with grandmother.

I mean, I am her namesake after all.

Yes, she passed young.

Which makes all memories of her

at her best.

She was an amazing person.

And someone who tried

to be the best mother she could.

It killed me to think I was a wedge

between her and your mother.

But, I had to take care of her.

- Maybe one day I will, I will understand.

I hope so dear.

I would love to have a relationship with you.

- No, maybe something that not everybody knows,

but it's still like huge and like, you know.

I mean, like here and huge.

Like a grand name.

Like a grand name like, help, help.

I don't know (trails off mumbling)

(girl mumbles back mockingly)

I'm still stuck with Salvatore.

Not Salvatore.

Salvatore, come eat now!

It'd be pretty Italian.

But I would always just picture him as a little Italian man.

He wouldn't be like a son, you know.

What if it's a girl?

Can Salvatoras?

- We're not having girls, we're having boys.

We're not having.

They're gonna be bad as shit.

What if I have both?

Then she'll be bad as shit.

And her name will be,

Charlie.

Anastasia.

Anastasia.

Anastasia.

Anastasia.

Shut up.

Yeah?

- Hi, I'm here to speak to you about Jesus Christ.

I'm sorry.

Our Lord and Savior.

I'm not interested.

I'm here to save you.

No, I'm not interested, I'm sorry.

But, what about your grandma?

Hi.

She seems interested.

Just a few minutes.

You have to leave.

What'd ya find?

I dunno, this one.

I think I'm feeling.

- Oh yeah, I've been there, I don't wanna go there.

No, okay choice number (laughs)

I'm sorry I just was there.

Choice number two, wait what's coming?

Not worry about, oh, I think it's,

not the this.

Yes, say yes.

I don't wanna look anymore.

Alright fine, we could go here.

It doesn't matter.

- Oh, I think a gig is going on here tonight.

Somebody's playing.

Cool.

Alright, fuck it, let's do it.

Yeah.

Oh yeah, we'll start here.

And then we'll head toward.

Yeah, we can shemp it.

Let me see where it plays.

No, yeah, let's jump around.

Come on, Henry what's that?

We don't need that tonight, let's come on.

Still have fun.

Yeah, I went I have a couple left

and I was like fuck it I'll just, do you want one?

No.

We're having a chill night.

No, I don't want one.

You just promised not today.

Alright.

Alright.

It's really not, fuck.

It is, we talked about it.

Explained it to you so many times it is a big deal.

It's not a big deal, babe.

They're really, it's one, it's one.

It's one pill.

It.

It's not gonna be.

No, you do realize this problem?

- Look do you realize that there is no problem?

Except your, you know, bringing it up.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry baby, listen.

It's not a big deal, it's one pill.

We're gonna go out.

- No, don't baby me, come on, we talked about it.

- What? - Nothin'.

Huh?

What?

Can't understand you.

I don't speak Romanian.

I'm fucking with you.

Listen, I don't know what you're getting

so bent out of shape for?

It's okay, alright.

We're gonna go to that.

Yeah, let's go.

Don't be weird tonight.

Look, I'm sorry okay, no more.

Alright, no more.

Look, this didn't, that's it.

Okay.

Alright?

Ah, I can't even.

What?

It's hard to be upset with you.

Go ahead.

Shut up.

Punch me, go ahead.

There you go.

Hey.

Yeah, do you mind coming over?

Yeah, now.

It's nothing.

I don't know I just got freaked out.

Yeah, I'll text you.

I'll text you the address.

Okay.

The house is clear.

Nothin' under the bed.

I didn't find anything is what I'm saying.

Yeah I.

But I, look I want you to know that,

I mean I wanna, you know, I wanna help out.

Anyway I can or whatever,

but I just, I don't think that,

you should.