Scene Twelve

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{THREE DAYS AFTER THE PHONE CALLS. THEY WENT TO SEE A COUPLE OF HOUSES, BUT PAUL WASN'T INTERESTED IN THEM. BECAUSE THEY WERE EITHER EXPENSIVE OR TOO BIG. THEN THEY FOUND THE ONE PAUL REALLY LIKED.}

House Agent : Mr Pale. How are you?

Paul : I'm pretty good and yourself?

House Agent : I'm good. So sir, are you ready to see this next house.

Paul : I'm not sure. But we can go see what you got for me this time around.

House Agent : Let's go in.

Paul : {HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR.}

House Agent : Right this way.

Paul : Is this the house.

House Agent : Yes, this is it. Do you like it?

Paul : Yah, it is good. Because it is not big and it looks affordable.

House Agent : You can come by the office to sign some papers.

Paul : We can do it right away.

House Agent : But first, I should walk you around the house.

Paul : No need for that.

House Agent : It is required by law to do so.

Paul : Whatever you say.

{THEY WALKED AROUND THE HOUSE FOR A FEW MINUTES. THEN SOME FORMS WERE SIGNED BY BOTH PAUL AND THE HOUSE AGENT.}

House Agent : There, the house is all yours now. {GIVING PAUL THE KEYS OF THE HOUSE.}

Paul : Pleasure doing business with you sir.

House Agent : Pleasure is all mine.

Paul : Hope to do business with you some other day.

House Agent : Until then. Goodbye.

Paul : Goodbye. {HE DID NOT WASTE TOO MUCH OF HIS TIME, HE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FURNITURE STORE TO BUY WHAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE HOUSE.}

{TEN DAYS AND PAUL HAVE NOT VISITED HIS MOTHER. AFTER BUYING, WHEN THE HOUSE WAS READY. PAUL WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO SEE HIS MOTHER}

Miss Pale : Paul, is that you.

Paul : Yes mom. It's me.

Miss Pale : Where have you been? I thought you have abandoned me.

Paul : You know I would never do that, no matter what.

Miss Pale : No matter what?

Paul : Yes.

Miss Pale : Tell me, where were you for all these days.

Paul : I had some few things I needed to do. And day after tomorrow, it's my graduation. All I have to do is attend this last lecture.

Miss Pale : Do what you got to do. I'll be here at the end of it all. I'm not going anywhere.

Paul : I wanted you to be in my graduation. But the doctors said that you can't leave the hospital. So I will bring a TV screen. Where you will watch the whole thing until the end.

Miss Pale : Baby, you didn't have to do all that.

Paul : I wanted to, mom. And so you know, I will take you on a ride on Saturday.

Miss Pale : Where will we be going?

Paul : You'll see when the time comes.

Miss Pale : But you said...
Paul : I know what I said. I'll see you soon.

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