Leon

DATE: Jul 27, 2006   PHOTOGRAPHER: Albertine

GOGO SAYS: “

"MATHILDA
Léon? I think I'm falling in love with you.
It's strange, being in love... It's the first time for me...

LEON
How do you know it's love, if you've never been in love before?... It may be palship... or the love you can have with a brother or a father...
How can you know?

MATHILDA
...Because I feel it.

LEON
(upset)
Huh? Where?

Mathilda puts a hand on her stomach.

MATHILDA
Here... in my stomach... it's hot.

She turns, takes his hand and puts it on her stomach.

MATHILDA
I always had a knot... No longer...

Léon pulls off his hand. He stands up and nervously walks.
Mathilda smiles. She's calm. She rolls herself into the blanket. Léon gets out of the room. He puts various weapons
into his case and in his violin. He's nervous.

LEON
During my absence, you have to work on a very important thing you badly lack: patience.

He slightly smiles. She's sulky.

LEON
You see, five minutes ago you said you loved me and now you hate me... but I prefer this!

MATHILDA
I hate you because you depart without kissing me. That's all.

She sweetly closes the door in face of him. For a moment, he's blocked behind the door."”