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2) Ext. Halmstad - street - cafe - day

Runa drinks a glass of red wine, Ibsy is busy with her cake and Lasse is focused on the lines he is writing on a piece of crinkled paper.

Runa observes the two, lights a cigarette and apparently feels good.

She looks at the people on the street and the smile on her face vanishes. Lasse stops writing.

Lasse

Can I send an email tonight? I mean, from your laptop?

Runa

(confused)

YOU have an e-mail account?

Lasse

Of course not... I would like to use yours...

Runa

O... Okay.

Lasse looks at his piece of paper again. He cancels out a word, thinks for a while and replaces it by another.

Runa eyes him up a little suspiciously.

Runa

(quiet)

Lasse?

(pause)

Lasse!

Lasse

Yes, Runa?

Runa

Why don't you want to show me your poems? You must have written hundreds of them during the past few weeks, since we met each other.

Lasse

I already told you. I am writing for myself.

Runa

Yes, but... I phoned one of my friends this morning. She knows someone who could help you publish your poems. You could make a little extra money...

Lasse

(sceptical)

No... I don't want that. What I am writing... I am writing for a different purpose.

Runa

What kind of purpose? To scrape through life as a poor poet?

Lasse

(at ease)

I am not one of those people who just writes to become famous and make big money.

Runa

So why are you writing so much?

Lasse

Writing and poetry are simply a part of me.

Runa

...as well as travelling. I know. You already mentioned that. You know, you're quite strange. Sometimes I get the impression that you are living in a different world. One which is far away from this planet.

Lasse's face darkens and for a moment he looks sad.

Lasse

I don't expect you to understand me. Not many people do...

Runa

I'm sorry ... I didn't mean for you to take it personally...

Silence. Lasse looks absently into nowhere. But after a while he smiles at her.

Lasse

Alright. No problem. Let's go. The day is too beautiful to spend it arguing. Every day is too beautiful to spend arguing! Come on Ibsy!

He gets up, takes Ibsy by her hand and slowly goes away with her.

Runa is disappointed. She puts some money on the table and follows them.