SCENE – Football Ground

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Flashback of Jonathan and Steve as young adults that shows their good
brotherly relationship. They’re watching a football game together with
two of their friends, Veronica and Glenn.

JONATHAN:
EJJA QASSAMLU MAN!

STEVE:
X’iqassamlu jqassamlu…qisu l-intamat!

VERONICA:
Jien aktar dar-referee qed iqabbizli c-cinga!

Glenn:
Basta jxejjer il-karti sofor qisu l-fidil.

STEVE:
Qahbecccc mannn x’shoot dak!!

GLENN:
Dal-player tal-genn man. Ma jhallihomx johdulu ballun lil tan-naha l-
ohra.

VERONICA:
Tal-genn insomma, jghaddi. Jien mal-iehor ghandi grazzja, l-bjond.

JONATHAN:
(to the boys) Aw akkanita l-veronk e.

VERONICA:
Mela ma tafx li huti t-tnejn jilghabu? Kif tista’ ma tohrogx akkanita?

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STEVE:
(teasing him) Isma’ taf x’qed nghid hux…kemm jixraqlek il-maktur tal-
belt f’idejk Glenn.

JONATHAN:
Ijwa hallieh naqra int, kemm int nebbiexi madonna.

STEVE:
Heq, qed nigdeb brother? Mela mhux vera jixraqlu jew?

GLENN:
Aqtawha naqra ta…ghax jekk ikun jaf missieri li gejt il-ground maghkom
biex nara loghba tal-belt, jobzoqli f’wicci zgur!

STEVE:
Haha u ghala dan? X’inhu drammatiku ostra.

GLENN:
Ghala? Mela ma tafx li missieri Hamruniz pur jew?

VERONICA:
Aqtali e. Kemm idejjaqni dal-fanatizmu zejjed.

GLENN:
Tibzax, anke jien Veronica. Imma mur fehmu!

STEVE:
Husss…harsu naqra ‘l hemm isfel l-ahwa. U araw naqra jekk taghrfuhx
lil dak.

JONATHAN:
Lil min qed tara int?

STEVE:

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U hemm qieghed, zewg fillieri ‘l isfel minna.

VERONICA:
Ghal dak tan-nuccali qed tghid li qed ixejjer idejh?

STEVE:
Ija man.

VERONICA:
Familjari wiccu ha nghidlek imma ma nistax ngharfu minn hawn fuq.

JONATHAN:
Dak…dak…

KOLLHA barra VERONICA:

Is-Sir Abela!

VERONICA:
Tal-malti?

STEVE:
Hu kollu kemm hu. Imma int fejn tafu? Inti mhux skola tal-bniet kont
tmur?

VERONICA:
Mhux ovvja tromba! Dak kont immur privat ghandu, b’hekk nafu.

GLENN:
Il-ostra man haha. Ghadu nnerdjat ikolli nghid!

STEVE:
Jekk taqta’! Kwazi kwazi gie ghar milli kien.

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GLENN:
(laughing) Kif jista’ jkun?

JONATHAN:
Ghalmenu jzomm mal-belt, jigifieri xi haga tajba ghandu zgur.

VERONICA:
Ifhem issa kiber dak ta, nahseb ghandu l‘fuq minn sebghin illum il-
gurnata.

STEVE:
Tiftakar kemm konnha naqbdu mieghu l-iskola John?

JONATHAN:
(sarcastically) Hilll mela ahna konnha naqbdu mieghu haha?

STEVE:
(laughing) Tiftakar meta hallejna l-bieb tal-klassi mbexxaq, poggejna
l-barmil taz-zibel fit-tarf u meta fetah il-bieb biex jidhol waqa’
fuq rasu?

JONATHAN:
Jew meta ghamilnielu l-kolla mas-siggu tad-desk u dam kwarta biex
inqala’ minn fuqu.

STEVE:
Haha. U dawk tnejn minn mija e!

GLENN:
Il-ahwa x’memorji nies! Minn dejjem hekk kontu intom it-tnejn, qiskom
id-di u d-do tigru wara xulxin.

JONATHAN:
Dak kien zmien!

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GLENN:
Avolja hemm kwazi hames snin bejnietkom u ma kontux fl-istess sena,
xorta wahda kontu ssibu mezz biex tiftehmu u taghmlu l-praspar.

VERONICA:
U ghadhom hekk sal-gurnata tal-llum. Fejn tara ‘l wiehed, tara ‘l
iehor.

STEVE:
(joking) Niehu pacenzja bih. X’taghmel hux?

JONATHAN:
(joking)E int tiehu pacenzja bija? Mela jien x’naghmel haha? Dejjem
nigri warajk li ma jmurx tidhol f’xi basla.

STEVE:
Mhux hekk hux! Apparti n-nejk nies, l-ahwa hekk ghandhom ikunu ta.

GLENN:
U mela xhiex! Xi trid mela? Tkun bhali u bhal ohti jew? Ma nistawx
naraw ghajn m’ghajn.

VERONICA:
Mela ghadkhom l-istess?

GLENN:
(laughing) Gravajna propjament. Jekk hi tghid abjad, jien nghid iswed.
Jekk hi tghid vit, jien nghid skorfina…insomma tista’ timmagina.

VERONICA:
Madonna intom it-tnejn!

STEVE:
Le minn daqshekk jien u John m’ghadniex dal-problemi. Hux vera
brother?

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JONATHAN:
Alla hares! Ijwa…gieli tqabbizomli ta…imma nsomma nghadduha.

STEVE:
Ijwa aw…dan l-ahhar bilkemm ghadek tarah id-dar lil dan ta! Kemm ilu
li tgharras, abbandunani hijos.

JONATHAN:
Tgharrast ajma, qas haqq minn jisimghek. Kull m’ilni xaharejn nohrog
maghha.

STEVE:
U ghadek qas biss gibtha sad-dar biex narawha ftit u nghaddulek il-
points.

JONATHAN:
Ghadu kmieni ga ghedtlek.

VERONICA:
(teasing Jonathan) Isma’ lanqas maghna ghadu ma laqqaha ta, l-ghezez
hbieb tieghu. Hux vera?

GLENN:
Mela x’inhu!

VERONICA:
Ir-ritratti biss uriena hej!

STEVE:
Aw, gustuza l-ahwa ta. Ghalmenu mir-ritratti hekk tidher.

JONATHAN:
Ijwa tibdiex int ta!

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STEVE:
Ara l-iehor! Mhux il-verita qed nghid?

VERONICA:
Fakkarna wahda x’jisimha.

JONATHAN:
Sarah. S’issa kuntent maghha, pero’ bhal m’ghedtilkom xejn serju
ghalissa.

GLENN:
(teasing him) Insomma fuq kollox, issa int biss bqajt fuq l-ixkaffa
mill-grupp Steve.

STEVE:
Mhux ovvja jekk jien izghar minnkom kollha? Meta tikber tibda ttik
rasek biex tingabar imbaghad siehbi.

GLENN:
Arem, tkellem it-teenager ta.

STEVE:
Le naghmel bhalek! U fuq kollox jien ma nafx x’int tistenna biex
tizzewweg. Kemm ilek gharus lil Maria issa, hames snin?

GLENN:
Naghalquhom ix-xahar id-diehel ghall-informazzjoni tieghek.

STEVE:
Ilek kemm ilek insomma. Jibqa’ l-fatt li l-ahjar li marret minnha hija
Veronica ghax fl-ahhar tas-sena tghid is-signor si.

VERONICA:
(joking) Sakemm ma jqabbizomliex u niftaw il-barra b’kollox.

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JONATHAN:
Hemm hi t-tiger!

STEVE:
Nahseb aqta’ kemm issawtu jien…

VERONICA:
Kont se nghidlek x’naghmel bahnan kollok!

GLENN:
(teasing her) Ahna qed niggudikawk mill-impressjoni li taghti Veronk.

VERONICA:
Ara jisimghekx Mike hero! Malajr inehhik minn best man.

GLENN:
U ejja ajma x’ahna touchy llum.

STEVE:
Ittieha tort jekk ghadna wiehed b’xejn? Anke jien mahruq ha nghidlek.

JONATHAN:
Zewg minuti ohra half-time l-ahwa. Tlaqna ngibu erba’ birra? Ghax
spicca kollox hawn.

STEVE:
Ahjar ghax ghandi ghatx iboss.

VERONICA:
Ah, jien xi hot-dog ghandi aptit bhalissa.

GLENN:
Halli ghalik int.

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VERONICA:
(laughs and hits him on the shoulder) Istra! Ejja mexxi fidil.

They all leave together.

END OF SCENE

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