That puzzle was hard. I hope he was the one who found it. It was so nice of him to loan it to me, he should get it back. It's so strange to wait for someone like this - not for their blood.
Here he comes! Remember to be just a girl, like he thinks I am. He has the toy, he found it!
Oskar: "How did you do it?"
I want to sit next to him. No, stay above him.
"I just twisted it."
Closer. I like being close him. Couldn't you solve it? Is this too close? Can you smell me like I can smell you?
"Do I smell better now?"
What? Is that 'yes' or no'? Was it the wrong thing to ask? Talking to him is dangerous. What if he finds out?
Oskar: "Um, what's your name?"
Don't tell him. Elias.
"Eli."
Remember to be just a girl.
"What's yours?"
Oskar: "Eli?"
Is something wrong with 'Eli'? I can't say 'Elias'.
"Yeah."
Oskar: "My name is Oskar."
Oskar. Your name is Oskar.
Oskar: "How old are you?"
The same as you. No, don't lie. But I am just a kid like you.
"Twelve... more or less."
That's not a lie - not really.
"And you?"
Oskar: "Twelve years, eight months, and nine days. What do you mean, 'more or less'?"
I mean that I can't tell you. You can't find out what I really am. Then you won't want to be my friend. I should leave. No! I really want him to be my friend. He is the only one who has ever talked to me like this.
Oskar: "When's your birthday?"
Birthdays are for people like you, not me. I don't even remember what it is.
"I don't know."
Oskar: "Don't you celebrate your birthday?"
I have nothing to celebrate. Except blood.
Oskar: "Your parents... they've got to know.?"
Oh please, can't we talk about something else? This is just making me feel sad. Better to feel nothing.
Oskar: "Then you don't get any birthday presents, do you?"
"No."
Why would anyone give me a present? I can only take... take blood. Take life.
Oskar: "You can have this, if you want."
I don't want you to feel sorry for me. You keep it.
"It's yours."
No wait! You were just trying to be nice. I'm sorry. Maybe I should have taken it. Too late now I guess.
Oskar: "I don't get how you did this..."
You really can't do it? It's not that hard once you figure it out. Maybe you'll like me if I teach you.
"Want me to show you?"
Yes - mix it up. I can show you how to put it back. I can give you something. I can be your friend...
Oskar: "Here. Go ahead."
Now watch... You have to get the corners right first...
"Start with the corners."
I like this so much. Was this what it was like before, so long ago? I wish I couldn't smell his blood though. That makes it hard.
"Then this part. And you put...
I can just be with him.
"Like this...
I can just be friends with him.
"No, like this. Then this...
I have a friend and his name is Oskar!