My dad was a sailor and he used to spend long time periods out to sea, so my mum waited for me everyday at the school bus stop. I remember that I was always terribly afraid not to find her there, and that if she was late by any chance I would feel really miserable waiting all by myself while the other girls left happily hand in hand with their parents. So I always used to sit down at the right side of the bus, so that I can have the chance to locate my mum before the school bus stopped. It was a good feeling to wave back at her and watch her tender smile.

But all of a sudden, mum wasn't there. I looked once and again to all those female faces I already knew well, but my mum's wasn't one of those. So I walked towards the bus steps with a shrunk heart and holding back my tears, only to realize that instead of my mum there it was my dad, grinning wide and holding his strong arms out to me. He just came back home after some months of involuntary family retreat. He always took me up in the air from the top step and then he held me so tight against him that I couldn't breath. It was the best sensation ever to put my arms around his neck, kiss his cheek once and again and taste the salt and smell the iodine of the high seas out of his skin. Poor old dad, it must have been so hard for him being away from his family so often.

Croquette, grape juice and stuffed olives. We used to make a stop at this bar and he bought me the same combination every day. Then he took out of his pocket some trading cards and made me feel the happiest little girl ever. This happy routine lasted as long as he was able to stay at home. But invariably, he disappeared as suddenly as he came back, and I was left to my mum's tender smile and boring sandwitches for another long period of daddy's absence.

Has anyone seen this movie?  I LOVE IT!! :)