01x01 - he Invisible Boy

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-[thunder rumbling]
-[rain pattering]

[boy breathing heavily]

[♪ low ominous music playing]

[dragon] I see you.

[♪ music quickens]

[dragon growls]

[growls]

[boy screams]

-[dragon] You can't escape.
-[gasps, breathes heavily]

-[♪ music fades]
-[machine beeping]

[high-pitched ringing]

[breathes heavily]

[♪ rock music playing, Radiohead
"Everything in Its Right Place"]

♪ Everything ♪

♪ Everything ♪

♪ Everything ♪

♪ Everything ♪

♪ In its right place ♪

♪ In its right place ♪

♪ In its right place ♪

♪ In its right place ♪

[Capi] Ten...

"I WANTED TO TELL YOU"

[Capi] ...nine...

♪ Yesterday, I woke up
sucking on a lemon ♪

[Capi] ...eight...

♪ Yesterday, I woke up
sucking on a lemon ♪

♪ Yesterday, I woke up
sucking on a lemon ♪

[Capi] ...seven...

♪ Everything ♪

[Capi] ...six...

♪ Everything ♪

[Capi] ...five...

♪ In its right place ♪

[Capi] ...four...

♪ In its right place ♪

♪ In its right place ♪

[Capi] ...three...

♪ Right place ♪

-[♪ song ends abruptly]
-[crows cawing]

[psychologist] Take a deep breath...

Two...

-[psychologist] Okay...
-One.

[psychologist] How are you? Better?

Are you still having nightmares?

Would you like to talk about
the monsters you see?

-[♪ faint ominous music playing]
-[indistinct chatter]

[♪ music fades]

-I'm not crazy.
-No. No, no, no.

I already told you that psychologists
speak to normal people, okay?

Well, some might actually do
some do weird stuff, right?

-Such as...
-Such as?

Such as eating their own hair.

Then I'm normal.

Normal how? Go on.

Very normal. Well, I was normal
until I managed to make myself...

To make yourself...

Nothing. You must have heard
about my powers on TV.

The accident was all over the news.

But I'm not crazy.

[♪ soft pensive music playing]

And why do you think your powers
can't get rid of the monsters

or the ringing in your ear?

-Because I lost them.
-Right.

You've gone through a lot.
I would probably feel the same.

And I'm here to help you, but...

you need to help me too.

How?

By telling me what happened.

-[Capi] I don't remember.
-[♪ music fades]

He's just seen the psychologist.

-So, how'd it go?
-[Ana] It went...

badly.

-He says he doesn't remember anything.
-[reporter on TV] ...in the morning...

[reporter continues indistinctly]

[Ana sobs]

[♪ indie rock music playing
The Horrors "Still Life"]

[reporter 2 on TV] Seeing the dozens
of messages of support on the walls

of this high school, it is clear
how the accident, involving a student,

which happened just a few days ago,
has deeply affected his classmates.

The incident has shocked the community

and reignited the heated debate

on bullying
and violence within our schools.

Since the media picked up the story,
there have been numerous public statements

condemning what happened
and expressing outrage.

-Many people have spoken up asking...
-When are you going back to school?

[reporter 2] ...for an official statement
and a detailed investigation of the facts.

Meanwhile, the heads of the school,

where the child was in his first year
of high school,

have said they're drafting a report
on the incident

and have declined
any further comments at this time.

However, concerns and requests
for action continue to grow.

Numerous people
are demanding effective action plans...

♪ Under a sky, no one sees ♪

♪ Waiting watching it happening ♪

♪ Don't hurry ♪

That's enough. Don't look at me.
Stop it, man, tell MM. Stop it now.

You tell him!

♪ The way they have to be ♪

♪ Slow down give it time ♪

♪ Still life you know I'm listening ♪

♪ The moment that you want
is coming if you give it time ♪

♪ When you wake up when you wake up ♪

♪ You will find me ♪

Hey.

♪ When you wake up ♪

Have you visited him?

No, not yet.

Me neither.

Zaro! You coming or what?

-[school bell rings]
-[♪ music fades]

[indistinct chatter]

I have to go.

Yeah.

Don't keep your buddies waiting.

Come on, let's go, man.

[teacher] It's important to speak up
and especially to ask for help

if you find yourself in a situation
like the one we just went through.

THE INVISIBLE BOY

We teachers are here to listen to you.

And if you have anything to share
about this matter,

you can do so with complete confidence.

You know that you can talk
to the school counselor

-at any time. All right?
-What are you looking at?

Okay, please. Let's be quiet,
this is important.

All right, so...

Let's get started.
Please open your books to chapter seven.

Vertebrate...

animals.

[♪ soft poignant music playing]

Are you okay?

When you're ready,
please give me a thumbs up.

Breathe in and think
of something pleasant.

Think of a happy memory.

[machine beeps]

[indistinct chatter]

He attacks you with his fire breath!

[growls]

[growls]

-[all] Happy birthday
-[all applaud]

Happy birthday.

-Thanks so much.
-[doorbell ringing]

-They're awesome, man.
-Right? They're so cool.

[Zaro] Dang, man!

Good thing your mom
opened the door for me,

-since you wouldn't've heard a thing.
-Hey! Where were you, Zaro?

[Zaro] Happy birthday, man.

This is Kiri.

[♪ soft pleasant music playing]

Happy birthday.

Hello.

[Zaro] She just moved into
the neighborhood and her mom knows mine.

-She's gonna start high school with us.
-Oh, cool.

Since I don't know you,

it was like getting a present
for a Secret Santa.

I made it myself with a 3D printer.

Zaro told me they call you "Capi"
because of him, right?

[chuckles]

Did you really make it yourself?

I like doing this kind of stuff.

Thank you very much.

And you? You didn't bring me anything?

Hey, whatcha got there?
Hey, ta-da! [chuckles]

-Seriously?
-[Zaro] Yes.

[Capi] Inferno of the Star Mounts.

Come on! Who do you think
you're talking to, man?

All right, are we gonna eat
or what? [chuckles]

It seems like you like it.

It's not just any card. It is the card.

Come on, I'll introduce you to the others.

-Hey, this is Kiri.
-Hi!

[Ana] Smile!

[all] Okay!

-[camera shutter clicks]
-[♪ music fades]

[doctor] Okay, this looks fine.

Okay, now turn around, please.

Go on.

-Does this hurt?
-[Capi] No.

[doctor] That's quite a contusion.

-Did you see this?
-Yes.

This is from before the accident.

[♪ slow tense music playing]

-[Ana] How? What do you mean, "before?"
-[doctor] You really didn't know anything?

-[Ana] Wait, one moment, one moment...
-[psychologist] How did you get that?

I already said I don't remember.

No, you told me you don't remember
the accident, but this is from before.

Look...

The first year of high school
is always really difficult, right?

-And...
-No! I had it all under control.

[psychologist] Would you like to tell me
how your first day of school was?

Just the first one,
and then we'll see. Hmm?

[♪ indie rock music playing
Social Order "Boys"]

-Ta-da!
-Ta-da! [laughs] What's up?

[scoffs] You wouldn't believe the lecture
my dad gave me this morning.

-How come?
-He says he doesn't want any nonsense.

That we're no longer in elementary school,
that we're grown-ups.

Plus, he's been nagging me all week
to rejoin the team.

[Capi] Kiri!

[Zaro] You're looking nice, aren't ya?

What? You have to dress to impress
on your first day, right?

[both chuckle]

♪ You're just looking for a good time ♪

We goin' or what?

♪ In the summer high ♪

I like your keychain.

[Capi] We had it all under control.

High school was a new stage

that would open up
a world of opportunity for us.

I knew exactly what I had to do.

What I didn't know
was what was going to happen.

♪ Boys don't lie ♪

♪ Boys don't lie ♪

♪ He's so amazing ♪

♪ Go on and tell your friends ♪

♪ She's taking lines in the bathroom
working on her lines again ♪

♪ And she said, boys don't lie ♪

♪ Boys don't lie ♪

-[♪ song ends abruptly]
-[psychologist] That you do remember.

Yes, that I do.

Then why don't you tell me about it?

[school bell rings]

[indistinct chatter]

Kiri.

[Olivia] Kiri, Kiri!

Sit next to me, please,
there's two free seats.

[student] Man, I hope we finish soon!

Dude, it'd be super cool
to go shopping, to the mall...

-Some place you've picked, huh?
-[chuckles]

Dang, man, right next to the teacher, huh?

It's not that bad.

[Matilde] Kids.

Enough!

-You'll see. Hey! Don't make me...
-Silence, please!

Miss, don't start crying on the first day.
You're gonna scare off the kids here, huh?

[kids laugh]

You could also set an example,
since you're older than them.

-Who, me? Nah, I still wear diapers.
-[kids laugh]

Okay, some of you already know me.
For those who don't, I'm Matilde.

I'll be your homeroom teacher this year

as well as your Language
and Literature teacher.

Today we're not going
to cover any content.

We're just going to go over
the schedule or the term,

and I'd like to take the opportunity
to get to know you a bit better.

You, for example.

Yes, you.

What do you like to do?

You must have a hobby.

I'm good at drawing.

[kids laugh]

[Matilde] Mm.

-And that's very good.
-He's got an astronaut pencil case.

-Okay, come on.
-Look at his pencil case.

Take out your notebooks
and write this down.

I'll go over our schedule. If we do this
in a quick and orderly fashion,

we can all leave early today.

[investigator] Would you like some water?

Can I have a piece of candy?

[investigator] Yes.

Can I save it for later?

-[investigator] Hi, Betty.
-Hi.

-[investigator] Is your name Olivia?
-Hmm.

-[investigator] Hi, Nacho.
-Hi.

-[investigator] Would you like some water?
-No, thanks.

[investigator] Hi, Zaro.

Hi.

[investigator] Do you know
why you're here?

-No.
-No.

-No.
-No.

No.

[investigator] We're here
to investigate what happened

in the accident involving your classmate.

Do you want to tell me anything?

-[♪ rock music playing in background]
-[indistinct chatter]

This could be cool, right?

Yeah. Well, it's a bit small.
I don't know if it'll fit.

Wow, I really like this one, huh?
Do you like it? Is this for the camera?

Wow, dude. They're awesome, right? Look.

What's happening?

[Capi] What are they doing?

Hey, he put a case in his pocket. [laughs]

[♪ tense music playing]

-[Betty] That one!
-[employee] Hello.

-Huh? Hello.
-[employee] What did you take?

-Me? Nothing.
-[employee] Show me, show me.

I said I didn't take anything.

-Show me the pocket!
-[Betty] Hey, hey, hey! Leave him alone.

[employee] Hey. Don't push, okay?

C'mon, c'mon. We didn't steal anything.

[employee] Look, I'm gonna call
security right now.

[Nacho] Who do you think you are?
You can't even speak our language.

-Okay, look, let's go, let's go.
-I can't speak? I speak better than you!

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

-Security! Security!
-Come on, let's go, let's go, let's go!

Book it!

-Come on! Move!
-Book it! Let's go!

-Run, Capi! It's gonna get ugly!
-Move! Run, run, run! Run, Capi!

-Run!
-Hey! Hey!

Come on! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
Run!

-Let's go!
-Let's go!

[♪ music fades]

What could have happened to that kid?
Could the police have taken him away?

Who? That loser? [chuckles]
But he didn't do anything!

Don't worry about it, man.
All right, attention. We're getting close.

[Kiri] Close? Close to what?

We should take it, right?

-Seriously? Is this safe?
-[♪ mysterious music playing]

Well, safe, safe...

You've had your tetanus shot, haven't you?

Come on, dude, don't be a drag.
Are you gonna get scared now or what?

[chuckles]

It's this way.

Let's go!

[Zaro] Kiri, watch the steps here.

This way.

Zaro and I found this by chance.
It's like a house.

Our house. But without parents
and without rules.

We're winners, guys! Here we go!

-[coughs]
-Hey, we cleaned it up, okay?

I don't wanna hear a word...

It's amazing!

[rumbling echoes]

And now comes the best part...

[objects rattling]

[rumbling, rattling intensifies]

-[Kiri] One.
-[Zaro] One.

-[Kiri] Two.
-[Zaro] Two.

[all scream]

-[screams, breathes heavily]
-[♪ sinister music playing]

[Capi] Ten...

nine...

eight...

seven...

-[Ana] Son! Wake up, son! Wake up, son!
-Mom!

-Wake up, darling, please!
-Mom!

-Wake up, son! Wake up!
-Mom! Mom!

-[screeches]
-[glass shatters]

-Mom!
-Please, wake up!

I'm here, I'm here now. I'm here, my love,
I'm here. I'll be right back!

Mom!

[Ana] Nurse, please, help!
Somebody help me!

-Mom! Make it stop!
-Please! Somebody help us!

-It's splitting my head!
-[Ana] No!

-It's splitting my head!
-What's wrong with him?

-No, no!
-[♪ music fades]

-I'm here now. I'm here now.
-It's splitting my head...

-That's it, that's it.
-It's splitting my head.

Breathe, it's okay now,
it's okay, honey. It's okay.

It's okay, sweetie. It's Mom, it's okay.
I'm here, okay?

It's okay. It's Mom.

Sweetie...

The psychologist needs you
to be more open with him.

You need to tell him what you remember.

Try.

Are you listening? Hmm?

-I'm listening.
-No, you're not listening.

You're not listening.

Look, if you don't talk, if you don't
say anything, we can't help you, okay?

Not... not the psychologist, or Dad,
or me, or anyone...

-I don't need...
-Yes, you do!

You do need to, my love. Hmm?

We can't go on like this.

[sobs] I... I can't go on like this...

[water pours, bubbles]

You draw, don't you?

I used to draw when I was a kid,
but I was very bad at it. [chuckles]

Do you mind if...

Nothing, never mind, sorry.

-Thank you.
-[♪ pensive music playing]

This is really good.

Is there something you wanna tell me?

Everything.

It all started with the monsters.

-Were there a lot?
-[Capi] So many.

A lot are still here.

And they visit me at night
and get inside my chest.

Like last night?

Do they hurt you
because you carry them inside you?

You don't need to have them inside
for them to hurt you.

I think they've always hurt me more
when they weren't in front of me

than when they were there.

There? "There" where?

Behind the doors.

Sitting in cafés, in cars,
waiting for kids to get out of school.

That's their real power.

They multiply.

I've seen them everywhere.

And when did it start? Go on.

-With the first monster.
-[cellphone vibrates]

-[indistinct chatter]
-[sighs]

Another journalist, for sure.

-Seriously?
-Yes.

What the heck? Disgusting.

[elevator dings]

[Mateo] Man.

[Delia] Mateo.

Oh, darling. [kisses]

How are you guys?

We brought this.
We... we didn't know what to bring,

but... Well.
He likes chocolate, doesn't he?

Haven't you known him since he was a kid?
I think you have.

-It's just a gift, Ana.
-It's perfect, guys, perfect.

Can we go and see him?

Well, he just went up
to see his psychologist.

And Zaro?

Is he not coming?

Well, it's just that he's...
he was studying, you know?

With his tests in high school now
and all that.

So now he studies, huh?
Now he's interested in his studies.

Ana, boys change. They grow up,
they start meeting other people.

-It's nobody's fault, is it?
-No.

It's nobody's fault for anything.

It's nobody's fault that
half my son's head was split open

and he was covered in wounds.

-Boys, they change.
-Ana, please.

-[Ana] That's it, isn't it?
-[Mateo] Ana...

[Ana] What? It's true.

Zaro was what? His friend since when?
Since they were in diapers? Huh?

And now he won't even bother
to come see him. Huh?

-Why? Why? Where was he?
-All right, Ana.

We're all going through a tough time.
Okay? Zaro is too.

No. No.

I assure you he's not going
through it worse than my son.

[♪ pensive music playing]

[psychologist] That's why
you made yourself invisible.

So that the monsters wouldn't see you.

Mm-hmm.

Now I... I'm going to
ask you to do something, okay?

But you don't have to do it.

Could you show me
how you make yourself invisible?

I can't do it anymore.

I can't... I can't control it.

[psychologist] It's okay.

The first day...

when you weren't...

invisible yet,
because you didn't have to be...

Um... Do you remember?

I remember very well.

It all started on a Friday.

It was going to be a Friday
like any other...

with the only difference being
that we had an exam at the end of the day.

[Kiri] Okay, okay, okay. Okay.
Animal kingdom, plant... The last one!

Fungi! Fungi, fungi, fungi, fungi.

I'm really struggling, Capi, man.

-You can do it.
-Okay, well...

Good morning. Please take a seat
and separate the desks, all right?

Pick whichever seat you like
and we'll get started.

Make it snappy,
we don't have all day, okay?

-Betty, what are you doing here?
-What do you mean?

Let me sit in my place,
I have my cheat sheet here.

You're not the only one.

Come on, beat it.

Get lost.

Capi, please, man, let me sit here.

But there are free seats there.

But that's where the popular kids sit,

and Bacterio isn't going
to move from there!

Please, man. Inferno of the Star Mounts,
strength 20.

You're gonna crush it
at the Magic tournament. Capi.

[Capi sighs]

Thanks a lot, man. I owe you one.

[Bacterio] All right,
I said silence, please!

Good luck.

[Bacterio] Silence.

[♪ ominous music playing]

[Capi] Even if you have the best cards...

luck plays a role in every game.

And that day, I had neither luck...

nor the right seat.

[Bacterio] Silence!

Okay, let's pass the papers
to the back, please.

BIOLOGY TEST

But don't turn over the test
until I say so.

-You have one and a half hours.
-Lend me a pen.

[Bacterio] When you finish the test,
you can leave it on the desk.

It's Friday, so you can go home
when you're done if you want.

I could give you mine now
if you want, huh?

-[Jairo] And mine too.
-[kids laugh]

Thank you, thank you
for your valuable contribution.

Well, class, we have an hour and a half.
You may start.

-[indistinct whispering]
-[Bacterio shushes]

-[indistinct whispering]
-Hey, quiet over there, please.

[Capi] If I stayed still,
maybe he would ignore me.

Hey, fat face. I'm talking to you.

[whispers] Pass me your test.

-I'm not done yet.
-I don't care.

[Capi] But that didn't happen.

-[MM] Give it to me already.
-No.

What?

-I said no.
-[slams fist] What'd you say?

[Bacterio] What on earth is going on here?

No, nothing, nothing.

-Nothing, nothing.
-Have you finished?

Yes.

[Bacterio] Okay, then leave your exam
on the desk and you can go.

Those who are finished can leave
the exam on the desk and leave.

-[Capi] That was the first monster I saw.
-[♪ music intensifies]

[roars]

-[♪ music fades]
-[school bell rings]

[indistinct chatter]

But... what's the matter with you?

-It wasn't on purpose, sorry.
-What's going on?

I wish you were in the hospital
instead of him!

Leave me alone!

Okay? Leave me alone.

[Jairo] What's wrong? Where are you going?

[♪ pensive music playing]

DO NOT COMMIT INJUSTICES

[investigator] I think
that one of you is responsible

for what happened to your classmate.

If one of you is,
we will find out soon enough.

So you'd better talk now,
because we will find out,

and if we discover
that you've hidden it and lied,

I don't need to tell you what will happen,
do I?

Do you have anything to say to me?

-[door clicks]
-[♪ soft somber music playing]

[cellphone chimes]

KIRI - HI!!!

HI!

[cellphone chimes]

KIRI - HOW DID THE EXAM GO?

GOOD REALLY GOOD

KIRI - Y DID U LEAVE EARLY??

KIRI - WHAT HAPPENED WITH MM?

NOTHING ALL GOOD

SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND?

Lobster?

-[sighs] I'm stupid.
-[door opens]

-[Ana] Honey, we're home.
-[door closes]

[cellphone chimes]

UNKNOWN - SO IT'S A NO, HUH?
YOU AND I WILL TALK ON MONDAY...

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[Capi] I feel him behind me.

Every time I cross a street.
Every corner I turn.

UNKNOWN - NOBODY SAYS NO TO ME
YOU'LL REGRET IT - SNOT - YOU BETTER HIDE

[Capi] The monster is always behind me.

[breathes heavily]

INCOMING CALL
UNKNOWN CALLER

[cellphone ringing]

[♪ rock music playing,
Depeche Mode "Never Let Me Down Again"]

[cellphone ringing]

Yes?

Yes, it's me.

A substitute?

♪ I hope he never lets me down again ♪

All right, I'll be there.

♪ He knows where he's taking me ♪

♪ Taking me where I want to be ♪

♪ I'm taking a ride with my best friend ♪

[dragon growls]
It's going to happen again, girl.

BULLYING IS STILL VERY PRESENT
IN OUR CLASSROOMS,

AND VICTIMS ARE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE IT
AT AN INCREASINGLY YOUNGER AGE.

IF YOU WITNESS IT, REPORT IT.
IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED,

ASK FOR HELP FROM AN ADULT YOU TRUST.

BASED ON THE NOVEL "INVISIBLE"
BY ELOY MORENO,

PUBLISHED BY NUBE DE TINTA
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE PUBLISHING GROUP

♪ Never want to come down ♪

♪ Never want to put my
feet back down on the ground ♪

♪ I'm taking a ride with my best friend ♪

♪ I hope he never lets me down again ♪

♪ Promises me I'm as safe as houses ♪

♪ As long as I remember
who's wearing the trousers ♪

♪ I hope he never lets me down again ♪

[♪ song fades]