Ask the Dust Page #6

- It doesn't bother me.

- It bothers me. Throw it away.

- In front of all these people?

- Now you're worried about it?

Promise you'll quit.

- I cross my heart.

- Swear to God.

I swear to God.

Oh, my God!

Look at this place!

Look at this place!

I knew you'd like it.

No, you didn't.

Nobody's that predictable.

You are.

You'll go for anything that's white.

You dago son of a b*tch!

Yeah, I knew you'd say

something like that.

You're teasing me.

You are.

Get me up.

Here you go, willie. Here you go.

Here you go.

- How much?

- I don't know.

Oh, you can come home!

He thinks he's being attacked!

- The ocean's out to get him personally.

- Tell him I understand the feeling.

Arturo! Arturo!

- What are you doing?

- Hold on a minute, fellas.

- Hurry up. Get dressed. Come on down.

- No. what for?

So the sides will be even.

What are you talking about?

Playing in the game.

You on one side, me on the other.

Are you crazy? with a bunch of Japs?

Yeah. They didn't want to play

with you, either.

Why, 'cause I'm Mexican?

Worse. 'Cause you're a girl.

Camilla.

Camilla.

- What?

- You might want to wear some pants.

Give it to me!

Camilla!

Thanks.

What are you writing about now?

- A girl.

- Is she Mexican?

- Jewish, at the moment.

- She gonna change religions?

No. There might be more than one girl

in this, you know.

What am I doing here?

Is it because

I make you feel sorry for me?

No.

Then what do I make you feel?

After everything that's happened,

you can't imagine sleeping

with me anymore.

Is that it?

I can and have imagined it.

I'm not sure I like you to do that.

Why not? I did.

Because what you imagine

might be better than the real thing.

I'm not that good a writer.

Regardless,

I think you should save

your imagination for your work.

Why waste it on me

When you don't have to?

Come to bed, Arturo.

Would you say please?

Please.

- Are you all right?

- Are you all right?

Yeah.

Don't let go.

- Don't ever let go of me.

- Okay.

I've never been served breakfast in bed.

I've never been served

breakfast anywhere.

- What is it?

- Open it.

- Another dog story.

- No, you're going to learn to read,

and you're gonna become

an American citizen.

"Angus Lost."

It looks like willie.

"When winter came,

"Angus grew tired of the same yard

"and the same house

"and the same cat

"and all the same things

"he knew all about."

This is a horrible story.

Will you give it a chance?

"Angus was curious

about other places and other things..."

"Angus was curious

about other places and other things..."

See? The cat is sad he's leaving.

- "What."

- "What."

"What." Good.

- "...kind of animals cars are"

- "Cars."

"...and things like that."

- "What are the colors of our flag?"

- Red, white and blue.

"How many stars are there on our flag?"

Forty-eight.

"There he was on the wide road.

"'Ruff! ' called the other dog."

In Mexico, the dogs go...

"We hold these truths to be self-evident

that all men are created" What?

- Rqual.

- Right.

"That they are endowed by their Creator

with certain inalienable..."

- Rights.

- Right.

"Angus and the

"other dog

"ran together

- "up the weeday..."

- "Wide."

"...Wide road."

"That among these are life, liberty

and the pursuit of..."

- Happiness.

- Right.

"Around the corner

"ran Angus."

Arturo, what do they really mean

by that?

The pursuit of happiness?

That in this country, you have the right

to go after whatever it is

that makes you happy.

- What is that?

- What's what?

Happiness.

"'Woof! Woof! ' called..."

No. There's no "F." "Woo, woo."

"'Woo, woo,' called the eyes,

and Angus ran to find his house,

"but snow..."

- You okay?

- Yeah.

"Snow came and wind came,

"and into a cave crawled Angus.

"And he waited and waited

and waited until..."

What does happiness mean to you,

Camilla? Do you even know?

Yeah.

That you can live in a place that is safe,

and fall in love with whoever you want to

and not feel ashamed of it.

"From door to door, from door to door,

"until Angus was glad to come back

"to the same yard and the same house

"and the same cat

"and all the same things

he knew all about."

That's it.

So how did it go?

Hey,

What do you say we try

and bust out of this joint tomorrow?

- What do you mean?

- Go into town. See a movie.

- But what about willie?

- What about him?

Well, we've never left him alone.

what if he tries to run away?

Like Angus?

We'll lock him in the house.

He'll be fine.

I don't want to go.

Why not?

Why should I go anywhere?

I'm right where I want to be.

Well, eventually,

We gotta go somewhere.

Sooner or later,

We're gonna run out of money.

- Probably before I finish the book.

- Well, write faster.

You can buy this place, and then

We don't have to go anywhere.

Sweetheart, I'm up to 2,000 words

a day. I can't type faster than that.

I don't want to be some Mexican

out with a white guy.

Rverybody would stare at me.

Camilla, no matter where you go,

people are gonna stare at you.

And it's not because you're Mexican

or you're out with me.

I don't want to go.

I'm just not ready for it right now.

What?

- You're not reading the book.

- Of course I'm reading the book.

- No, you're not.

- I am.

Then why is it upside down?

- Where did you get this?

- I wanted to read it.

Well, it's junk.

It's not even part of the book.

what does it say?

Come on, what does it say?

"When I was a kid back in Colorado,

"it was Smith and Parker and Jones

who hurt me with their hideous names,

"Who called me wop and dago

and greaser,

"and their children hurt me

just as I hurt you."

Junk.

I think it should definitely

be a part of the book.

And I'll go with you into town

if you want me to.

To the movies.

Okay. That's swell.

- Hey, you really are scared.

- Of course I am.

Why?

It's our first date.

Don't want to set the world on fire

I just want to start

Camilla, are you all right in there?

I'm fine.

I'm almost ready. I'm fine.

- After you.

- Thank you.

- ... people out of work that...

- No, no, no, no!

- ... people out of work that...

- No, no, no, no!

Please don't do anything like that.

Go ahead and rehearse. But promise

me that Ezra won't find out about me.

Now don't you worry because...

Come on. Come on. Get into it.

Hit the deck. Let's see it now.

Barbara!

- Barbara!

- My name is Joan Grey.

- You go put on some clothes!

- Why, I have them on.

Why, that's disgraceful!

No, no. Barbara's just here as a visitor.

She isn't really in the show.

Oh, is that so?

Well, you asked me

to come to rehearsal,

and your dance director hired me.

I got in this show,

and I'm going to stay in.

Now, now. Now, honey,

maybe your father's right.

Oh, you don't want me around,

is that it?

Afraid I'll cramp your style

with your darling Mabel?

I've heard enough of this.

You get some clothes on!

I don't care what either of you say.

I'm free, white and 21.

And if you fire me from this show,

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