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all the way to Mexico.

Then we walk, then.

I could be like the next

Rick Hansen, er... er...

Terry Fox! You know, the great

CF hike to Mexico.

Yeah, I'm sure you'd be

a great poster boy, but...

Cystic Fibrosis is just not

all that glamorous.

Compared to what?

AIDS? Cancer?

Parkinson's?

Genital Herpes

gets better press.

It's viral marketing.

Get a publicist.

Then again, maybe it's

a good thing

Being the underdog disease.

I'm like Mountain Dew!

I can't believe you like

caner better than CF.

- I didn't say I liked it.

- You said it's way cooler.

It's all in the branding,

you know?

It's the Coca-Cola

of killer diseases.

Even has

it's own zodiac.

Think that's a coincidence?

Now lupus! There's an illness.

Nah. Sounds like

a werewolf with acne.

There.

How you doing?

My lungs feel like they're

packed with silly puddy.

Maybe I should

go to the hospital.

No.

Here.

Take this.

It's ginger root.

To expand your capillaries.

Mm.

You're not by any chance

trying to kill me, are you?

No, sweetie. If I was trying

to kill you, I would bring you

To a hospital.

Just ask Bobby.

Maybe I'll go quietly too.

Just like him.

Drown in my sleep, peacefully.

It wasn't peaceful.

The way you hear people talk.

It wasn't like that with Bobby.

It was miserable.

It wasn't peaceful.

Hannah, I'm...

When I was a kid,

The way my dad

explained it to me...

He told me I was like

Jacques Cousteau.

He said

"The world is your ocean. "

It can be dangerous out there,

And sometimes,

hard to breathe.

"Don't forget your snorkel

if you want to go explore. "

You smell that?

Salt.

- Thanks!

- See ya later.

No more hitchhiking.

I'm done.

I need a baby wipe.

He wasn't so bad.

He was friendly.

Yeah, well you weren't the one

Wresting his hand

off your thighs since Malibu.

So we catch the next bus

to Mexico.

We're broke, remember?

Barely got enough

for coffee.

There's always Aunt Vicky.

Yeah, well I thought

your Mom said

She's only in case

of emergency.

She's family.

When's the last time

you visited?

Never. Uh...

She and my mom

Had a falling out

when I was just a kid.

Okay, so we're just

popping in to say

"Hi, can we borrow

some bus fare?!"

Yeah, sure. Why not?

Well...

Maybe she's some hermit

who collects her poo

In Mayonnaise jars.

What if she's a cat lady?

Did you know that cats

give out pheromones

That may you...

I don't know what

you're selling, but

You'll be buying neck braces

by the bushel if you don't

Go on and scat now!

Aunt Vicky?!

- Go on, scat I said!

- Wait, wait, wait!

Wait, wait, I'm...

I'm your nephew!

I'm Fran's son, Will.

Oh.

Would you like

some Chai tea?

Please pay homage

to the poor and worldly.

So, you two sweethearts

Need a place to stay

for the night? Naturally.

Yeah, that would...

That'd be great. Sure.

Skirting those pesky

pre-marital taboos, are we?

- No, no, no.

- No! We're...

We promise not to break

any taboos.

Would you happen

to have a fork, Vicky?

I don't partake in tines.

Um...

So Vicky, my mom mentioned

something about...

You had a falling out?

There was no falling

to be done.

One of us raised ourselves a

little higher is what transpired.

Hmmm.

What happened?

Truths were told.

Lies exposed.

And ego eggs cracked

into... into an omelet

Of enlightenment.

Well that...

- That doesn't sound so bad.

- And I warned her...

That Carl would lead her

from the path.

Your mom married

a non-believer,

And she was

punished for it.

How was my mom punished?

- Let's just go, Will.

- No, wait.

How was she punished?

With you.

With me?

Look Vicky, your head's full

of crayons and raccoons.

This coming from a slut bodied

little... little tart!

You have flaps

in your jacks, Missy!

Uh, thank you very much.

We'll see you

at the next reunion.

Think it's too late

to ask for bus fare?

We're robbing

charities now?

Try to think of it as, uh,

eliminating the middle man.

You sound rough.

It's just a tickle.

There's no Santuario Del Sol

on this map.

Excuse me, ma'am?

Do you happen to have

a local map?

I can do much better.

I have been to the church

of Del Sol.

My husband, he took me there

may years past.

What was it like?

I scored a 45.

Wow.

How long

have you been married?

This October, 72 years.

And what's your secret?

Well, when one of you

is dead... it's easy!

Are you sure this is it?

Abuela!

I thought Javier was dead.

If Javier would be here today,

he would be standing...

To thank you

and to tell you how...

How much we appreciate

your friendship, and for...

Your love!

"Long live Javier!"

Esperanza, I thought we were

going to Del Sol...

Oh, you shouldn't have!

This isn't... this isn't Del Sol.

Have you ever actually been

to the Santuario, or...?

Ay, my son! Drink your drink,

smooth your shirt,

Dance with your girlfriend

and shut the hell up!

I didn't know

you were such a good dancer!

You okay?

Yeah, yeah I'll be fine.

I'm just... uh...

I'm a little winded.

I'm just gonna

sit this next one out.

Okay.

Yeah, yeah! Go ahead.

That's not so bad!

Aren't we getting a little old

for the silent treatment?

My pace too slow?

I wouldn't want

to hold you back.

Maybe I should

brush up my moonwalk skills.

We were just dancing, Will.

What, you think I'm jealous

of some cardio freak

With salsa hips?

Well what's wrong then?

Why? Hmmm?

Just tell me why Hannah.

Why are you always

following me?

What are you

getting out of this?

What do you

want me to... say to that?

Redemption? I'm your ticket

to a clear conscious?

I don't know

what that means.

You feel guilty about Bobby.

I'm your surrogate sick boy.

I'm here...

Because no one should

have to do this alone.

This is penance.

Do you have any idea

what it's like to lie awake

At night and listen to the sound

of someone you love wheeze?

To hate the sound so much,

but you hate even more

That you might not

hear it the next day.

You think it's easier

being the healthy one?

Yes.

Bobby loved sneaking in to the

hospital cafeteria at night.

He'd steal these packs

of paper plates and...

He'd write these little

slogans on them, like:

"What you risk

reveals what you value. "

"Purple is black and blue. "

Then he'd sneak the plates

back in.

He used to get a kick out of

imagining some kid reading

His words while he ate lunch.

Then one day he just...

He just stopped.

I miss him too, Hannah.

For a long time now.

Are you sure?

Are you?

I'm not someone

who can dance all night.

Just breathe.

Well...

We made it this far.

We won't let some

little old gate hold us back.

I guess so.

This is Salvador's home.

Uh, would you know

where I could um...

Well... he's here in jail,

and he's pretty drunk.

- We can work it out -

- Really.

If you come down here

to the station.

Yeah, yeah.

Thank you officer.

They're uh, they're holding him

for a drunk and disorderly.

I think they're fishing

for a bribe.

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