Illegal Tender Page #2

Jessenia, please,

can you let him talk?

I'm having a conversation,

here, okay?

You gotta get out

of this neighborhood.

You gotta go.

Okay.

Thank you, Joey.

You need me for anything,

I'm on the block

in front of Lugo's.

You call me.

All right.

Anything.

Okay.

Oh, my son.

(BABY CRYING)

Don't you worry

about anything.

I'll protect you.

Hey, Joey.

Hi, nenas.

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING

ON CAR RADIO)

(CAR ALARMS BEEPS)

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING

ON EARPHONES)

I know who she's going for.

I'm not bringing nobody.

GIRL:
Who are you

going for?

I don't tell, but I do.

'Cause y'all talk

too much.

Oh, come on,

this is not high school.

Ana.

You know what I'm saying?

Wilson.

How was the test?

That bad?

I couldn't finish it.

It was hard as f***.

Statistics is like anything.

It's just numbers.

To you, maybe.

To me it's like hieroglyphics

married to codes and symbols.

Well, bring it by the house

and we'll review it together.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

What's wrong?

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

MILLIE:
Well, that's what

she said all the time,

the lost art of cooking.

Secret is in the sofrito.

Wilson?

Come here and say hi

to a friend of mine.

Wilson.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

(SIGHS)

Oh, that's all right,

that's all right.

Look, maybe we can do this

somewhere alone, someday.

Yeah. And we will.

You want to

give me a minute?

Sure.

Thanks.

Wilson,

get back here right now.

That wasn't necessary.

Well, you know something,

I just don't remember raising

any idiots.

Pleasure to meet you, Wilson.

Okay, leave.

Get out of this room,

right now.

I'm sorry.

It's a phase.

Yeah,

we all go through phases.

Don't worry.

Cheers.

RANDY:
There it is. Yes!

Come on!

What up, little man?

Wil!

What up!

Oh, okay, Xbox 360.

Okay.

Come on, come on.

Come on.

Start all over,

start all over.

Start a new game.

Wait a minute.

Go get your homework.

See, I like that you

just know what to do.

Delicioso.

Yeah.

See you tonight.

Where's your homework, Randy?

Found it.

Exactly.

Here.

Come here, come here.

Eight times eight is what?

Sixty-four.

Okay, so why did you

put fifty-six?

I don't know.

MILLIE:
Wilson?

Yeah?

Can I talk to you, please?

He's checking

my homework, Mom.

I know that, baby.

He'll be right back.

Turn that off

until you're done

with your homework.

Mom!

Off.

(GROANS)

These last two

right here are wrong.

Really?

Yeah. Check them.

Stop rushing

your homework.

Son, let me ask you

a question.

What did I tell you

about the garage?

You didn't tell me nothing.

I told you I wanted it

cleaned out.

I wanted to put some

workout stuff in there.

You can hire

people to do that.

No, Son.

I asked you to do it.

This ain't even

about the garage

and you know it.

Well, okay,

I really don't give a sh*t

what you think it's about.

You know what?

I just want you to do

what I ask you to do.

It's that simple.

I'm not gonna do it.

What's your problem lately?

I don't have a problem.

It seems like you do.

Now, you keep

disrespecting me,

and you keep doing it

over and over, Wilson.

And I want to know...

By the way,

did you have to be

rude to Ralph?

Who gives a sh*t

about your friend, Ralph?

Hey!

I do.

What's your problem?

You know what?

Forget it.

I said I was gonna help

Randy with his homework.

Wilson, wait.

Listen, you've

never questioned

my integrity before.

And you know

what I'm about.

If you have something

to say to me, Son,

then just...

Then say it.

You know what?

What?

What?

ANA. So what do you know

about your father?

Nothing to talk about there.

I was ten when my

grandmother died,

and after that

my mom shut down,

and she went man-crazy.

Can't blame her for that.

I'm not blaming her for that.

You're judging her.

I'm not judging her,

I'm just saying it's

irresponsible, that's all.

What are you

talking about, Wilson?

Forget it.

I don't even want to

get into it. It's just...

Shutting down is

not gonna help.

I'm not shutting down.

I'm not gonna

let you get me into this

back-and-forth stuff.

What back-and-forth stuff?

What?

What back-and-forth stuff?

How we going

back and forth?

This.

I need a break.

Look.

The last relationship

my mom had,

Randy was produced,

and the man disappeared.

And?

And I love my brother

more than anything

on this planet.

And she is getting older.

She should slow down a bit.

She don't need to do

this in front of Randy.

Do what?

You know what

I'm talking about.

You want her to be alone?

She's not gonna be alone,

because she has me and Randy.

You're being silly.

You know what?

I don't give a sh*t anyway.

I'm 21 years old.

I want to have my own place.

I want to move out.

I don't want to be

in the house no more.

Really?

Why you smiling?

I don't know.

You're not ready

to live with me.

Your father would kill us.

And what is with

your father, anyway?

What are you talking about?

Well, it's the way

he looks at me.

It's like he's ready to

kill somebody, like...

He's got these eyebrows.

They're like werewolves.

Don't use my father

as an excuse.

Anyway...

I'm a good woman.

Yeah.

Yeah.

This is true.

You don't know

what you're missing.

Anyway, my daddy's

like a teddy bear.

Oh, yeah?

ANA:
You trying to get

me on the hood again?

MAN:
Ana!

How you doing, sir?

Hi, Daddy.

Enjoy the orange.

Wilson.

Werewolf.

Stop.

I'm telling you.

Goes for the shot.

Ice cream?

Yep.

Randy, I thought I told you

to leave the ball in the car.

They'll steal it.

Nobody's going

to steal anything.

Stop bouncing this ball.

Okay.

Okay.

All right. Come on.

Don't bounce it.

Don't bounce...

Don't bounce it!

He bounces it high!

You wanna keep

bouncing the ball, huh?

RANDY:
Keep bouncing it,

keep bouncing it.

He goes for the shot!

But he misses it!

He shoots it!

He gets the rebound!

Another shot!

Randy. Come here, sweetie.

Sweetheart,

stay close to me.

You want chicken tonight?

RANDY:
No. Pizza.

No.

Chicken.

WOMAN:
Let me get a pound

of salami, please.

Randy.

Okay.

Come here, Randy.

Stay close to me.

Stay real close,

okay, baby?

Please, baby.

Stop bouncing the ball.

I told you. Please!

Stop bouncing the ball!

Sh*t.

Excuse me.

Millie.

I thought that was you.

It's me, Wanda.

From the Bronx. Willis Ave.

Wanda, wow.

It's been a while.

Is he yours?

I'm Randy.

Oh, how adorable.

Oh, but this isn't

compay Wilson's, right?

Wilson's dead.

We gotta go.

It's good to see you.

I didn't know you were

in Connecticut now.

You know, you should

give me your number.

Sure.

Give it to me.

I'll log it in.

Here we go.

It's good to see you.

Take care.

Yeah, you too.

Let's go.

We didn't get my cereal.

We'll get it later,

sweetheart,

just stand in front of

me and watch the cart.

ANA:
What you know

about this, Wil?

WILSON:
It's an old joint.

It's a classic right here.

I wanna see you get busy.

(REGGAETON PLAYING

ON CAR RADIO)

How's that

doing for you, baby?

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