Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The Page #2

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we were living in River Valley?

Yes, doll.

I remember River Valley.

We were happy then.

And we'll be happy again.

I know it.

Please, don't cry.

There will always be

a River Valley for us.

I hope so, Johnny.

I hope so.

bThanks./b

bYou're getting to be a regular/b

bcustomer around here./b

bWell, I don't have/b

ba lot to do right now./b

bLet's go. Come on./b

bBring them. Bring them./b

bGot them, now. She's good./b

b- How many calves left?/b

b- 120./b

bThat's a shitload./b

bWhen's the boss/b

bcoming from Houston?/b

bSaturday afternoon./b

bFucking mama's boy./b

bHe says he's a rancher just because/b

bthey bought him this ranch.../b

b... but I ain't seen him out here/b

bbusting his ass./b

bYou're in a twist because/b

bthe only woman you've had.../b

b... for a while is your own hand./b

bLet's go to Midland this Saturday./b

bThe Border Patrol will nab me/b

bin Midland./b

bBullshit./b

bYou scared of women, or what?/b

bAgustin, shut the goddamn gate!/b

bDon't worry./b

bThis happens to Bob/b

bsometimes too./b

bWell, it goddamn well/b

bdon't happen to me./b

bIt's the first f***ing time/b

bit's ever happened to me./b

bI don't give a sh*t/b

bwhat happens to Bob./b

bYeah, I know./b

bViagra works for Bob./b

bI'll turn truck-stop queer and/b

bblowjob-giver before I use that sh*t./b

bThat's what Bob says./b

bFuck Bob./b

bHey, man, you still listen to that/b

pinche bwhite-boy candy rapper?/b

bReese's Pieces, Skittles, Eminem./b

bGotta stop listening to that./b

bKumbia Kings. That's who you/b

bneed to listen to, man./b

b- What's your favorite rifle round?/b

b- What?/b

bWhat rifle do you shoot?/b

bAlways the same round?/b

bAR-15,.223 standard. Why?/b

bI was just curious./b

bI always use the.30-30 myself./b

bLever action./b

bOpen sight./b

b- Don't know what you're missing./b

b- Eminem. That's all he listens to./b

bHello./b

bShit. F***./b

bFuck./b

bHow do we register him?/b

bWrite down "Melquiades."/b

bMelquiades what?/b

bWhere's he from?/b

bMexico. Maybe Coahuila./b

bCincinnati"s real pretty/b

bin the springtime./b

b- There's lots of malls./b

b- I bet you miss it./b

bWe're glad to be here./b

bYou know, wherever/b

bthe job takes us./b

bBut this is different./b

bYeah./b

bWe were both/b

breal popular in high school./b

bNow it just seems like we/b

bdon't know anybody anymore./b

bWell, living out here takes/b

bsome getting used to, I guess./b

bYeah. I guess it does./b

bIt must seem real different./b

bDo you know where, like,/b

bthe mall's at in Odessa?/b

bSure. It's easy to find./b

bHey, man./b

bYou okay?/b

bNo./b

bThis working hours?/b

bWell, we're about to close./b

bYou need to investigate them/b

bBorder Patrols that use the.223./b

bWant me to investigate the Kennedy/b

bassassination while I'm at it?/b

bBefore you b*tch, find out/b

bwhat that f***er was involved with./b

bMelquiades wasn't/b

binvolved with nothing./b

bBy the way, we already buried him./b

bI told you to notify me./b

bIt seemed like you'd at least.../b

b... notify me./b

bYou're not his family./b

bI don't have to notify you./b

bHe was a wetback./b

b- You like him?/b

b- It's the best horse I ever saw./b

bTake him, he's yours./b

bReally, take him./b

bBut it's your horse./b

bMine, yours.../b

bWhat's the difference?/b

bHe's got "Pete" branded in his brain./b

bNo, he cost you a lot./b

bShit, don't even get off of him./b

bHey, Bob, how long/b

bwe been married?/b

bTwelve./b

bHell, I don't know./b

bWhat day is it?/b

bRelax./b

bBut the Border Patrol is everywhere./b

b- It's fine, man, don't worry./b

b- Where are you going?/b

bWhere do you think? To get the girls./b

bHurry up./b

bCould I see some photo ID, sir?/b

bGirls, this is Melquiades./b

b- Lou Ann./b

b- Oh, Lou Ann./b

b- Nice to meet you./b

b- You work with Pete, right?/b

b- That's the one from the cafe, right?/b

b- Yes, genius./b

b- But she's married./b

b- So's the other one./b

bOh, sh*t./b

bThat's y'all right down there, 205./b

bI gotta be back in two hours./b

bWanna watch TV?/b

bWatch television?/b

bWant to?/b

bI'm sorry./b

bMusic./b

bOkay./b

bWanna dance?/b

b- You're not coming?/b

b- No, I'll wait here./b

b- You've always liked the mall./b

b- I'll wait./b

bBut I don't wanna hurry,/b

bI wanna shop./b

bI will wait for you here./b

bDon't smoke./b

bI love this song./b

bCrazy b*tches.../b

bI understand you people./b

bBelieve you me, I do./b

bAnd we are not/b locab. No way./b

b- Sh*t, what time is it?/b

b- 6:
20./b

bFuck. Bob's gonna kill me./b

b- When am I gonna see you again?/b

b- I can't next week./b

b- Sheriff's turn?/b

b- Stop it. You know how things are./b

b- All right, no problem./b

b- Hey, don't mix things up./b

bYou're the one I love,/b

bdarling, only one./b

b- Belmont's something else./b

b- What about old Bob?/b

bThat's different./b

bBob's my husband./b

bYou understand, right?/b

b- Bye, Pete./b

b- Bye./b

bLet's go./b

bHey, man./b

bYou okay?/b

bYou/b buenob?/b

bYou/b buenob?/b

b- How you doing, Sam?/b

b- Just fine./b

b- Morning./b

b- Morning./b

bI need to talk to you about/b

bthat dead Mexican y'all found./b

bWhat about it?/b

b- I'd rather talk outside./b

b- All right./b

bIt's our new officer, Mike Norton./b

bYeah. Little prick./b

bApparently, he was out there/b

bon the Boracho Peak, okay?/b

bShots were fired./b

bAnd he returned./b

bThere was only/b

btwo of them out there./b

bMike Norton, new kid from Cincinnati,/b

band that wetback./b

bShots were fired?/b

bWho fired at who?/b

bHe fired at him first./b

bNow, I don't want any sh*t./b

b- What are you doing here?/b

b- I need to talk to you./b

bWhat about?/b

b- Belmont came by the caf today./b

b- So what?/b

bBorder Patrol by the name/b

bof Gomez came looking./b

bSo what?/b

bGomez told him who killed/b

bthat Mexican./b

bDon't fool with me, girl./b

bHell, no./b

bHe told Belmont a Border Patrol/b

bkilled him in a shootout./b

b- Did he say his name?/b

b- Yeah./b

bA guy named Mike Norton./b

b- You heard him say that?/b

b- Said his name, like, three times./b

b- What are they gonna do with him?/b

b- They didn't say./b

b- What's wrong with you? Goddamn!/b

b- Arrest him./b

b- Who do you think you are?/b

b- That fellow who killed Melquiades./b

b- Who would that be?/b

b- That Border Patrolman, Mike Norton./b

b- With what evidence?/b

b- You know damn well who killed Mel./b

bI don't know a goddamn thing./b

bYou know damn well/b

bwho killed Melquiades./b

bYou ain't gonna arrest him, are you?/b

bYou better get out of here/b

bbefore I throw your ass in jail./b

bYou ain't gonna arrest him./b

bWho is it?/b

bI'm here for Patrolman Norton./b

bCaptain Gomez sent me./b

bYeah, just a sec./b

bYou scream again, I'll kill you./b

bPut your hands over your head./b

bYou got any handcuffs?/b

b- Yeah. In my uniform belt./b

b- Get them handcuffs in that uniform./b

bBring them back in here/b

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