Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The Page #4

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bI ain't seen anybody in 30 years./b

bAll right. I am sorry, sir./b

bHave you heard anyone come this way/b

bin the past few days or hours?/b

bAre y'all cops?/b

bNo, sir, we're actually/b

bwith the Border Patrol./b

bAin't no Mexicans/b

bcome through here./b

bWe're not looking for Mexicans./b

b- No one come through./b

b- Are you sure?/b

bHell, no, I'm not sure./b

bBut I don't think so./b

bOkay. Do you need anything?/b

bNo./b

bAll right, we're moving out./b

bThis way, hurry up!/b

bWatch out./b

bThat's a rattlesnake./b

bHe's not gonna bite anybody./b

bA dead guy!/b

bHe's still breathing./b

b- I think that snake bit him./b

b- He sure did./b

b- Is he a gringo?/b

b- He looks too f***ed up to be a gringo./b

bHas he got money?/b

bI think it's too late./b

bTake it easy. I'm a friend./b

b- We didn't do nothing, mister./b

b- I know it./b

b- What happened to him?/b

b- He was bite by a snake./b

bHe's dying./b

bYou know where/b

bwe can get some help?/b

bI know a girl who is good with herbs./b

bMaybe she can cure him./b

bBut she lives across the border./b

bIs it far?/b

bThe border is not far./b

bBut/b la Migra bis all around./b

bThey are looking for a gringo/b

bwho kidnap a/b Migra bagent./b

bYou're the gringo/b.

bYes./b

bCan you help me get him across?/b

bI don't want him to die./b

bTomas, keep going with them./b

bI'll take the gringo to get cured./b

bI'm leaving./b

bYou're leaving./b

bYes./b

bI hate this place./b

bMaybe he'll come back./b

bI don't care./b

bHe'll come back, honey./b

bI don't care./b

bThe son of a b*tch/b

bis beyond redemption./b

bI'm leaving him./b

b- Can you get us across?/b

b- Yes./b

bBut I've never crossed people/b

bfrom this side to that side./b

b- Much less on horses./b

b- Okay, take us./b

b- What about the price?/b

b- What price?/b

bThe price to cross you./b

bIt's 1000 a person./b

bI don't have $ 1000./b

bThree-thousand dollars./b

bA thousand for you./b

bAnd 1000 for the gringo./b

bAnd 1000 for the dead guy./b

bShit./b

bI'll find a way to get across./b

bOkay, let's make a deal./b

bGive me your rifle.../b

b... and your horse./b

bNo./b

bAll right, I'll give you the horse./b

bBut not my horse./b

b- The other horse./b

b- And the rifle./b

bJust the horse./b

bOkay, done deal./b

bOkay./b

bThis is where we cross./b

b- Is the water deep?/b

b- A little./b

bNo! No, goddamn it! No!/b

bFucking gringo bit me./b

bSonofabitch./b

bFuck you!/b

bFuck you, sons of b*tches!/b

bWhat the hell is this on me?/b

bYou sons of b*tches!/b

bFuck you!/b

bI don't need this bullshit!/b

bI mean it! I'm serious.../b

bFuck you!/b

bFuck you!/b

bFuck!/b

b- Dona Adriana, is Mariana at home?/b

b- Yes, she is./b

bWhat's going on?/b

bIs this the one that got snakebit?/b

bGet this gringo out of here./b

bHe's the one that broke my nose./b

bYou sure?/b

bHell yes,/b

bhe's got a face like a white rat./b

b- He'll probably die./b

b- Let him die./b

bPlease.../b

b... heal him./b

bWhy?/b

bBecause.../b

b... I need him alive./b

bWill he get well?/b

bFrom the poison, yes./b

bBut if he gets gangrene,/b

bwe'll have to cut his foot off./b

bYour call is ready./b

bSands Restaurant, how may/b

bI help you? This is Rachel./b

Rachel.

bPete?/b

bWhere are you?/b

I'm in Mexico.

bYou know the Border Patrol/b

bis on your ass?/b

bWhat's Belmont doing?/b

bHe went on vacation. He said he/b

bhad nothing to do with this./b

bSaid it's between you and the Border/b

bPatrol, and he wanna go to SeaWorld./b

Rachel...

b... I want you to come to Mexico./b

What for?

bMarry me./b

bBe my wife./b

bAre you crazy? I can't do that./b

Why not?

bBecause I love Bob, Pete./b

bYou said I was the only you loved./b

bPete, you don't understand./b

bI have to go. Take care./b

bWe'll get you home pretty soon,/b

bMelquiades./b

bAny day now./b

bYou look like hell, son./b

bGood morning./b

bWhere am I?/b

bMexico. Sh*t./b

b- Who are you, man?/b

b- Your private 911, dude./b

bThe gringo a**hole woke up./b

bShe's gonna check you up./b

bEasy. Easy./b

bDrink./b

b- Is there hot coffee?/b

b- Fresh made./b

bBring me the pot./b

bNow we're even, a**hole./b

bYou want to help us?/b

bWe'll have to walk it from here./b

bShit./b

bCome here./b

bYou try to run away again, I'll kill you./b

bI guess you know that by now./b

bYes, sir./b

Do you even know how much

new tires cost?

Do you even know what the mileage

on your little foreign car is?

Do you know when the oil change

is due? Tell me. I want you to tell me.

Johnny, is there someone else?

What do you mean?

Someone else what?

Someone else putting

a roof over your head?

b- /bSomeone paying the billsb.../b?

b- /bJohnny.

You've been so distant,

so far away. I cook. I clean house.

I wonder what your mother

would say. I do.

My mother has no say.

Do you think she cares about me?

You think she cares about you?

No, it's not.

She is addicted to vodka

and Valium, and she is...

b- You want some coffee?/b

b- Yes, sir. Please./b

No, she is not. She is not.

Oh, yes, I do care.

bSit down./b

I gave up a scholarship

to State University to take this jobb.../b

bCan you sell us some food?/b

bI'll give it to you./b

bWe have fresh meat./b

bTake what you want./b

bWe had to kill him./b

bThis f***ing bear was killing/b

btoo many goats./b

No, it's not.

It's that girl from the...

b- Is this Coahuila?/b

b- Yes, you're right here in Coahuila./b

bDo you know how to get to El Toston?/b

bTwenty kilometers that way./b

I'm not stupid, Johnny.

I've got eyes in my head.

bWhen you hit the sierra,/b

bhead south and you'll get there./b

You're throwing your life away,

Johnny.

Don't do it. Please don't do it.

bI've seen that. I know this one./b

Please. Please. Please.

You see, that's it.

That's exactly it, right there.

That's what I'm talking about. It's

always the same, always the same.

Johnny.

bWhat'd the guy on TV say?/b

We used to be so happy.

bLet's go./b

bTake it.../b

b... for your troubles./b

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.

b- Yes, it's $2./b

b- You speak English./b

bYeah, everyone here speak English./b

bWe were worked on the other side./b

b- What are you doing here?/b

b- Looking for a town called Jimnez./b

bJimnez?/b

bNo, there's no place like that here./b

bDo you know of a place/b

bcalled Jimenez?/b

bManuel.../b

b... you ever hear of Jimenez?/b

bJimnez?/b

bNo, not around here./b

bThey said it was a little village/b

babout 10 kilometers away./b

bNo, the only village around/b

bhere is called Los Chilicotes./b

bDo you know this woman?/b

bHer name is Evelia Camargo./b

bYeah, I know her./b

bBut her name's not Evelia./b

bIt's Rosa./b

bDo you know that man?/b

bHe's the one lived in Jimnez./b

bHis name is Melquiades Estrada./b

bNo, we don't him./b

bWhat's he doing with that woman?/b

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