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7.
AHMED (CONT'D)
I bet you the bullet can't hit that
far away.
Ahmed loads the rifle and aims at the sign. He fires and
nothing.
AHMED (CONT'D)
These f***ing bullets aren't any
good.
YUSSEF:
You're not aiming right.
Yussef points at a yellow car driving along the road.
YUSSEF (CONT'D)
What'll you give me if I hit that
car?
AHMED:
I'll shoot.
Ahmed reloads. The empty cartridge falls to the ground. He
fires again - the car keeps going. Yussef asks for the rifle.
AHMED (CONT'D)
You see? Nothing happens.
YUSSEF:
Let me shoot.
He also drops the used cartridge on the ground, reloads and
shoots the traffic sign. He fires and nothing.
AHMED:
I told you. Hassan's a liar.
A bus approaches. Ahmed points at it.
AHMED (CONT'D)
Shoot at that one...
Yussef loads the rifle parsimoniously, shuts the chamber,
raises the weapon, aims and fires.
The bus drives on. Ahmed turns to his brother.
AHMED (CONT'D)
See:
nothing.The bus drives on another three hundred yards and suddenly
stops in the middle of the road.
8.
13 INT. T.V. ROOM, L.A. HOUSE -- NIGHT
Amelia (54), a maternal, Mexican woman with a pleasant face,
is playing Monopoly with Debbie (4) and Mike (5). They are
AMELIA:
(In Spanish)
I won...
MIKE:
No, I won.
The phone rings and Amelia goes to answer it.
AMELIA:
(In English)
Yes... yes sir... yes sir, Mrs. Rachel
told me...I'm very sorry. How is
Mrs. Susan?... No sir, don't worry...
Amelia turns to Mike.
AMELIA (CONT'D)
Your dad is calling.
Mike runs to the phone and grabs it.
MIKE:
Hi dad... dad, guess what? Today, at
school, they brought some baby
chickens...I held one in my hand. He
was really little and he was all
warm...
(A beat)
Dad, are you ok?...And Mariana wanted
to take one home, but the teacher
didn't let her...
14 INT. CHILDREN'S ROOM, L.A. HOUSE -- NIGHT
Amelia is putting Debbie and Mike to sleep. They are both
lying in bed. Amelia sits next to them.
AMELIA:
(In Spanish)
Did you brush your teeth?
Mike shows her his teeth so she can see he did.
MIKE:
Will you tell us a story?
AMELIA:
One and then you're going to sleep.
Both children nod.
9.
AMELIA (CONT'D)
Spanish)
Once there was a hawk who wanted to
fly higher than everyone else. He
trained every day and hunted little
birds so he could eat them and be
strong.
MIKE:
Pajaritos? Little birds?
AMELIA:
Of course, that's what hawks eat.
So, one day the hawk flew so, so
high that it crashed into an airplane.
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