Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The Page #2

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band have my breakfast./b

b- Talk to me during business hours./b

b- It might be some kind of proof./b

bHey, how many.223 shells/b

byou think are laying out there?/b

bHell, some of them gonna/b

bhave your fingerprints on them./b

bThat sh*t won't mean sh*t in court just/b

bbecause you found it under a bush./b

bI got a legal system/b

bto think about here./b

bYou goddamn son of a b*tch!/b

Bass seek cover from whatever

the local environment offers.

Submerged rock...

You've been late for dinner

the last four nights.

Work. Work is hard.

Real hard. I work hard.

And I'm tired. I'm so tired.

Please, understand.

My boss is not an...

bLou Ann, what's for dinner?/b

bStuffed zucchini and broccoli./b

b- That's it?/b

b- I'm on a diet./b

Someone else paying the bills?

Putting a roof over your head?

Johnny, I know there's

someone else. I know it.

b- /bThat's ridiculous.

b- You're not fat./b

b- /bIt's that girl from the office. Sheila?

b- Yes, I am. A little bit./b

b- No way./b

b- /bI saw you togetherb.../b

b- You're my red-hot mama./b

b- /bShe's pretty.

She's prettier than me. She's free

and happy and has red hair.

b- Stop it./b

b- /bI'm not stupid, Johnny. I've got eyes.

She'll wreck your life and mine

and hers. That's what will happen.

This is ridiculous.

You're throwing your life away,

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

I need you. I love you. Please.

You see, right there. That's

exactly what I'm talking about.

It's always the same.

Always the same.

Oh, Johnny.

What's happening to us?

We used to be so happy.

Don't you remember when

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

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