Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The Page #3

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2005
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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

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Guillermo Arriaga

Guillermo Arriaga Jordán is a Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer. Self-defined as "a hunter who works as a writer," he is best known for his BAFTA-nominated script for 21 Grams and his ... more…

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