Under the Same Moon Page #4

- Be careful.

- Yeah.

I'm gonna get going.

- Say hi to Tommy.

- Okay.

- Okay, are you ready?

- Yeah.

What's up, buddy?

Okay, um, you pay now?

The money?

Here. Could you just count that?

Okay. Come on, come on,

come on, come on.

- It's all here.

- Here. Help me with this.

Are you kidding me?

They're gonna check this.

I don't know about this.

I can do it.

- Watch your head.

- Okay.

You okay?

Get the bag in the back.

I have a bad feeling about this.

This isn't really the time to be having

bad feelings, David. We're here.

- I just don't think it's worth it.

- Is it worth your tuition?

You want to drop out of school,

or you want to get the money?

It's your choice.

Let's go.

Okay. Let's go.

Mexico/U.S. Border 2 Km.

Are we there yet?

- It's so hot!

- Sorry, buddy. The A.C. is broken.

This line is so long.

- Do we got any water?

- No, we don't have any water.

God, it's so hot in here.

What if he passes out?

- Shh. He's not gonna pass out.

- What if he does?

Too hot.

You have to be quiet, Carlitos.

Um-

Quiet!

We are almost there, okay?

Welcome to the United States of America.

Okay. Here we go.

- Okay. Ready?

- Let's go.

Afternoon, Officer.

- Mexican or U.S. citizens?

- U.S. citizens.

- Passports.

- Here.

- How long were you in Mexico?

- Four days.

Four days.

- Get out of the car, please.

- I'm sorry. Is there a problem?

Not yet.

- Open the trunk, please.

- What do we do?

Do me a favor.

Run the plates for me.

- Today. Come on, guys.

- Just stay calm.

Open the back door. Take out the suitcase

and place it on the table, please.

Welcome to the United States of America.

Please have your passports

or identification ready.

Welcome to the United States of America.

- Please have your passports or identification ready.

- All set.

Thank you, Officer.

- Okay. Thank you.

- Thank-Thank you, Officer.

Good.

Welcome to the United States of America.

- I think they had some parking violations.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold on.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Uh, are you aware that

your tags are expired?

- And you owe several hundred dollars in parking tickets.

- What?

Looks like you'll be

spending the night here in El Paso.

- We're impounding your car.

- No, no, no, no. Sir, um...

we're university students

from the U.S., and-

- You can't afford to pay the tickets.

- Well, you know how it is.

Yeah. But you can afford

to take a trip to Mexico.

- Let's pay right now.

- Give me that money.

- Ma'am, please, can we just please pay now?

- Officer, please.

Ma'am, we can pay them now.

Sir, will you just let us

pay for the tickets now?

There's a cheap motel in El Paso

two blocks from the D.M.V.

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