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One summer night I fell asleep hoping the world to be different when I woke

In the morning I opened my

eyes The world was the same

She was changing the other day at my house, and I could see through the crack

in the door.

She was in her bra and panties, man.

I was afraid

I'd turn into one of these idiots obsessing over girls and what they want

to do with them.

So, I stayed away from everyone.

Alone was better.

Safer.

Go

ahead.

Afraid that to be a man, I would have to hurt other boys to prove something.

I'm pretty sure that's what put my brother, Bernardo, in jail.

I don't know for sure because my dad won't let us ever talk about him.

He's so trapped in his own silence.

I'm afraid I'll turn to him someday.

I'm afraid that nothing in my family will ever change.

And I'll feel alone forever.

I really like it.

How's your swimming class?

Another summer.

And I still didn't know how to swim.

I can teach you how to swim.

I can teach you to swim if you want.

What makes you think I don't know how to swim?

My name's Dante.

Sorry.

It's okay.

People laugh at my name. No, no, no, no. It's just, uh...

My name's Aristotle.

My dad's an English professor.

He still has an excuse.

My dad's a mailman.

Yeah.

My name is really Aristoteles.

My real first name is Angel.

Wait, your name is Angel Aristotle?

I used to tell people my name was Dan.

You know, I just dropped two letters, but I always got found out and felt like

a liar.

Everyone calls me Ari.

Nice to meet you, Ari.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Let's try again.

I got you.

Stretch out your arms.

Hold your chest up.

Close your eyes.

Trust me.

It's not shit.

Archie and Veronica is shit.

Superman's a joke.

Batman,

Hulk, Spider-Man.

Now we're talking.

Too dark.

The world's a dark place.

Maybe your world, not mine.

So free.

Why aren't you wearing any shoes?

Why would I wear shoes?

They talk about magic.

See you tomorrow.

But I never believed in it until Dante.

Are you gonna say good morning?

Good morning.

All this for me? Ah, you wish.

I'm meeting again with the church ladies.

They're picking me up soon.

At least you dried yourself out of bed. I don't know what is it with boys in

sleep.

Yeah, I don't know.

I was, uh, listening to La Bamba.

Richie Valens.

He was too young.

Maybe Richie Valens died young.

But at least he did something pretty big.

There's plenty of time.

Thanks.

What are you doing today?

I don't know.

I think I'll join a gang or something, right?

That is not funny.

I'm Mexican, is that what we do?

No.

Alright, see you later.

Just a joke, mom.

One, two, three, go.

Not bad for your first time.

Rich people.

They don't ride the bus.

You think we're poor?

No. But if we ran away, we'd be poor.

Would you?

Huh?

Run away.

No. I'm crazy about my parents.

Love me some expose, expose, expose.

It's a hot one out there. Stay cool, stay loose, stay hydrated, mi gente.

This crack rock cocaine.

You think it's the glamour drug of the 80s? It can kill you.

Wait for me, he's coming. Oh, he's coming with a girl.

Come on, honey.

Wait for me.

Come on.

To your aunt.

Hi, Aunt Ophelia.

Yo, yo estoy bien.

Sí, es bueno escuchar tu voz también.

¿Cómo te sientes?

¿Sí? Se quiere visitar.

No.

You should take care of yourself.

You're old now.

Okay. Yeah. See you later.

I love you so much, auntie. Bye.

I know.

Yes.

Japanese do it.

Better bring the dirt of the world into another person's house.

I'm Dante Quintana.

Mucho gusto.

He taught me how to swim.

Told me to not drown, so I thought... I brought you a gift.

That's really very generous, Dante.

I don't know if I can accept.

Beautiful, beautiful.

It's about Mexican art. My parents didn't want me to come over here empty

-handed. Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. You should thank my dad.

It was his idea.

Thank you, Father, for me, will you?

Yeah, yeah.

You're a monk.

Do you have any hobbies?

I stare at my wall.

Okay, come on, Dante. Let's go.

Sorry about my dad.

It's pretty weird.

He was in the army for a while.

So he made me join the Boy Scouts.

My parents thought that...

Me being in Boy Scouts would somehow, like, prevent me from becoming my

brother.

You have a brother?

Kind of, yeah.

He's in jail, so we don't talk about him or anything like that.

What did he do?

I don't know.

People act like he's dead, but he's not, you know?

At least people, like, reminisce.

About the dead.

I don't want to talk about my brother.

But I don't want to talk about him, all right?

You should ask them.

Make them tell you about him. He's your brother. It's important.

Hey, niño.

Are you hungry?

No, I think I'm just going to go to bed. Thank you. Are you sure? I wouldn't mind

making a... It's okay.

Thank you. Good night.

Good night.

Good night, Ari.

Mama?

Si, mi vida.

It's nothing.

Never mind. Good night.

Your house?

Yeah. Welcome.

You rich or something?

Come on in.

Oh, there he is, my beautiful boy.

You didn't shave this morning. Mom's not gonna kiss you. It's summer, and I'm

working on my book, so... Writing a book isn't work.

There's a lot to learn about work.

And who's your friend?

I'm Ari.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Quintana. Oh, please, call me Sam.

I can't.

You know, maybe Dante can learn something from you.

What, like you want me to call you Mr. Quintana?

Yeah.

How do you put up with this guy?

Come here.

Come.

Here it is.

The Raft of Medusa.

It's huge.

Almost the size of a real boat.

Some paintings are like novels.

Someday I'm going to travel to Paris, go to the Louvre, and stare at this

painting all day long.

Yes, you will be home.

But not before you clean up that pigsty of a room.

Let's go upstairs.

Welcome to my room.

Um, just throw that stuff on the floor and have a seat.

This was my mom's.

She said she was gonna throw it away.

Can you believe that?

Vinyl, real vinyl, none of this cassette crap.

What's wrong with cassettes?

I don't trust them.

Should I help? I feel kind of weird just sitting here. Do you ever analyze your

parents?

I figured out my dad, but not my mom.

She's the biggest mystery in the world.

She's inscrutable.

Well, I figured out my mom, mostly.

But my dad is inscrutable, too.

Oh, you can read this while I clean my room.

William Carlos Williams pot Death

He's

dead The dog won't have to sleep on the potatoes anymore to keep them from

freezing He's dead the old bastard Isn't that great

Why do Mexicans like nicknames?

We do?

Yeah. You know my aunt's calling mom?

Xole.

Is her name Soledad?

See? You know the nickname for Soledad.

Xole.

Where did they get that from? Why can't they just call her by her name?

Why does it bother you somewhere?

I don't know. It's just weird.

It bothers you that you're Mexican, doesn't it?

No.

Yes,

it bothers me.

But I don't think Mexicans like me.

You know, like, even my cousins, they think I'm a little different.

You know, they're really Mexican. Well, I'm not.

Wait, wait, wait.

Okay. Um, have you found an SAT broke trigger? Oh, my God, yeah.

Really? Yes. You have to give me their information. Okay, I'll do it.

Freaking Gina Navarro was on that bus, man. She's nosy and needs to know

everything.

We'll get in the next one, right?

But, uh, yeah, you're a pocho.

A what?

A half-assed Mexican?

Yeah, that's exactly what I am. My Spanish isn't great.

You're so pushy.

Okay, okay.

Go with your strategy.

Dad, you almost forgot the telescope.

Oh, no. Good job, sweetheart. Be careful with that. Ari, honey, are you going to

be warm enough?

Yeah, yeah. Thank you.

We could get more snacks.

We have plenty of snacks.

I can't even lift the cooler.

I'm so happy you're coming with us.

I almost forgot this.

All right.

Okay.

You're going to love it out there.

No light pollution.

Okey-dokey.

Everybody ready?

Yes. Ready.

Ready, ready.

Let's do it. I control the music.

Yes, please.

But I call it. No, I call it.

Dante loves it out here.

You know, I never used to be an outdoor person until I met Sam.

What are you doing?

Summer, isn't she beautiful?

Perfect to fall in love. Infinite possibilities.

This is my first time out here, ever.

You got time.

You got plenty of time.

Everybody keeps saying that.

Moms. Moms say things like that.

Do you want a Coke?

Uh, sure.

Thank you.

So, Dante says you're very smart.

Uh, I'm not as smart as him.

Look, Dad!

Ari, come here, look at this!

Oh, yeah, there she is.

Well done. Oh, my gosh.

Ari, you're in for a treat, buddy.

Check it out

That's

the Big Dipper and they're right next to it that's the Scorpius constellation

which you can only see during the summer Someday

I'm going to discover all the secrets of the universe

No light pollution.

No light pollution.

Look at this.

It's a mural.

Nice, huh?

Do you want something to eat?

I'm fine. I think I'm just going to go take a shower. Thank you.

Okay, you have to eat something.

I won't run if you don't.

I won't run.

Walk barefoot.

How'd you get off so fast?

We're leaving for a year.

What?

Why? You're like, when? When are you leaving?

End of August my dad's gonna be working for a year at the University of Chicago

That's great great aren't you

sad I'm leaving You

want your shoes

Look.

It's gonna die.

We can save it.

Gotcha.

It's your dear Ophelia.

I'm here.

The most beautiful boy in the universe.

He's cute.

Really sweet.

Is he Mexican? He doesn't look Mexican.

Dante's my friend.

Yes, my love.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

You dove at me like, I don't know, some kind of football player.

It all happened so fast, but you just knew what to do.

You saved my life.

Don't you?

Don't you?

Don't you?

Adia, when am I gonna stop feeling like crap?

You just need to be patient.

You'll be good as new soon.

I love you, Ari.

Muchísimo.

And no matter what, I want you to remember, you are perfect just

the way you are.

I gotta get going. I have a long ride ahead of me.

You didn't have to come this far for me, Tia.

Wherever you are, mi amor.

Te me cuidas.

Too much light

pollution.

Too much light pollution.

I went swimming earlier.

I like her.

I love swimming.

Will we be friends when I come back from Chicago?

Yes.

Really?

Do you promise?

I promise.

Okay?

Here, I... I want you to have this.

They're honest, man.

Honest? Yeah.

They're honest and true.

You're gonna be a great artist someday.

Someday.

Listen, you don't have to keep the sketchbook. You gave it to me.

Alright.

It's mine.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I will, I will.

Gracias, gracias por venir.

Gracias.

Hey, thanks for coming. Thank you for having me. I meant what I said in there,

okay? You ready, bud? I was waiting on how to pack up your room.

Okay.

I'm gonna miss you.

See you next summer, Ari.

Okay.

All right.

Yeah.

That's a whole other cast.

Okay.

Yo.

Accident?

Yeah.

That is not an answer.

What's an answer?

You know, I'm not so sure I like you, Ari.

You know, I'm not so sure I like you either, Gina.

Look, why don't you just take a hike, all right?

Just tell us what happened.

Susie, I already said what happened, okay? It was an accident.

Okay, what kind of accident? It's complicated.

Just tell me.

Yeah, just tell us.

Wow. You really are full of shit.

Let's go.

Bye, loser.

Bye.

Hi. Hi.

May I?

Yeah, totally.

Can I sign your cast?

Yeah.

So What happened to you anyway There was

like this guy who's like life I saved I saved his life Because

there was a car coming so I got him out of the way Sick

Yeah, that's pretty he's pretty sick because I say oh

My mom is here, so I'm going to leave now.

Oh, let me help you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Yeah, I'll just take that one.

Thank you.

Okay, bye. I'll see you later. Bye.

Oh, feel better.

Thank you. Thank you.

Is that Elena?

She's too pretty for me, Mom.

No seas, menso.

The cast is gonna come up next week, and then it's on to therapy, and then you go

back to being your old pain in the butt.

By the way, there's a letter.

Um, actually, two letters of Dante waiting for you at home.

And also, your father wants you to take a look at something.

Happy birthday, mijo.

Te gusta?

Do you like it?

I think I'll take one of those lowriders and stay.

Over my dead body.

How?

We save a little and your dad fix some things.

We Mexicans are good at that.

Dear Ari, how's your leg?

Okay. I really am sort of in love with Chicago.

I ride the L sometimes and make up stories in my head about the people.

There are more black people here than in El Paso, and I like that.

There are lots of Irish and Eastern European types, and of course, there are

Mexicans. Mexicans are everywhere.

We're like sparrows.

You know, I still don't really know if I'm a Mexican.

I don't think I am.

What am I, Ari?

I have some friends. They're okay.

P.S.

I cut my hair.

It's better for swimming.

Always your friend, Dante.

Dear Dante, Sorry I haven't written.

I can walk like normal now just so you won't feel guilty anymore, okay?

That's enough about that particular topic.

I have a new dog. Her name is Legs because I found her the day I got my

legs back.

She followed me home from the park.

My mom was happy about it. She doesn't think I have any friends.

That's sort of true.

But I'm not good at making friends.

I'm okay with that.

Step on the clutch.

First gear, and now.

Slowly release the clutch, okay?

It's okay.

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay. Don't worry.

Let's try again.

Guess what?

I got a 1957 Chevy pickup for my birthday.

A real Mexican truck.

Dad gave me my first driving lesson.

I can't help but wonder if my dad ever taught Bernardo how to drive.

But everyone gets mad when I ask about my brother.

Maybe keeping things inside is...

Just the way it has to be.

We all fight our own private wars.

If I don't write as many letters as you do, don't be upset.

I'm doing the best I can, okay?

I'm not doing that to upset you.

I want other people to tell me how they feel, but I'm not so sure I want to

return the favor.

Your friend, Ari.

Do you masturbate?

I'm thinking you think that's a funny question, but it's a very serious

question.

I mean, you're pretty normal.

At least, you're more normal than me.

So, maybe you masturbate.

Yo, what's good, Ari?

Hey, man, how you doing? You good?

Yeah.

Hey, Ari.

What's up, man?

So, I'll see you inside, all right? Yeah.

There you go.

How old are you?

Sixteen.

How old are you?

Forty-five.

Thank you. Thanks.

Hey, wait, wait, wait.

Peace.

Be safe.

I miss you, Rosa.

I hope you know you can forgive me and we can be together again soon.

Oh, heartbreak Rosa, if you're listening, give Julio a call. He needs

your love.

Nothing like the power of love, especially on nights like tonight.

Keep loving, El Paso. Keep loving.

I love you, Max.

It's getting pretty cold, huh?

Dear

Ari,

I went to a party.

There were so many people there.

Somehow, I found myself talking to this girl.

Her name was Emma.

She was smart and beautiful.

And she said she loved my name.

And all of a sudden, she leans in and kisses me.

I guess you could say I kissed her back.

She tasted like mint and cigarettes, and it was... Well, it

was nice.

We kissed a long time.

She told me I was beautiful.

No one has ever told me I was beautiful.

I'm still thinking about that kiss.

I'm not sure about all this.

The truth is, I miss El Paso.

I think about it all the time.

And I think of you.

Yours, Dante.

It's getting cold out there.

Nothing like an El Paso like me in there.

Don't forget to say I love you before it's too late.

Dear Ari,

I have this picture in my head of you lying on the bed of your pickup looking

up at all the stars.

I have this sketch in my head.

Merry Christmas, Ari.

Dante.

Wishing you all the best gear ever.

Palante!

Hey, honey, what's up, man?

Hey, you are big.

Shit. Last time I saw you, you were... Looking good, buddy.

Hey, you got any girlfriends?

He's got a job, huh?

Yeah, good job.

Looking so cute.

Wait, don't leave yet. I've got a little something for you.

Little brother, you're looking handsome.

No, take this for the road.

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year, baby.

Come on, happy New Year.

Hey, how is your friend Dante?

He's fine. He's in Chicago.

Just a little something for you.

I love you.

I'm happy to see that you're okay.

Anything you need.

No,

you. I'm getting old.

Hey,

guys, let's do it up fast so we can get out of here. Hey, back it up. You guys,

we got one hour.

That's it.

Oh, man.

I'll get more.

Oh, yeah.

All right.

That's two extra fries. Two extra fries.

milkshake.

If you're going out with each other or something, what is it?

Party in the car, you asshole.

You almost done?

You gotta clean up before I get off.

Well, we came to invite you to a party.

Party?

I'm good.

Thanks, though.

There's beer.

And girls you might want to kiss.

Maybe.

No maybes.

Come on, loosen up.

Eh, yeah, fuck it. Let's party. I'll show you later.

Yes, Ari!

Dear Ari, This girl

who I've been fooling around with finally said to me, Dante, I think that

when you kiss me, you're kissing someone else.

Then she asked a very interesting and forward question.

Are you kissing another girl?

Or are you kissing a boy?

Alright,

the thing is... I love my dad.

My mom too, and I keep wondering what they're going to say when I tell them

that someday I want to marry a boy.

Wow.

Look at you.

So, it's New Year's.

Happy New Year's.

Yeah, happy New Year.

I'm the only son.

I hate that I'm going to disappoint them.

I have a little speech.

It starts something like this.

Dad, I have something to say to you.

I like boys.

Don't hate me.

Please don't hate me.

I... I gotta go.

I have a boyfriend.

So why'd you kiss me?

Because you're good-looking.

That's the only reason? And you're nice.

Okay.

Look, he's in a gang, okay? And trust me, if he knew about you, something bad

would happen.

I'm not afraid. Well, you should be.

What if you just, like, broke up with me?

It's not that easy.

Macari, you're a good boy.

You know, that sucks. I don't want to be a good boy.

Don't tell me to be mad. Don't tell me to not be mad.

Why'd you kiss me?

Huh? Why did you kiss me?

I shouldn't have.

Yeah,

I saw that fucking watch I

Don't

want you to hate me either Ari, but I think you're wrong

I don't think keeping things inside is the way things have to be.

I can't stay trapped in this secret anymore.

I want to be free.

I am scared of what might happen.

But I want to be brave.

Brave like you.

What happened, son?

Did something happen?

Tell me about Bernardo.

Tell me about my brother.

Ari. Ari!

Ari, please.

This is... This is not the time. Maybe...

Can we wait?

No.

This is a picture of your father and Bernardo.

And this is Bernardo.

Your brother with you.

Just before he got arrested.

I'm sorry.

Just sometimes in life, some things are

just hard to look at.

So you don't look.

Your brother, Bernardo,

he killed someone with his bare

hands.

Take this.

It's for you.

It has everything.

Is everything okay?

I asked them.

Um, I asked them about my brother.

Oh.

Um, he was just 15.

Looking for trouble, so, uh... He picked up a prostitute.

The prostitute was a trans, uh... Trans... Yeah, I know what you mean.

My brother went ballistic and killed her with his bare hands.

Oh, God.

Do you feel better?

You know, knowing the truth?

I understand why my parents kept it a secret.

I thought that knowing would make me feel better.

It doesn't.

It's summer again, El Paso. And hey, if you're feeling a little too hot or a

little anal-hazel, drink a little water and remember to take a little time to

relax. Here's 40 minutes nonstop music.

Too dangerous to keep.

Too people to let go.

And you want to bite the hand.

Should have stopped this long ago. Go now, you've been set free.

Another month or so you'll be gone. Would you now be back again?

Hey.

Hey. There's something different about you. I like it.

Thank you.

That's like the nicest.

thing you ever said to me how are you celebrating the beginning of summer oh

grilling more burgers yeah i'm just working how about you a party or

something of course

You look like Che Guevara without the mustache.

And who's this?

This is Legs.

Hi.

It's so nice to meet you.

You're so cute.

Hi.

You look different.

Oh, uh, dad's old weights.

You look shorter.

But your hair makes you look taller.

Definitely not shorter.

Whatever. Here, come here.

I missed you so much, Armentos.

Aristotle, come here, my boy. There he is.

Look how big he is. Oh my gosh. Let me get in. Look at your truck. Look at

that. Wow.

Oh, honey, I know you're eventually going to let Dante drive. Will you just

promise me to be careful?

Uh, no.

What? Now I'm going to have two moms worrying about me.

Yes. Yes, you are part of this family, so you might as well stop lighting it.

Okay, it's official. I'm trading my station wagon for this, okay?

I'm not getting that.

Alex,

come on, girl.

What is she eating?

She's a dog. She doesn't eat anything.

She's crazy.

Crazy girl.

Are there gonna be rules for us?

Rules?

You know what I'm talking about.

Uh... Guess so. Yeah, uh...

I don't kiss boys.

Okay.

And I have a rule for you No running away

When someone says to you why are you hanging out with that queer if you

can't stick by me It would kill me

I missed it here.

Next time we need to go camping again, I'll bring my telescope.

Yeah, good idea.

Good idea.

Love legs.

She loves you.

Yeah.

Oh.

It's gonna rain.

Here, let's go to the truck.

Who brought you a surprise?

The city taught me how to roll a joint.

Do you ever feel like the long of the rain?

Let's go out there.

I guess I'll see you around or whatever.

I was thinking about the kissing thing.

I mean, how do you know that you don't like kissing boys? I think you just

know.

Well, have you ever?

No.

Have you?

No.

I think we should try an experiment.

No.

You're my best friend, right?

Yes, but regretting it now.

Listen, it's just a kiss and then we'll both know.

Don't. Please.

Turn to me.

Turn to me.

Close your eyes.

Really?

Yes, close your eyes.

Well?

Didn't didn't work for me Nothing

But

can you get in my car You're

fucking disgusting. Can you please get my fucking car? I'm sorry get the fuck

out of my car.

Come on. No, come on

Get the fuck out! You gotta open the door!

As demonstrators were demanding more money at the war against AIDS, they

brought rush hour traffic to a standstill.

Do you think you'll work on Saturdays?

I'm cutting for someone.

Well, that's decent of you.

I'm getting paid. It's like it's free.

Then, just after 8, arrests began.

so so

That's the way.

We're going to her house for the funeral.

Your mother left early today.

We're meeting her there.

The Quintanas are nice enough to watch the house for us.

And Lex.

arrangements at work.

I'm sorry that I'm so

angry sometimes.

Sometimes I have these things running around inside me.

Feelings.

I don't always know what to do with.

That probably doesn't make any sense.

It sounds normal.

I don't think I'm so normal, Dad.

Maybe if we talked more.

Which one of us is better with words to have?

Well... We're talking now, aren't we?

Yeah.

Talking now.

Why did they come?

My aunts and uncles?

To the funeral.

They didn't approve of her.

She lived with another woman for many years.

They were lovers.

Does that bother you?

No. I remember her.

Yeah.

Franny, right?

I remember she had green eyes.

And she sure did love to sing.

Yeah, she was bad.

To your tia.

Hey. What are you doing?

Ari.

What's wrong?

No, don't.

Don't say anything, OK?

I'm here.

I'm sorry. I should have been here. I'm sorry.

My tia, she...

She left me the house, so I was thinking, once you start feeling better,

if you want to, we can, like, go and hang out there sometime.

He's gonna be okay.

Yes. Yes. Yes, he's gonna be okay.

Okay.

Here, come with me, sweetheart.

All right, honey.

You're always gonna be his friend, right?

Always.

No matter what.

There was, um... There was this old lady who saw everything, and she called the

police, and... Dante was kissing a boy in the alley, and some

other boys were walking by and saw them.

They...

It's hard, and I think we're just a little bit lost right now.

I'm sorry.

What happened to the other guy?

Daniel, he ran.

Dante didn't.

I don't know why Dante didn't run.

I don't know why he didn't just run.

He would be okay if he just ran.

Because he's Dante.

Maury, honey, where are you going?

Maury.

Dante's friend.

I know.

I think you should take a break.

I don't think... I'm gonna wait for you outside, alright?

Wait for exactly five minutes, and if you're not outside in five minutes, I'm

gonna come back inside, and I'm gonna kick your fucking ass.

You got that, Daniel?

Dante's in the hospital.

Oh.

Don't you have anything else to say, you asshole?

I don't know what you're... Don't fuck with me, man.

Look, you're not going to tell anyone about me and Dante.

Dante's in the hospital, and the only thing you're worried about is me not

telling anybody.

Who were they?

There were four guys.

Okay, what name?

Julian.

Enriquez. Who else?

Joe Moncada. Who else? I don't know the other two. I swear to God, I don't.

You just left him there.

He wouldn't run.

I don't care.

You didn't even go back.

Okay?

He wouldn't run.

Yeah, I stop it you don't fucking care Julian

What's up, Larry?

Nothing.

Is this your truck?

Yeah.

Nice wheels, let's go.

Got some stuff going on right now.

Let me just bring it back.

Take it for a spin.

Look.

They hurt him, all right?

Okay, he's lying in a fucking hospital bed right now. I can't do a single thing

about it, all right? Because he just left him in an alleyway like he was

nothing. Like he was a piece of trash. Like he was just some shit on the...

Nothing, all right? But he's not!

I need to sit down.

I need to sit down.

Ari, Ari, Mr. Rodriguez called. I've been looking for you.

He's okay.

He's okay.

Sit down. Sure.

I'm fucked up now.

Yes, I am, okay? And I'm just like him, all right?

I'm probably worse than him, so I think we should just, you know,

get that out of the way, all right?

I don't mean to disappoint you.

Ari. I promise.

You do not disappoint me.

You... You hold us together.

But Ari... You have to stop running.

From what?

I don't want to love you, Ari.

No, no, no. Why are you saying that? I think

you love him more than you can bear.

I can't stand watching the loneliness inside you.

I can't stand it.

I'm ashamed.

Ashamed?

Ashamed of what?

Of loving Dante?

You want me to put on a cassette?

No.

No? Okay.

I love it here.

I love these things too.

Remember these?

You love a lot of things, don't you?

You sound mad.

I think I am mad.

I can't do this.

Can't do what the whole friend thing I

can't do it

I

Why not I have to explain it to you

Dante.

Hey.

Hey. Dante, come on.

I don't like when you touch me.

Dante.

What?

Don't be mad.

I don't know what to do anymore, Ari.

Remember that time you kissed me?

Yeah.

Remember that time that I didn't... Why are you bringing this up?

I remember.

I remember.

Do you think I've forgotten?

I don't want to talk about that.

It just makes me feel bad.

Dante, what did I say when you kissed me?

You said it didn't work for you.

It's not... That's not true, alright?

It's you.

That's what I'm afraid of, I'm afraid of you.

I'm not gonna be afraid of loving Dr. Quintana.

Sometimes you can discover the secrets of the universe in

someone's hand.

No light pollution.

No light pollution.

Hoy te he visto en tu casa nueva, en tu casa tranquila.

Hoy te he visto en tu casa nueva, tu casa llena de vida.

Vino un canto gris que nunca será aliviado.

is is

Thank you.