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NO ONE WILL MISS US

She's singing those weird songs again.

Sweetie, we're gonna be late!

At least she's not a bad singer.

me...

Acapulco.

Acapulco...

Luis Miguel.

Acapulco.

Can you repeat that?

You're writing an essay about a childhood memory.

And to make it more entertaining,

it'll be 25% of your grade.

-Twenty-five? Why? -No!

You can't do that!

-Yes, I can. -It's not fair!

It's due Friday.

Yes, Erick?

Can it be in Spanish?

Bye.

Marifer, got a minute?

Do you enjoy writing?

I don't know.

The last assignment was about going to the supermarket,

but you created an entire story.

Was it wrong?

No, on the contrary,

I really enjoyed reading it.

-It was stupid. -I think you're very talented.

I already want to read your essay.

Don't expect too much, miss.

Can I go?

Marifer.

Marifer, we need to talk.

I screwed up. We had plans.

-Yes, and you didn't care. -No, I do.

I was working with Rafa.

He put on a movie and we watched it.

Look, I know. I'd be mad too.

-You looked very comfy. -No.

We were just watching a film.

You looked weird.

He's a bit weird.

Do you like him?

No... It's whatever.

It's fine.

I don't like being mad at you.

Everybody's going to want that essay. We can double or triple the price!

No, just double. Control yourself.

Memo and Marifer,

it's your time to shine.

Marifer's asset is creativity and yours is English.

Together, nothing can stop you.

It's a ton of work.

-But Memo will help. -Yeah.

See? Memo's always positive.

Dani and I are already on History essays.

Dani can cover for you.

You should ask first, Tenoch!

Teamwork, damn it!

Don't be individualistic, we're not a soccer team.

I can help.

-What? -No offense, Alex,

but you're worse than Diego in English, and your memory sucks.

I can't trust you with the History essays.

You take requests and collect the money.

It's the most important job.

Right?

Yeah.

Let's do this, team.

Shush!

Daniela...

It's not fair. I work twice as much and earn the same.

It's a horizontal job.

Tenoch, you make more than I do.

I have administrative expenses.

I buy folders, paper and staples.

I have to make them look different. That's not easy.

Look, we both do most of the work.

History, Chemistry, Physics, Biology...

We should get paid the same.

I hear you, and I'll take it into consideration.

I'm trying to be a fairer boss.

You're the boss now?

I've always been.

Alex.

Hey, wait! I was waiting for you to walk home.

You've never waited for me.

What do you want?

I need someone to write my Ethics paper.

I know nothing about that.

Come on! Everybody knows what you do! Even I know.

How much will it cost?

Helping you out wouldn't be ethical.

-I'm serious! -Come on, Su.

That's for dummies.

You're smart.

If you don't help me, I'll tell Dad. Everything.

Okay. Tell him, I don't care.

I'm being serious!

Alejandro!

Sweetie...

Are you and Alex okay?

Gross, Mom. Don't ask about that.

I thought you were angry at each other.

No, why?

Since you lock yourself inside the bathroom

and sing very passionately,

I don't know if I should be worried.

It won't happen again.

Is that all?

I was thinking you should invite Alex to the church party.

What's up with you and Alex?

I think we should spend some time together, right?

Alex likes movies, and art,

so he wouldn't want to go.

It'd be nice if you both did things that you also enjoy.

Am I right?

Well, I don't want to go either.

And...

I want to stop talking about this. It's weird.

This is for you three.

No way.

You're almost doubling it.

It was an emergency. It's 25% of the grade.

That explains the rate.

It's not that bad.

I thought we were good.

It's nothing personal, that's the price for everyone.

But if you don't want it, that's fine.

Ignore him. We want them.

-Diego, relax. We'll pay for yours. -Yeah.

There are 25 students in our class.

Twenty of them asked for their homework.

That's a lot.

-Plus Alex's. -No.

-I'll do mine. -Don't try to be a hero.

-We'll help you. -A question, though.

The papers are about childhood memories,

but I don't know anything about anyone.

Memo's right.

-You can make it up. -No.

They should feel real, right?

-Right. -So the teacher won't suspect anything.

What's your plan?

Hi.

Listen, let's make this quick,

because I'm losing recess.

Any memory of your childhood?

No.

I didn't sleep at all,

I was super excited.

I woke up, ran down the stairs,

and it was awful.

Santa didn't bring me the Barbie I wanted.

He brought me an ugly one in a bikini.

Think about something exciting that happened.

Exciting...

Nothing. No.

Any trauma?

No.

Something surprising?

No.

I was about 10 when I saw "The Sun."

I mean, from far away,

but I saw him.

-That's it? -What do you mean?

Well, we've all seen the sun.

It's a normal thing, right?

-Yeah. -Don't be stupid.

I'm talking about "The Sun."

-The sun? -The sun...

Luis Miguel.

-Got it. -Luis Miguel.

I saw him once.

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen.

Everybody says we look alike.

I remember now!

I remember! Write it down.

We were planning a family trip, and my whole family was at my house.

My aunt Yola, my cousin Mateo...

No, my aunt Silvia wasn't there because of her hip.

-She had a... -What happened?

We were renting a van but I forgot something in the house.

And they left me. I was a bit confused.

And two burglars came in, but I set some traps.

First I heated the doorknob,

then I put Legos on the floor.

Then I built a mechanism with a paint bucket to hit them.

And, wham! Right in their faces.

Yeah, it hit them, right?

Erick, that's Home Alone.

Yeah...

It is, yeah.

Any other story?

One time I was in a TV contest and I won!

I had to cross a wobbly ladder.

I won lots of things, toys, and even a race kart.

And...

Then they asked me to gamble them.

What happened? What did you do?

I gambled! What else?

I chose the wrong door and they took all my toys.

I got a shitty couch from one of the sponsors.

I still get nightmares.

Fucking TV show.

Well, one time I pulled a lizard's tail.

And it kept moving.

-That works. -You can use that.

I mean, it was yesterday.

I went to Disney many times.

I've also been.

Great, so you know what to write.

I already wanted to write about my own Disney trip.

No, write about something else.

-Don't copy me. -Okay.

So, how's everything between you and Alex?

Did you break up?

We didn't.

I thought you did.

I mean, since he wouldn't sleep with you.

It's a shame everybody found out.

Poor thing.

-I'm going out for a bit. -Great!

Me too. We're done, right? Great!

Hey...

Can I ask you something?

Did you and Alex

sleep together?

I'm not telling you.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry if you find it weird.

No.

We didn't.

I didn't even care about it.

Alex is the best boyfriend I've had.

He's the only one I've had.

Don't feel bad. He's not into kissing and stuff.

Sometimes I thought he was forcing himself.

But if I were you, I'd brace myself.

I don't want to be mean, but if he dumped me,

he'll dump you.

Good luck.

What are you going to write about?

No idea, but let's split the work.

You'll do half and I'll do half.

Who will be on whose side?

I don't care.

I don't want to write about Erick and his lizard.

That's just enough for a paragraph.

-Yes. -What's wrong?

Nothing.

Let's figure it out at the video store.

Okay.

What's going on?

I need you to write my Ethics paper for free, and Alex can't find out.

And I need public transport to be quicker.

But we can't get everything we want.

Look, if you help me, you can hang out with me during recess.

But just one time, and I choose the day, okay?

And not the entire recess, just around ten minutes.

Just a while.

And why would I want that?

What do you mean?

You'll be popular.

Listen, nobody can see me around you.

I just hang out with A-graders.

Your brother's a B-plus, but he's an exception.

No offense, but I can't be seen with you.

Have you noticed everybody's renting Van Damme movies?

No.

Are you okay?

Yes, everything's fine.

I'm fine.

Sorry I left that Saturday.

I got confused.

Why?

Because your friend got mad.

My girlfriend.

I didn't know you had a girlfriend.

Yeah.

Yes, I have one.

Okay, okay, okay.

Because there was...

Something happened between us

before she arrived.

No, nothing happened.

Well, maybe I imagined it.

Don't worry.

-Hey. -Hey!

-Hey. -Hey.

Hey.

Hey...

Can we work here?

It was Memo's idea.

Yeah, can we?

Yes, of course. Obviously.

I hate that he doesn't value my work.

How are you friends with Tenoch?

Or Alex?

It's a weird group.

To be honest,

when Tenoch told me about his plan,

I got excited.

I thought it'd be cool to do something illegal.

Besides, we started talking when I sold you your homework.

Yes, I remember.

If I hadn't got involved in this,

you would have never looked at me. Not a chance.

You're wrong. I already liked you.

Alex.

Let's do it like in the movie.

Let's start again, as if nothing had happened.

But nothing happened.

I know, but you get it, right?

I don't know, I guess.

We work together,

I don't want it to feel uncomfortable, or for any misunderstandings.

All right.

Okay.

A good one, someone rented it.

-Yes. -Open it.

It's not hard to open.

-Yeah. -Liar.

Well, okay. Some are very hard.

Marifer.

Marifer!

Tell me if there's anyone you'd rather write about.

Okay.

I'm gonna make a list,

two lists, with all the names, so we can pick.

All right.

Let's go.

-What? -Hurry up.

Bye.

-Are you already finished? -Memo wants to go.

I can't focus.

Don't leave.

Bye, we'll talk later.

Bye, Alex.

Bye.

I think I'll go too.

Why?

Just like that.

Why did we leave the store?

There were many distractions.

Well, maybe the fastest one could be the lizard story.

Memo, do you think Alex and Rafa get along a little too well?

They are friends, right?

Sometimes he smiles at him, but I don't really know him.

You're right.

Alex was moving his foot.

What?

Alex gets nervous when he's happy.

He starts moving his foot.

I think we should start working.

Why did you let a boy into her room?

I was distracted.

I was on the phone with Father Miguel and I saw them go in.

What do we do? Should we knock?

You knock. She's already angry at me.

Did he look dangerous?

Sorry, Memo. I don't think I can work today.

Is that okay?

Okay, we have lots of work,

but it's fine.

We'll see each other tomorrow.

I can't hear a thing.

It's worse than hearing something.

-I can't hear. -My baby.

-May I use your phone? -Yes, of course.

-It's in the living room. -Thank you.

You're welcome.

What? How does he look?

You saw him.

What's up, Memo? Did you finish your papers?

-We didn't even start. -How come?

I don't know.

I feel many things happened, but I didn't see anything.

-Do you know what you need? -What?

The only person with all the answers.

BETTER TIMES YURI

No...

How many papers have you written?

We're doing fine.

-Don't push us. -Okay.

Is Memo efficient?

Yes, he writes fast enough.

We cannot fail anyone.

They paid a lot. If we fall short, they're going to beat me up.

-Or worse... -We won't disappoint you.

I've never failed you. Why would I?

No, I trust you.

I'm just saying.

Thanks.

No. I know what you want and the answer is no.

It's not fair that you help everybody but me.

-Susana, it's for your own good. -What?

-Are you okay? -Call her, please.

-Move. -No...

What's going on between you two?

Man, just be polite.

-Nothing. I don't like him. Why? -Come on, I know these things.

What's going on there?

You can't tell anyone.

I don't gossip,

but my homework...

Yes, I'll do it.

I also have some other papers...

You don't understand Ethics at all, right?

Thank you.

The "A" gets stuck, right?

Sometimes.

It's a good thing "lizard" has one A.

Do you need help?

No, I can handle it.

How are things with Alex?

We're fine.

Great.

Sometimes it's difficult to date someone like him.

He's so cool.

I don't know why he's with me.

But you're cooler than him.

That's what I think.

What are you going to write for your homework?

It's kind of dark.

Tell me.

When I turned ten, my parents threw a birthday party for me.

There were balloons, a cake,

and a clown that terrified me.

I didn't want to be there.

I didn't want a birthday party.

Those kids weren't even my friends.

That made me mad. Really mad.

I had a knot in my stomach,

but I couldn't complain.

Why not?

Because it wasn't their fault.

Since that day,

I've been feeling this anger and I can't let go.

When I think it's gone, it comes back stronger.

It's really dark, right?

Not at all.

Some days I don't want to go outside.

I feel like the world is against me.

I lock myself in the bathroom and play some music,

and I let it all out.

It's like Pascual with Yuri.

He says she cures everything.

He probably hasn't listened to Caifanes.

Hey...

We're not listening properly.

What's up, guys?

What are you up to?

It's the best thing I've ever eaten.

You need to go out more.

Do you want to come to the church party?

Marifer says it's not cool.

I'd love to.

Have some more.

THE TV CONTEST

What's up, Memo? Want some tacos?

I need to get home. I have lots of homework.

Didn't you do it with your friend?

We didn't do much.

Fine, let's go, then.

-Where are they? -Where are the papers?

They're on their way.

-Pascual, go faster. -Calm down, I know a shortcut.

Trust me.

Hi. Do you have the papers?

Yes, they're on their way.

-The bell is about to ring. -Don't worry.

There's been a delay, but don't worry.

If you don't have them, you're refunding everybody.

-Right? -Yes.

They're late but they'll be here.

Don't make a fuss.

Come on, babe. Calm down. Dani's right.

What are you doing, kids?

Nothing, we're just talking.

-Yeah. -Yes.

-We're all friends. -Yes.

I'm glad.

Okay, see you in the classroom.

I want to read your papers.

-Yeah, the papers. -Bye.

Bye.

-You said you knew a shortcut. -This city has too many people.

If we were in Veracruz, we'd already be there.

Classes start at 8:00.

Maybe they'll let you in.

-I'm going to run. -No, it's too far.

I'm going to run fast.

-Where are the papers? -We didn't write them.

This is no time for jokes.

It was my fault. We got distracted, I fell asleep.

Oh, my God.

Don't worry, I'll talk to them.

What are you going to say? That they'll fail?

Look at them, they're the school's worst.

Fuck you!

It'll be too weird if we're the only ones with the paper.

They'll discover us.

We're screwed! Screwed!

Why are you screwed?

It's the first time we've failed.

First and last, asshole.

-We want the papers, assholes! -Give me back my money!

Give me a pen and I can fix something up.

A pen?

There's Memo!

There he comes!

Memo.

How did you do it? You even wrote mine.

I wrote about what I saw in your room.

-My teddy bears? -No.

About your music and your guitar.

-Did you see my guitar? -Yes.

I used to play it.

But I wasn't any good.

You should try again.

Thank you.

No biggie.

What's up? Want to go to the mall later?

Do you want to come?

No, thanks. You two go. Don't worry.

Okay.

-Bye. -Bye.