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There he is.

Hey! ¿Cómo estás?

How are you, sweetie?

You going good?

Piggyback ride?

- What's that? - Piggyback ride?

Yeah, let's do it.

Violeta! Come.

Hey, Violeta, what's up?

You haven't seen me in six months,

you have to have a story or something?

Nothing?

- I collect rocks now. - What?

- I collect rocks now. - That's cool.

- I wanna collect rocks too. - You can't copy me!

- You fuckin' copycat! - Hey, hey, watch your language.

Let's have fun.

- Whose house is this? - It's mine.

Your abuela gave it to me when she died.

This is the house.

Violeta, your room is that way.

Violeta, come here.

- What is it? - Open it.

I thought maybe we can go star-gazing.

It has a pool!

Come here, crazy.

Look, I have something for you too.

I'm gonna teach you how to punch super hard, okay?

I wanna call mami.

Go, call her.

Let's do it.

Remember, like...

like that, yeah.

You're ready!

Look what I've got. Hey.

- It's good. - Mm-hmm.

It's got mustard and ham.

No, no, no, wait.

You have to wait seven minutes for your stomach to digest.

It's digested, I can feel it.

Nope, seven minutes.

It's just seven minutes, it's fast.

Time!

I surrender, I surrender.

That's a lot.

Whoa, stop.

No! Come on, may I have some?

Yeah? Thank you.

What are you gonna do when we're gone?

I'm gonna miss you guys,

but I'm gonna go back to school.

Why did you move here?

Because...

I'm from here.

I thought you were from Puerto Rico.

Yeah.

I was born there, but I have all of my friends here, my house.

Yeah, I'm from here, this is my home now.

Mm, it's good, the pasta, no?

I have an idea.

So, let's see who can eat this pasta the fastest,

but without a fork. Okay?

Put the hands on the table.

- Don't cheat, are you ready? - Ready?

Set...

Go!

Go!

Hey, you're gonna lose.

You wanna help me out?

Yeah?

You go from here,

until the end, 'til the back.

Yeah, I can keep going myself,

'cause I have to go.

- What? - Nothing.

Did I miss a spot? No?

- Yo, Carmen. What's up? - 'Sup?

How've you been? How's the bar going?

- Good? - Good.

Hey.

- These are my kids. - Is that, uh...

Eva?

- And Violeta. - Yeah.

Carmen and I go way back.

It's your first time in Las Cruces?

- Yeah. - Welcome.

Yeah, we're gonna play some pool.

Vicente, what can I get you?

Beer, three burgers,

chile verde, fries.

You put this hand,

left hand, top of the table,

and you're gonna hit center of the ball.

You can hit the corners too, but not now.

For now you're just gonna hit the center, okay?

So, I'm gonna do it first, Eva,

and then you follow me, okay?

So, let's do it.

- Like this, right? - Remember the leg, yeah,

remember the leg.

Hey, Carmen, you forgot about the beer?

- Amazing shot. - Better than you, Dad.

You're getting there, yeah.

Can I have a pitcher?

Carmen, how much is it?

Um... 35.

Thirty-five?

Here.

You good?

Yeah, I'm good.

They were great.

Yeah, they're great.

Hey, girls, last round, okay?

Come here.

Look who's up.

Help me make some eggs.

I don't know how.

I can teach you, it's easy, look.

Just grab the egg, crack it,

and you toss it in here, easy.

No... it's okay, let me help you, hold on.

Not like that, whoa.

Do it again,

but this time, softer, all right?

Not so hard.

Check to make sure it's hot.

Put your hand here... Not so close.

Do it, on the edge.

Softly.

Not so softly, a bit harder.

Open it... eh.

See?

You got it.

You got it, you see?

We're gonna make some omelets now.

Yeah.

- Uh? Yeah. - Yeah!

Faster!

- We're having fun! - Dad!

- Are you okay? - You okay?

Yeah, she's okay.

Is she okay?

- You need to be more careful. - What the fuck are you doing?

Quit touching my kids. You have any kids?

- No. - Of course not,

so mind your own fuckin' business.

- Stupid. - Let's go on another ride.

Get the fuck out of here!

Bro, it stopped me!

You still hungry?

Come on, let's go.

Oh, that was cool, I wanna do that.

Locked and loaded!

- No! - Give me a hug!

Wow.

Yeah.

Oh, this is beautiful.

- Can I have some blanket? - Yeah.

Yeah, you see that? That's Orion.

Where?

There, I show you, give me your hand.

So, there, there, and there,

and this is his belt.

And you see that one? The red one, that's Betelgeuse.

Papi, is that a shooting star?

- Where? Right there? - Mm-hmm.

Uh... no. That's a plane.

Yeah.

How many stars are there?

The scientists, they don't know exactly,

but they estimate that in the Milky Way,

there's around... 200 to 400 billion stars.

Do they really count them, or they just, like, make up a number?

They estimate based on the stars they can see,

and also they estimate based on the area.

What? You don't understand shit, right?

I'm gonna explain, okay?

Look,

imagine this pizza is the universe,

all of it, and these chili flakes are the stars.

You have all these flakes are the stars,

and there's so many you can't count them,

so you focus on a single slice,

and the chili flakes on that slice,

and knowing that area, you estimate the rest.

You understand the rest.

Papi, there's more stars right here,

- than there's right here. - It's an estimate.

And, you just drenched pepper on our pizza.

Oh, it's hot!

- It's a good pizza, eat it. - No.

You know there's a tribe where people, like, eat monkeys?

- Eat monkeys? - Yeah.

I just found that out.

People eat all sorts of things.

Hey, girls, wanna play a game?

Yeah.

It's called No Stopping, eh?

Whoa.

- Keep turning! - Yeah, whoa!

- Whoa! - Keep turning!

Whoa!

- Faster, go faster! - Whoa!

Keep going, keep going!

- Papi, stop! - Whoo!

Crash, crash, crash!

That was close!

Do you know where the scissors are?

In the kitchen.

Wait.

Shorter.

There?

Shorter.

- Here? - Yeah.

Princesitas, I'm home!

Hey, open the door.

Violeta.

Open the door.

Open the door!

Open the door right now!

I'm fucked right now.

Get out of the bathroom, you too.

Out of the bathroom, now.

Now.

What's that supposed to mean?

I was working, and that's none of your fuckin' business!

She's ten,

she can do whatever the fuck she wants to do with her hair.

I'm her father and I said yes!

What, you're gonna call the judge?

What are you gonna tell him?

That because she cut her hair,

you're taking them away, you fuckin' bitch?

On top of that, I like how it looks.

It looks good! You fuckin' cunt.

Where's your dad?

Get in.

Can I have one?

Violeta, your hair looks good.

Hold on, Eva.

Let me carry that.

Hey.

I got new sheets.

Hey.

You need help with that?

- I got it, I got it. - Sure.

Yeah.

How's high school?

- I haven't started yet. - Right.

But I did get into all my AP classes.

- AP? - Like... College level.

That's my girl.

So... I gotta go.

Papi, um, I got you this.

Um, I did really well in my art class this year.

My teacher said I was really advanced for my age.

That's nice.

So, girls...

I gotta go but maybe we can have some fun tonight, okay?

It's too bad I'm not there, right?

It's so boring,

there's nothing to do here.

What are you guys doing tonight?

No, that sounds cool, that sounds fun.

It's just...

It makes sense, I guess, but...

- You guys have a pool? - It doesn't work.

Hi, I'm Camila.

- Hi. - Camila, I'll be right there!

Is my dad gonna help you with school?

With Physics.

Did you just move here? I haven't seen you around.

We live in California with our mom.

That's where I wanna live when I graduate.

Really? Well, I can totally show you around.

I mean, it's not like we live in a super cool part or anything, but...

Hey, Camila, sorry for the wait.

That's the book?

Yeah, let me see what they're teaching you.

- Are you excited? - No.

Why? That's sad.

Yo, Carmen, what's up?

Hey.

- I've missed you. - We've missed you.

Can I put music on the jukebox?

Yo, Carmen! Can I get a pitcher?

Sure.

Uh, help me out with this.

- How's your art? - Good.

Holy shit.

Look at this fuckin' shot.

Hey, Carmen, bring me a pitcher.

The fuck is that? That's half.

We need to change the keg.

This place is a dump.

You're welcome to rack up a tab

at any of the other bars in Las Cruces, eh?

I know you love me.

Fuckin' shit.

Do you know that I will be 15,000 days old?

What does that mean?

That means that I've been living here on this fuckin' planet for 15,000 days.

- Let's celebrate. - Yeah.

Will you help me plan it?

With one fuckin' eye, uh?

Bring me the fuckin' beer.

- Fill it, to the top. - Relax, relax.

Aim well, like your father.

Wow!

High five... not.

- You're gonna close the tab? - I'll pay you later, pay you tomorrow.

Look at that shot.

Carmen, the fuckin' beer!

Can you play like your sister, at least one time?

Play well, this is important,

this is a serious game.

Look at you.

Don't try, do it.

Papi?

Papi?

I think we should ask Carmen to take us.

I'm fine.

Get in the car.

You're drunk.

I'm an adult.

And you're... a child.

Get in the fuckin' car.

- Get in the fuckin' car. - Stop.

What the fuck's wrong with you?

- Hey, hey, Vicente! - What's wrong with you?

I'll take you home.

I don't need a fuckin' carpet-muncher driving me back home.

Okay, then just walk. Just give me the keys.

You can crash with me if you want.

- What? - It's just the car keys.

Hey, wake up.

I've got a surprise.

You can sleep in the car, vamos.

Let's go.

Yeah.

Whoo.

You see that mountain there?

Yeah.

Do you know the name?

No.

I don't know either.

Hey, isn't that the girl that Dad tutors?

Camila! Camila!

Just give me...

- Is everything okay? - Oh, yeah.

I just wanted to say hey.

Hey.

- Hi. - Hi, I just, uh...

I wanted to invite you to a party my dad's throwing.

Yeah, my dad told me about it.

Um, I'll try to make it after work.

Okay, cool. Cool.

I'll, uh...

I'll get back to my sister now.

- Okay. - Cool.

Bro, you did not look cool up there.

"Oh, Camila, you're so cute,

I just wanna kiss you all over."

Wow, it's looking great so far.

- You like it? - Yeah, hell yeah.

V, I wanna show you something.

Come.

Close the door.

Have you smoked before?

- No. - Are you sure?

- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.

This is why...

we're doing it here...

with your father,

because I want you to do it in a safe environment,

the same way I did it with my father.

Do you trust me?

Yeah.

- Yeah. - It took you a while.

This is good. Check it out.

Move your head up, you know?

Yeah, not that hard, not that hard.

Try it-- try it soft.

Like, softer, and bring it to your chest,

everything, and relax. You have to be chill.

You got it.

It's amazing, you're smoking with your father.

Look at you.

You're feeling it a little bit?

Yeah.

Go help your sister.

You want more?

I'm kidding. Go help her out.

What'd you do?

Fifteen thousand fuckin' days!

What's wrong, you're bored?

Meat's ready!

Come quickly, before he eats it all.

Grab it.

I'm not your waiter, man.

That Eva looks good,

boys are gonna line up.

I'm not sure about you, Violeta, you look a little marimacha.

Nah, nah, nah, nah.

V's smart like her father, man.

She doesn't need to look good.

Eva looks like her mom, you know?

Eva, come eat your meat over here.

Come here, stand over there.

- I don't want to. - Come here.

Come on.

Get the fuck out of here.

You're gonna let her standing up, eating her food?

Get the fuck out, man.

Be careful, it's hot.

Hey, you working?

Hi.

You really know how to party.

Thanks, I get it from my dad.

I passed my last test.

Your dad really knows how to explain stuff.

You two get along?

Sometimes.

Let me try that.

You like it here?

Enough.

I was born here,

and my family's been here forever, so...

Violeta!

Do you have a boyfriend?

No.

Violeta!

Violeta, come here!

Hey!

There you are. You wanna dance with me?

- I don't know how... - Come on, come on.

Come on, dance with your old man, yeah.

- I don't want to. - Let's do it, let's dance.

Come on.

Is this the way you dance?

I'm kidding, I'm kidding, come on.

You think you're cool, yeah?

Different, all weird,

with your fuckin' little haircut?

No, no, wait, wait, wait.

No.

She thinks she's better than us.

Mm?

You think you're better than me, mm?

At Math, at your age, I was way better than you.

And you have opportunities I never had.

You're just a nobody.

Living in your mom's old house,

hanging out with all your loser friends.

Lot of good those Math skills did you.

Can I listen?

- Ew... - Drop it.

You think it was Dad's?

- Is it hiking? - Uh-uh.

Maybe it's a water park.

Maybe a history thing, like...

the first atomic bomb detonation.

We went already to Alamogordo, so it's not that.

Why can't we just go to White Sands and go sledding like a normal family?

Because normal is boring.

Get in.

You're never gonna guess.

- Can you tell us where we're going? - Uh-uh.

- Is it the snake thing in Albuquerque? - It's a fuckin' surprise.

I wanna play some music.

Eva.

You okay? You okay?

We were in an accident. You hear me?

I'll be right back, okay? I'll be right back.

¿Okay?

Violeta?

Hey, help me.

Help me.

What happened?

We had an accident, but it's gonna be okay.

We're gonna take your sister to a hospital.

Help me with this.

Okay? Help me.

Violeta...

Help...

Help!

Is... Vicente home?

- Are you Yenny? - Eva?

Come in, come in.

Vicente.

Violeta didn't come.

Come.

We got you this.

Violeta's Physics teacher recommended it.

I'm gonna... go wash up.

Yenny seems nice.

Yeah.

She's smart like your sister.

Is she still sleeping?

These majestic birds become part of the symphony,

soaring above the quagmires,

and contributing to the timeless rhythm of survival.

Their existence,

intertwined with the croaking frogs and squawking birds,

becomes a visual testament to the resilience...

It's okay, it's okay.

It's okay.

Come in.

Sorry.

What happened, she woke you up?

She was crying earlier.

I didn't really know what to do.

Where's Vicente?

Shit, that's right.

He told me he was gonna try and find work today.

Okay, give her to me.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You can stay.

Come.

It's okay, it's okay.

Pass me that bottle.

There, there, darling.

Can you get me the burger I left on the grill?

- With fries. - Yeah.

Thanks.

Violeta told me she's getting in some fancy college.

She calls you?

Chaotically, yeah.

Does he still come to play pool?

Did you know...

that your father...

was a piece of shit when we were kids?

- You were friends as kids? - Yeah.

We all loved him because he used to make the teachers crazy.

Like, answering their questions,

correcting them, insulting them.

Because of your dad, I know the area of any shape,

and I don't get lost, because I know where Polaris is.

When he lost visitation...

Violeta had three more surgeries.

- Oh... shit. - Oh!

I'm gonna put the five. - Comer.

Yeah.

You look so beautiful.

You know how the light is coming...

Yeah.

Can I kiss you in the eye? Come on, now.

Yeah. Wanna play?

Yeah.

I don't know how to play.

Yeah, I teach you.

So, you just have to pick a category,

and yeah, count the numbers, that's it.

I don't get it.

You don't have to be so slow.

- Easy. - Hold on a sec.

Linda, just pick a category and roll.

Just pick a category,

put the numbers in and play.

Play.

Uh?

Come on, roll the dice.

Throw the dice.

Check, you have three ones.

Just take these.

Put the fuckin' three, write it down there.

You know how to write?

- You have a pen? - Yeah.

Where is the pen? Give it to her.

You see?

Applause.

Baby, I'm tired.

I'm gonna go to sleep, okay?

You're tired?

You're ready to get more tired?

You're not gonna finish the game?

Nope.

Papi?

Pa, come on.

Pa, here.

Come on.

Papi. Pa, come on, Pa.

Come on. Papi.

Here.

Papi?

Hey, get up, get up.

Papi, get up.

- Come on. - Violeta.

Hey.

Do you wanna go to Carmen's and play pool?

I come here at 5:00, okay?

I've been practicing.

- I go? - You go.

Yeah.

Pretty good.

Lucky shot.

- Yeah. - Go again.

- How's Violeta? - She...

She good, yeah?

Yeah, she's... she's good.

It's your turn.

The fuck is this?

No, no, no.

Yeah.

Yeah, you won.

Yeah, you're happy?

I guess.

Let's play again.

I wanna see Yenny, you know?

But, we had fun.

You comin'?

Nah.

What happened?

Here.

I think that I have the code...

Yeah, okay. Eight, three, four, six.

I'm gonna stay out here for a little bit.

They're here!

Can I get the door?

Hey!

Wow. Wow.

You've gotten so big.

Your hair, it looks so good.

I would've loved to pick you up at the airport.

It's okay, we took a cab.

Here, I brought you

some cheese and hot dogs, and some soda.

The way you like it.

Natalia, we have a gift for you.

You want it?

Come here.

Thanks.

Carmen was saying that, um...

you're going back to school?

You still talk to Carmen?

- Yeah? - Sometimes.

You're grown now.

Do you have any beer?

No, but I can buy some. Yeah, I'm gonna buy some.

- Yeah, I'm gonna buy it now. - At the store?

- You're gonna go to the store? - Yeah, it's fast.

- Okay. - Yeah, it's fine.

Let's go buy some beer.

Okay.

Hey, hey.

We have a surprise!

We've got a surprise.

Uh, let's go.

- What is it? - It's a surprise.

It's close by.

We'll be quick.

I think we should go.

I feel like it's been a long day. Okay?

Goodbye.

Bye, Natalia.

Yo, fuck it, it's too hot, I need to go in.

- What is that? - What?

That, what are you doing?

It's a snorkel.

Where did you get that?

At, like, a little shop.

Why?

I wanna go under the water.

You look ridiculous.

One, two, three.

Get over here, give me that.

Give it to me.

Where are you going?

Do you need anything?

Um, a measuring cup. Thank you.

Okay, yeah.

So, you can fill it up to that line.

Do you need anything else?

Okay.

How's school?

Like...

you have good grades, like last semester?

We graduated already.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

I'm going to grad school in the fall.

That's amazing.

What about you, Eva?

Can you grab me the garlic powder?

- Yeah. - Thank you.

The masa has really good texture.

Thanks.

Listen.

Dance with your father, come on.

No.

Come dance with me. Come.

- Come on, dance. - I don't want to.

Come on.

Come here.

Dance with your dad, come on.

Just for a second, very quickly, come on.

You don't know what you feel

You ain't got a heart

A rehearsed drill, they are lies

That you sneak in with smiles

Poetry like breeze

That slowly stabs the illusion...

Psst.

Shh.

Shh!

- I can't concentrate. - Just go.

What? Don't rush me.

Well,

that would have been ten minutes ago.

It's, like, the lighting in this room.

Oh, my God.

The shadows make it really hard for me

to tell which stick is which.

Don't blame it on the shadows.

We're doomed with the technical.

- Oh. - Oh, she moved it.

Oh, my God!

That is why I told you to shut up!

What, am I out?

No, no, you're not out.

You're not out, you're okay.

No, you just have to return that...

You can put it back on, you can put it back on.

No, I don't want kid rules.

- Tell me, am I out? - Yeah, you're out.

- I'm out of the whole game? - No, no.

No, she's not out, you can keep trying.

I go now, so...

If I do this, I win, or...?

No, we have, like, 50 more sticks.

Okay, wait...

- Oh, my God! - No, no, no, no.

You're going for my stick.

Yeah!

- You go. - Okay.

What's the dyke version of Prodigal Son?

I don't know.

I've missed you.

What do you need?

- Um... Can I have a whisky? - Of course.

Whisky.

I'm meeting Camila here.

You look great.

Hey.

Sorry I'm late, I... ran from a double, so...

No worries.

- "Chachi's." - Yeah.

- Camila. - Aha.

Just in case you didn't know what I looked like anymore.

Hi.

We need more beer.

Uh, I can get some.

Yeah, I can come with you.

- Yeah? Come on. - Yeah.

Um...

Does it feel weird to be back?

No, it's just...

it's weird seeing my dad with another kid.

I have a... two-year-old at home.

It wasn't planned, but I don't regret it.

Are you still with the father?

Come here.

Oh, fuck.

Everything okay?

- Yeah. - Yeah?

Sorry if I...

Wait, um,

have you had queer sex before?

Yes, you're not my first.

- Oh... - Don't!

Sorry, I just don't like it when people touch it.

Is that... is that from the accident?

Hey. It's okay.

You okay?

Yeah, but...

Eva?

Eva?

We missed breakfast with Dad, come on.

- What? - It's 1:00 PM.

I know.

- Hey, Violeta. - Yeah?

- It's your turn. - Yeah, sorry.

Yeah.

You see?

Yes.

You wanna use the special stick? Yeah?

Oh, almost.

- Wow! Nice shot. - Natalia,

the only tip you need to remember is not to mess with my table, okay?

How you feeling?

- Good. - I can have one, yeah.

Hey, so it's your turn.

No, it's okay.

You ready? Hold my hand.

- Yeah. - Okay.

Oh, my God.

All right, you gotta scoot.

Woo!

This is the most you go?

I'm gonna teach you how it's done.

Oh, my God.

Yeah.

- That was good. - Natalia, come down.

- Natalia! - Come!

- Hey! - Natalia!

- Come on, Natalia! - Come on!

Come on.

Don't be scared, sweetie.

You got it.

- Good job, yeah. - Hey.

Yeah, lean forward.

- Yeah, yeah. - Push, push!

You got it.

Wow.

- That was so good. - You're a master.

That was really good.

Two Cokes, yeah, thank you.

You know that I've been saving some money?

To see if I can buy you guys plane tickets for next year.

- That's nice. - Yeah.

How's your mother? She good?

Yeah, she's good,

- she's fine, the same. - Yeah.

I'm sorry about Yenny.

Nah, we're cool, we get along. Yeah.

- Thank you. - Thanks.

Thank you.

Yeah.

I'm sorry that...

You guys did okay without me.

Chips and salsa.

- Guac is coming. - Thank you.

I'm gonna grab a sweater.

Yeah, of course.

Can you color with me?

Not right now.

Hey.

Do you guys wanna stay?

I'm tired.

It's the last night.

I can make breakfast, you know?

I can make some eggs for breakfast.

- You ready? - Yeah.

Hey, I was asking Violeta if you guys wanna stay.

- I think it's late. - Yeah.

But I can...

We'll see you tomorrow, papi.

We had a good day.

- Yeah. - Bye.

- Good night. - Good night.

Give me a kiss.

Hey.

Nah, you're going in the back.

Put your seatbelt on, okay?

Hey, put your seatbelt on. Yeah.