I remember most of 17.
I remember the day we met.
His smile, his touch.
You could be anywhere when your life begins...
when the future opens up in front of you...
and you may not even realize it at first...
but itīs already happening.
All right, guys, letīs roll, man.
-What, fool? -Man!
I got some shit to do, man.
Fool, you always got shit to do.
Man, you got to learn how to kick it.
Itīs a beautiful day on the beach, man.
Why, you afraid of getting too brown?
Some fool might think heīs Mexican.
Shut up.
Hey, guys, check it out, man.
Hey, hey, hey. Look at the juanita.
Yeah! Whoo!
Come on, baby.
Hey, we got some trash over here.
-Itīs starting to stink. -Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, donīt let me go.
-Should I drop him ? -Let me go, please.
Aah! Unh!
Yo! Hey, you all right?
Yeah, Iīm all right. Donīt worry about me.
Whoo!
Yo, baby!
Hey, where you going?
Hey, hey, hey.
Letīs go.
Hey, hey, hey. You missed one.
Thanks. Thatīs really helpful.
So, are you a bad-ass gangster or what?
Something like that.
Whatīd you do, stay up past your bedtime?
Nah, Iīm just playing. For real, what you doing?
-I robbed a 7-Eleven. -What?
Yeah. Stay away. Iīm dangerous.
Iīll mess you up.
Damn. My bad.
Man...
yīall always got to follow me, man.
My nameīs Victor. Whatīs your name?
She donīt care whatīs your name.
-Nicole. -Nice to meet you.
Carlos.
Hi, Carlos.
Whatīs up?
Man, I was talking to her. What you doing?
You know what? Iīve seen you around.
Doubt it.
-You go to Pacific, right? -Yeah.
Yo, rich girl.
Rich girl.
Hey.
Hey, letīs go. Come on.
Push on. You know, vamonos.
Vamonos? We only talking to the girl, man.
-Vamonos. Now. Letīs go. -Whatīs vamonos, man?
You know what it means. Now letīs go.
Just keep moving.
-Iīll see you around. Bye. -Yeah.
I just want you to leave, all right?
Bye-bye. Come on, keep moving.
Please, get out of here!
I want this all picked up-- all of it.
Carlos.
OK.
Good morning, Mom.
Yeah.
Thanks, Mom.
I donīt want any more.
Oh, yeah?
Miss Nicole, itīs time to get up.
Iīm awake.
-Morning. -Good morning.
Are you taking lunch today?
No, Iīm going to buy.
Rosa?
Yes, Mrs. Courtney?
Did Morgan have any dairy yesterday?
No.
Because she has a little rash right here, you see?
No dairy.
Iīm not accusing you. Iīm just asking.
No dairy. Only soy.
-No dairy. -No. No dairy.
OK.
You whale. You have a spout. Ha ha!
Mmm.
Nicole, youīre not supposed to watch TV in the morning.
Are you going to change for school?
-Mrs. Courtney? -Yeah.
-Mr. Oakley. -Oh, OK.
Hi, sweetie. Yeah.
Oh, no, sheīs got a little rash on her back...
so itīs a little crazy.
Yeah. Weīre going to go to Dr. Bennimanīs office.
Iīll call you from there, then.
Yes, I love you, too. I love you.
Oh, Nicole is here.
Do you want to say something to her?
Bye.
Heīs late for a meeting.
Come on, sweetie.
Weīll go to the doctor and get your rash all better.
Whatīs the evil stepmomīs problem?
Oh, major crisis. Morgan has a rash.
Oh, my God. Whereīs the ambulance?
Today
Like any day
Rolled out of bed
Talked on the telephone
Went to the doctor
She said, youīre OK
Still, I wonder
Who am I?
Oh, thatīs just great.
Who am I?
Oh.
Who am I?
Today
In the air
On the water
Ships pass you by
Clouds fantasize
Driving shapes across the sky
Wondering why
Oh, my God.
Who am I?
Oops.
Hi.
Oh, God. I hate this place.
Yeah. Iīm already up for ditching.
For sure.
Shit sucks.
Shakespeare was, in many ways...
ahead of his time.
He had psychological depth...
that is only in this century...
beginning to be fully understood.
-Yes? -Bathroom?
-Me, too. -Take a pass.
Oh, thank you.
Both at a time when only a queen...
All right, so the British are trying...
to reestablish authority over their precious colonies.
Itīs as if theyīre trying to assert...
a right that they couldnīt quite exert.
Assert and exert.
Anybody know the difference between assert and exert?
What does it mean in this case?
Anybody?
It means they could write the laws...
but they couldnīt enforce them from 3,000 miles away.
Bingo, Carlos.
Theyīre 3,000 miles away...
and theyīre trying to establish their authority...
over their colonies.
They are trying to reestablish...
their mercantilist philosophy...
which was, "īWe got colonies...
"īand weīre here to milk them."ī
How were they doing this?
Well, Grenville, the man in charge...
under George the Third...
Once in a house on a hill
A boy got angry
He broke into my heart
So I came down the hill
Of course I was hurt
But then I started to think
It shouldnīt hurt me to be free
Itīs what I really need
To pull myself together
But if itīs so good being free
What you are telling me
Why I donīt know what to do with myself
Hey!
Hey, come here.
I got to get back to class.
No. Come meet my friends.
Hi.
Come on. What, are you scared?
Itīs Carlos, right?
Right.
Break me off some of that shit.
-This is Maddy. -Hi.
-Thatīs Lainie.
-Hi. -Foster.
-Curtis is in the tree. -Whatīs up, man?
Carlos and I met when I was giving back to the community.
He was on the chain gang with you?
- No. - Just an innocent bystander.
-You want some? -Nah, thatīs OK.
Come on, itīs good for you.
Trust me.
So I loved the boy
No one could ever forget
Damn!
-With a kick. -Whatīs in this?
-Incoming, you guys. -Oh, shit. Give me this.
Whatīs going on?
Hey.
Well, what do you know?
My all-time favorite people in the world to bust.
-Hello, Mr. Kane. -Howīs it going?
Hey, this is a student council meeting.
You know what? You need to get back to class.
I got too much stress in my life.
We got to take a break, or weīll pop.
Ask the mental health center people.
They told us to take breaks.
What is this? Whoīs this belong to?
Not us.
You donīt know anything about this, right?
I got a pass.
What, a drinking pass?
You guys, letīs go. Clear out.
Hey! Aah!
Hey! Hey! Guys!
Cut it out. Come on, this is detention.
Hey.
This is how we first met.
What?
Picking up trash.
Just let me do the work, OK?
Sure.
3, 2, hut!
You got it!
Good job.
-Carlos. -What?
-Iīm sorry. -Yeah, well, so am l.
No, I really am. Come on, itīs just detention.
Youīre not going to be scarred for life.
You may even still get into college.
Look, you guys play around at being bad-ass...
which is cool. Whatever.
But itīs not like that for me.
I get on this bus...
this piece of shit, stinking bus...
two hours each way, just to be here.
5:43 in the morning-- thatīs when my bus leaves.
So if I wanted to screw up, Iīd do it at my home school...
because Iīd get a hell of a lot more sleep.
But Iīm here, OK?
Iīm here because l really want to be here.
And you, youīre here because...
Why are you here, if itīs such a big joke to you?
I donīt know. Ask my father.
What?
Nothing.
Why were you on the beach?
Beach?
You didnīt rob any 7-Eleven.
Oh.
DUI. I got stopped coming home from a club.
Damn, thatīs pretty stupid.
Yeah. Didnīt seem stupid at the time.
Then again, I was wasted.
I donīt know, man. Just donīt play me, OK?
I wonīt play you.
I donīt want to be played.
OK. I wonīt. Iīm not going to play you.
OK?
I promise.
Aw, come on!
Youīre supposed to drop back into coverage, Lucky!
And donīt give him a free release on the inside!
Nunez, where the hell you been?
-Detention, sir. -Detention?
You pay me back after practice.
You give me an hour in that weight room.
Letīs go! On the ball!
All right, man, Iīm outta here, bro.
Weīre not supposed to leave until 6:30.
Dude, thereīs no one here. We can leave whenever.
Aw, youīre a trip, Nunez.
See you later, homey.
Damn.
Missed the bus.
Detencion.
Itīs no big deal, Mom.
All right. I got it.
No. I got it.
OK. Let me just talk to my girl...
and Iīll call you right back.
OK. Bye.
Uhh! OK, hereīs the plan.
Derek knows this party in the Colony...
but heīs not exactly invited.
But he thinks that if he hooks up with us...
whoa--that we can for sure get in...
because weīre just so irresistible.
You know, thereīs a football game.
A what?
A football game.
I heard you. The Pacific game?
-Yeah. -Football?
What? Itīll be fun for a goof. Come on.
Oh, my God. Youīre so obvious.
What?
-What? -What?
What am I obvious about?
-Slut. -Shut up.
Can I have two, please?
Two. Two, two, two..
We did not wear our blue.
Oh, shit. l forgot to wear anything.
Offense, offense! Here we go!
Oh! My bad.
Boom, boom !
Boom, boom, what up?
Letīs go. Letīs go.
1, 2, 3, go!
Nunez, number 32, on the field.
Nunez with the ball.
Unh!
Whoo!
Number32, Carlos Nunez,
with the reception.
Come on!
Hell, yeah!
Whoo! Yes!
lf you tell anybody l just did that...
Iīm going to kill you.
-I will. -OK.
Oh, yes! We did it, baby!
Nice seeinīyou, now.
Way to go, Nunez. You got a lot of heart, baby.
Thatīs meat, baby. You know it.
And you know it.
Yes!
You need a ride to Carmenīs, bro?
Whatīs happening at Carmenīs?
Hey, free cerveza, free food.
Maybe some other free stuff, you know what Iīm saying?
You faked that guy out so bad...
when he hit the ground, l couldīve swore...
he sittinī on himself.
Hey, he didnīt see nothing but your ass cheeks, man.
Good game, you guys, all right?
Hey, all right, Coach.
Try to stay out of trouble.
Hey, stay out of the strip club, man.
Man, you like that, donīt you?
Come here, hot stuff!
Hey, say hello to your wife, Coach.
Iīll see you guys later.
Hey, where are you going, man?
Iīll see you guys later.
You ainīt hanging out with us? Whatīs up?
Hell, man, we just won the game.
See you later.
Oh, you got to be kidding me.
Hi.
You guys come to get me in trouble again?
Uh, no. Weīre off-duty.
Weīre not troublemakers. Weīre innocent.
-Yeah. -Look at our faces.
Donīt we look innocent together?
So, whatīd you think of the game?
What game?
Itīs going to be like that, huh?
So, what are you doing tonight?
I got to catch the bus. l got work tomorrow.
-Aww. -That sucks.
Hey, we can take you home.
-Itīs far. -Come on.
Weīll take you wherever you want to go.
Carlos, which way am I going?
Just grab the 10.
-What? -The 10.
-10 what? -10 freeway!
Know when Iīm rollinī, the trick is to keep it goinī
Flowinī over nobody, not knowinī my head swollen
Who can control it, if you try to say itīs heart broken
Lookinīfor me, and I swear itīs in a careless motion
All the way down by the pound
The shit you read about, a nice, round figure
Anyone can figure out
And everythingīs for nothing if youīre willing to try
You got to make it, you got to try to stay high
īCause everybody is in on something else
You gotta, you gotta find out who and what it is
God, dude, could you live any further?
I told you it was far.
You wanted to take me. Damn.
Maddyīs never been east of La Brea.
Shut up, dude. You think youīre down...
because you scored weed in Pico Union one time?
Iīm telling you, it was twice.
One time.
Two times, bitch.
Two times.
-Are you OK? -Yeah, Iīm fine.
I didnīt say you could touch that.
-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.
Well, what can I touch?
What can you touch?
-Oh, come on, Carlos. -Whoa, slow down.
-Why? -Chill, girl.
Hey, you guys.
Damn, that feels good, but...
But what?
You guys!
-I like you. -l like you, too.
You guys. Are you guys hungry?
Because Iīm starving.
Thereīs a place right up the street.
Oh, yeah?
Thereīs a place right up the street.
Keep going. itīs to the right.
Donīt crash.
Watch it!
-Whoo! -Hey!
You guys all right?
I donīt know, man. Sheīs on drugs.
Ow!
Ow, I hurt.
Love me, I hurt.
Baby.
Will you pick me up? Pick me up.
I want to be carried.
Iīll carry her to the Taco Shack.
Donīt mind her.
Oh, this is so cool.
Oh, my God, l love this place.
-Put me down. -All right.
Whoo!
Whoo! Whoo!
Aw! Ow!
Whoo!
Whenever youīre ready, guys.
Come on, Carlos. Come on.
You want to dance with me?
Iīm not much of a dancer.
Yeah, daddy.
Damn, girl.
You guys are crazy.
Oh, man.
Whoo!
How did l get involved in this?
Oh, yeah!
Gracias.
All right. Excuse me.
May I help you?
-Tacos. -You want a taco?
Burritos. Tacos. Tacos.
All right, weīll take six tacos.
-No. Spanish. -She speaks English.
Espanol, porfavor.
You like that?
Spanish is hot.
Ohh.
And to drink?
Mmm.
This is, like, the best food Iīve ever had.
I know. Thank you.
OK, where do I go pee at? Whoa.
Hey, you know what? Youīre shit out of luck.
Shut up.
There ainīt no bathrooms around here.
Fine. Iīll just pop a squat somewhere.
Thereīs no bathrooms around here.
Please come with me. Come with me.
Are you serious?
Yes. l have to go so bad.
Youīre going to pop a squat?
-Where? -Anywhere.
All right, just go down there.
No way. This is, like, Rapes Are Us.
No, itīs not. Just go down there.
-Youīre coming with me. -Look, itīs dark.
All right. Weīre going.
This sucks.
Donīt look.
Oh...oh, my God.
I really want to kiss you right now.
I really want to kiss you, too.
When the time is right.
So you just let me know when the time is right.
OK.
Oh!
You guys, Iīm all done.
Drip-dry. Unh.
Oh, get a hotel room.
Oh.
Man...
Is thatī Los?
Yeah, thatīs your brother, man.
Sorry. Hey, guys.
Hey, thatīs the trash girl.
Thatīs right, baby.
Ah ha. Trash girl.
-Whatīs up? -Whatīs up, man?
-Whatīs going on? -Just getting a ride home.
So whoīs this, homes?
Iīm Nicole.
-How you doing, Nicole? -Good.
Hi, Iīm Maddy. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, Maddy.
So, whereīd he find you guys?
You get assigned a white girl when you go to Pacific.
How generous.
And Carlos is so cute he got two.
How generous. How can a brother be down?
Looks run in the family, mija. Whatīs up with my brother?
You got to go to Pacific.
-Good luck, homes. -Hi, Mom.
This is Nicole and Maddy.
-Hi. -Hi.
Hmm.
Sorry about that. Sheīs kind of pissed.
Itīs OK. Iīll see you at school.
Letīs get out of here.
-Thanks for the ride. -Sure.
-Good-bye. -Bye.
Get your ass inside. Hurry up.
Moms is calling you.
Now where the hellīs the freeway?
Bye.
Just friends.
I mean, everybody drinks but me, Mom.
Come on, Mom. Thatīs not going to happen.
Iīm not going to die. Iīm not going to jail.
Thereīs some very interesting rumors...
going around about Friday night.
Oh, really?
I heard the word "furpile" more than once.
I did nothing to discourage these rumors.
Ow! Watch where youīre going, stupid bitch.
Whatīs your problem?
Youīre my problem.
Hey, itīs all good. She didnīt mean to--
Stay out of it. What are you looking at?
-Nothing. -You better not.
-Sorry. -Yeah, you better be.
Looks like the home girls arenīt down with you.
-Hey! -Hey.
What are you doing here?
Looking for you.
-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.
Maddy told me you were in here.
Oh, she did, did she?
Am I not allowed?
Sorry about the other night. l was a little wasted.
Yes, you were.
Ho ho ho.
So, what happened?
You donīt remember?
Kind of.
itīs not done yet.
You cut his head off.
Hey, in here, Iīm in charge.
Your world?
Yeah.
You take it to a lab, they just do the obvious.
I like to play with it--
cut out what I donīt like...
distort...magnify.
Playing God, huh?
Just playing.
So, can I see some more?
lf you want.
Hey, kids, whatīs going on in here?
This is not a make-out room. Come on.
Iīll see you later.
A sunrise over a dusty hill full of
Full of wallflowers
And I think to myself
I am the same
I met my baby by the station
And she said
Can I help you with some information?
īCause your train gets out at a quarterto 5:00
But you hang a while
And you and I can get funky
To the rhythm of the choo-choo train
Dancinī in the pourinī rain
I found myself
In the most beautiful situation
A feeling I canīt describe
Ooh, how she gave me love
Oh, how she gave me love
-Rosa, this is Carlos. -Hi.
I said, oh, how she gave me love
Oh, how she gave me love
What?
Arenīt you going to lock the door?
No.
I donīt have any...
Itīs OK.
Itīs not OK.
Donīt move.
-Hey, Rosa. -Hi.
-Bye, Rosa. -Bye.
-Oh, shit. -What? Whatīs wrong?
-Whoīs that? -What?
-That guy right there. -My dad.
-Itīs OK. -Heīs right there.
He doesnīt care. l can do anything.
Iīve got a condom. Heīd be so proud.
Iīm serious.
Heīd be thrilled Iīm sleeping with you.
A person of color in his daughterīs bed.
Man, youīre crazy.
Youīre beautiful.
OK.
But can I do one more thing?
What?
I want to kiss you one more time.
Where are you?
Hi, there.
Whoīs the princess on the floor, huh?
Nicole, please do not park your car...
in the motor court because it drips oil everywhere.
We just came from a dance show--
-Dance recital. -You look pretty.
So...
Oh, be careful.
Youīre going to mess up the costume.
I really want to keep this dress neat.
Mommy.
Thank you.
Hi, there. Tom Oakley.
Carlos Nunez. Hi.
How are you? Youīre Rosaīs nephew?
No, Dad. Carlos and l go to school together.
Oh, youīre a senior, too.
Yes, sir. Just finishing up.
Thatīs wonderful.
Do you have any plans for next year?
Dad, donīt interrogate him.
Iīm not interrogating him.
Thatīs OK.
Iīm applying to the Naval Academy.
Annapolis?
Thatīs impressive. Thatīs a tough school.
Yes, sir. l want to be a pilot.
A pilot?
The Naval fliers are supposed to be the best in the world.
Well, youīll get a great education there...
no matter what you decide to do.
Good to see someone with a plan.
So, whoīs sponsoring you?
Well, Iīve written to Roy Ball--
Oh, yeah? Lucy?
Yeah, but she hasnīt responded yet.
Yeah, well, sheīs still tied up...
with that INS fiasco...
and she probably wonīt get to it before Thanksgiving.
So, why didnīt you write to me?
Tom Oakley.
Oakley? Right.
I mean, she didnīt even tell me.
Nicole didnīt tell you l was a congressman?
Nicole didnīt think it was relevant.
Actually, l think I did write to you.
Oh? Whatīd I say?
No word yet, sir.
Well, Iīm sorry about that.
Maria probably hasnīt gotten to my stack yet, either.
Tom? Morgan wants to eat with her daddy.
-Can you hurry? -OK.
Here. Why donīt you call the office...
and weīll set up a meeting?
You can come in, tell me all about yourself...
and Iīll see what I do.
Thank you, sir.
Say, why donīt you two stay for dinner?
Rosaīs cooking up her famous stuffed chile rellenos.
"Rellenos" means "stuffed."
Thank you, Nicole.
And we canīt stay.
Perhaps another time, then.
Glad to meet you, Carlos.
Nice to meet you, too, sir.
Take care.
God, I hate when he pulls that.
Pulls what?
That act. "Oh, I used to march with Cesar Chavez."
"Oh, Iīm every poor manīs best friend."
-Itīs so fake. -He seemed cool.
"Stay for dinner. Weīre having chile rellenos."
"Did I show you my electric car?"
And what about you? "Yes, sir. No, sir."
What is that?
You donīt have to do that around him.
I was raised to do that.
Itīs not some act.
Fine.
Why didnīt you tell me who your father was?
I donīt go around advertising my fatherīs profession.
I didnīt think it mattered.
-It does matter. -Why?
Do you know how hard it is to get these guys...
to sit down and read your letter?
Or pick you out of a hundred guys exactly like you?
Well, mission accomplished.
You got your meeting...
and you didnīt even have to sleep with me.
Lucky you.
Iīm sorry.
I just...
that was just weird.
Iīm sorry we were interrupted.
Another time?
Hmm. lf youīre lucky.
So, Pilot Nunez, huh?
Well, weīll see.
What do you mean?
Iīve never even been in one.
In what?
A plane.
Youīre joking.
Youīve never been in a plane before?
No.
Oh, my God. Thatīs cute.
-Cute. -It is.
I had a good time today.
Me, too.
So, anyways, Brianīs been AWOL...
for, like, four days.
He hasnīt called.
He totally changed his cell phone.
What are you going to do if he calls?
I donīt know.
What would Jesus do?
Seriously. Remember when l went code blue on that EPT...
and he freaked out because he thought Iīd tell his wife?
Like, that guy so canīt handle pressure.
-Iīm sure heīs just-- -Carlos.
Leave your best friend right when sheīs baring her soul.
Hey.
-Howīs it going? -Good.
You busy Saturday?
Yeah. Iīve got to work in my uncleīs shop.
Too bad.
What?
I just thought we could have some fun together.
Oh, man, I donīt know.
Come on. My dadīs not invited, Carlos.
Just you and me.
I donīt know. Itīs just my uncle needed me.
Yeah. I promise, promise, promise you...
a very satisfying experience.
You wonīt be disappointed.
Mmm, OK.
I got you.
-No peeking. -Iīm not.
Hold on.
OK, now you can look.
Whoa.
Want to join the Mile-High Club?
What?
Iīm kidding.
Whoo!
Here we go.
Aah!
We stand
To lose
Every color from the sky
Then crawl
As a child
So, can I take over?
Sure. Go ahead. Itīs yours.
Oh, God, youīre letting him take over?
Ohh.
Thereīs no longer shine
On this bird of prey
Youīre doing great.
Heīs going in the Naval Academy.
-All right. -Maybe.
I havenīt been accepted yet.
How many hours have you logged?
-None. -None?
Heīs a natural.
You mean in an actual plane?
In a real plane. How many hours you got?
None.
I have a flight simulator at school.
Oh, a flight simulator. Like a chair pilot.
Pretty much.
Yeah, all right.
Can I do a Lazy 8?
Itīs your airplane. Go ahead.
Whatīs a Lazy 8?
Start it to the right.
Oh, my God!
Oh!
Ha ha ha!
Go ahead. Turn it back to the left a little.
I can say youīre doing a good job.
Iīm loving it.
Look at me.
Iīm busy. Wait.
Whoo!
Oh, my God. l can see my house.
-Where? -Do you see it?
Right there.
Want me to drop you off?
Thank you.
And back around to the left.
Itīs a disease of the week benefit.
They have to stay until heīs shaken the hand...
of every person in the room.
We got until at least midnight.
We is all alone.
Whatīd you do?
Made it Carlos friendly.
I want to believe in
I want to believe in us
When everything is wrong
Will you come through?
Come through
Not what I thought itīd be like.
No?
Mm-mmm.
But you thought about it?
Yeah.
Look how good our skin looks next to each other.
Itīs beautiful.
Hmm.
Whoīs that?
Oh. My mom.
She lives in Virginia.
Sheīs married to some dermatologist...
and the guyīs home at 6:00 every night.
Itīs a big plus for my mom.
When she was married to my dad...
he was always running around trying to save the world.
No time for his family.
She left when I was 12.
But itīs good for my dad, he got to marry Courtney...
and sheīs flush with cash from her first marriage.
My dad left when I was five.
He couldnīt hack it here, so he went back to Mexico.
I donīt even have pictures of him.
You mad at him?
I hardly even think about him.
I got plenty of parent in my mom.
I got to go.
No, you donīt. You got to stay.
No. My motherīs going to kill me if Iīm late.
Tell her youīre staying at a friendīs house.
What friend?
I donīt care. Make one up.
Iīm not letting you leave.
When you hold me
Like you do
It feels so right
Drawn out
I start to forget
How my heart gets torn
When that hurt gets thrown
Feelinīlike I canīt go on
Turninīin circles
Time and again
Where are you going?
I got to go.
No. Stay. Iīll drive you.
Shh.
Got to know
For sure
īCause it takes something
More this time
Than sweet, sweet lies
Drawn out
Before I open up my arms
And fall
Losinī all control
Every dream inside my soul
This yearīs lovinī
Itīll last
īCause whoīs to worry
if our hearts get torn
When that hurt gets thrown
Donīt you know this life goes on?
Wonīt you kiss me
On that midnight sleep?
Sweep me off my feet
Singinī ainīt this life so sweet
This yearīs lovin ī
Itīll last
This yearīs lovin ī
Itīll last
This yearīs lovin ī
Itīll last
This yearīs lovin ī
Itīll last
This yearīs lovin ī
Itīll last
Whoa, ah, yeah
This yearīs lovin ī
Itīll last
I canīt believe l just did that.
Ah.
What am I doing with you?
I donīt know.
What are you doing with me?
Itīs just a question.
Look what you just got me to do.
Ha ha! l donīt know, man.
When Iīm with you, I never know whatīs going to happen.
Itīs weird because my life is so planned out, you know?
I donīt know.
Itīs like you donīt care what people think...
and when Iīm with you...
you kind of make me not care what people think.
You know what Iīm saying?
I know what youīre saying.
I donīt know.
And that dimple--
I love that dimple.
-I grew it myself. -You did?
What does he need?
Remember us?
-Whatīs up, fool? -Whatīs up?
What does he need?
Mmm. Damn.
Thatīs the shape.
Uh-huh. Thatīs my wife.
She could be my mommy any day.
She could spank me...
Ooh.
Thatīs what Iīm talking about.
Hey, whatīs up?
She got more bounce to the ounce.
Hey, guys, just chill, all right?
Chill, dawg. Chill.
Chill, dawg. Man, thereīs people around.
What, we ainīt Westside enough for you?
-You want us to whiten up? -Kick back.
Look at this fool.
Heīs all about the white girl now.
I worry about this fella.
I put this fella on his ass on Friday.
You playing defense now or what?
Iīm going both ways. Iīll make you eat dirt.
Thatīs what Iīm going to do.
Hey, Carlos, man, whatīs up, bro?
Whatīs up, guys?
These your homeys?
Homeys?
Yo, whatīs so funny, G?
I ainīt your G, man.
Yo, whatīs up with the attitude, bro?
Whatīs with what?
Dude, you need to chill, bro.
Iīm not some banger lookinī to throw down.
Then sit the fuck down, bitch.
Hey, guys, chill.
Whoa. This isnīt brown town, bro.
Hey, guys, just chill, man.
Iīll call INS on your ass.
Hey, guys, kick back.
Oh, man.
Get off.
Get off me, man. l want to kick this guyīs ass.
Iīm going to kill you!
Are you going to clean this mess up...
or is your dad going to come do it?
Hey, go home!
Leave, buddy! Go back to Burritoville!
Not right now, Mom.
Just leave me alone, all right?
Iīm sick of you always on my ass!
I donīt need any more sacrifices from you, OK?
Just worry about your own goddamn life.
-īLos! -What?
Donīt disrespect Moms like that, fool.
Are you going to tell me how to talk?
You know what? Mom. Por favor.
Let me tell you something, homes.
She busts her ass every day at a shit job...
for you, not for me. Every day!
You owe it to her to make something of yourself.
What, because you didnīt? Huh?
Carlos. Hector.
Yeah. Youīre right. You got it.
Let me tell you something, īLos.
Iīm not like you, fool.
Iīm not as smart as you. Iīm not as fast as you.
You got something that I never had--
the opportunity to be whatever the hell you want.
You can be a pilot.
You can be a congressman. Whatever you want.
And for you to just throw that away for that white girl...
thatīs nothing but...
and Iīm not going to sit around...
and let you do that shit to yourself...
or to Moms anymore, you understand?
Look at me, ese.
Nicole.
Nicole. Look up.
What?
We got to go.
Shit.
What?
Whatīs the date today?
Today?
-Is today the 17th? -l donīt know.
-Shit! -What?
The meeting with your father-- l completely forgot about it.
Donīt worry. You can reschedule it.
I shouldnīt have gone to the beach.
-Donīt worry. Itīs OK. -No, itīs not.
Damn. I canīt believe l missed it.
Iīll see you later.
-You donīt want me to come in? -Itīs going to be boring.
Itīs just family and cake and stuff.
Oh.
All right.
No, thatīs OK. You donīt want me to.
- Just hurry up. - Weīre late.
I wish I wouldīve known--
Come on!
Hey, thatīs OK.
And a "Cheese."
Come here, fool.
Where you been, man? Itīs my sisterīs birthday party.
Lost track of time, dawg.
Carlos...
I lost track of time, Mom.
You remember Nicole, right?
Hi.
Ooh!
Shut up.
Iīll be back in a minute.
God damn.
Youīre a fool, you know?
-Hi. Happy birthday. -Hi.
Thank you.
Perfecto.
Can I help with anything?
No, itīs OK.
Oh.
One second.
Ahh. You know I like it buff.
Yeah. You know you miss me.
What?
Hey.
Oh. Hey.
-Whereīd you go? -l went to change.
Oh. Thanks for telling me.
Sorry. Luz, this is Nicole.
Nicole, Luz.
-Hi. -Hey.
I like your dress.
Thanks. So, you guys go to school together?
Yeah. We go to P.H. together.
Oh. Thatīs nice.
And you share the same class or what?
No.
Yeah. Letīs go say hi to my mom.
All right. Come on.
Iīm hot. Iīm gonna go outside for a second.
-Come on. -Itīs OK.
What?!
OK. Hold on.
Yo, īLos, itīs for you, man.
Hello?
Whereīd you go?
What happened? Whyīd you leave?
Iīm so stupid.
I donīt know what l was thinking coming there.
Iīm sorry.
I should have told you it was gonna be like that.
That it was so formal.
No. It wasnīt that.
Just seeing you with your family and friends...
and with that girl.
Sheīs just a friend.
I donīt care.
You should be able to do whatever you want.
I do what I want to do.
Oh, God.
Look at me, Iīm pathetic!
I hate myself.
What are you talking about?
What?
Itīs just...
What?
I just...
I think Iīm in love with you.
Iīm sorry.
Now Iīve weirded you out. Iīm sorry.
No. l--
Donīt say anything. Itīs OK.
Thatīs correct, sir.
Heīs leaving for Washington, D.C. in five days.
Mm-hmm.
Uh, well...
No, he really doesnīt have any other appointments.
I would stick with that one. Mm-hmm.
Certainly, sir. Take care.
Yes.
Yes, he is.
Mr. Nunez? Heīs ready for you.
Yeah. I have it right here.
I think. What is it? A kid...
for Gloria, right?
Well, we start with the Bienvenidos...
and then the Red Cross thing.
Right?
And then--You know, hon?
I have a meeting I need to start right now.
Why donīt we meet at King at2:30?
OK?
Well, you tell me then. All right. Bye-bye.
Hey, Carlos. Glad you could make it.
How are you?
OK. How are you?
You know Carter?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
You ever work for Habitat for Humanity?
-No. -Itīs a good project.
We got 25 houses up in one Easter weekend.
And you know Father Boyle?
Yeah. Iīve heard of him.
Heīs an amazing man. Sit down.
We spent some time in Boyle Heights.
Itīs a tough neighborhood, huh?
Yes, sir.
I imagine youīve seen your share of friends...
sucked into "la vida loca."
Yeah.
-Not just a Ricky Martin song. -No, sir.
So, what happened?
Uh, what happened?
We were supposed to have a meeting last week.
I donīt know.
I got the bus schedule all screwed up...
and it was too late.
You could have called to say you werenīt coming.
l--l did call.
Maybe she just didnīt get you the message. The lady.
Maria!
Yes?
Did Mr. Nunez call last week to say he wasnīt coming in?
Not to me. Should I ask Sandy?
No, thatīs OK.
Iīm more than happy to use my connections...
to help someone get a foot in the door...
but I have absolutely no patience...
with individuals who will not participate in the process.
I canīt do this alone.
Mr. Oakley, um...
I really appreciate you seeing me today.
OK. I think I know whatīs going on here.
I know the powerful effect Nicole can have on people.
Sheīs absolutely fabulous...
at taking a perfectly-oiled train...
and running it right off the tracks.
Now, I do love her. Unconditionally.
That goes without saying.
But she can be so destructive.
And volatile.
And, um, the anger...
ever since...
Well, to be 12 years old...
and to find your mother like that...
I think when Nicoleīs mother took her own life...
Nicole decided then and there...
that she would never, ever trust anyone again.
And it was her against the world...
and God forbid anybody should try and help her.
Sheīs persona non grata...
with half the psychiatrists on the Westside.
A lot of them have recommended that I send her to...
one of those behavior modification schools...
but I...
Sheīs tried to kill herself a number of times...
but what can I do?
She lies and she drinks.
She does drugs.
She hates me. Hates her step-mother.
Mr. Oakley--
Ahh, nothinī.
Iīm sorry. I shouldnīt be telling you about this...
but you seem like such a good person.
Such a decent person.
Now, you want me to write this recommendation?
You want me to put myself on the line?
Well, I want you to listen to my advice.
Now, stay away from my daughter.
You hear me?
For your own good, for my peace of mind...
stay away from Nicole.
You know, itīs a painful thing for a father to...
have to acknowledge a truth about their own child.
Itīs taken me a long time to accept who she is.
And who sheīs never gonna be.
Well, I could sleep forever
But itīs of her I dream
if I could sleep forever
I could forget about everything
We got a party, man. Hey, Carlos...
all them honeys gonna be there, man.
They gonna be checkinī us out!
Hey.
Ha ha. Hey.
So, what happened?
When?
You didnīt call me.
Oh, I got home late.
I just had stuff to do.
Well, whatīd he say?
Iīll see you guys later.
All right.
-What happened? -No, nothing.
He just said heīd write me a recommendation.
But what did he say?
About what?
-About me. -Nothing.
Come on, just tell me what he said.
I really donīt want to get in the middle--
In the middle of what?
Look, I just need to focus right now.
You need to focus?
I canīt afford to mess up, man. l told you that.
My momīs all over me īcause Iīm never around...
and my grades are for shit.
I could hardly keep my eyes open at practice.
All I want to do is sleep for more than four hours straight.
Iīm sorry for messing up your life.
I just need to remember whatīs important.
Whatīs important to you?
My priorities.
What did he tell you?
He told me to stay away from you.
That you were trouble and youīd just mess me up.
And what did you say?
I just...
I see.
Every time
Itīs time to call
In many ways
Every dream
Gets broken over
With little time
I will fly within your sky
Every time
You start to call
And on the way
All destruction is my wine
Though itīs sad and lonely
Thereīs a whole life waiting after dawn
Gonna slide
You can be anywhere when your life begins.
You find the right person, then...
all of a sudden, anythingīs possible.
Iīm eating, Mom.
Iīm just trying to figure this out.
Chemistry homework.
Hello?
Hola, Mrs. Nunez. Soy Luz.
No estoy aqui.
Donīt tell her Iīm here.
I told you, Mom, l donīt want to talk to her.
Because I donīt want to.
Mira. Tu comida.
-Iīll eat it later. -Ay, muchacho.
Yeah!
Hello?
Nicole?
Yeah?
I need to talk to you.
Who is this?
You know who this is.
l--l canīt hear you.
Where are you?
What?
Where are you?
l--l canīt hear you.
Are you at Sellerīs house?
Iīm just having a good time, OK?
And you need to focus.
Nicole, I really have to--
Get off the phone and in the hot tub, girl. Damn!
Nicole!
Iīm gonna go.
Nicole, I just want to--
-Take your time. -Yeah, hold on.
Iīm uncomfortable with myself
Carlos!
Whatīs up, Carlos? Whatīs up, baby?
Yo, get him a tequila. Girl, put a titty in his mouth.
Donīt you know when to flake
And I am not doing all right
None of this makes sense
They donīt support me...
Come on, Nicole, letīs go.
Whoa, stud.
I was just trying to get a taste, man.
Shut up, Davis, before I kick your ass!
Hey, man, whatīs your problem?
Youīre my problem ! Get down!
Hey! Whatīs your problem, bro?
Dude, she was having a good time.
Whatīs wrong with you?
I thought I was your friend.
Just leave, you know that? Get off me, bitch!
Shit.
Stopping a vehicle with expired tags.
Two occupants.
Expired on 6-7-00.
Registered to Representative Thomas Oakley.
Good evening, sir.
License and registration, please.
I donīt know where the registrationīs at.
Who does this car belong to?
It belongs to her.
Where you cominī from tonight?
From a party.
You been drinkinī tonight?
No, sir.
Why donīt you step out of the car for me for a minute?
I just live right off--
Sir, please, step out of the car for me.
John, you check on the young lady.
Sir, please step out of the car.
Keep your hands up where I can see īem.
Miss, letīs go. Letīs go.
Time to wake up. Letīs go.
Put your hands up.
Time to get up. Wake up.
Walk over to the curb, have a seat.
Here you go. Step out of the car, please.
There you go. Wake up.
Sir, the tags are expired on this car.
Whatīs your name?
Do you know this guy right here?
-Yeah. -Has he tried to hurt you?
No, he hasnīt hurt me.
What are you doing? Why are you touching me?
Get the hell off of me!
Just calm down.
Nicole, stop.
Get the hell off of me!
Nicole, stop it!
Where are you going?
No! He didnīt do anything!
Makinī it worse for yourself.
What the hell is going on?! Get off of me!
Stay here. Donīt move.
Stop! We didnīt do anything!
Nicole, just calm down!
Get off of me!
Take her to the car. Put her in the car.
Whatīs going on?
Hello?
Come on in.
Good evening, sir.
Good evening.
We stopped this young man driving your daughterīs car.
She was intoxicated and combative.
We found drug paraphernalia...
and alcoholic beverage containers in the vehicle.
Christ.
We thought weīd give you the courtesy...
of dealing with her yourself.
Now, we could put a scare into her...
and let her spend the night in jail.
No. Thank you, Officer. l can handle this.
No, you canīt handle it!
Nicole, just calm down.
-Calm down? -Everything will be all right.
No, itīs not gonna be all right!
Look at you. What are you doing--
What is the matter out here?
Go back into the house.
Is she drunk again?
Courtney, look, l am taking care of this.
How many times do we have to put up with her behavior?
When is it gonna be enough, for Godīs sake?!
When?
Look at you, Nicole.
Just look at you.
What kind of a daughter are you?
Not yours.
Thank God for that.
This is--
Carlos, please, what did I tell you?
Just go away. Please. Just leave.
Go.
You hear me?
Why do you hate me so much?
How could you tell the one person in the world...
that I love, that I care about so much...
how could you tell him to stay away from me?
Do you think the only thing Iīll do to anyone...
is screw them up?
Do you think that Iīm not worth loving?
-Nicole-- -Carlos, this is our problem.
Itīs our problem, not yours.
Just leave. Go.
Come on, son, letīs go.
Honey, listen, come on to the house--
Leave me alone! Just leave me alone.
Just come in the house, Nicole.
No.
Just get in the house.
Jesus Christ.
Christened life
Somehow I found you here
Torn from the hope and fear
Hold us inside
You pulled me out
Up from the world Iīve known
And all that was broken and cold
You brought me here
The mid-term counts for 25% of your grade...
so I want you to pull your thoughts together...
Can I help you?
Faith in the life weīve done
OK, where was l?
It holds us inside
Ohh
From you, one look
Just one look
And everything is shattered
From you, one word
Stars burn and fall
Oh
Carlos. You need something?
From you, one look
Just one look
Where you going?
And everything is shattered
Yo, you got a pass.
Hello?
Towers burn and fall
Fall, fall
From you, one look...
Whatīs going on?
Packing.
Where are you going?
Oh.
Iīm going to the Turnabout Ranch...
in lovely Escalante, Utah...
and I get to be escorted by a lovely gentleman...
whoīs waiting for me in the principalīs office.
So it looks like I get to go to boot camp before you do.
Sorry for being so dramatic the other night.
It was stupid.
Iīm sorry for not--
Donīt say anything.
You couldnīt do anything.
You were smart not to say anything.
So, Mr. Nunez...
It was great knowing you.
I hope you have a wonderful life.
Letīs leave.
What?
Letīs get out of here right now.
Arenīt you in the middle of an exam?
Like right now?
So?
Iīm not gonna let you walk out of your mid-term.
I already did.
Annapolis is gonna look at these grades.
Youīre not listening to me.
I wanna be with you.
I donīt give a shit about anything else right now.
Mid-terms, grades, Annapolis, your father.
I want to be with you.
Do you want to be with me?
I love you.
Donīt just say that because--
Shut up.
I love you, OK?
You know, this guy in the office...
heīs pretty damn big.
Ha ha!
Then... letīs go out on Sunset.
Oh. Ha ha ha!
-Come on! -Iīm coming!
I imagine long walks down the road
Things begin to bloom and the sky explodes
The damage is undone
Then I know
This has got to be a dream
Machines and luxuries donīt last
Here. You can wear this.
And I woke up half-dead in the hourglass
Now, does that sound funny
Wait, youīre almost there
Itīs gone
Youīre almost there, itīs gone
Youīre almost where what follows you
Does not bother you
I have walked the tightrope parts of me
Toed the line just far enough to see
Never found the gift I got for free
You pay for them dearly
I see my forever as one long night
And if I could make it dark
I could make it light
I know that most of living done...
Donīt be writing on my back.
Only thought survives
Wait, youīre almost there
Itīs gone
Aah!
Almost where what follows you
Does not
What are you doing?
Youīll see.
Thatīs pretty cool.
My shrine to Carlos.
Can I see more of it?
Yeah, sure.
My suicide notes.
Creative, huh?
Thatīs your mother, isnīt it?
Yeah.
She...
she was in bed asleep, l thought...
so I went downstairs...
and I stayed real quiet all afternoon...
so I wouldnīt disturb her.
And then I went back up...
and she was still lying there.
My dad thinks weīre the same person.
Did he say that?
He doesnīt need to.
What else am I supposed to think...
except Iīm gonna end up like her?
Itīs genetics, right?
Your father, though...
he really loves you.
He does.
No, he doesnīt.
Nicole, listen to me.
He really loves you.
He just doesnīt know how to handle you.
I think you scare him.
I scare him ?
You do. I mean, you scare me sometimes.
-I scare you? -Yes.
I mean, you...
How do I scare you?
You just get out of control.
-I do not. -Yes, you do.
What are you talking about?
You know what Iīm talking about.
Iīm 17. Iīm supposed to get out of control.
I guess.
My dad, he doesnīt understand me or...
anything about me.
Have you tried talking to him?
Yeah.
-Sober? -Shut up.
Doesnīt happen, does it?
Iīm not always drunk.
Hey.
What are you doing out here?
I want to be good for you.
You are good for me.
Not if I keep taking you away...
from everything youīve worked so hard for.
I want to make things better for once...
not worse.
īCause I really want to be with you.
I canīt keep running away from things.
Iīm here for you.
I know you are.
Well, do you have a 310 listing for J. Foster?
No listing, sir.
Well, try B. Foster at 818.
F-o-s-t-e-r.
No, sir. Thereīs no Foster in 818.
Should I try the 310 again?
Sir? Iīm trying to help you, sir.
Hello?
Well, Iīve been up all night.
Trying to call everybody.
I called Maddy and Lainie and your friend Foster...
who apparently doesnīt believe in telephones.
Honey, I know you donīt want to go to this school...
but itīs supposed to be extraordinary.
Marty Sheen says itīs top-notch.
Dad, Iīll--
Youīll have your own horse.
My own horse?
Well, you like horses, donīt you?
When I was eight.
Well, the counselor said that--
he warned me you would try to talk your way out of it.
He said thereīs a danger of us getting drawn back...
into old patterns and destructive behavior...
and that we should spend our time focusing on...
conversations that focus on "We" versus "Me."
This is "We."
Oh. Well, good.
Good.
Iīll go wherever you want me to go.
I mean, l know Iīm a mess.
No, youīre not a mess.
No, I am. I am a mess.
And Iīd probably send me away, too.
Youīve got Morgan now...
and youīre gonna do it right this time.
I just wish l wasnīt the child...
that everybody learned what not to do from.
Thatīs not who you are.
I know I remind you of Mom.
Everything that went wrong...
but sometimes you look at me like you wish I wasnīt there.
Like you wish Iīd just disappear.
And it just hurts so bad.
I know Iīm not easy to love...
but could you try anyway?
I do love you.
I love you so much.
Iīm frightened for you every minute.
Every minute.
And I need help.
I canīt do it alone.
Tom, honey?
Morganīs got her swim class. it starts in 10 minutes.
Whatīs going on?
Thatīs what weīre trying to figure out here.
What do you mean figure out?
Didnīt we agree on a plan of action?
Rosa? Would you please put Morgan in the car?
Thank you. Yes, right now.
Oh, my God.
This is not gonna start up all over again.
She needs discipline. Children need limits.
They want limits!
-So weīll set them. -We already have!
Sheīs going to that school in Utah.
No. I am not the bad guy. This is not about me.
I have a child that Iīm thinking of.
So do l. Two children.
Oh, Nic...
Nicole, I just donīt think l can live with you.
I know I canīt live without her.
We have to be at Pepperdine in ten minutes, Tom.
Iīm talking to my daughter.
Itīs Morganīs very first swim class.
Iīm talking to my daughter.
Nicole, l just want Morgan...
to have an older sister that she can look up to.
Me, too.
Thatīs all right. Iīve got her now.
Sheīs not like Mom.
No.
God, your mom was an amazing woman.
She loved you very much.
I wish I remembered her better.
Hmm.
We should talk about her more.
We will, honey. We will.
Before you say anything, sir...
I just want you to know that I love your daughter, sir.
You donīt have to--
She has so much beauty, so much honesty...
and I love her so much.
Carlos, stop. Now, I have something to say.
Thank you.
For what?
For not listening to me.
For sticking around.
Annapolis is gonna be lucky to get you.
But I had a speech.
I had a pretty good speech.
I bet you did.
You want to hear it anyways?
Why donīt you tell it to her?
Seems to be doing pretty good.
How did that happen?
How did you do that?
Do what?
I wasnīt even there.
Yes, you were.
You were so there.
I want to believe in
I want to believe in us
There are millions of people out there...
but, in the end, it all comes down to one.
I still panic sometimes, forget to breathe...
but I know...
I know thereīs something beautiful...
in all my imperfections.
A beauty which he held up for me to see.
A strength that can never be taken away.
Iīm going out to see him next week...
but until then...
thereīs one photo I keep with me all the time.
I believe in us
Everyone falls
But not everyone rises
Why donīt you get up
And rise again for me
What if the world were a little more perfect
Would you stop crying
Would you take the leap
Now, what if the world were a little more perfect
Would you open your eyes
And blink again for me
For me
Yeah, for me
What about friendship
What about friends
You said the whole world was against you
It all had to end
What about love
What about family
What about all that you have to live for
What if the world were a little more perfect
Would you stop crying
Would you take the leap
What if the world were a little more perfect
Would you open your eyes
And blink again for me
For me
And blink again for me
For me
It isnīt easy here without you
Why did you leave me
What am I supposed to do
Without you
And what if the world were a little more perfect
Would you stop crying
Would you take the leap
What if the world were a little more perfect
Would you open your eyes
And what if the world were a little more perfect
Would you stop crying
Would you take the leap
What if the world were a little more perfect
Could you open your eyes
And blink again for me
For me
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