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INT. LONG SHOT – CLASSROOM – CARLOS

A TEACHER is writing homework assignments on the board.

Carlos is writing them down.

SFX: BELL RINGS

The teacher turns to the class.

TEACHER
All right. Let's get started.

A student rushes in.

The teacher marks something down.

TEACHER
Basic questions. They were on your homework last night. (beat) Utah. 1869.

Carlos raises his hand. The teacher points to him.

CARLOS
Promontory Summit. First Transcontinental Raiload.

TEACHER
First point to Mr. Rodriguez. (beat) Railroads involved.

ABIGAIL CASTILLO CHAVEZ, a perky Latina girl, raises her hand. The teacher points to her.

ABIGAIL
Union Pacific and Central Pacific.

TEACHER
One to one. (beat) Exact date?

Carlos raises his hand. The teacher points to him.

CARLOS
May 10, 1869.

TEACHER
Two to one. (beat) Lasted until?

Abigail raises her hand. The teacher points to her.

ABIGAIL
1904. Succeeded by the Lucin Cutoff.

TEACHER
Excellent. (beat) Why?

Abigail raises her hand. The teacher points to her.

ABIGAIL
A shorter path was found.

Carlos rolls his eyes.

CARLOS
More exactly, the engineers had originally debated a path straight across the Salt
Lake. This was realized when a trestle was built between Ogden and Lucin.

Abigail glares at Carlos.

Carlos smiles back.

TEACHER
Better answer gets the point. Carlos gets the point. Better luck tomorrow, Ms.
Chavez.

Abigail face front.

Carlos relaxes in his seat, smiling.

INT. LONG SHOT – GYMNASIUM – RAFAEL

Rafael is lining up for gym.

The GYM TEACHER starts throwing basketballs out at random.

Rafael catches on.

SFX: WHISTLE

GYM TEACHER
Start counting off.

The boys count off by two.

RAFAEL
Two!

GYM TEACHER
Okay, two, take 'em off.

All of the twos, including Rafael, takes off their shirts.

GYM TEACHER
If you have a ball, grab the person to your right and play a five-point game.

The boys disperse.

Rafael and his partner start shooting hoops. Rafael's partner is a few inches taller and has longer limbs.

Rafael smiles.

PARTNER
Yeah, this is going to be easy.

RAFAEL
For me, chump.

The game is quick, and nasty. MONTAGE: Rafael steals the ball, sinks a basket.

Partner takes it out tries to slam it from outside, misses, and Rafael rebounds it, sending it in.

Rafael ducks past the partner, lays it up, sinks it.

His partner shoots. Rafael jumps, grabs it, sinks it.

The partner fakes a shot, dribbles, and then finds the ball missing when he tries to shoot.

Rafael takes a step past him, turns around, sinks it.

Rafael takes it out and lobs it in.

His partner is not happy.

Rafael comes up to shake the partner's hand.

RAFAEL
One more year of varsity, and you may get it right.

PARTNER
You really should be on the team.

RAFAEL
Have you seen my car?

PARTNER
Good point.

They smile as the walk off court.