Day 90

May: What is the problem?

Henry: No idea? Seriously?

May: Seriously.

Henry: Ok. I'll get back to my book then. (he exits inside).

May: Henry? (she grabs duffel and heads inside) Henry. (Henry appears briefly at side of house heading off toward orchard. A few moments later May reappears on porch and calls out) Henry?

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Scene 12

later that day

(May is sitting on porch with an absent expression. Jaime approaches)

Jaime: Senora, you are back. I heard you were in town, so came out.

May: What's been going on?

Jaime: Going on?

May: What have you and Henry been up to?

Jaime: Senora, I came out right after you left. I told him how much it pleased me that you wanted to run the place, not just, just live here. He didn't seem to think much of that. But then a few days later I heard he was moving on the water rights.

May: And what did you do then?

Jaime: Nothing. He said you hadn't made a decision but you were leaning against it.

May: I was leaning against it?

Jaime: No. The two of you. He said, “We haven't made a decision.”

May: But then he did I guess.

Jaime (shaking his head): I don't think so. My friend is a friend of your lawyer's. He said he was like all gringos, pardon, just trying to get the water for himself.

May: No. Well, I don't think so. He said it wouldn't make any sense to be thinking about the orchard unlesss we knew for sure we could get the water.

Jaime: There are no guarantees on a farm. You can have all the paper and the plans in the world, and if the rains don't come, or the locusts do . . .

May: We would say all the more reason to have as much secured as you can.

Jaime: No guarantees, nothing is ever secured.

May: Well, I wouldn't use that argument on Henry or you'll never see us a pick an apple.

Jaime: Are you going to do it?

May: I . . . 30 minutes ago I would have said no. I don't know. I need to find Henry.

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