Hector and Sonny sit next to each other at a dusty tex mex style saloon both with bottles of Sol in front of them. They are silent for a beat, staring straight ahead into nothing with blank expressions.
Sonny
When I was a young man growing up in Juarez, I knew that when I came to America, I would know I had made it when I could purchase an ottoman
Hector
an ottoman?
Sonny
somewhere to put my feet up when I came home after a hard days work.
Hector
ah, si, an ottoman
Sonny
yes, it's now my most prized possession next to my wife Dierdre
Hector
si, Dierdre
(Hector shifts nervously in his seat)
Sonny
I need to tell you a story Hector, as you were best man at my wedding, and Godfather to my Donkey William.
Hector
si, what is it Sonny?
(Sonny pauses for a beat and takes a swig of his beer)
Sonny
I killed a man last night
Hector
what?
Sonny
yes, killed him dead, hes in my freezer in pieces, I've been disposing of him all day in plastic bags.
Hector
why did you? What did he?
Sonny
as I said, my two prize possessions are my ottomon and my wife.
hector
yes...
Sonny
I came home from work yesterday, still in my suit and tie
hector
si
Sonny
I hadn't even got in the door when I heard a man in my home.
Hector
In your casa?
Sonny
si
Hector
what was he there for?
(Sonny pauses and takes a big swig from his beer)
Sonny
Hey bartender!
(A bartender approaches)
bartender
yes?
Sonny
tequila
(The bartender pours a shot of tequila, Sonny downs it and slams the glass on the bar, Hector is beginning to sweat, becomes visibly agitated.
Sonny
You are my best friend right Hector?
Hector
Of course Sonny, you know that.
Sonny
would you lie to me Hector?
Hector
No! umm, never, no way!
Sonny
well this man, he was sitting on my chair, in my robe, with his feet! His feet! On my ottomon!
(Sonny shakes his fist in the air, and slams it on the bar, his rage building)
Hector
on your ottomon?!
Sonny
my ottomon, and Dierdre was sitting on his lap! Kissing him!
Hector
My God! That Bendeho!
Sonny
So I strangled him with my clip on tie, the man...
Hector
you...you killed him?
Sonny
yes, and before he died, in his last breath he begged to me for his life, told me he would tell me a secret.
Hector
ummm, ah, what did he, what was the secret?
(Hector wipes sweat from his brow)
(Hector wipes sweat from his brow)
Sonny
he told me, that he had met Diedre through you, that you had been kissing her for a long time, behind my back and had told him she would kiss him as well!
(Sonny Slams down his beer on the bar in a rage and stands up over Hector, Hector is frozen with fear)
Hector
(terrified)
yes, Sonny, it's true, I have been kissing her for three years now, but I swear that is all! Just kissing twice a week! Mondays and Wednedays, she has O.C.D as you know and only likes to kiss me on those days!
Sonny
( Holds his rage at a level ten, then totally changes demeanor into confusion, then surprise, then curiosity)
shit man! You serious? I didn't kill anyone, I was just fucking with you,
(Sonny playfully punches Hectors arm)
you really been kissing Dierdre?
shit man! You serious? I didn't kill anyone, I was just fucking with you,
(Sonny playfully punches Hectors arm)
you really been kissing Dierdre?
(Hector is frozen with fear and pale, he vomits on the bar
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