mrs. scanlon today. she was wondering why you stopped coming to school. - it's all very hard to explain. - well, i'm in no hurry. maybe you could try to tell me. then i could explain to mrs. scanlon. sí, papá. i'm sorry. so i went there yesterday after work to ask about maria, and that man-- that stupid man-- - that selfish man-- - whoa. slow down. maria's father. he thinks he's back in the old country. - says maria doesn't need to go to school. - that's terrible. he wants her to stay a seamstress all her life. well, he's not going to get away with it. - what are you going to do ? - i'll think of something. i think you should stay out of it. how can you say that ? maria is my friend. and mr. hernandez is her father. surely you must understand how it is with other cultures. i do understand. and i don't like it. you don't have to. it is his family. you keep interfering and it will only cause trouble for maria. we'll see. hi, maria. hey, rosa, look who's here. maria ! are you back in school ? no, i just had