It had been several years since I had left home, but again things had been twisted at home.
When getting off the plane, I felt again the so characteristic climate of this place, always dry and with an insatiable sun. I’m home again.
As I approached the migration agent, I could see that the place apparently was still exactly the same as before, so I looked ahead and could see how the guard called me with his hand.
“Welcome…”
“Josh... Josh Rodriguez.”
"Welcome, Josh Rodríguez. What brings you to the country?” He said as he extended one of his arms out to me, it was a very frequent routine.
“Here it is.” I submitted part of my personal documentation. “I would say that I am rather an on Return,” I said while showing my most forced smile.
After finishing some paperwork, I made it out to the parking lot. According to Frank, he would come to pick me up. It had been fou
When I opened the door, I could feel the old scents, the fights, as well as the fights with dad being drunk.“Who’s there?” I could hear in the background while the cheap whiskey smell went into the nose.“It’s me, dad.”“Joshy?” I could hear how things fell in the background, I closed the door, and little by little, I went closer to the room. I could see my father trying to lift off the ground between many garbage bags, as well as many bottles of various alcohols.I remembered the times I had to help dad walk to the room. I felt like those memories weighed on my chest.Slowly dodging the garbage, I got closer to Dad, put a hand on his shoulder while my other handheld his arm.“I’m back.” I could see how dad looked at me with great sadness while leaning on me to get up. When he finally got to his feet, he lunged at me, hugging me with the little strength he had left. “Jo
I was at the bus stop. In the distance, I could see how Frank was walking, but the funny thing is that he came with another girl, although... it seemed slightly familiar.“Come here, big boy.” Frank came over to me and gave me a big hug.“Hi, Frank... let me go. I can’t breathe.”“Oh, sorry.” When I caught my breath, I got a closer look at the girl.A fair-skinned girl, with short black hair and brown eyes, for a moment, I was distracted by the image of her. Suddenly Frank was between her and me.“Ahem, you may not remember her, but she is-”“I can introduce myself Frank, nice to meet Josh. I’m Marcy.” She said as she made Frank a sided as she extended her hand to me.Slowly I was extending my hand to hers, without thinking much closer her hand to mine until she clasped it tightly.“Yes... a pleasure,” I said, between nervous and scared. I had n
I just sighed and decided to get out of there. He needed to breathe some fresh air. Upon leaving, I could see that the night was beginning to cover the sky.“You don’t like slow movies, Josh?” I was a little startled. I hadn’t noticed Marcy’s presence. Seeing her with melancholic eyes, I calmed down. I approached her and looked up at the night sky.“I guess Stuart’s charm didn’t dazzle us.” I chuckled.“Yes... Can I ask you a question?”“An answer.” She looked at me uneasily. She seemed to be deliberating what would be the exact words for the occasion.“Why did you come back? Frank… he told me that your relationship with your dad is not the best.” I looked at her suspiciously. On her part, she tried to put the most sincere look so that I would not be contained, and apparently, she really wanted to know the reason for my actions.“Because we
“Well, come on, I’ll take you, girls, wait for me.”I approached Marcy, with a smile, approached me and gave me a kiss on the cheek, while she whispered to me, “we’ll see each other soon, handsome.” I tried to put my more stoic expression. I knew that if Frank got found out of the “little” adventure, he was going to be very upset. After that, I said goodbye to Melanie.As we walked down the hall to the exit door, I could see Mr. Greg in the kitchen. I gestured for Frank to wait for me.“Thank you for everything, Mr. Greg.” Greg looked at me with some reverie, noticing my presence. He came out of his strange trance.“It is always a pleasure to have you around here, Josh, and you know that if anything happens, you can count on us.”“Thank you, seriously.” He just smiled as he returned to concentrating on what he had on the table.When we got into the car, Frank
“Well, when I returned home, Vincent had gotten drunk and shoveled my aunt Natalie with bottles. It was an unpleasant surprise to find her head open and full of blood… “Suddenly, I felt her hug me tightly.“Sorry, Josh...”“Thanks...”I felt lighter. After talking with Marcy, despite everything, it was not a bad girl. We were talking for a few hours, and she told me a little about her life in school. Her mother had thought of enrolling her in an all-boys school.It happened to have just changed the administration, and she was starting to be a coeducational school. Still, what was her surprise? She was the only girl who signed up that year.As on more than one occasion, she had to fight with other boys who, in one way or another, had always tried to overstep with her.I couldn’t help but laugh, and she hadn’t been so amused. Yes, after that, she hit my shoulder. I couldn’t move it f
My aunt was still the same, she had not gotten any improvement, and she was still in a coma prostrated in that bed. I really wish I could heal her somehow, but no one had that kind of power. I really felt horrible those days, but Marcy’s company helped me a lot to surpass it.It was Sunday. I got up at 6am. As usual, I followed my usual ritual, got up, made my bed, brushed my teeth, bathed in cold water, and then had breakfast. Always in the same order as a kind of ritual. Today was a special day.I was supposed to meet Marcy at the downtown mall to watch a movie.But first, as usual, I would go see Natalie.When I got to that room, I could see how Natalie was prostrated in that bed, with her eyes closed. Unfortunately for me, as usual, already three weeks passed, and she still didn’t open her eyes. I couldn’t help but think that she was the only thing that was left to me. She was the only person in my family alive. Vincent and Maria dea
Upon returning to the hospital, I talk to Nati, explained the situation to her, and agreed with me. She wouldn’t mind taking a brat with her, and she said as she laughed.“But maybe you should talk to her.”“Maybe I should... but right now, I really don’t want to.”“I understand, but before you make any decision, take your time to think about it. I still have some more time here. The doctor still wants to do me a who knows what of the head, so use that time to reflect.”I just smiled, walked over to her, and gave her a kiss on her forehead.As I left the hospital, I could see Marcy waiting, anxious with her blank stare.“Josh...” When I saw her I only felt sadness, while I saw how her eyes were red, I noticed that she had been crying for a long time.“Hello,” I said without encouragement. I wanted to do so many things. I wanted to scream, I wanted to cry, but at t
It is 2:30 pm on Wednesday. Diana Turquoise is sited in her office clearing up her tasks for the day. Her phone rings, and she is summoned to the office of the General Manager. Diana has been working at clean Chilies Company for the last five years since her graduation. ‘’Come in, Miss Turquoise,” John said. ''Thank you, sir,” Diana responds. Mr. John then asks Diana to sit on the chair opposite him. ''as you know, there have been ongoing promotions in the company over the last two months, and I am aware that you also interviewed for a promotion. Due to the high cost in terms of salary increment involved when it comes to promotion, I would like to let you know that very few qualified for promotions. Many factors were put into consideration before settling on the exactly qualified personnel."John said. Diana felt her heart stop racing. In the 5 years, she had worked at the company, she was known to be very thorough and dedicated at her work. Sh