“Grandpa, this is Greg. I sent you a warm and firm greeting!” I said out loud while looking askance at my dad.
My father was looking at me with a frown. My joke didn’t seem to be amusing despite his excellent sense of humor.
“You know what I think of this kind of joke, Greg.” He said in a dry tone.
I replied, “But Dad, it’s perfect. A communist joke on a paper letter, old-fashioned, we can’t waste this opportunity.”
I could feel my father’s gaze cut across me in anger.
“I am sorry,” I said while crumpling the paper. Then I looked at him again and smiled shyly.
Papa’s gaze softened, but seeing him made me consider it. He had forgotten the stories he had told Mom and me about the disasters that the “perfect” social system had put him through in his youth.
“You don’t have to apologize. Comrade and our regime cannot be weak. Our peo
I said, “Good afternoon, welcome to the Resort Guatanari. How can we help you?”It took many hours to attend to people and only people. Some took it as a joke and just gladly accepted our apologies. Others so plainly just complained and spit while talking. Those were the worst.It had been 7 hours since I started this torture.“Hey Greg, is this what every year is like? never in my life have I dealt with so many people. ““Don’t worry, and it’s even worse at Christmas time. Surely this time, the one wearing the Christmas outfit will be you.” I said while looking at him maliciously.Franklin wrinkled his nose. You could read on his face, “I don’t want to pay for the hazing.”Then suddenly a family of 3 arrived at the reception. I could feel how Franklin hit my back, and he wanted me to see the girl who came into that family.I smacked him, then let out a sigh, hoping it
Apart from me felt very ashamed, but I did not want to break the moment, so I followed my words, moving one of my arms to my forehead, giving her a military salute as well as a big smile. Diana let out a small laugh. “Mission accomplished, captain,” I said as I lowered my arm. She turned and looked at me curiously, and now her eyes had lost the opacity of the night. Instead, they shone like two fireflies in the night, two jewels of emerald color. I was speechless when I saw her. “You have beautiful eyes.” Words that escaped me, she quickly looked away from me and covered her face with her long hair. “Thank you, but I think this is not a good time.” I had gotten carried away, and I could hear my father’s words in my mind “First professionalism and then pleasure.” “Sorry, it was not my intention. It’s just that your eyes looked so sad since you arrived, and seeing that change, so leaking left me captivated.” Diana turned around again, bu
“Did I do something wrong? Her father said, somewhat confused.“I don’t think so, sir, and your daughter seems to be having a hard time,” I replied.“Did you also notice? We’ve been trying to cheer her up for days, but we don’t want to stifle her either.” Diana’s father said.“I understand. Sometimes you just have to be patient, and when she feels comfortable, I’m sure she will tell you what’s wrong.” I said while giving him a sincere smile.The man just shrugged, trying to convince himself of my words.The end of the day had arrived, the aisles were complete, the reservations were sold out, this summer was a success. As I entered my father’s room, I could see him jotting down the bills on his desk. For my part, I just dropped into bed, and I had deflated. It had been a very tiring day.“Good job today, son.” My father said without looking away fr
“Wow, it’s my friend Greg.” I heard a voice behind me, for a moment I thought my heart would jump out of my chest when I turned around I could see that it was only Sofia.“A night walk?” I said, a little doubtful.“Yes, I was surprised to see you around here. So I came to say hello.” She said.Her mischievous tone had wholly disappeared. Now she looked like a normal girl, without any exaggeration. Slight fatigue was noticeable in her eyes.“And what brought you to the hotel?” I said without having much in mind to talk about. I turned my gaze back to the landscape.She replied, “I heard the advertisements on television for the healing properties of the hot springs, and I thought it would be a good idea to try treating my ankle. An important competition is coming up, and I don’t want to miss it.”Suddenly I felt how Sofia supported her shoulder with mine.“Yes
I let out another sigh, Franklin in an attempt to accompany me in feeling, he put his hand on my shoulder as he nodded.I went through the hotel to the different pools with a market cart carrying endless towels. A few minutes had passed since he had started to deliver when I stopped for a moment, the sun wasn’t helping me. I sighed in an attempt to get energy when I felt a tap on my back. It was Franklin gesturing for me to follow him. We sat in one of the chairs that were protected from the sun with a beach umbrella.“In the end, you got something with the girl,” Franklin said to me as he extended his hand to give me a drink.I took it, and while I was drinking the guava juice, I asked myself if I should answer or not. In the end, Franklin was a hotel worker, but we weren’t friends.“The truth is, no,” I said without much enthusiasm.“Come on, brother, nothing happened? The two seemed to get along so well.
“Greg, do you want us to meet in the evening? They told me that there is a full moon today.” She asked.“I would love to,” I said, stuttering.“You don’t have to be nervous, or should you?” Diana said apparently she hadn’t realized this had all the earmarks of being a date.After a few seconds, Diana realized what was going through my mind. “See you there at 8 in the evening.” She said as she got up and walked quickly away. Then in the distance, she stopped for a moment and looked back to see if I was still there.Seeing her, I gave her a shy smile. She answered me with another one. Then she continued walking until she disappeared into the crowd. I sat for a while in the sun, it had been a curious situation, but this time, it would be my opportunity. I got up and looked for Franklin. In the distance, he could be seen fooling around with the older women.Already in my room, the meeting time
“Yeah, right?” Diana looked at me innocently, and she looked like a child. With excellent energy overflowing.We went through several stores where we bought them some snacks and drinks.“And what can you tell me about your family?” She asked.“Mm… We are a small family of five.” I answered.“Wow. Wait, is that all?” She replied.I didn’t want to lie, but I don’t think mentioning that my father is the owner of all this is a good idea.“Yes. It is very deep knowledge. Use it wisely.” I saw how she frowned at me, and I could only shrug my shoulders and give her my best smile.We arrived at the entrance to the hot springs. Although it was not directly next to the hotel, the hotel was the entrance to the mountain, as well as the stairs to climb. There were a lot of small businesses and independent sellers on the way to the hot springs. They made the climb an enj
I explained, “I feel that if I try something with you now, it will just be false because what you need at this moment is affection. But not the affection of a lover, if not the affection of the people who love you.”Diana looked confused. She took some distance, but the atmosphere did not change, yet we were in tune.“I think I understand you, Greg. Then it’s just a matter of waiting, right?” Her eyes became teary, and she felt rejected.So I only had one option left.I took her cheeks as gently as I could with my hands. I approached slowly to her and kissed her tenderly on her lips. It wasn’t a kiss from a lover. It was just a kiss from a complete stranger who had fallen in love with someone completely unknown.Although it was an instant, it seemed eternal, and I really had not felt this way with anyone before. It was my first time in love.“Are you sure of this?” She said as she wiped away he