Chapter 4 From the other side of town (Ava gets ready to leave)

It is quite early just the first hours of the morning resonate before the clock while the hands mark fervently six o'clock, before the bustle of the city is heard without any respite enjoying merely the gentle breeze of the morning while resonating in the senses of such an intrepid girl through the headphones a rather varied and energetic musical repertoire where rap, hip hop and electronic music shine with all vibes.

As usual Ava is already awake running around the Angeles Park, a recreational area located in the heart of the apartments that make up the residential Larus who is located almost at the exit of the city of Orlando.

Such a site is kept most of the time open to the public, so it is usually crowded with people who, like her, start their day doing different activities.

Ava has gotten up early because she knows that it will be a few days before she returns once again to train as usual for her because in a few hours she will take a flight to the Dominican Republic to spend a few days with her beloved grandparents Carlos and Jocelyn.

Training is for her the best way to release stress so she enjoys with all emotion every time she can carry it out; she stays very focused fighting with all courage not to let herself be overcome by fatigue until Emely her friend appears.

Emely Gonzales and Ava Vargas have been friends for some years now once she came to live in Nueva Jersy with her parents.

Both girls coincided not only in school, but also in the residential area at that time because they turned out to be neighbors and over the years they became extremely inseparable, recently Ava and Emely after finishing their university studies decided to move to the city of Orlando where they currently reside.

"I knew I would find you on these sides" Emely exclaims after sneaking up on the right side trotting, pretending to imitate my movements.

"What the fuck are you doing here so early?"surprised after seeing him commented turning my head in the direction of that".

"It is not evident that I have come to accompany you."

"Let's be more serious Emely, you running with me and at this hour, what a surprise, I have to say that this is a real miracle again I ask what happens? "

"It really is, you should be proud of such an achievement, but you and I know that I have the same endurance as a sloth bear, so I would like to stop justoooo! now "as if nothing her feet stop moving and taking a stooped posture as if she had run a great marathon she placed her hands at the level of her knees while pretending to have an agitated breathing, but by innate action my feet continued walking while I remained observing her before finally interrupting my march, without wanting it I had moved one meters away from her and from where I was not late in exclaiming.

"What are you doing? Come on, you can walk a little more, don't be lazy."

"Lazy Me! ".

"Yes, you yourself, Miss, and you're not going to tell me no, because we both know perfectly well what the reality is."

"OK, OK... so I can say no, if it's not much I can lie to you."

I couldn't help but laugh after seeing the expressions that had formed on her face when giving that answer and approaching her while taking my right hand to her back, she indicated after seeing a bench not far from our position to direct our steps towards that "let's sit down for a moment".

Without a word, we both approached and dropped our body on that seat, I was extremely curious about what might be going around in that head so we had not very well settled, I replied "and well, Emely, what happens? ".

"Because you think something is going on?"

"I know you perfectly well. You wouldn't be here so early if nothing happened. Your rest hours are too important to make them even more just to come supposedly to exercise."

"I'm so obvious."

"Too much I would say, so stop beating around the bush and tell me what happens."

"What did you know about your grandfather? he has confirmed to you whether that boy will really go."

"The truth is still nothing, the last time we talked he said that I should keep abreast of everything and that in case his stay was confirmed before my departure from the country he would let me know, my flight leaves in a few now and I have not received a response from him, maybe he just won't go or merely delayed his trip it's all a matter of luck, but Grandpa Carlos took care first of all to make me understand that I should be prepared for the worst.

"The worst! "

I bowed my head and shrugged my shoulders so with a remarkable regret those words escaped my lips "well, you probably don't remember us, we were just children when you were living with us on the island so I must be aware that during all these years I fear you have completely forgotten, in addition to that now we are adults and it is likely that our traits have changed so much that it is almost impossible to recognize or simply the suffering of life has changed for the worse until the point such that the haughtiness would be one of its major ills of course is what I notice in every one of those few interviews he has given to the press, there are many options but to not see don't know which would be true."

"Your grandfather is a wise man, you are already an adult and you keep thinking about that boy as if it were the love of your life, you said it yourself they were just children, for the same reason I suppose that because you are thinking about him it is that you have ended up resigned and alone without having achieved a true stable relationship, but tell me there is something I don't understand Why do you expect it?"

"The reason is difficult to explain."

"Let me hear you."

"You're going to make me say it.

"Don't confuse things I'm not trying to force you to do anything, but it's already fair that you tell me for years you've told me about him, but you've never been completely honest with me about such a matter."

"It's really complicated to explain" take a deep breath because I didn't know where to start and finish repeating those same words that I always emphasize "I know that I was just a child when Alexander left"...

"But you miss him incommensurately, blah... blah... blah... I already know that part."

I observe Emely who won't let me finish those lines after making her impatience clear, something I hate about her but that I can't change.

"You let me finish Em."

The cheeks of that girl dyed a pink color, an obvious reflection of the shame experienced at that moment, who after drawing a nervous smile on her face emphasizes "I'm sorry, I can't help it" and continues saying...

"Running away like that on his part was very cruel but I don't blame him, for all these years I haven't been able to help feeling that emptiness in life feeling that until that moment I hadn't experienced, it's like feeling that something is missing, one day he was just with us at home and the other out of nowhere he had already left without saying goodbye. That day after school, I take tremendous surprise to anything pleasant, he had already disappeared without more it was as if the earth had swallowed and grandparents were not able to explain to me that was what really had happened, over the years once you get to live in this country I saw as his name began to be echoed by all sides and salvaguardé some of my doubts."

"How old were you when he disappeared?"

"Eight years and I still remember it as if it had been yesterday; I just want to see him one more time and thus talk to him I have the great doubt of knowing why he disappeared like that without giving any answer then I will continue my life normally."

"May it be so, and may you keep your word. Once, no more because I'm afraid you might get hurt in one way or another with such fame that it charges, which makes me feel quite anxious I'm worried about what might happen after you guys meet up again."

For some more time we were talking, the minutes in a hurry advanced making it clear that he did not care anything about what we would have to do throughout that time so he would not stop to wait for us".

Finally, Emely noticed the time, indicating "it's getting late and there are still some things to solve before you leave so it's best to return to the apartment " I calmly nodded my head to make him understand that he had really understood so we stood up and walked away from the park ".

Already at home we both headed to the rooms to get clean it was what I was supposed to do, but, before, I decided to pack some things that I needed so I went to the closet where I took a carry-on suitcase and deposited inside what I needed.

I was next to close the door so that my vision was not focused on such a matter when one of the upper shelves something callus the hollow sound on the whole somewhat heavy listened to attract my attention quickly, immediately turn my head until that point I was surprised that a book was lying on the ground, this was open for business since some of its pages had been rotated by the impact, and right in the middle of such a division was a photo old enough to be sincere in both agachándome without hesitation in hand take it to see them.

In it Alexander and I were showing on our faces the biggest and warmest smile that anyone can imagine while we were holding hands sitting on the edge of a pool and not any if not the same one that is in the place to which I have just directed my eternal love Flor del Este.

"I hope that at least the life you beyond offset by the evil that arrastrabas with you even still only a child" contested after seeing that image and to remember those sad words spoken by such a small the first time that you be honest with me my eyes for some time is dedicated to sifting through the details contained in it, and after leaving a smile to the air as which treasure I ocultándola view intrusive of any viewer inside that book which I put back in its place.

With stealth I take a shower, I wash my hair and my teeth once I leave the bathroom I try to maintain some comfort so I put on my chest a blue top next to a sweatshirt of the same color while in the lower part after putting on my underwear I fit my figure a black jean next to some tennis shoes.

Already ready I take in one hand the backpack where I had previously kept my documents next to my mobile while in the other I load with the rest of the luggage, with a huge happiness I leave my room closing the door behind me to go to the kitchen, in it is already Emely who a few minutes ago had started to put together the whole breakfast roll.

"Would you like some coffee?"he stresses that one after seeing me appear.

"Yes, thank you very much.

Emely was very kind and I put that rate on the inn eh indicating that take a seat we both settled down to enjoy that moment, the smell of coffee is unique and for the two such substance has become the best delight for our taste buds being the fastest we were active before you start with our famous day.

Once we finished having breakfast we took the suitcases, left the apartment and down the stairs we went to the parking lot; once we loaded the luggage and arrived at those seats we headed to La Perl, a fashion house more than anything of Italian orientation where wedding dresses are sold to a greater extent curious question because all of us who work there are otherwise with couples or singles, but not married at all.

Such an iconic place is where both Emely and I have been working for a while after our change of city; our great dilemma at that time was to look for Jean Pierre, who was our boss and friend and who had offered to take me to the airport with Em.

The road to the airport was relatively short and saying goodbye to them was not easy at all because which of the two is more sensitive when it comes to saying goodbye, the screams of Jean Pierre dramatic finally shone over the noises that resounded in that airport while Em resented only to show an expression of sadness.

"You're going to miss us," Jean Pierre stresses after wiping away his tears."

"But I'm only going away for a few days. You act like I'm going to leave never to come back."

"Don't take the emotion out of the moment."

I watched'em as he rolled the eyes, confused by such a scene as I couldn't believe how he was acting and remarking, "you know perfectly well that yes, I'm going to miss you" so I held him wanting to make them feel calm, not very well what I did from the speakers are listened to by the staff announced that my flight was coming from so I rushed back to tell god to speak to migration once there, with documents in hand, it was relatively easy to address, all the passengers arrived and just at ten in the morning my flight had taken off.