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15. Luciano
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A Night With The Past 16. Luciano
Past April 2009 I made it to Bruce's house with ease. The man received me immediately, as if he had already been waiting for me, and I did not hesitate. "Well, boy, let's park at the back of the property and you can settle in a small cabin he has on the outskirts of town, it's the best thing given the situation," he explained straight to the point after greeting us. So, we did. Half an hour later, I was in a small, wooden house that looked unkempt. In front of it, there was a more affluent truck, so I assumed it was the car he drove in his day-to-day life. There was no doubt in my mind that the red, beat-up van was the one that would leave me and I still felt good about it. "Your grandfather sent something for you to settle in and paid the months' rent, but he made it clear that the rest is up to you..." "In other words, the old man wants me to work..." I don't have a problem with it," I said confidently, and Bruce smiled. "You're going to work in the shop, you'll clean, you'
A Night With The Past 17. Emma
PastApril 2009Why are teenager’s idiots?That was my first thought as I walked into Central High School in Aberdeen early that Tuesday morning when I saw my locker painted with the word "Fox" painted for the third time.Ever since I was in high school, my appearance turned out to be a complete nuisance for the simple reason that the boys had the belief that they should have me. When I told them no, they got to the point of doing stupid things like that and spreading horrendous rumors."It favors women," said the popular boys."He goes out with old people, that's why you don't see him with young people," said the envious ones."He works as an escort for men with money," commented some creatives."She's a hateful, frigid woman who doesn't feel anything," said the boy I punched between the mouth and nose for going too far with me and touching my breast to satisfy his curiosity.And just like that, they crept into my life as if nothing had happened.They were a nuisance that snowballed.
A Night With The Past 18. Emma
PastApril 2009 I was finishing the last rehearsal I was going to deliver and I heard the commotion in the entrance of the house, I went outside to see if Mom was around to deal with her husband, but she didn't show up. I was tired of the same thing, every day, when the time for my father's return approached, I looked for thousands of excuses to go out.I grabbed my keys, locked the bathrobe I was wearing as pajamas, and went to open the door. It was my cousin who had taken him that time, with the help of the Smith brothers, who were trying to get the drunk man out of the back of the truck, but he resisted.When they managed to get him under control, I opened the door for them and gave him the pleading puppy look he always gave to people who took pity on his misery to bring him home safely."I'm sorry, cousin," David came closer, "we were closing the workshop, he peeked out, put on his usual show, and ended up throwing everything up.”"I'm sorry you did these guys; I really can't th
A Night With The Past 19. Luciano
PastMay 2009A full week passed before I could say that I was part of the team that made life in the workshop.Somehow, I had managed a position without realizing it due to my eagerness to solve minimal things. I put together a calendar for Bruce and explained to him in a simple way how he could go about taking care of everyone in the same week depending on the type of work."If you take an average of the working day time and the type of work, you can calculate the time of disposition that can be given to a client," I said, showing him an Excel document in which I had set all the necessary parameters. “It's not that difficult, if I had access to Access, I would put together a database in which you would only put the repairs to be done and it would give you the time, a budget estimate and when the appointment would be pertinent according to the order of arrival.”The Smith brothers saw me with raised eyebrows, Bruce, who was folded in a perennial evaluation show, looked intrigued, and
A Night With The Past 20. Emma
PastMay 2009My life had changed within a week.It went from a mess to a mess of epic proportions. My father, if I could still call him that after the push, he had given me, had decided that his home would serve as a transit point for gamblers to stay.He wasn't familiar with the shady movements, but he knew that something ugly was going on deep inside the state for even county sheriffs to look away.That's why I didn't want to be home.The fact that my mother had found an excuse to get me out of there, send me to my cousins' house and give me money to go to the fair in Syracuse, was a great sigh that I was grateful for.We arrived at the fair, David parked in a safe area, then we got out, walked and walked into the crowd. We detailed the decorations, listened to the music and saw that there were many games which gave me all the joy in the world, they would be a spectacular distraction for everything. I thought about what couples would do and decided not to be a bad third, so I decid
A Night With The Past 21. Luciano
PastMay 2009I kept smiling as long as I could before going downstairs and approaching, I saw, to my amusement, that Emma had opened the bag of goodies without my permission and had a face of circumstance that told me that the effort she had put in was worth all the money in the world. She stuttered as if she couldn't find the exact words, which made me aware that she was a beautiful girl, with an unusual beauty that you didn't tend to see all the time.I was captivated for the first time, and it was only the third time I had seen her."How did I do it?"She narrowed her eyes and snorted, she looked very curious in that bratty girl."You know the answer, so go get your trophy and don't play dumb," he said seriously, and I couldn't help but smile at him."Just so you can see that I don't hold any grudges against you for the misguided ruse, let's split the prize," I offered, and she frowned. “Not only did I win a trophy, but I also won three hundred dollars in cash.”He tilted his head
A Night With The Past 22. Emma
PastMay 2009Meeting the new guy who worked in the workshop wasn't as bad as other times, actually, if I put aside his initial insistence, I could give him credit for having the guts to play along with me and that was the only good thing about those days.Mean-looking people came home more and more often, which put us in such danger that old Bruce intercepted us outside the high school to have a chat with me. He knew very well what it was all about."Are you okay, Emma?" He asked once I got into his truck and sighed.Lying to him was not an easy task, he knew the tricks well, all of them because of my grandmother's data, of course."I'm fine as far as it goes," I said to be honest."What the hell is your father doing at home?""Honestly? I don't know," I said, convinced because even though I was always looking for the good, if I saw something bad, I was able to report it right away. “A lot of people go to the house at various times, so I'm trying to spend as much time outside as poss
A Night With The Past 23. Emma
PastMay 2009"Listen to me, Emma, your father just needs understanding, he goes through hard times, but it doesn't mean that he is a bad husband or a bad father, we have to be more open, more understanding, soon he will have the money for us to leave that house and look for another place," she said in an attempt to divert me from the inconvenience. “Just be patient, I will intercede so that this summer you can spend time away, you can work and if possible, stay with your Aunt Emilia in Aberdeen.”I didn't buy anything from his words, the fact that he dared to ask Aunt Emilia for help when she had sent us to hell because of Dad's rants, told me that things were worse than I imagined and that the fact that I told him about my fears, He had relevance in that difficult decision.Gods."I won't leave you alone with him...""You'll do it by this time, so stick to it.”I almost complained, but I decided to be smart and keep my head down. She intended to leave without saying goodbye, however
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