(WoOoOoOoOoo, magical transition!)
Eduardo is going to go get a job on this crisp mediterranean morning. He's going to join the law enforcement career because he dreams of being a lab technician or something like that.
The city hall in Cala Blanca is where the police force is located. Presumably because of budget cuts the police force is now forced to work from the dauntingly official building.
After getting the job, he decides to walk around outside.
"Boy, it's really a nice day, I think I'll go pet that random cat in the bushes."
"Wait a minute, is this cat one of those crazy ones that scratches up public furniture and pees on everything in sight? If so, I'm running away faster than you can say 'Neuterization'"
"Awww, what a nice kitty. I love cats, I can totally understand why people post those grammatically incorrect captioned pictures of them on the internet."
Well, I guess the cat really is one of those crazy furniture scratching ones. Clearly, Eduardo is so focused on his book he doesn't realise that the same stray cat he was just feeding earlier is now tearing apart the bench he's sitting on.
Meanwhile, Emilia is taking a taxi over to the spa to get a part time job, since getting a full time job would be oh-so difficult.
Emilia: "So, Mr. Taxi driver... Have you seen the movie Taxi Driver? You look kinda like Robert DeNiro if I squint a little."
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Emilia: "Let's just cut to the chase. You're a nice looking guy. Maybe if I see you again we can... y'know, hook up?"
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Emilia: "Oh, he is TOTALLY interested in me!"
(After getting her job at the salon - geez, obviously there's no problem with employment here!)
BRRRRRRRRINGGGGGGGGGG
Emilia: "Oooh, a call. Maybe it's one of the girls from Bridgeport."
Emilia: "Hello, who is this?"
Caller: "Emilia, is that you?"
Emilia: "Yes, it's me, Emilia Gonzalez. And you are?"
Caller: "Hello, it's your cousin Anita."
Emilia: "OH MY GOODNESS! Is that you Anita??! It's been how long - 3 years? What's going on?"
Anita: "'What's going on'?! You didn't tell me you were moving to Cala Blanca!"
Emilia: "I didn't think it was too important since you live in Riverview."
Anita: "Riverview? I moved back to Cala Blanca just a year ago."
Emilia: "No way, you mean you're here?"
Anita: "Yes, and we MUST meet later today when I get off from work. We can go meet over at the main square in the town."
Emilia: "That would be awesome! My brother Eduardo is also with me."
Anita: "Eduardito? That will be great. I remember when he was wearing diapers - that was the same time I first started wearing braces."
Emilia: "Okay, well I have to get going. See ya cuz!"
Anita: "Later!"
Later, at the main town square:
Eduardo: "This is it, you rascally little weasel. You will not win this time, I WILL PREVAIL once and for all."
"My god, who knew hopscotch could be so much fun?"
"Weee!"
"AGAIN!"
Emilia: "HEY EDDY!"
Eduardo: "Oh, hey sis. Just, um, enjoying myself here."
Emilia: "Um, isn't hopscotch a game for kids?"
Eduardo: "Kids? KIDS? This isn't a children's game. Hopscotch is a matter of life or death."
Emilia: "Yeeeeaaah, anyways, you will never guess who called me to meet here."
Eduardo: "Who?"
Emilia: "Our long lost cousin Anita!"
Eduardo: "Oh, cool."
Emilia: "'Oh, cool'? THAT's your response? I thought you'd be more intrigued.
Eduardo: "Well you did interrupt my battle against hopscotch over here."
Emilia: "Eddy."
Eduardo: "Yes, what?"
Emilia: "There's a cat staring at us."
Eduardo: "Oh! That's just some stray cat I was petting earlier. For some reason now he's following me. I don't know if he has a name, so I call him Rufus."
Emilia: "I hope you realize that cat was probably rolling in garbage before you pet him."
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Eduardo: "Nah, he didn't smell like garbage. A little bit like sawdust, but not garbage."
Emilia: "Oh, I think I see her."
*Emilia quickly walks off*
Eduardo: "Who? Anita? OHHH I SEE HER!"
*Eduardo stands awkwardly behind Anita*
Anita: "Why do I always feel like someone is watching me from behind my back?"
Emilia: "OH MY GOSHHH! Hey, it's me Emilia."
Anita: "Mmmm... Emilia, eh? You don't look like an Emilia. You look more like a 'Maria' or 'Susan' to me."
Emilia: "Susan? No! It's me, Emilia, and my brother Eduardo. We're your cousins, remember?!"
Anita: "Relax! It was a joke! Of course I know you guys!"
*Hug*
Emilia: "Awww! It's so great to see you!"
Anita: "Yes, and you look gorgeous! I love the hair."
Emilia: "Thanks! I love it too. Here's Eduardo... behind me somewhere."
Eduardo: "Here kit- um, oh, sorry! Hey cousin Anita!"
Anita: "Little Eddy! Your parents used to call you Eduardito."
Eduardo: (Sarcastically)"Yes, and I never got tired of it."
Emilia: "So where do you live, the moon? We haven't seen you in ages."
Anita: "HAH! Like that one rumored place called Lunar Lake or something? No, I live here."
"It's certainly not the moon, but it's quite nice. It's a villa just located outside of the town near the old Peteran monastery. I live there with my husband Na'im and... used to have my father living there. He passed away a few months ago."
Emilia: "I'm so sorry!"
Anita: "It's okay. Would you two like to come see my house?"
Emilia: "Of course!"
Eduardo: "Yes, I definitely want to see."
Eduardo: "Thank god she has her own car, I'm afraid that all of our taxi fares will come back to bite us in the future."
Emilia: "So, what's your house like? Is it one of those adobe-style houses, or a Moroccan palace or something?"
Anita: "It's sort of like a Moorish style villa with a garden courtyard. Needless to say, my father's fortune from being a famous World-traveling archeologist and my husband's background from a wealthy Egyptian family certainly helped pay for it. My husband's out of town for a couple of days so it's been mostly myself and a babysitter when I'm at work. She usually sneaks out to make out with her boyfriend or something like that. Teenagers these days..."
Anita: "Here we are guys, my lovely house. Please make yourselves at home!"
Anita: "First things first, I'll have to make sure my babies are asleep."
Emilia: "Oooh, I love babies. Except the part about actually having them. Talk about a pain in the... holy mother of houses!"
"It's... it's..."
"BEAUTIFUL!"
Meanwhile, Anita puts her new baby boy to sleep.
Anita: "His name is Pablo."
Emilia: "Awwww, how cute."
Anita: "I think we should let them be so they can sleep, what would you guys like to do?"
Eduardo: "I'm starving. Do you have any good food here?"
Anita: "In this house? Yes, but I hate cooking with a passion. The only thing I can make properly are those frozen waffle things. I know a fabulous bistro over in the main part of town we can eat at."
After a couple minutes of driving erratically as is the norm in Cala Blanca...
Eduardo: "Our cousin sure is generous to bring us to this nice bistro."
Emilia: "Heck yea! I wonder if she'll lend us some money?"
Being a celebrity, Anita seems to get some unusual reactions from locals.
Local woman: "Hey, that's the female politician who is the daughter of that one guy who was like Indiana Jones or something like that!"
That awkward moment when you have a party of three and someone sits down at a table for two.
Emilia: "Yeah gurl, I'm here with my cousin who I thought got sucked into a black hole or something 3 years ago. Can you believe it, she's apparently a politician with a wealthy Egyptian husband and a beautiful big house."
That other awkward moment when someone is going to talk to you and they crouch down and do some kung fu poses.
Anita: "How have you guys been doing so far here? Do you like it?"
Emilia: "Oh, it's fantastic. Just a couple problems with our housing arrangements. I initially rented what was supposed to be a nice, simple 2-bedroom apartment judging from the advertisement online. Turns out it's actually more like a tenement with barely any hot water."
Anita: "Oh, the pink one, huh?"
Emilia: "Yes, the pink building. It really is the worst house on the island, huh?"
Anita: "No, it's definitely not the worst. It's just that the owner of the building keeps luring in foreign tourists and immigrants by making it seem like a fancy place when in reality it's a dump. I'm sorry to hear that you guys got stuck with that apartment, if you need to you guys can stay with me and my family."
Emilia: "Oh goodness, that would be.... fantastic. But how could we repay you?"
Anita: "Do the dishes every night. HAH! No but seriously, I need help doing the dishes and also help taking care of my kids while at work. Actually, this could turn out to be great - I could fire that stupid baby sitter and have you guys instead."
Emilia: "I would be happy to babysit. I have a part-time job a the spa so I'm sure I'll have enough time."
Emilia: "Pssst... notice how Eduardo is just sitting over there?"
Anita: "Yeah. I wasn't going to say anything, but..."
Emilia: "He's really shy. He only ever talks to like, me and random people about the weather. You should go over and try to make him talk more. Maybe it'll help him find it easier to talks to girls, mmm?"
Anita: "Oooooh, okay. I'll do it."
Eduardo: "You guys were talking about me, weren't you?"
Anita: "Oh, we were just saying how great it is to see eachother aga-- okay, I swear, I feel like I just sat on a rock or something. For such a great restaurant, the outdoor seats totally suck, amirite Eddy?"
Eduardo: "Yep, they sure do."
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Anita: "Sooo.... what's your favorite... um.... animal?"
Eduardo: "Mythological or real?"
Anita: "Either is fine."
Eduardo: "I love dragons. Especially green ones."
"They can't be TOO green though, because then it's like their nauseous or something. Hah!"
Anita: "Oh I get it, because they're like... green and... yeah."
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Anita: "So, did I tell you guys I'm a city council member here? Yep. A politician, except of course without the lying and stuff. But then again I could be lying now so you may never know."
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Emilia: "...Yeah, politics. Cool."
Eduardo: "Okay, that's it. What exactly are you guys trying to do?"
Emilia: "We're trying to make you be more talkative."
Eduardo: "I know, I know, I'm shy. I'm working on it, okay?"
Eduardo: "But y'know, it's getting pretty late. I'd like to get some rest since I have to start work tomorrow."
Anita: "Why don't you guys stay with me tonight? You can bring all your suitcases and stuff from that ugly apartment and unpack tomorrow. I'll be at work pretty much all day so you and the babies will have the house to yourselves."
Eduardo: "Wow, that would be great, thank you!"
Anita: "Oh, anything for family!"
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