the waitting

There is a family reunion attended by Cecilia, a beautiful girl of almost twenty years of elegant demeanor and captivating look. She has put on her best earrings, straightened her hair and wore a spectacular black dress and high-heeled shoes that show well-groomed feet. Smiles satisfied, along with their parents. Everyone greets her and they have words of praise for her beauty and she feels good, feels admired, feels beautiful. But what she expects is that Rodrigo, his cousin Pablo's friend, appears. For him it was that it was fixed, for him it is that it is pretty.

As time passes and the usual greetings are over and the wait for food begins, Cecilia begins to get impatient. On the phone Rodrigo had told him that he would attend the meeting for Uncle Antonio's birthday, but neither he nor Pablo showed up. He does not want to ask about him, not to show an interest that he supposedly does not have, because Rodrigo is not a quiet guy, he has his reputation as a donjuan. She seems cute to him, he says nice things all the time, and attended the meeting just to see him and talk to him and the very wretched does not appear.

His cousin Ani sticks, which does not stop the tongue for a second. He tells her the latest family gossip, something from the international show, a bit of his long life with classes at the university. And of course, of the many kids (according to her) who claim it. But I'm not going to stay with the first one you pass, says Ani, to whom my heart deserves it, and I know how it will be: a tall guy, with black hair, light brown eyes and very friendly; I know that God will listen to my prayers.

Cecilia smiles with the occurrences of Ani, but she already decided who likes and expected this meeting to make him fall, to smile irresistibly, so that Rodrigo and never want another in his life. But still does not appear and the liquor to some begins to get loud and chistoncitos. If only he would appear now to make the world better.

Then comes Aunt Consuelo, the most Catholic in the world. He arrives and looks at her and tells her how pretty you are, m'hija, God made you really beautiful. You have to take care of yourself and reserve yourself for marriage and not give your gifts to anyone out there, but tell me, how the university is doing. Cecilia then tells him that she has just started the semester and is excited about a couple of interesting classes. Aunt Consuelo asks if she is going to church on Sundays and, in the affirmative answer, she emits a satisfied and relieved smile. I continued like this Ceci, God will provide.

Cecilia's brother, a ten-year-old nightmare, passes by her and stops to tell her, what's up? Does not the Rodri come? Hahaha, that's all beauty salon! She looks at him with a hatred that comes from the bottom of her heart, what an impertinent child, how annoying, what an idiot.

One of the uncles proposes a toast for Antonio, the celebrated uncle. Everyone is silent and begins the speech praising all the supposed virtues of Antonio, great father, husband and businessman, great human being, an example for Guatemalan society. Then the mariachi hired and everyone is happy, everyone smiles, almost everyone with a glass of liquor or beer in hand. People get up to dance and have a good time. Everyone except Cecilia, who is still waiting for Rodrigo to appear and for the afternoon to shine on her, to tell her how beautiful she is, to smile at her and make her feel like a queen.

The mariachi is removed and the owner of Cecilia's heart shows no sign of life. It seems that it really was for nothing to go to the beauty salon and put on the best outfits. But when people start to leave, Rodrigo comes a little disheveled, but nice. Her heart beats and she smiles and the world now seems wonderful to her. Rodrigo admires Cecilia's beauty, observes her for a moment and tells her how beautiful she looks. He tells him that he has just returned with Pablo from an excursion to the Pacaya volcano, which he did not think would take so long. But just as they begin to talk at ease comes Amarilis, Pablo's sister, and kisses him passionately in the mouth, as marking terrain, half greets Cecilia and tells Rodrigo to hurry, that they should go. And they leave, and leave her alone, with her all and her beauty, her spectacular dress and her high-heeled shoes that show well-groomed feet.