share a little story that did not fit in an anthology, but it is here. I accept comments and criticism. Sallu
Two steps to iso
For Adelaide Loukota
turned the key and pumped fuel. The car coughed and choked. He stopped the attempt, it let the pedal and stood still, looking straight ahead. There was a street a row of houses with bars on the windows, a garbage truck in reverse. Not today, please not today, he thought. Starts please. He turned the key again, gasoline pumped intermittently, almost starts. That pretty much calmed down for a moment, perhaps if I tried again. I knew that would not achieve much if it came down to check the engine. However, opening the hood, stood in front of his Toyota Corolla 82 and he reviewed all the hoses and cables that could be the cause of the malfunction. Even checked the battery cables. Nothing obvious. Sure that his car was just temperamental, got in and tried again. Gently turned the key and pumped fuel. Just a terrible rattle.
explored its possibilities, go by bus, Juancho call to go through it, call a cab. The bus immediately dismissed it because he was suicidal. Would suit, which made it natural for any victim assailant. Furthermore, had the laptop for the presentation had to do three times and had to transfer. Never arrive on time. Dismissed the taxi because he had enough money. Juancho he had only his eternal accomplice in the workplace. I called but did not answer because he had left at dawn on a committee to review some antennas inside the republic and had no signal.
Joshua decided to try one last time before losing all hope. He turned the key and, almost like a miracle, the car started. A smile lit her face as she got started first and, at last. We expected a significant day in the office of the presentation he made to his bosses and bonus depended trip for two to Cancun. Be thought Catalina to celebrate nearly three years of dating.
His car radio was not the night you left it parked on a street in the historic center and stolen. Nor did he spare. He had recently had to buy a new battery, because the old one was stolen a day in which he left parked near the office. Despite the constant of these robberies took them not with bitterness, in fact, thought it was a kind that had not stolen the whole car. Joked that it was taking in parts.
While driving was going over what he would say in the presentation, which was the closest thing to an intellectual challenge he had in years. Whenever a child was applied, one might say intelligent. The school was easy, memorizing facts and impress teachers are not required more than a little patience. He was going to paint a few times a week and graduated without losing a single class. Decided to study electrical engineering and would have graduated a year ago had he not had to start working to pay off your student loans. His work in the service section of the mobile phone company was not difficult, only applicant. It was dedicated to him to point to stop attending classes. Did not pay him so badly and now had the opportunity to earn the bonus and the journey through the competition "process improvement" that convened the meeting directors each year.
was distracted for a moment and noticed that traffic was slower than usual. The thing did not improve when he passed the entrance to the school that was always the cause of chaos. The traffic was getting slower. He saw his watch, he could still arrive on time. He took out a cigar and giving the first puff thought Catalina, scold him for smoking so early in the morning. Catalina enduring it will always cancel the plans because he was called to address an emergency in the office. Catalina working at a call center and studied marketing and was in love with him.
traffic stopped and Joshua felt discomfort in his stomach, something like a foreboding. Five minutes passed and nothing stirred. I was already thinking of alternative routes at the time was coming at the meeting that could not be late. I looked at the clock every ten seconds. He was losing his customary good humor when cars began to move slowly. He wondered what could be causing the traffic jam, an accident may or protest.
traffic stopped again. This time the gut feeling was pure nausea, was unlikely to arrive in time to the office, lost the opportunity to present to the board his proposal, which would lose the bonus and travel. A motorist passed him, moving easily between rows of stopped cars. Joshua was startled when the rate of the bike stopped beside the car in front, knocked on the window with a gun and took the phone to the fearless girl who was talking to his job to warn he would be late. He tried to concentrate on his proposal, perhaps not all was lost. It could still come and ask to leave a request. Surely if he did not arrive in time would give the prize to Mario, who had won the previous year.
Joshua's proposal was strong, creative, would save time and money to the company, it was certainly better than Mario ; but could not present it did not matter that whatever it was. Nausea and felt that once in the past. Before having to seek work in that company, had applied for a full scholarship to study in Germany. The lost, not because his average was low, because the test to apply was bad or not fulfill any requirement. The lost because it was given to his companion, just because she was a woman and said to be of Indian origin. A Joshua knew was just as cunning than he, though a little brown. Only he forgot to say that his family had been victims of armed conflict, but did not so much because she did not need. She could be the banner of the organization giving the scholarship. Joshua died of rabies only agreed. He lost a scholarship for failing to comply with these international image of the helpless sell young people living in third world countries. Now would lose your bonus for not arriving on time.
trucks began to move, they moved a few blocks and everything stopped again. Joshua did not take it anymore and got off the Toyota, was willing to find out what was happening. He walked a couple blocks between the stopped vehicles. In the distance he saw a crowd of people had banners and protesting the lack of water in the town of San Juan. Had stopped all traffic in both directions of the road. No police were seen nearby.
Joshua felt a blind rage that was rising from the stomach and ran to where the demonstration began. I wanted to scream for an hour until he could feel some sympathy for their cause, but now he had lost the bond and the trip were to protest the hell, they moved and let him pass. I wanted to tell them the news of his statement would in half an hour, half day which nobody would remember them and their slogans that nobody cared that they had no water, land or whatever. I wanted to say that it was not his fault that the government does not solve his problems, he had nothing to do, to let him pass. He stopped suddenly when he saw the protesters stoned a man who had wanted to switch to an auxiliary lane and so make way for an ambulance carrying an injured woman. The crowd roared. Joshua was afraid.
Firefighters managed to put the master to the ambulance. Joshua stopped and knew that there was no point going to look that stoned him, too. Vio how people just stayed in their cars, looking straight ahead. Powerless, disenfranchised. Would that the indolence of her friend told her that Paul ever? He returned to his car and sat down. He opened the window and started smoking again. Would have to explain to Catherine that would no longer travel because he had not arrived in time to present their proposal. Thought about calling the office, but saw in the mirror he approached a motorist and who knows, could steal the phone as she passed him.
