Next door, Carlos was a little reluctant to eat what his -rival- had prepared, but when the girl brought him steamed meatballs, he couldn’t resist, let alone steamed meatballs, he wouldn’t have swallowed what she fed him even if it were poison….
Carlos couldn’t help but gape a little when the taste of the dumplings permeated his mouth. It wasn’t because he was hungry that he thought they were good, it was true, they were delicious.
Carlos looked at Micaela and asked her with his eyes:
Really?
Micaela understands in seconds, shakes her head and lowers her voice to say.
-Nilson made it and I helped wrap part of it.
Carlos remained silent for a long time, looking at the dumplings he had on his plate….
This is the food that Nilson went to great lengths to prepare to please the girls….
Hm, so what, still trying to use the same old tricks to capture a girl’s stomach and then her heart?
Nice try!
The girl is his Carlos from head to toe, heart to body!
Halfway through, he picked up the chopsticks and kept eating, giving one to the girl halfway through and when he stuck it back in, she didn’t want to eat it, shaking her head and saying she wasn’t hungry, and Carlos knew he was saving it for himself….
Carlos was indeed hungry, he hadn’t eaten at night, no, he hadn’t eaten well in the last days, and only when the girl was around he felt calm and with appetite.
Micaela was also in a cheerful mood, so many days without seeing Carlos and today so suddenly he appeared in front of her, what a surprise?
She got into bed and sat on the inner side of the bed, leaving a large part of the bed for him, watching him finish the last of the steamed meatballs, finish the soup, take another sip of water, take out paper to wipe the corners of his mouth, and stand up, Micaela immediately patted the spot next to him, gesturing him to come and sleep here, her eyes full of anticipation….
Carlos watched her sympathetic gesture, as if greeting his well-groomed pet, and his thin lips lifted slightly as he approached, gesturing for the girl to come closer.
Micaela, not knowing what to do, obediently approached and bent her head to look at him.
Carlos bends down and whispers in her ear:
-Girl, I need to pee.
The woman blushed suddenly, if she let him out, surely Nilson would get up again to see if he heard the commotion, he still hadn’t communicated properly with Carlos, so it was better not to touch him yet….
Micaela bit her lip and bent down to point to the lidded red bucket in the corner of the closet….
Carlos looked over, half reacting and raising an eyebrow, had Nilson thought of that?
Turning around to approach him, Micaela grabbed his hand, blushing until she was fuming, looking away and not daring to look at him, and explained:
-You, keep your voice down…..
This look, too embarrassed to look at him, made Carlos want to tease her even more, leaning down to kiss her on the lips.
-Can’t you hear it if you hide under the sheets?
The woman was so embarrassed she couldn’t explain it, so she lay down and crawled under the sheets.
Carlos moved away.
The woman huddled under the sheets didn’t really hear much movement….
Shortly thereafter Carlos returned, rescued the girl from the blanket, looked into her flushed face and deliberately added:
-I want to take a bath.
This big bad man, deliberately making things difficult for her!
She wouldn’t mind if he didn’t take a bath, he’s a special case!
Micaela shifted her position inward, also moving the single pillow to the center, and looked at him with a little pout, the look in her eyes said:
-Are you going to sleep or not?
Carlos’ thin lips lifted in engagement as he kicked off his shoes, climbed into bed and lay down, reaching out to clasp her hand in his arms and whisper to her:
-Sleep, with you, of course.
Micaela blushed a little and put her little arms around him, adjusting her position to lie comfortably in his arms, Carlos kissed her forehead and whispered to her:
-Mrs. Aguayo, did you miss me?
What a silly question he was asking, and Micaela was about to answer him when Nilson’s voice came from next door:
-Moya, aren’t you going to bed yet?
Micaela was stunned, clearly there was nothing making noise!
Carlos, however, reacted by raising his eyes to the single light bulb hanging over the bed, from which a wire hung, and wondered if that man had two ears just for the girl’s movements at all times.
It occurred to Micaela that Nilson was waiting for her to turn off the light. The old switch, which clicked with every tug on the thin wire that hung over the bed, was so poorly insulated that, in the silence of the night, one could hear it if one bothered to listen….
-Just sleep.
Said Micaela as Carlos reached out and flicked the switch, and with a snap, the light went out.
After a few seconds of silence, Nilson’s voice came:
-Moya, if Carlos finds this, will you go with him?
Micaela was startled and unconsciously looked at Carlos next to her, her eyes spotted the darkness, but she could only see his vague silhouette by the vague moonlight coming through the window….
Without waiting for Micaela to respond, Nilson deliberately raised his voice a little, as if afraid to hear Micaela’s answer.
-Moya, can you please not go with him?
There was a strong uneasiness in his voice, and a faint, humble….
Micaela had mixed feelings at the same time….
Why did he have to go so far….
Micaela snuggled even more in Carlos’ arms, her little face pressed against his chest, listening to the strong beating of his heart, her heart full of mixed emotions….
There are so many girls in the world, why should I like her?
Carlos’s hands around her shoulders, her round belly against his waist, he felt the girl move….
-Nilson, you know, I have my heart set on you, and no amount of ten days with you is going to change that….
Micaela spoke her mind anyway, without reservation and in a calm tone, not only to Nilson but also to Carlos.
-If Carlos comes looking for me, I’ll go with him, I want to see us all the time as much as he does, but, Nilson, yesterday you told me you would help us get out of Salamonsa and I’m shaking, there’s no telling what kind of dangers await us and I don’t want another enemy, so if Carlos comes, I’ll talk to him…. I want to fight for this opportunity where I can turn an enemy into a friend with you….
-Moya, we’ve never had an adversarial relationship…
-We! You want to kill Carlos, that’s my enemy!
Micaela raised her head and interrupted Nilson without hesitation.
Nilson is silent…
Carlos gently pushed the girl’s head to his chest, his heart grew tender and warmer and warmer, the girl’s thoughts were not without merit, although he did not mind turning his enemies into Nilson’s friends, but not making him his enemy and turning him into his own person if he could, this was certainly the highest way to deal with the situation, as Dona Echave said,
– You die and I live, it is not the best ending…
Definitely, the girl’s hatred for Nilson is no less than his, but he can put aside his grudge for her sake and make the future of both of them a priority….
Carlos’ thin lips lifted slightly, his heart was soft, his big hand rubbed her head, a girl who loved him like her life, how could she not love….
-Moya, after all the days we’ve spent together, don’t you have even the slightest hint of a crush on me?
At Nilson’s words, Micaela instantly felt that the arm around her tightened abruptly…
-Today we spent the day in harmony, we made meatballs together, we sat by the pond together to watch the fish swimming, and you helped me change my medicine, don’t you think it was nice that we spent time together like this…?
Micaela’s heart raced hard and she raised her head to instantly feel a low pressure of air emanating from the man holding her…