THE BATTLEFIELD OF LOVE
Part 61's. The Hot Spring 6
"It's pretty good not the way it is." Andrew asked me in between our lunches.
"It's good especially for you." I answered him with a big smile. He has a lot of fans in this small town.
"We're talking different things I guess."
"Yes, it's a different thing." I laugh. "I'm sorry I'm so glad to see you guys sometimes have to fuss over fans in the dining room."
"That's not a fun thing for me."
"Why? You don't want to catch up with your friend? Your fans are beautiful. You're locked up with me here. You're losing Sir."
"I'm locked up with who it's my choice. I'm locked up with you in there, I don't consider it a loss." For a moment I was silent to hear his answer. He means he said he'd rather have lunch with me than with the women downstairs. Or maybe he just doesn't want to face a woman he doesn't like.
"Yes you can choose anyone. Sorry, you must be doing a lot of work. I didn't mean to force you to be with them of course. We're friends, you can talk to me of course. I'm just glad you're successful and popular now, that's all. Come eat... Today the food is special." I erase my thoughts in privileged.
"How's your mother doing." He switched the conversation.
"Well, he's healthy, he's got a lot of friends. Everything he told me was good. Your family's good?" I responded to his talk.
"Well, they're already in a safe city, at least a good definition for now. If transfers between cities are allowed, maybe I can visit them."
"Transfer between cities."
"Yes for now it's only for military and medical purposes. But maybe if the two cities are already in a zone close by and are safe enough it can be done." Now I imagine the distance between two cities, El Paso da Hot Spring.
"El Paso and Hot Spring are 14 hours apart, obviously it's still very long. Unless you dare to take your own risk. We can't get a leave of absence in this martial law situation. Maybe for years. I just hope my mommy's okay." I eat while thinking about many things in my head.
"Everything will be good. Hope for the good. After all El Paso can be said to be a very stable safe city. There's no case there, no faulty facelitas. The military government there will arrange a good thing, there are many retirees, the hospital is going well. There's nothing you need to worry about." He explained at length to calm me down.
"Yes okay. I think you're right. Thank you Andrew. Although I'm far from family, but here I have a family too." He smiled this time.
"You can always count on me. Don't worry."
"You can always be relied on by the Captain." I saluted him with two fingers. He's laughing a little now.
"How's your boyfriend he's been found?"
"No, maybe I should stop hoping. I wish him all the best, 9 months, no word, not even in any missing persons centre in all the safe cities. I guess now I have to be realistic about the worst possible. Her mother told me that, sometimes I don't want to believe that. But yeah, maybe that's true. Everyone lost, including me. Let's just eat..."
He was quiet this time. Before long he was looking for another topic that at least made me smile.
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