Happy Sábado ☕
Today we are in Bogotá, Colombia.
A small café near the Parque de la 93, the kind with wooden chairs and music just loud enough to cover the talk at the next table.
Two friends, Valentina and Andrés, had plans. One of them kept them.
The other one, well.
Watch what happens when he walks through the door and she already has her second coffee.
THE SCENE 🖼️
Valentina: Andrés. En serio. Son las once y media.
Andrés. Seriously. It is eleven thirty.
Andrés: Ay, Vale, yo sé. Lo siento mucho.
Ay, Vale, I know. I am so sorry.
She used his full name. In Colombia, that is not a good sign. She is not screaming. She does not need to. The full name says everything.
Valentina: Te escribí tres veces.
I texted you three times.
Andrés: El bus, el tráfico, después se me fue el bus otra vez. Fue un desastre total, te juro.
The bus, the traffic, then I missed the bus again. It was a total disaster, I swear.
Valentina: Siempre tienes una historia.
You always have a story.
She is not fully mad. Listen to "siempre tienes una historia." That is a line between two people who know each other well. She has said this before. He has heard it before. There is history in that sentence.
Andrés: ¡Pero esta vez es verdad! Mirá el clima afuera. Estaba lloviendo a cántaros.
But this time it is true! Look at the weather outside. It was pouring.
Valentina: Mmm. Pide algo. Ya pedí dos veces sin ti.
Mmm. Order something. I already ordered twice without you.
Andrés: Bueno, bueno. Oye, pero llegué. Más vale tarde que nunca, ¿no?
Okay, okay. Hey, but I showed up. Better late than never, right?
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