Story of 3

How long you've been there, looking at me as wanting to beg for a final destination.

I do not remember the day, it was seven early during the day, as it was usual my departure from home to my working day, a half-sour coffee helped me to wake up in full, I served something that I had the night before, there was no time to prepare a better breakfast, after a few drinks, I still did not have the strength to start the day.

Everything was easy when I had your by my side, hard was the phase of that life that ripped your life, as if it were a plant, how long past, I no longer remember, you were a friend, lover, a worthy wife, from time to time I bring you flowers , which you can't even see.

The bus I have taken touring these uncrowded streets at this hour, I hope it would be an easy day, the hangover of vodka did not let me stay awake, one more sip of this coffee, seems like i started to hate the taste.

As a torment the day ended, condemning my soul to an endless pain, tired, my eyes seem not to want to stay open, lying on that chair that was part of our most beautiful follies, now totally alone, waiting for a painless end. I close my eyes and my subconscious seems to always play with me, it brings you back, in dances that make my heart cry, I can't no longer trust myself.

It's dinner time, I have no time to prepare anything worthy, anyway, tomorrow I don't have to go out, my break after a hard week, I don't want to see anyone. Only that little friend of mine who sees me from the other side of the room, he seems to want to tell me something, the truth is that I've gone crazy.

Without realizing it I opened one more bottle of vodka, tonight I want to continue in my ethylic torment; yelling at who sees me from the foot of the table, he feels sorry for me, what do you know? What do you know? You're just moving your tail, barking at me, I can't understand you!

I fall to the ground like a dead body.

- You know buddy, I'm sorry! after all, you're not the one to blame for anything, you've stayed with me, when the others are gone. Is being a long time!

His noble look seemed to answer my words.

- I know buddy, she was the best for both of us.

I was hoping to understand what my interlocutor wanted to answer.

- Am I drunk? Of course I am! How do you think I am able to talk to you?

He dropped his body on my knees that I haven't felt for alcohol a while ago.

- I can't do it anymore, should I get on with my life? Maybe! But who could love a crazy old man like me, who spends his nights hugging and talking to his dog.

It was a very common dog specimen, its yellow spots on the eyes reminded me of a film, of those around 1995. Also her spot on the chest, white figure, looked like an arrow, was a worthy specimen to her and to me..

- You miss her too, buddy? I know! She was everything to both of us.

And I start to remember, the night when I came home after work, I had met some friends at the corner bar, I didn't realize the time, I'd come home around 10 o'clock at night. You didn't look upset, it was uncommon for me to drink late, you didn't show a touch of anger, and I was surprised, I liked you, I know it wasn't correct to do that.

- Christian, I feel like I have some bad news for both of us.

You looked very serious, I got really scared.

- Graciela, tell me what happens, don't scare me like that, this is no time for jokes.

I had completely forgotten that you went with the doctor, you saw me in the eyes and your tears did not stop falling, I could not do anything to stop you from crying, what was about to come, it did not seem easy to digest.

- Chris! Honey, I have cancer...

My world stopped, my feet trembled, cold running my face, I felt my heart stop for hours, maybe it was just seconds.

- Graciela, tell me it's a joke.

- No, is not a joke, my love, I would like to lie to you, I would like this to be a joke! I am afraid, my life will be over soon, I do not have much left, the doctor says that the disease is very advanced, maybe it will not be more than a month.

How we got to that point, as we did nothing to notice that disease in time. We were the best couple in the neighborhood, always smiling, holding hands, always happy. Many people made fun of us, because sometimes we acted like child.

I remember!

I always wanted to become a father, and have a family with you, we tried it many times, but we didn't know it was because of the cancer that we couldn't be parents, doctors hadn't given any answers.

- Chris, I feel very lonely at home when you're not here!

We were almost 6 years married. And it seemed like it was only yesterday that we were walking to unite our lives.

- Close your eyes!

While trying to keep that puppy from making a noise, bring his little body closer to you.

- What are you doing, my silly boy?!

Your face showed joy.

- What shall we call him?

I asked you to give him a name.

- How about Max?

The name seemed to me the most suitable, I had chosen it precisely because I knew that you would choose that name, it seemed that we thought the same.

- I love the name my love! You know I knew you'd pick that name.

Time and life, are left to us, without us being able to do anything, to stop and enjoy the beautiful moments more.

- Look Chris, how it's growing max!

- Of course he will! You feed him too much, more than me..

- Don't be silly, I give you both the same amount of food.

We laughed, you had a sense of humor that I loved.

- Look what I've done to you my friend, you're crying, when I thought you didn't understand, now you're crying with me, I'd give you alcohol, but I don't think it's good for you.

I had no knowledge of the time, I just laid my body next to him..

- Christian, stop crying my love, time will take care of meeting us again. Do you remember? You told me, when one of us leaves, remember where to find us? Remember Christian? That beautiful landscape?

It was a place on the outside of the city, full of flowers and a beautiful forest, several times we lost our weekends collecting roses for the house, you loved the flowers and I loved to see you smile. Next to the forest there was a huge abyss, going down to the bottom was easy, several times we did it for fun, but seeing it from above always gave me fear.

- Christian, do you remember our favorite place? You remember how we had fun throwing little stones that we marked with our names, and then go down to the bottom and look for them. Remember Chris?

How long has it been? I don't know!! I'm lost in my madness, I think I see you sitting in your favorite chair, max by my side, crying our nostalgia.

I woke up from that dream, seeing the poor dog, he didn't move from my side.

- Hey, buddy, get up! I'll make you some food, I dreamed with her! She wants us to go see where you liked to play, chasing the birds back and forth, of course! You're old now, but it doesn’t matter.

That morning it rained heavily, but I would be no reason to stop the appointment you promised to give me in my dreams. I'll wear my best clothes, I've put max that neck lace that you bought yourself, he also has to look elegant.

I didn't take anything to cover myself, I didn't think it was necessary, that morning I had felt your scent in the room.

We walked for a couple of hours with max, he seemed happy, he saw me and seemed to laugh. I didn't feel a hangover that day. We didn't see anyone on the way, the rain had made everyone locked up.

We finally got to the agreed place, he moved the tail very impatient, looking towards the roses, like telling me something.

- Don't you think they've grown too fast this time?

He barked at me, like saying you'd noticed it too, and for the first time, I approached the roses to feel their scent. My body felt a strange cold, it wasn't the rain, the roses had your perfume, and it felt so fresh, so natural.

- Christian! I miss you!

Max seemed to have heard it too, jumping back and forth seemed to call me at the entrance to the woods.

- Wait, buddy, I got stuck with some thorns, wait for me to be there.

Get to the entrance, your scent is getting stronger.

- Can you feel that max?

His gaze seemed to affirm it, he walked beside me without running, maybe he was afraid too.

- Christian throw a stone with our names and drops it to the bottom, only then can you be happy again.

Max ran taking a small rock with a very strange silhouette, it looked like two hearts linked.

I carried with me a permanent marker, wipe the rock delicately.

- Graciela, do I have to write the name of the three on this rock?

I don't know why I asked, maybe because I'd gone crazy.

- Of course, other ways it doesn’t make sense.

I was totally idiocy knowing you could answer my questions. But I didn't stop to think about it, mark the rock with our names and drop it to the bottom. As the rock towards its journey to the bottom, it seemed to glow as it got lost in the darkness of that morning, max also noticed it, and for an instant we saw you on that rock. Max ran trying to reach you, and in his attempt he slipped on the mud surface of the earth that had become dangerous during the rain, I wanted to stop him, not realizing it also fell to the bottom.

I knew, that morning I had felt your scent in the room, for some reason I knew that I would not come home that day, but I was not sad, my heart was slowing down, dancing with joy, we fell on one side of the other.

- You've noticed, buddy, the rock is in the middle of both of us!

If you didn't seem to answer my words, your lost look in my eyes seemed to ask for a pious and quick ending, you wanted to see her once again..

If I could say for sure, I saw you smiling.

- Christian, I've been waiting for you, hurry up love, max already is with me!

My heartbeat was getting slower and slower, I saw you in that dress, your favorite, with roses.

- You came very elegant.

- Is our date, I see that you also get dressed well, but do not waste time, that I have waited long to give you a kiss.