I. Empathy Imagine yourself single, emotionally available and wanting to meet new people without the help of chance. Imagine yourself on your way to a blind date. Different from the common definition. (This my imaginary challenge implies thinking about a literally blind date. In the dark and orchestrated by no…
One day, which I don’t remember, he left. On another day, which I don’t remember, our family was divided in two. Yet another day, which I also don’t remember, the love between them ended. Forever. “Divorced, with two daughters?” “Divorced, without the two daughters?” Being a daughter of divorced parents…
The first man who broke my heart was Nicholas, you can call him Santa Claus. And we all know why. The second one was Leo that after spending an evening staring at the stars, moved to another state and never came back. Pedro followed, who began to share the preschool…
I was on my way to New York when I discovered a crumpled paper in my pocket. I unfolded the note and smirked. The trembling handwriting read: – You will work in New York. – You will dance. – You will speak and write English fluently. I smiled because I…
South House is one of Alice’s hosts. I choose this bar to be alone, because it welcomes me and camouflages me. We, a glass of wine and a genealogical musical tree watching us. The white walls covered with art, a quiet environment and the average light. I uncapped the pen,…
9:30 am – “I’m unsatisfied…. I want a doughnut!” – “No you don’t. Remember your diet.” Silence. Killer look. He stopped at Dunkin’ Donuts: – “I need some air!” I slammed the door and leaned against the side of the red car, devouring the mischief. He positioned himself in front…
Aurora and I celebrated ten years of friendship, we had the perfect excuse to go out. (I was the mastermind because she didn’t remember our special day). I opened the door of my nest of madness. She was down and stressed: ” I need your energy today.” ” That and a bottle of wine?” I smiled and hugged her. We headed…
It was a quiet beach day in the Caribbean. The sea was still, seemingly harmless, despite the red flag placed further away from us. Van and I were resting in the shade of a palm tree, hidden from the sun that craved to burn our skin: – “Ayuda! Ayuda!” -…
“Hey!” – She shouted, scaring the bejesus out of me. That was Bokyoung Park, smiling and ready to be a part of Alice’s world. It took one class with Bo to never stop going. I was the worst student there but also the happiest. In the end I apologized to…
It was only four of us that night, we were spending quality time as a family. You and I got bored and we started playing a game, invented by us, called “stay”. This is the game where you can never stay still. If I touch you, you have to chase…