The Love In Cruise Ship
Little Cihuahua
"Mamma!" erika exclaims to a beaked woman who is busy making taco and burito orders on her customers. (mamita:ibu)
"Mi bela senorita," the old woman smiled broadly as she hugged Erika. When all the customers have left. (mi bela senorita: my beautiful girl)
"Mother, I miss you so much. How are you?"
"Mom misses you too. As you can see mom's healthy and mom's selling."
Erika sits on a plastic bench next to her mother. Without looking at Joe. He stood not far from them. Erika's mother, Dolores Fernandes, did not know that Erika had come with a friend. He thought Joe was a tourist.
"How are you doing on the ship? Is delicious?" Dolores gave Erika the taco she had made. He knew Erika missed her taco.
"It's not like my shadow ma'am, but I can handle it. And the important thing is that the salary is big" said Erika while chuckling, she coughed, choking a little on her piano.
"It's so delicious!" Erika did not stop chewing.
"Oh, mom, I don't have much time. I'm here to give my salary to mom" Erika pulled out a brown envelope from her sash bag and handed it to Dolores.
"No Son. I don't want to. It's your salary, so keep it to yourself."
"But this money is for the rent of Bu's apartment," Erika still forces Dolores to accept it. Dolores is not.
"The money from selling tacos and burritos is enough to rent an apartment and buy simple meals. If it's less, there's your brother Maurico who's got enough. So keep your own money, "there is fear in Dolores' heart, if she accepts Erika's money.
Erika was suspicious. He knew his mother was lying. During this time the money from the sale of tacos and burritos is sometimes only enough to rent an apartment. Sometimes it is just enough to eat. She knew she still gave money to her father Lucio, only out of fear that Lucio would threaten to hurt his children.
"Is it because of that guy?" Erika doesn't want to mention my father or call his father's name.
"No! Not my son," Dolores shook her head.
"Mom still hurts a lot?" Erika looked at Dolores' face. He saw a bruise that had not disappeared. There were also bruises on Dolores' hands. And there's no way that bruise was from a fall.
"No son."
"Mom, I know you're lying. I don't live with my mother for one or two days. But almost my whole life."
Dolores took a deep breath and told me that a few days ago Lucio had come. He asked for money by force, holding Dolores' hand so tightly that it left a bruise there.
"Then about the bruises on mom's face?" Erika continues to hunt.
"It's.." Dolores rubbed her cheeks. " This, then time will bring money to your father, mother's face stumbled on the edge of the closet.
"Tell?"
"Yes, I'm not lying."
"How much money did he take?"
"Just a little bit," Dolores looked at Erika who was glaring at her in disbelief. Dolores tried to convince.
"Yes yes, my daughter! If he takes all of mom's money. You can't sell, right?"
(ai yes if in Indonesian it means more or less ouh ouh)
"Alright Ma. This time I believe."
Dolores breathed a sigh of relief. " Keep your own money" he said.
As Dolores remained unwilling to accept, Erika ended up putting her money in the bag again. Erika left after a customer came.
"My mom's going first."
Joe approached Erika, "It's over?"
"Yes!" Erika is surprised Joe is still nearby. He completely forgot he was coming with Joe.
Erika was shocked again. He thought Joe would refuse to be hugged by a sweaty, rough-handed old man. But Joe hugged back and kissed Dolores' hand.
"He can't speak Latin, ma'am" Erika hurriedly begged Joe and walked away.
"Let's go buy some drinks?" exclaim Joe.
" I'm thirsty too." Erika assures me, she's dealing with Joe. His face was like a boiled crab.
"Please buy it? pli. I want to go to the public restroom over there, "Erika ran to leave Joe for the toilet.
...***...
When Joe came out of the store brought some cold drinks. He saw, not far from the public toilet. There's a big tall man
hugged Erika from behind. Joe's mind was not calm. He thought the man was going to kidnap Erika.
"Oh shit!" Joe ran towards Erika and beat the man with a bottle of cold drink.
The man tries to fend off Joe's blow, while Erika tries to stop Joe.
"Stop! Stop that!" Erika's screams just stopped Joe.
"He's gonna kidnap you, right?" Joe asked while tidying up his messy hair.
"Of course not. You misunderstood. He saved me first."
"So not a kidnapper?"
"Yes, of course not."
After explaining to Mauricio and Joe. Erika sits on a bench with Mauricio. They drink and tell stories. Joe sat on the long bench next to him. He sat alone, his feet he spread on the bench. Joe chose to sit alone because he did not know what Erika and Mauricio were talking about. But he wondered what Erika and Mauricio were talking about. Because he saw Erika crying so much. Joe secretly recorded with his phone. It looks like Joe is playing with HP, but he is not.
"Primo, I'll go first. My ship is sailing soon."
" Be careful."
"I love you," Erika hugged Mauricio.Mauricio rubbed his sister's back.
"At least I just need to worry about mom right now. You've got a little cihuahua that's looking after you."
"Kuzuahua?" Erika let go of her embrace, astonished. Mauricio blinked his right eye at Joe.
"Ah, primo, she's just my boss." and also my mater cabin (Erika added inwardly.
"It's up to you, my sister" Mauricio let Erika go.
The day began to twilight, and Erika and Joe rushed into the pier. Next to the end of the pier are some sun-bathing seals. Although the original Ensenada but Erika had never seen it, she decided to see it for a moment.
"Picture the seal for a minute."
"Like a child," though grumbling but Joe obeyed him as well. He received Erika's phone and photographed her several times. Joe secretly also photographed Erika with his phone.
Erika took a few poses near the seal. Between the pier and the sunbathing seal is bordered by a wire fence, so it's safe. The location of seals is also a bit far, but can still be seen, because their bodies are large and large in number.
"Come hunted! Gangway's closing up!" exclaim Joe.
Erika and Joe then run towards the gangway. The gangway security guards were already waving and shouting.
"Come fast! Come fast!"
Although stubborn, Erika and Joe throw a satisfied smile at each other when they managed to get to the gangway on time.
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