She was older than me, but that did not prevent our relationship.
I'm a simple swimming teacher with varied knowledge of various subjects that have helped me survive in the world. However, I teach swimming lessons because it makes a lot of money, money that would go into the investment fund to set up another business with an even bigger market.
I don't classify myself as a womanizer or a casanova, I'm not handsome, but I'm striking. Once a girl told me that my eyes are those of a predator always hunting, I loved the comparison and I appropriated it. Truth be told, I don't think my eyes are the striking part of my being, but rather my words.
Words are my greatest strength since I grew up reading books of all kinds. So it wasn't strange that I knew a little bit about everything from sports, economics, reading books, history, psychology, and even calculus or algebra.
I know I talked a lot about myself, but that's where the story begins. She has a clear name, called Michelin Beltran, is a woman who grew up spoiled by men, she never lacked anything, if she had wanted a car, a car she got instantly from her suitors. Fair enough, that is, she had a daughter with one of those men. She lacked nothing, of course, but she knew deep down that she lacked something.
I won't say that that something was me, I'm not that self-centered. But she did know what she lacked, adventure, and I could give it to her in spades.
I would never have thought I would have caught the attention of such a woman. A lady with a six-year-old daughter, 8 years apart. Although I'm not a young man as you may think, I'm 24 years old and with an engineering degree.
You won't believe it, an engineer giving swimming lessons. As I told you I have my sights set on working for myself and setting up my business, with that in mind I need investment. Besides, it's my first venture.
She registered her daughter Valeria in the classes, from the first day she gave me some suspicious smiles. I reciprocated them as best I could, I missed that from a single mother. I was not looking for conquests, but to do my job.
And so it was, without expecting it at the end she asked for my phone number. I didn't expect that either, I was working with two other colleagues and they were in charge of networking or communication, I was only in charge of teaching the classes.
“Can I communicate with you, teacher, or with the other teachers?" she said nervously.
I thought she was a shy woman, beautiful but shy.
“Of course, but it is better if you communicate with Betania and Anais, they are in charge of those matters.”
The lady just nodded gratefully and left.
She was an unattainable woman for me. Opulent in all her figure and clothing. Someone like me, who was just emerging, could not see myself with someone like that at all.
When she left, her exotic perfume remained in my being, but I discarded her captivating scent.
No, we wrote to each other quickly, about two months passed. I saw her in the classes, but we didn't speak to each other, just glanced at each other. As soon as I glanced at the representatives, Michelin was there with her eyes on me and not on her daughter. I could see that. Still, in my refusal, I thought it was because I was a man and she didn't trust me to teach the swimming lessons. Many women thought that way and so sometimes they expressly wanted my female classmates to teach the classes.
However, I didn't let that stop me.
Then one day it happened. He wrote to me telling me about a post I made on my social media. It said:
"There, how nice to take me".
My other venture that needed money, is to form a travel agency. And of course, I travel a lot. But adventure travel trips to the mountains and trips to paradise beaches. So Mrs. Beltran had seen a photo of me summiting a mountain. I replied politely, she read the message, and there it was again.
But on the surface of the pond began to bubble and gurgle a feeling of euphoria. I had caught her attention, that was for sure. You will say, I am the hunter, but I was the prey because now I'm terribly in love.
As Cortázar says:
Because without looking for you, I have found you everywhere, mainly when I close my eyes.
And so it began, a constant messaging, but in-person cold as ice, but with that captivating smile and curious look.
The messages ranged from "What a beautiful landscape, "I'd like to go with you" to "Hi, I went jogging today, look at this breathtaking view" followed by a picture of a beautiful sunrise.
That curiosity to get to know her more was growing to enormous proportions, but I put up with it. Because she was contradictory with her messages, she told me she wanted to go, but when I invited her she discreetly avoided me. She would not speak to me in my presence either. Until one day, not being able to stand it any longer, I approached her and handed her a piece of paper with some words on it.
"Would you like to go out with me this weekend?"
She read the paper and threw it in the trash, said nothing to me, walked away, leaving me desolate.
That night my thoughts were devoted to her, I didn't sleep thinking I had done wrong and misread the signs.
Just at midnight, I got a message from her.
"I waited for that message for the rest of my life, of course, I will go with you anywhere"
Michelin Beltran was going to kill me with a heart attack. I remember thinking like a lover. She knew how to shake a person's mind.
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You've captured the complexity of humans and their relationships in this story, @ricardo993. One gets the sense that even once this particular relationship begins, it will be a very bumpy ride.
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I apologize for answering so late, I had to take the weekend off to travel.
And yes, I'm sure you'll have a few bumps when you start that outing hehehehe.
Oh my gosh, I have had relationships like this in my life! Some people are simply more communicative online than they are face-to-face. This is a charming and intriguing story, @ricardo993. I could see this being the first chapter in a novel!
I apologize for answering so late, I had to take the weekend off to travel.
Believe me, I know many people who are like that, too communicative on social networks, but in person they are extremely quiet.
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Here we have a voice and tone perfectly calibrated to the narrative. This is cat and mouse seduction. Except it turned out the hunter...our narrator... became the prey.
The story captures the tension that exists between two people who are contemplating a liaison. In former times it would be body language and intermediaries that relayed signals. In 'modern' romance it is the text, Facebook, Instagram. The tools have changed, but not the ritual. It is precisely the uncertainty that makes such a tease titillating.
In the end, we might worry about the narrator, but it seems he does need to learn a life lesson about how to treat potential partners.
Extremely well done. Finely tuned narrative, and insight into human nature.
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I apologize for answering so late, I had to take the weekend off to travel.
Couldn't have given a better description to the story. And yes, I'm sure there will be some pitfalls in the relationship when it starts, if I decide to turn this into a novel, I have to analyze a lot of things well.
I appreciate all the compliments, I really thought this story was not going to have so much repercussion. I even thought the plot was very routine.
Wow!.
This is a lovely story. I enjoyed reading and some how lol, I am starting to think Michelin Beltran has some of features.
The tension between your two main characters was expressed and narrated well. I thought Michelin didn't like the engineer anymore when threw his paper into the bin.
Well written, thank you for sharing your story with us.
I apologize for answering so late, I had to take the weekend off to travel.
Oh yes, Michelin has an even deeper layer, that's for sure. She is a seductress and knew what to do in every pattern.
Hehehe I'm glad you liked the story, it's an honor.
It's no problem. Hope you had a nice trip.
The pleasure is mine. Have a great week ahead
lol that is one confusing lady! What happens if he proposes? It might take years for her to decide!
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I apologize for answering so late, I had to take the weekend off to travel.
Hahahaha confusion is an art in seduction, sometimes not being so direct and easy creates an even deeper relationship.
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This story was going so well and I never wanted to remove my eyes or miss any lines not until you ended it when it suppose to still continues.
Your message was not replied but all I knew was that sshe loves you but just pretending not to.
Exactly, she played with her thoughts and created an anxiety in the character. Everything was planned from the beginning by her.
Thanks for stopping by, I'm glad you liked it.