A clear cloudless day-time sky hung over Las Vegas, a bright azure sky, matching the water in the pool as Ava waded away from the steps to splash herself. She spotted a new couple, setting up a portable gazebo just beyond the fenced pool area, as she swam alone in the pool. Something she had never seen anyone in the complex do, before.
She was immediately fascinated by the couple and stationed herself by the side of the pool to watch them. The man opened a camping table and carefully loaded coal briquets into a barbecue, stationed what had once been a bocci ball area. The youthful woman battled with the white metallic aluminum spiderlike legs of a gazebo frame, sipping occasionally from a glass of wine as she tried to assemble the frame. The spider was winning the …show more content…
Well, they told us we had to barbecue at least ten feet away from our unit, so there it is.”
“So, you just move here? Have you met people here?” She prayed they hadn’t heard the rumor mongers, yet.
“No. Actually, you are the very first person I’ve met from here.” Marci’s smile was contagious. She invited Ava to join a them.
As the day faded into a lovely warm night, Ava shared their meal and a few glasses of wine with the couple, observing the tongues of the old biddies alongside the pool, wagging.
Walking back to her apartment, that night, for once, Ava was sure life was on the upswing. That woman! Compared to the usual Americans she had met, there was something distinctly different about Marci. An almost European and cosmopolitan flair about her and something carefree that she liked. Something that Ava could not put her finger on.
The following day, she made a bee-line for Marci as she walked her dog.
As the week progressed, Ava made a point of visiting the new couple, every day. Smiling as Javier Morales leaned back in his chair, talking to her as if he’d known her for years. Telling Ava how he’d met his
She was immediately fascinated by the couple and stationed herself by the side of the pool to watch them. The man opened a camping table and carefully loaded coal briquets into a barbecue, stationed what had once been a bocci ball area. The youthful woman battled with the white metallic aluminum spiderlike legs of a gazebo frame, sipping occasionally from a glass of wine as she tried to assemble the frame. The spider was winning the …show more content…
Well, they told us we had to barbecue at least ten feet away from our unit, so there it is.”
“So, you just move here? Have you met people here?” She prayed they hadn’t heard the rumor mongers, yet.
“No. Actually, you are the very first person I’ve met from here.” Marci’s smile was contagious. She invited Ava to join a them.
As the day faded into a lovely warm night, Ava shared their meal and a few glasses of wine with the couple, observing the tongues of the old biddies alongside the pool, wagging.
Walking back to her apartment, that night, for once, Ava was sure life was on the upswing. That woman! Compared to the usual Americans she had met, there was something distinctly different about Marci. An almost European and cosmopolitan flair about her and something carefree that she liked. Something that Ava could not put her finger on.
The following day, she made a bee-line for Marci as she walked her dog.
As the week progressed, Ava made a point of visiting the new couple, every day. Smiling as Javier Morales leaned back in his chair, talking to her as if he’d known her for years. Telling Ava how he’d met his