An Interview With The Past
-Hey grandpa,
we always wanted to listen to your story about how you met grandma, could you
tell us?
-Of course. It
was a beautiful afternoon. I was finishing my homework when my old friend
called me and told me if I wanted to go to an amusement park with him and some
of his friends. It was Friday so I accepted. When I arrived, almost everyone
was there, but it remains one beautiful woman.
-Grandma! -said
the grandchildren.
-Yes, it was
her. When I saw her, something inside me was saying that she was the love of my
life, it was love at first sight.
-We were having
some much fun that day, but your grandma had to leave earlier, due to a family
problem, but she gave me her number, so we can continue to keep in touch.
And that’s what
we did. We continued talking and hanging out for several weeks until I finally
told her to be my girlfriend. At first, she was thinking very much about her
answer, but she said yes.
-Oh, that’s so
sweet. -said one grandchild.
-Yes, it was
until she and her family had to move to another country, and we had to break
up. We were very sad, but that’s what we had to do.
-And how did
you meet again?
-I found her Facebook
profile and I texted her. Honestly, I had no hope because she never answered the
messages but that day she did.
-So she came
again?
-No, I had to
travel to her city and her parents met me, they told me I was a good man… But I
needed to come to my town again and we separated again.
-Four years
later I travelled again, and with her parents’ permission, I asked her for
marriage.
-And she said
yes!
-Yes, 5 months
later we were in the church because of our wedding. 2 months later she got
pregnant with your father and 3 years later your uncle was born.
-That 's so
cute.
-Were dad and
our uncle good children?
-Well, they
were like every other child. Sometimes they behave well but, there were other
times that they misbehave.
*Grandma gets
in the room where they were telling the story*
-Hi my love.
What are you doing with the kids?
-They asked me
about how we met, so I decided to tell them about it.
-Oh, really?
What do you think about it, kids?
-I think it's a
little bit like a tragic love, the part when you had to move to another country
and left grandpa alone.
-Yes, that was
very difficult for both of us, but fortunately we found each other.
-Thanks,
grandpa, for telling us your story, we loved it!
By Andrea Parra and
Nicolle Madiedo,
Step 9 Blue 2020
