Sumario

39. THE DAY BEFORE

Nina regained her vitality lost in the freshness and the impressive landscapes seen from the bungalow. Sometimes a majestic eagle crossed the sky, surveying its prey from that height; a careless hare or a nervous marten. Lali repeatedly rehearsed her play over and over again, but she could not count on bass or percussion because she did not have the possibility to play with them.

In the evenings, after dinner at the local restaurant, they returned to the bungalow, spread out two deckchairs in the garden, and contemplated in an emotional silence the immensity of a starry sky as we can see it on the mountains.

Lali broke the silence with a question for which neither of them had the answer.

“If, as you told me, our meeting had resulted from fate, where is a fate written?”

“I don't know, Lali, but they say that we all have one of those stars, where it should be written ...”

“Do you believe in God?”

“If you had asked me in the city, I would have said I don't know, but if you ask me here, looking at this starry sky, it would be stupid to deny that it exists.”

“Nina, are you worried about the concert?”

“Yes, I'm scared, I'm still not sure if I can go on stage ...!”

“Why, I am looking forward to the day! What would scare me would have an empty stadium. I like fame, and I wouldn't mind being stopped on the street and signing autographs until my hand hurt!”

“I would like to have your temperament and your energy, but I don't have it...”

“Maybe you need strong motivation... Nina, I can ask you if you are in love with someone...”

“This is the second time they ask me the same question! Why? ”

“It must be because of your gaze... it is only an opinion, but it is always sad and longing and even hopeful. It's like you would have lost something very dear, but you still hope to find it again...”

“Lali, have you read that in my soul?”

“Who is him? Tell me what saddens you, and then you will surely feel more relieved!”

“He is not my lover, he is just a dear friend...”

“Nina, I think you are fooling yourself because your gaze is that of a woman in love.”

“Is it possible to love a friend?”

“Easier than being a friend after been a lover!”

“Then I must be in love with my dear friend, Nano...”

“Nano, who is Nano?”

“Five years ago, I knew who he was, now I'm not sure I know him. I have only been in love with him for two days because he was not only the old friend of my memories but the young man with whom I could fall in love.”

“I have already told you, you have all the symptoms of that terrible disease that is love! And where is he?”

“In the clouds, and I don't know how to fly!”

“I don't understand you!”

“If you had seen him on stage, accompanied by a whole symphony orchestra, playing on his guitar, you would understand.”

“Well, I still do not understand you, because that is a reason for ...”

“In a week, I will be Nieves, a fourth-year law student, how could be interesting in someone like that for a musician in a full euphoria of success? The night I picked you up on the road, Nano was giving a concert in an Auditorium, and I realized that I would be a hindrance in his career, and I was determined to stay away from him forever.”

“But you can't take him away from your thoughts!”

“No, I can not! Since the night I saw him on the Auditorium stage, his image assaults me every moment. Is that love?”

“Ask your heart!”

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