People Like Us
Short Stories
Chapter One
From People Like Us
Gold is cash and love is a worthless check.
Ana Laura and I decided to spend part of the winter in the mountains. After
weighing all the possibilities, we were leaning toward renting a house.
Although we wouldn't have the conveniences of a hotel, we wouldn't have the
inconveniences either, and it would cost about a third as much.
Besides, we would have the peace and quiet we both needed to be able to work.
Ana Laura had to correct six texts that her editor was to publish in February
and I had to finish more than twelve stories, which I had started some time ago
and which would serve to pay a good portion of my not-unsubstantial debts.
So that's what we ended up doing. We loaded my tiny car with food and equipment
for our pending work and then set off for our temporary paradise on earth.
The route to the mountains was rife with splendid aromas and scenes. The birds
were singing as if it were the last day of their lives, and the painting that
nature was unfolding impressed us b ... read full excerpt from People Like Us: Short Stories ebook
