Dan commençait à trouver le temps long, the fatigue of s'instiller achevait engourdis dans ses membres, SLOWLY, insidieusement, Paris-Cuba you are travail avait accompli sap. The jolts of the car ended the upset. They were very far now, the taxi, a Skoda red patched up end to end, was heading towards the Calle Obispo [1] cleverly avoiding the ruts of the most formidable.
- is coming soon, right? "Dan asked impatiently.
- Almost there, you do not recognize the central park? Leydi let go amusement.
- If course ... where did I head 'lied Dan, for once, be surprised to have arrived safely. Indeed, the taxi turned into the street now Bernaza leading to Floridita. Passed the bar "Monserrate" and screw screw "Castillo de Farnes, the driver ended his race in the parking lot across from the bar Hemingway. There were only fifty yards to walk on the left sidewalk of Obispo Street.
Dan walked alongside with Yanely Leydi two meters behind. A pair of the jineteros apostrophèrent suddenly
- Do you woante cigars?
The thinner of the two had tried a few words in broken English.
- I call you a taxi?, Adds the second, which continued in English.
Dan did not answer at first, anyway he was buying more cigars since he had been flogging fake Cohiba [2] to based on palm leaves. He did not think more need to answer the second who had seen off the taxi. Our two friends did not discourage him, provided:
- New? tried the puppy for fun.
Dan turned to him inquiringly. He did not immediately understand the meaning of the question. Yanely noted that it had performed well and did not appreciate the joke at all. In true Cuban style mischievous and provocative jinetero the proposed "another girlfriend" to which Dan responded belatedly and forcefully boorishness. Despite the irritation displayed Yanely he could not help laughing at the noisy kid's joke. However, to temper his reaction, he gently took her hand to lay a kiss, it was not about to risk spoiling one minute of appreciation for his stay for a single burst of his laughter devoid of diplomacy ...
They climbed, like old familiar places they were, the two-story yellow building. Leydi was responsible for booking the apartment. Dan did not even try to negotiate the twenty-five dollars a night that he asked the owner. Leiden, fond of nicknames, called the rubia [3] . Circumstances decided otherwise, but for now, once again, Dan was supposed stay only a short time in Havana. In these circumstances, it was reluctant to make candle-end economies. Anyway, he did not bargain, especially when the asking price seemed fair. The "rubia", a plump woman in her thirties over, now dealt directly with Dan. The husband was waiting watching TV in another apartment a few blocks away. Dan was not sorry for judging the photos left in the apartment, he did not look comfortable. His scowling, his thick biceps gave him almost a caricature of a face of a nightclub bouncer.
As a general rule, in on rental of apartment, the role of each spouse seems predetermined. Women do not mind making their own hand in money matters. Meanwhile, spouses are busy with other tasks, often much less profitable ...
- This is the second or third time I come here? Dan wondered.
- After all I would have done just as well ask for a discount for my loyalty.
Too late. The blonde came down the stairs with a heavy and careless, the well-calculated trajectory. As proof, she stepped aside to avoid a dog shit. Dan had
paid only three nights, he gave himself the opportunity to take rates down to his landlady, depending on the evolution of its budget. And then, he could come and want to change the place because it was one of his specialties. Armed with a single suitcase, he knew he would not make much effort required to leave the place. And then at the bottom, the guides are not lacking, few perfect specimens exhibit themselves until late at night in Obispo Street. Dan knew half a dozen, at a minimum, on the lookout for a commission or "Hatuey" very cool. And in the neighborhood, there are still some available apartments, then do not worry ...
Dan was installed in a large circular bed. Not trivial. The shape of the layer had surprised him, and his base more. He was cast in concrete over forty centimeters thick.
- All that must weigh a ton ... Finally the mattress is thick, it is the main thought Dan. Now, with Yanely at his side, nothing could hinder his quest for a blissful and peaceful stay ...
[1] Bishop Street.
[2] timeliness in Cuban cigar brand.
[3] The blonde .
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