Chapter 26: Chapter 26

Upon reaching the starting point for our tour, I look everywhere, I am so excited that I don't know where to start.

"Are you sure you can take this whole walk?" ask Loan. I look at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Of course yes," I affirm very sure of myself. "Come on, first we go through the natural path of square trees, we continue with the Butterfly Farm, Chorro El Macho Waterfall, the Orchid Center, the Zoological Garden, Birdwatching, we climb Sleeping India and finally we go to the museum." My female friend just as excited as me claps her hands. The boys look at each other and nod.

"What about the serpentarium? Why didn't you mention it? " Loan asks, I glance at my female friend and make a gesture that's funny, I know. They laugh.

"I do not like," I answer nonchalantly.

"I am not going to carry anyone in the arms." Kahin snorts.

"With your bitterness enough, handsome." Loan cackles when he hears him protest. We start our tour, the forest of square trees is beautiful, calm, and relaxing. I approach a huge, very square tree. "Look at this... As checkered as Mr. Hamann." Cackle.

“Skinny you'll get into trouble, stop messing." My friend scolds me with a laugh

"Damn, Marilí, listen to your friend." The Kahin warns me.

"She perfect, isn't it?" Loan scoffs, Kahin punches him on the shoulder and his friend laughs like crazy.

“That girl is a fucking viper.” I look at the idiot and frown, I'm not used to being talked to like that.

"You tell me another one of those ugly names again and I'll kick your testicles." I threaten him, he looks at me funny.

"Easy woman, that's a compliment, I like you" he nods several times. "I like you very well." He whispers as he puts his arm around my friend's shoulders. they go ahead.

"I don't want you to talk to him, I don't want to see you near Binder. Have you understood?" Kahin looks at me practically annoyed, stunned by his possessiveness, I look at Loan and then at him.

"Are you aware that he is your friend and from I see, he is in a relationship with my friend?" He does not look away, much less relax his gesture "For the love of God... Are you serious? Kahin, I'm not a damn bitch. " Angry at his behavior, I start to walk.

"Sweet, we are talking." His voice is serious, I can't bear his bitterness. "Baby, please." Hearing that name makes me spin. "Than? I wanted you to stop, that's all. " He shrugs and makes me feel stupid. << What did I think? The guy just fucks and that's it! >>

"Well, just tell me Marilí and I'll look at you without any problem." I walk again.

"Damn, Marilí... a snake!" He screams desperately, without thinking about it I start to run and scream without looking at anything or anyone, I have a phobia of that animal and when I hear that name or see them I block myself or I just don't know what doing. "Come here, it's a joke." I hear him say after me, but I ignore it, I just want to run. I feel held and when I look at it I tremble like a sheet of paper in the wind "I'm sorry, I didn't know you would get like that." He hugs me and I try to pass the scare.

"What happened?" my friend comes running "What happened to her?" alarmed question.

"You are an asshole." I now yell at him between furious and nervous "How can you play with something like that?" my eyes crystallize and tears are about to come out "How can you be so cursed?" My chin is shaking.

"I'm sorry, sweet, I didn't think you would react like that." he Apologizes again.

"Did you mention to the animal that it is just as poisonous as her?" asks my friend without saying the name of the animal, but giving references that annoy me more. I wipe my eyes still nervous. "I forgot to say it, she has a phobia." I can no longer walk in peace, not without looking at every step I take.

"Sorry." He apologizes again, I look at him seriously. "Seriously, I didn't know you had a phobia of that animal." he caresses my cheek. "You forgive me?" I look into his eyes, for some reason with this man I am so sweet, although I do not show it, after all, I know that each one struggles to maintain composure and not change who we are, although I do not understand the reason for it.

"Okay, but you're going to pay me,” I growl him.

“It can't be possible, Marilí, you have me thinking about what you are going to do to get back at me, I can't stop thinking about it. And now you're telling me that I'm going to pay you this too? " I go up to him and kiss his lips.

"Calm down, I promise it won't be that bad." I smile, he not "Come on, we must move on." he takes me by the hand and I appreciate it, I don't think I can walk alone.

Once we go through the forest of square trees, we go to Chorro del Macho, it is beautiful, everything that is in this place fascinates me. Once we leave the place we go to each of the places I mentioned to finally go to Sleeping India.

"Shit!" I cry out in a moan "I don't think I can climb the mountain, I'm crushed." I drop to the ground and look at the sky, my breathing is almost zero.

"We shouldn't have visited all of this in one day." My friend lies next to me.

"They are both in very bad physical condition." Loan scoffs.

"Come on girls, we're just warming up." I look at Kahin. << How can they have this physical condition at their age? >>

"Can you tell me your exact age?" asks my friend.

"I am 34 years old." Loan responds with a smile on his lips. Loan has a fair complexion, blond hair, pale honey eyes, tall and muscular. He's a bloody scoundrel, moron, despot, arrogant braggart, macho, and so much more. I can see it clearer every second.

"I am 35 years old, just turned," Kahin says this time, after drinking water, they don't look how old they are.

"Dammit! Do you know how good they both look? " I lean on my right elbow to get a good look at them. "Now I understand why the two of them are such an asshole, they take it very conceited." They smile, they know I'm right.

"Come on... I want to finish all of this to relax." Kahin pulls me to my feet, Loan does the same with my friend.

"Can you tell me why they call this malformed mountain Sleeping India?" Loan asks looking at the top. We all look in the same direction.

"Let me explain" I take a deep sigh. "Come on, walk, I'll tell you." They keep pace with me, I can't feel my legs so I'm at a snail's pace. “In the Valle de Antón, that is, where we are, there is a legend. It is said that Flor del Aire lived in these places, the beautiful maiden daughter of the chief Urracá. They also say that at the time the Spanish conquerors arrived on the Isthmus, the beautiful Flor del Aire fell in love with one of the Hispanic gentlemen. But Yaraví, the strongest and most aggressive warrior of the tribe, was in love with Urracá's daughter. Upon learning that the maiden had given her heart to one of the conquerors, he decided to take his own life and threw himself from a mountain into the void, facing the astonished gaze of Flor del Aire.”