Unlikely Love

Chapter 3

Marcos POV

I can’t believe my dad! He wants from me to quit medicine school and go to business school, my mom as usual she wants what he wants so now here I am sitting in the study with my mom and dad lecturing me why I should listen to my parents.

Mom -You must understand that you must take care of the company and follow your father steps, what don’t you get that?

-But I don’t like business, I do not like what my father does for a living, I want to be a doctor, usually mothers wish for their sons to be a doctor, why aren’t you?

-Tell me, who is going to care of the company? Your father worked hard to get to where he is now, and you want to turn your back to him?

-It’s not like that, I just want to follow my own path, why can’t I? Why can’t Dora be the one to follow his steps, she already is so involved in the company, why me?

-Your sister is starting college, she will some day go to business school, but she is not his first born, and the one that will carry the name of the family, who is you, that is way is essential that you take control of the company and marry a girl from an exceptionally good family name.

-I know, and I already accept to get married to Yolanda, now you want to take my carrier from me too?

-Enough- said my father- You can continue with medicine school if you do business school first, I will not continue to pay your university until you finish business school, it’s that clear?

-So, you will abandon me? I can get a job, you know. I already work as a volunteer in the health centre. I can ask for a job there.

-Yes, I know, but you know that the owner of the health center is my friend, I can talk to him this Saturday at golf and tell him not to give you a job, you know very well that if I want to, you won’t get a job that easy.

-How can you be so mean?

-I am not mean, it’s just how is supposed to be, so stop whining and be the man that you are expected to be.

How he can be so cruel? Is he not even remotely guilty that he is making me to change my life decisions? He decided who he would marry, he decided what to do with his life, despite my grandparent’s opposition of my mom and that he came to this town to settle, he did it anyway! Then way he is like this with me? He should be comprehensive and encouraged me to make my own path, are all parents like this?

I really hate business, I work from time to time in the company but in small positions as in systems or other stuff, not to run the company. My sister Dora is the one that really enjoys to work like that, I want to make a change, to follow my passion, I already agreed to marry Yolanda, don’t get me wrong, she is spectacular, tall, slim, with awesome legs, great body, she looks like a model and her family although is not as rich as we are, they are well known in the community as their name comes from generations. I don’t love her, I don’t think I ever loved someone, it’s just what it is, in the upper-class is normal to marry for convenience, so that’s why I didn’t object in any of that.

As I calm my self, I realize that I don’t have any other choice, and defeated I say

-Ok, I will do it, I will start to search for universities at Capital City.

As there is where I live and study that sounds logical. But I know that there is something wrong because my mother looks troubled.

-No- says my father -you will go here, there is no point for you to go back at Capital City since the company is right here, so you will have to start working at the company.

-What? But I live there!

-Well now you will come back home.

-Fine, what ever, did you already choose the university also?

-No, you can choose whatever university you want from here.

-Thanks!

The next day I woke up to my dad nagging that we need to arrive at 7 am to golf, over there my father is chatting with all the big important people of the town, and he told them the “good news”, that I will start business school here, everyone acts surprised and one of them asks me to which university I will go.

-I really don’t know, I have to start to look where I can get in, it’s been a month since everyone started their courses.

-I just opened a new university here- he says- the program it’s really fast, we started two weeks ago, why don’t you go on Monday at 8 am, so you can check if you like it, you know that for me there is no problem for you to get in.

-Thanks, I think I will.

-Great, see you then…

-Sure.

Monday arrives and here I am at the presidents office, he explains to me all the program and we head to the offices to get me enroll, thank God that I have all my documents, I thought that I will get to see and then make a decision but looks like today is my first day, what I don’t like is that everyone is younger than me, like 3-4 years younger, I look stupid.

President -So here is your schedule for the semester, and if you need anything else don’t hesitate to go to my office. Here my secretary is going to help you with everything else.

-Thank you

He goes away and I’m left confused. She notices and says to me.

-You were not prepared for this to be your first day, right?

-No, is that so obvious?

-Well, a little bit, don’t worry I will show you around. So, this are the offices of the teachers, and that other building are the classrooms, every building has restrooms, and that other building is the gym, here that one is the coffee shop, and they sell incredibly tasty food.

She was very lively despite her age, we walked to a floor full of classrooms and she stopped when she noticed the hour.

-Well, the third door is the classroom for your first class, I live you here because I’m already late. Good luck!

Great! I will have to enter in the middle of the class for everyone to watch me like a circus! I knock he door and the teacher say, “come in,” as soon as I open the door everyone turns and stared at me, I walk to the teacher’s desk and say…

-Hello, I’m Marcos, I’m the new student.

Teacher -Oh, I didn’t know there was a new student.

-Yeah, I’m just coming from the president’s office, I just got in, here is the note.

Teacher -Ok, have a seat.

I walk to the back of the class and sit, I don’t want everyone to stared at me, this is so awkward, everyone is so young!

When the class is over everyone starts to talk to me, and can’t help to noticed that all the girls are right beside me, except for one of them, I turn and she doesn’t seem to be interested in me, that is good right? I can’t help to notice that she is listening but tries not to, is she mad or something? I manage to answer everyone’s questions but I can’t help to keep stealing glances at her, she looks so cute, she is tall, fit, not skinny, I don’t like skinny women, when she gets up I can’t help to noticed she is curvy, in all the good places, she was dark straight hair, and a sweet face, she looks so innocent. She gets out of the classroom and I remember that I have to be in another class, I hurry up but it’s difficult with all the girls here, when I arrive at the other classroom, I see her sitting in the back of the class, I smile and she does correspond but in a shy way, I decide to go and sit beside her, she looks like she doesn’t want to look at me so I start…

– Hello, I’m Marcos but you can call me Mark if you want to.

-Hello, Laura and you can call me Laura, please.

She looks so cute when she is trying to be upset, although I don’t know why, her eyes are so beautiful, they are deep brown but when the sun hit them, they look almond, her skin looks like tan but not artificial tan, and so soft.

-Eh… Laura? Do you think that we can be together?

She froze and started to turn red, she looks so confused and I just want to laugh.

-What? - she says

-Yes, it’s just that I don’t have my books yet, can we read together?

-Ah, yes, sure.

I get closer to her and that’s when it hits me, she smells like cookie, like the most delicious cookie that I ever taste, and I want to taste.