Finding Happiness

in #hive-1324102 years ago


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The night was cold as though someone left the freezer open. And even though the moon was shining there was still little the eyes could see. The street light that should have lit the path David walked, all seem to have been turned off.

The street was scanty, with only a few people outside. Most of them are beggars who were still sitting on the roadside and hobos having sex in a dark ally with dumpsters and trash bags.

David had just broken up with Lisa, his girlfriend, who didn't take it very well. She rained curses on him and flung some furniture at him. She even broke his favorite table lamp.

Her irrational behavior made David feel, that sleeping outside would be much safer for him. This wasn't Daniel's first break, it was his twentieth time breaking up with a girl and he was loving life.
He treated every case the same way, he would walk into a bar, spot a girl he likes, approach her and eventually become entangled with her. And the ladies couldn't say no to him because he was very easy on the eyes.
With blue eyes and perfectly curled black hair and light black skin, all augmented his beauty.
As if having a beautiful face was not enough, he had the body of an athlete, well-built biceps and we'll build quads. Everything a lady wants in a man. And to top it all, he was extremely good in bed, so good that they usually came before him.

Finally, David could see the light at the end of the tunnel, it came from Cz's bar, where he usually goes for a drunk session or to pick up girls.

He walked into the bar which was still lively as ever, with female strippers getting freaky on one side of the room while the men sat, drank, and smoked on the other end of the room. He walked by one of the strippers who was sexually arousing her customer with her enticing dance. He watched as the man drooled over her, shoving his money into her g-string pants. He nodded his head in laughter and head straight to the bar counter. He ordered Scotch with ice and refocused on the poor man who was being milked off everything he had. He watched him shove another pile of money down her bra which was showing all of the goods except her nipples. He nodded again in laughter before taking another sip of his ice-cold scotch.
"He's dead.." he muttered to himself before he was interrupted by another voice.

He looked in the direction of the voice and found a very beautiful lady seated next to him. He hadn't noticed her when he entered, or else he would have engaged in a conversation with her, but the window was still wide open so, he flew in.

"Sorry I didn't get you."

" I said, poor chaps like that usually lose it all in one night."

"On God!!"...

They both laughed out, before turning back to each other.

"High I'm David, a musician."

" Hi, David the musician, I'm Ella..."

" Nice to meet you, Ella.. "

She smiled back at him and they began a conversation that lasted the whole night.


The next day he came back again to the bar and saw her sitting on the same spot as the night before. He approached her this time with the excuse of buying her a drink. And they both laughed before engaging in a drunk session where he got drunk and wasted.
The next day he came back again and they repeated the whole event.

For the whole week, he kept returning to the bar to have fun with Ella, and even though they were not having sex or fondling each other he just felt extremely happy with her. Maybe it was the way she dressed or spoke, maybe it was all in his head or maybe it's because she enjoys doing the same thing as him.
For the first time after twenty failed relationships, David was happy.
Instead of the crazy fangirls he always had as girlfriends, he had Ella, who was a breath of fresh air.

After a month of visiting the bar, smoking, dancing, and singing karaoke songs, David made up his mind to propose to Ella.
He went to the bar that night and waited for Ella but she didn't show up. He tried calling her number but it didn't go through.
He returned home that night disappointed but still happy. As soon as morning came he drove straight to her house.
He smiled as he drove, whistling to the tunes that played only in his head, his fingers complimented the tune by tapping on the steering wheel as he drove and adding some beat to the song.

Finally, he arrived at Ella's place, flowers in his hand and love in his heart, he knocked on the door. An unfamiliar face open the door and ushered him into the house. There was a crowd of people in the room, all wearing black, both men and women. An old lady approached him asking him what he wanted. He told her he was looking for Ella.

"Ella is dead!"

"What?!"

"She died yesterday, after three years of battling cancer!!...I'm sorry my dear boy".

David's ear rang with the echo of silence, he felt a sharp pain shoot through his heart, as he closed his eyes in tears.



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La noche era fría, como si alguien hubiera dejado el congelador abierto. Y aunque la luna brillaba, era poco lo que los ojos podían ver. La luz de la calle que debería haber iluminado el camino que recorría David, parecía estar apagada.

La calle era escasa, con sólo unas pocas personas fuera. La mayoría son mendigos que seguían sentados en el borde de la carretera y vagabundos teniendo sexo en un oscuro callejón con contenedores y bolsas de basura.

David acababa de romper con Lisa, su novia, que no se lo tomó muy bien. Le lanzó una lluvia de maldiciones y le arrojó algunos muebles. Incluso rompió su lámpara de mesa favorita.

Su comportamiento irracional hizo que David pensara que dormir fuera sería mucho más seguro para él. Esta no era la primera ruptura de Daniel, era la vigésima vez que rompía con una chica y le encantaba la vida.
Trataba todos los casos de la misma manera, entraba en un bar, veía a una chica que le gustaba, se acercaba a ella y finalmente se enredaba con ella. Y las chicas no podían decirle que no porque era muy agradable a la vista.
Sus ojos azules, su pelo negro perfectamente rizado y su piel negra clara aumentaban su belleza.
Como si no bastara con tener una cara bonita, tenía el cuerpo de un atleta, bíceps bien construidos y cuádriceps. Todo lo que una dama quiere en un hombre. Y por si fuera poco, era extremadamente bueno en la cama, tanto que ellas solían venir antes que él.

Finalmente, David pudo ver la luz al final del túnel, venía del bar de Cz, donde suele ir para una sesión de borrachera o para recoger chicas.

Entró en el bar, que seguía tan animado como siempre, con strippers femeninas poniéndose cachondas en un lado de la sala mientras los hombres se sentaban, bebían y fumaban en el otro. Pasó junto a una de las strippers que estaba excitando sexualmente a su cliente con su tentador baile. Observó cómo el hombre babeaba sobre ella, metiendo su dinero en sus pantalones con tanga. Asintió con la cabeza entre risas y se dirigió directamente a la barra del bar. Pidió un escocés con hielo y volvió a centrarse en el pobre hombre al que estaban ordeñando todo lo que tenía. Le vio meter otro montón de dinero en su sujetador que mostraba toda la mercancía excepto sus pezones. Volvió a asentir entre risas antes de dar otro sorbo a su whisky helado.
"Está muerto..." murmuró para sí mismo antes de ser interrumpido por otra voz.

Miró en la dirección de la voz y se encontró con una dama muy hermosa sentada a su lado. No se había fijado en ella cuando entró, o de lo contrario habría entablado una conversación con ella, pero la ventana seguía abierta de par en par así que, entró volando.

"Perdona que no te haya cogido".

" He dicho que los pobres tipos así suelen perderlo todo en una noche".

"¡Por Dios!"...

Los dos se echaron a reír, antes de volverse el uno al otro.

"Alto soy David, un músico".

" Hola, David el de los ojos azules, soy Ella..."

" Encantado de conocerte, Ella.. "

Ella le devolvió la sonrisa y comenzaron una conversación que duró toda la noche.


Al día siguiente volvió al bar y la vio sentada en el mismo sitio que la noche anterior. Esta vez se acercó a ella con la excusa de invitarla a una copa. Ambos se rieron antes de iniciar una sesión de embriaguez en la que él se emborrachó y se emborrachó.
Al día siguiente volvió de nuevo y repitieron todo lo sucedido.

Durante toda la semana, siguió volviendo al bar para divertirse con Ella, y aunque no tenían sexo ni se acariciaban, se sentía extremadamente feliz con ella. Tal vez era la forma en que ella se vestía o hablaba, tal vez todo estaba en su cabeza o tal vez es porque ella disfruta haciendo lo mismo que él.
Por primera vez, después de veinte relaciones fallidas, David era feliz.
En lugar de las locas que siempre tuvo como novias, tenía a Ella, que era un soplo de aire fresco.

Después de un mes visitando el bar, fumando, bailando y cantando canciones de karaoke, David se decidió a pedirle matrimonio a Ella.
Esa noche fue al bar y esperó a Ella, pero no apareció. Intentó llamar a su número, pero no lo consiguió.
Volvió a casa esa noche decepcionado pero feliz. En cuanto llegó la mañana, se dirigió directamente a su casa.
Sonrió mientras conducía, silbando las melodías que sólo sonaban en su cabeza, sus dedos complementaban la melodía golpeando el volante mientras conducía y añadiendo algo de ritmo a la canción.

Finalmente, llegó a la casa de Ella, con flores en la mano y amor en el corazón, llamó a la puerta. Una cara desconocida le abrió la puerta y le hizo pasar a la casa. Había una multitud de personas en la sala, todas vestidas de negro, tanto hombres como mujeres. Una anciana se le acercó para preguntarle qué quería. Le dijo que buscaba a Ella.

"¡Ella está muerta!"

"¡¿Qué?!"

"¡¡Ha muerto ayer, después de tres años de lucha contra el cáncer!!... Lo siento mi querido muchacho".

El oído de David sonó con el eco del silencio, sintió que un dolor agudo le atravesaba el corazón, mientras cerraba los ojos llorando.



Translated with deepl.com-https://www.deepl.com/translator-mobile

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