And the owner.
Surprised, he looked up and when he saw that it was Mayra's hand, he laughed. He only managed to say "thank you" to which she, obviously, replied "with great pleasure, Mr. Andrés." That's when he understood why she didn't give him the receipt: According to protocol at the doorman's office, they record the time at which each package is delivered and each receipt, with apartment number and signature. Surely more than one neighbor has had their receipt refunded and they end up blaming the security guards.
—Do you remind me of your apartment, Don Andrés?
—Of course Mayra. It's 702.
Of course, he continued on his way, but he kept thinking about the incident. Not so much because of the hand-holding, but because of her. Mayra was not like his coworkers. Firstly, because she did not have a beard and moustache like the rest, and secondly, because she was not older than 25, "just guessing," according to what Andrés told us.
She had caught his attention, it's not that common to see a big woman like that at the entrance of your building. Every day.
Beyond that, Andrés never had a bad thought cross his mind until that day. Well, they weren't bad thoughts, either. But he did wonder if that hand-holding meant something more or if it was just a mistake on her part. We men, who are super convinced, think nonsense.
And whoever says no can throw away the first failed flirtation.
I made this image with Artificial Intelligence. Buuuut, it looks similar.
The fact is that the next day when he arrived at the building, he vietnam email address saw her sitting there again at the entrance, as expected. And even though he hadn't planned it, he went there and greeted her with more confidence than before. He even gave her a small talk, something he never does.
He asked her about the weather (why is it that when you want to talk to a stranger – and not so stranger – you always talk about the weather?). He asked her about herself, the typical “How have you been?”, to which she responded with the obvious “Fine, thank you very much.” As if she were going to answer him “Oh, Mr. Andrés, if you only knew that I slept really badly last night.”
What is certain is that she responded with one of those big smiles that make any idiot fall in love with her. Like Andrés. And that, of course, gave him more confidence, so in his most winning tone he said to her: "Hey Mayra, when do you have time and I can invite you to a coffee, right after we get out of here?"
She was obviously taken by surprise, because she didn't know what to say and she stuttered every word. That and at that very moment, several Rappi guys arrived to deliver addresses, as usually happens in any building in Bogotá at 7 pm.
Andrés thought about staying and waiting for her to send them away, until Mrs. Eulalia came down, the typical gossipy and problematic neighbor, as it usually happens in any building in Bogotá. Or rather, on the planet!
Seeing that, Andrés could only say to her with a smile: “Relax, think about it calmly and tell me about it one of these days.” She, confused, didn’t even answer him, and he quietly left for his apartment.