Wednesday, November 10, 2004

trust - paranoia or naivete

last week while i was sitting in the internet cafe a truck stopped in front and a man sat there smiling at me. i recognized him although i don't know where from and we waved at each other. he sat there for a few seconds but didn't get out of his truck so i turned back to the computer. people greet each other here with hugs and kisses and one night last march coming home from church some guy with a woman and child hugged and kissed me and wanted me to go with him. as it turned out it wasn't for coffee and when he came in the compound where we stay in los chiles jose had to tell him to get lost. i wondered if this was the same man but as he drove away i was left wondering where i knew him from.

after working in the cop shop for so many years i got into the habit of always locking my house and car doors. i would lock my truck when i stopped to get gas. i would lock my front door if i was working in the backyard and vice versa. and then i hug and kiss some stranger on the street just because i thought he had just been in the same church with me.

1 comment:

Susy said...

Hey what color truck did this guy drive??
if it was red and maybe a a white fence on the back it could be Vanessa's brother... i forget his name... but in case you don't remember Vanessa she's the one who married Alex. He's a heavy set guy, and lives in Amparo... he's a nice guy.
or maybe it was oneof the bus drivers?
or maybe it was freddy... but you'd probably recognize him