Isabel stood with the luggage in front of the door and listened to the agitation around her.
Father and mother was making a big fuss to make sure everything was okay.
Source: citylifemadrid.com
– Did you take the passport? The recommendations?
– Of course!
Everything was so dizzy around her. The next year she would be in Madrid to teach English to a teenager who had been looking for her at a recruiting agency in Spain. She was optimistic and hoped she would easily accommodate with her new life there. On the way, her father gave her a book about Madrid’s history, telling her to read it her during the flight. There was a complete silence in the car, the father was sad that he would not have his girl next to him for a year, even though she was not a girl anymore. The flight was exhausting and she started to read a little from the book she had received. She was almost asleep when she heard:
– Please fasten your seat belts!
When she arrived at the airport, she looked after a person from the agency that was supposed to wait for her. At one point she thought he was a gentleman at the costume, but she was wrong. At one point, she saw someone who had a note with her name. She stopped in front of him and confirmed that she was Isabel Porta.
– I did not expect you!
-Why?
– I was looking for an older person! The agency did not tell me your age! My granddaughter will be very excited to see what a sweet lady is gonna stay with us!
– I’m sorry if you’re a little disappointed, you probably think I have no experience!
– I do not doubt the agency’s recommendations! I am Istobar Fuente!
– Delighted! My name is already known to you!
He took her luggage and headed for the car in the parking lot.
– We do not have much to travel! I guess you do not know Spanish!
– I speak very well Spanish, that’s why your grandmother has hired me!
In his big eyes was the amazement. He probably thought I was too young to know Spanish perfectly. And I started talking to him only in Spanish to prove that I was capable. His surprise was even greater.
– It looks like everything will be great! Grandma will surely be delighted. She is a very pretentious person, but with a good soul.
They were part of a very wealthy family, and the place in which she was going to stay was magnificent. On the way he showed her the city and told her something about his history. The book from her father made her good because she could now say a few words, saying she was not completely unfamiliar, even though she had never been in a country other than her native country. She thought she was not arranged well enough for her place.
– We’ll be there soon! My grandmother awaits you!
– Does she live in the center?
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– f course! She will never want to live elsewhere! Just in the summer when it’s too hot, she goes to other cooler areas!
They entered an alley that looked abandoned, then they came across a very large fence with open gates that opened automatically, then they entered a superb place with many trees, flowers, a 3-level building with small balconies . They stopped in front of the building.
– I’ll handle luggage!
The door was opened by an old butler who greeted her. Istobar told him to take Isabel’s luggage to her room. Inside, there she was , leaning in a metal frame, a sympathetic old-fashioned, red-haired, very stylishly dressed woman who told her butler to lead Isabel to her room, then to see each other to respect the English traditions of serving tea. On the stairs she was led by Istobar.
– I feel very analyzed and criticized by your grandmother! So did you when you saw me?
– You do not have to think like that! It’s normal to look at you and analyze you, but it will realize your true value when you will educate her niece. So far, it’s too early.
– I understand! Do I understand that I will have problems with your niece?
– She is an educated young woman, but the young girls in Spain are taught by little to be told that they are Guapa and they grow up this way, somehow very proud of them, and with that I hope I have said everything.
Arriving in the room, she remained a little surprised. It looked much better than the room she had in England: spacious, with a very large bed, flower-filled curtains, a bathroom with a relaxing bath tub, all the necessary comfort. The view was somewhere behind the house, to a lovely orchard. She barely waited to call her parents to tell them how beautiful it was, but she was expected to see the grandmother, Mrs Fuente. The next second, a young brunette entered the room, she was very beautiful, peach-colored skin.
– I can not believe how young you are! I’m Teresa!
– Delighted! You have to be the lady with whom I will be together for a year, if everything is fine between us and your grandmother will be happy!
A little while later Istobar left the room and the two young women remained to talk.
– We’ll both have fun! We’ll be living some time here and then we’ll go.
– We will certainly have fun, but we will learn to speak English very well, young lady!
Teresa wanted to help her unpack, but Isabel did not agree with that.
– I just wanted to see your beautiful clothes!
– You would be disappointed! I do not have beautiful clothes as you think!
She began to tell her about Istobar, that he had been cheated and that he doesn’t like women anymore. Isabel stopped her from talking.
A little while after, she got down to the tea where Istobar was. The grandmother was delighted with her in large part, but she admitted that she expected to be an elderly person. Istobar also commented on this. She did not stand much and went back to her room, not knowing what to do until dinner, so she decided to go down to the garden. There he met with Istobar who told him that she would soon leave with him and Teresa in another region where they would live together because the grandmother would live for 2 months in a southern area and he did not work in Madrid. The next day they went to Madrid, she , Istobar and Teresa, to show her some interesting places. There Teresa told her about Istobar that he was not a bad man and maybe she would fall in love with him. A few days later they went to Tenerife where they would live. During the flight Istobar threw a few gentler looks than the ususal to Isabel. Arrived there, she discovered how beautiful the place is, how beautiful the house is. They took dinner in the garden of the house, and Istobar was more welcoming, he was smiling more, and he was behaving differently. It was probably more formal at first, but in fact he was a man like everyone else. Teresa’s father died, and Istobar had promised to take care of his daughter. That’s why she was so severe to her, to become an educated girl. In Tenerife, Isabel was to be in the same room as Teresa. Dinner was Spanish, very tasty. There she met other family members. The next day they went riding. Isabel had never done that before and it was a real adventure, but Istobar helped her. They rode together through a forest, then sit down to rest on the green grass in the forest. They were gone from the rest of the group. Their conversation had become a little bit harsh regarding Teresa’s education, and in a few moments Istobar quietly looked at Isabel for a few seconds.
– You are very beautiful! I’ve been trying to stop and distract myself from you, but you have something that can not be overlooked.
He touched her hand, and Isabel tended to retreat, but she let herself go. She stared at him and her heart began to beat with power. He approached her lips and began kissing her slightly, then he leaned on the soft grass, beginning to touch her breasts gently. Isabel did not react, she let him caress her. In the evening she was invited to a dinner in two in a select restaurant that had also rooms for rent. Istobar went up with her in some room and began to make love to her, assuring her that what would happen to them would not be related to the job she had there. They fell in love with one another when they did not even realize.
The year in Spain was a productive one: Teresa taught English well, and Isabel was asked to be the wife of Istobar.
