July 30 ~ Anna

Telenovela Section

Episode One

What an amazing day! Who would’ve imagined, as we were knee-deep in mud, that a love was blossoming from afar. It was love at first site for Wilmer, a 17-year—old at our worksite, when he spotted Carley. Within the first few hours he has already told me that she was the one he was going to marry. He knew she was the most beautiful girl he’d ever seen, he had the ring; all he had left to do was learn her name, a task that took almost all day. I will say that I was having quite a bit of fun myself playing matchmaker for the two, through I’m not sure how married life would be considering that he forbids her to work and wants her to stay at home- unless she threatens to leave him. If what he says is true though, he’ll do pretty much anything she asks. He was really shy about talking to Carley, but I harassed him all day to talk to her- without communication who else would a marriage work? He would always tell me that he didn’t want to talk to her because she didn’t understand, but it was really him that didn’t understand when she spoke to him in Spanish. Despite the language difference, he tried his hardest to learn English for her like key phrases such as “Kiss” and “my love”. Though his English was limited they did share a few tender moments in which words were unnecessary. He followed her around all day, mixed cement at her side, and helped her carry a bucket of concrete to be poured. Other times, he enjoyed watching her hard at work while reclining on the rock pile in the shade (despite the fact that he wanted her to stay at home while he worded). His rest was only broken when Carley posed for a photo with Christ and put her arm around him. He knew right away that they must be dating; why else would she have put her arm around him? After learning from several reliable sources, including Christ himself, he realized that Carley was still available and his broken heart mended. With newfound conviction, he stepped up his game, chatting quietly with her alone by the fence and asking for her phone number at the end of the day. It’s a wonder this feat to so much courage considering that earlier in the day, he asked Carley for a kiss. “Maybe Thursday” replied Carley “you have need to know more besides my name and that I’m pretty.” Reminding him that time was of the essence he only had a week to win her heart, I urged him to take advantage of his opportunities with her. He decided to take his chance and prove his love by choosing to be with her over going to school. While he was cutting class, he attempted to impress her and prove his masculinity by sitting on Isidro’s motorcycle for long amounts of time. Will he impress her tomorrow? Will he remember her name? Will he get his kiss? Find out next time on Amor Sin Fronteras, the story of Carley and Wilmer.