THE ORIGINAL NOVEL WAS WRITTEN IN SPANISH, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE TRANSLATION. IF YOU WANT TO READ IT IN SPANISH LOOK FOR IT UNDER THE SAME PSEUDONYM AND BY NAME "GIRO DEL DESTINO"

I returned to the apartment after 5:20 pm, had spent the afternoon in the basement of the museum, while Mia and Ethan updated me on the restoration work and got to know each other better. Just before we said goodbye we exchanged phones as I wouldn't see them again until next Monday.

As soon as I opened the door to the apartment, I was surprised. The first thing I saw were Kate's shoes lying on the carpet in the living room, followed by a trail of her clothes and what I could see from a man walking up to her room. Apparently she came back with someone, so the best thing I could do was to go to my room. Good thing we had the bathroom involved. I changed my clothes and lay down for a while, it had been a very tiring day, and the truth was that I hadn't had much rest the night before.

—Ana, are you there.

The knocks on the door followed by Kate calling me, woke me up. Apparently the dream had overcome me and without realizing it, I had fallen asleep.

—Yes, comes in. I told her as I sat on the bed.

Kate came into my room very smiling, well, as smiling as she could be after having sex, that smile was already well known, I saw it often.

—And how go your interviews? —she asked me as he sat next to me on the bed.

—Great, I start on Monday at the Met. —I replied with a smile.

—I told you you'd make it, congratulations. —she said to me in a warm embrace.

—Thank you, and how it go to you. —I asked her curiously.

—I was accepted where I went first and stayed there. —she said with a smile.

—Tell me it was in the New York Times.

—Yeah, it was in the Times. —she replied very cheerfully.

—Congratulations When do you start? —I asked her as I got out of bed and looked for my cell phone on the little table.

—In two weeks.

—Great, this year has been splendid, we've achieved everything we've set out to do. —I told her as I coming back to bed next to her.

—Except finish your virginity. —she said as I looked at her very seriously and then smiled.

—That's the exception, and speaking of...did you get back to Aidan? —I asked anxiously while checking my cell phone for any missed messages or calls.

—No. —she answered flatly.

I took my eyes off my cell phone and when I looked at her she was smiling.

—So who did you come with? —I asked her very curiously.

—A guy I met outside the Times. —she said lying on the bed and sighing.

—Ah! And for once, this time you decided to sleep with him without even knowing him. —I asked her with irony.

—It's not like that, Ana, you know I'm not that kind of girl. —she said staring at me.

—Explain to me, cause I don't understand you. —I asked her.

—It was love at first sight, we both stared at each other, believe me, it's the first time my legs have shaken, I almost fell off my heels. —she said while I couldn't help but laugh at what she said.

—Wait, I'm trying to imagine the scene. — I said, holding my laughter in my heart, that was something I would have liked to have seen.

—Don't laugh, Ana, it's not funny. —she said hitting me on the arm.

—All right, go on. — I said, laughing again.

—He invited me for coffee and then we went for a walk around New York while we were getting to know each other. —she sighed once more, this time he had hit him hard.

—And they ended up here. —I said to her, as I raised an eyebrow.

—This boy is not like the other's Ana, I feel that this is the definitive one. —she said smiling and kicking in bed like a little boy.

—If you say so, then it's okay. — What's his name by the way, you didn't tell me his name.

—Elliot Hudson Carter. —Wow, it really hit her hard.

—Thank you for the information, but I just wanted to know the name, I hope you'll introduce me someday. — I told her as she sat on the bed.

—Remember, we had planned to go out and celebrate after graduation on Wednesday.

—Yeah, don't tell you changed our plans. — I asked her worried.

—No, it's just that I invited Elliot, I hope you don't mind, so you can meet him. —she said very cheerful.

—No, it doesn't bother me. That reminds me, I have to call my parents to remind them of graduation. —I said as I stared at my cell phone for a moment.

—I hope at least yours can come, mine can't. —she said as he got up to leave the room.

I could tell she was a little down because her parents couldn't make it to graduation. She told me they were on a business trip and most of the time it was like that. I hardly ever saw them. At first I noticed that it bothered her a little, but over time I noticed that it didn't bother her anymore.

—Kate, I can invite some colleagues from work to celebrate with us too. —I asked her as she arrived at the door.

—Yes, I don't mind, where we're going is a public place, you can go as much as you want.

Kate came out of my room and I took my cell phone to call my parents, they answer to the second tone.

—Yes. —my father said on the other side of the line.

—Hi Dad, how are you?

—Good sweety...honey, the child on the phone. —my father shouted to my mother on the other side of the line.

—Dad, I'm not a child. —I said pouting.

—You will always be our child. —My mother said on the phone.

—It's all right. How are you? —I said as I walked to the balcony and opened it to get some air.

—Well, you know, your mom's job at the hospital and mine at the dealership, all the same. —my father said and I could imagine the two of them sitting in the living room by the phone.

—How did it go in the interviews today?

—Well, I start working at the MET on Monday. —I answered very anxiously.

—Congratulations. —they both told me at the same time.

—Thank you, I was calling to remind you the graduation. —I said as I returned inside the room, closing the balcony door, away from the sounds of the city.

—It's still Wednesday. —mom asked.

—Yes at 10:30 am. —I said as I sat on the bed.

—But we won't be able to stay after this one, we have to go back that same day. —mom said, and I could say that if it was up to them, they would stay longer.

But I knew that because of the work at the hospital my mother couldn't be away for long.

—All right, don't worry, it's enough that you're coming; I was going to come and spend a few days with you before I start working anyway. —I said trying to cheer up my mother.

—That's great. —she replied anxiously.

—It is not fixed but I plan to leave on Thursday afternoon to return on Sunday, if there is any change I will let you know. —I told them as I lay down on the bed.

—All right, honey, see you at your graduation then. — Mommy said.

—See you, mom.

—Take care, Anastasia. See you on Wednesday. —my father said.

—A kiss I love you very much.

—And we love you too. — they said in unison as they hung up the phone.

My parents were the only ones I didn't ask to call me Ana, I knew that even if I insisted they would not. It's been a long time since I've been home, and I haven't visited them in over 6 months. With the final exams, the truth was that I didn't have time for anything, just to call them and I did that every two or three days.

I picked up my cell again and typed a message for Mia and Ethan inviting them to the graduation celebration and sent it. I went out with my cell phone in my hand and left it on the kitchen counter where Kate was preparing dinner and started helping her. And as we were preparing dinner I told her about the MET, about Mia and Ethan and also what I had been told about the supervisor.

A few minutes later the cell phone would ring with Ethan and Mia's answer, telling me to tell them the time and place.

—Kate, can you give me the address of the club we're going to, to send it to my friends?

—Elliot told me about a club we could go to instead of the one I had in mind, he says this one is more prestigious.

—All right, what's the name and address? —I asked him as I was preparing to write.

—Yeah, it's the Simyone Lounge Night Club, 409 W 14th St. —she said after looking for the address on his cell phone.

While Kate was dictating I was writing down the address and as soon as I finished typing and setting the time of the meeting I sent the message and put the cell phone back where it was. We finished preparing dinner and ate quietly while watching a movie. As soon as we finished dinner, Kate went out, said she was going for a walk with Elliot, which meant she might not be coming back.

So having the apartment to myself, I took the opportunity to go to bed early and try to make up for the sleep I had lost the night before.

On Tuesday there were not many changes in the routine of the day, Kate had arrived around 10:00 am, with more energy than usual and had insisted that we have a beauty treatment. The torture began with several facial creams, pausing for lunch for some macaroni and cheese that we prepared quickly and ended in manicure and pedicure around 6:00 pm. The truth was that after this, I had no energy at all, while Kate was as fresh as a daisy.

—What do you say we order some dinner tonight. — she said to me as we were both sitting on the carpet in the living room.

—I really don't feel like cooking today, I'm exhausted. —I told her while she was laughing.

—And you've barely had to move, I think you're lacking in exercise and training. —she said, raising an eyebrow and picking up the phone to order our dinner.

—Like what, the ones you did last night. — I replied by pushing her on her shoulders.

—They wouldn't do you any harm, why you won't try again. —she said staring at me.

—Do you really think my luck will change? — I asked her with an eyebrow.

—What's the worst that could happen? — she asked with a smile.

—Do you really want me to answer that? —I said with a frown.

—No, thank you, I think I have a very detailed idea. —she said as we laughed.

Kate placed our order and then went for a bath while I waited for the order. Kate came out of the bathroom and I took the opportunity to take a refreshing shower, I was really exhausted. By the time I left the bathroom fifteen minutes later, our order was there, so we had dinner and after a while we rested our meal watching a series we went to bed, we had a very busy day tomorrow.