Letter 9
Elías Ruiz to Carmen Ortega
22nd August 2002 (from Cádiz)
Dearest Carmen,
Why haven't you replied? I was getting used to receiving a letter every two days and was disappointed when I woke up on Tuesday and found nothing waiting for me. It's been almost a week now, is anything wrong?
I was excited to tell you about what happened to me on Monday. I got a callback from one of the few jobs I applied for that I actually wanted. It's nothing amazing, just a restaurant on the beach. I've been there many times, they do amazing fried fish. The job will be worth it just for the free lunches. I lied on my application and said I'd been a waiter in a few hotels. A friend told me I should say that because a lot of restaurant owners know each other so I'm more likely to get away with it. In any case I have an interview tomorrow so as long as they don't call my references I should be fine. Going back to work won't be fun but I'm starting to get tired of eating rice and potatoes every night.
That's about all at the moment. The heat's back with a vengeance, I'm spending most of my days in bed with all the windows open.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
With all my affection,
Elías.