Michelles Weekend - Part 2

El fin de semana de Michelle - Parte 2

On Sunday morning Michelle and Alex took the train from New York to New
Jersey where her parents live. The trip took about an hour. Her parents picked
them up at the train station and drove them home. Michelles mother had
prepared a delicious Sunday lunch for them. They started with some delicious
appetizers followed by a juicy roast chicken with sauted vegetables and
mashed potatoes. It was delicious. For dessert they had warm chocolate cake
with fruit and ice cream.

El domingo por la maana Michelle y Alex tomaron el tren de Nueva York a New
Jersey, donde los padres de ella viven. El viaje tom alrededor de una hora. Sus
padres los recogieron en la estacin del tren y los llevaron a casa. La madre de
Michelle haba preparado un almuerzo de domingo delicioso para ellos.
Empezaron con unos deliciosos aperitivos, seguidos por un jugoso pollo asado
con vegetales salteados y pur de papas. Fue delicioso. De postre, tuvieron
pastel de chocolate caliente con fruta y helado.

Everything seemed to be going well until they began chatting after lunch.
Michelles father wanted to know what Alex did for a living. Alex explained that
he wanted to be a writer and was looking for a publisher to publish a book he
had written. Whats the book about? asked Michelles father.

Its about a man who loses his job as Vice President of a large corporation,
replied Alex proudly. He drives across the country and into Mexico where he
discovers that his true purpose in life is to sell deodorant.

Michelles parents looked a bit surprised and were silent for a few seconds. The
same thought was going through both their minds. If their daughter married
this guy, she would have to earn the money for the two of them. Alex added
that for the moment he made his money selling things on the internet.

Todo pareca ir bien hasta que empezaron a charlar despus del almuerzo. El
padre de Michelle quera saber qu haca Alex para ganarse la vida. Alex
explic que quera ser escritor y estaba buscando un editor para publicar un
libro que haba escrito. De qu se trata el libro? pregunt el padre de
Michelle.

Se trata de un hombre que pierde su trabajo como Vicepresidente de una gran

corporacin respondi Alex con orgullo. l maneja por todo el pas y por
Mxico donde descubre que el verdadero propsito de su vida es vender
desodorante.

Los padres de Michelle parecan un poco sorprendidos y se quedaron mudos

por unos segundos. La misma idea pasaba por sus mentes. Si su hija se casaba
con este tipo, ella tendra que ganarse el dinero por los dos. Alex aadi que
por el momento ganaba su dinero vendiendo cosas por internet.

On the way home, they talked about the visit. Alex didnt think it went very
well. Did you see their faces when I told them about my book? Michelle
laughed. She didnt think there was any reason to worry. When you become a
famous author one day, theyll realize what a brilliant writer you are. I think
they were more worried when I told them you were not Jewish. They talked
and laughed on the way home. It had been a great weekend overall and they
decided to stop for dinner at their favorite Chinese restaurant.

Regresando a casa, ellos hablaron de la visita. Alex crea que no haba salido
muy bien. Viste sus rostros cuando les dije acerca de mi libro? Michelle se
ri. Ella crea que no haba razn para preocuparse. Cuando seas un escritor
famoso algn da, ellos se darn cuenta del escritor brillante que eres. Yo creo
que estaban ms preocupados cuando les dije que no eras judo. Ellos
hablaron y se rieron de camino a casa. Haba sido un gran fin de semana en
general y decidieron parar para cenar en su restaurante chino favorito.Money
Dinero
The bank teller counts the money in front of George and hands it to him. Here
you are sir. That is everything you have in your account. I have closed it as you
requested. You should receive a confirmation in the mail. Have a nice day!

George looks at the money and takes a deep breath. It is everything he has
saved. He lost his job a month ago and cannot find anything else. He has to use
all the money from his savings account to feed his family. They were evicted
from their apartment three days ago and now live with relatives. This money is
all he has to survive until he gets another job. He carefully puts the money in
his coat pocket and walks to the exit holding it tight. I will guard this money
with my life he whispers to himself.

Three men wearing masks enter the bank. One pulls out a gun, fires a shot in
the air and yells: Everyone stay calm! This is a robbery! No one will get hurt if
you do exactly as you are told!