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“Ay! This estupid phone, it never does what I want…”
“Podemos hablar en español, Mamá, es más facil,” Mia laughed at her mom now showing her her forehead instead.
“No, I have to practice, if I no use, I forget. I have no one else to call that speaks English!”
“Okay, okay!”
“Vale, tell me, how did Mike’s night go?”
“Open-mic night, Mamá, and it was incredible. It wasn’t even an open mic night in the end, just a one-woman show performed by yours truly!”
“Who is Jors Truli? A rapper?”
“No, Mama! Es una expression ingles, it means I was the only performer, the show was mine. I have been scouted by a music agent, called Harper!”
“Ay Dios! My baby is a star! I always knew…you are like your mama, no?”
“Ha! Claro Mamá, you are the biggest star I know.”
“Are you saying I am fat?”
“No!” Mia slapped her forehead in exasperation. “Don’t worry…but yeah, it could be something really good for me. I think Harper is going to really help me to get where I want to be.”
“I am so happy, amor. Don’t you let this man take advantage of you! I know you like women, but men can be pigs and think they can do what they want.”
“Well, Harper is actually a woman…” Mia felt sheepish saying her name again to her mother, as if she was already introducing her.
“Oh, I understand. She’s pretty, no?”
“Beautiful, but that’s not the point?—”
“Haber, amor…listen to your mamá. This Harper may be beautiful, but don’t let your feelings mess up a chance if she is as good as you say.”
“Sí mamá, lo sé”
“You are a smart girl, got your brains from me. Just don’t waste it by thinking with your heart like your father.”
“But that’s how he met you!”
“I know, he’s very lucky…but he left his job to move to Granada. I adore him, but he never had the same passión for work after. O sea, just keep your dreams in mind my love.”
“I will Mamá…”
“Ojala que sí. Anyway, when will you sign your contract?”
Mia checked her phone for messages, missed calls and emails and still saw nothing from Harper. She began to get a sinking feeling in her chest and tried to hide it from her mother.
“She said she would send them over later, so once everything is signed and sorted, I’ll let you know.”
“Hmmm. You make sure you get that nice Deborah to check the contrato when you get it, she is smart with these things.”
“It’s okay, Mamá, Harper is Deborah’s friend from college, so she can be trusted.” Mia almost regretted saying it the moment she did.
“From college! Pero Deborah is older than you, no? She is fifty or something, es nearly the same age as me!”
“Mamá, you are sixty…”
“Ay! No me digas eso! I don’t want to remember…pero she is around fifty? You don’t have that complejo de Edipo, do you?
